FILE PHOTO: Thierry Neuville of Belgium in action during Oittila shakedown, in Neste Rally, Jyvaskyla, Finland, August 2, 2019. Lehtikuva/Hannu Rainamo via REUTERS
(Reuters) - Thierry Neuville won the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally for Hyundai on Sunday and ended Sebastien Ogier's bid for a record eighth victory and seventh in a row in the principality.
The Belgian finished the final power stage 12.6 seconds clear of six times world champion Ogier, who ended up 1.7 ahead of third-placed Toyota team mate Elfyn Evans.
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