Rallying-Lappi wins in Sweden for back-to-back Hyundai success

Rallying - World Rally Championship - Rally Sweden - Umea, Sweden - February 17, 2024 Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team's Esapekka Lappi and co-driver Janne Ferm in action Peo Moller/TT News Agency via REUTERS

(Reuters) -Finnish driver Esapekka Lappi won Rally Sweden on Sunday for Hyundai's second success in two rounds this season and his first since 2017.

The South Korean manufacturer team won the opening Monte Carlo Rally with Thierry Neuville, who was fourth on Sunday, and are now tied with Toyota at the top of the standings.