Kalle Rovanpera clinched his second consecutive World Rally Championship (WRC) title at the Central European Rally. Rovanpera, the current championship leader, fought off tough competition from Thierry Neuville to secure the championship. Neuville won the rally, pulling level with Markku Allen and Ott Tanak in the all-time standings. Andreas Mikkelsen also sealed the WRC2 title at the rally. Rovanpera's victory makes him the last person to win double top-class FIA world championships under the age of 25.
A crash for #WRC title rival Elfyn Evans on Saturday's leg of the new #CentralEuropeanRally prompted Kalle Rovanpera to take a different approach to secure the crown. @TommyHoward explains how the Finn joined the greats ๐
Elfyn Evans has revealed his biggest regrets of 2023 after his #WRC title challenge ended with a crash in the #CentralEuropeanRally. https://t.co/uM0Y4NVOhE
๐ฃ๏ธ"Portugal, while it was a really big crash, it was a bit of a stupid crash." Elfyn Evans says his Portugal crash and struggles for pace in Estonia are his biggest regrets this season following his #WRC title defeat to Kalle Rovanpera โฌ๏ธ https://t.co/QRsNAhHJ69
Kalle Rovanpera clinched his second consecutive WRC title on Sunday, at the tender age of just 23. The last man to win double top class FIA world championships under the age of 25? None other than a certain Mr Sebastian Vettel ๐๏ธ๐๏ธ https://t.co/LCeR1DuJHf
Andreas Mikkelsen sealed the WRC2 title on countback after a dramatic Power Stage win at the #CentralEuropeanRally ๐ Full #WRC story here โฌ๏ธ https://t.co/tHCaNe57YT
Mikkelsen sealed the WRC2 title on countback after a dramatic Power Stage win at the #WRC's Central European Rally. https://t.co/93PKhy4d11
Kalle Rovanpera said winning a second #WRC title after a much tougher title fight compared to last year has been more satisfying Full story โฌ๏ธ https://t.co/I7WQe33Lhy
Rovanpera admits winning a second #WRC title after a much tougher fight compared to last year has been more satisfying. https://t.co/aIr2BNYCUn
Rovanpera clinches his second successive world title https://t.co/xAApUJFjXd https://t.co/mc4Nkr2I5e
A lovely touch from @PL_Loubet as he congratulates @KalleRovanpera & @JonneHalttunen on their world championship win ๐ #WRC #CER https://t.co/7RGgJsN5Le
Victory no.2 of 2023 for @thierryneuville on @cerwrc! ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐นโ Gravel on Scorpion ๐ช๐บโ Asphalt on P Zero and Cinturato #Fit4Rally https://t.co/6aQCRb04s7
.@KalleRovanpera is a two-time #WRC champion! The Toyota driver finishes second in #CentralEuropeanRally to win the 2023 title. Full report: https://t.co/ELJW8InEMZ
A 19th career win for Thierry Neuville pulls him level with Markku Allen and Ott Tanak in the all-time standings ๐ Neuville won the #CER by 57.6s from newly crowned world champion, Kalle Rovanpera ๐ #WRC https://t.co/y1oPQvluef
Title number two ๐ Congratulations to @KalleRovanpera, who retains his #WRC crown in 2023! ๐ #Fit4Rally https://t.co/m0qsPUAMlq
Thierry Neuville extended his lead in #CentralEuropeanRally on Sunday morning, as Kalle Rovanepra inched closer to a second #WRC title. Full report: https://t.co/qeqm2lOHa6
๐ฃ๏ธ @KalleRovanpera at the end of SS16: "It's like a normal day, we have same job to do as always, but with a bigger goal at the end" There are just two stages left as both he and @JonneHalttunen are set to be crowned 2023 champions ๐ #WRC #CER https://t.co/hnK9xO0mBu
Rovanpera says he was fighting with himself to resist the urge to go for Central European Rally victory after Evans' exit. #WRC https://t.co/r0qRj1fkz0
The #CentralEuropeanRally has been throwing up plenty of challenges for the WRC drivers this weekend...including the current championship leader Kalle Rovanpera ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ฐ Can anything stop him from claiming a second WRC title tomorrow? https://t.co/qyUJ4rsoXu
It's close at the top! @thierryneuville and @KalleRovanpera battled for the @cerwrc lead on Saturday โ๏ธ More to come on Sunday? ๐ #Fit4Rally https://t.co/qgY4e422OK