Proton finished third in last weekend’s APRC Rally of Hokkaido in Japan, with Alister McRae standing on the podium with MRF drivers Katsu Taguchi and Gaurav Gill, the latter winning the rally in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X. This meant that the Driver’s title race will go down to the wire in China with a three-way battle between McRae, Proton teammate Chris Atkinson (retired in Japan) and Gill.
However, the latest news is that Indian driver Gill has been excluded from the results after a technical infringement found during the post-event scrutineering. This means that he’s out of reckoning, and the Driver’s title battle will be between Proton teammates McRae (bumped to second) and Atkinson. Now, the Scot leads the Aussie 116 to 109 points going to China, a bigger gap than the two-point margin before the revised result.
Congratulations! Now, let’s seal up that Manufacturer’s title as well!
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This story originally appeared on Paul Tan's Automotive News on Mon, 03 Oct 11 08:10:36 +0000.
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