SUNINEN STAKES CLAIM FOR WRC COMEBACK
Teemu Suninen staked his claim for a return to the World championship’s top tier with a dominant WRC2 win in Spain.
Suninen dropped out of the WRC’s headline category after walking away from his M-Sport deal in the middle of 2021. Although he picked up a one-off top-line drive when he replaced Ott Tanak in Monza last November after Tanak withdrew for personal reasons, he’s been restricted to a semi-factory Hyundai Rally2 car this season.
After winning in Spain, Suninen, 28, said: “Hopefully it helps the situation for next year. I hope to get to Rally1. I have no kids, so I am happy to do a full season! My manager is talking to some teams. I trust his job.”