Hyundai's Thierry Neuville scored only his third WRC career win on Sunday and his first of the 2017 season with victory in the Tour de Corse.
The Belgian held a huge 54.7 second advantage over Sébastien Ogier come the end of the four-day asphalt event, moving him up to third in the championship standings despite crashing out in the first two events of the year – both from the lead.
Neuville's victory makes him the fourth different winner from four rounds, with Hyundai the fourth different constructor to take a win.
Ogier recovered from an electrical problem on Sunday morning to move from third to second, demoting the second Hyundai of Dani Sordo. The pair were split by just 1.3 seconds as Ogier extended his championship lead.
Jari-Matti Latvala won the final Power Stage in his Toyota Yaris to claim five bonus points. Ogier took four points for second, while Craig Breen secured three. Sordo and Neuville took two and one point respectively.
Latvala finished fourth, 13s down in Sordo, ahead of Craig Breen, Hayden Paddon and Andreas Mikkelsen's Skoda. Teemu Suninen completed the top eight.
Kris Meeke had led the event on Friday, but retired from the lead when his Citröen developed an engine issue. That handed the lead to Neuville where he remained.
Complete Tour de Corse results and times can be found here.
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