The Northern Irishman led the four-day gravel rally for all but a handful of kilometres in his DS 3, ending a torrid start to the season in which he crashed in the first three rounds.He ended the first leg with more than a minute’s lead and measured his pace over incredibly rocky conditions which sidelined many frontrunners to finally reach the top step of the podium on his 58th start.For Meeke it was a landmark victory. Not only the culmination of a WRC career that had started back in 2003, but also a result with national significance, as he became the first British driver to win a world rally since 2002.
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