Murtal Rally

Neubauer Rally

Hermann Neubauer delivered two strong days at the Murtal Rally. A duel at eye level with Simon Wagner ended in favor of the Upper Austrian. The man from Lungau proved what he is still capable of.

Many fans from his Lungau home cheered Hermann Neubauer on at his comeback to the Murtal Rally (last time in 2011). The fourth stop of the national championship was special for him because it was also the closest to his home. With the support and the joy of driving, the 35-year-old showed himself to be in strong form. Together with favorite and Skoda colleague Simon Wagner, he delivered a true seconds thriller over the Red Bull Ring. After 13 stages and 134 kilometers, this ended with a 12.9 second lead in favor of the Upper Austrian. "Congratulations to the organizers. The rally was incredibly demanding. I can't really blame myself much, except that I underestimated Simon's slowing down at the end. I could have made up a lot of time, but I didn't think I could do it," said Neubauer. However, his opponent Wagner made serious accusations against the man from Salzburg.

"I was shown four videos that clearly prove that he cut corners," said Wagner, who was leading Neubauer by 6.1 seconds at the time, after the ninth of 13 special stages. Videos that were also seen by the race stewards of the Austrian Motorsport Federation (AMF), Austria's representatives in the FIA and FIM motorsport world federations, but who nevertheless did not intervene. Wagner: "They said to me that they would only do so as soon as I lodged a protest!" The Skoda driver continued: "But I don't want that, as it's their job to make sure that all drivers adhere to the regulations."

Christian Kornherr was also present in Styria. Driving out of competition, the man from Salzburg impressed the audience with cool drifting interludes. The fifth stop of the Rallye Staatsmeisterschaft will take place from July 11 to 13 at the Rallye Weiz.