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McErlean, Fourmaux handed one minute penalties
Josh McErlean and Adrien Fourmaux have both been handed one minute penalties on Sunday evening, seeing them drop down the final standings at EKO Acropolis Rally Greece.
M-Sport Ford’s McErlean and Hyundai Motorsport’s Fourmaux were both called to separate FIA stewards meetings on Sunday following the completion of the rally, where both were ruled to have failed to have fastened safety belts prior to their vehicles being in motion in separate incidents.
The ruling for each was a one minute penalty, denying Irishman McErlean his best-ever finish and dropping him from fourth to sixth whilst Frenchman Fourmaux went from fifth to seventh.
Fourmaux was one of two drivers penalised on Sunday evening
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Fourmaux’s incident occurred on SS12 on Saturday afternoon’s whilst McErlean’s took place on the rally’s penultimate stage on Sunday morning.
Championship leader Elfyn Evans and his Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Sami Pajari were the main benefactors from their rivals’ discretions. Pajari moved up to fourth whilst Welshman Evans slotted in one slot further back, in fifth.
