Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle take second at Wales Rally GB

The Irish crew of Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle finished second in the Wales Rally GB, the final round of the series.

At the end of the 19-stage rally, they were 26 seconds behind the VW Polo WRC of winners Sebastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia.

Having rejoined under Rally2 rules for the penultimate leg and running first and second on the road, Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and Jari-Matti Latvala (VW Polo) set the best times on Saturday’s opening stage. Meeke was fourth fastest, cut the deficit to leader Sebastien Ogier to 12.1 seconds. His team-mate Mads Ostberg punctured on SS8 and lost fourth position.