Meeke and Nagle stripped of rally win

THE Irish crew of Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle have been stripped of their victory in last week’s Rally of Scotland.

It follows confirmation that the front subframe of their Peugeot 207 S2000 was 150 grams lighter than what it should have been. As a result, Skoda UK driver, Guy Wilks has been declared the winner of the event, the final round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) series. On the stages, Meeke finished 20.7 seconds ahead of Wilks.

Ironically, Meeke’s car was actually heavier than the Skoda when it was weighed prior to the rally start. Peugeot Sport director Olivier Quesnel said, “We acknowledge the stewards’ decision. We’re responsible for what happened, but not guilty of anything.