Craig with the McRae trophy |
Ireland’s Craig
Breen gave the new Peugeot 208 T16 its maiden victory on a European Rally
Championship round when he won the weekend’s Acropolis Rally in Greece.
With co-driver
Scott Martin, from Cumbria, Breen now leads the ERC standings after three
rounds.
Bryan Bouffier and
Xavier Panseri (Citroën DS3 RRC) finished second with Kajetanowicz and Jarek
Baran third in their M-Sport Ford Fiesta.
Breen’s
performance also earned him the Colin McRae ERC Flat Out Trophy, and afterwards
paid tribute to Gareth Roberts, his best friend and former co-driver who lost
his life in a rally crash in 2012. He also remembered his idol, the late Frank
Meagher, who was the last Irishman to win a round of the European championship.
“It’s been the
perfect weekend,” said Breen. “We showed a lot of speed on the tarmac on Saturday
and everything worked just as well on gravel on Sunday so hats off to the team
and Peugeot Sport for all their hard work. Frank Meagher was my absolute idol.
But I remember Gareth and me asking ourselves the day before the accident how
long it would take until we could be winning one of these events. A couple of
years later and it’s an amazing feeling and thanks to Scott, he’s done a
fantastic job.”
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