In the now famous words of fictitious racecar driver Ricky Bobby, "if you ain't first, you're last." That phrase summed up day three of the 2019 World Driving Championship for Canada's Doug McNair.
McNair made some headway during Leg Three action in Sweden on Monday (May 27), as he took to the track in Lindesberg and won two of the day’s five races to win Driver of the Day honours. McNair and MacDonald commented on the third WDC leg in today's WDC Report.
Ulf Ohlsson (who is representing Sweden) is leading the WDC after Leg Three with 76.5 points. He is followed by Norway’s Eirik Hoitomt in second (74 points). Matthew Williamson (New Zealand) currently sits third with 72.5 points. McNair has moved up to sixth (64.5), while MacDonald has slipped to ninth (62).
With Monday's third leg now in the books, the WDC will continue on Tuesday (May 28) and Wednesday (May 29) before concluding on Friday (May 31). Here's the leaderboard after the third leg:
1. Ulf Ohlsson (Sweden) – 76.5
2. Eirik Hoitomt (Norway) – 74
3. Matthew Williamson (New Zealand) – 72.5
4. Rick Ebbinge (The Netherlands) – 72
5. Mika Forss (Finland) – 67
6. Doug McNair (Canada) – 64.5
T7. Michael Nimczyk (Germany) – 64
T7. Franck Nivard (France) – 64
9. James MacDonald (Canada/ITA) – 62
10. Yannick Gingras (USA) – 61.5
11. Rodney Gatt (Malta) – 58
12. Todd McCarthy (Australia) – 49
For a full recap of the third leg of the 2019 World Driving Championship, click here.