CUMBRIAN rally driver Matthew Wilson and co-driver Michael Orr, along with Stobart VK M-Sport Ford team-mates Henning Solberg/Cato Menkerud, scored their best-ever results in the FIA World Rally Championship.
After the impressive results at the weekend's Rally Japan, Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team are now within two points of Subaru in the Manufacturers' Championship.
This 14th round of the season saw Solberg finish on the podium with an equal best third place, while Cockermouth-based Wilson came home in fourth.
Matthew Wilson said: "What an unbelievable result for me....if I was told before the rally that I was going to finish in fourth, I would never have believed it.
"It was a very difficult rally and this is shown by the fact that the two championship leaders both made mistakes.that''s a pretty rare situation."
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