OSIAN Pryce stormed to victory in last weekend's Rally Terra Sarda, the final round of the Tour European Rally (TER 2023).
The Machynlleth star was joined by Belgian co-driver Stéphane Prévot in completing a dominant victory despite making the trip to Sardegna at the 11th hour.
Victory secured the Tour European Rally Championship title for Powys' most high-profile rally driver.
Pryce thanked his supporters and sponsors for their role in his success.
He said: "A big thanks for Michelin Motorsport for arranging my tyres at such short notice, Stephane Prevot for agreeing to co-drive so quickly, and everyone for making this happen."
In his maiden outing with the Hyundai i20N Rally 2, the 2022 British champion toasted glory just over a month since winning his home event at JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion.
In a great fight with Giacomo Scattolon and Sauro Farnocchia's Volkswagen Polo, Pryce pulled away with a great time on Sunday's opener.
When Scattolon was sidelined by mechanical failure, Pryce kept the other rivals at bay to celebrate on the Porto Cervo marina in glamorous Costa Smeralda.
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Pryce said: "I am over the moon to take the win on Rally Terra Sarda. What a great event. I really didn’t expect to win this one with so many unknowns and the last minute deal.
"And due to the two main title contenders not being at the last round, and with our maximum points in the PowerStage, we have somehow won the Tour European Rally Championship
"A big thanks to everyone that made this happen.
"The car and team have been amazing. To think I hadn't driven the car until the morning of the rally and to come away with this result is a testament to them and the great tyres we had beneath us."
Pryce has enjoyed a fine year with his success in Italy and his home rally in Ceredigion following top 20 placings at the Rally Liepāja in Latvia and Rally Poland with the latter representing his FIA European Rally Championship debut in a Škoda Fabia Rally2.
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