A pacey performance from Callum Devine and Noel O’Sullivan secured victory on the 2023 Circuit of Ireland.

The Volkswagen Polo R5 pairing led from the opening stage on Easter weekend to claim a 10.2-second win over Irish Tarmac Rally Championship leaders, Josh Moffett and Andy Hayes. Devine’s determined drive on demanding stages surrounding Cookstown puts him back in the Irish Tarmac hunt. The championship now has three winning crews after three rounds. In fact, the successful trio completed the Circuit of Ireland podium as Galway International Rally winners Meirion Evans and Jonathan Jackson finished third on the eight-stage event.

“It is fantastic to get our name on the Circuit of Ireland trophy,” said Devine. “It was crucial for our championship fight to get a good result here because we’ll probably be dropping our scores from the first two rounds. “It will be good to push on from this and it is nice to be going into Killarney next where we went well last year. Of course, Donegal will be after that - two big events that we want to be pushing for the win on. “Three different winners after three events. It is brilliant and exciting for the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship.”