The New Zealand rally driver Hayden Paddon in his Hyundai has finished fifth in the latest round of the world rally championship in Mexico.
Paddon finished three and a half minutes behind the winner Kris Meeke of Britain in a Citroen.
It was Paddon's best finish of the three races so far this season.
He sits ninth overall in the drivers championship which is headed by Frenchman Sebastien Ogier
Hayden Paddon during the Rally of Mexico. Photo: McKlein Photography
Despite climbing the leaderboard, the Geraldine driver was unhappy with his Hyundai saying he struggled with the balance of his car.
"Certainly been a difficult weekend and P5 (fifth place) is some okay points and we can take some positives from that, but certainly not the performance level we wanted.
"(We) struggled with a lot of little things going on ...and certainly feels like we are in a bit of trough at the moment and have been for a while," said Paddon.
