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maggio 16, 2018 - Skoda Racing

200 ŠKODA FABIA R5 sold to customers worldwide, ŠKODA crews successful around the globe

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› ŠKODA #fabiar5 is the most successful motorsport car in the history of ŠKODA AUTO 
› Car number 200 delivered to ŠKODA customer team SRT from Latvia
› 89 private ŠKODA teams of 30 countries achieved 414 victories and won 14 national titles in 2017 alone with the ŠKODA FABIA R5
› During the 2018 season ŠKODA factory crews already won four out of five rounds of the FIA World #rally Championship (WRC 2)

Mladá Boleslav, 16 May 2018 – The success story of the ŠKODA #fabiar5 continues, recently car number 200 was delivered to a customer. At the workshop of ŠKODA Motorsport in Mladá Boleslav Marcis Kenavs, Team Manager of ŠKODA customer team Sports #racing Technologies (SRT), symbolically received the keys for the team’s sixth ŠKODA #fabiar5. Homologated on 1 April 2015, the ŠKODA #fabiar5 started its unique

Customers like SRT successfully compete with the ŠKODA #fabiar5 in rallies around the globe. But the Czech #rally car not only is a commercial success, the ŠKODA #fabiar5 also is racing-wise the benchmark in its category. In 2017 ŠKODA crews were nearly unbeatable in the FIA World #rally Championship (WRC 2) as well as in regional and national championships. Five months into the 2018 season, ŠKODA factory crews already won four out of five rounds of the FIA World #rally Championship (WRC 2) and are leading the Championship.

Since then 2017 was the most successful year for ŠKODA Motorsport: Pontus Tideland and co-driver Jonas Andersson became WRC 2 Champions, ŠKODA Motorsport also won the WRC 2 Team Championship. Czech Champions Jan Kopecký/Pavel Dresler were the spearhead of in total 14 crews winning their country’s national titles. Furthermore, the FIA Asia-Pacific #rally Championship (APRC), the FIA Middle East #rally Championship (MERC), the FIA South American #rally Championship (CODASUR) and the FIA African #rally Championship (ARC) were won by teams competing in a ŠKODA #fabiar5.

Up to now, 200 ŠKODA #fabiar5 have been delivered to 89 customers in 30 countries. Until now they achieved 414 victories, participating in rallies in 57 countries. Beside this success story, the #rally car from Mladá Boleslav is as well a true ambassador for the brand worldwide. Although ŠKODA is officially not yet present on the Japanese car market, the Cusco Team of #rally driver Yuya Sumiyama imported a ŠKODA #fabiar5 to Japan and is currently leading the FIA Asia-Pacific #rally Championship.

In 2018, ŠKODA Motorsport is even more focused on its customer services. As a result, the new motorsport season started very promising for ŠKODA customers. In the FIA European #rally Championship’s U 28 category, with Fabian Kreim (ŠKODA #auto Deutschland), Nikolay Gryazin (Sports #racing Technolgies/SRT) and Chris Ingram (Toksport WRT) currently no less than three drivers of ŠKODA #fabiar5 hold the top three spots of the overall standings.

In 14 European countries, the current championship leaders compete with a ŠKODA #fabiar5, but the success of the Czech #rally car is even global. In the FIA Asia-Pacific #rally Championship as well as in South America (Paraguay), the Middle East (Lebanon) and Africa (Mauritius) currently ŠKODA crews are holding the top positions of their national championships.

To maintain the global success of the ŠKODA #fabiar5, ŠKODA Motorsport is continuously improving the competitiveness of its R5 #rally car. ŠKODA Head of Motorsport Michal Hrabánek emphasizes: “In the past, our work on the ŠKODA #fabiar5 focused on reliability. As a result, during the 2017 WRC season none of the factory cars had to retire due to technical issues. Thanks to the presence of our works team in the FIA World #rally Championship, we got the experience to further develop the car, making the ŠKODA #fabiar5 the best car in its category. In 2018 the competition is even more intense. We are facing new R5 cars from our competitors, but we are well prepared. For example, we are now offering an engine upgrade to our customer teams, which improves torque, power output and drivability of the ŠKODA FABIA R5’s power plant.”

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