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agosto 26, 2019 - Skoda Racing

ADAC Rallye Deutschland: ŠKODA’s Jan Kopecký and co-driver Pavel Dresler win WRC 2 Pro category

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Scoring their best result of the 2019 season, Jan Kopecký and codriver Pavel Dresler (CZE/CZE) powered their ŠKODA #fabiar5 evo to #wrc2 Pro victory at ADAC Rallye Deutschland (22/08/–25/08/2019), tenth round of the FIA World #rally Championship. Teammates Kalle Rovanperä/Jonne Halttunen (FIN/FIN) recovered from a setback on Saturday, when they slipped off the road, to third place in the category. Thus Rovanperä increased his lead in the WRC 2 Pro drivers’ overall standings. Since its homologation in April 2019, the new ŠKODA #fabiar5 evo remains undefeated in its category of the FIA World #rally Championship 2019. Again the Czech #rally car also was dominant in the WRC 2 category for private teams. Both driving the ŠKODA #fabiar5 evo for the very first time, German crews Fabian Kreim/Tobias Braun and Marijan Griebel/Pirmin Winklhofer secured a double victory.

After Saturday’s stages on the gruelling military area of Baumholder, the final leg of the ADAC Rallye Deutschland, tenth round of the FIA World #rally Championship, lead the teams back to the lovely Mosel vineyards. Four stages on a sunny Sunday morning had to be mastered. The 28.06 kilometres of “Grafschaft” were an early wakeup for the crews. The challenge for the two ŠKODA works crews was clear: Recently crowned Czech #rally Champions Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler had to defend their lead in the WRC 2 Pro category. Also driving a ŠKODA #fabiar5 evo, #kallerovanpera and Jonne Halttunen, who had been in the category lead until a small off-road excursion on Saturday morning, had to secure their third category position and valuable championship points. On the opening stage of the day, Kopecký started cautious but could nevertheless extend his category lead. “The stage was hard – there was a lot of gravel on the road and some muddy parts in the forest. So I really had to be careful,” he said. His young teammate Rovanperä added: “In the morning, it was quite slippery on hard tyres. I was cautious, but it was good.” Having said that, he emerged as the quickest driver of the category. Eventually, Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler defended their lead until the finish and conquered their first WRC 2 Pro category win of the FIA World #rally Championship 2019. #kallerovanpera and Jonne Halttunen took no risks with their ŠKODA #fabiar5 evo. With a third place in the WRC 2 Pro category they secured valuable championship points in both drivers’ and manufacturers’ overall standings.

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