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settembre 16, 2019 - Skoda Racing
Rally Turkey: Kopecký second in WRC 2 Pro – ŠKODA increases category championship lead
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- ŠKODA FABIA R5 evo crew Jan Kopecký/Pavel Dresler finished second in WRC 2 Pro category at #rally Turkey, eleventh round of the FIA World #rally Championship 2019
- By finishing third in thecategory,WRC 2 Pro drivers’ championship leaders Kalle Rovanperä/Jonne Halttunen (ŠKODA FABIA R5 evo) saved valuable championship points
ŠKODA privateer Kajetan Kajetanowicz wins WRC 2 category and now shares lead in the WRC 2 championship standings with Nikolay Gryazin, another ŠKODA privateer
Marmaris, 15 September 2019 – Despite a tire mishap on Saturday, Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler (CZE/CZE) brought their ŠKODA FABIA R5 evo home second in the WRC 2 Pro category at #rally Turkey Marmaris (12/09/–15/09/2019), eleventh round of the FIA World #rally Championship. Their teammates Kalle Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Halttunen (FIN/FIN), after being forced to retire on Friday due to three punctures, re-started on Saturday. By eventually finishing third in the category, they collected valuable points for ŠKODA in the manufacturers’ WRC 2 Pro championship, at the same time consolidating their own lead in the WRC 2 Pro drivers’ championship. Driving a ŠKODA FABIA R5, Kajetan Kajetanowicz (POL) and co-driver Maciej Szczepaniak (POL) won the WRC 2 category for private teams and are now leading the WRC 2 championship, tied on equal points with another private ŠKODA crew, Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov (RUS/RUS), who were not competing in Turkey.
The #rally Turkey Marmaris again proved to be the toughest gravel #rally of the FIA World #rally Championship 2019 by far. 17 tests totalling 309.86 kilometres over gravel and stones – except the short show stage in the city on Marmaris, which was on tarmac – were a true test for man and machine.
Specially on the second run over the stages, loose stones covered the roads and sometimes the drivers had to do a kind of slalom on the straights in order to avoid hitting them. Nevertheless, most of the crews suffered punctures – and the ŠKODA works crews were no exception. For Kalle Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Halttunen (FIN/FIN) the fight for victory was already over on Friday morning before it really had begun. During the second, they first had to change a flat tyre and then suffered another puncture. On the next stage, they collected a flat tire again. With no spare wheel left, they had to stop the car for the day on the road section. They re-started on Saturday with the clear mission to bring the car to the finish and to collect points for the WRC 2 Pro category. The two Finns delivered and safely reached the finish of the #rally.
Jan Kopecký and co-driver Pavel Dresler found themselves in a solid lead of the WRC 2 Pro until tire disaster hit them on Saturday afternoon, when they collected a puncture on their ŠKODA FABIA R5 evo and had to change the wheel in the stage. The time loss was more than two minutes, eventually costing the category lead. For the final Sunday leg, all Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler could do, was to bring home second position in the WRC 2 Pro category – and so they did.
ŠKODA Motorsport boss Michal Hrabánek concluded: “This was clearly not the result we were aiming for – we didn’t win after some tire mishap. But we got valuable points especially for the manufacturers’ championship. I am satisfied that ŠKODA #rally cars proved their legendary reliability on the rough gravel roads in Turkey!”
In the WRC 2 category for private teams, Kajetan Kajetanowicz and co-driver Maciej Szczepaniak delivered a stunning performance. Driving a ŠKODA FABIA R5, they won the category and climbed to top spot in the championship standings. They share the lead tied on equal points with another private ŠKODA crew, Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov, who were not competing in Turkey.
Final Result #rally Turkey (WRC 2 Pro/WRC 2)
Greensmith/Edmondson (GBR/GBR), Ford Fiesta R5 MKII, 4:05:30.8 h*
Kopecký/Dresler (CZE/CZE), ŠKODA FABIA R5 evo, +29.4 sec.*
Kajetanowicz/Szczepaniak (POL/POL), ŠKODA FABIA R5, +29.6 sec.
Bulacia-Wilkinson/Cretu (BOL/ARG), ŠKODA FABIA R5, +2:09.5 min.
Andolfi/Inglesi (ITA/ITA), ŠKODA FABIA R5, +9:43.4 min.
*Factory nominated crews eligible to score points in the WRC 2 Pro category
Championship Standings WRC 2 Pro/Drivers (after 11 of 14 rounds)
Kalle Rovanperä (FIN), ŠKODA, 166 points
Gus Greensmith (GBR), Ford, 110 points
Mads Østberg (NOR), Citroën, 110 points
Jan Kopecký (CZE), ŠKODA, 79 points
Lukasz Pieniazek (POL), Ford, 74 points
Championship Standings WRC 2 Pro/Manufacturers (after 11 of 14 rounds)
ŠKODA, 257 points
Ford, 220 points
Citroën, 110 points
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