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gennaio 24, 2022 - Skoda Racing
Rallye Monte-Carlo: Defending WRC2-Champion Andreas Mikkelsen leads ŠKODA squad after first leg
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Driving for ŠKODA Motorsport backed team Toksport WRT, Norwegians #andreasmikkelsen and co-driver Torstein Eriksen hold second overall in WRC2
South-American crew Marco Bulacia/ Marcelo Der Ohannesian (ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo) leads #wrc2 Junior premiere
Legendary FIA World #rally Championship season opener continues on Saturday with another five stages
Monte-Carlo, 21 January 2022 – An unusually dry #rallyemontecarlo (20 – 23 January 2022) kicked off the FIA World #rally Championship. After eight of the scheduled 17 stages, #andreasmikkelsen and co-driver Torstein Eriksen (ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo) from Norway hold second overall in category #wrc2. Marco Bulacia/Marcelo Der Ohannesian (BOL/ARG), their teammates at ŠKODA Motorsport supported team Toksport WRT, hold first place in the newly created #wrc2 Junior class. Also driving a ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo, #mauromiele and Luca Beltrame from Italy are fastest of the #wrc2 Masters competitors.
With the past years’ overnight halt in the winter sport town Gap out of the itinerary and the #rally based in Monte-Carlo for the whole four days of competition, most of the 17 stages are further south than usual. As a result, snow and ice was covering only short stretches of the competitive sections. For the time being, snow and studded tyres stayed in the trucks. Slicks were the weapon of choice for the top #wrc2 competitors for all eight stages of the Thursday/Friday leg.
From the word go, ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo driver #andreasmikkelsen was fighting with Eric Camilli and Stéphane Lefebvre for the #wrc2 lead. During the night stages on Thursday and early Friday morning, Camilli just kept the upper hand. “There is more speed to come,” Mikkelsen promised early on. And he stayed true to his words. Under increasing pressure from Mikkelsen, Camilli damaged the suspension (stage 6) and had to retire. Mikkelsen took over the category lead. However, during Friday’s last stage he drove too cautiously and had to give away the top spot to Lefebvre. At the leg’s finish, only 1.4 seconds separate ŠKODA’s reigning #wrc2 Champion and his French opponent.
Mikkelsen’s teammates at Toksport WRT, #marcobulacia from Bolivia and Argentine co-driver Marcelo Der Ohannesian, finished the Friday fourth overall in #wrc2 . “In the beginning, we struggled a bit with oversteer. But we could sort this out and now the handling is more to my liking,” Bulacia said on Friday morning. Being 21 years old, he is also eligible for the newly created #wrc2 Junior class – which he leads after nearly half of the ‘Monte’ stages.
On the other end of the age scale, #wrc2 Masters is hotly contested by drivers of 50 years and older. After leg 1, Italian ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo crew Mauro Miele/Luca Beltrame hold position one.
Rallye Monte-Carlo continues on Saturday with five special stages covering 92.46 kilometres. Again, the teams have to tackle the leg without midday service. Only one tyre change is scheduled after three stages.
Standings #rallyemontecarlo after Leg 1 (WRC2)
Lefebvre/Malfoy (FRA/FRA), Citroën C3 Rally2, 1:27:18.7 hrs.
Mikkelsen/Eriksen (NOR/NOR), ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo, +1.4 sec.
Rossel/Boulloud (FRA/FRA), Citroën C3 Rally2, +19.1 sec.
Bulacia/Der Ohannesian (BOL/ARG), ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo, +1:08.9 min.
Cais/Těšínsky (CZE/CZE), Ford Fiesta Rally2, +1:41.8 min.
Munster/Louka (LUX/BEL), Hyundai i20 N Rally2, +2:13.0 min.
Number of the day: 0.5
Special stage 4, Gauillumes-Péone-Valberg, was 13.49 kilometres long. #andreasmikkelsen and co-driver Torstein Eriksen won it by a whisker: The two Norwegians in Toksport WRT’s ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo finished a mere 0.5 seconds faster than local heroes Eric Camilli/Yannick Roche.
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