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october 05, 2019 - Skoda Racing
Wales Rally GB: ŠKODA’s Jan Kopecký leads WRC 2 Pro from teammate Kalle Rovanperä
- ŠKODA FABIA R5 evo driver Jan Kopecký and navigator Jan Hloušek top WRC 2 Pro category after day two of #rally #wales GB
- Kalle Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Halttunen, also in a factory ŠKODA FABIA R5 evo, lost the WRC 2 Pro category lead after a puncture during the penultimate stage
- ŠKODA crew Pierre-Louis Loubet/Vincent Landais heads WRC 2 category for private teams Llandudno,
ŠKODA FABIA R5 evo crew Kalle Rovanperä/Jonne Halttunen (FIN/FIN) initially took command of the WRC 2 Pro category during the second day of #wales #rally GB (03/10/–06/10/2019), until a puncture in the penultimate stage of the day made them drop to second. So, after a faultless drive, teammates Jan Kopecký (CZE) and co-driver Jan Hloušek (CZE) are the overnight category leaders at the twelfth round of the FIA World #rally Championship 2019. On Thursday afternoon, the crews competing at #wales #rally GB, twelfth round of the FIA World #rally Championship, had to say goodbye to the sun, when the typically rainy #wales weather arrived just in time for the ceremonial start at the harbour side in Liverpool. Steady rainfalls turned the road conditions of the first special stage on Oulton Park race track into something, which most of the drivers explained as “driving on ice”. ŠKODA FABIA R5 evo crew Kalle Rovanperä/Jonne Halttunen set the third quickest time among the R5 competitors and were quickest in the WRC 2 Pro category, while teammates Jan Kopecký and co-driver Jan Hloušek opted for a cautious approach. “Our main target is to finish and to secure points for the manufacturers’ championship of the WRC 2 Pro category,” emphasized Kopecký. On Friday (4 October), the crews had to face nine stages totalling 118.25 kilometres in the Welsh forests. Kalle Rovanperä set the first fastest time on the opening stage of the day, from there on fighting with Ford driver Gus Greensmith and Citroën’s Mads Østberg for the lead in the WRC 2 Pro category. Despite a half spin in the first run of the longest stage of the day, the 19.36 kilometres of Dyfnant, Rovanperä defended the lead in the WRC 2 Pro category up to the midday rest in Llandudno. Meanwhile teammate Jan Kopecký was in fourth position. After the midday service, five more stages had to be driven. For Kalle Rovanperä the strategy was not easy. “I am trying to keep a good pace without taking any big risks. But you have to take some risks, if you want to be fast enough,” the young Finn confessed. Kalle Rovanperä/Jonne Halttunen found the right speed and their ŠKODA FABIA R5 evo was reliable as usual. Nevertheless, due to a puncture in the second but last stage, they lost the lead of the WRC 2 Pro category to teammates Jan Kopecký and Jan Hloušek. Their competitor Mads Østberg had to retire for the Friday leg due to technical problems, while Gus Greensmith was delayed by a spin and had technical issues as well. At the end of day two, French crew Pierre-Louis Loubet/Vincent Landais (ŠKODA FABIA R5 evo) is leading the WRC 2 category for private teams.
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