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october 25, 2021 - Skoda Racing
ŠKODA driver Andreas Mikkelsen seals FIA European Rally Championship title
› Driving a ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo, the Norwegian and British co-driver Elliot Edmondson finish #rally Hungary in sixth position – enough to prematurely win the championship
› After claiming the WRC2 Drivers’ Championship of the FIA World #rally Championship, #andreasmikkelsen wins his second international title in less than ten days
› ŠKODA Motorsport supported team Toksport WRT wins ERC Teams’ title
› Mikołaj Marczyk/Szymon Gospodarczyk (POL/POL) finish #rally Hungary as best placed ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo crew in second position
Nyíregyháza (HUN), 25 October 2021 – Second international title for ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo driver #andreasmikkelsen in less than ten days: After winning the WRC2 Drivers’ crown of the FIA World #rally Championship (WRC) last weekend, the Norwegian also became 2021
FIA European #rally Champion*. With sixth position at #rally Hungary together with his British co-driver Elliott Edmondson, #andreasmikkelsen collected enough points to win the title already one round before season’s end. Honours of best placed ŠKODA FABIA Rally2
evo crew in Hungary went to Mikołaj Marczyk/Szymon Gospodarczyk from Poland in second position overall.
Andreas Mikkelsen rounded up his successful 2021 season by winning the FIA European #rally Championship (ECR)*. At the series’ penultimate round in Hungary, Mikkelsen and co-driver Elliott Edmondson overcame a handful of problems to finish sixth overall. That earned Mikkelsen enough points to win the title with the ERC finale on the Canary Islands still to come. He is the first Norwegian to become European #rally Champion. “My goal before the season was to try to win the championship, so I’m very happy,“ Mikkelsen commented. “The goal was really, really tough and high. But I really believed in my team Toksport WRT. The ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo has been working so well. So it was up to me and my co-pilot to do the job. I think we managed quite well. The season has been amazing.”
Following second-place finishes at ORLEN #rally Poland and Barum Czech #rally Zlín, victories at Azores Rallye and #rally Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras put Mikkelsen into a dominant championship lead. Coming to #rally Hungary, only two other ŠKODA drivers mathematically had the chance to catch Mikkelsen: Mikołaj Marczyk (Orlen Team) from Poland and Rallye Team Spain’s Efrén Llarena.
When #rally Hungary began with some troubles for Mikkelsen, the championship race seemed to be wide open again. “We had less engine power in the morning. Luckily, we have good engineers who sent us helpful videos so we knew what to look for. The problem was a broken wire. I’m happy it was not more serious and we could continue,” the Norwegian reported after the first leg. After more delay due to a puncture, he was down in seventh position on Saturday evening.
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