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august 18, 2022 - Skoda Racing
Ypres Rally Belgium: Skoda driver Andreas Mikkelsen aims to increase his WRC2 overall lead
Norwegians Andreas Mikkelsen/Torstein Eriksen of ŠKODA Motorsport-backed team Toksport WRT top WRC2 entries at the FIA World #rally Championship’s ninth round
ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo driver #chrisingram (GBR) wants to close the gap to WRC2 Junior category overall leader and Toksport WRT teammate #emillindholm (FIN)
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Mladá Boleslav, 18 August 2022 – At #ypresrallybelgium (18 – 21 August 2022), #andreasmikkelsen and co-driver #torsteineriksen aim for their fourth WRC2 victory of the season. The Norwegians of ŠKODA Motorsport-backed team Toksport WRT start into the FIA World Rally Championship’s ninth round as leaders of the WRC2 Drivers’ standings. In the WRC2 Junior category, ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo crew Chris Ingram/Craig Drew from Great Britain are among the favourites.
After eight of 13 rounds, various WRC2 rankings are dominated by ŠKODA drivers. In the WRC2 Drivers’ overall classification, defending champion #andreasmikkelsen from Norway (79 points) leads Kajetan Kajetanowicz from #poland (76 points) and #emillindholm from #finland (64 points).
At the ninth round, #ypresrallybelgium, Mikkelsen is chasing his fourth WRC2 victory of the season. Sharing a Toksport WRT run ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo with fellow Norwegian Torstein Eriksen, Mikkelsen already won the WRC2 category at Rallye Monte-Carlo, #rally Sweden and #rally Estonia. Kajetanowicz and co-driver Maciej Szczepaniak drove a ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo of LOTOS #rally Team to WRC2 victory at Safari #rally Kenya.
Reigning Finnish champions Emil Lindholm/Reeta Hämäläinen contributed the sixth WRC2 win of the season for ŠKODA by taking top spot of the category at their home #rally. The Toksport WRT youngsters were declared WRC2 winners after the provisional winners were disqualified for a technical infringement.
Lindholm also won the WRC2 Junior class at #rally #finland, promoting him to the overall lead in this class reserved for drivers not older than 30 years. Lindholm (83 points) currently leads this classification from three other drivers of ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo: Briton #chrisingram (67 points), Nikolay Gryazin (61 points) and Miko Marczyk from #poland (59 points). As each WRC2 competitor can score points on not more than seven rallies, Lindholm decided not to take part in the Belgian WRC round. That gives former FIA European #rally Champion and current WRC2 Junior runner-up #chrisingram the chance, to close the gap to his Toksport WRT teammate.
One of the fans‘ favourites is multiple Belgian champion #freddyloix, with eleven wins record holder at the former Ypres #rally. Loix is campaigning a ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo of team
PTR #racing with co-driver Pieter Tsjoen in the WRC2 Masters class reserved for drivers 50 years and older. Loix is currently second in the WRC2 Masters classification behind #mauromiele from Italy. The driver of a Dream One #racing prepared ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo is not competing at Ypres #rally Belgium.
Ypres #rally Belgium is run as part of the FIA World #rally Championship only for the second time. Its challenge are narrow and extremely bumpy tarmac roads lined by drainage ditches and telegraph poles. Due to excessive corner cutting, the asphalt is often heavily covered with gravel or even mud. These unique conditions ask for detailed pace notes and a precise #racing line.
The Belgian WRC round starts on Thursday afternoon (18 August) with the official test called Shakedown. 20 special stages totalling 281.58 kilometres follow from Friday to Sunday. The finish welcomes the winner on Sunday afternoon in Ypres. The picturesque village in the West Flanders province also hosts the service park.
Did you know, that...
...the #event formerly known as Ypres #rally was first held in 1965 and until 2016 counted towards the FIA European #rally Championship?
...the #event, this year under the name of ARDECA #ypresrallybelgium, is part of the FIA World #rally Championship calendar only since 2020, though due to the pandemic the debut was postponed to 2021?
...that Belgian #freddyloix took six of his record eleven Ypres #rally victories at the wheel of a ŠKODA FABIA?
Top 3 WRC2 Drivers’ classification (before Ypres #rally Belgium)
Andreas Mikkelsen (NOR), ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo, 79 points
Kajetan Kajetanowicz (POL), ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo, 76 points
Emil Lindholm (FIN), ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo, 64 points
Top 3 WRC2 Junior classification (before Ypres #rally Belgium)
Emil Lindholm (FIN), ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo, 83 points
Chris Ingram (GBR), ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo, 67 points
Nikolay Gryazin (ANA), ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo, 61 points
Top 3 WRC2 Masters classification (before Ypres #rally Belgium)
Mauro Miele (ITA), ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo, 85 points
Freddy Loix (BEL), ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo, 65 points
Jean-Michel Raoux (FRA), Volkswagen Polo GTi Rally2, 52 points
2022 FIA World #rally Championship
Rallye Monte Carlo 20 – 23 January
Rally Sweden 24 – 27 February
Rally Croatia 21 – 24 April
Rally Portugal 19 – 22 May
Rally #italy Sardinia 2 – 5 June
Safari #rally Kenya 23 – 26 June
Rally Estonia 14 – 17 July
Rally #finland 4 – 7 August
Ypres #rally Belgium 18 – 21 August
Acropolis #rally Greece 8 – 11 September
Rally New Zealand 29 September – 2 October
RallyRACC #rally de España 20 – 23 October
Rally Japan 10 – 13 November
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