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Day 2 (Saturday, 19th May)
After winning all but three special stages at Rallye Český Krumlov, Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler finished first, almost two minutes ahead of Václav Pech jr. and Petr Uhel on Ford Fiesta R5. Out of their three outings in Czech Rally Championship, this is their third win in a row and they are 14 points ahead of Pech and Uhel in the second place.
Other FABIA R5s were successful as well, with Filip Mareš / Jan Hloušek in the 4th place and Vojtěch Štajf / Marcela Ehlová in 5th. All six FABIA R5s in the running ended up in the top ten, proving that ŠKODA really dominates the WRC 2 category.
ŠKODA Motorsport boss Michal Hrabánek said: “Jan and Pavel proved again that they are currently the benchmark on tarmac stages. But they are also among the frontrunners in the WRC 2 category at the World Rally Championship. We will see them soon at the next round at Rally Sardinia where they can again prove their class on gravel as well.”
Final Result Rally Český Krumlov (MČR)
- Kopecký/Dresler (CZE/CZE), ŠKODA FABIA R5, 1:32:33.5 h
- Pech/Uhel (CZE/CZE), Ford Fiesta R5, + 1:56.5 min.
- Černy/Černohorský jun. (CZE/CZE), Ford Fiesta R5, +2:30.0 min.
- Mareš/Hloušek, (CZE/CZE), ŠKODA FABIA R5, +2:37.0 min.
- Štajf/Ehlová, (CZE/CZE), ŠKODA FABIA R5, +4:09.7
Day 1 (Friday, 18th May)
While Pontus Tidemand and Juuso Nordgren are fighting their way back to the top at Rally de Portugal, Jan Kopecký continues to rule the Czech Rally Championship at Rallye Český Krumlov. After winning six of today’s eight special stages, he’s in the lead with time 43:47.6, almost half a minute (28.8 seconds) ahead of Václav Pech jr. on Fiesta R5. And he’s not the only one doing great with FABIA R5 – Filip Mareš is in the 3rd place, while Vojtěch Štajf moved up to the 5th position.
