The Škoda Fabia RS Rally2[1] is a rally car built by Škoda Motorsport that is based on the fourth generation Škoda Fabia production car. It is the second upgraded generational update of the original Fabia R5, replacing the Fabia Rally2 evo.

Development

Four notable drivers helped to develop the Fabia RS Rally2; Andreas Mikkelsen, UK's Kris Meeke, Czech Republic's Jan Kopecký and Finland's Emil Lindholm.[2] The car was tested extensively on various surfaces such as gravel, snow and asphalt, and in locations such as Finland, Spain, France and Italy.[3]

The car was launched on 14 June 2022 at a presentation at Škoda Auto headquarters in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic,[3] before winning on its competitive debut on the Lausitz Rally held in Germany in November 2022 with Norwegian crew Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen.[4]

Rally victories

World Rally Championship-2

Year No. Event Surface Driver Co-driver
2023 1 Sweden 2023 Rally Sweden Snow Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
2 Mexico 2023 Rally Mexico Gravel United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Sweden Jonas Andersson
3 Portugal 2023 Rally de Portugal Gravel United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Sweden Jonas Andersson
4 Italy 2023 Rally Italia Sardegna Gravel Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Torstein Eriksen
5 Estonia 2023 Rally Estonia Gravel Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Torstein Eriksen
6 Finland 2023 Rally Finland Gravel Finland Sami Pajari Finland Enni Mälkönen
7 Greece 2023 Acropolis Rally Gravel Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Torstein Eriksen
8 Chile 2023 Rally Chile Gravel Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
9 Europe 2023 Central European Rally Tarmac France Nicolas Ciamin France Yannick Roche
10 Japan 2023 Rally Japan Tarmac Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Torstein Eriksen
2024 11 Sweden 2024 Rally Sweden Snow Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
12 Kenya 2024 Safari Rally Gravel United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Sweden Jonas Andersson
13 Latvia 2024 Rally Latvia Gravel Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
14 Finland 2024 Rally Finland Gravel Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
Sources:[5][6]

European Rally Championship

Year No. Event Surface Driver Co-driver
2023 1 Poland 2023 Rally Poland Gravel Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks Latvia Renārs Francis
2 Latvia 2023 Rally Liepāja Gravel Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks Latvia Renārs Francis
3 Czech Republic 2023 Barum Czech Rally Zlín Tarmac Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Jan Hloušek
2024 4 Hungary 2024 Rally Hungary Gravel Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergiu Itu
5 Sweden 2024 Royal Rally of Scandinavia Gravel Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
6 Czech Republic 2024 Barum Czech Rally Zlín Tarmac Czech Republic Dominik Stříteský Czech Republic Jiří Hovorka
7 Poland 2024 Rally Silesia Tarmac Italy Andrea Mabellini Italy Virginia Lenzi
Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "New rally vehicle named ŠKODA FABIA RS Rally2". ŠKODA Storyboard. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  2. ^ ŠKODA FABIA RS Rally2 World Premiere, 14 June 2022, retrieved 2022-06-15
  3. ^ a b "Škoda unveils its all-new Rally2 car". DirtFish. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  4. ^ Shacki. "Final results Int. ADMV Lausitz Rallye 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  5. ^ "WRC2 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  6. ^ "WRC2 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  7. ^ "ERC 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  8. ^ "ERC 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0koda_Fabia_RS_Rally2
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