With two ŠKODA drivers fighting for the 2017 title the Czech manufacturer brand can look back on unparalleled success in the APRC. Every championship winner since 2012 was driving a ŠKODA. Now the brand is aiming at another title with the most successful rally car in its category, the ŠKODA FABIA R5.
ŠKODA youngster Ole Christian Veiby is well prepared for the Malaysian adventure. After strong results in the World Rally Championship (WRC2) – and his maiden category win at Rally Poland – he currently lies second in the WRC2 standings. At Rally Finland he was in the lead again before going off the road in spectacular style. After the third APRC round, the China Rally, was cancelled due to logistical reasons, teammate Gaurav Gill on the other hand returns to competition after a break of more than two and half months. He will try to compensate this lack of practice with his experience of having competed in Malaysia in recent years.
At the Malaysian APRC round, officially known as International Rally of Johor, the teams have to face 14 demanding special stages of 236 kilometres on small, fast and soft gravel roads on palm oil estates close to Kota Tinggi. The rally stages around the city, north of Johor Bahru and close to the border to Singapore, are arguably amongst the best in the country.
With two ŠKODA drivers fighting for the 2017 title the Czech manufacturer brand can look back on unparalleled success in the APRC. Every championship winner since 2012 was driving a ŠKODA. Now the brand is aiming at another title with the most successful rally car in its category, the ŠKODA FABIA R5.
ŠKODA youngster Ole Christian Veiby is well prepared for the Malaysian adventure. After strong results in the World Rally Championship (WRC2) – and his maiden category win at Rally Poland – he currently lies second in the WRC2 standings. At Rally Finland he was in the lead again before going off the road in spectacular style. After the third APRC round, the China Rally, was cancelled due to logistical reasons, teammate Gaurav Gill on the other hand returns to competition after a break of more than two and half months. He will try to compensate this lack of practice with his experience of having competed in Malaysia in recent years.
At the Malaysian APRC round, officially known as International Rally of Johor, the teams have to face 14 demanding special stages of 236 kilometres on small, fast and soft gravel roads on palm oil estates close to Kota Tinggi. The rally stages around the city, north of Johor Bahru and close to the border to Singapore, are arguably amongst the best in the country.
