Heritage Archives - ŠKODA Motorsport

Lifestyle 05. 07. 2019 4 min reading

A Meeting of Generations: OCTAVIA RS

When the OCTAVIA WRC first appeared at the season’s opening WRC round, the Rallye Monte Carlo, with Armin Schwarz and Pavel Sibera behind the wheel, rumours quickly began to spread […]

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Customer Teams 30. 06. 2019 3 min reading

OCTAVIA Touring Sport: The Origin Of Customer Success

In just a couple of weeks, ŠKODA Motorsport will deliver the first ŠKODA FABIA R5 evo to a customer team. Since the 1960s, these private teams have been a key […]

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Heritage 25. 03. 2019 2 min reading

Big Experiences in a Small Package. ŠKODA 130 RS

In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, those rally cars with the winged arrow didn’t exactly impress anyone with their size or power. Being weaker on paper didn’t prevent them from […]

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Heritage 16. 07. 2018 6 min reading

Esko Keinänen and OCTAVIA TOURING SPORT: Heroes of 1,000 Lakes

In early 1960s, a young rally driver from Finland proved that even behind the Iron Curtain, great sports cars are being made. His weapon of choice? ŠKODA OCTAVIA TOURING SPORT. […]

16. 07. 2018 6 min reading Read more

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Heritage 11. 04. 2018

The Last of the Rear Engined Racers: Škoda 130 LR Group B Rally Car

In the 1980s, Group B ruled the rally world and ŠKODA wasn’t going to miss out on the party. To replace the handsome but aging 130 RS coupe, the motorsport […]

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Heritage 03. 04. 2018

Michéle Mouton: The Girl Who Tamed Monsters

In the wildest era of rallying, a young girl from France came and showed the men how it was done. Hear the story of the most famous woman in rally. […]

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WRC 2 Pro 23. 01. 2018

ŠKODA at the Rallye Monte Carlo – Milestones & Records

ŠKODA returns to the Rallye Monte Carlo once more in 2018 after a long and rich history at what is perhaps the most iconic rally in the world.

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WRC 2 Pro 28. 09. 2017

From the Archives: Jan Kopecký’s Catalunya crush

For some rally drivers, there are some events where things just click. Often this is a home rally, but that is not always the case as can be seen by the unlikely love affair between ŠKODA works driver Jan Kopecký and the Rally Catalunya. This year’s event will see Kopecký looking to defend the victory he enjoyed here in the WRC2 championship last year. But his history with the event goes back a lot further than that.

28. 09. 2017 Read more

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WRC 2 Pro 10. 08. 2017

From the Archives: 10 years ago, Jan Kopecký claimed his best ever WRC result in Germany

The Rallye Deutschland is a special event for many in the rallying world, but few more so than ŠKODA Motorsport driver Jan Kopecký.

10. 08. 2017 Read more

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WRC 2 Pro 20. 07. 2017

From the Archives: Lappi and ŠKODA FABIA R5 were flying in Finland

Since its arrival on the world rallying stage, the ŠKODA FABIA R5 has competed at two editions of the Rally Finland, and it could scarcely have a better record to date, with both the ŠKODA Motorsport works team and ŠKODA customer teams enjoying some fine performances.

20. 07. 2017 Read more

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