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.…

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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

It is a history that the whole of ŠKODA family is intensely proud of and each year we are striving to add a fresh chapter. After last year’s victory in…

23. 01. 2018 Read more

WRC 2 Pro 28. 09. 2017

From the Archives: Jan Kopecký’s Catalunya crush

2004 The story begins back in 2004 when Jan Kopecký made his debut appearance at the Rally Catalunya. It was just his fifth appearance in a FIA World Rally Championship…

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

It was at this event where he made his FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) debut in 2002 and a year later the same rally saw him compete in a ŠKODA…

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WRC 2 Pro 20. 07. 2017

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

First outing of ŠKODA FABIA R5 in Finland The first appearance by a FABIA R5 was back in 2015, with two ŠKODA Motorsport crews competing. Finnish drivers have a stunning…

20. 07. 2017 Read more

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