After twisty vineyard stages on rainy Friday followed by sun-baked concrete tracks on the infamous military area of Baumholder, the last day of Rallye Deutschland offered mixed conditions on four very fast stages in the Saarland area close to Lake Bostal.
With a fast and controlled drive Jan Kopecký / Pavel Dresler secured their overnight second place in WRC2 category. A possible win slipped through their fingers on Saturday when they suffered a puncture on the 42 kilometres long “Panzerplatte” stage on Baumholder.
After four wins (Sweden, Mexico, Argentina and Portugal) and a second place at Rally Poland, a third place at Rallye Deutschland was enough for Pontus Tidemand / Jonas Andersson to secure the World Rally Championship (WRC2) already three rallies before the end of the season.
2017 Rallye Deutschland
After twisty vineyard stages on rainy Friday followed by sun-baked concrete tracks on the infamous military area of Baumholder, the last day of Rallye Deutschland offered mixed conditions on four very fast stages in the Saarland area close to Lake Bostal.
With a fast and controlled drive Jan Kopecký / Pavel Dresler secured their overnight second place in WRC2 category. A possible win slipped through their fingers on Saturday when they suffered a puncture on the 42 kilometres long “Panzerplatte” stage on Baumholder.
After four wins (Sweden, Mexico, Argentina and Portugal) and a second place at Rally Poland, a third place at Rallye Deutschland was enough for Pontus Tidemand / Jonas Andersson to secure the World Rally Championship (WRC2) already three rallies before the end of the season.
