The Spanish round of the World Rally Championship, RallyRACC Catalunya – Rallye de España, offers a unique challenge. It is the championship’s only mixed surface rally. The first leg on Friday was run mainly on gravel. After two pure gravel stages over 12.5 and 6.5 kilometres, the third stage “Terra Alta” offered nearly 39 kilometres of gravel and some tarmac sections.
This classic Catalunya stage caused all kind of dramas in the WRC2 field. ŠKODA Motorsport’s Jan Kopecký caught the car in front of him (which was started three minutes ahead of him) and had to complete the last part of the stage in his competitor’s dust. Delayed by more than a minute he dropped from second to fourth position.
At the end of the day, with the fastest time on the last test, the Czech champion moved back into third position in the WRC2 category.
Youngster Juuso Nordgren, competing in one of the factory team’s ŠKODA FABIA R5 for the very first time, also had a special moment.
2017 RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada
The Spanish round of the World Rally Championship, RallyRACC Catalunya – Rallye de España, offers a unique challenge. It is the championship’s only mixed surface rally. The first leg on Friday was run mainly on gravel. After two pure gravel stages over 12.5 and 6.5 kilometres, the third stage “Terra Alta” offered nearly 39 kilometres of gravel and some tarmac sections.
This classic Catalunya stage caused all kind of dramas in the WRC2 field. ŠKODA Motorsport’s Jan Kopecký caught the car in front of him (which was started three minutes ahead of him) and had to complete the last part of the stage in his competitor’s dust. Delayed by more than a minute he dropped from second to fourth position.
At the end of the day, with the fastest time on the last test, the Czech champion moved back into third position in the WRC2 category.
Youngster Juuso Nordgren, competing in one of the factory team’s ŠKODA FABIA R5 for the very first time, also had a special moment.
