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Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
The Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 is a rally car built by Škoda Motorsport that is based on the fourth generation Škoda Fabia production car. It is the second upgraded generational update of the original Fabia R5, replacing the Fabia Rally2 evo. Development Four notable drivers helped to develop the Fabia RS Rally2; Andreas Mikkelsen, UK's Kris Meeke, Czech Republic's Jan Kopecký and Finland's Emil Lindholm. The car was tested extensively on various surfaces such as gravel, snow and asphalt, and in locations such as Finland, Spain, France and Italy. The car was launched on 14 June 2022 at a presentation at Škoda Auto headquarters in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic, before winning on its competitive debut on the Lausitz Rally held in Germany in November 2022 with Norwegian crew Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen Torstein Eriksen (born 29 April 1990) is a rallying co-driver from Norway. He is currently teamed with Andreas Mikkelsen and is competing for Toksport WRT in the Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Group Rally2
Group Rally2 is a technical specification of rally car determined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA. It features 1.6L turbo engines, four-wheel drive and a maximum weight-to-power ratio of 4.2kg/hp. Rally2 cars are used in the World Rally Championship and continental championships; a few national rallying competitions also allow Group Rally2 cars to compete. The group was launched in 2019 with other similarly named groups after the introduction of the Rally Pyramid initiative to reorganise the classes of car and championships in international rallying was approved in June 2018. The formula for Group Rally2 cars was taken from R5 (rallying), R5 class of Group R with the defining ruleset being renamed, this meant that any existing R5 car homologated or approved since their introduction in 2013 could continue to be used in Rally2 level competition. R5 cars were first introduced as an intended replacement for the Super 2000, S2000 car. There are no subclasses des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Rally Sweden
The 2023 Rally Sweden (also known as the Swedish Rally 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 9 and 12 February 2023. It marked the seventieth running of the Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the first round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2023 event was based in Umeå, Västerbotten County and was consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of . Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. Jon Armstrong and Brian Hoy were defending rally winners of the junior championship. Ott Tä ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Rally Chile
The 2023 Rally Chile (also known as the Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 28 September to 1 October 2023. It marked the second running of the Rally Chile, and was the eleventh round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Concepción of the Biobío Region, and was contested over sixteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of . Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in , Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category, and Takamoto Katsuta and Daniel Barritt were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. However, neither crews defended their titles as they were promoted to the top tier by Toyota in . Tänak and Järveoja successfully defended their title. Their team, M-Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Acropolis Rally
The 2023 Acropolis Rally (also known as the EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2023) was a motorsport, motor racing event for rallying, rally cars held from 7 September to 10 September 2023. It marked the sixty-seventh running of the Acropolis Rally, and was the tenth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, 2023 World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-2 and 2023 World Rally Championship-3, World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the final round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship. The event was based in Lamia (city), Lamia in Central Greece (administrative region), Central Greece, and was contested over fifteen Special stage (rallying), special stages covering a total competitive distance of . Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners. Hyundai World Rally Team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Diego Dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enni Mälkönen
Enni Mälkönen (born 25 September 1990) is a Finnish rally co-driver. She won the World Rally Championship-3 co-drivers' championship in 2022, and the World Rally Championship-2 co-drivers' championship in 2024. Career Mälkönen previously competed in show jumping, but decided to take up rallying after her horse was injured. Her father was also a rally driver. Mälkönen made her rally debut in 2012. Mälkönen won the WRC3 co-drivers' championship in 2022, making her the first woman to win the championship in any WRC class. The two top drivers in the class (Lauri Joona and Jan Černý) changed co-drivers during the season, while Mälkönen continued as Sami Pajari's co-driver throughout the season. In 2024, Mälkönen and Pajari won the WRC2 championship, where she became the second woman to win the co-drivers' championship in the category, after Reeta Hämäläinen in 2022. Following their win, Pajari announced that the duo would no longer be driving together, as he was mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sami Pajari
Sami Pajari (; born 1 December 2001) is a Finnish professional rallying, rally driver. He won the Junior WRC Championship in 2021 Junior WRC Championship, 2021. Pajari then competed in the 2024 WRC2 Championship, which he won. Results WRC results * Season still in progress. WRC-2 results WRC-3 Open results JWRC results References External links * 2001 births Living people 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Finnish rally drivers Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Lahti Toksport WRT drivers Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers World Rally Championship drivers Long stubs with short prose {{rally-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Rally Finland
The 2023 Rally Finland (also known as the Secto Rally Finland 2023) was a motorsport, motor racing event for rallying, rally cars that was held from 3 August to 6 August 2023. It marked the seventy-second running of the Rally Finland, and was the ninth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, 2023 World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-2 and 2023 World Rally Championship-3, World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Jyväskylä in Central Finland, and was contested over twenty-two Special stage (rallying), special stages covering a total competitive distance of . Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in , Hyundai World Rally Team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Lauri Joona and Tuukka Shemeikka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Rally Estonia
The 2023 Rally Estonia (also known as the WRC Rally Estonia 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 20 July to 23 July 2023. It marked the thirteenth running of the Rally Estonia, and was the eighth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the fourth round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship. The event was based in Tartu of Tartu County, and was contested over twenty-one special stages covering a total competitive distance of . Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category as well as the junior championship. Rovanperä and Halttunen successfully defended their titles, so as their team, Toyota. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Rally Italia Sardegna
The 2023 Rally Italia Sardegna (also known as the Rally Italia Sardegna 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 1 June to 4 June 2023. It marked the twentieth running of the Rally Italia Sardegna, and was the sixth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the third round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship. The event was based in Olbia in the Province of Sassari, and was contested over nineteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of . Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, the team they drove for in , are the defending manufacturer's winners. Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov are the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Jan Černý and Tomáš Střeska are the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won the rally. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Rally De Portugal
The 2023 Rally de Portugal (also known as the Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023) was a motorsport, motor racing event for rallying, rally cars held over four days between 11 and 14 May 2023. It marked the fifty-sixth running of the Rally de Portugal, and was the fifth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, 2023 World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-2 and 2023 World Rally Championship-3, World Rally Championship-3. The 2023 event was based in Matosinhos in the Porto District and was contested over nineteen Special stage (rallying), special stages, covering a total competitive distance of . Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners. Yohan Rossel and Valentin Sarreaud were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. Rovanperä and Halttunen successfully defended thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Andersson (co-driver)
Jonas Andersson (born 1 January 1977) is a Swedish rally co-driver. Currently, he is the co-driver of Gus Greensmith. Rally career Jonas Andersson began his rally career in 2002, co-driving for Per-Gunnar Andersson. In the 2002 Rally Sweden, he made his WRC debut in a Renault Clio RS. From 2009, he started to partner with the Norwegian rally driver Mads Østberg. In the 2011 Rally Sweden, they achieved their first podium finish. One year later, in Portugal, the crew won their first and only WRC victory after Mikko Hirvonen's disqualification. Starting from 2017, Andersson began to cooperate with Pontus Tidemand. They won the 2017 WRC-2 title at Škoda Motorsport in a Škoda Fabia R5. The 2022 season saw Andersson moved to M-Sport, co-driving for Gus Greensmith Fergus "Gus" Greensmith (born 26 December 1996) is a British rally driver. Rally career Greensmith's family owns fuel and lubricants distributor Crown Oil. A former youth goalkeeper for Manchester City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gus Greensmith
Fergus "Gus" Greensmith (born 26 December 1996) is a British rally driver. Rally career Greensmith's family owns fuel and lubricants distributor Crown Oil. A former youth goalkeeper for Manchester City F.C. and karter before moving into the ranks of rally driving. As a karter who went to school in Manchester he appeared in the CIK-FIA U18 World Karting Championship in 2012, racing alongside Charles Leclerc, Ben Barnicoat and Joey Mawson among others. In 2014, Greensmith won the British Junior Rally Championship on a Ford Fiesta R1, and debuted at the Wales Rally GB on a Ford Fiesta R2. In 2015, he entered the Drive DMACK Fiesta Trophy, where he finished sixth. He also entered five WRC rounds on a Ford Fiesta R2T. At the 2016 Wales Rally GB, Greensmith drove a M-Sport Ford Fiesta R5. He competed full-time in the 2017 World Rally Championship-2 on an M-Sport Ford Fiesta R5, finishing 11th in the overall standings. In the 2018 World Rally Championship-2 he sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
