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ottobre 18, 2021 - Skoda Racing

RallyRACC Rally de España: ŠKODA driver Andreas Mikkelsen wins WRC2 Drivers' title*

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› Although not competing in #spain, the Norwegian driver of ŠKODA Motorsport supported team Toksport WRT is prematurely crowned #wrc2 Drivers’ champion
› On their #wrc2 debut in the ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo, Nikolay Gryazin and co-driver Konstantin Aleksandrov from Russia finish second of the category
› Emil Lindholm/Reeta Hämäläinen from Finland drive the Toksport WRT ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo to victory in WRC3 category
› Finishing second in WRC3, Team ORLEN’s Kajetan Kajetanowicz (ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo) from Poland takes the points lead of the category
› Seven ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo crews make it into top 10 of the WRC3 category

Salou (ESP), 17 October 2021 – Although he was only spectating, #andreasmikkelsen left #rallyracc #rally de España as newly crowned #wrc2 Driver’s champion*. With only one more round to go in the FIA World #rally Championship (WRC), the ŠKODA Motorsport test 
driver holds the #wrc2 overall lead ex-aequo with fellow Norwegian Mads Østberg. As Mikkelsen has achieved more category victories over the season and Østberg cannot score points at the season’s finale, Mikkelsen is mathematically champion. In contrast, the title 
race in WRC3, the category reserved for private drivers, is still open. Kajetan Kajetanowicz (ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo) from Poland finished second in #spain and conquered the WRC3 points lead. The category victory went to Emil Lindholm/Reeta Hämäläinen from Finland, 
who competed in a Toksport WRT run ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo.

Andreas Mikkelsen of ŠKODA Motorsport supported team Toksport WRT was watching #rallyracc #rally de España from the sidelines. The Norwegian had chosen to skip the Spanish WRC round, because #wrc2 regulations allow each driver to score championship points on a maximum of seven of the twelve events. With six results already in the books, Mikkelsen will be back in action during the next round in Monza. In Catalonia, the pressure was on his championship rival Mads Østberg. Norwegian as well, he had to finish third or higher in #wrc2 to keep the title race open until the season’s finale in Italy. But Østberg only managed to take fourth position, eventually equalling Mikkelsen’s points score – not enough to beat his compatriot.

“It’s super weird to win the #wrc2 Drivers’ title while sitting in the service park. Still, it’s an incredible feeling to take overall victory against such a tough competition. The season went perfect, my ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo was reliable all the way,” Mikkelsen commented. Michal Hrabánek, Head of ŠKODA Motorsport, added: “Congratulations to Andreas for winning the 2021 #wrc2 Drivers’ title. I’m proud of our cooperation with him, which started already twelve years ago with the ŠKODA FABIA S2000. Today Andreas added another valuable championship to the impressive title collection of the ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo.”

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