Škoda Fabia R5/Rally2 evo

The Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo[4] is a rally car built by Škoda Motorsport. It is an upgraded generational update of the original Fabia R5, based on the facelifted Škoda Fabia production car. After four years of success in the R5 discipline with the original Fabia, Škoda announced the Fabia R5 evo at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2019. The car was showcased as an improvement over the 2015 Fabia in nearly all areas, most notably the power and response of the engine. After many kilometers of testing, The Evo passed international homologation on the 1st of April 2019, and made its competitive rallying debut in the hands of Jan Kopecký at the third round of the Czech Rally Championship, Rallye Český Krumlov.[5] The car would make a successful first impression, winning the rally overall. Soon after it would make its World Rally Championship debut at Rally de Portugal, where it would once again emerge victorious in the hands of Kalle Rovanperä.[6]

Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
A Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo driven by Mattias Ekström at the 2021 Arctic Rally Finland
CategoryGroup Rally2
ConstructorŠkoda Motorsport
Homologation1 April 2019
PredecessorŠkoda Fabia R5
SuccessorŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2
Technical specifications[1]
Length3,999 mm (157.4 in)
Width1,820 mm (71.7 in)
EngineVW EA888 1.6 L (98 cu in) 4-cylinder, 16-valve turbocharged
Transmission5-speed sequential 4-wheel drive
Weight1,230 kg (2,711.7 lb)
Competition history
Notable entrantsCzech Republic Škoda Motorsport
Notable driversWorld Rally Championship-2 Pro:
Czech Republic Jan Kopecký[2]
Finland Kalle Rovanperä[2]
DebutWorld Rally Championship-2 Pro:
Portugal 2019 Rally de Portugal
Czech Rally Championship:
Czech Republic 2019 Rallye Český Krumlov
First winWorld Rally Championship-2 Pro:
Portugal 2019 Rally de Portugal
Czech Rally Championship:
Czech Republic 2019 Rallye Český Krumlov
Teams' Championships1 (Toksport, 2020)[3]

Rally Victories

World Rally Championship-2 Pro

Year No. Event Driver Co-driver
2019 1 Portugal 2019 Rally de Portugal Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen
2 Italy 2019 Rally Italia Sardegna Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen
3 Finland 2019 Rally Finland Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen
4 Germany 2019 Rallye Deutschland Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler
5 United Kingdom 2019 Wales Rally GB Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen

World Rally Championship-2

Year No. Event Driver Co-driver
2019 1 Portugal 2019 Rally de Portugal France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais
2 Italy 2019 Rally Italia Sardegna France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais
3 Finland 2019 Rally Finland Russia Nikolay Gryazin Russia Yaroslav Fedorov
4 Germany 2019 Rallye Deutschland Germany Fabian Kreim Germany Tobias Braun
5 Turkey 2019 Rally Turkey Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak
2020 6 Mexico 2020 Rally Mexico Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Patrik Barth
7 Turkey 2020 Rally Turkey Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Patrik Barth
8 Italy 2020 Rally Italia Sardegna Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Patrik Barth
2021 9 Monaco 2021 Monte Carlo Rally Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Ola Fløene
10 Estonia 2021 Rally Estonia Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Ola Fløene
11 Greece 2021 Acropolis Rally Norway Andreas Mikkelsen United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
2022 12 Monaco 2022 Monte Carlo Rally Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Torstein Eriksen
13 Sweden 2022 Rally Sweden Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Torstein Eriksen
14 Italy 2022 Rally Italia Sardegna Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov

World Rally Championship-3

Year No. Event Driver Co-driver
2020 1 Turkey 2020 Rally Turkey Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak
2 Italy 2020 Rally Monza Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger
2021 3 Finland 2021 Arctic Rally Finland Teemu Asunmaa Finland Marko Salminen
4 Croatia 2021 Croatia Rally Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak
5 Portugal 2021 Rally de Portugal Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak
6 Estonia 2021 Rally Estonia Aleksey Lukyanuk[lower-alpha 1] Yaroslav Fedorov[lower-alpha 2]
7 Greece 2021 Acropolis Rally Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak
8 Finland 2021 Rally Finland Finland Emil Lindholm Finland Reeta Hämäläinen
9 Spain 2021 Rally Catalunya Finland Emil Lindholm[lower-alpha 3] Finland Reeta Hämäläinen[lower-alpha 4]

European Rally Championship victories

Year No. Event Driver Co-driver
2020 1 Hungary 2020 Rally Hungary Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Ola Fløene
2021 2 Italy 2021 Rally di Roma Capitale Italy Giandomenico Basso Italy Lorenzo Granai
3 Czech Republic 2021 Barum Czech Rally Zlín Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Jan Hloušek
4 Portugal 2021 Rallye Açores Norway Andreas Mikkelsen United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
5 Portugal 2021 Rally Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras Norway Andreas Mikkelsen United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
2022 6 Portugal 2022 Rallye Açores Spain Efrén Llarena Spain Sara Fernández

Notes

  1. Aleksey Lukyanuk is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
  2. Yaroslav Fedorov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
  3. Reeta Hämäläinen appears as the driver on official documents.
  4. Emil Lindholm appears as the co-driver on official documents.

References

  1. "ŠKODA FABIA Rally2: The Queen of the Rally". Škoda Motorsport. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. Evans, David (28 November 2018). "Skoda Motorsport scales back for 2019 WRC2 season, Tidemand exits". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. "Østberg goes one better in 2020". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. "ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo: New Season, New Name". Škoda Motorsport. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. "Kopecký Scored His First Victory with Updated FABIA R5". skoda-motorsport.com. Škoda Motorsport. May 18, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  6. "Sunday in Portugal: Rovanperä claims Pro lead". wrc.com. WRC. June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
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