Škoda Fabia R5/Rally2 evo explained

Car Name:Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Category:Group Rally2
Constructor:Škoda Motorsport
Predecessor:Škoda Fabia R5
Successor:Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Homologation:1 April 2019
Team: Škoda Motorsport
Drivers:World Rally Championship-2 Pro


Jan Kopecký[1]
Kalle Rovanperä

Technical Ref:[2]
Length:39991NaN1
Width:18201NaN1
Engine Name:VW EA888
Capacity:1.6L
Configuration:4-cylinder, 16-valve
Turbo/Na:turbocharged
Gears:5-speed
Type:sequential
Differential:4-wheel drive
Weight:12301NaN1
Debut:World Rally Championship-2 Pro


2019 Rally de Portugal
Czech Rally Championship:
2019 Rallye Český Krumlov

First Win:World Rally Championship-2 Pro


2019 Rally de Portugal
Czech Rally Championship:
2019 Rallye Český Krumlov

Teams Champ:1 (Toksport,)[3]

The Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo[4] (former name prior to 2019 rule changes was R5 evo) 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]

Rally victories

World Rally Championship-2 Pro

YearNo.EventSurfaceDriverCo-driver
20191 2019 Rally de PortugalGravel Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen
2 2019 Rally Italia SardegnaGravel Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen
3 2019 Rally FinlandGravel Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen
4 2019 Rallye DeutschlandTarmac Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler
5 2019 Wales Rally GBGravel Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen
Sources:[7]

World Rally Championship-2

YearNo.EventSurfaceDriverCo-driver
20191 2019 Rallye DeutschlandTarmac Fabian Kreim Tobias Braun
20202 2020 Rally MexicoGravel Pontus Tidemand Patrik Barth
3 2020 Rally TurkeyGravel Pontus Tidemand Patrik Barth
4 2020 Rally Italia SardegnaGravel Pontus Tidemand Patrik Barth
20215 2021 Monte Carlo RallyMixed Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene
6 2021 Rally EstoniaGravel Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene
7 2021 Acropolis RallyGravel Andreas Mikkelsen Elliott Edmondson
20228 2022 Monte Carlo RallyMixed Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen
9 2022 Rally SwedenSnow Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen
10 2022 Rally Italia SardegnaGravel Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov
11 2022 Safari RallyGravel Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak
12 2022 Rally EstoniaGravel Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen
13 2022 Rally FinlandGravel Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen
14 2022 Acropolis RallyGravel Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen
202315 2023 Safari RallyGravel Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak
Sources:[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

World Rally Championship-3

YearNo.EventSurfaceDriverCo-driver
20201 2020 Rally TurkeyGravel Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak
2 2020 Rally MonzaTarmac Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger
20213 2021 Arctic RallySnow Teemu Asunmaa Marko Salminen
4 2021 Croatia RallyTarmac Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak
5 2021 Rally de PortugalGravel Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak
6 2021 Rally EstoniaGravelnowrap Alexey Lukyanuknowrap
7 2021 Acropolis RallyGravel Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak
8 2021 Rally FinlandGravel Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen
9 2021 Rally CatalunyaTarmac Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen
Sources:[13] [14]

European Rally Championship

YearNo.EventSurfaceDriverCo-driver
20191 2019 Barum Czech Rally ZlínTarmac Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler
20202 2020 Rally HungaryTarmac Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene
20213 2021 Rally di Roma CapitaleTarmac Giandomenico Basso Lorenzo Granai
4 2021 Barum Czech Rally ZlínTarmac Jan Kopecký Jan Hloušek
5 2021 Azores RallyeGravel Andreas Mikkelsen Elliott Edmondson
6 2021 Rally Serras de Fafe e FelgueirasGravel Andreas Mikkelsen Elliott Edmondson
20227 2022 Azores RallyeGravel Efrén Llarena Sara Fernández
8 2022 Rally PolandGravel Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk
9 2022 Rally LiepājaGravel Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis
10 2022 Rally di Roma CapitaleTarmac Damiano De Tommaso Giorgia Ascalone
11 2022 Barum Czech Rally ZlínTarmac Jan Kopecký Jan Hloušek
Sources:[15] [16] [17] [18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Skoda Motorsport scales back for 2019 WRC2 season, Tidemand exits. David. Evans. autosport.com. Motorsport Network. 28 November 2018. 9 December 2018.
  2. Web site: ŠKODA FABIA Rally2: The Queen of the Rally. Škoda Motorsport. 18 July 2021.
  3. News: Østberg goes one better in 2020. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 December 2020. 6 December 2020.
  4. News: ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo: New Season, New Name. Škoda Motorsport. 12 February 2021. 18 July 2021.
  5. News: Kopecký Scored His First Victory with Updated FABIA R5. skoda-motorsport.com. Škoda Motorsport. May 18, 2019. June 8, 2019.
  6. News: Sunday in Portugal: Rovanperä claims Pro lead. wrc.com. WRC. June 2, 2019. June 3, 2019.
  7. Web site: WRC2 Pro 2019. eWRC-results.com. 16 October 2024.
  8. Web site: WRC2 2019. eWRC-results.com. 16 October 2024.
  9. Web site: WRC2 2020. eWRC-results.com. 16 October 2024.
  10. Web site: WRC2 2021. eWRC-results.com. 16 October 2024.
  11. Web site: WRC2 Open 2022. eWRC-results.com. 16 October 2024.
  12. Web site: WRC2 2023. eWRC-results.com. 16 October 2024.
  13. Web site: WRC3 2020. eWRC-results.com. 16 October 2024.
  14. Web site: WRC3 2021. eWRC-results.com. 16 October 2024.
  15. Web site: ERC 2019. eWRC-results.com. 16 October 2024.
  16. Web site: ERC 2020. eWRC-results.com. 16 October 2024.
  17. Web site: ERC 2021. eWRC-results.com. 16 October 2024.
  18. Web site: ERC 2022. eWRC-results.com. 16 October 2024.