2024-07-23 07:11:49
On Sunday, the competition will end with four more speed stages, before which Cesk is in the third position of the overall standings.
Finland’s Kalle Rovanpere (“Toyota GR Yaris”) was also unbeaten on the streets of Liepaja, who finished in two minutes and 2.5 seconds. His teammate Takamoto Katsuta from Japan lost a hundredth of a second, and the Belgian Thierry Neville (“Hyundai Shell Mobis”) and the British Elphin Evans (“Toyota GR Yaris”) were also behind. 1.3 seconds slower than Rovanper was Ogier (“Toyota GR Yaris “) and Cesk (“Ford Puma”).
Landing after the springboard, the Latvian’s closest competitor, Estonian Ots Tenaks (“Hyundai Shell Mobis”), damaged the vehicle.
In the overall standings, 42.5 seconds separate Rovanperi and Ogier. Sesks loses another 4.7 seconds and Tenak is already 20.8 seconds further.
Matīss Mežaks and Arnis Ronis took the 27th place in the WRC2 classification, while Artūrs Priednieks and Jānis Kirkovalds are in the 30th position in the competition of 33 crews. The pilot representing Bulgaria Nikolajs Grjazins with the Latvian coxswain Andri Mālnieku is in the 16th position.
The crews in Latvia have to perform 20 speed stages with a length of 300.13 kilometers, but together with the crossings they will be more than 1000 kilometers.
At the end of June, Ceska’s crew made their WRC debut, finishing fifth in Rally Poland.
The first WRC stage in Latvia covers the territory from Liepāja to Riga, with speed stages also taking place in Tukums, Talsi and Talsu districts, Kuldīgas and Southern Kurzeme districts.
The season will continue with stages in Finland, Greece, Chile, Germany and Japan.
Finnish racing driver Kalle Rovanpere became a two-time world champion last year, securing the title one stage before the end of the season. Rovanpere, who won two Latvian rally championships at the beginning of his career, is not competing in all WRC stages this year.
2024-07-23 07:11:49