ŠKODA looks back on successful motorsport year WRC 2 Champion and 14 national titles

Mladá Boleslav, 12 December 2017 - ŠKODA is looking back on its so far most successful year in motorsport. Pontus Tidemand/Jonas Andersson (SWE/SWE) won the WRC 2 category of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), while ŠKODA Motorsport took the WRC 2 manufacturers title. Multiple Czech Champions spearheaded the group of ŠKODA teams which in 2017 won in total 14 national championships. Furthermore, the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC), the FIA South American Rally Championship (CODASUR), the FIA African Rally Championship (ARC) and the U28 category of the FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) were won by crews competing in a ŠKODA FABIA R5. In 2018 ŠKODA Motorsport will field its youngest driver squad ever in the world championship's WRC 2 category.


 

The Press Kit including texts, photos and videos is available at www.skoda-storyboard.com.

The FIA WRC 2 winning ŠKODA crew Pontus Tidemand/Jonas Andersson with Bernhard Maier, ŠKODA AUTO CEO (on the right), Michal Hrabánek, Head of ŠKODA Motorsport (on the left) and Christian Strube (second from left), ŠKODA AUTO Board member for technical development.The FIA WRC 2 winning ŠKODA crew Pontus Tidemand/Jonas Andersson with Bernhard Maier, ŠKODA AUTO CEO (on the right), Michal Hrabánek, Head of ŠKODA Motorsport (on the left) and Christian Strube (second from left), ŠKODA AUTO Board member for technical development.
ŠKODA Motorsport presented the crews for 2018 at press conference in Mladá Boleslav on 12 December 2017.ŠKODA Motorsport presented the crews for 2018 at press conference in Mladá Boleslav on 12 December 2017.

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