The Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo and the Last Racing Weekend in WRC2

The Skoda Fabia is one of the most popular racing cars in the WRC series and even in the WRC2. That’s why there is no surprise that Toksport WRT had chosen Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo to participate in the WRC2.

Andreas Mikkelsen with his co-driver Torstein Eriksen during the second round of WRC2 during the Rally Sweden, held on February 24-27, 2022. The Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo is their racing car.
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The Toksport WRT showcased great driving last week. First, the Norwegians Andreas Mikkelsen with his co-driver Torstein Eriksen won the second round of WRC2. At some point, they were head-to-head with other Norwegians Ole Christian Veiby with co-driver Stig Rune Skjærmoen. The excitement was even more because both teams put and their cars head-to-head as the Mikkelsen/Eriksen are with the Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo and the Veiby/Skjærmoen are with the Volkswagen Polo R5.

We gave it everything this weekend, in overall we have to be happy with second, but not for one second did we go safe to secure it! Thanks to #KMS guys for a perfect car, @StigSkj for being flawless on the notes and @JohanKMS88 for being a brilliant engineer and inspiration! pic.twitter.com/8Ww5hys9O0
— Ole Christian Veiby (@OCVeiby) February 27, 2022

At the end of the day, the Mikkelsen/Eriksen won the second stage of the WRC2 Rally Sweden that was on February 24-27, 2022. The second is the team Veiby/ Skjærmoen with VW Polo R5.

Andreas Mikkelsen with his co-driver Torstein Eriksen won the second round of WRC2, Rally Sweden. | Image: ŠKODA AUTO |

With the openings of the stages Andreas Mikkelsen had said:

“I am trying not to take any risks – it's too early to go flat-out and it's very easy to make a mistake. We are trying to be clever and drive at a good pace.“

Andreas Mikkelsen with his co-driver Torstein Eriksen during the stages of WRC2 with their Fabia Rally2 evo. | Image: ŠKODA AUTO

Later, the racing strategy was changed so that the Toksport WRT leads with 4.1 seconds over Veiby/ Skjærmoen after the end of Friday's leg. The overall results were close and for one stage on Saturday Veiby manage to take P1 but for a while. On Sunday, Mikkelsen/Eriksen extended their lead and at the end of the racing day, they finished with 23.2 seconds advantage.

Andreas Mikkelsen:

“It's been one of my best fights. Ole Christian has been doing a great rally. I know he has worked super hard over the last twelve months, so I am really happy for him to come here and deliver such a good result,” was full of praise for his opponent.

Another crew of the Toksport WRT had some bad experience during the last race of the second WRC2 round. Nikolay Gryaznin and his co-driver Konstantin Aleksandrov with another Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo had an impact with a snowbank.

Toksport WRT with the Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo, Mikkelsen/Eriksen (NOR) during the WRC2, Rally Sweden 2022. | Image: ŠKODA AUTO

Marco Bulacia /BOL/ and the co-driver Marcelo Der Ohannesian /ARG/ are other racers who are driving for the Toksport WRT with a Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo. They completed the race on P27. However, Marco’s brother Bruno Bulacia /BOL/ a 19-years old created his debut in the WRC2. His co-driver is the experienced Marc Marti /ESP/ who is a former co-driver to Carlos Sainz and Dani Sordo. Both Bruno Bulacia and Marc Marti bring their Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo home on P9 of the WRC2 Series last racing weekend.

The Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo, Mikkelsen/Eriksen (NOR) during the WRC2, Rally Sweden 2022.
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WRC2 STANDINGS AFTER THE RALLY SWEDEN:

1	A. MIKKELSEN	TOKSPORT WRT	25 + 1 (1.)	25 (1.)	51
2	E. CAIS	YACCO ACCR TEAM	18 (2.)	- (-.)	18
3	O. VEIBY	None	- (-.)	18 (2.)	18
4	N. GRYAZIN	TOKSPORT WRT 2	15 (3.)	- (R.)	15
5	J. HUTTUNEN	None	- (-.)	15 (3.)	15
6	S. JOHNSTON	SAINTELOC JUNIOR TEAM	12 (4.)	- (-.)	12
7	E. KAUR	None	- (-.)	12 (4.)	12
8	G. MUNSTER	GRÉGOIRE MUNSTER	10 + 2 (5.)	- (-.)	12
9	G. LINNAMÄE	None	- (-.)	10 + 2 (5.)	12
10	Y. ROSSEL	PH SPORT	8 + 3 (6.)	- (-.)	11
11	E. PIETARINEN	None	- (-.)	8 + 1 (6.)	9
12	C. INGRAM	CHRIS INGRAM	6 (7.)	- (-.)	6
13	J. JONASSON	None	- (-.)	6 (7.)	6
14	M. MIELE	MAURO MIELE	4 (8.)	1 (10.)	5
15	M. SOLOWOW	None	- (-.)	4 (8.)	4
16	E. LINDHOLM	None	- (-.)	0 + 3 (14.)	3
17	O. BURRI	OLIVIER BURRI	2 (9.)	- (-.)	2
18	B. BULACIA	None	- (-.)	2 (9.)	2
19	F. LOIX	FREDDY LOIX	1 (10.)	- (-.)	1
20	E. CAMILLI	SAINTELOC JUNIOR TEAM	- (R.)	- (-.)	0
21	F. ROSATI	FRÉDÉRIC ROSATI	0 (15.)	- (R.)	0
22	F. ARENGI	FABRIZIO ARENGI	0 (14.)	- (-.)	0
23	E. BOLAND	EAMONN BOLAND	0 (13.)	0 (16.)	0
24	J. RAOUX	JEAN-MICHEL RAOUX	0 (12.)	- (-.)	0
25	J. KEFERBÖCK	JOHANNES KEFERBÖCK	0 (11.)	- (-.)	0
26	S. LEFEBVRE	DG SPORT COMPETITION	- (R.)	- (-.)	0
27	M. BULACIA	TOKSPORT WRT	- (R.)	0 (15.)	0
28	P. RAGUES	YACCO ACCR TEAM	0 (16.)	- (-.)	0
29	C. COVI	CARLO COVI	0 (17.)	- (-.)	0
30	M. MORATO	MAURIZIO MORATO	- (D.)	- (-.)	0
31	J. ROMAN	None	- (-.)	0 (11.)	0
32	M. ADIELSSON	None	- (-.)	- (R.)	0
33	P. ANDERSSON	None	- (-.)	- (R.)	0
34	J. MCERLEAN	None	- (-.)	0 (13.)	0
35	E. OLDRATI	None	- (-.)	0 (12.)	0
36	R. AL-RASHED	None	- (-.)	- (R.)	0
37	A. VILLANUEVA	None	- (-.)	- (R.)	0
38	J. KOŁTUN	JAROSLAW KOŁTUN	- (-.)	- (D.)	0
39	K. TILLEY	KYLE TILLEY	- (-.)	- (D.)