always wins Jan Kopecky. Llarena is European champion
from Elia Gorini
29 is 2022
The demonstration of the Czech Republic is always in the sign of Jan Kopecky. The Skoda driver climbs to the top step of the podium for the tenth time in his career. The 2022 edition is dominated by Kopecky who respects the predictions and takes the satisfaction of winning the home race for the seventh time in a row. It was a race conditioned by the bad weather, Efrén Llarena and Sara Fernandez know something about it. The new European champions had started celebrating the victory, in light of the forfeit of Simone Tempestini, second in the standings, and then continued with a retirement due to an off road which also led to the interruption of the test. Wrecked car with unharmed crew. Also on the podium Filippo Mares, second at 37.6 from the winner Kopecký, good at recovering after a difficult start. Third Simone Wagner a 39.3. In the first five positions only drivers from the Czech Republic. To note the seventh place finish by Simone Campedelli more than 4 minutes late. Unlucky race for Alberto Battistolli forced to retire in the third special stage after a bad accident. After the penultimate appointment, as already mentioned, the Spaniard Efren Llarena it’s the new European champion. The fight for second place remains open with Storms which keeps three points ahead of Javier Pardo and eight on Simone Campedelli. Last appointment to define the final podium from 20 to 22 October with the Rally of Catalonia.
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