Jan Solans and Rodrigo Sanjuán made history at the Rally of Portugal, achieving the first victory for a Spanish driver in the WRC2 category and the first WRC2 victory for the Toyota GR Yaris Rally2.
On Friday the first episode of Rally of Portugal in the contention of eight special stages where the lack of assistance periods meant that team strategy and tire conservation played a key role.
The beautiful rhythm of Jan and Rodrigo allowed them to finish on Friday in fourth position in the general classification and leaders in WRC2 Challenger as well as the fastest Toyota GR Yaris Rally2.
The battle for the podium positions continued on Saturday where the aim was to maintain a good pace but avoid mistakes due to the hardness of Rally Portugal.
so, On Saturday, he led WRC2 and WRC2 Challenger thanks to a good choice of tiresthe excellent adaptation of the car to sections as tough as the Rally of Portugal and the concentration of Jan and Rodrigo that allowed them to lead the clock without forcing mistakes.
On Sunday, On the last day of the test, the last four stages were celebrated where Solans and Sanjuán had to cope with the pressure of the top position. His excellent performance throughout the event allowing them to finish the Rally of Portugal with an advantage of 3.2 seconds in the second classifiedso Jan and Rodrigo learned about this milestone live when the section arrived.
The great work of Ene, 2019 junior world champion, together with Rodrigo and the entire Teo Martín Motorsport and Toyota Gazoo Racing team allowed us to achieve this first victory in the WRC2 category.
“is incredible”
“We finished the Rally of Portugal achieving our first victory in WRC2 and the first victory for Toyota in the GR Yaris Rally2. “It was an incredible weekend, a battle since Saturday afternoon for the lead, argued Jan.
“We tried to be very consistent and try not to do any mistakes. In the end, everything went well and we were able to get the victory. I want to thank the sponsors Love The Philippines, PH.PH, the Teo Martín Motorsport team for the great work they did over the weekend, to Rally Team Spain and to all those involved in this project that is bearing fruit,” added the driver from Matadepera.
Source: La Verdad
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