- Kajetanowicz and Baran hold high
position in round 9 of the 2016 FIA ERC – after 10 special stages Polish
duo is right behind top three;
- 50.5 kilometres to go – three special stages remain in the Latvian battle;
- Efficient and assured pace of the LOTOS Rally Team crew despite technical issues which compromise their fight for podium.
The
fight in Rally Liepaja enters the crucial phase. Today’s opening loop
consisted of three special stages and the last one is a brand new test
on previously unused roads. Just like yesterday, also today on these
fast, gravel stages Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Jarek Baran consistently
stick to their tactic. The Polish duo drives with confidence,
maintaining quick pace at the same time. It means that the LOTOS Rally
Team crew sets good stage times, despite technical issues. On one of the
stages this morning they even had to stop because their engine stalled
and it was impossible to restart it for more than dozen seconds.
Latvian
driver Ralfs Sirmacis remains in the lead of round 9 of the 2016 FIA
ERC: he extended his advantage over second-placed Alexey Lukyanuk to
almost one minute. Reigning Estonian Rally Champion Siim Plangi holds
third position, while Kajetanowicz and Baran are currently fourth, with
21.6-seconds gap to the podium.
There are still over 50
competitive kilometres to go in Rally Liepaja. The crews face another
run of the same three special stages which were contested in the
morning, including the longest one – almost 23-kms final test of the
rally. Ceremonial finish takes place at 15:00 CET right in the centre of
Liepaja, the third largest city in Latvia.
The results of Rally Liepaja after SS10: 1. Sirmacis/Simins (Latvia, Skoda Fabia R5) 1:17:43.7
2. Lukyanuk/Arnautov (Russia, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) +49.1 s
3. Plangi/Sarapuu (Estonia, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) +1:17.7 s
4. Kajetanowicz/Baran (Poland, Ford Fiesta R5) +1:39.3 s5. Vorobjovs/Malnieks (Latvia, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) +2:07.1 s
6. Habaj/Spentany (Poland, Ford Fiesta R5) +2:25.1 s
7. Kisiels/Ronis (Latvia, Skoda Fabia R5) +3:44.2 s
8. Botka/Szeles (Hungary, Citroen DS3 R5) +4:42.5 s
9. Neiksans/Jesse (Latvia, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) +4:43.0 s
10. Svilis/Pukis (Latvia, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) +4:50.9 s
Starts
of Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Jarek Baran are supported by strategic
partner of LOTOS Rally Team – LOTOS Group – as well as CUBE.ITG and
Driving Experience. More info about Kajetan Kajetanowicz and the team
available at: www.lotosrallyteam.pl, www.kajto.pl,
www.facebook.com/EmocjeDoPelna, www.facebook.com/KajetanKajetanowicz and
www.twitter.com/Kajto_pl