- Knock-out in FIA ERC
standings: LOTOS Rally Team crew reaches the finish line of the Cyprus
Rally almost 4 and a half minutes in front of second-placed Bruno
Magalhães;
- Maximum score for Kajetanowicz and Baran –
the Poles add 39 points to their tally and increase the lead over
second-placed Craig Breen to 62 points;
- Incredible efficiency of Kajetan and Jarek: they won 14 out of 16 special stages in this year’s Cyprus Rally;
- Second win with maximum score in FIA ERC and sixth podium of the year for the Polish crew;
- Kajetanowicz clinches the FIA ERC Gravel Master title for the second time in a row;
- Kajto and Jarek set the best time on 42 out of 99 special stages this year: impressive strike rate of 38%.
Incredible
pace presented by Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Jarek Baran on punishing,
twisty Cypriot roads led the FIA ERC leaders to their second victory
this year. Just like the previous one – in winter Jännerrallye – it was
achieved in great style, with comfortable advantage. Thanks to their
impressive performance, the Polish crew left their rivals disillusioned
and finished all sixteen special stages in top three, winning 14 of
them. As a result, after covering 205 competitive kilometres,
Kajetanowicz and Baran reached the finish in Larnaca with almost four
and a half minutes advantage over second-placed Bruno Magalhães. LOTOS
Rally Team crew also won both legs of the rally. It means that the Poles
scored maximum amount of points for the second time this year, earning
39 points in Cyprus. Kajetan and Jarek strengthened their lead in
overall standings of FIA European Rally Championship. Their advantage
over second-placed Craig Breen grew from 23 to 62 points.
Thanks
to multiple stage victories in Cyprus, Kajetan Kajetanowicz scored
almost maximum amount of points in the FIA ERC Gravel Masters
classification. The Pole racked up 150 points out of 160 possible and
successfully defended his title with one round to go. This is the third
surface specialist award claimed by Kajetanowicz, after winning the FIA
ERC Gravel Master title in 2014 and the FIA ERC Ice Master title last
February. There are still two round to go in FIA European Rally
Championship. In two weeks’ time Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Jarek Baran
will take part in the legendary Acropolis Rally. Last year they scored
third place on Greek gravel roads.
Kajetan
Kajetanowicz: – My huge love for rallies mean that every day I wake up
thinking what I can do in order to be faster, better driver. This
enormous effort – made on daily basis by all LOTOS Rally Team members –
reaches its peak during rally weekend. When the organisers said before
the recce that it would be the quickest edition of the Cyprus Rally
ever, it sent shivers up my spine. Last year I got to know the
characteristics of this punishing rally but when I learnt about the
speeds on current stages, I realised that my heart rate behind the
steering wheel will reach maximum level. I was right: during the fight,
rushing through thousands of corners, flying at high speed from asphalt
to gravel and from gravel to asphalt, there were many moments when I
learnt how fast my heart could beat. Many thanks because in this rally
my team did their absolute best. If they can work so hard all the time
and fulfil their duties with such passion, straight from the heart, then
I will still love them.
Jarek
Baran: – Today I can say that finally I got even with the Cyprus Rally
in one hundred percent. Kajetan crossed the t’s and dotted the i’s with
another gravel triumph. Every round of FIA European Rally Championship
is challenging but I will remember this rally as one of the hottest –
not only due to the temperature, but also because of the pace we
maintained from start to finish.
Overall classification of Cyprus Rally – round 8 of FIA ERC:
1. Kajetan Kajetanowicz (Poland) 2:08:45.4
2. Bruno Magalhães (Portugal) +4:25.1 s
3. Robert Consani (France) +5:36.0 s
4. Jaromir Tarabus (Czech Republic) +6:09.8 s
5. Alexey Lukyanuk (Russia) +7:15.5 s
6. David Botka (Hungary) +7:56.8 s
7. Christos Demosthenous (Cyprus) +8:22.3 s
8. Antonin Tlustak (Czech Republic) +9:39.7 s
FIA ERC standings after Cyprus Rally:
1. Kajetan Kajetanowicz (Poland) 198 points
2. Craig Breen (Ireland) 136 points
3. Alexey Lukyanuk (Russia) 119 points
4. Robert Consani (France) 79 points
5. Bruno Magalhães (Portugal) 68 points
6. Jaromir Tarabus (Czech Republic) 56 points
7. Jan Kopecky (Czech Republic) 36 points
8. Dominykas Butvilas (Lithuania) 36 points
FIA ERC Gravel Masters standings after Cyprus Rally:
1. Kajetan Kajetanowicz (Poland) 344 points
2. Craig Breen (Ireland) 154 points
3. Alexey Lukyanuk (Russia) 148 points
4. Bruno Magalhães (Portugal) 103 points
5. Ricardo Moura (Portugal) 75 points
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.
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