P1racenews AI automatic summary:
New Zealanders Haydon Paddon and John Kennard became the first non-European crew to win multiple FIA ERC titles and the first team to successfully defend their title since 2017 after finishing Rally Silesia in third position, relinquishing the lead they’d held since stage two to Andrea Mabellini and Virginia Lenzi on stage 11. Title rival […]
Title rival Mathieu Franceschi and co-driver Andy Malfoy finished fifth overall and second in the title chase due to losing too much time on Saturday. Mabellini secured his first FIA ERC victory driving a Skoda Fabia, becoming the eighth different winner of the eight-round championship. Paddon opted for a cautious approach in the damp and wet final stages, allowing Jon Armstrong and Eoin Treacy to secure second place in the last stage. M-Sport Ford’s impressive performance included winning seven out of the 14 stages, leading to their first ERC podium finish of the season. The top Polish duo of Miko Marczyk and Szymon Gospodarczyk placed fourth overall, ahead of Franceschi and Yoann Bonato in their Citroen C3.
