Pepe López and Borja Rozada have scored victory in the penultimate round of the Spanish Championship, from which they had been absent since the Sierra Morena Rally.
Jan Solans and Rodrigo Sanjuán have also been on the podium in Salou, finishing in third position and establishing themselves as third in the championship.
triumphant return of Pepe López and Borja Rozada to the Spanish Championship. The current champions had not competed in the event since the inaugural event of the Sierra Morena Rally, and on their return at the Rally of Catalonia they took a brilliant victory. Jan Solans and Rodrigo Sanjuán have completed the great result of the Hyundais with their podium, and Óscar Palomo-Rodolfo del Barrio and Iván Ares-José Pintor finished in sixth and seventh position. The Galicians remain second in the championship with two tests remaining, La Nucía and Pozoblanco.
In the same setting where the Spanish event of the World Cup was held, Salou, this time the Spanish Championship was the protagonist. On the complicated stretches of dirt in the area there was a vibrant duel between López and José Antonio Suárez in which the Hyundai driver from Madrid won.
After his absence since April, Pepe López seemed satisfied: “It was a nice rally. I am very happy to give another victory to Terra Training, this time in the Spanish Championship, and also to achieve this victory for Hyundai and the points for the brand classification. “I am very grateful for the opportunity they have given me.”
Jan Solans explained that: “The car has worked perfectly throughout the weekend, and I want to thank the team for the great job they have done. A podium is a good result and we have to be happy.”
Young Óscar Palomo, for his part, stated that: “We have opened the track throughout the rally and that has hurt us because we found the surface dirtier than our rivals. We have to apply ourselves more for future occasions in the qualifying section to prevent it from happening again. occur”.
Iván Ares assured that: “It has been impressive to be able to run this rally on the World Championship stages, but for us it has been a weekend to forget. “We have to work to improve on dirt and be able to keep up with the best on this surface.”
The Spanish Championship returns to the asphalt in the penultimate event of the season, the La Nucía Rally, which will take place on the first weekend of November. A test in which Pepe López and Borja Rozada won last year.
FINAL CLASSIFICATION
1. López-Rozada (Hyundai i20), 1h 23m 25.2s
2. Suárez-Iglesias (Skoda Fabia), at 14.4
3. Solans-Sanjuán (Hyundai i20), at 37.5
4. Solans-Coronado (Skoda Fabia), at 1:10.1
5. Pardo-Pérez (Skoda Fabia), at 1:56.1
6. Palomo-Del Barrio (Hyundai i20), at 2:15.4
7. Ares-Pintor (Hyundai i20), at 3:13.3
WINNERS OF THE SECTIONS
Pepe López and José Antonio Suárez, 4 victories
Diego Ruiloba, 1
SUCCESSIVE LEADERS
Section 1 and section 2, José Antonio Suárez
Section 3 to section 9, Pepe López
SPAIN CHAMPIONSHIP
1. José Antonio Suárez, 230 points
2. Ivan Ares, 185
3. Jan Solans, 167
4. Diego Ruiloba, 125
5. Javier Pardo, 109