Lancia Corse claim maiden WRC victory at Rally Croatia with Rossel–Dunand, Gryazin–Aleksandrov also on the podium
Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand secured Lancia Corse HF's first WRC victory by winning WRC2 at Rally Croatia with six stage wins.
- 38.8 seconds
- 13 out of 20
- 84
What Happened
Lancia Corse HF claimed their first WRC victory as Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand won WRC2 at Rally Croatia. The French pair dominated early stages with six fastest times and finished 38.8 seconds ahead of second place. Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov completed a strong team result with third place.
“So, following an extremely encouraging Monte Carlo Rally, where drivers Yohan Rossel and Nikolay Gryazin demonstrated their pace and the proven effectiveness of the Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale, both drivers managed this weekend to navigate the pitfalls to achieve an exceptional result.”
The Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale proved dominant, taking 13 stage wins out of 20 and finishing fourth and sixth overall in the rally. Lancia Corse HF now lead the WRC2 Teams' standings with 84 points, and Rossel moves to third in the Drivers' Championship.
“It’s been a fantastic rally – for us and for the team. We knew that Lancia’s ambition this year was to come back strongly in the WRC. After Monte Carlo it was a bit difficult for me, as it wasn’t the result I was expecting, but here in Croatia, at this second round, everything was perfect.”
Why this matters
This marks Lancia's first victory in the FIA World Rally Championship, highlighting the strong performance of the Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale after decades away from top-tier rallying.
Terms in This Story
- WRC
- World Rally Championship, the premier international rally racing series.
- WRC2
- A support category in the WRC for production-based rally cars with less advanced specifications.
- Rally2
- A class of rally cars built to FIA regulations, typically based on production vehicles.
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