Lancia Corse HF Shows Strong Pace at Rally Andalucía; Mabellini–Lenzi Finish Sixth, Hakalehto Wins ERC4
Lancia Corse HF made a solid start to its FIA European Rally Championship campaign at Rally Andalucía, with Andrea Mabellini and Virginia Lenzi finishing sixth overall and winning the Power Stage.
- 6th
- 20
- less than 1 minute
What Happened
Lancia Corse HF made a solid start to its FIA European Rally Championship campaign at Rally Andalucía – Sierra Morena, showing encouraging pace and strong potential across categories. Andrea Mabellini and Virginia Lenzi finished sixth overall, less than a minute behind the winner, and claimed the final Power Stage win in the Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale.
Andrea Mabellini and Virginia Lenzi set the fastest time on the 13.7 km Villanue
This secured valuable championship points, placing them fifth overall in the standings with 20 points.
- Mabellini–Lenzi: 6th overall, Power Stage win
- Dei Ceci–Fappani: retired on SS2 due to illness, rejoined under SuperRally to gain mileage
- Hakalehto–Heino: ERC4 victory (Lancia Ypsilon Rally4 HF)
- Sandrin–Dal Maso: 2nd in ERC4
Why this matters
The results demonstrate Lancia's competitive return to rallying, building momentum for the season ahead.
Terms in This Story
- ERC
- European Rally Championship, a FIA-organized rally series.
- SuperRally
- A regulation allowing a retired crew to rejoin the rally the next day, albeit with time penalties, to continue gathering experience.
- Power Stage
- The final stage of a rally, often awarding extra championship points to the fastest competitors.
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