Kopecky flies to victory

After the first three stages of the morning, Jan Kopecky (Skoda) has a comfortable lead over his runner-up Kris Meeke (Peugeot) in the Barum Rallye.

Published on 23/08/2009 à 12:30

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Winner of SS11, Sunday morning, Jan Kopecky (Skoda) manages his lead at the head of the Barum Rally. The Czech is already starting to take stock of this weekend around Zlin. “ So far everything has gone well. The car had no problems, the rally is perfect and of course I am extremely satisfied to be in the lead He said.

Second in the general classification after the retirement of Freddy Loix (Peugeot ) in the first special of the day, Kris Meeke (Peugeot) won SS10 and SS12 on Sunday morning. The Briton is not giving up and still believes in his chances. “ As long as the rally is not over, nothing is decided », he said at the end of SS12. With more than a minute behind Kopecky, Meeke's delay seems difficult to catch up on a regular basis. Behind, Juho Hanninen (Skoda) completes the top 3.

Ranking after SS12:

1 Kopecky (Skoda)? 1hr 56m 10.3s
2 Meeke (Peugeot)? +1m 7.6s
3 Hanninen (Skoda)? +1m 27.7s
4 Kresta (Peugeot)? +2m 0.7s
5 Prokop (Peugeot)? +2m 35.3s
6 Rossetti (Abarth)? +3m 34.4s
7 Pech (Ralliart)? +3m 59.5s
8 Novikov (Skoda)? +4m 3.3s