Central Europe: Yohan Rossel leads a three-way match in WRC2

Mathematically, there are several who can claim it. As for Nikolay Gryazin and Kajetan Kajetanowicz, if they have any chances, the drivers at the top of the championship would first have to experience serious bad luck for them to achieve this. Even with the possibility of lining up in Japan, the rating of the Russian and the Pole is not very high. Occupying 3^e and 5^e place, they still remain in the match. However, they are ahead of better ranked boys.

Author of the best time in the first real special (SS2), Yohan Rossel took the lead in the race. At the wheel of the PH-Sport C3, the Frenchman knows that he does not have his destiny in his hands. The CER will in fact be its last event in 2023 while its main rival can still go to Japan. The Gardois has decided not to attach too much importance to these calculations and above all wants to do his best so as not to regret anything. The Habs are 4 units behind Andreas Mikkelsen who is registered in Japan to run his 7^e appointment. “ The key is to know if we are going to go there to find the points that we are missing or if it will just be to discover this round “, explained the Norwegian before the start. Second only 3''2 behind Rossel, the Viking does not seem to be out just to secure a result while waiting for the month of November (Japan 16-19/11).

The last driver to be crowned is Fergus Greensmith. The Englishman who prepared well for this meeting by going to win a rally in the Czech Republic finds himself in a slightly less favorable situation than Rossel. He is 9 points behind Mikkelsen and he will not be able to travel to Japan. 4^e at 5”5, he will probably try everything in the next three days to force Andreas to race in Japan to win the title.

These three competitors will have to face the stages in the Czech Republic on Friday. 6 ES are on the program, for a little over 121 timed km.

WRC2 CER ranking after 2 special stages