Škoda Fabia S2000
Škoda Fabia S2000 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Škoda Auto/Škoda Motorsport |
Production | 2009- |
Assembly | Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Super 2000 |
Layout | 4-wheel drive |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 2.0 L (122 cu in) 4-cylinder, 16-valve |
Transmission | X-trac six-speed sequential gearbox with AP Racing clutch |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,486 mm (97.9 in) |
Length | 4,000 mm (160 in) |
Width | 1,820 mm (72 in) |
Kerb weight | 1,200 kg (2,646 lb) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Škoda Fabia WRC |
The Škoda Fabia S2000 is Super 2000 rally car built by Škoda Motorsport. It is based upon the Škoda Fabia road car. It made its début at Rallye Monte Carlo 2009, with factory team Škoda Motorsport and drivers Jan Kopecký and Juho Hänninen. The car appeared as fast as Hänninen was leading until a crash. Biggest success of Fabia S2000 is Hänninen's IRC title with title in manufacturers for Škoda. Škoda Fabia S2000 won many national and international rally titles. Juho Hänninen won IRC in 2010, Andreas Mikkelsen won IRC in 2011 and 2012, Škoda became manufacturers champion in seasons 2010, 2011 and 2012. Juho Hänninen also won SWRC in 2011 In national championships in 2009 it was Pavel Valoušek in Czech Rally Championship, Matthias Kahle in Germany, Alberto Hevia in Spain, Raimund Baumschlager in Austria, Jozef Béreš in Slovakia and Roger Feghali in Lebanon. In 2010 it was Roman Kresta in Czech, Jozef Béreš in Slovakia, Piero Longhi in Slovenia, Dimitar Iliev in Bulgaria and Andreas Mikkelsen in Italian Gravel Championship. 2012 bring even more titles for Škoda Fabia S2000 including ERC for Juho Hänninen, Chris Atkinson won APRC, Škoda won manufacturers title in APRC, Jan Kopecký won in Czech, Mark Wallenwein in Germany, Raimund Baumschlager in Austria, Luca Rossetti in Turkey, Aleks Humar in Slovenia and Dimitar Iliev in Bulgaria.
PWRC Victories
No. Event Season Driver Co-driver 1 3rd Rally Norway 2009 Patrik Sandell Emil Axelsson 2 37th FxPro Cyprus Rally 2009 Patrik Sandell Emil Axelsson 3 56th Acropolis Rally of Greece 2009 Lambros Athanassoulas Nikolaos Zakheos
SWRC/WRC-2 Victories
No. Event Season Driver Co-driver 1 58th Rally Sweden 2010 Per-Gunnar Andersson Anders Fredriksson 2 60th Neste Oil Rally Finland 2010 Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 3 28. ADAC Rallye Deutchland 2010 Patrik Sandell Emil Axelsson 4 2010 Rallye de France 2010 Patrik Sandell Emil Axelsson 5 66th Wales Rally GB 2010 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Floene 6 57th Acropolis Rally 2011 Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 7 61st Neste Oil Rally Finland 2011 Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 8 47º RACC Rally de España 2011 Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 9 46º Rally de Portugal 2012 Hayden Paddon John Kennard 10 42nd Rally New Zealand 2012 Hayden Paddon John Kennard 11 81ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2013 Sepp Wiegand Frank Christian 12 47. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2013 2013 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm
IRC Victories
ERC Victories
No. Event Season Driver Co-driver 1 46. Belgium Geko Ypres Rally 2010 2010 Jan Kopecký Petr Starý 2 51. Rali Vinho da Madeira 2010 2010 Jan Kopecký Petr Starý 3 52. Rallye International du Valais 2011 2011 Antonín Tlusťák Jan Škaloud 4 29. Internationale Jänner Rallye 2012 2012 Jan Kopecký Petr Starý 5 39. Croatia Rally 2012 2012 Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 6 43. Rally Bulgaria 2012 2012 Dimitar Iliev Yanaki Yanakiev 7 48. Belgium Geko Ypres Rally 2012 2012 Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 8 41. Bosphorus Rally 2012 2012 Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 9 42. Barum Czech Rally Zlín 2012 2012 Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 10 69. Rajd Polski 2012 2012 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm 11 30. Internationale Jänner Rallye 2013 2013 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 12 37. Rally Islas Canarias El Corte Inglés 2013 2013 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 13 48. SATA Rallye Açores 2013 2013 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 14 49. Belgium Geko Ypres Rally 2013 2013 Freddy Loix Frédéric Miclotte 15 2013 Sibiu Rally 2013 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 16 2013 Barum Czech Rally Zlín 2013 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 17 40. Croatia Rally 2013 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 18 2013 Rallye International du Valais 2013 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm
Gallery
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Nicolas Vouilloz at 2010 Rallye Monte Carlo
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Juho Hänninen at 2010 Finland Rally
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Michał Kościuszko at 2010 Finland Rally
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Matti Rantanen at 2010 Finland Rally
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Juho Hänninen at 2010 Rally Scotland
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Guy Wilks in 2010
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Nicolas Vouilloz at 2011 Rallye Monte Carlo
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Freddy Loix at 2011 Rallye Monte Carlo
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Roman Kresta at 2011 Rally Bohemia
See also
External links
Media related to Škoda Fabia S2000 at Wikimedia Commons