Škoda Fabia S2000
The Škoda Fabia S2000 is a Super 2000 rally car built by Škoda Motorsport. It is based upon the Škoda Fabia road car.
Škoda Fabia S2000 | |
---|---|
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 |
Successor | Škoda Fabia R5 |
History
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 the 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 Republic, Jozef Béreš in Slovakia, Piero Longhi in Slovenia, Dimitar Iliev in Bulgaria and Andreas Mikkelsen in Italian Gravel Championship. The year of 2012 brought 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 2009 Rally Norway 2009 Patrik Sandell Emil Axelsson 2 2009 Cyprus Rally Patrik Sandell Emil Axelsson 3 2009 Acropolis Rally Lambros Athanassoulas Nikolaos Zakheos
SWRC/WRC-2 victories
No. Event Season Driver Co-driver 1 2010 Rally Sweden 2010 Per-Gunnar Andersson Anders Fredriksson 2 2010 Rally Finland Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 3 2010 Rallye Deutschland Patrik Sandell Emil Axelsson 4 2010 Rallye de France Patrik Sandell Emil Axelsson 5 2010 Wales Rally GB Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Floene 6 2011 Acropolis Rally 2011 Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 7 2011 Rally Finland Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 8 2011 Rally Catalunya Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 9 2012 Rally de Portugal 2012 Hayden Paddon John Kennard 10 2012 Rally New Zealand Hayden Paddon John Kennard 11 2013 Monte Carlo Rally 2013 Sepp Wiegand Frank Christian 12 2013 Rally de Portugal Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm 13 2015 Wales Rally GB 2015 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula
IRC victories
No. Event Season Driver Co-driver 1 2009 Rally Russia 2009 Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 2 2009 Barum Rally Zlín Jan Kopecký Petr Starý 3 2009 Rally Príncipe de Asturias Jan Kopecký Petr Starý 4 2009 Rally Scotland Guy Wilks Phil Pugh 5 2010 Rally Argentina 2010 Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 6 2010 Rally Islas Canarias Jan Kopecký Petr Starý 7 2010 Rally d'Italia Sardegna Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 8 2010 Ypres Rally Freddy Loix Frederic Miclotte 9 2010 Rali Vinho da Madeira Freddy Loix Frederic Miclotte 10 2010 Czech Rally Freddy Loix Frederic Miclotte 11 2010 Rally Scotland Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 12 2011 Rally Islas Canarias 2011 Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 13 2011 Prime Yalta Rally Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 14 2011 Ypres Rally Freddy Loix Frederic Miclotte 15 2011 Rally Azores Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 16 2011 Czech Rally Jan Kopecký Petr Starý 17 2011 Mecsek Rallye Jan Kopecký Petr Starý 18 2011 Rally Scotland Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene 19 2011 Cyprus Rally Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene 20 2012 Rallye Açores 2012 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene 21 2012 Rally Islas Canarias Jan Kopecký Petr Starý 22 2012 Circuit of Ireland Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 23 2012 Targa Florio Rally Jan Kopecký Petr Starý 24 2012 Ypres Rally Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 25 2012 Rally Romania Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene 26 2012 Czech Rally Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 27 2012 Rally Sliven Dimitar Iliev Yanaki Yanakiev
ERC victories
No. Event Season Driver Co-driver 1 2010 Ypres Rally 2010 Jan Kopecký Petr Starý 2 2010 Rali Vinho da Madeira Jan Kopecký Petr Starý 3 2011 Rallye du Valais 2011 Antonín Tlusťák Jan Škaloud 4 2012 Jänner Rallye 2012 Jan Kopecký Petr Starý 5 2012 Croatia Rally Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 6 2012 Rally Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Yanaki Yanakiev 7 2012 Ypres Rally Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 8 2012 Bosphorus Rally Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 9 2012 Czech Rally Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 10 2012 Rally Poland Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm 11 2013 Internationale Jänner Rallye 2013 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 12 2013 Rally Islas Canarias Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 13 2013 Rallye Açores Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 14 2013 Ypres Rally Freddy Loix Frédéric Miclotte 15 2013 Sibiu Rally Romania Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 16 2013 Barum Czech Rally Zlín Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 17 2013 Croatia Rally Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 18 2013 Rallye International du Valais Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm 19 2014 Rally Liepāja–Ventspils 2014 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm 20 2014 Circuit of Ireland Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm 21 2014 Ypres Rally Freddy Loix Johan Gitsels 22 2014 Rallye International du Valais Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm
Gallery
- Nicolas Vouilloz at 2010 Rallye Monte Carlo
- Juho Hänninen at 2010 Finland Rally
- Michał Kościuszko at 2010 Finland Rally
- Matti Rantanen at 2010 Finland Rally
- Juho Hänninen at 2010 Rally Scotland
- Guy Wilks in 2010
- Nicolas Vouilloz at 2011 Rallye Monte Carlo
- Freddy Loix at 2011 Rallye Monte Carlo
- Roman Kresta at 2011 Rally Bohemia