ŠKODA still on top in the IRC

MINI driver Dani Sordo’s victory in Corsica might have ended ŠKODA’s unbroken sequence of wins in this year’s Intercontinental Rally Challenge but that hasn’t slowed the Czech firm’s charge for a third consecutive IRC manufacturers’ crown.

After four rounds, ŠKODA holds a 64-point advantage over rival make Peugeot following Jan Kopecký’s second-place finish on the island rally, which was backed up by Andreas Mikkelsen completing the gruelling event in fifth overall following early delays.

Factory ŠKODA driver Kopecký said: “This rally was one of the most difficult events in my career so far. We did our best to win here, putting in all we could."