Mabellini wins Silesia Rally, Paddon seals FIA ERC title

It is all clear! The second run of the Silesian Voivodship stage (11.78 km) concluded the battle in the Rally Silesia, the final round of the European (FIA ERC) and Polish (RSMP) championships. Italian crew Andrea Mabellini/Virginia Lenzi (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) finished first, clinching their maiden FIA ERC victory. Hayden Paddon and John Kennard took third place (Hyundai i20N Rally2), 19,8 s adrift of the winners. 

The New Zealanders travelled nearly 18,000 km to compete in Rally Silesia. Third place in the Polish ERC counter was more than enough to seal their second consecutive FIA ERC title. Mikołaj Marczyk and Szymon Gospodarczyk (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) secured fourth place on home soil and finished the 2024 season third in the series standings. Jarek and Marcin Szeja became 2024 Polish champions after finishing 3rd in the standings of the RSMP round.

Rally Silesia 2024 – unofficial classification:

1. Mabellini/Lenzi (ITA/ITA, Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) 1:45:28.9 s
2. Armstrong/Treacy (IRL/IRL, Ford Fiesta Rally2) +18.3 s
3. Paddon/Kennard (NZL/NZL, Hyundai i20N Rally2) +19.8 s
4. Marczyk/Gospodarczyk (POL/POL, Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +24.1 s
5. Franceschi/Malfoy (FRA/FRA, Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +53.1 s
6. Bonato/Bolloud (FRA/FRA, Citroen C3 Rally2) +1:29.1 s
7. Grzyb/Binięda (POL/POL, Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +1:55.9 s
8. Szeja/Szeja (POL/POL, Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo) +2:16.3 s
9. Gabryś/Syty (POL/POL, Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +2:35.4 s
10. Allen/Drew (GBR/GBR, Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +2:45.9 s