Slovenian crew Rok Turk and Blanka Kacin in Hyundai i20 Rally2 has won the 11. Kärcher Rally Kumrovec. With a superior and attractive ride, the five-time reigning Slovenian champion reached the finish line in a time of 52:38.5. Second were Hungary’s Antal Kovacs and Gergely Istovics in Hyundai i20 R5 with 1:33.3 gap, while Bulgaria’s Ignat Isaev and Milen Iliev won the third step of the podium in the Skoda Fabia R5.
Juraj Šebalj and Marijan Stublić won the Croatian Championship. They competed in Toyota GR Yaris. In the overall standings, they were fourth. The second position was won by Alfred Kramer Jr. and Jeanette Andersson Kvick in Peugeot 208 Rally4 with 57.8 seconds gap, which was enough for them to finish seventh overall. Viliam Prodan and Zoran Raštegorac in the Renault Clio Rally4 tried to reach the second place, but in the end they still finished third with 5.4 seconds behind Kramer and Kvick. Overall Prodan and Raštegorac were eighth.
In his maiden appearance at Rally Kumrovec, 18-year-old Slovenian driver Mark Škulj along with co-driver Matej Čar reached the excellent sixth place of the overall standing in Ford Fiesta Rally4, which is also the best placement of the crews in two wheel drive vehicles. After rain that fell intermittently during Therme Tuhelj Special Stage on Friday, Saturday’s itinerary was guided in completely dry and sunny weather. Several thousand spectators gathered along the route and enjoyed the driving of the crews and the eno-gastronomic offer of the Croatian Zagorje region. 68 crews from nine countries started, with 49 reaching the Staro Selo Museum in Kumrovec. Fewer crews went off road, but without serious consequences. Most, however, experienced the bitter side of the rally and withdraw due to the technical failures of their cars.
