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21 Jul 2010 16:0

Mikkelsen takes positives from Azores run

Andreas Mikkelsen says he was able to take several positives from Sata Rallye Açores, despite a troubled finale to the demanding gravel event.



Mikkelsen took his M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000 to fourth overall – the second event in a row that he has scored IRC drivers’ points – on the back of winning his first stage in the series.

However, a collision with a herd of cows on stage 14 on Saturday and a loss of powersteering for the final two stages made for a rather fraught finish to the event.

“It’s been okay because we have learned a lot and gained lots of experience so from that side it’s positive,” said Mikkelsen, 21. “But we had some problems as well and it was difficult on those last two stages without powersteering. My arms were very long so I had to get Ola [Flřene, my co-driver] to drive back to service.”

Mikkelsen’s next scheduled event is Barum Czech Rally Zlín, which runs from 27-29 August.
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Standings

  • IRC Drivers
  • 2WD Drivers
1.   Juho HANNINEN ŠKODA 62 pt.
2.   Jan KOPECKÝ ŠKODA 47 pt.
3.   Freddy LOIX ŠKODA 30 pt.
4.   Bruno MAGALHAES PEUGEOT 30 pt.
5.   Kris MEEKE PEUGEOT 28 pt.
1.   Kevin ABBRING 20 pt.
2.   Rafael TULIO PEUGEOT 20 pt.
3.   Pierre CAMPANA 16 pt.
4.   Harry HUNT M-SPORT 10 pt.
5.   Yeray LEMES M-SPORT 10 pt.
  • IRC Manufacturers
  • 2WD Manufacturers
1. ŠKODA ŠKODA 140 pt.
2. PEUGEOT PEUGEOT 87 pt.
3. M-SPORT M-SPORT 31 pt.
4. RALLIART RALLIART 22 pt.
5. SUBARU SUBARU 11 pt.
1. PEUGEOT PEUGEOT 80 pt.
2. M-SPORT M-SPORT 68 pt.
3. ABARTH ABARTH 29 pt.
4. HONDA HONDA 27 pt.
5. ŠKODA ŠKODA 5 pt.

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