Ford driver Kajetan Kajetanowicz led from flag to flag and won all but one stage of the 2015 Internationale Jännerrallye to win the opening round of the 2015 European Rally Championship.
The LOTOS driver overcame a wide range of wintry conditions, including blizzards, to dominate the two-day event in Upper Austria and take the first prize by the incredible margin of more than seven minutes! The achievement earned him a cash prize of €7,000.
The Pole’s mission was assisted by early trouble for the Peugeot Rally Academy’s Craig Breen (208 T16) who exited the event on the very first stage yesterday (Monday). However, the Irishman made use of the Rally2 ruling to re-join today and salvage some potentially valuable bonus points for his Leg 2 performance.
A carefully-paced run from Frenchman Robert Consani bagged second place, while the biggest fight of the rally opposed the Czech Republic’s Jaromir Tarabus (Skoda Fabia S2000) and Belarus driver Alexey Lukyanuk (Fiesta R5). The latter lost a big chunk of time after suffering an overheating issue on SS1, yet he bounced back from 23rd overall to clinch the bronze medal by a margin of 20.7s thanks to a score of 15 second-fastest times over the remainder of the event. The two men were split by just 8.5s – in Tarabus’ favour – ahead of the final test…
Martin Fischerlehner (5th, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX) ended up as the best-placed Austrian runner at the chequered flag.
Making one of his rare ERC outings this season, the reigning Junior champ Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën DS3 R5) had been on course for fifth spot when he was side-lined by a mechanical problem.
ERC2 honours went to Czech driver Vojtech Stajf (Subaru Impreza WRX STI), more than two minutes clear of his closest chaser, while the ERC3 order was topped by Pole Slawomir Ogryzek (Peugeot 208 R2) by a margin of more than four minutes.
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