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Hołowczyc wins LOTTO Baja Poland

For the second time in a row and fifth in his career 

Krzysztof Hołowczyc (MINI 4All Racing) won LOTTO Baja Poland, eight round of this year's FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies. LOTTO Rally Team driver took the rally lead during the first running of nearly 150-kilometer long stage held at the military training ground in Drawsko Pomorskie. Overall, Hołowczyc together with his co- driver Łukasz Kurzeja, has won two out of five stages of the rally. Second place went to Nasser Al-Attiyah (also in a MINI), who extended his lead in the FIA World Cup. The podium was completed by a Dutch-Belgian pairing of Bernhard Ten Brinke and Tom Colsoul (Toyota Hilux Overdrive). After the rally come to an end Hołowczyc announced his retirement from cross-country rallying after a decade-long career highlighted by a Dakar podium finish earlier this year.

Final act of the rally, second running of the stage “Dobra” located by the rally park in Szczecin, was interrupted by a downpour. However the weather didn't have any impact on the front-runners. Hołowczyc, chasing his fifth victory in the rally, drove preservative being 20 second slower compared to his own time from the first running of the stage. The Pole, despite being 23 second slower than the Qatari at the final stage of the rally, won comfortably with over 7-minute advantage. Third driver of the rally Bernhard Ten Brinke won the first running of “Dobra” test. Making his comeback after a back injury Martin Kaczmarski, ended-up just outside the podium. Former motorcycle rider Marek Dąbrowski (Toyota Hilux Overdrive) finished fifth, ahead of another two-wheel specialist Jakub Przygoński (MINI All4 Racing) who was making his off-road car debut. Further places went to Adam Małysz (MINI All4 Racing), Miroslav Zapletal (H3 Evo) and Paweł Molgo (Toyota Hilux Overdrive).

In the T2 category Jarosław Kazberuk and Robin Szustkowski (Ford Raptor), representing LOTTO School of Champions, had an impressive run, taking the lead after the first running of the stage “Poligon Drawsko”. On Sunday the duo, due to a technical failure, lost their T2-category lead, however they were fastest on the final test. Eventually the victory in T2 went to Denis Berezovskiy / Ignat Falkov (Nissan Patrol Y62) of Kazakhstan. Klaudia Podkalicka (Mitsubishi Pajero) did a good job and finally ended up second in the T2 category. T3 was won by, known from traditional rallying, Aron Domżała and Szymon Gospodarczyk.

LOTTO Baja Poland was also a round of Polish Championship for Cross Country Rallies, where the victory went to Hołowczyc, ahead of Ten Brinken and Kaczmarski. 

In the FIA CEZ in T1 group Krzyszof Hołowczyc took the victory, in T2 Klaudia Podkalicka, in T3 Aron Domżała and in TH Piotr Gadomski.

In the Polish Cross Country Cup in S1 group Piotr Bugajski / Kamil Nowak (Nissan Patrol) took the victory, while Tomasz Stokłosa and Karol Trzebny (Mitsubishi Pajero) were the fastest in S2. Sebastian Kałużny (Husaberg FE03) was the fastest motorcycle rider, Paweł Samek (Suzuki LTR 450) was the best of two-wheel drive quads, Arkadiusz Lindner among four-wheel drive quads (Can-Am Renegade), while Łukasz Szymczak and Artur Jankowski (Can-Am Maverick) won the UTV category.

LOTTO Baja Poland 2015 leaders: 

SS 1: Nasser Al-Attiyah 

SS 2 – 5: Krzysztof Hołowczyc 

LOTTO Baja Poland 2015 stage winners: 

SS 1: Nasser Al-Attiyah 

SS 2: Krzysztof Hołowczyc 

OS 3: Krzysztof Hołowczyc 

SS 4: Bernhard Ten Brinke 

SS 2: Nasser Al-Attiyah 

FIA World Cup for Cross Contry Rallies standings after LOTTO Baja Poland 2015: 

1 Nasser Al-Attiyah: 201 

2 Vladimir Vasilyev: 179 

3 Reinaldo Varela: 97 

4 Marek Dąbrowski: 92 

5 Miroslav Zapletal: 84 

Quotes after LOTTO Baja Poland 2015: 

Krzysztof Hołowczyc / Łukasz Kurzeja (MINI All4Racing): 
- It all went really well for us. Now the really is over. Always up until the last moment you never know what is going to happened, but a few corners away from the finish line we know that we have won the rally. We didn't put a wheel wrong over the course of the rally and we managed to keep some big names behind. Nasser arrived here very tired and that played a role for sure. I've managed to maintain the gap even though he tried to push. Winning in front of your home crowd is something special. My co-driver was making his cross-country debut, but we worked really well together.

Nasser Al-Attiyah / Matthieu Baumel (MINI All4Racing):
- It wasn't an easy rally, but obviously we're really happy. Second place is very good in terms of the FIA Word Cup season standings. I would like to congratulate Krzysztof, he drove really well. I wish to take part in the rally also next year. 

Bernhard Ten Brinke / Tom Colsoul (Toyota Hilux Overdrive): 
- It was great rally for us. Baja Poland is an amazing, but a very specific event. It's very hard to compete against Mini which, thanks to its diesel engine, has a lot more torque. We have a petrol engine in our Toyota that plays to our disadvantage mainly in a sandy terrain.

Martin Kaczmarski / Tapio Suominen (Toyota Hilux Overdrive):
- I'm fourth and I have to take it as a success. We're made it to the end in one piece, so I'm very pleased. I regret that we have lost third place. The podium wasn't far away. Today's stage wasn't my favourite. I was simply scared to run that fast between the trees. 

Marek Dąbrowski / Jacek Czachor (Toyota Hilux Overdrive):
- Sunday was really good, we were really quick on the stages, whereas yesterday we were struggling with the set-up. All in all, I'm happy with the result.

Jakub Przygoński / Andreas Schulz (MINI All4Racing): 

- I'm really happy. Together with my co-driver we have kept really good pace. Our progression is our priority at the moment. I think that quite soon we should reduce the gap to the front-runners. Morocco is going to our next rally.

Adam Małysz / Xavier Panseri (MINI All4Racing): 

- It wasn't the best rally for us. I haven't been driving a rally car since may and I could feel that. Drivers who drive more than us have the experience on their side.

Zarco s’impose en solitaire à Silverstone/ Zarco takes fifth win of season in Moto2™

Le leader de la catégorie Moto2™ a été intraitable dans une course commencée sur piste mouillée et finie sur le sec.

              

Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) a excellé dans des conditions très difficiles au Grand Prix Octo de Grande-Bretagne pour décrocher sa cinquième victoire de la saison, la deuxième consécutive suite à celle de Brno, dans une épreuve que les pilotes avaient commencée sur piste mouillée. 

Concurrencé par Tito Rabat (EG 0,0 Marc VDS), Álex Rins (Páginas Amarillas HP 40), Álex Márquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) et Jonas Folger (AGR Team) en début de course, le Français a réalisé un dépassement décisif sur Rins dans le huitième des dix-huit tours de la course et a pris trois secondes et demie d’avance sur ses poursuivants en l’espace de deux tours. 

Alors que la piste séchait et que de nombreux pilotes se retrouvaient en difficulté sur des pneus pluie qui surchauffaient et offraient de moins en moins de grip, Zarco n’a eu qu’à calmement gérer son avance pour s’assurer une victoire indiscutable et poursuivre sa série record avec un onzième podium consécutif.

Vainqueur devant Rins et Rabat, qui a fait une courte sortie de piste en fin de course, Zarco porte son avance au Championnat à 85 points sur Rins, qui repasse devant Rabat, le Champion en titre, désormais à 88 points du Français. Malgré un pneu arrière complètement détruit en fin de course, Rabat a réalisé son meilleur temps sur le dernier tour afin de s’assurer la troisième place.

Après une très bonne course en République Tchèque, Márquez, le Champion du Monde Moto3™ 2014, a confirmé ses récents progrès en finissant à nouveau à la quatrième place, juste derrière Rabat et devant Jonas Folger (AGR Team). 

                

Qualifié en pole position, Sam Lowes (Speed Up Racing) a manqué son entame de course et a terminé avec une bien décevante sixième place à domicile, alors que les conditions semblaient idéales pour le pilote anglais. 

Autre spécialiste des courses sous la pluie, Anthony West (QMMF Racing) a pris la septième place devant Sandro Cortese (Dynavolt Intact GP), Tom Lüthi (Derendinger Racing Interwetten) et Ricky Cardús (JPMoto Malaysia), dixième avec trois secondes d’avance sur son ancien coéquipier Marcel Schrötter (Tech3 Racing).

Louis Rossi (Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2) a dû passer aux stands en début de course en raison d’un problème technique et est reparti sans changer de pneus pour finir en 27e position. 

Florian Alt (E-Motion IodaRacing Team) a été le seul pilote à miser sur les pneus slicks dès le début de la course et s’est arrêté juste avant Rossi, un pari qui n’a pas fonctionné puisque le jeune Allemand a terminé à la 24e place, devant Xavier Siméon (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2), lui aussi passé sur slicks un peu plus tard.

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Johann Zarco extends his championship lead after a commanding race win in the wet, with Alex Rins and Tito Rabat completing the podium.

Ajo Motorsport’s Johann Zarco made it 11 podiums in a row and extended his lead in the Moto2™ World Championship standings after taking a commanding win during a wet race at the Octo British Grand Prix. The Frenchman crossed the line 3.360s ahead of Paginas Amarillas HP40’s Alex Rins, with Tito Rabat on the EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex completing the podium.

Heavy rain during the morning’s Warm Up session saw all the riders line up on the grid with wet tyres but it had stopped by the time the lights went out, leading to a dramatic and tense race. Frenchman Zarco showed that he was the master in the wet as he managed to preserve his tyres when a dry racing line appeared while many others struggled.

Zarco, starting from 3rd on the grid, was involved in an excellent early battle with Rabat and Rins with the three riders swapping the lead numerous times. On the second lap Zarco and Rabat almost touched, with Zarco running wide and dropping back to fifth. It took him until lap seven to work his way back to the front and take the lead. Zarco immediately set about creating a gap at the front as the others seemed to suffer from greater tyre degradation. By lap thirteen the gap between Zarco and second placed Rabat had reached 8 seconds.  There was a slight scare for the championship leader as Rins started to close him down in the final stages but he responded to take his 6th career GP victory by a comfortable margin.

               

Rookie Rins came out on top in an excellent scrap for second between himself, and the two EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex’s off Rabat and Alex Marquez. Rins made a move with 5 laps to go to secure second for his own, leapfrogging Rabat in the championship standings in the process.

              

Rabat (+5.527s) had led into the first corner and looked liked he could match the pace of Zarco in the early stages of the race, but after 8 laps you could visually see the rubber flying off his tyres. The reigning Moto2™ World Champion ran wide while fighting with his teammate Marquez for third on the penultimate lap, but managed to recover to take third and secure his fifth podium of the season.

Marquez (+6.489s) came from ninth on the gird to take his second fourth position in a row ahead of AGR Team’s Jonas Folger (+8.228s). Pole man and local hero, Speed Up Racing’s Sam Lowes, had a terrible start and was down in eighth by the end of the first lap. The British rider responded in front of his passionate home fans and fought back to cross the line in sixth.

             

Australian wet race specialist Anthony West (QMMF Racing) fought his way from 22nd on the grid to claim seventh. Sandro Cortese (Dynavolt Intact GP), Thomas Luthi (Derendinger Racing Interwetten), and Ricard Cardus (JP Moto Malaysia) completed the top ten.

There were crashes for wildcard Bradley Ray (FAB-Racing), Forward Racing duo Lorenzo Baldassari and Simone Corsi, plus Thitipong Warokorn (APH PTT The Pizza SAG).

Check out the full Moto2™ race results, and the latest Moto2™ World Championship standings.

Up next is the Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini on 11th-13th September.