Andreas and Ola secures strong 2nd place at Rally Poland

Andreas and Ola secured a strong second place at Rally Poland, after fighting with World Champion Ogier for the victory.

June 29, 2014

Andreas and Ola secured a strong second place at Rally Poland, after fighting with World Champion Ogier for the victory.

“Second place and my second podium finish in the WRC – it’s a great result. It was an honour for me to battle it out with the reigning world champion for the top spot for so long. I didn’t manage to beat him and take the lead in the end, but my aim is still to one day stand on the top step of the winners’ rostrum. We will endeavour to gradually improve to the levels of Sébastien Ogier and Jari-Matti Latvala – and we took a big step in that direction here in Poland. For now, though, I’m going to celebrate the fact that I came second and recognise what we achieved this weekend. I really enjoyed the special stages. They were fast and smooth – and that’s the kind of driving I like”, says Andreas.

Andreas and Ola set a new record for the fastest special stage in the history of the Polo R WRC in the championship, with the fastest time he achieved during the ninth special stage – the Norwegian clocked up an average pace of 136.88 km/h over the 12.89 kilometres of the Wieliczki 2 stage. Andreas went at full pelt for 80.21 per cent of this stage.