Jan Kopecký has completed a clean-sweep of stage wins in the second loop of day two of the Geko Ypres Rally by topping the times on the spectator-friendly Lille-Eurométropole stage, which took place across the border in France.
The Škoda Motorsport driver completed the 1.66-kilometre course in the town of Wasquehal in a time of 1m17.5s, one second faster than event leader Freddy Loix managed in his factory Fabia S2000.
However, Belgian Loix, who actually lives in France, is still in control in the overall standings with a lead of 28.1s over Kopecký. Team Peugeot Belgium-Luxembourg’s Thierry Neuville remains in a solid third place, 1m17.8s ahead of fellow Belgian driver Bernd Casier.
Overall positions after SS13:
01) Freddy Loix 1h45m43.5s
02) Jan Kopecký +28.1s
03) Thierry Neuville +1m38.7s
04) Bernd Casier +2m56.5s
05) Andreas Mikkelsen +3m43.9s
06) Patrick Snijers +4m05.9s
07) Michał Sołowow +4m48.4s
08) Bruno Magalhães +4m52.2s
– Credit: www.ircseries.com