Škoda Fabia S2000
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Škoda Fabia S2000 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Škoda Auto/Škoda Motorsport |
Production | 2009– |
Assembly | Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Super 2000 |
Layout | 4-wheel drive |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 2.0 L (122 cu in) 4-cylinder, 16-valve |
Transmission | X-trac six-speed sequential gearbox with AP Racing clutch |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,486 mm (97.9 in) |
Length | 4,000 mm (160 in) |
Width | 1,820 mm (72 in) |
Kerb weight | 1,200 kg (2,646 lb) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Škoda Fabia WRC |
Successor | Škoda Fabia R5 |
The Škoda Fabia S2000 is a Super 2000 rally car built by Škoda Motorsport. It is based upon the Škoda Fabia road car.
History[]
It made its début at Rallye Monte Carlo 2009, with factory team Škoda Motorsport and drivers Jan Kopecký and Juho Hänninen. The car appeared as fast as Hänninen was leading until a crash. Biggest success of the Fabia S2000 is Hänninen's IRC title with title in manufacturers for Škoda. Škoda Fabia S2000 won many national and international rally titles. Juho Hänninen won IRC in 2010, Andreas Mikkelsen won IRC in 2011 and 2012, Škoda became manufacturers champion in seasons 2010, 2011 and 2012. Juho Hänninen also won SWRC in 2011 In national championships in 2009 it was Pavel Valoušek in Czech Rally Championship, in Germany, in Spain, in Austria, in Slovakia and Roger Feghali in Lebanon. In 2010 it was Roman Kresta in Czech Republic, in Slovakia, in Slovenia, in Bulgaria and Andreas Mikkelsen in Italian Gravel Championship. The year of 2012 brought even more titles for Škoda Fabia S2000 including ERC for Juho Hänninen, Chris Atkinson won APRC, Škoda won manufacturers title in APRC, Jan Kopecký won in Czech, in Germany, in Austria, Luca Rossetti in Turkey, in Slovenia and in Bulgaria.
PWRC victories[]
No. Event Season Driver Co-driver 1 2009 Rally Norway 2009 Patrik Sandell Emil Axelsson 2 2009 Cyprus Rally Patrik Sandell Emil Axelsson 3 2009 Acropolis Rally Lambros Athanassoulas Nikolaos Zakheos
SWRC/WRC-2 victories[]
No. Event Season Driver Co-driver 1 2010 Rally Sweden 2010 Per-Gunnar Andersson Anders Fredriksson 2 2010 Rally Finland Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 3 2010 Rallye Deutschland Patrik Sandell Emil Axelsson 4 2010 Rallye de France Patrik Sandell Emil Axelsson 5 2010 Wales Rally GB Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Floene 6 2011 Acropolis Rally 2011 Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 7 2011 Rally Finland Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 8 2011 Rally Catalunya Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula 9 2012 Rally de Portugal 2012 Hayden Paddon John Kennard 10 2012 Rally New Zealand Hayden Paddon John Kennard 11 2013 Monte Carlo Rally 2013 Sepp Wiegand Frank Christian 12 2013 Rally de Portugal Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm 13 2015 Wales Rally GB 2015 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula
IRC victories[]
ERC victories[]
Gallery[]
Nicolas Vouilloz at 2010 Rallye Monte Carlo
Juho Hänninen at 2010 Finland Rally
Michał Kościuszko at 2010 Finland Rally
Matti Rantanen at 2010 Finland Rally
Juho Hänninen at 2010 Rally Scotland
Guy Wilks in 2010
Nicolas Vouilloz at 2011 Rallye Monte Carlo
Freddy Loix at 2011 Rallye Monte Carlo
Roman Kresta at 2011 Rally Bohemia
Hayden Paddon at 2012 Rally GB
See also[]
External links[]
Media related to Škoda Fabia S2000 at Wikimedia Commons
- Super 2000 cars
- Škoda automobiles
- Cars introduced in 2009
- 2010s cars
- All-wheel-drive vehicles
- Cars of the Czech Republic