At the conclusion of the 2016 World Rally Championship-2 Season it was the Skoda Motorsport team of Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm who claimed the driver's title. It had been a dominant season from the Skoda Fabia R5 machine, claiming ten of the seasons thirteen victories. The teams Motorsport director, Michal Hrabánek described the end of the Kennards Hire Rally Australia as; 'A day of celebration for the ŠKODA brand' Lappi himself has enjoyed great success in the last three years, finishing runner-up in APRC back in 2013. Having already picked up wins for Skoda in the ERC that year, he committed to the championship for 2014, winning the title in his first full season. Last season he and...
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