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Abramowski lands ERC Fiesta Rally3 Trophy ahead of schedule
Tymek Abramowski is celebrating early after being crowned the winner of the ERC Fiesta Rally3 Trophy for 2025.
Abramowski had built a 23-point advantage over Tristan Charpentier following his category victory on Rally di Roma Capitale last month.
But with Charpentier electing not to contest this week’s Barum Czech Rally Zlín, Abramowski can’t be caught in the battle to win the prestigious title and Ford Fiesta Rally2 prize drive, despite 2025 being his first season competing at international level.
“We’ve made some proper hours to prepare for the races so we expected something like this but not so early, so I am really happy,” said the 19-year-old from Poland.
“The experience [of driving a Rally2 car] will be crucial, the first rally will not be easy but getting the experience and some knowledge will be crucial and I’m really happy with that.”
Byrne, Wróbel, Abramowski and Armstrong will be team-mates in the ERC.JPG
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Abramowski, who is co-driven by countryman Jakub Wróbel, will partner Jon Armstrong and Shane Byrne in the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team line-up when he makes his Rally2 debut. He’s determined to maximise the opportunity.
“The most important will be we have the same car for the race so we can compare with him,” Abramowski said. “I will look for the time, I will have a lot to improve because it’s my first rally in Rally2, so for sure there is room to grow but this is for the future.”
Of the ERC Fiesta Rally3 Trophy, a joint initiative from WRC Promoter GmbH and M-Sport Poland, Abramowski said: “It was very equal and the prize helps a lot with the budget from rally to rally. The Fiesta Rally3 is very comfortable, I have done a lot of rallies and kilometres with the car, I really like the style of it, you have plenty of set-up changes you can do and really set up this car for the driving style. You can really improve your skills.”
A decision on whether Abramowski takes up his Ford Fiesta Rally2 prize drive on JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion on Croatia Rally will be taken following Barum Czech Rally Zlín.
Wróbel (left) celebrates with Abramowski
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ERC Fiesta Rally3 Trophy prize package as big hit
For the second year running, tyre company Pirelli has provided a 15 per cent discount on event tyre packages to all participants across the five-event ERC Fiesta Rally3 Trophy season.
The winner of each ERC Fiesta Rally3 Trophy event receives 12 new tyres for use on the next event, the runner-up receives six new tyres with two new tyres going to the third-place finisher.
M-Sport Poland, which oversees the ERC Fiesta Rally3 Trophy in partnership with ERC promoter WRC Promoter GmbH, entered into a partnership agreement with Warter Fuels for 2025. As well as benefiting from the performance of the Warter RALLY EVO2 fuel, which has been developed in tandem with M-Sport Poland as an industry-leading Rally3 fuel, ERC Fiesta Rally3 Trophy competitors can take advantage of two notable incentives.
ERC Fiesta Rally3 Trophy contenders will pay a discounted price of €2,10 per litre for Warter RALLY EVO2 fuel – limited to 300 litres per competitor per rally – while the top three finishers on each of the five rounds will be handed quantities of the product without charge.
During the podium ceremony at the end of each round, the winning crew will receive a voucher for 150 litres of Warter RALLY EVO2 fuel. The second-placed crew be handed a voucher for 100 litres with the third-place pairing getting 50 litres.
Ravenščak is in his second ERC Fiesta Rally3 Trophy season
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Who's aiming for a Czech Fiesta?
The ERC Fiesta Rally3 Trophy line-up for Barum Czech Rally Zlín is as follows:
Tymek Abramowski (Poland)
Casey Jay Coleman (Ireland)
Daniel Polášek (Czech Republic)
Martin Ravenščak (Croatia)
Adrian Rzeźnik (Poland)
