Yoann Bonato, Efrén Llarena, Miko Marczyk,
Mads Østberg, Mārtiṇš Sesks and Frigyes Turán have all reached the top step of
the ERC podium and feature on a 36-car international entry, issued by the Rally
Hungary organisers today (Thursday).
Other drivers expected to challenge for
glory include recently crowned Hungarian champion Ferenz Vincze, French flier
Mathieu Franceschi, Czech mates Erik Cais and Filip Mareš, plus home hero
Miklós Csomós, who scored a breakthrough ERC podium on last month’s Barum Czech
Rally Zlin.
Csomós, who relied on crowdfunding to get
his ERC season back on track after a car-wrecking crash on Rally Islas Canarias
in May, is from Sárospatak, 60 kilometres from Rally Hungary host city
Nyíregyháza.
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy driver
Josh McErlean has previous Rally Hungary experience to call on, as does local
aces András Hadik, a three-time national champion.
Martin László has entered his home round of
the ERC on a high following his outright victory on Rally Nova Gorica, an FIA
European Rally Trophy event which took place in Slovenia last weekend.
Roberto Daprà, Norberto Maior and Ola Nore
will face off for the Hankook-equipped FIA Junior ERC Championship title. Daprà
and Maior are entered in Peugeot 208 Rally4s, while Nore will compete in a
Renault Clio Rally4.
Timo Schulz will rely on Opel Corsa power
as he joins Daprà in making his Rally Hungary debut following his category victory
on Barum Czech Rally Zlín.
Patrik Herczig returns to Junior ERC
action, his fellow Hungarian Bendegúz Hangodi is back on ERC4 duty as
Hungary’s most successful racing driver, Norbert Michelisz, the winner of the
2019 WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup, prepares to make his rallying debut.
German’s Norman Kreuter will be aiming to
complete his impressive sequence of scoring ERC4 points on all rounds of the
season.
The ERC’s official tyre partners – Hankook,
,Michelin, MRF Tyres and Pirelli – are all well represented on the entry list,
while five different Rally2 manufacturers – Citroën, Hyundai, M-Sport (Ford),
Škoda and Volkswagen will be in action on the sealed-surface stages in
Hungary’s north-eastern Zemplén region.
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