25 July 2018
Silk Way Rally 2018, First Edition, Stage 5: Astrakhan to
Volgograd
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MINI John Cooper Works Rally cars finish one-two in Stage 5
of Silk Way Rally (First Edition). -
Joan ‘Nani’ Roma and co-driver Alex Haro in a MINI John
Cooper Works Rally win Stage 5 of Silk Way Rally in Russia. -
MINI crew of Yazeed Al Rajhi and co-driver Timo Gottschalk
retain lead of 2018 Silk Way Rally (First Edition) with second
place in Stage 5.
Munich. MINI Motorsport leads the 2018 Silk Way Rally (First
Edition) for the second day in succession. Yazeed Al Rajhi
(KSA) and co-driver
Timo Gottschalk (GER) in a MINI John Cooper Works Rally,
finished today’s Stage 5 in second place and extended their overall
time advantage.
The winner of Stage 5 – the longest stage of seven at 552.71km total
distance – was the MINI Family crew of Joan ‘Nani’ Roma (ESP) and
co-driver Alex Haro (ESP), also in a MINI John Cooper Works Rally.
Today’s result is quite special for Roma after retiring from Stage 1
with injury. Despite receiving a severe time penalty, Roma and Haro’s
spirits were not dampened and they have pushed hard to achieve top
five results and move up the leader board to 19th overall.
Roma: “The first kilometres were quite tricky and
bumpy with a lot of water everywhere. I followed a buggy for some
distance but eventually passed and then caught and passed Yazeed. For
the next 150-200 kilometres we led the route, which was quite nice and
Alex was doing a good job. It’s good today to see the two MINI John
Cooper Works Rally in front. I hope that Yazeed wins the race.”
The next stage of the 2018 Silk Way Rally (First Edition) race is
Stage 6, Volgograd to Lipetsk – a total distance of 776.78km, of which
are 317.15km are the Special Stage section.
For further information on Silk Way Rally 2018 and the full rally
schedule please click here.
Silk Way Rally 2018: overall standings after Stage 5