Engineering:Škoda Fabia S2000

Škoda Fabia S2000
Škoda Fabia S2000
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)
uk\|uk\|Kerb\|Curb}} 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, Matthias Kahle in Germany, Alberto Hevia in Spain, Raimund Baumschlager in Austria, Jozef Béreš in Slovakia and Roger Feghali in Lebanon. In 2010 it was Roman Kresta in Czech Republic, Jozef Béreš in Slovakia, Piero Longhi in Slovenia, Dimitar Iliev 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, Mark Wallenwein in Germany, Raimund Baumschlager in Austria, Luca Rossetti in Turkey, Aleks Humar in Slovenia and Dimitar Iliev 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	2012	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard
11	2013 Monte Carlo Rally	2013	Sepp Wiegand	Frank Christian
12	2013 Rally de Portugal	2013	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm
13	2015 Wales Rally GB	2015	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula

IRC victories

No.	Event	Season	Driver	Co-driver
1	2009 Rally Russia	2009	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula
2	2009 Barum Rally Zlín		Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý
3	2009 Rally Príncipe de Asturias		Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý
4	2009 Rally Scotland		Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh
5	2010 Rally Argentina	2010	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula
6	2010 Rally Islas Canarias		Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý
7	2010 Rally d'Italia Sardegna		Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula
8	2010 Ypres Rally		Freddy Loix	Frederic Miclotte
9	2010 Rali Vinho da Madeira		Freddy Loix	Frederic Miclotte
10	2010 Czech Rally		Freddy Loix	Frederic Miclotte
11	2010 Rally Scotland		Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula
12	2011 Rally Islas Canarias	2011	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula
13	2011 Prime Yalta Rally		Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula
14	2011 Ypres Rally		Freddy Loix	Frederic Miclotte
15	2011 Rally Azores		Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula
16	2011 Czech Rally		Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý
17	2011 Mecsek Rallye		Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý
18	2011 Rally Scotland		Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene
19	2011 Cyprus Rally		Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene
20	2012 Rallye Açores	2012	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene
21	2012 Rally Islas Canarias		Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý
22	2012 Circuit of Ireland		Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula
23	2012 Targa Florio Rally		Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý
24	2012 Ypres Rally		Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula
25	2012 Rally Romania		Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene
26	2012 Czech Rally		Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula
27	2012 Rally Sliven		Dimitar Iliev	Yanaki Yanakiev

ERC victories

No.	Event	Season	Driver	Co-driver
1	2010 Ypres Rally	2010	Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý
2	2010 Rali Vinho da Madeira	2010	Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý
3	2011 Rallye du Valais	2011	Antonín Tlusťák	Jan Škaloud
4	2012 Jänner Rallye	2012	Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý
5	2012 Croatia Rally		Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula
6	2012 Rally Bulgaria		Dimitar Iliev	Yanaki Yanakiev
7	2012 Ypres Rally		Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula
8	2012 Bosphorus Rally		Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula
9	2012 Czech Rally		Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula
10	2012 Rally Poland		Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm
11	2013 Internationale Jänner Rallye	2013	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler
12	2013 Rally Islas Canarias		Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler
13	2013 Rallye Açores		Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler
14	2013 Ypres Rally		Freddy Loix	Frédéric Miclotte
15	2013 Sibiu Rally Romania		Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler
16	2013 Barum Czech Rally Zlín		Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler
17	2013 Croatia Rally		Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler
18	2013 Rallye International du Valais		Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm
19	2014 Rally Liepāja–Ventspils	2014	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm
20	2014 Circuit of Ireland		Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm
21	2014 Ypres Rally		Freddy Loix	Johan Gitsels
22	2014 Rallye International du Valais		Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm