RTL Today - European Rally Championship: Grégoire Munster finishes Hungary race on 2nd spot

This excellent performance gave the Luxembourgish driver a push in the general table, where he has advanced to the third rank.

Day 1

As for many competitions around the world, several races of the ongoing European Rally Championship had to be cancelled due to the coronavirus. However, the fourth installation of the competition took place in Hungary over the weekend. Inside a Hyundai i20 R5, Luxembourgish driver Grégoire Munster and his Belgian co-pilot Louis Louka managed to secure the second place.

While Norwegian driver Andreas Mikkelsen maintained and extended his lead throughout the race, Munster managed to fight his way forward through the field with a flawless performance in comparison to his competitors, of which many received time penalties. At the end of the day, Munster and Louka ranked third.

Day 2

On Sunday morning, Munster had more trouble finding his flow in the time trial, where he only finished 19th. During the afternoon race, he managed to build up his rhythm again, even though he was once more interrupted by a flat tyre.

After 190 km, Munster and Louka finished the race as second behind the Skoda Fabia team Mikkelsen/Floene.

ERC points

Another reason for celebration was Munster's advancement in the general table of the European Rally Championship. The Luxembourgish/Belgian team ranked first in the Junior table and thus gained the top spot in the general Junior classification.

Plaz	Pilot	Natioun	ITA	LAT	PRT	HUN	CAN	BEL
1	Munster Grégoire	LUX	24	25	40	36			125
2	Solberg Oliver	SWE	40	40	16	28			124
3	Llarena Efrén	ESP	26	22	R	31			79
4	Marczyk Miko	POL	15	19	31	13			78
5	Cais Erik	CZE	9	19	27	22			77
6	Dinkel Dominik	DEU	13	13	24	15			65
7	Lindholm Emil	FIN	18	30	R	13			61*
8	Devine Callum	IRL	R	1	18	22			41
9	Tempestini Simone	ROU	30	X		X			30
10	Battistolli Alberto	ITA	11	11					22

The ERC general table is still headed by Russian driver Alexey Lukyanuk with 116 points, followed by Swedish Olivier Solberg (89 points) and Luxembourgish Grégoire Munster (83 points).

Plaz	Pilot	Natioun	ITA	LAT	PRT	HUN	CAN	BEL
1	Lukyanuk Alexey	RUS	38	32	38	8			116
2	Solberg Oliver	SWE	26	40	0	23			89
3	Munster Grégoire	LUX	13	15	28	27			83
4	Llarena Efrén	ESP	15	11	R	24			50
5	Breen Craig	IRL	19	21	3	4			47
6	Herczig Norbert	HUN	0		19	17			36
7	Cais Erik	CZE	0	5	17	14			36
8	Mikkelsen Andreas	NOR				35			35
9	Marczyk Miko	POL	7	6	21	1			35
10	Ares Ivan	ESP			33				33

2 races remain

If no further restrictions are set in place, two races remain in the European Championship: the Rally Islas Canarias in Spain at the end of November and the Spa Rally in Belgium from 11 to 13 December