Ott Tänak might be exhibiting off the Ford Puma Rally1 machine for his house crowd this Saturday as he enters the Louna-Eesti Ralli to organize and check for the upcoming Rally Estonia two weeks later.
Louna-Eesti Ralli or as it’s named in English, the South Estonian Rally might be that includes three particular phases Ruusmae, Kundja, and Riidmae that might be run 3 times protecting about 70 kilometers in complete all through the day, the rally has one of many go-to in preparation for the FIA World Rally Championship spherical and you may see that it´s widespread as there are two Rally1 vehicles on the entries.
Tänak drove the occasion final time in 2020 when it was one of many first rallies to be hosted after the huge COVID-19 pandemic outbreak that yr. and gained the occasion in a Hyundai i20 WRC fielded by Hyundai Motorsport. That yr there was additionally an enormous entry of WRC vehicles by Toyota Gazoo Racing and M-Sport Ford as properly, with Kalle Rovanperä, Elfyn Evans, and Sebastien Ogier have been entered for Toyota whereas Esapekka Lappi was the only real M-Sport entry, Theirry Neuville was additionally introduced there in a second Hyundai and native driver Georg Gross was entered in a non-public Ford Fiesta WRC machine, turning into one of many strongest WRC fields in a nationwide stage occasion in a very long time.
Tänak won’t be the one one going there to organize for the upcoming spherical. Hyundai Motorsport has entered Teemu Suninen who will check forward of his Rally1 debut in a Hyundai i20 N Rally1 in Rally Estonia One other acquainted title from Estonia to enter is Robert Virves in a Ford Fiesta Rally2 fielded by the previous Hyundai WRC2 manufacturing facility workforce RedGrey Racing, Raul Jeets in a Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo and former FIA European Rallycross Championship common Andri Oun in a Subaru Impreza.
In addition to the rally this weekend, it’s also a busy week for the groups as each Toyota and M-Sport have been noticed testing the vehicles in South Estonia whereas Hyundai is advised to do their testing across the house base in Finland.
