Reliable performances of Škoda Fabias Super 2000 at the Brazilian Rally near Curitiba earned the brand second, third and fourth places in the final standings.

The second event of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) series saw an unpleasant weather at the beginning of the race.

Škoda Auto continues its successful project Fabia Super 2000 by building a team for Czech rally Championship. The official partner of the team is Delimax, a major Czech-based food manufacturer.

All of the three crews of the Škoda Motorsport team managed to get among the first five in the ranking – Juho Hänninen came second, Nicolas Vouilloz third and Jan Kopecký fifth.

The second stage of the Monte Carlo Rally was even more demanding than the previous one and correct tyre choice was decisive.

The first stage of the legendary rally showed why is it regarded as one of the very toughest. The choice of tyres and careful driving were the decisive factors for the overall placing.

The Monte Carlo Rally 2010 started with an 8.83 km long prologue, which took drivers to a height of 1,140m above sea-level and was mostly run on snow and ice.

Škoda Auto's factory team Škoda Motorsport is going to appear with three crews at the Monte Carlo Rally in January, the first event of the 2010 season of Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC).

A three-year break, a year of preparations and a year of tough testing - that was the start of the Fabia Super 2000 project through which Škoda Motorsport continues its unique tradition of over a hundred years in motorsport.

Have won the first speed trial of the 51st San Remo Rally, Jan Kopecký and Petr Starý of Škoda Motorsport, Škoda Auto's factory team, started this challenging event really excellently.