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After the top two cars went off track into retirement on day two, the no4 Audi Quattro of Finland’s Antero Laine and Topi Luhtinen finished the 2019 Lahti Historic Rally in first place, with the no7 Toyota Starlet 1300 of Esa Peltonen and Jyrki Saarto in second and the first EHSRC entrant across the finish line. The Toyota was 1m03.5s behind the Audi and 9.9 seconds ahead of the no2 Audi Quattro of ‘Zippo’ and Nicola Arena, the Italians finishing 3rd overall. However in post event scrutineering the no4 Audi was found to not be in compliance with the Historic Technical Passport (HTP) for the car and was disqualified from the event.

Unsurprisingly the top three overall places at the end of Day 1 of the 2019 Lahti Historic Rally is filled by Finnish entries with the Category 4 no5 Audi Quattro A2 of Ville Silvasti leading by 26.4 seconds. The Category 3 no1 Volvo 242 of Jari Kankaanmaki is in second place, with the no4 Audi Quattro of Antero Laine in third.

Round 6 of the 2019 FIA European Historic Sporting Rally Championship is unique as the Lahti Historic Rally in Finland is the only gravel rally on this season’s schedule. The challenging nature of the most northern event of the 2019 season on the 9th and 10th August has seen 54 entries received by the organisers, of which 18 are eligible to score championship points in the FIA EHSRC.

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In just one week's time the Lahti Historic Rally in Finland (9-10 August) will be the host event for Round 6 of the 2019 European Historic Sporting Rally Championship. The Lahti Historic Rally is the only gravel rally on this year’s schedule and invokes the spirit of the legendary 1000 Lakes Rally.

With five of the nine rounds in the 2019 European Historic Sporting Rally Championship season now complete the race to the category titles now hots up as the EHSRC heads to Finland for the Lahti Historic Rally on 8-10 August.

The no102 Key Sport Engineering Lancia Delta Integrale of ‘Lucky’ and Fabrizia Pons built on the solid lead they had after Day One of the Rally Weiz to secure victory on Round 5 of the 2019 FIA European Historic Sporting Rally Championship.

Round 5 of the 2019 FIA European Historic Sporting Rally Championship, the Rallye Weiz in Austria, got underway this afternoon with the competitors being challenged by the first six of the fourteen special stages.

The Austrian round of the 2019 FIA European Historic Sporting Rally Championship will be held against the beautiful backdrop of the Styian countryside, with fourteen special stages to challenge the skills of the competitors.

Round 5 of the 2019 FIA European Historic Sporting Rally Championship will be hosted by the Rallye Weiz in Austria, an event that is in its 11th year but is making its debut on the EHSRC calendar on the 18-20 July. A total of 28 EHSRC eligible entries across the four categories will be competing for top honours in Styria as the championship reaches the half way stage of the 2019 season.