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Robert Kubica's victory Sunday in the WRC 2 category of Rally de Espana was sufficient to clinch the world title in his maiden season.
The Pole dominated the Spanish mixed-surface event, leading from the first stage to take victory by 5min 15.8sec from Saudi Arabian Yazeed Al Rajhi.
It was the fifth WRC 2 win of the year for Kubica, who drives a Citroen DS3 RRC, and gives him an unassailable lead in the championship ahead of November's final round in Wales.
“This wasn't the target at the start of the season but somehow I knew that if I was able to learn quickly on gravel I could do a good result,” he said.
“I was pretty sure that on tarmac I was quite competitive but the rallies in the World Rally Championship are completely different to each other. In the end we managed five wins and one second place from the six rallies that count for the championship - so all good.”
Robert Kubica's victory Sunday in the WRC 2 category of Rally de Espana was sufficient to clinch the world title in his maiden season.
The Pole dominated the Spanish mixed-surface event, leading from the first stage to take victory by 5min 15.8sec from Saudi Arabian Yazeed Al Rajhi.
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| Robert Kubica, Citroën, in Spain. (Photo: WRC) |
It was the fifth WRC 2 win of the year for Kubica, who drives a Citroen DS3 RRC, and gives him an unassailable lead in the championship ahead of November's final round in Wales.
“This wasn't the target at the start of the season but somehow I knew that if I was able to learn quickly on gravel I could do a good result,” he said.
“I was pretty sure that on tarmac I was quite competitive but the rallies in the World Rally Championship are completely different to each other. In the end we managed five wins and one second place from the six rallies that count for the championship - so all good.”
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| Robert Kubica, 2013 WRC2 world champion. (Photo: Citroën Racing) |