The season-opening race was won by Martynas Samsonas/Ervinas Snitkas driving the Hyundai i20 VRT race car, who later earned a ten-second penalty from the judges for a false start. Both test victories of the day for Emils Blūms / Didzis Eglītis (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), who will start Saturday as leader of the Aluksne Rally. Second place is occupied by Patrick Enok / Silver Simm (Ford Fiesta Rally3) behind Blūms / Eglītis, who lead the Estonian championship record and leader of the EMV5 class. Like the best Estonians, Enok / Simmi, who occupy second place in the overall ranking of the Aluksne Rally and first place in the EMV3 class, are 5.69 seconds behind the overall leaders.
In the EMV2 class, Priit Koik / Kristo Tamm (Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo), who started first on Friday and led the way for the others, occupy first place. The best in the front-wheel drive EMV4 class were Jaspar Vaher / Rainis Raidma (Ford Fiesta Rally4) and Joosep Planken / Taavi Lassmann (Ford Fiesta Rally4) in the Estonian Junior Challenge.
The most intense racing on the opening day was in the EMV6 class, where the top two were separated by 0.4 seconds ahead of Saturday. Markus Tammoja / Henri Ääremaa (BMW M3 E36) ended Friday’s race day as the leader. Oskar Männamets / Holger Enok (Citroën C2 R2 Max) will compete as leader of the EMV7 class on Saturday. Karel Tölp / Karol Pert (Ford Fiesta R2) showed the best pace in the EMV8 class on Friday.
The results of the opening day of the Aluksne Rally can be found HERE
The Aluksne Rally continues on Saturday with eight speed tests, during which 77.04 test kilometers are covered. SS3 Mežusili 1 will start at 08:18.
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