Wittenbeck is fighting strongly at Ele Rally 2025 - Top 10 despite challenges!
Wittenbeck is fighting strongly at Ele Rally 2025 - Top 10 despite challenges!
Rosenheim, Deutschland - On June 10, 2025, the second event of the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup 2025 at Ele Rally took place. The Infypower Chargebyte E-Rally Team, represented by the driver Johannes Wittenbeck and his co-pilot Maximilian Kugler, reached a solid 9th place under 12-launched teams. Even if the placement is not cheering at first glance, there were both challenges and successes for the team.
The rally offered an exciting mix of fast asphalt sections and challenging gravel passages. In particular, the so -called fech fech sections - fine, sandy dust, which affects the grip in the dryness - represented an additional challenge. On Friday evening, the team could not quite build on the strong performance from the start of the season in Sulingen. A flat foot at the first exam on Saturday morning caused an unexpected loss of time.
weather changes and challenges
The change in the weather did not make the whole thing easier: constant rain converted the route into a muddy challenge. Despite these adversity, the team achieved a total time of 1: 30: 39.6 hours, which meant a gap from over three minutes to the winners Álex Español and Borja Odriozola from Spain.
The Power Stage was particularly surprising, where Wittenbeck and Kugler took 5th place and thus secured an additional championship point. With a clever tactic - dried tires on the front right - they were able to make up for 16 seconds to 8th place. Only 2.6 seconds were missing to achieve an even better placement.A look at the season
Overall, the 2025 season will consist of seven events in five countries, and registration for the competition is already open. The participants drive in 136 hp, production -based Opel Corsa Rally Electric vehicles. The season finale takes place as part of the Central European Rally, an important event that is part of the World Cup. The entire season is impressive, with the first season run in Sulingen, where 15 teams from seven nations were bet.
- The next events in this exciting season are:
- 14./15. June: Rallye Vosges Grand-Est, Gérardmer (F)
- 15./16. August: ADAC Saarland-Palatinate Rallye, St. Wendel (D)
- 5./6. September: Rally Mont-Blanc Morzine (F)
- 26./27. September: ADAC Rallye Stemweder Berg, Lübbecke (d)
- 16.-19. October: Central European Rally, Passau (WRC) (D/A/CZ)
The score after the first run shows the exciting starting point for the coming time:
| Platz | pilot | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Álex Español | 30 |
| 2 | Christian Lemke | 29 |
| 3 | KILIAN KNIMENZ | 27 |
| 4 | Tom Heindrichs | 22 |
| 5 | camera man | 18 |
| 6 | Johannes Wittenbeck | 14 |
The upcoming races offer Wittenbeck and Kugler the chance to build on their previous services and to strive for better placement. The next few weeks are characterized by anticipation, strategy and the striving for the next great success in the rally circus, which the rally fans are already looking forward to.
For interested drivers, the registration for the Cup offers many advantages, including comprehensive team clothing and the option of winning prize money of a total of 300,000 euros, of which 30,000 euros are provided for the junior ranking alone. The junior classification is intended for the drivers who were born in 1999 or later, and offers a great way to gain a foothold in motorsport.
In addition, an exciting season awaits us with gripping duels and a safe platform for young talents to take the next steps in their career. Preparations for the next event are already in full swing and promise exciting races in the sign of electromobility.
You can find out more on the pages of rosenheim24 href = "https://www.opel-motorsport.com/en/dart-fuer-fuer-dac-opel-electric-rally-cup-2025"> Opel Motorsport and ADAC Motorsport .
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