Category win secures world rally title for Breen

Irish driver Craig Breen on board his Kel-Tech liveried Ford Fiesta won the S2000 World Rally Championship after he secured a category win on the Rally de Espana, the final round of the series.

Some 12 months after he clinched the WRC Academy title in dramatic circumstances, Breen’s road to glory this time around was on a different path. In second position after the opening two stages on Friday, Breen moved into the lead of the category on the third stage where his one and only rival, PG Andersson (Proton Satria S2000) lost time with differential woes. Thereafter, Breen drove at a steady pace to ensure success and finished two minutes and 5.7 seconds ahead of Andersson.

Breen was sixth in overall classification that marked a personal best for the current Motorsport Ireland International Driver of the Year. Having slipped down the championship rankings in mid-season, yesterday’s category win the in the S2000 series was his third in a row and follows category wins at Rally GB and Rallye de France. He also won the opening round in Monte Carlo