Jon Armstrong and Eoin Treacy finish twentieth in the Rally di Roma Capitale

It was the fifth round of the series and a three minute road penalty dropped them some eight places down the order in what was a difficult weekend.

DIFFICULT WEEKEND: Jon Armstrong/Eoin Treacy (Ford Fiesta Rally2) in action during Rally di Roma Capitale, the fifth round of the European Rally Championship. Picture courtesy of @World- Red Bull Content Pool.

There’s no doubt the Irish crew of Jon Armstrong and Eoin Treacy will have better results in the European Rally Championship after they finished twentieth overall (seventeenth ERC crew) in the Rally di Roma Capitale, the fifth round of the series where a three minute road penalty dropped them some eight places down the order in what was a difficult weekend.

For the second time in succession, the event was won by the Italian crew of Andrea Crugnola/Pietro Ometto (Citroen C3 Rally2), who finished the 13-stage rally 22.3s ahead of the Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 of fellow Italians Simone Campedelli/Tania Canton.