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All four Suzuki Ignis Super 1600 cars finished in the top six of the Catalunya Rally, the penultimate round of the Junior World Rally Championship.
It is the first time all the Suzuki's have been at the finish of a JWRC event since Suzuki started to contest the Championship in 2002 and the result clearly demonstrates the reliability of the Ignis and is a tribute to the dedication and skill of the drivers, engineers and all team members.
Salvador Canellas, Daniel Carlsson, Urmo Aava and Ville-Pertti Teuronen finished third, fourth, fifth and sixth respectively after three days of close and demanding competition.
Catalunya - with almost 250 stage miles [400 km] - is the fastest asphalt rally of the entire World Rally Championship, and it was made even more difficult this year by uncertain weather. Heavy rain during the final day meant that the Junior World Championship runners struggled to control their cars, which have only two-wheel drive compared to the four-wheel drive World Rally Cars.
Suzuki's team manager Risto Laine said that the result had given all in the team great satisfaction especially since the event is one of the most demanding for the cars and their drivers.
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