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Russian squad on top in ERC battle of the teams

Russian Performance Motorsport will lead the FIA European Rally Championship for Teams by two points when battle resumes on Rally Islas Canarias next month.

It heads Rally Team Spain with Toksport WRT and ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team seven points further back.

MOL Racing Tam and ACCR Czech Team are equal fifth with 12 points apiece.

Registered teams can nominate a maximum of three cars from ERC-registered drivers, in either four- or two-wheel drive configuration or a combination of both, to score points on each event.

The results of the two highest-placed cars from a team count, with teams tallying their best six scores from a possible eight. And with points distributed according to the four- and two-wheel-drive classifications of the rally, a team could score a maximum of 50 points per event with 25 on offer in 4WD and 25 also up for grabs in 2WD.

There's a prestigious FIA title up for grabs for the winning team.

Zdroj: fiaerc.com