DiRT Rally 2.0 World Series 2020 – Rally Qualifying Finals get underway

PlayStation

PlayStation competitors were the next to tackle the challenging stages. Tiana Rakotonaivo took an early lead winning the first two stages, but the battle for second was where the action was with 2nd, 3rd and 4th separated by a mere 0.05 seconds after the first stage. The tight and technical sections in the final sectors of stage 3 spread the field out, leaving Robin Jonsson to secure the stage win, and guaranteed his place in the semi-final along with Tiana. An unlucky crash early in stage 1 unfortunately put Dorian Martin out of contention.

PC (Steam)

The final platform to run was Steam, and the heavyweight battle was between Joona Pankkonen and Lukáš Matěja. Joona, the Season 1 DRWS Champion, had a slow start to stage 1, but by the end of the 4.5 miles stage the advantage was just under 0.4 seconds. Stage 2 was just as close, with the top two separated by 0.2 seconds, this time Lukáš clinching the stage win. The wet conditions proved a challenge for Maxiem Wagenaar who had an off-track excursion down a slippery bank losing several seconds. Joona and Lukáš both go through the Semi-Finals after finishing 1-2 in stage 3, Lukáš showing his rear-wheel-drive control and a winning margin just over 1 second.