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After a jerky past season, Baumanis will return to the competition, and 20-22. will start participating in the FIA European Rallycross Championship in August, whose four – wheel drive RX1 class calendar includes four stages – in Sweden, France, Latvia and Belgium.
“It will be a while since I last took part in the race, and I am longing to meet my rallycross friends and acquaintances again. Since 2014, I have been one of the world’s rallycross family members, which seemed very strange last season,” said Baumanis, . “There is a unique feeling to start the season right on the Holje track, where about 50,000 rallycross fans usually come. That feeling is indescribable. And although the number of spectators will be limited this year, I am sure that the competition will not be affected in any way. , including with pilots who have also shown high results in the FIA World Rallycross Championship. “
“My goal is to reach the finals at every stage, but to fight for the championship in the overall standings. No doubt it won’t be easy, but I will do my best and I know that ESMotorsport will provide me with the best cars to do it,” the Latvian continued.
For Bauman, this will be his return to the European Championship. In 2015, he won the FIA European Rallycross Championship in the “Super1600” class. In 2016, Jānis Baumanis started participating in the FIA World Rally Cross (“World RX“_ in the championship, joining the” World RX Team Austria “and, since 2017, the STARD team – where the highest result, the sixth place in the overall championship, was reached in its final season in 2019. After four full seasons in the FIA World Rallycross Championship, Jānis Last year, Baumanis tried his hand at the wheel of an electric car, starting in the “Projekt E” competition stage on the Biķernieki track in Riga.
“This will be an exciting season, during which we will do our best to provide Jānis with the best possible racing equipment,” said Robert Maneiks, ESMotorsport’s team leader. “At the same time, our plans go beyond this season, which is why we look forward to a long-term collaboration with Jānis Baumanis. class, when it is known that the world rallycross rides will take place only by electric car. “
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