“Pepe” Lopez was the winner in the Tour European Rallly Series of the Rallye Sierra Morena, the second race of that competition’s calendar. The Hyundai i20N Rally2 driver returned to Cordoba, in southern Spain, with a 16.4 seconds advantage over Ivan Ares, in an identical vehicle. The lowest place on the podium went to Jose Suarez, driving a Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 and 27.6 seconds behind the winner.
In a good result for the drivers with Korean-made cars, Jose Luis Pelaez was fourth with another Hyundai i20N Rally2 and in the next position was Seri Perez driving a Peugeot 208 Rally4. The top ten also included Pablo Diez in a Skoda Fabia R5, Juan Carlos Fernandez in a Renault Clio Rally5, Oscar Gil with Opel Adam R2 and Santiago Garcia in a Peugeot 208 Rally4. The next event of the TER Series is the 57th Azores Rallye.