To keep his hopes alive for a second consecutive WRC2 drivers' championship, Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen (Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo) finished second in the WRC2 category at the Ypres Rally. Skoda teams swept the WRC2 Junior and WRC2 Masters divisions in round nine of the FIA World Rally Championship.
Andreas Mikkelsen, leader of the WRC2 class, visited Ypres, a beautiful city in western Belgium. The Norwegian Skoda driver-focused mostly on Yohan Rossel because his two closest rivals, Kajetan Kajetanowicz (POL) and Emil Lindholm (FIN), elected not to start. The Frenchman was ranked fourth in WRC2, heading into the ninth of the rally's 13 stages. To win the championship, Mikkelsen planned to finish at least one place higher than his primary challenger in the subsequent two rallies.