25-year old Chris Ingram clinched the FIA 2019 European regional title after finishing fourth on the final round of this year’s series, the Hungary Rally based at Nyíregyháza.
He is the first British driver to win the series since Vic Elford in 1967 and was co-driven by Russ Whittock, son of the former WRC co-driver Dave Whittock.
Ingram’s title success was remarkable. He had never won an ERC qualifying round, this year finishing second in Canarias and Cyprus. He drove a Skoda Fabia R5 Evo, prepared by the German TOK Sport team.
Russian Citroen driver, Alexey Lukyanuk, led most of the way since the start, but fell back on the final stage of the two-day event with a puncture, the veteran Hungarian Frigyes Turan eventually winning in a Skoda.
Alexey Lukyanuk in a Citroen C3 R5.
A puncture slowed champion Chris Ingram's progress.
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