This weekend, Jos Verstappen and navigator Renaud Jamoul participated in the Omloop van Vlaanderen rally, part of the Belgian Rally Championship (BRC). The 52-year-old driver had a strong start on Friday in his Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 car and managed to hold onto his second place on Saturday until the finish. Cédric Cherain and co-driver Damien Withers claimed victory in the Omloop van Vlaanderen with a 33-second lead.

“It went well, but Cherain was fast everywhere and made no mistakes. I am very satisfied with second place. It is the best we could get,” said a content Jos. “Of course, you always want more, and we tried everything, spoke a lot to figure out what we could do to make the car better. But this was the fastest it could go. This was the maximum, and we have to be satisfied with that.”

After the first five stages on Friday, Jos started Saturday in second place for the remaining fifteen stages. It was a sunny day, but after the rain that fell yesterday, it was still damp and treacherous on the track. Right on the first stage, Houthulst, Jos lost 13 seconds to leader Cherain. Jos explained: “We went straight over the grass and had to turn around. Because the sun was in my eyes, I didn’t see it. It’s still incredibly slippery, there’s very little grip. It’s very treacherous, but that applies to everyone, of course. We will try to make up for the lost time.”