The 14th Gdańsk Baltic Cup Rally was a single round in 2017 season on a loose surface. The route arranged by the organiser had over 130 km and consisted of 10 special gravel stages running through picturesque Kaszuby. The rally had a formal start from Targ Węglowy, in the heart of Gdańsk. The rally began on Saturday and the competitors had to get through six special stages. Dominykas with Renatas imposed a high pace right from the beginning, not falling out, even once, from the special stage. As a result, at the end of the first day, they took the second position, with an insignificant loss to the leader. An equally minor advantage over another crew promised great emotions during the second stage. On Sunday there were four special stages. Two second and two third times contributed to the winning over Bryan Bouffier and guaranteed to the representatives of Auto Partner Rally Team the second place in the general classification and let us celebrate a life record on the Polish routes under the historical gate of Stocznia Gdańska.

Dominykas Butvilas - Gdańsk Rally was the most welcomed round for me in this year's calendar. Driving a gravel surface is amazing, especially in an R5 car. The settings arranged during the tests were nearly perfect, and the entire team did great work. Right from the beginning we tried to impose a high pace, because with such short sections there was no time for preventive driving. Of course, in some tricky sections we had to watch out but after the first loop we became even more confident. The fight in the front with Filip Nivette and Bryan Bouffier was interesting and it lasted to the end. I like to put pressure and look for a limit. I think that our fans also liked it because they could follow our fight to the last minute. I would like to thank our sponsors, Auto Partner, and the team for great job at the weekend. This is only the second rally and we already made great progress compared to Świdnicki Rally. I am looking forward to other events.

Another performance of Auto Partner Rally Team will be Rzeszowski Rally, held at the first August weekend, which at the same time is a round of the European Rally Championships (ERC).

See videos from Dominykasa Butvilasa drive at the 14th Gdańsk Baltic Cup Rally

Day 1
Day 2

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