Eurolamp WRT (commonly known as just Eurolamp) is a

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rally team, currently competing in the

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. Originally named MacCoffee Rally Team, the team was established in 2002 by

Valeriy Gorban Valeriy Gorban ( uk, Валерій Горбань, born February 6, 1973) is a rally Rally or rallye may refer to: Gatherings * Demonstration (political), a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or para ...

to compete in the Ukrainian Rally Championship, who entered a

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in the

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. The team expanded to include a second car during the 2010 season for Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr., and a third car for

Oleksiy Kikireshko Oleksiy Kikireshko ( uk, Олексій Вікторович Кікірешко, born February 20, 1977 in Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union – in present-day Ukraine) is a rally driver from Ukraine. In 2011, Kik ...

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, and contesting the

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for Group N Production Cars. The team returned in

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, with Gorban placing third overall in the Production championship, scoring a class victory at the

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and podium finishes at the

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and

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. The team's best result overall to date was eighth place at the

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, achieved by Saliuk, who left the team at the end of the season. Following the introduction of

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regulations in

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and the restructuring of the secondary World Rally Championship categories, Eurolamp switched to campaigning in the

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with

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cars supported by British motorsport firm

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Complete WRC results

Overall classifications

By class

Notes: * Rallies marked in ''italics'' were not contested as a round of the championship.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.ascania-racing.com World Rally Championship teams Mini (marque) Sports clubs and teams in Ukraine