Final of the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup “powered by GSe” at the Central European Rally. Belgian guest driver Tom Heindrichs wins the 2024 Cup finale at the World Championship round. Huge bad luck in the end and still runner-up for Frenchman Anthony Rott.
Luca Pröglhöf remains the favourite to win the title in this year’s ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup “powered by GSe” despite on finishing fifth over the weekend.
International scouting by the WRC promoter to promote female rally drivers. Four female drivers from the ADAC Opel Electric Cup will be taking part in the trials in Poland. Claire Schönborn and Ann Felke represent the German colours among 15 female candidates.
In a unique school project, rally driver Luca Pröglhöf introduces young technology enthusiasts to the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup up close and personal.
Fourth round of the Junior European Rally Championship season at Rally Estonia. Opel Junior Calle Carlberg closes the gap to the top of the standings with 2nd place. Good fifth place for Timo Schulz at the difficult gravel rally in Estonia.
Start of the second half of the season in the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup “powered by GSe”. The Electric Rally Cup starts on August 18 and 19 at the ADAC Saarland-Palatinate Rally. Exciting battle for the top spot between Max Reiter and Calle Carlberg.
He was close several times, now he has finally done it. At the Rallye Vosges Grand-Est, Calle Carlberg at last clinched his first victory in the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup “powered by GSe”.
The third round of ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup “powered by GSe” in France. Standings leader Max Reiter is the target on Rallye Vosges Grand-Est. “Home game” for quick French drivers Callea, Rumeau, Gudet and Rott.
Jürgen Klopp is certainly one of the best football managers in the world. His football know-how and his way of motivating people have helped him win numerous titles over the years. His successes include winning the German championship and the German Cup with Borussia Dortmund in 2012, along with his victory in the UEFA Champions League in 2019 with Liverpool, which he followed up by leading the “Reds” to the Premier League title in 2020. In the new social media video released by Opel, the Rüsselsheim-based carmaker’s brand ambassador delivers an “electrifying” motivational speech to a very different target audience.
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Instead of addressing a team of seasoned professional footballers, Klopp takes to the dressing room to give a special group of talented individuals hoping to make their way in international rallying a somewhat different team talk – those individuals being the participants in this years’ ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup “powered by GSe”.
“Jürgen Klopp is one of the most well-respected football managers in the world. He has a passion for electromobility, and rightly so, as battery-electric vehicles provide a sporty acceleration and performance. Having been the face of the Corsa Electric when we launched it, he is naturally supporting the first ever all-electric rally series – the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup – powered by GSe. His well-known coaching abilities will make our top Cup athletes perform at their highest levels during 2023 rally season,” said Rebecca Reinermann, Vice President Marketing Opel and Vauxhall.
In the short video, 55-year-old Klopp points out that the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup is about more than winning. “This is a revolution! The revolution of motorsports. This is the first electric one-make rally cup in the world. If this is possible, absolutely everything is possible! Be bold and show the world the future of motorsports,” are the electrifying directions the Liverpool manager gives his “new” team before sending them out to compete.
The 22-year-old German Cup pilot Christian Lemke raved about the shoot: “It was amazing! I had the honour of driving around Liverpool with Jurgen Klopp in our Corsa Rally Electric. My nervousness vanished quickly because he was totally relaxed and easy-going. A super-cool, normal guy who likes to laugh and crack a joke. The shoot was an incredibly cool action that fits perfectly with our Cup. For him, such a speech was normal – but when you realise in the course of the clip that it is not aimed at footballers, the parallels between the two sports become visible. In my opinion, Jürgen Klopp was the perfect man for this shoot.”
World’s first electric one-make cup: Exciting ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup
The ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup, the first electric one-make rally cup in the world, enters its third season this year – with the 100 kW/136 hp Opel Corsa Rally Electric as an exciting rally car. With its immediate torque of 260 Newton meters, the all-electric small car promises sporty driving from the very first second; perfect for rallying, but also for anyone who likes to accelerate briskly in everyday life and wants to drive with responsibility.
Klopp has been brand ambassador for the Rüsselsheim-based carmaker since 2012. He is recognised around the globe and has become a much-loved and well-respected football ambassador over the course of his career. In total, Klopp has featured in more than 20 Opel TV commercials – most recently in the campaign for the Opel Astra.
New sub-brand, new Cup name: ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup “powered by GSe”. Opel as a pioneer: First electric one-make rally cup enters its third season.
