South Racing-built Can-Ams filled the top five places in the Andalucia Rally, round one of the 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies. Outright victory fell to the American racer Austin Jones and his Brazilian navigator Gustavo Gugelmin in their Monster Energy Can-Am Maverick XRS.
Jones became embroiled in a gripping tussle over the varied southern Spanish terrain with Qatar’s Khalifa Saleh al-Attiyah and his experienced French co-driver Xavier Panseri. Al-Attiyah led midway through the rally, but Jones hit back over the last two days to secure the win and al-Attiyah finished second in his South Racing Can-Am Team Maverick.
The Dutch duo of Kees Koolen and Mirjam Pol crewed their South Racing Can-Am to the final place on the podium. Chile’s Hernan Garces and Juan Pablo Latrach were fourth in their Maverick and Argentina’s David Zille and Bruno Jacomy rounded off the top five for the South Racing Can-Am Team.