Thomas Martens and Robbie Plevoets win the Rally van Zuid-Limburg 2026 in their Hyundai i20 N
Stan Pex and Jorie Christiaens finish second in a Škoda Fabia RS Rally2, Kris Princen takes third in the Porsche 992 Rally GT at Gingelom
Thomas Martens and Robbie Plevoets won the Rally van Zuid-Limburg 2026 at Gingelom in their Hyundai i20 N, 18.87 seconds ahead of Stan Pex and Jorie Christiaens in a Škoda Fabia RS Rally2. Kris Princen and Peter Kaspers took third in their Porsche 992 Rally GT, 30.95 seconds behind the winners, according to the official final classification.
The rally ran on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November on the roads around Gingelom in Belgian Limburg, over 12 special stages. Martens and Plevoets completed them in 1 hour 4 minutes 49.94 seconds. Of the 77 crews on the entry list, 54 were classified at the finish. Our photographer Adrian Jeziorski was on the stages all weekend.
Martens and Plevoets beat the Škodas
The top two cars started with the numbers 3 and 5, and the gap at the end was less than 20 seconds after more than an hour of flat-out stages. Third-placed Princen, who started as number 1 in the Porsche 992 Rally GT, finished 12 seconds behind Pex. Behind the podium the gaps grew: Melissa Debackere and Marlon Krieger were fourth in a Škoda Fabia R5, more than two and a half minutes down, ahead of Richard Pex and Anouck Preda in their Škoda.
Rally van Zuid-Limburg 2026: top 10
| Pos | No. | Crew | Car | Time / gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Thomas Martens / Robbie Plevoets | Hyundai i20 N | 1:04:49.94 |
| 2 | 5 | Stan Pex / Jorie Christiaens | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | +18.87 |
| 3 | 1 | Kris Princen / Peter Kaspers | Porsche 992 Rally GT | +30.95 |
| 4 | 6 | Melissa Debackere / Marlon Krieger | Škoda Fabia R5 | +2:37.72 |
| 5 | 2 | Richard Pex / Anouck Preda | Škoda Fabia RS | +3:10.21 |
| 6 | 7 | Jimmy D’Hondt / David Vanrijkelen | Citroën C3 | +3:19.12 |
| 7 | 120 | Brecht Hoorne / Dylan Vanden bussche | Subaru Impreza | +4:05.23 |
| 8 | 4 | Nicola Stampaert / Steve Matterne | Škoda RS Rally2 | +4:13.86 |
| 9 | 14 | Greg Vandevelde / Kenneth Dardenne | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | +5:13.83 |
| 10 | 12 | Lambert Parren / Kris Botson | Mitsubishi Evo X | +5:23.62 |
Jimmy D’Hondt and David Vanrijkelen were sixth in a Citroën C3, and Brecht Hoorne and Dylan Vanden bussche took seventh in a Subaru Impreza, the best result outside the main class in the top 10. Nicola Stampaert and Steve Matterne, Greg Vandevelde and Kenneth Dardenne, and Lambert Parren and Kris Botson completed the top 10. The full classification, also per class and division, is on rallyuitslagen.be.
Photos from the stages
Adrian Jeziorski photographed the rally from the woods, the cobbled sections and the open fields of Haspengouw. Adrian Jeziorski’s photos of the rally are on RNT Media, where crews can find their own car. More about Adrian: our photographer’s profile. Belgian rallying also features Jos Verstappen this season: the Verstappen racing family.
Were you at the Rally van Zuid-Limburg, or did you spot your own car in Adrian’s photos? Tell us in the comments.
Source: official final classification, Rally van Zuid-Limburg 2026 (rallyuitslagen.be); entry list rallyvanzuidlimburg.be.
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