Breen tops exciting entry list for Erc 2015 opener

The Irishman, a winner and podium finisher in the 2014 ERC, will pilot a Peugeot Rally Academy 208T16 alongside co-driver Scott Martin as part of a season-long European championship title bid.

Stéphane Lefebvre, the inaugural ERC Junior champion, is the number two seed in a Citroën DS3 R5 with Kajetan Kajetanowicz (Ford Fiesta R5) seeded three for the LOTOS Rally Team.

Robert Consani is seeded four, Jaromír Tarabus five and Antonín Tlusťák six. Alexey Lukyanuk is seeded seven, Jean-Michel Raoux eight, Jonathan Hirschi nine and top Austrian Hermann Neubauer 10. Vojtĕch Štajf is the leading ERC2 seed with Kristóf Klausz the highest-ranked ERC3 contender.

The Internationale Jännerrallye powered by GaGa Energy takes place in Austria from 4-6 January. Click here for a copy of the entry list.