The FABIA R5 had a successful debut season in 2015, during which it secured for ŠKODA a fourth title in a row in the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship, four wins in WRC2 and five national titles. The Team Championship was a real family affair with Esapekka Lappi & Janne Ferm winning in Poland and Finland, Jan Kopecký & Pavel Dresler in Germany, and Pontus Tidemand & Emil Axelsson in Spain.