▁racing ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁Ron de ▁G om it olo ▁Di ▁L ana ▁in ▁a ▁W RC ▁car ▁on ▁ 9 ▁September . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁r ally , ▁finishing ▁one ▁minute ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁placed ▁driver . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Kub ica ▁continued ▁his ▁return , ▁foc using ▁on ▁r ally ing . ▁He ▁drove ▁for ▁Cit ro ën ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁and ▁World ▁R ally - 2 ▁Championships . ▁His ▁first ▁event ▁was ▁the ▁R ally ▁de ▁Portugal , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁compet itive , ▁but ▁crash ed ▁and ▁issues ▁with ▁his ▁car ▁led ▁to ▁him ▁finishing ▁in ▁ 6 th . ▁Then , ▁at ▁the ▁Ac ropol is ▁R ally , ▁Kub ica ▁won , ▁finishing ▁nearly ▁ 9 0 ▁seconds ▁ahead ▁of ▁second ▁placed ▁Y uri y ▁Pro t as ov . ▁He ▁repeated ▁this ▁success ▁at ▁the ▁R ally ▁d ' Italia ▁winning ▁ahead ▁of ▁Abd ul az iz ▁Al - K uw ari ▁by ▁ 4 ▁minutes . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁R ally ▁Finland ▁Kub ica ▁lost ▁to ▁J ari ▁K et oma a ▁by ▁nearly ▁ 9 0 ▁seconds . ▁The ▁R ally e ▁Deutschland ▁was ▁a ▁big ▁success . ▁Not ▁only ▁did ▁the ▁P ole ▁win ▁ahead ▁of ▁El f yn ▁Evans ▁by ▁ 1 2 . 9 ▁seconds , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁R ally - 2 ▁Championships