Daniel Popov missed the first two rounds of Bulgarian championship in Varna and Tvarditsa after his car suffered a serious incident in the preseason tests of the team. Its recovery was long and difficult due to the lack of spare parts in Peugeot Sport dealers. To the delight of Bulgarian fans, Dani doing everything possible to start for a second consecutive year in Sliven.

Last year, the crew of Jasen Popov Racing debuted with their new Peugeot 208 R2 car in rally "Sliven". Then Daniel Popov made more than excellent, finishing fourth in the overall standings and winning convincingly in the RC4 class.