Archive für 24.1.2009
SEBASTIEN OGIER WINS 77TH MONTE CARLO RALLY
24.1.2009 von Wolfgang.
Reigning Junior World Rally Champion Sebastien Ogier has won the 77th Monte Carlo Rally for the BFGoodrich Drivers’ Team: the first time that the programme - which chooses a different local driver from the five rounds of the IRC on which it operates - has resulted in a rally winner.
Peugeot Belgium’s Freddy Loix - the runner-up on last year’s IRC series - got his 2009 campaign off to a solid start by finishing in a fault-free second on the Monte Carlo Rally, ahead of the Peugeot Total 207 S2000 entry driven by Le Mans star Stephane Sarrazin. Thanks to a magical atmosphere, challenging stages and typical weather, this year’s Monte Carlo Rally well and truly lived up to its reputation as the oldest and most prestigious event in the sport.
Despite having no experience of Super 2000 machinery prior to a short test before his very first Monte Carlo Rally, Ogier took the lead at the end of the second day following a puncture for former rally leader Juho Hanninen. The Finn gave Skoda’s new Fabia S2000 a spectacular IRC competition debut by claiming the lead on the opening morning, which he extended to more than a minute and a half before SS9: the final stage of day two. Hanninen then picked up a front puncture just five kilometres into the stage but chose to drive to the end, losing two minutes and dropping to third. He was confident that he could make the time back up, but crashed out on the very first corner of SS10: the first stage of Friday.
The same stage also claimed Irishman Kris Meeke, making his IRC debut along with Peugeot UK. Having set fastest time on SS3, the Irishman dropped around a minute on the second day with a puncture sustained after hitting a hole. On Friday morning though he lost control of his 207 S2000 after it slid onto a patch of slush. The car left the road in fifth gear and rolled five times, demolishing part of a bridge, but both Meeke and co-driver Paul Nagle emerged uninjured. A dramatic early retirement was that of Peugeot Belgium driver and reigning IRC champion Nicolas Vouilloz, who broke a steering arm on SS7 after a small impact.
As always, tyre choice was the key to the Monte Carlo Rally. With most stages containing a very wide variety of conditions it was normally a question of just finding the best compromise. One of the best examples was the final four stages through the Col de Turini this evening, which formed a dramatical climax to the 77th Monte Carlo Rally. Peugeot driver Stephane Sarrazin, who ran as high as second overall on the opening day, lost more than five minutes with an off on SS4: the opening stage of Thursday. Nonetheless, he steadily recovered throughout the remainder of the event to climb up the order.
The Frenchman gambled on his choice of tyres for the first loop of Col de Turini stages, selecting normal rain tyres instead of the snow tyres favoured by most people. This enabled him to claim third place by just one second from the other factory Skoda of Jan Kopecky, which performed strongly despite intermittent power steering problems. A storming run on the penultimate stage of the rally enabled him to claim fastest time by half a minute from Kopecky and seal his podium place. World rally star Toni Gardemeister - who has twice finished second in Monte Carlo - was set for second place until the alternator broke on his privateer Abarth Grande Punto with only three stages to go.
The factory Abarth team of Giandomenico Basso, Anton Alen and Luca Rossetti suffered mixed fortunes. Rossetti was out on the very first stage after sliding into a snowbank. The same fate awaited the 1994 World Rally Champion Didier Auriol, who put his privateer Peugeot off within metres of Rossetti.
The IRC 2WD Cup was comfortably won by Fiat Punto S1600 driver Manuel Villa. Full end of leg report and driver quotes to follow tomorrow.
IRC RESULTS AFTER SS14, MONTE CARLO RALLY (MONACO)*
1Ogier/Ingrassia (Peugeot 207 S2000) 4h40m45.7s
2 Loix/Smets (Peugeot 207 S2000) +1m43.6s
3 Sarrazin/Renucci (Peugeot 207 S2000) +2m21.6s
4 Kopecky/Stary (Skoda Fabia S2000) +3m17.3s
5 Basso/Dotta (Abarth Grande Punto S2000) +4m28.0s
6 Alen/Alanne (Abarth Grande Punto S2000) +10m49.7s
7 Romeyer/Fournel (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) +20m30.0s
8 Burri/Gordon (Abarth Grande Punto S2000) +21m23.0s
9 Artru/Virieux (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) +9m51.4s
10 Cavallini/Zanella (Peugeot 207 S2000) +28m44.2s
Two-wheel drive winner: Manuel Villa (Fiat Punto S1600)
*All results subject to final confirmation.
STANDINGS
Drivers
1 Ogier 10
2 Loix 8
3 Sarrazin 6
4 Kopecky 5
5 Basso 4
6 Alen 3
7 Romeyer 2
8 Burri 1
Manufacturers
1 Peugeot 18
2 Abarth 7
3 Skoda 5
4 Mitsubishi 2
Ogier claimed a spectacular debut IRC win in Monte Carlo: the oldest and most prestigious rally of them all
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PRIMERA JORNADA ENTRENAMIENTOS SUPERBIKES
24.1.2009 von Wolfgang.
Superbike - Friday 1st
1 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1′59.151
2 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 2′00.081
3 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 2′00.521
4 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 2′01.437
5 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 2′01.487
6 24 Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 2′01.499
7 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 2′02.142
8 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 2′02.190
9 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 2′02.206
10 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 2′02.221
11 53 Polita A. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 2′02.255
12 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 2′02.291
13 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 2′03.913
14 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 2′04.519
15 36 Lavilla G. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 2′04.604
16 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 2′05.292
17 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 2′05.626
18 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 2′05.880
19 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 2′05.904
20 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 2′06.198
21 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 2′06.459
22 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 2′07.094
23 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 2′13.713
Superbike - Friday 2nd
1 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1′44.265
2 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′44.468
3 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1′44.652
4 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1′44.931
5 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1′44.976
6 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1′45.266
7 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1′45.323
8 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1′45.329
9 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1′45.373
10 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1′45.448
11 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1′45.558
12 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1′45.914
13 53 Polita A. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′46.110
14 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′46.121
15 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1′46.261
16 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1′46.440
17 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1′46.586
18 36 Lavilla G. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1′46.948
19 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′46.957
20 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1′47.340
21 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1′47.639
22 24 Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 1′47.699
23 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 1′48.269
24 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′48.274
25 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′49.800
26 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′50.187
27 44 Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′53.550
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Classic Rallye Triest-Wien 2009
24.1.2009 von Wolfgang.
Der Startschuß für die Anmeldungen zur Classic Rallye Triest-Wien 2009 ist zur Jahreswende gefallen: die einzigartige Veranstaltung, die Regularity- und Race-Klasse kombiniert, geht in die 7. Runde. Die Jagd nach Hundertstel Sekunden in der Gleichmässigkeitsklasse und der Fight um die schnellsten Streckenzeiten in der Race Class ergeben ein spannendes Umfeld, das letztes Jahr selbst Rallye-Doppelweltmeister Walter Röhrl zur Teilnahme motiviert hat.
Alle Details und Informationen zur Veranstaltung finden Sie auf unserer Website www.wientriest.at. Dort können Sie auch das Reglement und die Anmeldung downloaden. Nur noch eine Woche gilt der Frühbucherbonus - der gesamte Ausschreibungszeitraum erstreckt sich vom 1.1. bis zum 30.6.2009. Die Liste der bereits eingetroffenen Anmeldungen wird Anfang Februar aktualisiert.
Spektakuläre Nennungen in der Race Class
In der Race Class haben uns bereits einige spektakuläre Nennungen erreicht.
Stichworte wie Ford GT 40 original Le Mans 1968, ein Ferrari 308 Gruppe 4 Michelotto und BMW 328 (Vorkrieg) lassen die Liebhaberherzen höher schlagen. Viele gute alte Bekannte und Freunde haben ihre Teilnahme bereits angekündigt.
Angesagt sind weiters spektakuläre Fahrzeuge wie Jaguar E (Rennversion), Porsche 928, Mercedes Benz SLS, SL Flügeltürer und viele mehr.
Aufgrund der großen Nachfrage rechnen wir dieses Jahr in beiden Klassen mit einem Starterfeld von zusammen rund 100 Fahrzeugen.
Infos & Downloads
Mehr Informationen zur Regularity Class (Gleichmässigkeit) und der Race Class (Rennen) finden Sie hier:
http://www.wientriest.at/wientriest/topics/2009_Anmeldung
Wir freuen uns auf August 2009!
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