Author Topic: IRC: Rally and Discussions Thread 2009 SPOILERS (Read 1486 times)

Mothers Worry · « **on:** January 22, 2009, 12:20:32 pm »

Hanninen takes Monte Carlo lead

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Hanninen takes Monte Carlo lead

Wednesday, January 21st 2009, 19:36 GMT

Juho Hanninen has taken the lead of the Monte Carlo Rally on the first day of Skoda's return as a factory team.

Leading positions after leg one:
Pos Driver Car Time
1. Juho Hanninen Skoda 56:32.8
2. Stephane Sarrazin Peugeot + 11.9
3. Nicolas Vouilloz Peugeot + 33.9
4. Sebastien Ogier Peugeot + 49.3
5. Freddy Loix Peugeot + 54.6
6. Kris Meeke Peugeot +1:01.3
7. Giandomenico Basso Abarth +1:29.8
8. Toni Gardemeister Abarth +1:35.5
9. Franz Wittmann Mitsubishi +3:31.2
10. Jan Kopecky Skoda +4:30.0

Everso Biggyballies · « **Reply #1 on:** January 22, 2009, 01:02:18 pm »

Sarrazin is a bit of an all rounder.... from WRC (Subaru IIRC and got a podium) About the time Atko was starting out. Sarrazin was also a race winner in F3000 and WSR, got to F1, as a tester for a few years, but did start the odd GP as a third driver. He then also drove Le Mans Sportscars (think he has an outright podium plus a Pole Position there as well), plus won the Le Mans Series and now back to Rallying again.

I would expect to see him running near the top throughout given his talents, in what is obviously a weak entry with no WRC status attracting none of the big names. I see Ogier is in there, and he is the main man I think in the Citroen WRC wannabees (Junior Programme Atko has just signed up for post Subaru's exit) having run a couple of WRC events (he actually led for the first few stages in GB before Xmas).

Would Love to see Didier Auriol do well.

Timbit · « **Reply #2 on:** January 22, 2009, 02:55:07 pm »

Quote from: Everso Biggyballies on January 22, 2009, 01:02:18 pm

Sarrazin is a bit of an all rounder.... from WRC (Subaru IIRC and got a podium) About the time Atko was starting out. Sarrazin was also a race winner in F3000 and WSR, got to F1, as a tester for a few years, but did start the odd GP as a third driver. He then also drove Le Mans Sportscars (think he has an outright podium plus a Pole Position there as well), plus won the Le Mans Series and now back to Rallying again.

From my knowledge he was apart of the Subaru team alongside Atkinson in the first year Atko got a contract with them. I think the deal was he drove the tarmac rallies, while Atko did the gravel. As for Enduro racing, I think he had a spot with Pescarolo, and recently has been in a Peugeot seat along with the other past and present F1 drivers Peugeot seem to favour.

Everso Biggyballies · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2009, 04:45:13 pm »

Plus Sarrazin drove an Aston Martin DBR9 in the GT1 class of the 2006 American Le Mans Series.....

His last featured in F1 in 2004 AFAIK, but know he did the Monte in 2006 with Subaru

Mothers Worry · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2009, 08:44:16 am »

Ogier leads as Hanninen falters

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Ogier leads as Hanninen falters

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 19:55 GMT

A late puncture for Juho Hanninen handed the lead of the Monte Carlo Rally to Sebastien Ogier at the end of Thursday's running.

Pos Driver Team Time
1. Sebastien Ogier Peugeot 2:35:09.8
2. Freddy Loix Peugeot +32.4
3. Juho Hanninen Skoda +54.8
4. Kris Meeke Peugeot +59.2
5. Toni Gardemeister Abarth +1:40.7
6. Stephane Sarrazin Peugeot +3:42.6
7. Jan Kopecky Skoda +4:10.6
8. Giandomenico Basso Abarth +4:17.8
9. Anton Punto +8:12.8
10. Franz Wittmann Mitsubishi +10:01.8

Everso Biggyballies · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2009, 09:42:13 am »

Hmmmm.... so much for the big rap I gave Sarrazin..... throws it into the scenery and loses five minutes. Mind you, without the 'almost five minutes lost' he would have been clear leader by a minute plus on the timings at end day. Plus clearly no problems with the car, as he was able to set stage fastest post his incident. Ogier seems one destined to become a household name given his age and results to date, and his performance on the Monte SO FAR (

) as a rookie is impressive.

Mothers Worry · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2009, 09:25:11 am »

Hanninen crashes out of Monte

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Hanninen crashes out of Monte

Friday, January 23rd 2009, 09:39 GMT

Early leader Juho Hanninen has crashed out of the Monte Carlo Rally in the first stage of leg three.

The rally will resume this evening with four night stages, before concluding in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Mothers Worry · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2009, 09:26:41 am »

Meeke determined to bounce back

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Meeke determined to bounce back

Friday, January 23rd 2009, 20:49 GMT

Kris Meeke has vowed to bounce back and fight for victory on the second round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, after crashing out of the Monte Carlo Rally in what he described as the biggest accident of his career.

Mothers Worry · « **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2009, 08:26:28 am »

Meeke takes early Curitiba lead

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Meeke takes early Curitiba lead

Friday, March 6th 2009, 16:52 GMT

Kris Meeke followed up his front-running pace from yesterday's shakedown to take the lead in the early stages of the Rally de Curitiba today.

Leading positions after SS4:

Pos Driver Car Time
1. Kris Meeke Peugeot 30:47.1
2. Nicolas Vouilloz Peugeot + 27.8
3. Giandomenico Basso Abarth + 33.4
4. Alejandro Cancio Mitsubishi + 44.2
5. Freddy Loix Peugeot +1:04.0
6. Victor Galeano Tomboly Mitsubishi +1:35.1
7. Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi +2:13.5
8. Oswaldo Scheer Mitsubishi +3:38.0
9. Rafael Tulio Peugeot +4:58.2
10. Marcos Tokarski Peugeot +5:59.4

Mothers Worry · « **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2009, 08:28:17 am »

Meeke continues to dominate in Brazil

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Meeke continues to dominate in Brazil

Friday, March 6th 2009, 21:26 GMT

Kris Meeke continued his domination of Rally de Curitiba by completing a clean sweep of seven stage victories on Friday.

Leading positions after SS7:

Pos Driver Car Time
1. Kris Meeke Peugeot 50:47.0
2. Giandomenico Basso Abarth +48.6
3. Nicolas Vouilloz Peugeot +48.9
4. Alejandro Cancio Mitsubishi +1:03.6
5. Freddy Loix Peugeot +1:22.5
6. Victor Galeano Tomboly Mitsubishi +2:31.6
7. Oswaldo Scheer Mitsubishi +5:36.6
8. Anton Alen Abarth +7:52.9
9. Rafael Tulio Peugeot +8:22.2
10. Marcos Tokarski Peugeot +10:26.6

Mothers Worry · « **Reply #10 on:** March 08, 2009, 08:11:26 pm »

Meeke wins Rally de Curitiba

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Meeke wins Rally de Curitiba

Saturday, March 7th 2009, 18:34 GMT

Kris Meeke held on to his overnight lead to claim victory in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge's Rally de Curitiba today.

Final results after SS13:

Pos Driver Car Time
1. Kris Meeke Peugeot 2:08:05.7
2. Nicolas Vouilloz Peugeot +26.2
3. Giandomenico Basso Abarth +47.9
4. Freddy Loix Peugeot +2:32.1
5. Alejandro Cancio Mitsubishi +5:20.0
6. Rafael Tulio Peugeot +19:04.0

Mothers Worry · « **Reply #11 on:** March 17, 2009, 07:13:45 am »

Skoda to enter Czech event as test

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Skoda to enter Czech event as test

Sunday, March 15th 2009, 08:17 GMT

Skoda will prepare for its next appearance in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge by entering a two-car team on the Valasska Rally in the Czech Republic on March 27.

It's good to see Skoda back in the mix.

Mothers Worry · « **Reply #12 on:** March 17, 2009, 07:15:11 am »

Proton joins IRC with Satria Neo

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Proton joins IRC with Satria Neo

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 17:38 GMT

Proton has become the seventh manufacturer to join the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, it was announced on Thursday.

The more teams the better..........

Mothers Worry · « **Reply #13 on:** April 13, 2009, 06:49:41 am »

Volkswagen to join the IRC

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Volkswagen to join the IRC

Sunday, April 12th 2009, 08:51 GMT

Volkswagen will return to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge when the Rene Georges Rally Sport operation fields a Volkswagen Polo Super 2000 for rising star Julien Maurin.

Yet more factory love; now it's Volkswagen.

Oldtony · « **Reply #14 on:** April 13, 2009, 07:06:50 am »

It is certainly looking as if the IRC is where the manufacturers want to be.

Mothers Worry · « **Reply #15 on:** May 08, 2009, 07:23:56 am »

Vouilloz fastest in Azores shakedown

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Vouilloz fastest in Azores shakedown

Thursday, May 7th 2009, 15:38 GMT

Peugeot's Nicolas Vouilloz topped the 4.5km shakedown for this weekend's Sata Rally Azores, round four of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

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Loix wins Azores superspecial

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Loix wins Azores superspecial

Thursday, May 7th 2009, 19:40 GMT

Peugeot's Freddy Loix will start the Sata Rallye Azores with a two tenths of a second advantage after winning Thursday evening's superspecial, Grupo Marques, in the fourth round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

Pos Driver Car Time
1. Freddy Loix Peugeot 1m45.0
2. Kris Meeke Peugeot + 0.2s
3. Nicolas Vouilloz Peugeot + 0.3s
4. Jan Kopecky Skoda + 0.4s
5. Juho Hanninen Skoda + 1.4s
6. Giandomenico Basso Abarth + 1.6s
7. Bruno Magalhaes Peugeot + 1.6s
8. Anton Alen Abarth + 2.6s
9. Ricardo Moura Mitsubishi + 3.3s
10. Fernando Peres Mitsubishi + 3.5s

Mothers Worry · « **Reply #16 on:** May 09, 2009, 07:19:05 am »

Meeke dominates Azores day one

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Meeke dominates Azores day one

Friday, May 8th 2009, 20:00 GMT

Peugeot's Kris Meeke is in a commanding position at the overnight point of Sata Rallye Azores, round four of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

Leading positions after leg one:

Pos Driver Car Time
1. Kris Meeke Peugeot 1h20m29.8s
2. Nicolas Vouilloz Peugeot + 40.2s
3. Jan Kopecky Skoda + 50.6s
4. Anton Alen Abarth + 1m18.2s
5. Freddy Loix Peugeot + 1m47.4s
6. Giandomenico Basso Abarth + 2m00.3s
7. Fernando Peres Mitsubishi + 2m10.4s
8. Conrad Rautenbach Peugeot + 2m47.4s
9. Franz Wittmann Mitsubishi + 3m18.4s
10. Bernardo Sousa Abarth + 4m04.5s

Mothers Worry · « **Reply #17 on:** May 10, 2009, 01:03:17 pm »

Meeke seals superb Azores victory

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Meeke seals superb Azores victory

Saturday, May 9th 2009, 17:58 GMT

Peugeot's Kris Meeke dominated the Sata Rallye Azores, the fourth round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, to score his second successive win in the series.

Pos Driver Car Time
1. Kris Meeke Peugeot 2h36m48.3s
2. Jan Kopecky Skoda + 53.1s
3. Nicolas Vouilloz Peugeot + 1m04.8s
4. Freddy Loix Peugeot + 2m15.2s
5. Fernando Peres Mitsubishi + 4m45.2s
6. Franz Wittmann Mitsubishi + 5m33.2s
7. Conrad Rautenbach Peugeot + 5m35.8s
8. Ricardo Moura Mitsubishi + 5m41.3s
9. Bruno Magalhaes Peugeot + 7m03.5s
10. Bernardo Sousa Abarth + 8m13.8s

Mothers Worry · « **Reply #18 on:** June 25, 2009, 08:07:52 am »

Meeke clinches Ypres victory

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Meeke clinches Ypres victory

Saturday, June 20th 2009, 20:40 GMT

Kris Meeke claimed his third successive victory in the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge with an astonishing charge on the Belgium Ypres Rally.

Leading finishers:

Pos Driver Car Time
1. Kris Meeke Peugeot 2h32m16.3s
2. Jan Kopecky Skoda + 20.4s
3. Freddy Loix Peugeot + 1m40.5s
4. Pieter Tsjoen Peugeot + 2m35.3s
5. Juho Hanninen Skoda + 3m35.1s
6. Gilles Schammel Peugeot + 4m06.4s
7. Jasper van den Heuvel Mitsubishi + 4m06.5s
8. Giandomenico Basso Abarth + 4m24.9s
9. Luca Betti Peugeot + 5m48.3s
10. Corrado Fontana Peugeot + 6m24.5s

Mothers Worry · « **Reply #19 on:** June 26, 2009, 08:59:11 am »

Meeke clinches Ypres victory

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Meeke clinches Ypres victory

Saturday, June 20th 2009, 20:40 GMT

Kris Meeke claimed his third successive victory in the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge with an astonishing charge on the Belgium Ypres Rally.

Leading finishers:

Pos Driver Car Time
1. Kris Meeke Peugeot 2h32m16.3s
2. Jan Kopecky Skoda + 20.4s
3. Freddy Loix Peugeot + 1m40.5s
4. Pieter Tsjoen Peugeot + 2m35.3s
5. Juho Hanninen Skoda + 3m35.1s
6. Gilles Schammel Peugeot + 4m06.4s
7. Jasper van den Heuvel Mitsubishi + 4m06.5s
8. Giandomenico Basso Abarth + 4m24.9s
9. Luca Betti Peugeot + 5m48.3s
10. Corrado Fontana Peugeot + 6m24.5s

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Author Topic: IRC: Rally and Discussions Thread 2009 *SPOILERS* (Read 1486 times)

Author Topic: IRC: Rally and Discussions Thread 2009 SPOILERS (Read 1486 times)