![]() ![]() I'm really happy for the race, because it's the first time with this car, I'm honestly flat out but very happy. ![]() It's not what we wanted, but we showed my driving is okay and the pace notes are fine. We should've been faster and better in some decisions this weekend. Technical problem - fuel pump before SS 13 (10 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules):Ĭrazy! So much rain at the beginning. Really tough Saturday, trying to battle in the rain for the podium and Spanish Championship. Thanks to MRF Tyres, to Rally Team in Spain and everyone supporting us. It was raining on the stage, we were trying to be as fast as possible. We are happy for the weekend, we started qualifying with bad lag. ![]() To come here and get a podium is not expected, so that's great. Obviously if the weather was better it would've been good to go for some Power Stage points, but we didn't have the right tyres. Incredible, my team is perfect, my tyres are perfect, my co driver is perfect! It's all really perfect, my mechanics, engineers and my team are perfect! Thanks everybody, the conditions were perfect to the end! (14 - Palomo Óscar / Del Barrio Rodolfo): “It was slippery with some damp conditions, the road for sure was a bit drier for us but we were faster than the people close to us.Stage was stopped because of accident of car no. “I pushed like hell in the first one,” said the European champion. And while the majority opted for hard compound tyres only in anticipation of the rising ambient and ground temperature, some elected to carry a pair of softs to help them through the slippery sections on the 14.95-kilometre run.ĭefending champion Efrén Llarena (Team MRF Tyres), starting 22nd following his Qualifying Stage crash on Thursday, was one of several drivers to profit from his lowly road position by going fastest of the ERC contenders on SS2 at the wheel of a his Škoda Fabia RS Rally2. However, with the road drying quickly, drivers running further down the order were able to profit from better grip and more stable conditions. Simone Campedelli is 1.0sec down on the ERC rookie in ninth followed by Andrea Mabellini, who just 0.3sec behind his fellow Italian following a strong showing on his first ERC outing on asphalt in a Rally2 car.Īfter the ERC went indoors – quite literally – during Thursday night’s Las Palmas de Gran Canaria super special stage held in and around the Gran Canaria Arena, crews embarked on Friday’s opening run, Gáldar, which had been made even more challenging by light rain and a notably damp road surface. Mathieu Franceschi is just 2.0sec behind Ares on his Rally Islas Canarias debut with Diego Ruiloba next up. We are happy, a bit surprised but I have to continue like this, that’s the most important thing.”īehind second-placed FIA European Rally Championship leader Paddon, Efrén Llarena is third followed by Andrea Nucita and Javier Pardo, with Iván Ares just 0.1sec down on Pardo after the Spanish Hyundai drivers swapped position on SS7. “It’s a really perfect day, the car and the tyre are perfect, the driver and co-driver are not so bad, we did a good day except for the first stage this morning in the wet condition. “I definitely love my wife but I also love my tyres and my car,” Bonato said. The flying Frenchman, armed with a Michelin-equipped Citroën C3 Rally2, was sensational throughout Friday’s six sealed-surface stages that totalled 88.72 kilometres and proved a tough task for the ERC regulars and their Spanish championship counterparts.Ĭo-driven by Benjamin Boulloud, Bonato, who scored his breakthrough ERC win on the 2022 finale in Catalunya, holds an advantage of 11.0sec over Hayden Paddon after he went fastest four times during the day. Yoann Bonato underlined his status as an asphalt ace during an action-packed opening leg of Rally Islas Canarias, the second FIA European Rally Championship round of the season. FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies.FORMULA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS CERTIFIED BY FIA.FORMULA 4 CHAMPIONSHIPS CERTIFIED BY FIA.International Sporting Code and Appendices.FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships. ![]() FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies.FIA European Historic Rally Championship.FIA Middle-East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship.Formula 4 Championships certified by FIA.Formula Regional Championships certified by FIA.Judgements of the International Court of Appeal.Judgements of the International Tribunal.Joint Sporting and Mobility Commissions.World Council for Automobile Mobility and Tourism.FIA ANTI-HARASSMENT AND NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY. ![]()
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