Rally Costa Smeralda 2002
The beautiful Rally of Costa Smeralda was the last round of the Italian Rally Championship and the growing Super 1600 category, which will be the reigning category in the Italian national rally championship in the next season.
Several drivers missed the rally, in primis Renato Travaglia, because he has already got the title and has to concentrate his efforts in the European title.
Also the Super 1600 drivers list was very shortened: the Vieffecorse cars and men were absent, because they are spending the resources in order to have Andrea Dallavilla at best for the Network Q Rally and also other Punto drivers missed the Sardinian event for the same reason.
The Super 1600 category had no story because Paolo Andreucci got the first standing in the very early stages and only one driver could solicitate the Tuscan driver, Luca Pedersoli, who has no luck with a penalty of one minute and 40 seconds and he had also the gearbox failure during the last stage. Paolo Andreucci completes his successful season with 8 victories in 10 races and with the second absolute position in the Italian championship.
A nice return to the Italian championship was by Piergiorgio Deila, who started the current season in the fightful Super 1600 French championship. Deila ended the Rally of Costa Smeralda in second position in the Super 1600 class.
Super 1600 Starting list
NUM Driver - Codriver Car Class ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 ANDREUCCI Paolo - ANDREUSSI Anna Fiat Punto Super1600 A6 15 PEDERSOLI Luca - CANTON Tania Fiat Punto Super1600 A6 18 VAGNINI Jader - VALLE Tania Fiat Punto Super1600 A6 19 PEREGO Andrea - DE LUIS Daniele Opel Corsa Super1600 A6 20 DEILA Piergiorgio - VISCHIONI Claudio Fiat Punto Super1600 A6 21 CECCATO Massimo - DOTTA Mitia Fiat Punto Super1600 A6 22 CECCHETTINI Luca - GIANNECCHINI Luca Fiat Punto Super1600 A6 23 BROCCOLI Alessandro - BROCCOLI Elisa Opel Corsa Super1600 A6 100 ALTEA Massimiliano - NICCOLAI Andrea Fiat Punto Kit A6 101 MACALUSO Massimo - BERNACCHINI Giovanni Fiat Punto Kit A6 102 RUGGERI Cesare Massimo - CARBONAI Franca Citroen Saxo VTS A6 103 VACHERON Jean Thierry - SCHAAD Jean Pierr Peugeot 106 S16 A6 104 BERGAMINI Claudio - BENEDETTI Daniele Opel Corsa GSI 16v A6
Final classification
POS NUM Driver - Codriver Car Total time Diff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 14 ANDREUCCI Paolo - ANDREUSSI Anna Fiat Punto 2:23:36.6 2 20 DEILA Piergiorgio - VISCHIONI Clau Fiat Punto 2:27:12.4 3:35.8 3 21 CECCATO Massimo - DOTTA Mitia Fiat Punto 2:31:46.0 8:09.4 4 22 CECCHETTINI Luca - GIANNECCHINI Lu Fiat Punto 2:33:32.5 9:55.9 5 101 MACALUSO Massimo - BERNACCHINI Gio Fiat Punto Kit 2:41:21.8 17:45.2 6 100 ALTEA Massimiliano - NICCOLAI Andr Fiat Punto Kit 2:51:37.5 28:00.1 7 103 VACHERON Jean Thierry - SCHAAD Jea Peugeot 106 S16 2:56:46.2 33:09.6Retired
NUM Driver - Codriver Car When/Why ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 PEDERSOLI Luca - CANTON Tan Fiat Punto SS18 - gearbox failure 18 VAGNINI Jader - VALLE Tania Fiat Punto SS7 19 PEREGO Andrea - DE LUIS Dan Opel Corsa 20 BROCCOLI Alessandro - BROCC Opel Corsa 102 RUGGERI Cesare Massimo - CA Citroen Saxo VTS 104 BERGAMINI Claudio - BENEDET Opel Corsa GSI
Final Classification of the CIR
- Travaglia (Peugeot 206 WRC, 2002 Italian rally champion) pt.49
- Andreucci (Fiat Punto, 2002 Super1600 Italian rally champion) pt.26
- Cantamessa (Subaru Impreza WRC) pt.26
- Navarra (Subaru Impreza WRC) pt.25
- Dallavilla (Citroen Saxo) pt.20
- Grossi (Ford Focus WRC) pt.19
- Aghini (Peugeot 206 WRC) pt.16
The CIR Super 1600 category:
- Andreucci (Fiat Punto Super 1600) pt.76
- Dallavilla (Citroen Saxo Super 1600) pt.42
- Galli (Fiat Punto Super 1600) pt.30
- Pedersoli (Fiat Punto S.1600) pt.29
- Longhi (Renault Clio S1600) pt.15
- Baldacci (Citroen Saxo Super 1600) pt.14
- Ceccato (Fiat Punto Super 1600) pt.14
- Vagnini (Fiat Punto Super 1600) pt.13
- Perego (Opel Corsa Super 1600) pt.6
- Deila (Fiat Punto Super 1600) pt.6
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