Network Q Rally 2002
The fourth race of the Junior World Rally Championship is the ADAC Deutschland Rally. This rally is something new for the World Rally Championship: it is expected to be one of the fastest rallies ever seen, because composed with straight lines and good quality of the tarmac. In the Super 1600 cars, anybody expects the more powerful engines to launch some cars in the top standings.
- Entrants list
- Other A/6 cars
- Opinions before the rally
- Comments after the rally
- Leg 1 (11/14-15)
- Leg 2 (11/16)
- Leg 3 (11/17)
- Stage winners
- Pictures
JWRC entry list
NUM Driver - Codriver Car Class
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51 DALLAVILLA Andrea - BERNACCHINI Giovanni Citroen Saxo VTS A6
52 McSHEA Niall - ORR Michael Opel Corsa 1.6 A6
53 BASSO Giandomenico - PIROLLO Luigi Fiat Punto Rally A6
55 DUVAL Francois - FORTIN Jean-Marc Ford Puma A6
56 VALIMAKI Jussi - GARDEMEISTER Tero Citroen Saxo VTS A6
57 GALANTI Alejandro - AMIGO Xavier Ford Puma A6
58 CHEMIN Christian - SCATTOLIN Simone Fiat Punto Rally A6
59 KANGAS Juha - LAAKSONEN Jani Suzuki Ignis A6
60 CALDANI Nicola - ESPOSITO Dario Fiat Punto Rally A6
61 EVANS Gwyndaf - PATTERSON Chris MG ZR A6
62 TUOHINO Janne - VIHAVAINEN Petri Citroen Saxo VTS A6
63 ROWE Martin - WOOD Chris Ford Puma A6
64 GALLI GianLuigi - D'AMORE Guido Fiat Punto Rally A6
65 SOLA Daniel - ROMANI Alex Citroen Saxo A6
66 BALDACCI Mirco - BARONE Maurizio Citroen Saxo A6
67 CARLSSON Daniel - ANDERSON Mattias Ford Puma A6
68 SCHELLE Nikolaus - WEISS Gerhard Suzuki Ignis A6
69 KATAJAMAKI Kosti - HONKANEN Jakke Volswagen Polo GTI A6
70 HAAF Sven - KOLBACH Michael Citroen Saxo VTS A6
71 DOPPELREITER David - LETTNER Peugeot 206 XS A6
03 NIWA Kazuhiko - IDEUE Suzuki Ignis A6
76 FOSS Alexander - PASHLEY Ford Puma A6
78 FEGHALI Roger - ARENA Nicola Ford Puma A6
Admitted cars for the A/6 class:
NUM Driver - Codriver Car Class ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 121 KRUSE - DAWIDSON Renault Clio A6 122 MEEKE - PATTERSON Ford Puma A6 123 WILKS - HERRON Ford Puma A6 124 FLECK - ASPINWALL Subaru Impreza A6 129 JONES - PARRY Proton Satria A6 130 BLUNDELL - MCKENZIE MG ZR A6 137 CECCHETTINI - DOTTA Fiat Punto Rally A6
Opinions before the rally
Caldani will miss the Network Q Rally (Nov 9th 2002)
(from TRT Sport Promotion info press)
Nicola Caldani won't be able to defnd his third place in the championship in the last round of the Junior World Championship Super 1600, the Network Q Rally of Great Britain, due in England from next November 14th to 17th. It was a silly domestic incident that provoked the distortion of the ankle of the right leg. This distortion penalizes him in any movement.
"Impossible in these conditions to drive the car and to face a serious rally such as the English one - confesses the Versilian driver, who was to partecipate the English event with the Procar Fiat Punto Super 1600. I had some days making therapies and being visited by specialists, but everyone agrees that distortion doesn't allow any kind of movement. I must stop for twenty days. I was at home and I slided a bit. I put badly the foot. Immobilized. This year I demonstrated that in the extreme rounds I was really able to show my best. In particular at the Acropoli and the networkq I was often with the best ones of the group. The Rac is well-known a rally where the difficulties are default and therefore with Procar Punto, car tha kept an high degree of reliability, I would have committed well."
For Caldani it's almost impossible to keep the third place in the Junior championship withough defending it in the English round. "Tuohino and Duval are only at one point, and Basso at three points. Those drivers are valuable. I'm really sad to lose that chance and it is probably my last chance to take part the mythical English rally which has always been in my dreams as driver."
Suzuki teams revved up for Rally GB
(courtesy from www.rally-live.com)
The three privateer Suzuki teams have high hopes for the forthcoming Rally Great Britain, which gets underway tomorrow night, the 14th of November. The sixth and final round of the Junior World Championship is run through the dank and muddy forests of Wales, testing the Super 1600 field's two-wheel drive traction to the limit.
At the end of the rally the Junior World Champion will be known, as at this moment only 1 point separates DaniÎl Sola from the Italian Dallavilla, both on CitroÎn Saxo. The battle for first will be very hard and exciting with three Ignis teams, from Finland, Japan and Germany starting the event as usual, all of them hoping for a great result.
The last time the three Suzukis saw some action was over the sunny asphalt of networkq. The wet and foggy conditions of Britain could not present a more different challenge. But the teams are upbeat as the Suzuki Ignis has always been strong on gravel and recent testing has enhanced their loose-surface performance even further. Suzuki Team Finland's Juha Kangas has experience in the Rally Great Britain, and the young Finnish gravel expert is looking to put that knowledge to good use this weekend.
"I like the British forests because they are not hugely different to the gravel roads in Finland," he said. "The Ignis has demonstrated a lot of potential on gravel already this year, so hopefully we can build on this progress and finish off the season on a high. I am very confident and aiming for a result in the points" Like Finland, Britain is a rally often dominated by local specialists and Suzuki Team Germany's Niki Schelle will be climbing a learning curve. However, he is determined to make the most of this final opportunity to score points.
"The surfaces in Britain are bound to be very slippery, so it will be easy to make a mistake," said the German, co-driven again by his compatriot Tanja Geilhausen. "But I want to go as fast as possible, and our gravel development test has highlighted a few areas where we can improve the car." Gaining experience is the name of the game for Kazuhiko Niwa, Suzuki Team Japan's driver. The young Japanese has never rallied in Britain before, so every day will be a new adventure.
"The roads seem very fast and very tricky," said Niwa, who is being co-driven for the first time in the JWRC by his compatriot Akihiko Takahashi. "I just want to finish the rally, and take as much knowledge of the event as I can into the future."
The three Suzukis have competed on every round of the JWRC this year, but Kangas has competed on an extra gravel event - the Rally Finland in August. The lessons learned from that rally (the last time an Ignis appeared on gravel) should benefit all three cars in Britain. Suzuki has learned a lot about how the car should be set up for gravel, and it has shared this information with all the Suzuki teams. That gives them a little bit more confidence heading into the very difficult Rally Great Britain.
Leg 1 (11/14-15)
Foss keeps his cool as luck deserts Ford Pumas(courtesy of Ford Puma JWRC team)
The FIA Junior World Rally Championship reaches its climax in Britain this weekend with five Ford Puma crews among the 19 starters for the sixth and final round. However, fortune has not been with the Ford crews on today's opening leg and the form guide has been turned on its head over the event's first seven stages.
Norway's Alexander Foss and British co-driver Richard Pashley are the leading Ford Puma crew tonight in 10th place after a day struggling to master the treacherously slippery conditions. The young Norwegian (on his first WRC season) has spun several times and on the final forest stage of the day narrowly escaped a dunking in a lake after deep ruts threw the car off line.
"Yes, it has been frustrating at times, especially when I had to drive in the dark for the first time," he admitted. "The plan throughout 2002 has always been to gain experience of the individual events and surfaces without worrying too much about the overall result so we are continuing what we set out to do at the start of the season."
Paraguay's Alejandro Galanti and his Spanish co-driver Xavier Amigo punctured a tyre after running over a particularly rocky section in SS3 and then also suffered from a misting windscreen soon afterwards. On SS5, a stage that caught out many crews throughout the entire rally entry, he arrived too quickly into a right-hand bend and spun, happily without serious time loss. He will go into tomorrow's second leg lying in 11th position.
Daniel Carlsson and Mattias Andersson - in a Ford Puma from Astra Racing of Bra in northern Italy - should have been the leading Ford crew this evening but a cruel blow at the start of SS5 has left them in 13th place tonight. It has been difficult day for the Swedish duo as their clutch locked up on the opening pair of stages this morning and they were forced to start SS3 in gear and drive carefully as a result. However, the problem proved impossible to resolve in service and, heading into SS5, the trouble returned. Having checked into the start control at the head of the Ford Puma pack, the clutch refused to engage first gear for seven agonising minutes.
"I thought it was all over at that point," he admitted before scorching through the stage to set third fastest time. His luck deserted him again on SS6 when he had to stop and change a puncture.
The British pairing of Martin Rowe and Chris Wood were in optimistic mood before the start of the event thanks to stepping aboard a Boreham-prepared Ford Puma for the first time this season. However, in a cruel twist of fate, co-driver Chris Wood woke up on Thursday with a heavy cold that left him without a voice, forcing the former British Champion to drive almost 'blind' at times as he could not hear the vital pace notes.
"It's been especially frustrating today as the low sun has been right in our eyes for several stages," he explained. "At times like that you have to rely totally on the notes and so if you can't hear them it's very dangerous to push too hard. The roads are incredibly slippery as well - there seems to be a film of mud on the surface - that means front-wheel drive cars will always struggle for grip."
Rowe held eighth position going into the final forest stage of the day but slid into a ditch. He got out eventually but had to retire when he realised the incident had left the Puma with a cracked sump.
Francois Duval and co-driver Jean-Marc Fortin got off to a bizarre start this morning. Just seconds after they left the start line of the first forest stage the throttle position sensor pulled out of its mounting and cut the engine dead on the Chris Birkbeck team Puma. For nearly 15 frustrating minutes the crew battled to locate the problem and by the time it was fixed they had dropped to last place among the JWRC crews.
"It was one of those silly things that takes a matter of seconds to fix once you realise what's happened," admitted the Belgian driver. Knowing that victory was now out of his grasp, Duval planned to spend the rest of the event learning the nature of the stages in preparation for next season. However gearbox problems intervened and before the unit could be changed at the 45 minute service following SS6, the 'box locked in third and Duval had to pull out.
News from our Rivals
Within two stages of today's first full day of action, all three Suzukis were sidelined as each of the team drivers crashed out of the rally. Kazuhiko Niwa left the road on today's opening stage with Nikolaus Schelle and Juha Kangas following one stage later. FIA Junior World Rally Championship leader Andrea Dallavilla lost time this morning with a slow puncture that allowed fellow Citroen Saxo driver Daniel Sola to open up an immediate advantage in their head-to-head battle.
However Sola lost time himself later and Dallavilla regained the points lead. Sola needs to finish two clear points ahead of his rival to steal the title. Jussi Valimaki started the event with his Citroen on Acropolis Rally settings that were suitable for SS3 but not for anywhere else, hence a suspension change in service. Janne Tuohino found the stages were cutting his tyres to shreds and he also damaged the car badly when he hit a deep hole on SS3.
Gwyndaf Evans needed to have the tracking checked after finding the MG a handful while former Formula 1 star and team mate (but not a JWRC contender) Mark Blundell lost time with a damaged engine and retired on SS5. Kosti Katajamaki went off the road on SS3 after suffering brake problems and Sven Haaf rolled his VW Golf right down the order on SS5 after catching his thumb in the steering wheel.
Tomorrow's six stages are based to the north and east of the Felindre service park, five stages in the forests and then a final return to the Cardiff Superspecial to round off the day's action. The Cardiff stage, at 2.45kms, is the shortest of the event but tomorrow's opener is the longest at 54.69kms and a very tough test for the front-wheel drive JWRC contenders. After that marathon wake-up call, the crews head for a pair of stages in Crychan and Halfway forests before a regroup at Sennybridge and then a re-run of the same two stages with no service between. The cars leave Cardiff at 06:00 and do not return until 20:30 having covered 117.04 stage kilometres.
Suzuki heartbreak at triple retirement
(courtesy of www.rally-live.com and Suzuki Super 1600 teams)
The three privateer Suzuki Ignis teams have been bitterly disappointed by their premature retirements on the final round of the Junior World Championship, the Rally Great Britain. However, they have promised to bounce back in 2003. Everyone behind each Ignis team is determined not to let this one setback ruin what has been an encouraging debut year for Suzuki in Junior World Rally Championship competition.
All three cars started the opening leg of the Rally Great Britain, which consisted of 132 competitive kilometres. Conditions were changeable over today's six stages, and the three Suzuki drivers were ready to have their skills tested to the utmost. Suzuki Team Finland driver Juha Kangas enjoyed the tricky, muddy conditions but was frustrated to be held up by the Swiss driver Andrea Chemin on the opening stage of the day.
"I could have gone much faster," he said. He was determined to make amends on stage three, but after a watersplash the car lost traction, and the lack of grip put the young Finn off the road. "I'm very sad as I knew we had a strong chance of scoring points here," he said. "The car felt very good, but when I lost grip after the water there was nothing more I could do."
Even local experts Colin McRae and Richard Burns went off on the slippery stages this morning, losing a minute each. Suzuki Team Germany's Niki Schelle was caught out on the same stage by a sharp, slippery corner which he approached too fast.
"It was the biggest mistake of my career," said the dejected German afterwards. "I had a really good feeling with the car, but your hopes can disappear in just one second. But I'd like to thank the entire team for the fantastic job they've done all year."
Suzuki Team Japan's Kazuhiko Niwa spent the first part of the rally getting to grips with the unfamiliar conditions, and also getting used to a new co- driver, Akihiko Takahashi. He grew in confidence, but was unexpectedly caught out by the changing surface. The car went into a ditch, and although it was undamaged, he could not regain the road in time to stay in the rally.
"I was picking up speed, and it was a silly mistake," he said. "But rallying is all about learning, and sometimes the lessons are very hard. Already I've learnt a lot about driving on loose surfaces, and I'm hoping for better luck in future!"
SS1 (Cardiff Super Special on Nov 14th night)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 61 EVANS-PATTERSON MG ZR A6 02'21"800 62.2 km/h 0 0 2. 59 KANGAS-LAAKSONE Suzuki Igni A6 02'22"700 + 00'00"90 0 0 3. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 02'23"200 + 00'01"40 0 0 4. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 02'23"200 + 00'01"40 0 0 5. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 02'23"300 + 00'01"50 0 0 6. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 02'23"400 + 00'01"60 0 0 7. 55 DUVAL-FORTIN Ford Puma A6 02'23"700 + 00'01"90 0 0 8. 69 KATAJAMAKI-HONK Volkswagen A6 02'24"100 + 00'02"30 0 0 9. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 02'24"600 + 00'02"80 0 0 10. 67 CARLSSON-ANDERS Ford Puma A6 02'24"700 + 00'02"90 0 0 11. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 02'24"800 + 00'03"00 0 0 12. 68 SCHELLE-X Suzuki Igni A6 02'24"900 + 00'03"10 0 0 13. 70 HAAF-KOLBACH Opel Corsa A6 02'26"100 + 00'04"30 0 0 14. 76 FOSS-PASHLEY Ford Puma A6 02'26"900 + 00'05"10 0 0 15. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 02'27"600 + 00'05"80 0 0 16. 63 ROWE-WOOD Ford Puma A6 02'28"900 + 00'07"10 0 0 17. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 02'30"900 + 00'09"10 0 0 18. 57 GALANTI-AMIGO Ford Puma A6 02'31"700 + 00'09"90 0 0 19. 03 NIWA-TAKAHASHI Suzuki Igni A6 02'35"000 + 00'13"20 0 0Retires
SS2 (Brechfa 1 on Nov15th)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 15'40"800 88.5 km/h 0 0 2. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 15'45"500 + 00'04"70 0 0 3. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 15'48"000 + 00'07"20 0 0 4. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 15'54"000 + 00'13"20 0 0 5. 61 EVANS-PATTERSON MG ZR A6 15'56"200 + 00'15"40 0 0 6. 67 CARLSSON-ANDERS Ford Puma A6 15'56"400 + 00'15"60 0 0 7. 63 ROWE-WOOD Ford Puma A6 15'58"000 + 00'17"20 0 0 8. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 15'59"400 + 00'18"60 0 0 9. 69 KATAJAMAKI-HONK Volkswagen A6 16'02"000 + 00'21"20 0 0 10. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 16'03"000 + 00'22"20 0 0 11. 68 SCHELLE-GEILHAU Suzuki Igni A6 16'13"800 + 00'33"00 0 0 12. 59 KANGAS-LAAKSONE Suzuki Igni A6 16'15"100 + 00'34"30 0 0 13. 70 HAAF-KOLBACH Opel Corsa A6 16'20"400 + 00'39"60 0 0 14. 57 GALANTI-AMIGO Ford Puma A6 16'33"800 + 00'53"00 0 0 15. 76 FOSS-MENKERUD Ford Puma A6 16'54"000 + 01'13"20 0 0 16. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 17'05"600 + 01'24"80 0 0 17. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 17'09"600 + 01'28"80 0 0Retires
03 NIWA Kazuhiko - IDEUE (Suzuki Ignis, went off road)
SS3 (Trawscoed 1)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 19'20"700 86.8 km/h 0 0 2. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 19'21"300 + 00'00"60 0 0 3. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 19'22"600 + 00'01"90 0 0 4. 61 EVANS-PATTERSON MG ZR A6 19'25"500 + 00'04"80 0 0 5. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 19'26"100 + 00'05"40 0 0 6. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 19'27"600 + 00'06"90 0 0 7. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 19'39"200 + 00'18"50 0 0 8. 67 CARLSSON-ANDERS Ford Puma A6 19'41"100 + 00'20"40 0 0 9. 63 ROWE-WOOD Ford Puma A6 19'41"400 + 00'20"70 0 0 10. 69 KATAJAMAKI-HONK Volkswagen A6 19'44"300 + 00'23"60 0 0 11. 70 HAAF-KOLBACH Opel Corsa A6 19'51"500 + 00'30"80 0 0 12. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 19'52"300 + 00'31"60 0 0 13. 55 DUVAL-FORTIN Ford Puma A6 20'04"300 + 00'43"60 0 0 14. 76 FOSS-MENKERUD Ford Puma A6 20'25"900 + 01'05"20 0 0 15. 57 GALANTI-AMIGO Ford Puma A6 20'26"300 + 01'05"60 0 0 16. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 21'01"300 + 01'40"60 0 0Retires
03 SCHELLE Nikolaus - GEILHAUSEN (Suzuki Ignis, went off road)
03 KANGAS Juha - LAAKSONEN Jani (Suzuki Ignis, went off road)
SS4 (Brechfa 2)
CancelledRetires
SS5 (Trawscoed 2)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 19'25"600 86.4 km/h 0 0 2. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 19'32"100 + 00'06"50 0 0 3. 67 CARLSSON-ANDERS Ford Puma A6 19'38"300 + 00'12"70 0 0 4. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 19'44"200 + 00'18"60 0 0 5. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 19'46"500 + 00'20"90 0 0 6. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 19'46"700 + 00'21"10 0 0 7. 69 KATAJAMAKI-HONK Volkswagen A6 19'48"400 + 00'22"80 0 0 8. 61 EVANS-PATTERSON MG ZR A6 19'50"600 + 00'25"00 0 0 9. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 19'57"500 + 00'31"90 0 0 10. 63 ROWE-WOOD Ford Puma A6 19'58"300 + 00'32"70 0 0 11. 55 DUVAL-FORTIN Ford Puma A6 20'08"100 + 00'42"50 0 0 12. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 20'14"500 + 00'48"90 0 0 13. 57 GALANTI-AMIGO Ford Puma A6 20'39"700 + 01'14"10 0 0 14. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 20'59"800 + 01'34"20 0 0 15. 76 FOSS-MENKERUD Ford Puma A6 21'01"100 + 01'35"50 0 0 16. 70 HAAF-KOLBACH Opel Corsa A6 26'50"400 + 07'24"80 0 0Retires
SS6 (Rheola 1)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 18'30"200 87.7 km/h 0 0 2. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 18'36"100 + 00'05"90 0 0 3. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 18'36"400 + 00'06"20 0 0 4. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 18'40"500 + 00'10"30 0 0 5. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 18'46"800 + 00'16"60 0 0 6. 61 EVANS-PATTERSON MG ZR A6 18'52"800 + 00'22"60 0 0 7. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 18'53"800 + 00'23"60 0 0 8. 69 KATAJAMAKI-HONK Volkswagen A6 18'57"300 + 00'27"10 0 0 9. 67 CARLSSON-ANDERS Ford Puma A6 18'58"400 + 00'28"20 0 0 10. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 19'06"000 + 00'35"80 0 0 11. 76 FOSS-MENKERUD Ford Puma A6 19'50"600 + 01'20"40 0 0 12. 70 HAAF-KOLBACH Opel Corsa A6 19'53"000 + 01'22"80 0 0 13. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 20'05"600 + 01'35"40 0 0 14. 57 GALANTI-AMIGO Ford Puma A6 21'12"500 + 02'42"30 0 0 15. 63 ROWE-WOOD Ford Puma A6 56'42"000 + 38'11"80 0 0Retires
55 DUVAL Francois - FORTIN Jean-Marc (Ford Puma, mechanical)
55 ROWE Martin - WOOD Chris (Ford Puma, mechanical)
SS7 (Cardiff Super Special)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 02'21"600 62.3 km/h 0 0 2. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 02'22"400 + 00'00"80 0 0 3. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 02'22"400 + 00'00"80 0 0 4. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 02'22"800 + 00'01"20 0 0 5. 70 HAAF-KOLBACH Opel Corsa A6 02'23"600 + 00'02"00 0 0 6. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 02'23"700 + 00'02"10 0 0 7. 69 KATAJAMAKI-HONK Volkswagen A6 02'24"600 + 00'03"00 0 0 8. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 02'25"100 + 00'03"50 0 0 9. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 02'25"600 + 00'04"00 0 0 10. 76 FOSS-MENKERUD Ford Puma A6 02'25"700 + 00'04"10 0 0 11. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 02'25"900 + 00'04"30 0 0 12. 67 CARLSSON-ANDERS Ford Puma A6 02'25"900 + 00'04"30 0 0 13. 61 EVANS-PATTERSON MG ZR A6 02'27"300 + 00'05"70 0 0 14. 57 GALANTI-AMIGO Ford Puma A6 02'30"700 + 00'09"10 0 0
After SS7 (first leg, November 14-15th)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 02'21"600 62.3 km/h 0 0 2. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 02'22"400 + 00'00"80 0 0 3. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 02'22"400 + 00'00"80 0 0 4. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 02'22"800 + 00'01"20 0 0 5. 70 HAAF-KOLBACH Opel Corsa A6 02'23"600 + 00'02"00 0 0 6. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 02'23"700 + 00'02"10 0 0 7. 69 KATAJAMAKI-HONK Volkswagen A6 02'24"600 + 00'03"00 0 0 8. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 02'25"100 + 00'03"50 0 0 9. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 02'25"600 + 00'04"00 0 0 10. 76 FOSS-MENKERUD Ford Puma A6 02'25"700 + 00'04"10 0 0 11. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 02'25"900 + 00'04"30 0 0 12. 67 CARLSSON-ANDERS Ford Puma A6 02'25"900 + 00'04"30 0 0 13. 61 EVANS-PATTERSON MG ZR A6 02'27"300 + 00'05"70 0 0 14. 57 GALANTI-AMIGO Ford Puma A6 02'30"700 + 00'09"10 0 0
Leg 2 (11/16)
Carlsson is top Puma in Ford's fame academy(courtesy of Ford Puma JWRC)
There was drama at the head of the field of Rally GB today and the three surviving Ford Puma contenders in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship couldn't escape their share of the headlines either despite this being the shortest day in terms of stage distance.
Daniel Carlsson and Mattias Andersson believed that they might have taken their first stage win of the event on this morning's long opener. However they caught Christian Chemin's Fiat Punto and were unable to attract the Italian driver's attention for 10kms. By the time they got past they were only third fastest on the stage and the flying stones smashed their windscreen. The team was given permission to change it during the lunchtime regroup at Sennybridge.
Carlsson's Ford Puma (and also Martin Rowe's) was provided by Boreham for Ford's home event and run as usual by Astra Racing of Italy. "It's getting more tricky to find grip now as there are a lot of rocks being dragged into the road by previous cars," he said. "We set second fastest time on SS11 but then couldn't make any further progress when the stages were being used the second time."
Had a clutch problem not cost them seven minutes yesterday, Carlsson and Andersson would have been lying second tonight instead of ninth. "Tomorrow I'm going to push as hard as possible and I'm certainly going to try and get that elusive stage win!" he said tonight.
Paraguay's Alejandro Galanti and his Spanish co-driver Xavier Amigo survived several spins early today but Amigo declared that the duo were happy with their overall result of 10th after tonight's superspecial.
"The past few events haven't been so good for us so we needed to rebuild our confidence. The stages were slippery this morning but in many ways the conditions were better on the reruns in the afternoon. It's actually drier than on the recce so we're going faster than we expected. It's still been a strange event for weather; low sunshine yesterday and now some fog on the high ground today."
Things were not going entirely their way, however, when Galanti punctured a front tyre on SS11 and had to stop and change the wheel. The engine then refused to restart and the crew dropped more time by being late at the arrival of SS12, gaining a 30 seconds penalty in the process.
Norway's Alexander Foss and British co-driver Richard Pashley were the leading Ford Puma crew last night but saw that lead disappear with a puncture on today's opening stage. The front right tyre deflated after 20kms of the 54.69kms stage after a constant battering in the ruts and the crew had no option but to stop and change the wheel. By the end of the stage the engine temperature had risen dramatically as the radiator had been damaged by the rough road and the duo had to top it up with water from a nearby stream before they could make their way to service. "Our confidence has been growing with every stage," said 12th placed Foss. "We've been getting quicker and quicker so it was a big frustration to get that puncture."
Even more frustrating was the failure of a spigot bearing that left Foss with a clutch that stuck or slipped without warning on SS11 and SS12. The necessary clutch and gearbox change, a task took longer than expected and the Norwegian was late out of tonight's final service.
News from our RivalsSven Haaf became the day's first casualty when his VW failed to restart the second leg of the event and was seen parked up at the exit of parc ferme. Shortly afterwards his team mate Kosti Katajamaki suffered a mechanical failure and he also was forced out. Niall McShea emerged from the day's opening stage with a shattered windscreen after having stones thrown at it by spectators while Gwyndaf Evans lost two minutes changing a puncture.
The JWRC Championship battle swung, possibly, decisively in Daniel Sola's favour after series leader Andrea Dallavilla also had to stop and change a wheel. Punctures were a common theme among the Junior contingent and Sola was fortunate that, when he too punctured, he was able to complete the stage without changing the wheel. Sola is comfortably placed to steal the title tomorrow but he must first finish the rally as Dallavilla currently leads the series by a single point.
Tomorrow's final leg features four stages located in the Vale of Neath between Cardiff and the Felindre service park. After an 05:30 start from Cardiff the crews face a second run over the 54.69kms Resolfen stage before service. Next up is a repeat of Rheola (used as SS6 on Friday) before two runs through the famous Margam stage that ends in front of the house and has been the scene of both celebration and despair in recent years. The survivors will return to the podium at Cardiff Castle with the overall rally winner due on the finish ramp at approximately 16:40.
SS8 (Resolfen 1)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 33'27"800 98.1 km/h 0 0 2. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 33'39"600 + 00'11"80 0 0 3. 67 CARLSSON-ANDERS Ford Puma A6 33'42"300 + 00'14"50 0 0 4. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 35'01"000 + 01'33"20 0 0 5. 57 GALANTI-AMIGO Ford Puma A6 35'20"700 + 01'52"90 0 0 6. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 35'44"600 + 02'16"80 0 0 7. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 35'55"400 + 02'27"60 0 0 8. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 36'03"700 + 02'35"90 0 0 9. 61 EVANS-PATTERSON MG ZR A6 36'14"700 + 02'46"90 0 0 10. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 36'24"100 + 02'56"30 0 0 11. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 40'02"600 + 06'34"80 0 0 12. 76 FOSS-MENKERUD Ford Puma A6 40'40"000 + 07'12"20 0 0Retires
69 KATAJAMAKI Kosti - HONKANEN Jakke (Volkswagen Polo Gti, mechanical problem)
70 HAAF Sven - KOLBACH Michael (Opel Corsa, mechanical problem)
SS9 (Crychan 1)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 08'10"300 95.6 km/h 0 0 2. 61 EVANS-PATTERSON MG ZR A6 08'12"200 + 00'01"90 0 0 3. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 08'12"900 + 00'02"60 0 0 4. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 08'13"400 + 00'03"10 0 0 5. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 08'15"100 + 00'04"80 0 0 6. 67 CARLSSON-ANDERS Ford Puma A6 08'15"300 + 00'05"00 0 0 7. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 08'17"200 + 00'06"90 0 0 8. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 08'17"800 + 00'07"50 0 0 9. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 08'18"700 + 00'08"40 0 0 10. 57 GALANTI-AMIGO Ford Puma A6 08'35"100 + 00'24"80 0 0 11. 76 FOSS-MENKERUD Ford Puma A6 08'39"600 + 00'29"30 0 0 12. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 08'49"600 + 00'39"30 0 0Retires
SS10 (Halfway 1)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 10'50"000 102.4 km/h 0 0 2. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 10'50"000 + 00'00"0. 0 0 3. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 10'50"000 + 00'00"0. 0 0 4. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 10'50"000 + 00'00"0. 0 0 5. 57 GALANTI-AMIGO Ford Puma A6 10'50"000 + 00'00"0. 0 0 6. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 10'50"000 + 00'00"0. 0 0 7. 61 EVANS-PATTERSON MG ZR A6 10'50"000 + 00'00"0. 0 0 8. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 10'50"000 + 00'00"0. 0 0 9. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 10'50"000 + 00'00"0. 0 0 10. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 10'50"000 + 00'00"0. 0 0 11. 67 CARLSSON-ANDERS Ford Puma A6 10'50"000 + 00'00"0. 0 0 12. 76 FOSS-MENKERUD Ford Puma A6 10'50"000 + 00'00"0. 0 0Retires
SS11 (Crychan 2)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 08'13"200 95.0 km/h 0 0 2. 67 CARLSSON-ANDERS Ford Puma A6 08'14"700 + 00'01"50 0 0 3. 61 EVANS-PATTERSON MG ZR A6 08'15"000 + 00'01"80 0 0 4. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 08'15"500 + 00'02"30 0 0 5. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 08'16"600 + 00'03"40 0 0 6. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 08'17"200 + 00'04"00 0 0 7. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 08'19"200 + 00'06"00 0 0 8. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 08'20"500 + 00'07"30 0 0 9. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 08'33"800 + 00'20"60 0 0 10. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 08'39"900 + 00'26"70 0 0 11. 57 GALANTI-AMIGO Ford Puma A6 08'42"500 + 00'29"30 0 0 12. 76 FOSS-MENKERUD Ford Puma A6 08'54"900 + 00'41"70 0 0Retires
SS12 (Halfway 2)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 11'15"500 98.5 km/h 0 0 2. 61 EVANS-PATTERSON MG ZR A6 11'21"900 + 00'06"40 0 0 3. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 11'22"400 + 00'06"90 0 0 4. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 11'31"300 + 00'15"80 0 0 5. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 11'32"600 + 00'17"10 0 0 6. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 11'34"400 + 00'18"90 0 0 7. 67 CARLSSON-ANDERS Ford Puma A6 11'38"800 + 00'23"30 0 0 8. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 11'40"700 + 00'25"20 0 0 9. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 11'57"100 + 00'41"60 0 0 10. 57 GALANTI-AMIGO Ford Puma A6 12'05"900 + 00'50"40 0 0 11. 76 FOSS-MENKERUD Ford Puma A6 12'09"600 + 00'54"10 0 0 12. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 12'29"600 + 01'14"10 0 0Retires
76 FOSS Alexander - PASHLEY (Ford Puma, excluded)
SS13 (Cardiff Super Special)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 02'22"400 61.9 km/h 0 0 2. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 02'22"900 + 00'00"50 0 0 3. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 02'23"200 + 00'00"80 0 0 4. 61 EVANS-PATTERSON MG ZR A6 02'23"600 + 00'01"20 0 0 5. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 02'24"700 + 00'02"30 0 0 6. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 02'24"800 + 00'02"40 0 0 7. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 02'26"300 + 00'03"90 0 0 8. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 02'26"300 + 00'03"90 0 0 9. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 02'27"500 + 00'05"10 0 0 10. 67 CARLSSON-ANDERS Ford Puma A6 02'27"500 + 00'05"10 0 0 11. 57 GALANTI-AMIGO Ford Puma A6 02'49"000 + 00'26"60 0 0Retires
After SS13 (second leg, November 16th)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 2h33'21"100 90.4 km/h 0 0 2. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 2h34'50"000 + 01'28"90 0 0 3. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 2h35'02"400 + 01'41"30 0 0 4. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 2h35'20"900 + 01'59"80 0 0 5. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 2h35'49"000 + 02'27"90 0 0 6. 61 EVANS-PATTERSON MG ZR A6 2h36'11"600 + 02'50"50 0 0 7. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 2h37'40"400 + 04'19"30 0 0 8. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 2h39'30"400 + 06'09"30 0 0 9. 67 CARLSSON-ANDERS Ford Puma A6 2h41'13"400 + 07'52"30 0 0 10. 57 GALANTI-AMIGO Ford Puma A6 2h42'47"900 + 09'26"80 0 0 11. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 2h42'49"900 + 09'28"80 0 0
Leg 3 (11/17)
SS14 (Resolfen 2)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 33'14"700 98.7 km/h 0 0 2. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 33'20"300 + 00'05"60 0 0 3. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 33'24"100 + 00'09"40 0 0 4. 61 EVANS-PATTERSON MG ZR A6 33'29"900 + 00'15"20 0 0 5. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 33'38"700 + 00'24"00 0 0 6. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 33'44"800 + 00'30"10 0 0 7. 67 CARLSSON-ANDERS Ford Puma A6 34'08"700 + 00'54"00 0 0 8. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 34'10"500 + 00'55"80 0 0 9. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 35'35"600 + 02'20"90 0 0 10. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 35'54"500 + 02'39"80 0 0Retires
SS15 (Rheola 2)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 18'14"000 89.0 km/h 0 0 2. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 18'21"200 + 00'07"20 0 0 3. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 18'23"600 + 00'09"60 0 0 4. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 18'24"100 + 00'10"10 0 0 5. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 18'31"000 + 00'17"00 0 0 6. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 19'13"800 + 00'59"80 0 0 7. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 19'47"300 + 01'33"30 0 0 8. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 20'22"900 + 02'08"90 0 0Retires
SS16 (Margam 1)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 18'33"200 90.3 km/h 0 0 2. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 18'38"200 + 00'05"00 0 0 3. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 18'43"200 + 00'10"00 0 0 4. 66 BALDACCI-BARONE Citroen Sax A6 18'43"800 + 00'10"60 0 0 5. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 18'48"400 + 00'15"20 0 0 6. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 18'48"600 + 00'15"40 0 0 7. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 19'06"400 + 00'33"20 0 0 8. 58 CHEMIN-SCATTOLI Fiat Punto A6 19'46"300 + 01'13"10 0 0Retires
SS17 (Margam 2)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 18'36"100 90.1 km/h 0 0 2. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 18'42"800 + 00'06"70 0 0 3. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 18'48"500 + 00'12"40 0 0 4. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 18'51"500 + 00'15"40 0 0 5. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 19'08"100 + 00'32"00 0 0 6. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 19'31"300 + 00'55"20 0 0Retires
58 CHEMIN Christian - SCATTOLIN Simone (Fiat Punto, went off road)
After SS17 (third leg, November 17th, final classification)
POS NO CREW CAR CL TIME DELAY PEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 65 SOLA-ROMANI Citroen Sax A6 4h03'06"600 91.0 km/h 0 0 2. 52 MCSHEA-ORR Opel Corsa A6 4h06'05"900 + 02'59"30 0 0 3. 53 BASSO-PIROLLO Fiat Punto A6 4h06'26"200 + 03'19"60 0 0 4. 62 TUOHINO-VIHAVAI Citroen Sax A6 4h07'14"200 + 04'07"60 0 0 5. 56 VALIMAKI-GARDEM Citroen Sax A6 4h08'34"400 + 05'27"80 0 0 6. 51 DALLAVILLA-BERN Citroen Sax A6 4h09'26"800 + 06'20"20 0 0
Stages won by drivers
- Sola (no.4, SS3, SS6, SS8, SS9)
- Dallavilla (no.3, SS5, SS7, SS10)
- Baldacci (no.3, SS11, SS13, SS14)
- McShea (no.3, SS12, SS16, SS17)
- Evans (no.1, SS1)
- Tuohino (no.1, SS2)
- Valimaki (no.1, SS15)
Stages won by cars
- Citroen Saxo (no.12, SS2, SS3, SS5, SS6, SS7, SS8, SS9, SS10, SS11, SS13, SS14, SS15)
- MG ZR (no.1, SS 1)
- Opel Corsa (no.3, SS12, SS16, SS17)
Comments after the rally
One Fiat Punto Abarth on pominium rally of Great Britain (Nov 22th 2002)
(from N Technology info press)
Fiat Punto Abarth of Giandomenico Basso and Gigi Pirollo finishes in third place (in Junior World Rally Championship) the Rally of Great Gritain, last race of 2002 Championship, won by Spanish driver Daniel Sola (Citroen). Thank to this result, Basso achieves the fourth position in Junior Championship. In the second leg Basso starts from second position but in a finishing special stage a puncture compromises the final result.The long and hard British race doest see young driver Christian Chemin, Fiat Punto Abarth of Hawk Racing Club, under the finish line, because went out of the road in the last special stage.
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