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Позиционирование Алексея Лукьянюка в иностранных СМИ

ПРЕСС-КЛИППИНГ с 1 марта 2018 по 25 февраля 2019 года

Москва, 2019

Заголовки

№ Заголовок Дата СМИ Город Заметность1 Rali dos Açores com 76 pilotos

inscritos8 марта

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2 Azores Airlines Rallye conta com 76 pilotos inscritos

8 марта 2018

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3 Azores Airlines Rallye conta com 76 pilotos inscritos e Bernardo Sousa é um deles

8 марта 2018

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4 From Russia with pace: Lukyanuk ready to thrill again in ERC

8 марта 2018

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5 Lukyanuk jatkaa rallin EM-sarjassa - "Uudella insinöörillä paljon kokemusta MM-ralleista"

8 марта 2018

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6 R5 x 35 for Azores ERC season opener!

9 марта 2018


7 Remennik can't wait for Azores ERC return

13 марта 2018


8 Azoreilla 35 kappaletta R5-ryhmän ralliautoja - "EM-sarjan vetovoima on kova"

15 марта 2018


9 Event preview: ERC Juniors in the thick of the battle for Azores Airlines Rallye glory

16 марта 2018


10 Campionato Europeo Rally Pirelli C' ГЁ

20 марта 2018

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11 Kristensson på plats på Azorerna 21 марта 2018

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12 Daniel Alonso, representante asturiano en el europeo de rallies

21 марта 2018

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13 Deux Français aux Açores 22 марта 2018

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14 Rallye - ERC - Açores - Deux Français aux Açores

22 марта 2018

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15 Qualifying Stage flash: Local legend Moura fastest in ERC

22 марта 2018


16 Kreim leads the running order at ERC Azores Airlines Rallye

22 марта 2018


17 Three ERC drivers retire during opening pair of Azores stages

22 марта 2018


18 Lukyanuk en tête, les Français au tapis

22 марта 2018


19 Lukyanuk edges Moura for ERC Azores lead despite off

22 марта 2018


20 Rallye - ERC - Açores - Lukyanuk en tête, les Français au tapis

22 марта 2018


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21 Ricardo Moura na segunda posição no final do primeiro dia do Rali dos Açores

22 марта 2018

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22 Rali dos Açores: Ricardo Moura em segundo

23 марта 2018

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23 Azoreilla ajettiin ensimmäisen kerran jo vuonna 1965 - Hänninen ja Kankkunen suomalaisvoittajat

23 марта 2018


24 Azorella ajettiin ensimmäisen kerran jo vuonna 1965 - Hänninen ja Kankkunen suomalaisvoittajat

23 марта 2018


25 Lukyanuk otti komennon Azoreilla - "Hieman ristiriitaiset tunnelmat"

23 марта 2018


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26 Miika Hokkasen EM-debyytti päättyi konerikkoon ja keskeytykseen

23 марта 2018


27 Habaj first to start in second day of ERC Azores

23 марта 2018


28 Viime vuoden yllätysvoittajan näyttävä paluu Latvian loukkaantumisen jälkeen - "Hyviä muistoja tästä rallista"

23 марта 2018


29 Moura sustains puncture in second Friday ERC stage

23 марта 2018


30 Lukyanuk storms ahead in ERC Azores as rivals falter

23 марта 2018


31 Lukyanuk ends ERC Azores day two with healthy lead

23 марта 2018


32 Lukyanuk en contrôle 23 марта 2018


33 Bruno Magalhães soma e segue no Rali dos Açores

23 марта 2018


34 ERC Azores action erupts around iconic volcano stage

23 марта 2018


35 Rallye - ERC - Açores - Lukyanuk en contrôle

23 марта 2018


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36 Lukyanuk e o encontro imediato com...vacas (com vídeo)

23 марта 2018


37 Alexey Lukyanuk conserva comando do Rali dos Açores após segundo dia de prova

24 марта 2018

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38 Vieira starts first, 11 crews returning for ERC Azores leg two

24 марта 2018


39 Video! Lehmät Portugalin EM-rallin kärkikuljettajan hidasteena - "Valitettavasti nopean osuuden alussa"

24 марта 2018


40 Russo Alexey Lukyanuk vence Rali dos Açores

24 марта 2018

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41 Lukyanuk extends ERC Azores lead despite spin

24 марта 2018


42 Lukyanuk jusqu'au bout 24 марта 2018


43 BREAKING: Lukyanuk scores ERC Azores Airlines Rallye victory

24 марта 2018


44 Lu(c)kyanuk vence Rali dos Açores

24 марта 2018


45 Russo Alexey Lukyanuk vence Rali dos Açores

24 марта 2018


46 Rallye - ERC - Açores - Lukyanuk jusqu'au bout

24 марта 2018


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47 Rali dos Açores: Moura mantém 2.ª posição e Magalhães sobe ao 3.º lugar

24 марта 2018


48 Lukyanuk scores emphatic ERC Azores Airlines Rallye victory in style

24 марта 2018


49 Vitória russa nos Açores 25 марта 2018


50 ERC Junior Under 28: Ingram defeats Koči in dramatic Azores finish

25 марта 2018


51 ERC2: Alonso caps stunning comeback drive with victory

25 марта 2018


52 They said what? ERC drivers on the Azores Airlines Rallye

25 марта 2018


53 Rallye Azoren: Skoda Erfolg und Lukyanuk-Sieg

25 марта 2018

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54 Viides kerta toden sanoi, Lukyanuk palasi EM-voittajaksi - "Ei ollut helppoa kontrolloida omaa ajoa"

25 марта 2018


55 Video! Portugalin EM-rallin voittajan näyttävä maaliintulo - "Kysyin häneltä, että mitä oikein teet"

25 марта 2018


56 Brittisarjassa säväyttänyt ruotsalaiskuljettaja yksi EM-avauksen suurimmista onnistujista

26 марта 2018


57 Viime hetken kalustonvaihto ei Azorien ylpeyttä hidastanut - "Fantastinen tulos"

26 марта 2018


58 Pirelli subito vincente nel Europeo e Italiano Rally

26 марта 2018


59 Moffett wins in the woods and sets sights on Easter Stages

26 марта 2018

Belfast Telegraph (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)

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60 Luis Monzón se plantea su futuro entre cuatro monturas

29 марта 2018

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61 Brynildsen brings winning ambition to ERC

30 марта 2018


62 Remembering when... Botka beat Lukyanuk in Azores ERC battle

1 апреля 2018


63 F1 in Kenia & Hamilton zur MotoGP: Rennsport-Aprilscherze

1 апреля 2018

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64 Calmer Lukyanuk wants more ERC joy

6 апреля 2018


65 Calmer Lukyanuk wants more ERC joy

6 апреля 2018


66 ERC drivers set for early Czech adventure

16 апреля 2018


67 El Rally Islas Canarias volverá a contar con un tramo interurbano en la capital


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68 El 42 Rally Islas Canarias contará con cerca de un centenar de inscritos


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69 Juuso Nordgren avaa kilpailukautensa viikonloppuna Tshekin asfaltilla



70 El 42 Rally Islas Canarias contará con cerca de un centenar de inscritos




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71 Adrián García, en el Islas Canarias y el Villa de Adeje


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72 Why ERC star Lukyanuk's Czech adventure won't be a one-off



73 Why ERC star Lukyanuk's Czech adventure won't be a one-off



74 ERC drivers on form during weekend events



75 ERC drivers on form during weekend events



76 Lukyanuk y Arnautov encabezan la lista



77 Former ERC champion Kopecký relishing Lukyanuk's Czech threat



78 Juuso Nordgrenilta vakuuttava näyte osaamisesta - "Tulos antoi rutkasti lisää itseluottamusta"



79 Quality and quantity: strong ERC Rally Islas Canarias entry list published



80 Quality and quantity: strong ERC Rally Islas Canarias entry list



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81 Former ERC champion Kopecký relishing Lukyanuk's Czech threat



82 El ruso Lukyanuk encabeza los inscritos


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83 Event preview: Lukyanuk wary of ERC Junior threat on Rally Islas Canarias



84 La semana grande arranca en Artenara



85 Ingram aims big in ERC 30 апреля 2018


86 Arranca la semana del Rally Islas Canarias




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87 Testing times for ERC aces 1 мая 2018 Eurosport.co.uk Лондон 0,001

88 Los equipos se testean en Maspalomas

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89 Una prueba clave a nivel europeo 1 мая 2018 Canarias7.es Мадрид 0,003

90 Los españoles quieren brillar en el Europeo en Canarias

2 мая 2018 Diario As (as.com) Мадрид 0,002

91 La acción no para en el Islas Canarias

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92 Rallin EM-sarja jatkuu Espanjan osakilpailulla - Lukyanuk metsästää hattutemppua

3 мая 2018 UrheiluUutiset.com Хельсинки 0,003

93 ERC Junior U28 star Gryazin wins Qualifying Stage

3 мая 2018 Eurosport.co.uk Лондон 0,002

94 Rallye - ERC - Canaries - Les Russes en force

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95 Les Russes en force 3 мая 2018 Lequipe.fr Париж 0,002

96 Gryazin teki komean paluun EM-sarjaan - Myös Hokkanen onnistui aika-ajoissa


97 Nikolay Gryazin, el más rápido en el tramo de calificación

3 мая 2018 DiariodeAvisos (diariodeavisos.elespanol.c

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98 Onko Gryazin ensimmäinen venäläinen WRC-tähti? - 147 miljoonaa asukasta, MM-rallien voitot nolla


99 Nikolay Gryazin, el más rápido en el tramo de calificación

3 мая 2018 RadioTelevisionCanaria (rtvc.es)


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100 Local legend Monzón to lead Canarias field on Friday


101 Luis Monzón-José Carlos Déniz abrirán los primeros tramos del Rally Islas Canarias


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102 La carretera dictará sentencia en el Rally Islas Canarias desde hoy


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103 Entre sorpresas y certezas 4 мая 2018 Canarias7.es Мадрид 0,002

104 Lukyanuk-Arnautov, impecables en la primera sección del Rally Islas Canarias


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105 Lukyanuk edges Junior U28 contenders for Canarias lead


106 Lukyanuk-Arnautov, impecables en la primera sección del Rally Islas Canarias



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107 ERC Under 28 star Pellier grabs first stage win


108 Gryazin takes "calm" approach to Lukyanuk battle in ERC Canarias


109 Rallye - ERC - Canaries - Lukyanuk sans erreur


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110 Lukyanuk sans erreur 4 мая 2018 Lequipe.fr Париж 0,001

111 Lukyanuk y Arnautov, intratables en la primera sección


112 "Cohete" Suárez, abanderado español en Canarias


113 Gryazin pulls clear of ERC Junior U28 rivals after Canarias first leg


114 Lukyanuk leads pack of ERC Under 28 rivals in Canarias


115 AUTOMOBILE Rallye ERC : Pellier 5e du U28

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116 Espanjan EM-rallissa edetään venäläisten kaksoisjohdossa - "Erittäin hyvä päivä, ei virheitä"


117 Day report: The force is with Lukyanuk as ERC Juniors star in Canarias*


118 Cuatro noticias imprescindibles de este viernes


119 Lukyanuk-Arnautov cierran la primera etapa al frente del Rally Islas Canarias



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120 Lukyanuk-Arnautov cierran la primera etapa al frente del Rally Islas Canarias


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121 El guerrero ruso Lukyanuk no da tregua en el inicio


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122 El equipo ruso Lukyanuk-Arnautov se impone por tercera vez consecutiva


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123 Ares leads ERC road order into Canarias Leg Two


124 Lukyanuk and Gryazin consolidate ERC Canarias leads


125 Alexey Luk-yanuk, más cerca del triunfo final



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126 Alexey Luk-yanuk, más cerca del triunfo final en el Rally Islas Canarias



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127 "Cohete" Suárez se lleva el mayor botín en Canarias


128 NEWSFLASH: Lukyanuk wins in Canarias as ERC Juniors star


129 Lukyanuk täysin omaa luokkaansa Espanjan EM-rallissa - "Tämä on aivan mahtavaa"


130 Bruno Magalhães termina Rally das Canárias em 7.º

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131 Lukyanuk does the double as ERC Juniors mount main resistance


132 El equipo ruso Lukyanuk-Arnautov se impone por tercera vez consecutiva



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133 Lukyanuk y Arnautov ganan el Rally Islas Canarias


134 Lukyanuk au sommet 5 мая 2018 Lequipe.fr Париж 0,001

135 Rallye - ERC - Canaries - Lukyanuk au sommet


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136 El equipo Lukyanuk-Arnautov se impone por tercera vez consecutiva en el rally de las Canarias

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137 Alexey Lukyanuk se impone por tercera vez consecutiva



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138 SKODA AUTO Deutschland Pilot Kreim erobert mit erstem Podestplatz die EM-Führung

5 мая 2018 Presseportal (presseportal.de)

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139 SKODA AUTO Deutschland Pilot Kreim erobert mit erstem Podestplatz die EM-Führung (FOTO)

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140 El guerrero Lukyanuk hace historia 6 мая 2018 El Dia (eldia.es) Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе

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141 Video! Espanjalaiskuljettajan voittotaistelu kotirallissa päättyi rajuun ulosajoon


142 Tercer triunfo de Lukyanuk en el Rally Islas Canarias


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143 Lukyanuk odotti nuorilta haastajiltaan enemmän - "Ennakkoon olimme jopa hieman huolestuneita"


144 Gran Canaria: Kreim erobert mit P3 die U28-EM-Spitze

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145 week end vittorioso per Pirelli 6 мая 2018 Affaritaliani.it Милан 0,003

146 Espanjan EM-kakkonen Kouvolan SM-ralliin, WRC-debyytistä ei tietoa - "Kysy asiaa kauden jälkeen"


147 Triple ERC champion makes WRC2 move


148 Brynildsen targets ERC Acropolis podium


149 Champions for ERC action on EKO Acropolis Rally


150 Event preview: Big history, big challenge - EKO Acropolis Rally tests ERC stars in Greece


151 ERC ace Magalhães: Lukyanuk difficult to beat but on Acropolis anything can happen


152 ERC: Magalhães no Acrópole 30 мая 2018 Abola.pt Лиссабон 0,002

153 Nordgren pips Lukyanuk for ERC Acropolis Qualifying Stage win


154 Nobre to lead ERC field into Leg One of EKO Acropolis Rally


155 Komea aloitus! Nordgren huippuvauhdissa Kreikan EM-rallin aika-ajossa


156 Lukyanuk suffers puncture in EKO Acropolis Rally's opening ERC stage

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157 Alexey Lukyanuk has Thiva fever with storming drive to ERC Acropolis lead


158 Lukyanuk ajoi hurjan pohja-ajan, Nordgren kolmantena - "Virheet kuskista johtuvia"

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159 Galatariotis to lead out ERC field for Acropolis Leg Two


160 Lukyanuk part fort 2 июня 2018 Lequipe.fr Париж 0,001

161 Nordgren drops out of ERC Acropolis podium places with puncture


162 ERC leaders caught out by punishing Acropolis roads


163 Magalhães leads ERC Acropolis after rough morning loop


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164 ERC EKO Acropolis Rally Q&A: Alexey Lukyanuk


165 Brynildsen optimistic despite morning drama in ERC Acropolis


166 Magalhaes passe au travers, Lukyanuk au tapis

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167 Bruno Magalhães leads taxing ERC Acropolis Leg Two


168 Bruno Magalhães está perto da vitória no Rali da Acrópole

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169 Érdi Jr. first ERC driver into final Acropolis leg


170 Magalhães lidera Acrópole 3 июня 2018 Abola.pt Лиссабон 0,003

171 Kreikan EM-rallissa tapahtumarikas ja dramaattinen lauantai - "Tästäkin pitää vain ottaa opiksi"


172 Midday round-up: Magalhães ERC Acropolis lead begins to narrow


173 Newsflash: Magalhães clinches first ERC win of 2018 in Acropolis


174 Bruno Magalhães histórico no Acrópole

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175 Bruno Magalhães vence Rali da Acrópole

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176 Bruno Magalhães vence Rali da Acrópole

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177 Bruno Magalhaes gewinnt Rallye Akropolis

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178 Kreikan EM-ralli päättyi portugalilaisjuhliin - "Joskus elämässä unelmat käyvät toteen"


179 Nordgren ei jäänyt tälläkään kertaa ilman pohja-aikaa - "Ihan sairaan vaikeaa ajaa hiljaa"


180 Bruno Magalhães: "Foi o dia mais difícil da minha carreira"

4 июня 2018 Maisfutebol.iol.pt Лиссабон 0,003

181 The ERC movers revealed 6 июня 2018 Eurosport.co.uk Лондон 0,001

182 Event preview: ERC aces facing ultimate test on Cyprus Rally


183 Candidates line up to replace Hartley

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184 2018 F1: Toro Rosso to replace Hartley?

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185 Don't count on flat-out push for victory, says ERC leader Lukyanuk

13 июня 2018


186 Magalhães no Rali do Chipre 14 июня 2018


187 Magalhães flies high in Cyprus ERC testing

14 июня 2018


188 ERC Cyprus Rally facts and stats 15 июня 2018


189 Cyprus Rally gets underway 15 июня 2018

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190 Al-Attiyah tops Cyprus Rally Qualifying Stage on ERC return

15 июня 2018


191 Al-Attiyah en pole 15 июня 2018


192 Alonso heads ERC road order for Leg One of Cyprus Rally

15 июня 2018


193 Nasser fastest in qualifying round of Cyprus Rally

15 июня 2018



194 Nordgren excited for mixed surface 15 июня Eurosport.co.uk Лондон 0,002

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195 Cypriot Tsouloftas hoping for ERC podium on home event

15 июня 2018


196 Avcioğlu playing a "mind game" on ERC's Cyprus Rally

15 июня 2018


197 Lukyanuk hits rally century in ERC's Cyprus Rally!

15 июня 2018


198 Lukyanuk fends off Al-Attiyah in early ERC Cyprus battle

16 июня 2018


199 NEWSFLASH: Lukyanuk crashes out of ERC Cypus Rally lead

16 июня 2018


200 NEWSFLASH: Nordgren takes ERC Cyprus Rally lead from Al-Attiyah

16 июня 2018


201 Nordgren chanceux 16 июня 2018


202 Day report: Nordgren leads Cyprus ERC thriller

16 июня 2018


203 Eventful first day on Cyprus Rally 16 июня 2018



204 Rali do Chipre: Bruno Magalhães segue em terceiro

16 июня 2018

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205 Bruno Magalhães em 3.º no Rali do Chipre

16 июня 2018


206 Al-Attiyah plots ERC victory charge on Cyprus Rally

17 июня 2018


207 Thrilling finale to Cyprus Rally 17 июня 2018



208 Bruno Magalhães fica a 0,6 segundos da vitória no Rali do Chipre e é líder do Europeu

17 июня 2018

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209 Galatariotis à domicile 17 июня 2018


210 Day report: Galatariotis turns local legend with stunning ERC Cyprus finish

17 июня 2018


211 Bruno Magalhães é líder do Europeu após segundo lugar no Rali do Chipre

17 июня 2018


212 Bruno Magalhães é lider do Europeu após segundo lugar no Rali do Chipre

17 июня 2018


213 Rali do Chipre: Bruno Magalhães fica a 0.6s da vitória mas é líder do ERC

17 июня 2018


214 Nail-biting end in closest-ever finish to Cyprus Rally

18 июня 2018



215 Bruno Magalhães lidera Europeu de Ralis

18 июня 2018


216 Saintéloc Junior Team on top in ERC entrants' prize chase

19 июня 2018


217 ERC title lead "very important" for Magalhães

19 июня 2018


218 Az égiek mostanában kedvelik a magyar raliversenyzőt

21 июня 2018

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219 Why it's 15 and counting in the ERC

30 июня 2018


220 Event preview: ERC Junior gladiators aim for Capitale gains in Rome

13 июля 2018


221 Doppia sfida per PIrelli al Rally di Roma

17 июля 2018


222 Could post-Cyprus debrief get Lukyanuk back on ERC title track?

18 июля 2018


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223 Bruno Magalhães quer consolidar liderança no Europeu de Ralis

18 июля 2018


224 Operazione ritorno al Rally di Roma Al volante della Skoda c'è "Giando" Basso

19 июля 2018

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225 Returning Ingram expects "big fight" with Gryazin in ERC Junior U28

19 июля 2018


226 Rally di Roma: nello shakedown Andreucci primo tra gli italiani

19 июля 2018


227 ERC Junior U28 Gryazin tops Rally di Roma Capitale qualifying

19 июля 2018


228 Basso, test in qualifica al Rally di Roma Villorba Corse in pista sul circuito di Zeltweg

20 июля 2018



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229 Crugnola, sogno Capitale 20 июля 2018

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230 Italian legend Andreucci will lead ERC field into Rome battle

20 июля 2018


231 Gryazin: ERC Junior U28 glory the goal

20 июля 2018


232 Gryazin pips Lukyanuk again for opening ERC Rome stage win

20 июля 2018


233 Europe vs Italie 20 июля 2018


234 Avcioğlu an ERC super special(ist) again on Rally di Roma Capitale

20 июля 2018


235 Bruno Magalhães nono classificado após a primeira especial do Rali de Roma

20 июля 2018


236 6 В °Rally di Roma Capitale:A Gryazin-Fedorov, Skoda Fabia R5, la prima speciale

20 июля 2018


237 Rali de Roma: Bruno Magalhães nono classificado após a primeira especial

21 июля 2018


238 Venäläiset kärjessä, Nordgren liukasteli maaliin - "Yritetään vähän vauhtiakin pitää"

21 июля 2018


239 Rally di Roma, Campedelli parte alla grande

21 июля 2018


240 Lukyanuk takes Roma lead after fire for ERC Junior Gryazin

21 июля 2018


241 Magalhães rues "very difficult start" to ERC Rally di Roma Capitale

21 июля 2018


242 6 В ° Rally di Roma Capitale: dopo la quarta PS al comando Lukyanuk

21 июля 2018


243 ERC Rally di Roma Capitale order shaken up by stage five drama

21 июля 2018


244 Journée capitale pour Lukyanuk 21 июля 2018


245 ERC Junior U28: Kreim leads in Rome as drivers battle for overall podium

21 июля 2018


246 Day report: Fortune favours Lukyanuk as ERC Junior U28 leader Kreim impresses

21 июля 2018


247 Breaking News: Lukyanuk leads ERC, Basso closing with Roma Leg One nearly complete

21 июля 2018


248 Rally di Roma Capitale: Lukyanuk il migliore anche sulla "Pico-Greci'

21 июля 2018


249 Lukyanuk chiude al comando la prima tappa del Rally di Roma

21 июля 2018


250 Italian EM-rallissa värikäs lauantai, 22 июля UrheiluUutiset.com Хельсинки 0,004

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251 It's Sunday on ERC Rally di Roma Capitale

22 июля 2018


252 ERC Junior U28 driver Åhlin heads Rome Leg Two road order

22 июля 2018


253 Basso closing in on Lukyanuk's ERC Roma lead

22 июля 2018


254 Lukyanuk 650 metres away from ERC Rally di Roma Capitale victory

22 июля 2018


255 Rally di Roma Capitale: ancora Lukyanuk il n В °1. Si ritira Andreucci

22 июля 2018


256 Lukyanuk a résisté jusqu'au bout 22 июля 2018


257 I russi Lukyanuk e Arnautov vincono il 6 В ° Rally di Roma Capitale

22 июля 2018


258 Day Report: Lukyanuk's ERC title hopes shine again with victory in sunny Roma

23 июля 2018


259 Magalhães perde liderança no ERC

23 июля 2018


260 ERC: Bruno Magalhães fica pelo quinto lugar em Roma

23 июля 2018


261 Ritorno lampo alle gare con ritiro per Andreucci

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296 Bruno Magalhães com arranque cauteloso no ataque à liderança do Europeu de ralis



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353 Campionato Europeo Rally , in Lettonia l'ultimo atto 2018



354 ERC champion* Lukyanuk: If you can't compete against them, play for them



355 ERC champions of 2018* 14 октября 2018


356 Pirelli, si aggiudica ERC junior con Gryazin e il itolo italiano con Andreucci



357 Bruno Magalhães volta a terminar Europeu de Ralis no pódio



358 Basso trionfa al Rally du Valais 20 октября 2018

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364 The boss done good: Houšť guides Lukyanuk to P7 in Prague

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365 ERC aces celebrate 2018 achievements in Paris



366 Lukyanuk, Ogier the big FIA rally winners as Russian crowned ERC champion



367 Magalhães reiterates hopes of 2019 ERC action



368 ERC Radio reporters pick out their stars and moments of 2018



369 Season recap #1: Lukyanuk lands the big prize with Azores ERC win



370 Season recap #2: ERC Rally Islas Canarias hat-trick for Lukyanuk



371 Season recap #3: Magalhães joins rally greats with Acropolis ERC glory



372 Season recap #5: Lukyanuk's ERC title hopes on track with Roma win



373 Season recap #6: Kopecký fights back for home ERC glory



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378 ERC champion Lukyanuk hints at Polo R5 run after Fabia test

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Ojogo.pt, Лиссабон, 8 марта 2018RALI DOS AÇORES COM 76 PILOTOS INSCRITOSNa 53.ª edição do Azores Airlines Rallye, que vai para a estrada entre 22 e 24 de março, vão estar presentes 76 equipas concorrentes, sendo que 37 em viaturas R5.O Azores Airlines Rallye, primeira prova do europeu de ralis, que se realiza este mês na ilha de São Miguel, conta com 76 inscritos, revelou hoje a organização no site oficial da prova.Na lista publicada hoje pela organização da prova que abre o campeonato Europeu de Ralis é notada a ausência do tricampeão europeu, o polaco Kajetan kajetanowicz.Entre os pilotos repetentes na prova açoriana, segunda do campeonato nacional de ralis, constam o russo Alexey Lukyanuk e o alemão Marijan Griebel, segundo classificado na edição de 2017 do Azores Airlines Rallye.Marcam ainda presença outros pilotos estrangeiros "de peso" como Frank Tore Larsen, campeão norueguês 2014, Hermann Neubauer, campeão autríaco 2016, Fabian Kreim, campeão alemão 2017, e Frederik Ahlin, vice-campeão britânico 2017.Quanto aos nomes portugueses da lista constam Bruno Magalhães, vencedor do Azores Airlines Rallye do ano passado, Carlos Vieira, campeão nacional em título, Ricardo Moura, José Pedro Fontes e Bernardo Sousa.

https://www.ojogo.pt/modalidades/motores/noticias/interior/azores-airlines-rallye-com-76-pilotos-inscritos-9169606.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OJ-RevistaJ+%28OJ+-+Revista+J%29

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Jornal de Notícias (jn.pt), Порто, 8 марта 2018AZORES AIRLINES RALLYE CONTA COM 76 PILOTOS INSCRITOSO Azores Airlines Rallye, primeira prova do europeu de ralis, que se realiza este mês na ilha de São Miguel, conta com 76 inscritos, revelou hoje a organização no site oficial da prova.Na 53.ª edição do Azores Airlines Rallye, que vai para a estrada entre 22 e 24 de março, vão estar presentes 76 equipas concorrentes, sendo que 37 em viaturas R5.Na lista publicada hoje pela organização da prova que abre o campeonato Europeu de Ralis é notada a ausência do tricampeão europeu, o polaco Kajetan kajetanowicz.Entre os pilotos repetentes na prova açoriana, segunda do campeonato nacional de ralis, constam o russo Alexey Lukyanuk e o alemão Marijan Griebel, segundo classificado na edição de 2017 do Azores Airlines Rallye.Marcam ainda presença outros pilotos estrangeiros "de peso" como Frank Tore Larsen, campeão norueguês 2014, Hermann Neubauer, campeão autríaco 2016, Fabian Kreim, campeão alemão 2017, e Frederik Ahlin, vice-campeão britânico 2017.Quanto aos nomes portugueses da lista constam Bruno Magalhães, vencedor do Azores Airlines Rallye do ano passado, Carlos Vieira, campeão nacional em título, Ricardo Moura, José Pedro Fontes e Bernardo Sousa.

https://www.jn.pt/lusa/interior/azores-airlines-rallye-conta-com-76-pilotos-inscritos-9169562.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JN-DESPORTO+%28JN+-+Desporto%29


Dnoticias.pt, Лиссабон, 8 марта 2018AZORES AIRLINES RALLYE CONTA COM 76 PILOTOS INSCRITOS E BERNARDO SOUSA É UM DELESO Azores Airlines Rallye, primeira prova do europeu de ralis, que se realiza este mês na ilha de São Miguel, conta com 76 inscritos, revelou ontem a organização no site oficial da prova.Na 53.ª edição do Azores Airlines Rallye, que vai para a estrada entre 22 e 24 de março, vão estar presentes 76 equipas concorrentes, sendo que 37 em viaturas R5.Na lista publicada hoje pela organização da prova que abre o campeonato Europeu de Ralis é notada a ausência do tricampeão europeu, o polaco Kajetan kajetanowicz.

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Entre os pilotos repetentes na prova açoriana, segunda do campeonato nacional de ralis, constam o russo Alexey Lukyanuk e o alemão Marijan Griebel, segundo classificado na edição de 2017 do Azores Airlines Rallye.Marcam ainda presença outros pilotos estrangeiros "de peso" como Frank Tore Larsen, campeão norueguês 2014, Hermann Neubauer, campeão autríaco 2016, Fabian Kreim, campeão alemão 2017, e Frederik Ahlin, vice-campeão britânico 2017.Quanto aos nomes portugueses da lista constam Bruno Magalhães, vencedor do Azores Airlines Rallye do ano passado, Carlos Vieira, campeão nacional em título, Ricardo Moura, José Pedro Fontes e Bernardo Sousa.

http://www.dnoticias.pt/desporto/azores-airlines-rallye-conta-com-76-pilotos-inscritos-e-bernardo-sousa-e-um-deles-FM2853117


Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 8 марта 2018FROM RUSSIA WITH PACE: LUKYANUK READY TO THRILL AGAIN IN ERCАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk will bid for FIA European Rally Championship gold in 2018 when he will double as the ultimate benchmark for his young rivals chasing success in the ERC Junior Under 28 category. One of the fastest drivers of his generation, Lukyanuk's high-pace approach has earned him a legion of fans plus numerous victories and awards, making him the perfect target driver for the R5-equipped ERC Junior U28 contingent.Funding permitting, Lukyanuk is planning to contest all eight ERC rounds in 2018 with countryman Alexey Arnautov co-driving their Russian Performance Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5, run by H-Racing and supported by Qiwi during the season-opening Azores Airlines Rallye from 22-24 March.While little has altered on the surface for Lukyanuk in terms of car, co-driver and team, a number of changes have taken place for the upcoming campaign."We changed our approach to the car's set-up and started to work with a new engineer, who has great experience of world championship events," said the 37-year-old Lukyanuk. "We just finished the tests in Italy and both the Fiesta and me are satisfied with the steps we've made. I cannot wait to experience all of that on the real stages. I'm thinking over the tactics and preparing well."Despite crashing out of the lead in the Azores last season, Lukyanuk is a big fan of the gravel spectacular. "I love the Azores Rallye," he said. "When we first started there in 2016, we got accustomed fairly fast and showed good speed on the stages. They are narrow, quite technical, with fairly good grip, and despite the surface is slippery and loose, I like it. I believe our previous experience will help us. I plan to re-check the pacenotes from the last year, as 95 per cent of the stages are similar to 2017."After his Azores exit last year, Lukyanuk hit back with a dominant victory on Rally Islas Canarias only to suffer serious injuries in a testing accident shortly afterwards. He was still recovering when he returned to action, heroically leading Rally Rzeszow and claiming a podium on Barum Czech Rally Zlín. He received a standing ovation when he accepted the Colin McRae ERC Flat Out Trophy Driver of the Year award.Jean-Baptiste Ley, the ERC Co-ordinator, said: "Alexey Lukyanuk has established himself as a fast and formidable competitor in recent seasons and it really is good news he's back in 2018 when the outright title will surely be his target. Because of his pace and profile, Alexey is popular among the ERC Junior Under 28 drivers and somebody they aspire to beat. He'll be a big help to them."

https://www.eurosport.co.uk/erc/from-russia-with-pace-lukyanuk-ready-to-thrill-again-in-erc_sto6667044/story.shtml


UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 8 марта 2018LUKYANUK JATKAA RALLIN EM-SARJASSA - "UUDELLA INSINÖÖRILLÄ PALJON KOKEMUSTA MM-RALLEISTA"/ Rallin EM-sarjan kaksinkertainen mitalisti Alexey Lukyanuk jatkaa Euroopan mestaruuden tavoittelua myös tänä vuonna. Lukyanuk ajaa täyden kahdeksan EM-rallin ohjelman tshekkiläisen H-Racingin rakentamalla Ford Fiesta R5 -autolla.Alexey Lukyanuk, 37, yhdessä kartanlukijansa Alexey Arnautovin kanssa saavuttivat viime vuonna rallin EM-sarjasta voiton Espanjasta ja kakkossijan Tshekistä, mutta niiden vastapainona olikin sitten

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peräti neljä ulosajosta johtunutta keskeytystä. Urallaan 24 EM-ralliin osallistunut ja niistä viisi voittanut, sekä yhteensä 10 palkintosijoitusta napannut Lukyanuk on EM-sarjan hopeamitalisti vuodelta 2016, kun taas kausi 2015 päättyi pronssiseen EM-mitaliin.Tänä vuonna Lukyanuk lähtee tavoittelemaan Euroopan mestaruutta aiemmilta vuosilta tutussa Russian Performance Motorsport -tiimissä ja tshekkiläisen H-Racingin rakentamalla Ford Fiesta R5 -autolla. Lukyanukin mukaan heillä on nyt tarkoitus lähestyä autonsäätöjä eri tavalla kuin aikaisemmin ja siinä apuna toimii tiimiin hankittu uusi insinööri.- Työskentelemme autonsäätöjen parissa nyt uuden insinöörin kanssa, jolta löytyy paljon kokemusta MM-ralleista. Saimme juuri päätökseen testit Italiassa ja olen erittäin tyytyväinen niiden edistysaskeleisiin, joita testeissä otimme. En malta odottaa, että pääsemme kokeilemaan näitä asioita varsinaisilla erikoiskokeilla, Lukyanuk hehkuttaa rallin EM-sarjan tiedotteessa.Rallin EM-sarja käynnistyy maaliskuussa Portugalista ja sarjaa ajetaan reilun puolen vuoden aikana lisäksi Espanjassa, Kreikassa, Kyproksella, Italiassa, Tshekissä, Puolassa, sekä Latviassa, jonne sarja päättyy lokakuussa. Lukyanuk johti yleiskilpailua Portugalissa viime vuonna, mutta yksi niistä viime vuoden monista ulosajoista päätti kuitenkin matkanteon ennen rallin maalia.- Rakastan sitä kilpailua. Kun ensimmäisen kerran ajoin siellä 2016, niin varsin nopeasti totuin tiestöön ja pystyin osoittamaan hyvää vauhtia. Tiet ovat kapeita ja varsin teknisiä, pito on melko hyvä ja vaikka on liukasta ja irtosoraa, niin tykkään niistä teistä. Luulen, että aiemmista kokemuksistamme on hyötyä. Aion käydä nuottini läpi viime vuoden osalta hyvin tarkkaan, koska tämänvuotisesta kilpailureitistä on 95 % samaa kuin viime vuonna oli, Lukyanuk taustoittaa.UrheiluUutiset.com seuraa EM-sarjan tapahtumia tiiviisti koko kauden ajan.Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti

http://www.urheiluuutiset.com/lukyanuk-jatkaa-rallin-em-sarjassa-uudella-insinoorilla-paljon-kokemusta-mm-ralleista/


Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 9 марта 2018R5 X 35 FOR AZORES ERC SEASON OPENER!Автор: ErcA staggering 35 R5 cars are entered for the Azores Airlines Rallye, the opening round of the FIA European Rally Championship from 22-24 March. Underlining the popularity of the ERC, the R5 entry marks a seven-car increase over last season's Azores Airlines Rallye and is just two shy of the 2017 record of 37 R5 cars, which was set on Barum Czech Rally Zlín in Central Europe during the summer.In addition, 12 drivers are entered for the ERC Junior Under 28 Championship, which caters for young stars in R5 cars, while 11 will line up in ERC Junior Under 27 for drivers in R2 cars on Pirelli tyres.Among the leading names taking part are Bruno Magalhães, the 2017 ERC runner-up and last year's Azores winner, ERC Junior Under 28 and ERC Junior Under 27 champions Marijan Griebel and Chris Ingram, ERC event winner Alexey Lukyanuk, German title winner Fabian Kreim, Portuguese champion Carlos Vieira, multiple Azorean champion Ricardo Moura and Hungarian champion Norbert Herczig.Azores Airlines Rallye 2018 entry: key facts and figures35: R5 cars entered12: drivers in ERC Junior Under 2811: drivers in ERC Junior Under 2760: entries for international event54: registered ERC drivers22: nationalities represented9: cars from nine manufacturers in actionJean-Baptiste Ley, the ERC Co-ordinator, said: "Attracting such a big entry, particularly from drivers in R5 cars and in the ERC Junior categories, demonstrates the appeal of the FIA European Rally Championship. While the Azores is one of the most spectacular rallies on the international calendar, its mid-Atlantic Ocean setting makes taking part somewhat of a logistical challenge. Despite this and the earlier date, drivers and teams have entered the rally and registered for the ERC in big numbers. The prospects for a highly competitive and exciting start to the 2018 ERC have increased significantly."Click here to view the entry list:http://media.fiaerc.com/2018-rallies-overview/azores-airlines-rallye-2/

https://www.eurosport.co.uk/erc/r5-x-35-for-azores-erc-season-opener_sto6668772/story.shtml


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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 13 марта 2018REMENNIK CAN'T WAIT FOR AZORES ERC RETURNАвтор: ErcSergei Remennik can't wait to return to the Azores Airlines Rallye for the start of the 2018 FIA European Rally Championship next week. Russian driver Remennik made his ERC debut on the island event last April and plans to make the most of that experience as he takes on expanded competition in the ERC2 category."Last year we only had Alexey Lukyanuk's past onboard videos to help us," said Remennik, who will pilot a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X alongside co-driver Mark Rozin. "Now we have our own personal experience, and we already know how to prepare for this race."Remennik is one of six drivers set for a full season of ERC2 action after new rules were introduced to limit the number of scoring opportunities to four events from the previous six in an effort to control costs."The fact that the organisers met the participants' needs and changed the rules of the series, determined we will take part in this series again," said the Russian Performance Motorsport driver. "Also, we are very pleased with the number of participants in the ERC2 standings, twice as many as before."He continued: "Everyone expects to achieve the best result. And we will definitely try to improve last year's result and I hope we will be able to do that. The Azores are splendid islands and it is a very beautiful race. We are counting the seconds to the start."

https://www.eurosport.co.uk/erc/remennik-cant-wait-for-azores-erc-return_sto6674552/story.shtml


UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 15 марта 2018AZOREILLA 35 KAPPALETTA R5-RYHMÄN RALLIAUTOJA - "EM-SARJAN VETOVOIMA ON KOVA"/ Kahdeksan osakilpailua käsittävä rallin EM-sarja käynnistyy tasan viikon päästä Portugalista. Kauden avauksessa lähtöviivalle asettuu peräti 35 kappaletta R5-luokan autoja. Suomalaisväriä kilpailussa edustaa rallin SM-sarjan SM3-luokan hallitseva Suomen mestari Miika Hokkanen.Rallin EM-sarjassa kilpaillaan tänä vuonna Euroopan mestaruudesta yleisessä luokassa kahdeksassa osakilpailussa, sekä Juniorit U27- ja U28-luokissa kuudessa osakilpailussa. Lisäksi EM-sarjassa on mukana sellaiset tutut luokat aiemmilta vuosilta kuten muun muassa ERC2, ERC3, sekä ERC Ladies Trophy.Azores Airlines Ralli ajetaan torstaina, perjantaina ja lauantaina 22.-24. maaliskuuta nimensä mukaisesti Azoreilla. Kyseessä on Portugalille kuuluva autonominen saariryhmä, joka sijaitsee Atlantilla noin 1500 kilometrin päässä Lissabonista, Portugalin pääkaupungista. Kolmen päivän aikana ohjelmassa on 15 soralla ajettavaa erikoiskoetta yhteispituudeltaan reilut 207 kilometriä.EM-sarja on jälleen tänäkin vuonna houkutellut mukaansa ison määrän R5-luokan autoilla kilpailevia kuljettajia ja Portugalin avauksessa niitä asettuu lähtöviivalle 35 kappaletta. Numerolla yksi matkaan starttaa isäntämaan Bruno Magalhaes Skoda Fabia R5:llä. Viime vuonna Magalhaes sijoittui EM-sarjassa toiseksi ja voitti Portugalin avauskilpailun. Nuoremmassa junioriluokassa mukana on 11 kuljettajaa ja vanhemmassa 12 kuljettajaa.R5-autojen "maailmanennätys" nähtiin viime vuonna Tshekin EM-rallissa, jossa mukana oli R5-autoja 37 kappaletta.- Se, että avausosakilpailu houkuttelee mukaan näin suuren osallistujamäärän, erityisesti R5-luokan autoilla kilpailevien kuljettajien, sekä junioriluokkien kuljettajien osalta, osoittaa vahvasti sen, että rallin EM-sarjan vetovoima on kova. Siinä missä Azorit on yksi kansainvälisen rallikalenterin spektaakkelimaisista kilpailuista, niin se asettaa sijaintinsa puolesta myös logistisia haasteita, rallin EM-sarjan koordinaattori Jean-Baptiste Ley sanoo tiedotteessa.Hallitseva Euroopan mestari Kajetan Kajetanowicz ei Portugalin osakilpailuun osallistu, mutta sen sijaan viime vuoden juniorimestarit Marijan Griebel, sekä Chris Ingram ovat mukana. Alexey Lukyanuk kuuluu nopeutensa puolesta aina EM-sarjan osakilpailuissa voittajasuosikkien joukkoon ja venäläinen olisikin vahva ehdokas aina mestariksi asti, mikäli ajovirheiden seurauksena sattuvia ulosajoja ei tulisi niin usein.Suomalaiskuljettajia Azoreilla nähdään mukana yksi, rallin SM-sarjan SM3-luokan hallitseva Suomen mestari Miika Hokkanen, joka yhdessä kartanlukijansa Jukka Paseniuksen kanssa osallistuu EM-sarjaan tänä vuonna slovanialaisen Oktan Sport -tallin Peugeot 208 R2 -autolla. Hokkanen lähtee hakemaan menestystä Junior U27 -luokasta, sekä ERC3-luokasta.

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UrheiluUutiset.com seuraa tänä vuonna rallin EM-sarjan tapahtumia tiiviimmin kuin koskaan aiemmin.Portugalin EM-rallin 2018 aikatauluTorstai 22.3.EK 01 - Lagoa Stage (2,14 km) klo 16.49 EK 02 - Vila Franca Sao Bras 1 (17,08 km) klo 17.32 EK 03 - Grupo Marques 1 (3,95 km) klo 18.32Perjantai 23.3.EK 04 - Pico da Padra Golfe 1 (7,02 km) klo 12.28 EK 05 - Feteiras MEO 1 (7,46 km) klo 13.07 EK 06 - Sete Cidades 1 (23,87 km) klo 13.42 EK 07 - Pico da Padra Golfe 2 (7,02 km) klo 16.30 EK 08 - Feteiras MEO 2 (7,46 km) klo 17.09 EK 09 - Sete Cidades 2 (23,87 km) klo 17.44Lauantai 24.3.EK 10 - Graminhais 1 (21,28 km) klo 11.38 EK 11 - Tronqueira 1 (21,99 km) klo 12.28 EK 12 - Grupo Marques 2 (3,95 km) klo 14.04 EK 13 - Vila Franca Sao Bras 2 (17,08 km) klo 16.33 EK 14 - Graminhais 2 (21,28 km) klo 17.28 EK 15 - Tronqueira 2 (21,99 km) klo 18.18Erikoiskokeet yhteensä: 207,44 km Kaikki ajat Suomen aikoja!Rallin EM-sarjan kilpailukalenteri 201822.-24.03. Azores Airlines Rallye, Portugali 03.-05.05. Rally Islas Canarias, Espanja 01.-03.06. Acropolis Rally, Kreikka 15.-17.06. Cyprus Rally, Kypros 20.-22.07. Rally di Roma Capitale, Italia 24.-26.08. Barum Czech Rally Zlin, Tshekki 21.-23.09. Rally Poland, Puola 12.-14.10. Rally Liepaja, LatviaTeksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 16 марта 2018EVENT PREVIEW: ERC JUNIORS IN THE THICK OF THE BATTLE FOR AZORES AIRLINES RALLYE GLORYАвтор: ErcERC Juniors past and present will be in the thick of the battle for glory when the 2018 FIA European Rally Championship season begins on the Azores Airlines Rallye next week (22-24 March). Marijan Griebelgraduates to the championship's top tier after winning theERC Junior Under 28title in 2017, whileChris Ingramsteps up to ERC Junior U28 after claimingERC Junior U27success last season. Ingram will be one of 12 drivers contesting ERC Junior U28, the class for young stars in R5 cars, while ERC Junior U27 for R2 cars on Pirelli tyres has attracted 11 entrants for the Mid-Atlantic gravel showpiece, one of the most spectacular events on the international calendar.ERC Junior U27 contenders includeDominik Brož,Tom KristenssonandEfrén Llarena, who are competing with the support of the Czech (ACCR), German (ADAC) and Spanish (RFEDA) motorsport federations/automobile associations. Points scored by the trio will count towards theERC Nations' Cup, a new initiative for 2018 that promotes participation in the European championship by these organisations and, in turn, provides an extra opportunity for rising talents to progress from national to international level.Other changes for 2018 include reducing the number of scoring rounds inERC2from six to four - which has resulted in double the number of all-season campaigners - a requirement for drivers to be ERC registered in order to score overall points and a revamp to theERC Ladies' Trophypoints system. Rather than recognise the achievements of women when competing against other women drivers, to promote gender equality, drivers will score points based on where they appear in the final two or four-wheel-drive order.ERC Junior Under 28: R5 category on the rise*

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The ERC Junior Under 28 category continues to go from strength to strength with a flurry of competitor interest for its second season. ŠKODA's German and Slovak subsidiaries will be supportingFabian KreimandMartin Kočirespectively in the category for young stars in R5 cars, whileLaurent Pelliersteps up from winning the 208 Rally Cup in France to lead PEUGEOT Rally Academy's challenge. ERC Junior Under 27 championChris Ingramgets his first shot in R5 machinery with Toksport.Pierre-Louis Loubet, son of 1989 ERC champion Yves, brings Team OSCARO support to BRC Racing Team where he will pilot a Hyundai i20 R5.Fredrik Åhlin(Sweden) andFrank Tore Larsen(Norway) make up the Scandinavian contingent. PolesTomasz KasperczykandHubert Ptaszek, BritonRhys Yatesand AzoreanLuis Regowill also be in action as will ItalianTamara Molinaro, who graduates from ERC Junior U27 to become the first women driver to mount a season-long ERC campaign in an R5 car. The champion will be offered a one-off prize drive in a World Rally Car on a European round of the 2019 WRC season as their prize.ERC Junior Under 27: Next generation aim for the topEleven drivers aiming for the top will be in the thick of the battle for Pirelli-equipped ERC Junior U27 success on the Azores Airlines Rallye.Tom KristenssonandMārtiņš Seskshave been charged with chasing a fourth consecutive title for the ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team. Kristensson gets his chance after winning the ADAC Opel Rallye Cup in Germany last season, while Sesks is a graduate of the ERC Junior Experience training programme. Their rivals will include ACCR Czech Team'sDominik Brož, Rally Team Spain'sEfrén Llarena,Saintéloc Junior Team pairCatie MunningsandSimon Wagner, Finnish R2 championMiika Hokkanen, Denmark's ERC rookieSimon Vallentinand circuit racer turned rally driverMattia Vita. Pedro Antunes and Diogo Gago will carry Portuguese hopes in their PEUGEOT 208 R2s. All ERC Junior Under 27 drivers will be enrolled onto the ERC Junior Experience training programme.And in other news...*Last year's Azores winner and ERC runner-upBruno Magalhãesis embarking on what the Portuguese hopes will be a full-season campaign when his opposition will include the ever-spectacular RussianAlexey Lukyanukand PEUGEOT Deutschland-supported Marijan Griebel. While Magalhães and Lukyanuk have gravel knowledge of their ŠKODA Fabia R5 and Ford Fiesta R5 respectively, Griebel's first taste of driving his 208 T16 on loose surfaces will be during testing on Monday.*Current and former national champions competing in the Azores includeŁukasz Habaj(Poland),Norbert Herczig(Hungary),Ricardo Moura(Azores),Hermann Neubauer(Austria) andBernardo SousaandCarlos Vieira(both Portugal). Sousa, the Azores winner in 2014, has competed only sporadically in recent seasons and will take over the Play / Autoaçoreana Racing Citroën DS3 R5 vacated by brothers Ruben and Estevão Rodrigues for professional reasons.*Orhan Avcioglugraduates to the ERC after winning the FIA Balkan Rally Trophy in 2017. He will form part Toksport's three-car Azores entry.*Brazil'sPaulo Nobreis returning to international competition after successfully masterminding the rise of Palmeiras in his role as club president. Nobre, a regular in the WRC and in cross-country rallying in the past, is returning to his old team Motorsport Italia.*Albert von Thurn und Taxiswill embark on his second ERC season after joining Raimund Baumschlager's BRR operation, whileDávid Botkais a former ERC2 champion.*Other drivers competing on the ERC season-opener includeGiacomo Costenaro,Jarosław KoltunandAloísio Monteiro, who has been receiving driving tips from Bruno Magalhães as he steps up to R5 level.*Emma FalcónandCatie Munningswill battleTamara Molinarofor ERC Ladies' Trophy honours.Showroom showdown: New rules result in expanded ERC2 interestWith the number of scoring rounds reduced from six to four in response to competitor feedback, the amount of drivers planning season-long campaigns in ERC2 - the category for standard production cars - has doubled.Tibor Érdi Jris returning to defend his title with last year's runner-upZelindo Melegariand third-placedSergei Remennikalso in action. ArgentineJuan Carlos Alonsoreturns following a one-year absence, whileLuis Pimentelis also returning after a back injury curtailed his 2017 endeavours. NewcomerTarik Manderes Okurfrom Turkey completes the list.Watch and listenCoverage of the the City Show demonstration stage on the streets of host city Ponta Delgada (Wednesday 21 March), the start selection ceremony, season launch, Grupo Marques superspecial and finish podium will be streamed live. ERC Radio will broadcast live from all stage finishes. Highlights from Thursday and Friday's legs (March 22 and 23) will air on Eurosport 1 from 23h30 CET. Highlights from Saturday (March 24) will be shown at 22h30 CET.ERC AZORES AIRLINES RALLYE IN NUMBERS:60:Record-breaking entry of 60 cars35:A total of 35 top-of-the-range R5 cars will be in action, including12in ERC Junior Under 2855:Of the 60 entrants, 55 are registered for ERC points with 23 lining up in ERC Junior15:This year's event features 15 stages over a competitive distance of207.30kilometres

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Affaritaliani.it, Милан, 20 марта 2018CAMPIONATO EUROPEO RALLY PIRELLI C'ГЁNel prossimo week end il Campionato Europeo Rally riaccende i motori alle Azzorre, con tutte le intenzioni da parte di Pirelli di confermarsi ai vertici della serie continentale e di continuare nel sostegno dei giovani sia con le potenti R5 che nel ERC Junior Under 27 riservato alle due ruote motrici di cui è fornitore esclusivo.La sfida. Nel magico scenario dell'isola di Sao Miguel in mezzo all'Oceano Atlantico, il Rally delle Azzorre è uno dei rally più spettacolari del mondo. Le sue prove sabbiose sono spesso strettissime e senza margini d'errore, mentre il tempo cambia in modo rapidissimo dal sole alla pioggia e alla nebbia.I piloti Pirelli. La maggior parte dei piloti al via si affiderà ai pneumatici Pirelli. Ad iniziare da Alexey Lukyanuk, tradizionale portacolori del marchio e che torna in scena con la sua Ford Fiesta R5 con i panni di principale favorito. Tanti i piloti Pirelli in lizza per il titolo ERC Junior Under 28, fra cui il vincitore del titolo Under 27 dello scorso anno, l'inglese Chris Ingram, ed il due volte campione di Germania Fabian Kreim con le Skoda Fabia R5. Con il supporto di Pirelli ci sarà l'italiana Tamara Molinaro, vincitrice l'anno passato con una due ruote motrici del titolo femminile, il Ladies Trophy, e che quest'anno disporrà di una Ford Fiesta R5.Undici saranno i piloti impegnati con le vetture R2B nel ERC Junior U27, di cui Pirelli è nuovamente il fornitore esclusivo. Il marchio milanese è ben rappresentato anche fra le ERC2 dove schiera sia il campione dello scorso anno Tibor Erdi Jr che il suo vice Zelindo Melegari. Larga anche la rappresentanza di piloti portoghesi che hanno scelto Pirelli, fra cui Carlos Vieira, Jose Pedro Fontes e Bernardo Sousa.I prodotti. Pirelli fornirà i suoi pneumatici da terra Scorpion K e Scorpion KM. Sulle prove dal fondo sabbioso le preferenze saranno per i KM6 dalla mescola particolarmente adatta. Saranno disponibili anche i K6 - per le prove sui fondi più compatti - ed i morbidissimi K8 indicati in caso di pioggia. I piloti del ERC Junior U27 potranno scegliere fra K6 e i più duri K4.Le regole. Durante la gara i piloti di ERC1 (R5) e ERC2 (Gr.N) possono usare fino ad un massimo di 18 gomme, mentre per le 2 ruote motrici del ERC Junior U27 il massimo è di 12.La prova chiave. La Sete Cidades (PS6/PS9 - 23,87km), la prova più lunga e famosa del rally, che si snoda lungo il bordo del lago che si è formato in un cratere vulcanico. Una prova dove i piloti non avranno certo tempo per ammirare il panorama mozzafiato, visto che la strada è tanto stretta da consentire a stento il passaggio della vettura.Terenzio Testoni, rally activity manager Pirelli. "Il Rally delle Azzorre è uno dei rally su terra più spettacolari del mondo, ma anche una gara dove le gomme giuste fanno la differenza. Uno dei maggiori ostacoli è l'estrema variabilità delle condizioni meteo, il che significa che equipaggi e pneumatici devono adattarsi anche più volte nel corso della giornata a saltare dal sole a picco alla pioggia più violenta. Siamo molto orgogliosi di constatare che gran parte dei giovani talenti europei che sono passati alle R5 hanno scelto Pirelli: una piacevole conferma per la nostra filosofia che guarda ai giovani." Campionato Europeo Rally Pirelli CвЂ™ГЁ

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Skd.se, Стокгольм, 21 марта 2018KRISTENSSON PÅ PLATS PÅ AZORERNAАвтор: Jonny NilssonRALLY Nu är Tom Kristensson och codrivern Henrik Appelskog på plats på Azorerna, den portugisiska turistön ute i Atlanten, där de i dag, torsdag, inleder årets junior-EM i rally.Tävlingen, Azores Airlines Rally, startar i eftermiddag i staden Ponto Delgada och avslutas på lördageftermiddag. Framför sig har Kristensson 15 specialsträckor på totalt cirka 21 mil, till allra största delen på grusunderlag, att köra.- Ett stort äventyr. Fantastiskt att vara här. hälsar Kristensson. - Teamet med bilar och servicebussar anlände, något försenade, med båt i söndagskväll.

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Hans codriver Henrik Appelskog har tävlat här en gång tidigare, för två år sedan. Erfarenheten från denna tävling hoppas han dra nytta av nu.- Den här gången känns det lite annorlunda, eftersom det är första deltävlingen av sex i junior-EM, och vi tävlar för ett fabriksteam. Jag är taggad, men även lite spänd inför det som väntar, säger Henrik i ett pressmeddelande.Ekipaget har ägnat de senaste dagarna åt testkörning av deras Opel Adam R2. I måndags hann de med att testa två olika sträckor.- Vi hann med att köra sex mil totalt. Det gav oss mycket inför helgens tävling, säger Tom i pressmeddelandet. - Känslan är bra. Vi har nog aldrig varit så laddade inför en premiär som nu. Grus är ju något av mitt favoritunderlag, men sträckorna lär vara luriga, så det gäller att hålla rätt nivå för att nå slutmålet, Men vi hoppas att vi är med i toppstriden.Tisdagen och onsdagen ägnades åt rekognisering av sträckorna och notskrivning, Före torsdagseftermiddagen start har det svenska JEM-paret även hunnit med en del ceremonier, mediaträffar och autografskrivning.- Så det är fullspäckade dagar.Tävlingen har lockat 77 anmälda, varav hela 34 fyrhjulsdrivna R5-bilar. Bland dessa finns troligen även totalsegraren. De största favoriterna är hemmaföraren Bruno Magalhães i en Skoda Fabia R5 och ryssen Alexey Lukyanuk i en Ford Fiesta R5. En intressant start gör även svenskarna Fredrik Åhlin och Joakim Sjöberg i sin Skoda Fabia R5. Paret vill säkert även de blanda sig i kampen om totalsegern. Det ser ut att bli perfekt rallyväder med mellan 15-20 grader och endast lite regn.

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La Nueva Espana (lne.es), Овьедо, 21 марта 2018DANIEL ALONSO, REPRESENTANTE ASTURIANO EN EL EUROPEO DE RALLIES"Poder disfrutar de un rally como este para mi es algo único", explicó en los momentos a la prueba de AzoresEl piloto avilesino Daniel Alonso estará durante los próximos días disputando, junto a su copiloto Cándido Carrera, la primera cita del Campeonato de Europa de Rallyes que se celebra en suelo portugués. Alonso se subirá a su Ford Fiesta R5, uno de los vehículos más competitivos de las especialidad, para disfrutar de una prueba mítica como ya es el Rally de Azores.Por delante tendrá más de 600 kilómetros de los cuales cerca de una tercera parte será contra el cronómetro. En la isla de Azores se celebra la primera prueba del Campeonato de Europa de Rallyes y allí el asturiano compartirá tramos junto a los favoritos a llevarse el título final como Bruno Magalhães o Alexey Lukyanuk. "Para mi es un privilegio poder estar aquí. Venía con mucha ilusión. Es increible todo. Son tramos muy variados, estrechos€ una prueba completa y compleja. A mi edad poder disfrutar de un rally como este para mi es algo único", comentó con alegría el asturiano.No será ni mucho menos la primera experiencia del avilesino Daniel Alonso en pruebas de este nivel. El que fuera campeón de España en diversas categorías ha participado recientemente en citas del europeo para vehículos históricos, logrando el subcampeonato en 2016, y ya sabe incluso lo que es ganar una prueba de lo que ahora se conoce como ERC. Lo hizo en 1993 junto a Salvador Belzunces en un Ford Escort RS Cosworth en el, por aquél entonces, Rally Príncipe de Asturias: "Ya han pasado 25 años y fue una victoria para nosotros histórica y llena de mucha intensidad".El avilesino será así el único asturiano en un Rally de Azores que comienza este mismo jueves y acabará el sábado tras la disputa de sus 15 tramos cronometrados. Una prueba que Daniel Alonso tratará de disfrutar mientras se sigue preparando para el Campeonato de España de Rallies de Tierra, su verdadero reto de este 2018: "En Lorca dimos un paso hacia adelante y a ver si en Pozoblanco (segunda cita) podemos estar mejor. El objetivo inicial era estar entre los 10 primeros del Campeonato de España y ahora será estar entre los 5 mejores. En tierra aún tengo margen de mejora y aunque hay grandísimos pilotos, tenemos mucha ilusión". Daniel Alonso, representante asturiano en el europeo de rallies

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Lequipe.fr, Париж, 22 марта 2018DEUX FRANÇAIS AUX AÇORESLe Championnat ERC 2018 débute jeudi soir sur les pistes spectaculaires des Açores. Deux pilotes français sont de la partie.C'est de nouveau le sublime décor des Açores, et sa fameuse épreuve spéciale de Sete Cidades tracée sur la crète d'un cratère, qui va servir de cadre à l'ouverture du Championnat ERC 2018, de jeudi à samedi. Pas moins de 36 voitures de la classe R5 sont engagées, en tête desquelles on retrouve la Ford Fiesta du Russe Alexey Lukyanuk, vice-champion 2016 et grand favori en l'absence du triple champion en titre, le Polonais Kajetan Kajetanowicz. Face à lui, le Portugais Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia), l'Allemand Marijan Griebel (Peugeot 208 T16) et le Suédois Fredrik Ahlin (Skoda Fabia) seront ses principaux opposants pour le titre.On suivra également, entre autres, le champion d'Europe junior 2017, le Britannique Chris Ingram (Skoda Fabia R5), les pilotes locaux Ricardo Moura (Skoda Fabia) et Bernardo Sousa (DS3), vainqueurs ici respectivement en 2016 et 2014. Enfin, les présences de deux pilotes français seront scrutées avec attention. Pierre-Louis Loubet (Hyundai i20), 21 ans, déjà vu en WRC-2 (10e au classement en 2016 et 2017), marchera-t-il sur les pas de son père Yves, sacré champion d'Europe en 1989 ? Que fera de son côté Laurent Pellier (Peugeot 208 T16), champion de France junior 2015, vainqueur de la Peugeot 208 Rally Cup 2017, pour sa deuxième course au volant d'une quatre roues motrices ?Le terrain délicat et la météo si particulière de l'île portugaise seront les arbitres d'une bagarre qui s'annonce passionnante. F.P.

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Yahoo Sport (fr.sports.yahoo.com), Париж, 22 марта 2018RALLYE - ERC - AÇORES - DEUX FRANÇAIS AUX AÇORESLe Championnat ERC 2018 débute jeudi soir sur les pistes spectaculaires des Açores. Deux pilotes français sont de la partie.C'est de nouveau le sublime décor des Açores, et sa fameuse épreuve spéciale de Sete Cidades tracée sur la crète d'un cratère, qui va servir de cadre à l'ouverture du Championnat ERC 2018, de jeudi à samedi. Pas moins de 36 voitures de la classe R5 sont engagées, en tête desquelles on retrouve la Ford Fiesta du Russe Alexey Lukyanuk, vice-champion 2016 et grand favori en l'absence du triple champion en titre, le Polonais Kajetan Kajetanowicz. Face à lui, le Portugais Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia), l'Allemand Marijan Griebel (Peugeot 208 T16) et le Suédois Fredrik Ahlin (Skoda Fabia) seront ses principaux opposants pour le titre.On suivra également, entre autres, le champion d'Europe junior 2017, le Britannique Chris Ingram (Skoda Fabia R5), les pilotes locaux Ricardo Moura (Skoda Fabia) et Bernardo Sousa (DS3), vainqueurs ici respectivement en 2016 et 2014. Enfin, les présences de deux pilotes français seront scrutées avec attention. Pierre-Louis Loubet (Hyundai i20), 21 ans, déjà vu en WRC-2 (10e au classement en 2016 et 2017), marchera-t-il sur les pas de son père Yves, sacré champion d'Europe en 1989 ? Que fera de son côté Laurent Pellier (Peugeot 208 T16), champion de France junior 2015, vainqueur de la Peugeot 208 Rally Cup 2017, pour sa deuxième course au volant d'une quatre roues motrices ?Le terrain délicat et la météo si particulière de l'île portugaise seront les arbitres d'une bagarre qui s'annonce passionnante.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 22 марта 2018QUALIFYING STAGE FLASH: LOCAL LEGEND MOURA FASTEST IN ERCАвтор: ErcNine-time Azores rally champion Ricardo Moura kicked off his home rally in style, going fastest during the FIA European Rally Championship's first Qualifying Stage of the season at the Azores Airlines Rallye. Moura, who leads the Portuguese national championship, stamped his authority over the ERC field by setting a 1:52.808s time through the 3.12 kilometre... Nine-time Azores rally champion Ricardo Moura kicked off his home rally in style, going fastest during the FIA European Rally Championship's first Qualifying Stage of the season at the Azores Airlines Rallye.

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Moura, who leads the Portuguese national championship, stamped his authority over the ERC field by setting a 1:52.808s time through the 3.12 kilometre Remédios qualifying stage, four tenths faster than ERC regular Alexey Lukyanuk.Born in host city Ponta Delgada, his local knowledge of the Azores stages gives him a minor advantage over ERC's championship contenders. Moura made clear his fastest time would be a sign of things to come for the rest of the rally."The important thing is I need to feel instinct with the car - not thinking all the time - and that will come with the rally. With that [feeling], we will be fastest all the way through. A big thanks to everyone that made this possible."Fredrik Åhlin made an impressive start to his switch from the British Rally Championship, setting the pace amongst the ERC Junior Under 28 entrants and going third quickest overall with a 1:53.819s qualifying stage time.Fellow BRC graduate Rhys Yates was equally impressive with second quickest time in Junior U28, half a second behind Åhlin in only his second ERC rally, setting a 1:54.275.Last year's ERC championship runner-up Bruno Magalhães went fifth quickest overall, ahead of Frank Tore Larsen, last year's ERC Junior Under 27 champion Chris Ingram, Ricardo Teodósio, and Peugeot Rally Academy driver Laurent Pellier, who is making his championship debut with the help of ERC's Junior Experience programme.Behind Åhlin, Yates, Larsen, Ingram and Pellier in Junior U28 was Pierre-Louis Loubet, who was still sixth quickest aboard his BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5, despite recovering from an engine problem which had affected his run through free practice.Juan Carlos Alonso was quickest in a hotly-contested ERC2 battle with a time of 2:05.583, edging out Sergei Remennik's Russian Performance Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X by 0.062 seconds. Tibor Érdi Jr. was third quickest, a mere 0.122 seconds off Alonso's time.Tom Kristensson made a positive start to his factory ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team debut in ERC, setting the quickest Qualifying Stage time in Junior Under 27 with a 2:02.502.U27 drivers dominated the ERC3 category, as Diogo Gago, Team Rallye Spain's Efrén Llarena, Kristensson's Opel team-mate Mārtiņš Sesks and Sainteloc Junior Team driver Simon Wagner completed the top five in both categories.Paulo Nobre was not classified but made a valiant effort to participate in the Qualifying Stage, after the Palmeirinha Rally driver crashed into a bank and damaged his Škoda Fabia R5 during practice. Starting the stage late meant his time did not count, but was elated to have simply fixed the car to compete in the road order-deciding stage.Crews will now head for Portas do Mar on Ponta Delgada's shorefront for ERC's fifteen quickest drivers to choose their starting position for stages both today and tomorrow at 12:00 local time.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 22 марта 2018KREIM LEADS THE RUNNING ORDER AT ERC AZORES AIRLINES RALLYEАвтор: ErcSkoda Auto Deutschland driver Fabian Kreim will lead the field away for the first two days of the FIA European Rally Championship's opening round at Azores Airlines Rallye, picking first position on the road. Local hero Ricardo Moura earned the right of first selection thanks to winning the earlier Qualifying Stage, and unsurprisingly chose to start in 15th place, aiming to take advantage of those ahead sweeping the gravel roads clean for him.From there, the next 14 fastest drivers opted to start in reverse order, with second quickest Alexey Lukyanuk opting to start 14th aboard his Russian Performance Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5, behind third quickest Fredrik Åhlin 13th on the road.Road sweeping duties therefore befall José Pedro Fontes and Hermann Neubauer, who will follow Kreim in second and third starting positions.Azores Airlines Rally's mascot Percy got in on the action, attempting to steal the glory of first driver running on the road for himself. Noticing the full reverse order pattern, he broke onto the stage ahead of Łukasz Habaj, though unsurprisingly wasn't allowed to keep the place Kreim would eventually take.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 22 марта 2018THREE ERC DRIVERS RETIRE DURING OPENING PAIR OF AZORES STAGESАвтор: ErcA trio of drivers have retired from Azores Airlines Rallye after less than 20 kilometres of the FIA European Rally Championship's opening round. Tibor Érdi Jr. made it no further than Lagoa Stage's opening 2.14 kilometres, shearing the front right wheel from his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X. A bemused Érdi could not explain what had happened, commenting that he "hadn't touched anything" during the short superspecial.Most of Thursday's mileage comes from the first pass of Vila Franca / São Brás, its 17.08 kilometres proving treacherous for many competitors.Herman Neubauer was first to be caught out by tricky conditions, as light rain began to fall. Running third on the road, he crashed late in the stage, but thankfully he and co-driver Bernhard Ettel were reported as OK following the incident.Pierre-Louis Loubet was scheduled to be next car through after Neubauer, but he too failed to reach the finish line, his OSCARO-backed BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5 suffering a technical issue midway through the test.Other big names came close to being caught out by the challenging second stage. Reigning ERC Junior U27 champion Chris Ingram nearly sent his Toksport WRT ŠKODA Fabia R5 into a tree, while Alexey Lukyanuk lost time from going off into a field.

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Lequipe.fr, Париж, 22 марта 2018LUKYANUK EN TÊTE, LES FRANÇAIS AU TAPISLe Russe Lukyanuk a pris les commandes aux Açores, alors que Pierre-Louis Loubet et Laurent Pellier ont déjà renoncé.Après seulement trois spéciales et un peu plus de 23 kilomètres chronométrés parcourus, le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) pointe en tête du rallye ERC des Açores jeudi soir. Malgré un passage dans un champ et grace à son meilleur temps dans la "longue" ES de 17 km, il devance de 2"7 le Portugais Ricardo Moura (Skoda Fabia R5), vainqueur ici-même en 2016.Deux autres Fabia suivent, celles du Slovaque Martin Koci (à 3"8) et du Portugais Bruno Magalhaes (à 13"2), vice-champion d'Europe 2017.A noter que les deux pilotes français engagés, Pierre-Louis Loubet (Hyundai i20) et Laurent Pellier (Peugeot 208 T16), ont dû renoncer, le premier sur problèmes mécaniques dans la deuxième spéciale et le second sur la liaison qui a suivi, après des soucis électriques.F.P.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 22 марта 2018LUKYANUK EDGES MOURA FOR ERC AZORES LEAD DESPITE OFFАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk has taken a narrow lead in FIA European Rally Championship's opening round, edging out Qualifying Stage winner Ricardo Moura despite running wide into a field during a chaotic second stage. Vila Franca / São Brás caught out a swathe of drivers including Lukyanuk, yet incredibly Russian Performance Motorsport's lead driver also went fastest through the 17 kilometre test, even after an overshoot into a field caused by taking too much speed over a jump.They were joined in the lead battle by ERC Junior U28 leader Martin Koči. Taking a cautious approach in the opening Lagoa Stage to save tyres, Koči charged through the tricky Vila Franca / São Brás test third quickest, joining Lukyanuk and Moura in taking advantage of his road position for a cleaner stage surface.Three-time Azores Airlines Rallye winner Bruno Magalhães heads a close battle over fourth place, having lost over ten seconds during the Vila Franca / São Brás test to fall away from the leaders.

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His compatriot Bernardo Sousa finished Thursday's trio of stages 1.4 seconds behind Magalhães, holding an extremely thin 0.4 second advantage over second placed ERC Junior U28 competitor Chris Ingram.Ingram suffered a hairy moment in the second stage, losing the rear bumper of his Toksport WRT ŠKODA Fabia R5 after clipping a tree, but was still fourth quickest through Vila Franca / São Brás regardless.Frederik Åhlin finished the opening trio of stages 0.3 seconds behind Ingram to hold third place in ERC Junior U28 and seventh overall, but suffered a worrying end to his day with an oil pressure warning light flashing on his ŠKODA Fabia R5.Double ERC Junior champion Marijan Griebel, Frank Tore Larsen and ŠKODA Auto Deutschland driver Fabian Kreim completed the top 10 overall, the latter pair also completing the ERC Under 28 top five.Vila Franca / São Brás claimed many victims, through a mixture of accidents and mechanical failures. Hermann Neubauer crashed out towards the end of the test in the slippery conditions, while Pierre-Louis Loubet retired his OSCARO-backed car with a technical problem midway through the stage. Laurent Pellier reached the end of the same stage, but then retired in the following road section with an electrical problem.

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Yahoo Sport (fr.sports.yahoo.com), Париж, 22 марта 2018RALLYE - ERC - AÇORES - LUKYANUK EN TÊTE, LES FRANÇAIS AU TAPISLe Russe Lukyanuk a pris les commandes aux Açores, alors que Pierre-Louis Loubet et Laurent Pellier ont déjà renoncé.Après seulement trois spéciales et un peu plus de 23 kilomètres chronométrés parcourus, le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) pointe en tête du rallye ERC des Açores jeudi soir. Malgré un passage dans un champ et grace à son meilleur temps dans la "longue" ES de 17 km, il devance de 2"7 le Portugais Ricardo Moura (Skoda Fabia R5), vainqueur ici-même en 2016.Deux autres Fabia suivent, celles du Slovaque Martin Koci (à 3"8) et du Portugais Bruno Magalhaes (à 13"2), vice-champion d'Europe 2017.A noter que les deux pilotes français engagés, Pierre-Louis Loubet (Hyundai i20) et Laurent Pellier (Peugeot 208 T16), ont dû renoncer, le premier sur problèmes mécaniques dans la deuxième spéciale et le second sur la liaison qui a suivi, après des soucis électriques.

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Abola.pt, Лиссабон, 22 марта 2018RICARDO MOURA NA SEGUNDA POSIÇÃO NO FINAL DO PRIMEIRO DIA DO RALI DOS AÇORESNo fecho do primeiro dia do Azores Airlines Rallye 2018, cumpridas as três primeiras provas Especiais de Qualificação, o russo Alexey Lukyanuk, em Ford Fiesta R5, domina a tabela classificativa, seguido de perto pelo português e açoriano Ricardo Moura (recorde-se, na estreia do Skoda Fabia R5) a apenas 2,7 segundos. O checo Martin Koci (a 3,8 segundos) e os portugueses Bruno Magalhães (13,2 segundos) e Bernardo Sousa (14,6 segundos) fecham o Top-5.Ainda entre os portugueses, Luis Rego (Ford Fiesta) ocupa o 13º lugar, Ricardo Teodósio (Skoda Fabia) é 17º e José Pedro Fontes (Citroën DS3) o 20º, ao passo que o atual Campeão Nacional de Ralis, Carlos Vieira, em Hyundai i20 R5, termina o dia inaugural na 21ª posição.No final do dia, Ricardo Moura expressa satisfação "É fantástico, muito emocionante ver tantos espectadores a assistir à prova ao vivo. Terei de apurar a condução, mas foi bom não ter cometido erros. Vamos manter-nos assim".Já Bruno Magalhães, vencedor da prova na época passada, refere "um dia difícil, em particular na especial de Vila Franca/São Brás. Precisamos de melhorar as especificações do carro".O segundo dia do Rali dos Açores, sexta-feira, 23 de março, será composto por seis especiais, com passagem pelo sempre espetacular troço das Sete Cidades.

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Maisfutebol.iol.pt, Лиссабон, 23 марта 2018RALI DOS AÇORES: RICARDO MOURA EM SEGUNDOPiloto corre em casa com Skoda Fabia R5Estão abertas as hostilidades. O Rali dos Açores arrancou esta quinta-feira com tempo chuvoso e uma neblina intimidante para quem estreia a participação num dos mais belos e difíceis ralis europeus.A "jogar em casa" e ao volante de um Skoda Fabia R5 "novinho em folha", Ricardo Moura segura o segundo lugar da classificação geral, apenas batido por Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) que tem uma vantagem de 2,7 segundos para o piloto açoriano que contou com forte apoio do público."É fantástico, muito emocionante ver tantos espectadores a assistir à prova ao vivo. Terei de apurar a condução, mas foi bom não ter cometido erros. Vamos manter-nos assim", frisou.Olhos postos também em Bruno Magalhães (Skoda Fabia R5). O três vezes vencedor deste rali assina o nome no quarto lugar da classificação com menos 9,4 s que o terceiro classificado Martn Koci (Skoda Fabia R5)."Foi um dia difícil, em particular na especial de Vila Franca/São Brás. Precisamos de melhorar as especificações do carro", assumiu.Bernardo Sousa fecha o top-5 geral, com uma diferença de 14,6 para o líder. Uma boa surpresa para o piloto que esteve ausente dos ralis. Rali dos Açores: Ricardo Moura em segundo

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 23 марта 2018AZOREILLA AJETTIIN ENSIMMÄISEN KERRAN JO VUONNA 1965 - HÄNNINEN JA KANKKUNEN SUOMALAISVOITTAJAT/ Azorien saaristo saa toisena vuonna peräkkäin kunnian toimia rallin EM-sarjan avausnäyttämönä. Ensimmäisen kerran Azorit Ralli ajettiin vuonna 1965 ja tämänvuotinen kilpailu on järjestyksessään 53.Azorien saaristo sijaitsee Portugalin pääkaupungin Lissabonin ja New Yorkin välissä ja se koostuu yhdeksästä eri saaresta. Ensimmäisen kerran vuonna 1965 ajettu Azorit Ralli nousi mukaan Portugalin mestaruussarjaan vuonna 1970 ja EM-sarjan osakilpailu saaristossa ajettiin ensimmäisen kerran vuonna 1992.26 vuotta sitten rallin EM-sarjassa osakilpailuja ajettiin huomattavasti enemmän kuin nykyisin ja siitä hyvänä esimerkkinä toimii juuri vuoden 1992 Azorien EM-ralli, joka oli EM-sarjan tuon kauden 27. osakilpailu. Yleiskilpailun voittoon ajoi ranskalainen Yves Loubet Toyota Celica GT-4:llä. Yvesin poika Pierre-Louis Loubet, 21, osallistuu Azorien EM-ralliin tänä vuonna, mutta joutui keskeyttämään jo toisella erikoiskokeella Hyundain tekniikkaongelmien takia.Vuosina 2000 ja 2001 kaksi rallin MM-sarjasta tuttua Subaru-kuljettajaa, Markko Märtin, sekä Juha Kankkunen ajoivat Azoreilla EM-rallin voittoon. Vuosina 2009-2012 Azoreilla ajettiin IRC-sarjan osakilpailu ja voittajaksi nousivat muun muassa Kris Meeke, Andreas Mikkelsen, sekä Juho Hänninen, joka vuosina 2010-2012 saavutti värisuoran - voiton, sekä kakkos- ja kolmossijan.- Meillä oli hyvä taistelu Andreaksen (Mikkelsen) kanssa ja täytyy sanoa, että tämä voitto tuntuu todella hyvältä. Loistava viikonloppu, Hänninen hehkutti vuoden 2011 voittonsa jälkeen.Seitsemän vuotta sitten tulosluettelon kärjessä oli kolme Skoda-kuljettajaa järjestyksessä Hänninen, Mikkelsen ja Jan Kopecky. Nykyisin MM-sarjassa Hyundain tehdastallia edustava Mikkelsen hävisi Hänniselle 42,3 sekuntia.- Juho oli tänä viikonloppuna uskomattoman nopea ja ei meillä ollut mitään mahdollisuutta vastata siihen vauhtiin, Mikkelsen jakoi kunniaa voittajan suuntaan.Vuonna 2013 kilpailu palasi takaisin EM-sarjaan. Citroenilla MM-sarjassa tänä vuonna kilpaileva Craig Breen muuten ajoi vuoden 2013 kilpailussa toiseksi ja nousi voittoon kaksi vuotta myöhemmin. Viime ja tänä vuonna Azoreilla on ajettu rallin EM-sarjan avausosakilpailu. Menestynein kuljettaja Azorit Rallissa kautta aikojen on ollut Fernando Peres, Portugalin rallimestari vuosilta 1994, 1995, sekä 1996, joka on voittanut tämän kilpailun peräti seitsemän kertaa ja saavuttanut palkintosijoja yhteensä 10 kappaletta.Azorit Rallia ei koskaan ole voittanut venäläiskuljettaja. Vuonna 2016 toiseksi ajanut Alexey Lukyanuk voi tuoda tähän tilastoon tänä viikonloppuna muutoksen, sillä Lukyanuk johtaa tämänvuotista kilpailua ensimmäisen ajopäivän jälkeen.

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 23 марта 2018AZORELLA AJETTIIN ENSIMMÄISEN KERRAN JO VUONNA 1965 - HÄNNINEN JA KANKKUNEN SUOMALAISVOITTAJAT/ Azorien saaristo saa toisena vuonna peräkkäin kunnian toimia rallin EM-sarjan avausnäyttämönä. Ensimmäisen kerran Azorit Ralli ajettiin vuonna 1965 ja tämänvuotinen kilpailu on järjestyksessään 53.Azorien saaristo sijaitsee Portugalin pääkaupungin Lissabonin ja New Yorkin välissä ja se koostuu yhdeksästä eri saaresta. Ensimmäisen kerran vuonna 1965 ajettu Azorit Ralli nousi mukaan Portugalin mestaruussarjaan vuonna 1970 ja EM-sarjan osakilpailu saaristossa ajettiin ensimmäisen kerran vuonna 1992.26 vuotta sitten rallin EM-sarjassa osakilpailuja ajettiin huomattavasti enemmän kuin nykyisin ja siitä hyvänä esimerkkinä toimii juuri vuoden 1992 Azorien EM-ralli, joka oli EM-sarjan tuon kauden 27. osakilpailu. Yleiskilpailun voittoon ajoi ranskalainen Yves Loubet Toyota Celica GT-4:llä. Yvesin poika Pierre-Louis Loubet, 21, osallistuu Azorien EM-ralliin tänä vuonna, mutta joutui keskeyttämään jo toisella erikoiskokeella Hyundain tekniikkaongelmien takia.Vuosina 2000 ja 2001 kaksi rallin MM-sarjasta tuttua Subaru-kuljettajaa, Markko Märtin, sekä Juha Kankkunen ajoivat Azoreilla EM-rallin voittoon. Vuosina 2009-2012 Azoreilla ajettiin IRC-sarjan osakilpailu ja voittajaksi nousivat muun muassa Kris Meeke, Andreas Mikkelsen, sekä Juho Hänninen, joka vuosina 2010-2012 saavutti värisuoran - voiton, sekä kakkos- ja kolmossijan.- Meillä oli hyvä taistelu Andreaksen (Mikkelsen) kanssa ja täytyy sanoa, että tämä voitto tuntuu todella hyvältä. Loistava viikonloppu, Hänninen hehkutti vuoden 2011 voittonsa jälkeen.Seitsemän vuotta sitten tulosluettelon kärjessä oli kolme Skoda-kuljettajaa järjestyksessä Hänninen, Mikkelsen ja Jan Kopecky. Nykyisin MM-sarjassa Hyundain tehdastallia edustava Mikkelsen hävisi Hänniselle 42,3 sekuntia.- Juho oli tänä viikonloppuna uskomattoman nopea ja ei meillä ollut mitään mahdollisuutta vastata siihen vauhtiin, Mikkelsen jakoi kunniaa voittajan suuntaan.Vuonna 2013 kilpailu palasi takaisin EM-sarjaan. Citroenilla MM-sarjassa tänä vuonna kilpaileva Craig Breen muuten ajoi vuoden 2013 kilpailussa toiseksi ja nousi voittoon kaksi vuotta myöhemmin. Viime ja tänä vuonna Azoreilla on ajettu rallin EM-sarjan avausosakilpailu. Menestynein kuljettaja Azorit Rallissa kautta aikojen on ollut Fernando Peres, Portugalin rallimestari vuosilta 1994, 1995, sekä 1996, joka on voittanut tämän kilpailun peräti seitsemän kertaa ja saavuttanut palkintosijoja yhteensä 10 kappaletta.Azorit Rallia ei koskaan ole voittanut venäläiskuljettaja. Vuonna 2016 toiseksi ajanut Alexey Lukyanuk voi tuoda tähän tilastoon tänä viikonloppuna muutoksen, sillä Lukyanuk johtaa tämänvuotista kilpailua ensimmäisen ajopäivän jälkeen.Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 23 марта 2018LUKYANUK OTTI KOMENNON AZOREILLA - "HIEMAN RISTIRIITAISET TUNNELMAT"/ Rallin EM-sarjan kolmipäiväinen kauden avausosakilpailu Azoreilla, Portugalissa käynnistyi torstaina Alexey Lukyanukin komennossa. Erot kolmen kärjessä tosin ovat pienet, ajettiinhan kilpailun avauspäivänä erikoiskokeita vasta reilut 23 kilometriä.Portugalin EM-sarjan yleiskilpailun johdossa avauspäivän jälkeen ajaa Alexey Lukyanuk, joka torstain kolmella erikoiskokeella ajoi yhden pohja-ajan ja oli kahdesti toiseksi nopein. Venäläiskuljettajan johtomarginaali toisena olevaan isäntämaan Ricardo Mouraan on 2,7 sekuntia ja kolmantena on Junior U27 -luokan kärkikuljettaja Martin Koci, 3,8 sekuntia kärjestä jääneenä.Lukyanukin johto voisi olla suurempikin, mutta toisella erikoiskokeella tapahtunut ajovirhe maksoi aikaa (katso video alhaalta).

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- Hieman ristiriitaiset tunnelmat, koska olen pettynyt toisen erikoiskokeen ajovirheeseeni. Se oli paikka missä ei ollut tarvetta hyökätä. Siinä oli hyppy ja 40 metriä sen jälkeen terävä vasemmalle kääntyvä mutka. Muistin sen paikan väärin, muistin että siihen olisi voinut ajaa kovempaa. Auto lensi hypystä noin 10 metriä ja sen jälkeen tilaa jarruttaa ei ollut riittävästi, ajoin pellolle ja hävisimme siinä noin 10 sekuntia, Lukyanuk kommentoi Facebook-sivullaan.- Vauhtiin ja autoon olen tyytyväinen, Lukyanuk jatkoi.Vuosi sitten Lukyanuk johti Portugalin EM-rallia 11 erikoiskokeen jälkeen 37,1 sekunnin turvin, mutta 12. erikoiskokeella auto tärähti kiveen sillä seurauksella, että ohjaus hajosi ja edessä oli keskeytys seuraavan erikoiskokeen siirtymäosuudella.Kilpailun tämän hetkinen kärkikaksikko edustaa kokemusta, onhan Lukyanuk 37- ja Moura 39-vuotias. Ja Moura jos kuka tuntee nämä tiet ja teiden haasteet, onhan portugalilainen voittanut Azorien rallimestaruuden urallaan 10 kertaa ja Portugalin rallimestaruuden kolme kertaa. Jo viime vuonna Moura oli Portugalin EM-rallissa hyvässä vauhdissa, sijoitus 13 ajetun erikoiskokeen jälkeen oli toinen, mutta tekniikkamurheet päättivät silloin hyvin sujuneen kilpailun.Vuonna 2016 Moura ajoi Portugalin EM-rallissa voittoon.- Fantastista, on hienoa nähdä niin paljon ihmisiä katsomassa rallia paikan päällä. Minun täytyy vielä parantaa ajoani. Tähän asti on kuitenkin tultu puhtaasti ja ei virheitä, Moura kommentoi torstain viimeisen erikoiskokeen jälkeen.Kilpailun ainoa suomalaisedustaja Miika Hokkanen yhdessä kartanlukijansa Jukka Paseniuksen kanssa joutui keskeyttämään toisella erikoiskokeella Peugeotin moottoririkon seurauksena.Toinen ajopäivä käynnistyy perjantaina kello 13.28 Suomen aikaa ja ohjelmassa on kuusi erikoiskoetta yhteispituudeltaan hieman alle 80 kilometriä.Yleiskilpailun tilanne 3/15 ek:n jälkeen1) Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) 17.52,3 2) Ricardo Moura (Skoda Fabia R5) + 2,7 3) Martin Koci (Skoda Fabia R5) + 3,8 4) Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5) + 13,2 5) Bernardo Sousa (Citroen DS3 R5) + 14,6 6) Chris Ingram (Skoda Fabia R5) + 15,0 7) Fredrik Åhlin (Skoda Fabia R5) + 15,3 8) Marijan Griebel (Peugeot 208 T16) + 20,5 9) Frank Tore Larsen (Ford Fiesta R5) + 22,5 10) Fabian Kreim (Skoda Fabia R5) + 32,8Lukyanukin keskinopeus: 77,8 km/h Erikoiskokeiden pohja-ajat: Botka 1, Lukyanuk 1, Moura 1LuokkajohtajatERC2: Sergey Remennik (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) ERC3: Martins Sesks (Opel Adam R2) ERC Ladies: Tamara Molinaro (Ford Fiesta R5) Junior U27: Martins Sesks (Opel Adam R2) Junior U28: Martin Koci (Skoda Fabia R5)Portugalin EM-rallin 2018 aikatauluTorstai 22.3.EK 01 - Lagoa Stage (2,14 km) pohja-aika: Botka EK 02 - Vila Franca Sao Bras 1 (17,08 km) pohja-aika: Lukyanuk EK 03 - Grupo Marques 1 (3,95 km) pohja-aika: MouraPerjantai 23.3.EK 04 - Pico da Padra Golfe 1 (7,02 km) klo 13.28 EK 05 - Feteiras MEO 1 (7,46 km) klo 14.07 EK 06 - Sete Cidades 1 (23,87 km) klo 14.42 EK 07 - Pico da Padra Golfe 2 (7,02 km) klo 17.30 EK 08 - Feteiras MEO 2 (7,46 km) klo 18.09 EK 09 - Sete Cidades 2 (23,87 km) klo 18.44Lauantai 24.3.EK 10 - Graminhais 1 (21,28 km) klo 12.38 EK 11 - Tronqueira 1 (21,99 km) klo 13.28 EK 12 - Grupo Marques 2 (3,95 km) klo 15.04 EK 13 - Vila Franca Sao Bras 2 (17,08 km) klo 17.33 EK 14 - Graminhais 2 (21,28 km) klo 18.28 EK 15 - Tronqueira 2 (21,99 km) klo 19.18Erikoiskokeet yhteensä: 207,44 km Kaikki ajat Suomen aikoja!

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Lue myös! Azorella ajettiin ensimmäisen kerran jo vuonna 1965 - Hänninen ja Kankkunen suomalaisvoittajat (23.3.2018)Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti Video: Rallin EM-sarjan virallinen YouTube-kanava

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 23 марта 2018MIIKA HOKKASEN EM-DEBYYTTI PÄÄTTYI KONERIKKOON JA KESKEYTYKSEEN/ Rallin SM-sarjan viime vuoden SM3-luokan Suomen mestarin debyytti rallin EM-sarjassa päättyi lyhyeen.Miika Hokkanen yhdessä kartanlukijansa Jukka Paseniuksen kanssa lähti Azoreilla tänä viikonloppuna ajettavaan Portugalin EM-ralliin tavoittelemaan maaliin pääsyä.- Ajoimme ensimmäiset testit tällä autolla Kroatiassa ja kyseessä oli minulle ensimmäinen kerta Peugeot 208 R2 -auton ratissa. Olen nyt ensimmäistä kertaa Azoreilla, joten luvassa on paljon uusia asioita. Tottakai kilpailu tulee olemaan todella haastava, koska emme ole täällä ennen kilpailleet ja siitä syystä ei ole myöskään mitään odotuksia. Mutta maaliin tottakai haluamme päästä, Hokkanen kertoi rallin EM-Sarjan tiedotteessa ennen torstaina käynnistynyttä kilpailua.Slovenialaisen Oktan Sport -tiimin väreissä kilpaileva Hokkanen avasi kilpailun kahdeksanneksi nopeimmalla ajalla Junior U27 -luokassa, mutta eroa lyhyellä erikoiskokeella kärkeen kertyi vain 2,3 sekuntia. Seuraavalla erikoiskokeella epäonni puuttui peliin ja Hokkanen vahvisti UrheiluUutiset.comille, että kyseessä oli moottoririkko.- 8,7 kilometriä toisen erikoiskokeen lähdöstä se hajosi. Vielä ei tiedetä vikaa, mutta perjantaina ei ainakaan pystytä starttaamaan Ralli 2 -säännöllä, Hokkanen kommentoi.Lauantaina, kilpailun viimeisenä ajopäivänä, ohjelmassa on vielä kuusi erikoiskoetta ja reilut 107 ek-kilometriä. Hokkasen mukaan on mahdollista, että he starttaavat erikoiskokeille lauantaina jos moottori saadaan kuntoon. Lue myös! Lukyanuk otti komennon Azoreilla - "Hieman ristiriitaiset tunnelmat" (23.3.2018)Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti Puulan Aurinkoranta

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 марта 2018HABAJ FIRST TO START IN SECOND DAY OF ERC AZORESАвтор: ErcŁukasz Habaj will embark on Azores Airlines Rallye's Friday stages first on the road, resuming from P10 in the FIA European Rally Championship's opening round of 2018. Today's first 10 runners are set by a reversed classification from Thursday's overall top 10, leaving Habaj to tackle 76.56 kilometres of dusty gravel roads as road sweeper, thanks in part to engine issues that affected his car during the opening loop.Starting immediately behind Habaj are Frank Tore Larsen and last year's ERC Junior U28 champion Marijan Griebel, followed by ERC debutant Fredrik Åhlin and last year's championship runner-up Bruno Magalhães.Rally leader Alexey Lukyanuk resumes his challenge from P10 in the running order, two minutes after his nearest competitor, nine-time Azorean rally champion Ricardo Moura, enters today's stages.ERC Junior U27 holds potential for an exciting quick-fire battle, as first and second placed Mārtiņš Sesks and Efrén Llarena line-up two minutes apart, P2 and P1 in their class' running order respectively.Juan Carlos Alonso, who lost a well-earned ERC2 lead following a fuel pump failure on Thursday, kicks off his category's battle almost a quarter of an hour before Sergei Remennik begins defending his 32 second lead over Zelindo Melegari.Notably absent from the starting order are Pierre-Louis Loubet and Laurent Pellier, both of whom retired from technical issues on Thursday. As today's stages are a continuation of leg one from Thursday, both must wait until Saturday's second leg to restart.

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This morning's first stage, Pico da Pedra Golfe, is scheduled to begin at 10:28am local time with Habaj's start-line departure.

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 23 марта 2018VIIME VUODEN YLLÄTYSVOITTAJAN NÄYTTÄVÄ PALUU LATVIAN LOUKKAANTUMISEN JÄLKEEN - "HYVIÄ MUISTOJA TÄSTÄ RALLISTA"/ Rallin EM-sarjan ehdoton jättiyllättäjä viime vuonna oli Bruno Magalhaes, joka voitettuaan kauden avausosakilpailun Azoreilla ajoi sen jälkeen vielä kolmessa muussa EM-rallissa palkintosijoitukset ja nousi mukaan taistelemaan aina jopa Euroopan mestaruudesta. Päätöskilpailu Latviassa päättyi kuitenkin rajuun ulosajoon ja loukkaantumiseen.Bruno Magalhaesin voitto vuosi sitten Azoreilla Portugalin EM-rallissa oli jo siinäkin mielessä jättiyllätys, että portugalilaiskuljettaja ei ollut kilpaillut soralla pariin vuoteen. Toistakymmentä kertaa Azorien haastavissa olosuhteissa urallaan kilpaillut Magalhaes oli voittanut rallin aiemmin kaksi kertaa, vuonna 2008 (Portugalin sarjan osakilpailu), sekä 2010 (IRC-sarjan osakilpailu).- Minulla on hyviä muistoja tästä rallista. En odottanut yltäväni voittoon viime vuonna, mutta tänä vuonna uskon pystyväni voittamaan uudestaan, Magalhaes pyöritteli EM-sarjan tiedotteessa pari päivää ennen starttia.ARC Sport -tiimin väreissä kilpailevan Bruno Magalhaesin kartanlukijana toimii hänen pikkuveljensä Hugo Magalhaes, 33. Portugalin rallimestaruuden vuosina 2007, 2008 ja 2009 voittanut Magalhaes siis nousi yllätysvoittoon vuosi sitten kotimaansa EM-rallissa ja kun myös Espanjasta, Kreikasta, sekä Italiasta tulivat palkintosijoitukset, niin Magalhaes taisteli Latvian finaalissa lokakuussa tosissaan Euroopan mestaruudesta Kajetan Kajetanowiczia vastaan.Tuo taistelu Magalhaesin osalta päättyi kuitenkin ikävästi, kun kuudennella erikoiskokeella tapahtunut raju törmäys päin puuta (katso video alapuolelta) päätti kilpailun, sekä kauden ja edessä oli pitkä sairausloma.- Kun palasin takaisin Portugaliin, niin selvisi, että minulta oli murtunut kaksi nikamaa, joten 3-4 kuukautta piti ottaa aika varovasti. Mutta olen nyt täysin toipunut siitä ja valmis kilpailemaan, Magalhaes vakuutti Portugalin EM-rallin starttipäivänä."Kisa kerrallaan mennään eteenpäin"Torstaina käynnistyneessä rallin EM-sarjan kauden avausosakilpailussa Azoreilla Magalhaes kilpailee täysin uudella Skoda Fabia R5 -autolla. Paluu ralliauton rattiin ja EM-sarjaan toi avauserikoiskokeelta kolmanneksi nopeimman ajan. Torstain kahdella muulla erikoiskokeella Magalhaes ajoi sijoitukset kuusi ja viisi ja ensimmäisen ajopäivän jälkeen sijoitus kokonaistilanteessa on neljäs. Eroa kärkikuljettaja Alexey Lukyanukiin on 13,2 sekuntia.- Vaikea päivä. Meidän pitää löytää perjantaille paremmat säädöt autoon ja minun pitää myös itse pystyä parantamaan. Kärkikuljettajat menevät kyllä todella kovaa, Magalhaes kommentoi torstain viimeisen erikoiskokeen maalissa.Magalhaes jos kuka tuntee tämän kilpailun vaativat tiet ja olosuhteet.- Rengasrikkojen vaara kapeilla teillä on aina iso. Sää on myös isossa roolissa. Yhdessä osaa saarta on talvi ja samaan aikaan toisaalla saattaa olla rantakelit, joten koskaan ei tiedä mitä odottaa, Magalhaes kuvailee.Vielä ei ole täyttä varmuutta olemassa siitä, että pystyykö EM-sarjan viime vuoden hopeamitalisti ajamaan tänä vuonna kaikki EM-sarjan kahdeksan osakilpailua.- Kisa kerrallaan mennään eteenpäin, aivan kuten viime vuonna. Tottakai tavoitteeni on jälleen ajaa kaikki EM-rallit, mutta osa yhteistyökumppaneistani, jotka viime vuonna auttoivat minua todella paljon, ovat ilmoittaneet etteivät he pysty tänä vuonna samanlaiseen tukeen. Mutta kaikkeni teen, että onnistuisin tavoitteessani, Magalhaes vakuuttaa.Portugalin EM-rallin toinen ajopäivä käynnistyi perjantaina kello 13.28 Suomen aikaa ja ohjelmassa on kuusi erikoiskoetta yhteispituudeltaan hieman alle 80 kilometriä.Lue myös! Lukyanuk otti komennon Azoreilla - "Hieman ristiriitaiset tunnelmat" (23.3.2018)Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti Video: Rallin EM-sarjan virallinen YouTube-kanava

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 марта 2018MOURA SUSTAINS PUNCTURE IN SECOND FRIDAY ERC STAGEАвтор: ErcAn exciting Azores Airlines Rallye lead battle has taken a sudden twist in the FIA European Rally Championship's second Friday morning stage, after a puncture for second placed Ricardo Moura. Nine-time Azorean champion Moura was locked in an intense battle for first place with rally leader Alexey Lukyanuk and ERC Junior U28 leader Martin Koči, but a puncture picked up midway through Feteiras Meo's morning pass has set him back over 13 seconds."I didn't feel anything special. We did half the stage with the puncture at the front," explained Moura at stage end."We were going to make a super time here. We were pushing like hell. With the puncture, it's a lot of time [we've lost]."Despite his puncture, Moura still went 0.9 seconds quicker through the 7.46 kilometre rest than nearest rival Koči, so continues to hold second place heading into the morning loop's final stage, Sete Cidades.

https://www.eurosport.co.uk/erc/moura-sustains-puncture-in-second-friday-erc-stage_sto6687078/story.shtml


Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 марта 2018LUKYANUK STORMS AHEAD IN ERC AZORES AS RIVALS FALTERАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk has strengthened his grip on first place at Azores Airlines Rally, taking advantage of a puncture for chief rival Ricardo Moura and fading pace from FIA European Rally Championship Junior U28 contender Martin Koči.Russian Performance Motorsport's lead driver Lukyanuk won two stages during Friday's morning loop, even gaining 10 seconds over the chasing pack in the famous Sete Cidades "volcano" stage, despite colliding with a bank in difficult conditions."In the fog, it was tricky. I touched the walls twice. We could have damaged some of the geometry or something in the suspension. It wasn't a big hit, but still unpleasant," explained Lukyanuk.Moura was engaged in a close battle for first until the Feteiras Meo test, picking up a puncture and losing over 13 seconds to Lukyanuk. However, a strong run through the loop-ending Sete Cidades test ensured Moura would hold a 20 second advantage in second place.Reigning ERC Junior U27 champion Chris Ingram stormed to first in ERC Junior U28 and third place overall, rising from sixth place with a string of impressive stage times in his four-wheel-drive debut. This relegated previous ERC Junior U28 leader Martin Koči to fourth overall by a mere 0.1 seconds, with Bruno Magalhães lying in wait 1.7 seconds behind Ingram in fifth.Bernardo Sousa was demoted to seventh by the charging ERC Junior U28 pair of Ingram and Fredrik Åhlin, the latter moving to sixth, while good stage times by Luis Rego and José Pedro Fontes in Sete Cidades moved both into eighth and tenth respectively. Rhys Yates dropped to ninth after a spin in the same stage.Behind Yates, Frank Tore Larsen fell back to fourth in ERC Under 28, with Marijan Griebel completing the top five in class. Hubert Ptaszek did not start today's stages, after a mix-up at Thursday evening's service meant he and co-driver Maciej Szczepaniak failed to check-in at a time control, leading to their exclusion.Sergei Remennik's comfortable lead evaporated by the end of Friday's second test, a front right puncture allowing chief rival Zelindo Melegari to close in and reduce the gap to a mere 3.9 seconds.Menderes Okur is engaged in a close battle for third with Juan Carlos Alonso, who had led ERC2 until a fuel pump failure in Friday's final stage. A mere 0.4 seconds separated the pair after SS5. Luis Pimentel continues to hold fifth.Mārtiņš Sesks has raced away at the head of ERC Under 27, going over a minute quicker than nearest rival Efrén Llarena in the loop-ending Sete Cidades test to establish a 1m13.3s lead.Sesks' ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team team-mate Tom Kristensson suffered a dramatic end to his rally, winning stage four whilst rolling over crossing the finish line. Damage sustained to his Opel Adam R2 was significant enough to force his immediate retirement.Friday's second test, Feteiras Meo, was a difficult stage for the ERC3 and ERC Under 27 competitors, with punctures for Dominik Brož and Gil Antunes. Catie Munnings also ripped the front bumper from her Sainteloc Junior Team PEUGEOT 208 R2, but with minimal time loss.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 марта 2018LUKYANUK ENDS ERC AZORES DAY TWO WITH HEALTHY LEADАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk further extended his Azores Airlines Rallye lead despite a close call with a herd of cows in Friday's final stage of the FIA European Rally Championship's season-opener. Lukyanuk edged further ahead of nearest rival Ricardo Moura, taking a cautious approach to keep the car in one piece. Moura was similarly conservative after picking up a puncture during the morning loop, keen not to repeat his misfortune.Three-time Portuguese rally champion Bruno Magalhães worked his way past ERC Junior U28 lead pair Martin Koči and Chris Ingram for third, but time he lost to Lukyanuk while unhappy with the balance of his car this morning put him 32.4 seconds away from first place by day's end.Third placed ERC Junior U28 competitor Fredrik Åhlin was left to rue his tyre choice, dropping 26.9 seconds in the Sete Cidades afternoon re-run to stage winner Magalhães. He managed to hold nearest rival at bay however, Bernardo Sousa taking the same stage easy to avoid risking punctures which had caught out many other drivers.Rhys Yates, currently fourth in ERC Junior U28, remains in a hotly contested battle for the remaining top 10 places, fighting with local drivers Carlos Vieira, Ricardo Teodósio and Luis Rego. However, power steering issues dropped Rego to the rear of said battle, allowing Frank Tore Larsen to pick up fifth in ERC Junior U28.Lukasz Habaj suffered a difficult day first in the road order, slowed by loose gravel in the morning loop followed by a puncture in Feteiras 2 and hitting a wall in the second pass of Sete Cidades, causing his engine to cut out momentarily. His various dramas dropped him well out of reach from the top 10.

https://www.eurosport.co.uk/erc/lukyanuk-ends-erc-azores-day-two-with-healthy-lead_sto6687508/story.shtml


Lequipe.fr, Париж, 23 марта 2018LUKYANUK EN CONTRÔLELeader jeudi soir, le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk a gardé la main mise sur le rallye des Açores vendredi.En remportant trois des six spéciales au programme de vendredi, le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) est resté en tête du rallye des Açores, augmentant son avance vis à vis de ses rivaux. Ainsi, le Portugais Ricardo Moura (Skoda Fabia R5) est passé de 2"7 à 21"8 de retard à la deuxième place.On retrouve l'autre Portugais Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5) - auteur des deux derniers meilleurs chronos - en troisième position, à 32"4. Le Britannique Chris Ingram (Skoda Fabia R5) a, lui, réussi une magnifique journée. Sixième jeudi soir, le champion d'Europe junior a gagné deux places et pointe à 44"1 du leader. Le Slovaque Martin Koci (Skoda Fabia R5) complète le Top 5 à 56"0. F.P.

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Maisfutebol.iol.pt, Лиссабон, 23 марта 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES SOMA E SEGUE NO RALI DOS AÇORESPiloto subiu duas posições na classificação geral Realizada a primeira metade do Rali dos Açores, elevam-se as expetativas para os portugueses em prova. Todos estão a rolar a um ritmo competitivo, sofrendo apenas alguns percalços pelo caminho.Na prova liderada pelo russo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), Ricardo Moura (Skoda Fabia R5) sofreu dois furos que lhe custaram algum tempo. Contudo, o açoriano permanece no segundo lugar da geral a 21,8s do líder."É difícil. Agora temos que gerir também os pneus, porque tivemos furos. Um furo lento de manhã e problemas na tração à tarde", explicou.

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O "filho da terra" pode ser o franco favorito a vencer o rali, mas o apoio a Bruno Magalhães (Skoda Fabia R5) não fica muito atrás. O piloto subiu duas posições na classificação, ficando agora em terceiro da geral com uma diferença de 11,7 para Moura e 32,4 para o piloto russo."Estamos a progredir. De manhã estava um pouco frustrado porque não conseguia ter tração e tinha uma partida má - arrancou de 5.º - e à tarde provei que em condições mais ou menos iguais para todos, conseguimos ser rápidos. Fizemos uma tarde muito boa e recuperamos tempo para toda a gente e isso deixa-nos animados", explicou ao Autoportal.A primeira passagem pelo magnifico troço das Sete Cidades não correu de feição e ficou marcada por nevoeiro intenso."Dificultou, claro. Mas ainda assim o nevoeiro não foi tão fechado quanto nos outros anos. Foi difícil, mas a especial este ano não tinha lama, ou outro tipo de problemas que marcaram a anterior edição. Sábado há muitos km a fazer. Em termos de quilometragem devemos estar a meio do rali e ainda há muito por acontecer", assumiu o piloto que recuperou o tempo perdido na segunda passagem. Bruno arrancou o primeiro lugar nas Sete Cidades com o tempo de 00:16:35.8.Para o derradeiro dia do rali, Bruno leva motivação para a estrada. No passado está o forte acidente sofrido na última prova do calendário ERC 2017. Um despiste que resultou num violento embate numa árvore tirou o piloto da corrida pelo título de campeão europeu."Estamos bem. O último rali foi difícil por causa do acidente, mas depois de fazer as Sete Cidades como fiz, a confiança voltou" (risos).No sábado realizam-se as últimas seis classificativas do Rali dos Açores. Bruno Magalhães soma e segue no Rali dos Açores

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 марта 2018ERC AZORES ACTION ERUPTS AROUND ICONIC VOLCANO STAGEАвтор: ErcAzores Airlines Rallye once again showed why it is such a formidable opening round for the FIA European Rally Championship, but as others hit trouble, Russian Performance Motorsport's Alexey Lukyanuk held steady out front. Not even a heard of cows blocking the road in Friday afternoon's iconic Sete Cidades "volcano" stage could stop Lukyanuk from continuing to lead, taking advantage of a Ricardo Moura puncture this morning to extend his gap to 21.8 seconds ahead.Sete Cidades was the setting for many dramatic moments, especially in the final pass where a roll for Tiger Energy Drink Rallye Team's Tomasz Kasperczyk and a gearbox problem for Miguel Correira blocked and stopped the stage twice in quick succession.Friday's podium places were completed by Moura's compatriot Bruno Magalhăes, who charged back up the order to third after a difficult trio of morning stages struggling with the balance of his ŠKODA Fabia R5.A battle forERC Junior U28honours raged on immediately behind Magalhăes, as Chris Ingram and Martin Koči traded places throughout the day. A quick time through Sete Cidades' first pass put him up to third initially, but after tyre saving dropped him back to fifth early in the afternoon loop, he finished the day fourth overall, 11.9 seconds ahead of Koči.Fredrik Åhlin made it three ERC Junior U28s in the top six, holding 2010 Portuguese rally champion Bernardo Sousa at bay despite clattering a bank in Sete Cidades' first run.Rhys Yates fended off a challenge from a quartet of local drivers to hold eighth overall, but admitted a loss of concentration when passing Fabian Kriem - who was struggling with a puncture - caused a brief spin in Sete Cidades. He sits fourth in ERC Junior U28, with a slim 3.2 second gap over his nearest category and overall challenger, Frank Tore Larsen.Larsen turned in a great performance to stay ahead of the same quartet of locals as Yates in ninth overall and fifth in ERC Junior U28, despite his road sweeping position and an early Thursday retirement from this event in 2016 meaning he had no experience of today's stages.Carlos Vieira completed the top 10, but was not helped by a broken anti-lag system during SS4. Luis Rego yo-yoed between 8th and 14th, settling down in 11th by day's end with power steering issues. Ricardo Teodósio, José Pedro Fontes, Dávid Botka Łukasz Habaj completed the top 15 drivers.ERC Junior Under 27: Gago takes on Opel might

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Diogo Gago took on the might of ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team's pair of factory drivers and succeeded aboard his PEUGEOT 208 R2, moving from third to first over the course of a dramatic multi-way battle.Tom Kristensson made his first and final move in Friday's opening stage, going fastest by 0.2 seconds from Gago. However, he went wide into a wall crossing the finish line, causing significant damage to his Opel Adam R2 and forcing his immediate retirement.Kristensson's team-mate and previous category leader Mārtiņš Sesks picked up a front right puncture and panel damage in the day's penultimate stage, and Efrén Llarena also dropped over one minute from a puncture in the notorious Sete Cidades test.Sainteloc Junior Team driver Simon Wagner took advantage of others misfortune to move into third in both ERC Under 27 and ERC3. Llarena dropped to fourth in ERC Under 27 after his issue, though is only fifth in ERC3 behind fellow PEUGEOT 208 R2 pilot Ruben Rodrigues.Dominik Brož and Catie Munnings complete ERC Under 27 in fifth and sixth, Brož one of many to suffer punctures and Munnings losing her front bumper in Feteiras Meo's second pass.ERC2: Melegari's brief lead slips away with clutch issueZelindo Melegari had taken advantage of a puncture for chief rival Sergei Remennik in Sete Cidades to snatch first place, but his new found lead would last only one stage.Remennik quickly moved back to first after Melegari was forced to nurse a broken clutch through SS7 and SS8. His Subaru Impreza STI would go no further, forced to retire and handing second to Juan Carlos Alonso.Menderes Okur completes the podium, unable to keep up with Alonso's searing pace, and is quickly falling into the clutches of Luís Pimentel behind, who continues to recover from a broken turbo yesterday.What's next?Azores Airlines Rallye's final leg consists of six stages covering 107.57 kilometres of competitive action, getting underway at 09:38am local time with the Graminhas stage. You can keep up with all the ERC's final day action with our live timing and results.LEG ONE, DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS ON EUROSPORT AND EUROSPORT PLAYER. CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS.

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Yahoo Sport (fr.sports.yahoo.com), Париж, 23 марта 2018RALLYE - ERC - AÇORES - LUKYANUK EN CONTRÔLELeader jeudi soir, le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk a gardé la main mise sur le rallye des Açores vendredi.En remportant trois des six spéciales au programme de vendredi, le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) est resté en tête du rallye des Açores, augmentant son avance vis à vis de ses rivaux. Ainsi, le Portugais Ricardo Moura (Skoda Fabia R5) est passé de 2"7 à 21"8 de retard à la deuxième place.On retrouve l'autre Portugais Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5) - auteur des deux derniers meilleurs chronos - en troisième position, à 32"4. Le Britannique Chris Ingram (Skoda Fabia R5) a, lui, réussi une magnifique journée. Sixième jeudi soir, le champion d'Europe junior a gagné deux places et pointe à 44"1 du leader. Le Slovaque Martin Koci (Skoda Fabia R5) complète le Top 5 à 56"0.

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Maisfutebol.iol.pt, Лиссабон, 23 марта 2018LUKYANUK E O ENCONTRO IMEDIATO COM...VACAS (COM VÍDEO)Líder do Rali dos Açores evitou embate com animais na estradaO Rali dos Açores contou esta sexta feira com quatro participantes mu(uuu)ito especiais. Na segunda passagem pelo troço das Sete Cidades, Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) deparou-se com um manada de vacas em contramão e, com sorte, evitou um acidente.Uma situação inesperada e caricata para o piloto russo que soltou um grito de alegria quando ultrapassou as "concorrentes improvisadas".VEJA O VÍDEO: Lukyanuk e o encontro imediato com...vacas (com vídeo)

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Destak.pt, Лиссабон, 24 марта 2018ALEXEY LUKYANUK CONSERVA COMANDO DO RALI DOS AÇORES APÓS SEGUNDO DIA DE PROVAO russo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) conservou hoje a liderança do Rali dos Açores, após o segundo dia de prova, com Ricardo Moura (Skoda Fabia R5) a ser segundo, a 21,8 segundos do comandante.O russo domina para já esta prova inaugural do Europeu de ralis, segunda do campeonato nacional, mas tem sentido forte oposição de Ricardo Moura, o melhor entre os pilotos portugueses.Após ter terminado o primeiro dia na frente, Alexey Lukyanuk manteve-se ao ataque nas primeiras especiais de classificação do dia, vencendo em duas delas, tendo Bruno Magalhães (Skoda Fabia R5) mostrar também bom andamento e sido o mais rápido na abertura da secção da manhã.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 24 марта 2018VIEIRA STARTS FIRST, 11 CREWS RETURNING FOR ERC AZORES LEG TWOАвтор: ErcCarlos Vieira will lead the FIA European Rally Championship field into Azores Airlines Rallye's final day of action, running as first car on leg two's six stages aboard his Team Hyundai Portugal i20 R5 later today. As first into a pair of stages yet to feature in this year's rally itinerary, reigning Portuguese rally champion Vieira faces a day of road sweeping, while rally leader Alexey Lukyanuk benefits from a cleaner path swept by those ahead restarting P10.Frank Tore Larsen finished where he started on Friday in ninth place, so once again contributes to sweeping the dusty gravel stages as second car on the road, with Rhys Yates and Bernardo Sousa following soon thereafter.Gravel sweeping won't be a big concern for ERC2 and ERC3 drivers, the latter headed by Mārtiņš Sesks setting off P23 and the former lead away eight minutes later by Sergei Remennik.There are 11 crews which retired from the first leg looking to restart today, though all are still subject to checks before being allowed to resume. 10 must pass re-scrutineering, while Emma Falcón will undergo a medical evaluation after hurting her back on Friday.Hermann Neubauer andAlbert von Thurn und Taxiswill not attempt to restart leg two, as both their cars suffered terminal damage to their body shell and rollcage respectively.

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 24 марта 2018VIDEO! LEHMÄT PORTUGALIN EM-RALLIN KÄRKIKULJETTAJAN HIDASTEENA - "VALITETTAVASTI NOPEAN OSUUDEN ALUSSA"/ Uransa viidettä EM-rallin yleiskilpailun voittoa tavoitteleva Alexey Lukyanuk johtaa Azoreilla tänä viikonloppuna ajettavaa kauden avausosakilpailua kahden ajopäivän jälkeen.Torstain jälkeen Portugalin EM-rallin yleiskilpailun kärkikolmikko mahtui 3,8 sekunnin sisään. Heti perjantain ensimmäisellä erikoiskokeella (EK3) kotiralliaan ajava Ricardo Moura täräytti pohja-ajan kaventaen kokonaistilanteessa eron kärkikuljettaja Alexey Lukyanukiin nähden 1,6 sekuntiin, joten näiden kahden kuljettajan välille oli rakentumassa hieno kaksintaistelu kilpailun voitosta.Heti seuraavalla erikoiskokeella (EK4) Moura kärsi kuitenkin rengasrikon ja kun Chris Ingramia lukuunottamatta kukaan kuljettajista ei yltänyt lähellekään pohja-ajan tehneen Lukyanukin vauhtia, niin

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venäläinen karkasi tässä vaiheessa kilpailua jo 14,8 sekunnin johtoon. Moura säilytti kuitenkin kakkospaikkansa.Kuudennella erikoiskokeella Lukyanuk osui sumussa muuriin ja erikoiskokeen maalissa Ford-kuljettaja kertoi, että osuman myötä auto ei toimi niin kuin hän haluaisi. Tästä huolimatta Lukyanuk ajoi kuudennella ja seitsemännellä erikoiskokeella peräkkäiset pohja-ajat ja kun lauantain kaksi viimeistäkin erikoiskoetta sujuivat hyvin, niin yötauolle yhdeksän ajetun erikoiskokeen jälkeen Lukyanuk saapui yleiskilpailun johtajana, 21,8 sekunnin erolla ennen Mouraa.- Hienoa saada lopettaa ajopäivä näin, että ei virheitä ja eikä tarvinnut hyökätä, Lukyanuk kommentoi iltapäivän erikoiskokeita.Lukyanukin perjantaihin mahtui myös varsin erikoinen kohtaaminen (katso video alapuolelta), mutta onneksi kuitenkin ilman osumia.- Tapasimme erikoiskokeella muutaman lehmän ja valitettavasti juuri nopean osuuden alussa, aiemmin urallaan EM-rallin yleiskilpailun Virossa, Sveitsissä, Kyproksella ja Espanjassa voittanut Lukyanuk harmitteli.Kolmantena oleva Portugalin EM-rallin viimevuotinen voittaja Bruno Magalhaes on jäänyt toisena olevasta Mourasta 10,6 sekuntia ja näiden kahden portugalilaiskuljettajan välille saattaakin lauantaina kehkeytyä hieno kaksintaistelu. Uransa ensimmäistä rallia nelivetokalustolla ajava Ingram on neljäntenä ja britin kanssa kovaa taistelua Junior U28 -luokan voitosta käyvä Martin Koci viidentenä, 11,9 sekunnin päässä Ingramista. Kocille käynnissä oleva kilpailu on puolestaan uran ensimmäinen soraralli R5-luokan kalustolla.Lauantaina, rallin kolmantena ja samalla myös viimeisenä ajopäivänä, ohjelmassa on kuusi erikoiskoetta yhteispituudeltaan reilut 107 kilometriä. Viimeinen erikoiskoe käynnistyy lauantai-iltana kello 19.18 Suomen aikaa.Yleiskilpailun tilanne 9/15 ek:n jälkeen1) Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) 1.11.34,0 2) Ricardo Moura (Skoda Fabia R5) + 21,8 3) Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5) + 32,4 4) Chris Ingram (Skoda Fabia R5) + 44,1 5) Martin Koci (Skoda Fabia R5) + 56,0 6) Fredrik Åhlin (Skoda Fabia R5) + 1.37,9 7) Bernardo Sousa (Citroen DS3 R5) + 1.54,9 8) Rhys Yates (Skoda Fabia R5) + 2.23,1 9) Frank Tore Larsen (Ford Fiesta R5) + 2.26,3 10) Carlos Vieira (Hyundai i20 R5) + 2.45,8Lukyanukin keskinopeus: 83,7 km/h Erikoiskokeiden pohja-ajat: Lukyanuk 4, Magalhaes 2, Moura 2, Botka 1LuokkajohtajatERC2: Sergey Remennik (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) ERC3: Martins Sesks (Opel Adam R2) ERC Ladies: Tamara Molinaro (Ford Fiesta R5) Junior U27: Martins Sesks (Opel Adam R2) Junior U28: Chris Ingram (Skoda Fabia R5)Portugalin EM-rallin 2018 aikatauluTorstai 22.3.EK 01 - Lagoa Stage (2,14 km) pohja-aika: Botka EK 02 - Vila Franca Sao Bras 1 (17,08 km) pohja-aika: Lukyanuk EK 03 - Grupo Marques 1 (3,95 km) pohja-aika: MouraPerjantai 23.3.EK 04 - Pico da Padra Golfe 1 (7,02 km) pohja-aika: Moura EK 05 - Feteiras MEO 1 (7,46 km) pohja-aika: Lukyanuk EK 06 - Sete Cidades 1 (23,87 km) pohja-aika: Lukyanuk EK 07 - Pico da Padra Golfe 2 (7,02 km) pohja-aika: Lukyanuk EK 08 - Feteiras MEO 2 (7,46 km) pohja-aika: Magalhaes EK 09 - Sete Cidades 2 (23,87 km) pohja-aika: MagalhaesLauantai 24.3.EK 10 - Graminhais 1 (21,28 km) klo 12.38 EK 11 - Tronqueira 1 (21,99 km) klo 13.28 EK 12 - Grupo Marques 2 (3,95 km) klo 15.04 EK 13 - Vila Franca Sao Bras 2 (17,08 km) klo 17.33 EK 14 - Graminhais 2 (21,28 km) klo 18.28 EK 15 - Tronqueira 2 (21,99 km) klo 19.18Erikoiskokeet yhteensä: 207,44 km Kaikki ajat Suomen aikoja!

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Publico (publico.pt), Лиссабон, 24 марта 2018RUSSO ALEXEY LUKYANUK VENCE RALI DOS AÇORESO melhor português foi Ricardo Moura. O russo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta) venceu neste sábado o Rali dos Açores, primeira prova do Europeu de ralis (ERC), com uma vantagem de 16,4 segundos sobre o português Ricardo Moura (Skoda Fabia), segundo classificado.Lukyanuk, que liderou o rali açoriano desde o primeiro dia, concluiu os 15 troços cronometrados em 2h33m51,7s, segundo a classificação oficiosa, impondo-se ao anfitrião Moura.Bruno Magalhães, vencedor da prova em 2017, terminou no terceiro posto, a 25,7 segundos do vencedor.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 24 марта 2018LUKYANUK EXTENDS ERC AZORES LEAD DESPITE SPINАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk continues to edge ahead out front in Azores Airlines Rallye, moving closer to victory in the FIA European Rally Championship's season opener despite a spin. Drama befell many drivers through SS10, including a long stoppage for a crash early in Tronqueira by Frank Tore Larsen. He went nose-first into a bank, blocking the stage and causing a near hour-long suspension of competitive action.After Larsen's stricken Ford Fiesta R5 was cleared, issues struck almost every front-running car. Lukyanuk complained of a soft brake pedal caused by a leaking caliper, dropping 10 seconds with a spin yet still going quickest through the 21.99 kilometre test.Nine-time Azorean rally champion Ricardo Moura also spun after hitting a bank, lucky not to sustain any major damage. He lost further time in Lukyanuk's dust during the Grupo Marques superspecial, dropping five seconds.Bruno Magalhães kept his car pointing forward throughout, but struggled with a broken rear differential, dropping 20.5 seconds to second placed Moura across leg two's morning loop.ERC Junior Under 28 leader Chris Ingram did not survive Tronqueira without drama either, sustaining a left rear puncture to his Toksport WRT-prepared ŠKODA Fabia R5. Ingram's 15 second gap to Martin Koči was almost entirely wiped out, now holding fourth overall by only 2.6 seconds to ERC Junior U28 rival Koči behind.Rhys Yates dropped down to P13 due to being stuck behind Larsen's crashed Fiesta R5, but is expected to regain seventh place overall and fourth in ERC Junior U28, with a notional time for Tronqueira yet to be assigned to him. Fredrik Åhlin remains around one minute clear, third in ERC Junior U28 and sixth overall.Łukasz Habaj and Norbert Herczig were two of a small number of drivers with a drama-free morning, taking advantage of clean runs to move up to seventh and eighth respectively.Luis Rego benefitted not only from Larsen's retirement but troubles for his fellow Portuguese rivals to keep his top 10 place, running ninth overall. Carlos Vieira had to brave unswept gravel in Graminhais as first car out, his car crabbing throughout leg two's first pair of stages with suspension damage. Losing over four minutes, his chances of ERC points are now gone.Bernardo Sousa was also caught out by the same leg-opening stage, sustaining front left damage after clipping a bank inside a corner. Oil temperatures rising aboard his Citroën DS3 R5 after stage end, he was forced to retire thereafter.Diogo Gago used his local knowledge to devastating effect, snatching first place in ERC Junior Under 27 from long-time leader Mārtiņš Sesks. He immediately set to work, gaining 19.7 seconds in leg two's opening test to establish a 9.3 second lead.

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Simon Wagner and Efrén Llarena continued to hold station in third and fourth place for both ERC Junior U27 and ERC3 standings. while Ruben Rodrigues completes ERC3"s top five and Dominik Brož rounds out ERC Under 27"s top five.Further twists and turns in ERC2"s lead battle came courtesy of Sergei Remennik, who spun out and became stuck between two rocks midway through Tronqueira. This allowed Juan Carlos Alonso to gain nearly a minute, sending him into first place after an amazing comeback drive from losing over three minutes with fuel pump failure on Thursday.Zelindo Melegari's rally suffered another unfortunate turn of luck, following up clutch failure on Friday with a broken turbo this morning. He continues to nurse his Subaru Impreza STI towards service after SS11, but is uncertain whether he will continue this afternoon.

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Lequipe.fr, Париж, 24 марта 2018LUKYANUK JUSQU'AU BOUTLe Russe Alexey Lukyanuk a remporté le rallye des Açores, manche d'ouverture du Championnat ERC 2018.Il n'a pas pu s'en empêcher. Fort de près de cinquante secondes d'avance à l'entame de la dernière épreuve spéciale, Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) s'est fait un petit plaisir lors de l'ultime secteur chronométré. " J'étais si heureux que j'ai fait des "donuts" avant la fin ", rigola le Russe qui a tout de même perdu plus de trente secondes dans l'affaire.Vainqueur de six des quinze ES de l'épreuve, il n'a, pour une fois, commis aucune faute, s'impose pour la première fois dans l'île portugaise et prend bien évidemment la tête du Championnat.Lukyanuk devance au final de 16"4 le local de l'étape, Ricardo Moura (Skoda Fabia R5), et de 25"7 le lisboète Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5). Le Britannique Chris Ingram (Skoda Fabia R5) et le Suédois Fredrik Ahlin (Skoda Fabia R5) complètent le Top 5 à respectivement 1"24"2 et 2"33"1.A noter que les Français Pierre-Louis Loubet (Hyundai i20 R5) et Laurent Pellier (Peugeot 208 T16), qui avaient dû renoncer jeudi, sont repartis en Rallye 2 samedi, le premier cité réussissant trois chronos dans le Top 5. F.P.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 24 марта 2018BREAKING: LUKYANUK SCORES ERC AZORES AIRLINES RALLYE VICTORYАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk secured a calm yet emphatic victory at the FIA European Rally Championship's opening round at Azores Airlines Rallye, beating local legend Ricardo Moura and 2017 championship runner-up Bruno Magalhães. Lukyanuk led throughout, and though he lost over half a minute in the last stage with a suspected brake issue, it was still enough to hold Moura and Magalhães at bay, who complete the overall podium.ERC Junior Under 28 ended with an extraordinary final twist, an extremely close battle between Chris Ingram and Martin Koči decided by ŠKODA Slovakia Motorsport driver Koči ripping a wheel off midway through the final stage.That crash handed Fredrik Åhlin second place in ERC Junior U28 in only his second ERC start, heading similarly green Rhys Yates who rounded out the class podium.Following an SS8 stage time adjustment for Mārtiņš Sesks, local driver Diogo Gago holds a lead of over one minute ahead of Mārtiņš Sesks and Efrén Llarena in ERC Junior Under 27 after SS14.Juan Carlos Alonso looks set to clinch victory in ERC2, holding a 31 second advantage over Sergei Remennik after SS14.

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Maisfutebol.iol.pt, Лиссабон, 24 марта 2018LU(C)KYANUK VENCE RALI DOS AÇORESRicardo Moura termina em segundo e Bruno Magalhães em terceiroO último dia de Rali dos Açores foi recheado de emoções. A segunda etapa da prova de abertura do Campeonato Europeu de Ralis (ERC), reservou vários quilómetros com muito drama à mistura.O russo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) manteve o forte ritmo do início ao fim, deixando margem para Ricardo Moura (Skoda Fabia R5) e Bruno Magalhães (Skoda Fabia R5)."Estava tão feliz que fiz alguns piões antes do final. Obrigada à minha equipa, aos meus patrocinadores, todos fizeram um ótimo trabalho. Vamos tentar fazer o melhor possível e sermos inteligentes no campeonato", explicou o vencedor da 53.ª edição do Rali dos Açores.Para Ricardo Moura, o segundo lugar foi bem difícil de manter. Além de batalhar com o líder da prova, o piloto nativo de São Miguel teve de segurar a posição para não se deixar ultrapassar por Bruno Magalhães."Acho que o Alexey fez um ótimo rali e merece a vitória.Tivemos alguns problemas, mas conseguimos conduzir este carro, o que para nós é muito bom", destacou o açoriano que estreou o Skoda Fabia R5.A fechar o top-3, Bruno Magalhães destacou também alguns problemas que marcaram a sua participação na prova e impediram o assalto ao lugar de Moura."Não começamos com os pneus corretos. Mudamos para os "slicks" nesta passagem. Não foi possível fazer melhor. Foi um bom rali, infelizmente algumas pequenas coisas não correram bem, mas mostrei o meu ritmo. Eu posso fazer melhor, mas estou muito feliz", garantiu o piloto.Motivos para festejar não faltaram a Diogo Gago (Peugeot 206 R2). O piloto venceu na categoria duas rodas motrizes, assinalando assim o regresso em grande ao campeonato europeu.O azar bateu à porta de Bernardo Sousa (Citroen DS3 R5) que teve de desistir da prova devido a avaria mecânica.Verfiique os tempos da Classificação Geral: Lu(c)kyanuk vence Rali dos Açores

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Dnoticias.pt, Лиссабон, 24 марта 2018RUSSO ALEXEY LUKYANUK VENCE RALI DOS AÇORESO russo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta) tornou-se hoje no primeiro líder do Europeu de ralis (ERC), ao vencer nos Açores, onde o açoriano Ricardo Moura (Skoda Fabia), segundo classificado, reforçou a liderança do Nacional.Foram três dias de domínio do piloto russo, com oposição de Ricardo Moura e Bruno Magalhães (Skoda Fabia), vencedor da prova em 2017 e vice-campeão do ERC, que não foram além dos lugares mais baixos do pódio.Com o segundo lugar no Rali dos Açores, a 16,4 segundos de Lukyanuk, Moura reforçou a liderança do Nacional, depois da vitória conseguida em Fafe.Lukyanuk partiu para as seis especiais do último dia com uma vantagem de 21,8 segundos sobre Moura, que dilatou para 31,7 após as primeiras passagens por Graminhais e Tronqueira, gerindo-a até ao final."À terceira foi de vez", disso o piloto no final das 15 provas especiais de classificação, que concluiu em 02:33.51,7 horas, lembrando que já perseguia a vitória nos Açores há algum tempo.Ricardo Moura adotou uma postura cautelosa no final, sabendo que o segundo lugar no rali lhe dava a melhor pontuação entre os pilotos que lutam pelo Nacional de ralis.Na estreia ao volante de um Skoda, Ricardo Moura mostrou-se "satisfeito pelo resultado", destacando que "era importante neste último dia não cometer erros e somar pontos para o campeonato".Magalhães, vencedor do Rali dos Açores em 2017 e segundo no Nacional, terminou na terceira posição, a 25,7 segundos do vencedor e com um atraso de 9,3 para Moura, acabando por somar pontos no ERC. No final lamentou a escolha errada de pneus que não lhe permitiram andar mais perto dos da frente.O britânico Chris Ingram (Skoda Fabia) terminou na quarta posição, a 01.24,2 minutos de Lukyanuk, enquanto o sueco Ahlin Fredrik (Skoda Fabia) foi quinto, a 02.33,1. Ricardo Teodósio (Skoda Fabia) foi o terceiro melhor luso na prova, com o nono posto, a 04.43,0.

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A segunda prova do ERC vai ser o Rali das Canárias, a disputar entre 03 e 05 de maio, enquanto o Rali de Mortágua vai ser a próxima etapa do Nacional, entre 27 e 28 de abril.

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Yahoo Sport (fr.sports.yahoo.com), Париж, 24 марта 2018RALLYE - ERC - AÇORES - LUKYANUK JUSQU'AU BOUTLe Russe Alexey Lukyanuk a remporté le rallye des Açores, manche d'ouverture du Championnat ERC 2018.Il n'a pas pu s'en empêcher. Fort de près de cinquante secondes d'avance à l'entame de la dernière épreuve spéciale, Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) s'est fait un petit plaisir lors de l'ultime secteur chronométré. " J'étais si heureux que j'ai fait des "donuts" avant la fin ", rigola le Russe qui a tout de même perdu plus de trente secondes dans l'affaire.Vainqueur de six des quinze ES de l'épreuve, il n'a, pour une fois, commis aucune faute, s'impose pour la première fois dans l'île portugaise et prend bien évidemment la tête du Championnat.Lukyanuk devance au final de 16"4 le local de l'étape, Ricardo Moura (Skoda Fabia R5), et de 25"7 le lisboète Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5). Le Britannique Chris Ingram (Skoda Fabia R5) et le Suédois Fredrik Ahlin (Skoda Fabia R5) complètent le Top 5 à respectivement 1"24"2 et 2"33"1.A noter que les Français Pierre-Louis Loubet (Hyundai i20 R5) et Laurent Pellier (Peugeot 208 T16), qui avaient dû renoncer jeudi, sont repartis en Rallye 2 samedi, le premier cité réussissant trois chronos dans le Top 5.

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Abola.pt, Лиссабон, 24 марта 2018RALI DOS AÇORES: MOURA MANTÉM 2.ª POSIÇÃO E MAGALHÃES SOBE AO 3.º LUGARNo final do segundo dia de prova, o russo Alexey Lukyanuk mantém a liderança no Azores Airlines Rallye 2018 (não sem antes ter apanhado valente susto ao cruzar-se com quatro vacas no último troço do dia!), agora com 21,8 segundos de vantagem sobre Ricardo Moura, o segundo na tabela geral, que contou com diversos contratempos nos pneus que não lhe permitiram fazer melhor ao longo da jornada. O terceiro lugar é agora ocupado por Bruno Magalhães (que subiu uma posição face ao primeiro dia), que conseguiu o melhor tempo na segunda passagem pelo mítico troço das Sete Cidades, estando agora a 32,4 segundos do líder e a 10,6 segundos de Ricardo Moura.Bernardo Sousa (7.º), Carlos Vieira (10.º), Luís Rego (11.º), Ricardo Teodósio (12.º) e José Pedro Fontes (13.º) são os restantes portugueses a surgir no Top-15 da prova açoriana pontuável para o Europeu de Ralis (ERC) e para os Campeonatos Nacional e Regional.No final do dia falámos com os dois principais protagonistas portugueses. Para Ricardo Moura, depois do excelente arranque na prova, o segundo dia foi marcado "pela gestão devido ao furo da manhã que obrigou à troca do pneu e, posteriormente, a outro furo lento. Andámos como conseguimos, mas sempre mais a gerir do que a atacar. O objetivo para amanhã será andar o mais rápido possível", sem que Ricardo Moura tivesse, no entanto, revelado se a prioridade passará por segurar o segundo lugar ou tentar atacar a primeira posição.Para Bruno Magalhães a manhã ficou marcada por "ter sido o quinto carro na estrada, o que prejudicou o ritmo, com a terra muito solta e o carro a deslizar bastante", mas a tarde revelou-se mais profícua. "Realizámos algumas alterações no carro, nomeadamente o tipo de pneus e a afinação do diferencial, o que se veio a revelar fundamental. Os resultados apareceram, com o melhor tempo na segunda passagem pelas Sete Cidades, o que contribuiu para a subida à terceira posição da geral". Face a este resultado e ao crescente de confiança, Bruno Magalhães foi perentório na antevisão do último dia da prova: "Amanhã vamos atacar para tentar chegar ao segundo lugar da geral".O terceiro e último dia do Rali será marcado por seis especiais, com duas passagens pelos extensos troços de Graminhais (21,28 km) e Tronqueira (21,99 km), com o primeiro carro a fazer-se à estrada às 9h38 e cerimónia do pódio agendada para as 18h26.



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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 24 марта 2018LUKYANUK SCORES EMPHATIC ERC AZORES AIRLINES RALLYE VICTORY IN STYLEАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk laid down an emphatic marker for his ERC rivals to aim for, leading Azores Airlines Rallye from Thursday afternoon all the way through to Saturday's final stage, and capping his wining start to this year's FIA European Rally Championship with donuts before the finish line. Portuguese drivers Ricardo Moura and Bruno Magalhães tried their best, but had no answer for Lukyanuk's rapid pace. Chris Ingram won a dramatic ERC Junior Under 28 battle, moving into first in Saturday's final stage following an accident for chief rival Martin Koči. Diogo Gago secured ERC Junior Under 27 in his home event, beating ADAC Opel Junior Rallye Team factory driver Mārtiņš Sesks and Team Rallye Spain's Efrén Llarena to first. Juan Carlos Alonso mounted an incredible comeback to win ERC2, recovering from a broken fuel pump on Thursday to make up three minutes and beat Sergei Remennik to victory.Leg two recap: Lukyanuk opens his ERC 2018 account with victoryHolding a 21.8 second lead over local legend Ricardo Moura, Lukyanuk found a way to drive around brake issues caused by a leaking caliper to win Saturday morning's two long stages, nearly doubling his lead ahead of second placed Moura to 37.8 seconds.Moura went all out attack in his attempts to reel in the rapidly escaping Lukyanuk, but his push went slightly too far when he clobbered a bank and spun his ŠKODA Fabia R5 in SS11, Tronqueira's morning pass. Behind, Bruno Magalhães started the day in third and within touching distance of the leading pair, but a broken rear differential cost him over half a minute and ruined his chances of a dream victory on home soil by midday service.Lukyanuk took a steady approach to the final loop of stages, conserving his tyres and trying not to make any mistakes. Moura's pace faded somewhat in the afternoon, dropping to 47.9 seconds off first place before leg two's final stage.Russia Performance Motorsport's lead driver set hearts racing with only a few hundred meters of Tronqueira's second pass remaining, Lukyanuk pulling wide to celebrate his impending victory with donuts. His showmanship cost over half a minute, but with nearly one minute in hand, entertaining the onlooking fans made no difference to the standings, sealing victory by 16.4 seconds."I was so happy that I made some donuts before the end. Thanks to my team, my sponsors, they all did really great job. We will try to do our best and be clever," said Lukyanuk.Despite taking what he described as "wrong" tyres, Magalhães pressed on and closed in on Moura ahead, but came only 9.3 second short of stealing second place away by the finish.National drivers Carlos Vieira and Bernardo Sousa lost a chance of an top 10 ERC finish after separate accidents in Saturday's opening stage. Vieira bent his right-rear suspension while contact with a bank sent Sousa's oil temperatures soaring, costing Vieira over four minutes and forcing Sousa to retire.SS11 was delayed by Frank Tore Larsen crashing his Ford Fiesta R5 into a tree, blocking the stage and forcing his retirement. Hubert Ptaszek contributed to the final stage drama by crashing into a farm building, a mix-up caused by an incorrect pace-note.Chris Ingram, Fredrik Åhlin, Norbert Herczig, Łukasz Habaj, Rhys Yates, Ricardo Teodósio and José Pedro Fontes completed the top 10 positions.

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Abola.pt, Лиссабон, 25 марта 2018VITÓRIA RUSSA NOS AÇORESO russo Alexey Lukyanuk, em Ford Fiesta R5, venceu a edição de 2018 do Rali dos Açores, muito dura, 1.ª etapa do Europeu (ERC) e 2.ª do Nacional. Ricardo Moura, na estreia de Skoda Fabia R5, foi 2.º, a 16,4 s, enquanto Bruno Magalhães, em carro igual, terminou na 3.ª posição, a 25,7 s. O piloto do leste, no 3.º dia de competição, levantou o pé apenas na última especial, que acabou em 13.º.No final da prova, Ricardo Moura, que reforçou a liderança do Nacional, referiu que a "a estreia do Fabia R5 correu bem, num rali em que a ausência de erros foi o mais importante. Tivemos alguns contratempos durante a prova, mas soubemos contorná-los e, acima de tudo, gerir o ritmo e o carro". Bruno Magalhães também ficou satisfeito com o resultado, considerando uma "escolha de pneus que

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não foi a ideal e os problemas no diferencial. Demos o máximo, sempre ao ataque", disse o vencedor do ano passado e vice-campeão europeu de 2017.Para encontrar mais pilotos portugueses na classificação é preciso descer-se até à 9.ª posição, de Ricardo Teodósio (Skoda Fabia R5). Atrás, José Pedro Fontes e Luis Rego. O campeão nacional Carlos Vieira, num Hyundai i20 R5, terminou o Rali dos Açores em 13.º, enquanto Diogo Gago, 15.º na geral, venceu a classe ERC Junior Under 27.Classificação da 53.ª Edição do Azores Airlines Rally 2018, prova pontuável para o Campeonato Europeu de Ralis (ERC), Campeonato de Portugal de Ralis (CPR) e Regional dos Açores:ERC: "Top-5" Posição Piloto Tempo1.º Alexey Lukyanuk 2:33.51,7 horas2.º Ricardo Moura +16.4 s3.º Bruno Magalhães +25.7 s4.º Chris Ingram +1.24,2 m5.º Fredrik Ahlin +2.33,1 mCPR: "Top-5" Posição Piloto Tempo1.º Ricardo Moura 2.34,08.12.º Bruno Magalhães +9.3 s3.º Ricardo Teodósio +4.26,6 m4.º Carlos Vieira +12.07,8 m5º Diogo Salvi +15.10,8 m



Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 марта 2018ERC JUNIOR UNDER 28: INGRAM DEFEATS KOČI IN DRAMATIC AZORES FINISHАвтор: ErcChris Ingram capped his FIA European Rally Championship four-wheel-drive debut with a first ERC Junior U28 class victory on Azores Airlines Rallye, retaking the lead in Saturday's final test following an accident for Martin Koči.Ingram had extended his lead to 15.8 seconds after Saturday's opening stage, but a puncture through Tronqueira's opening pass sent him straight back into Koči's clutches.Reigning ERC Junior U27 champion Ingram then went into tyre-saving mode in SS13, ceding first place to Koči. Ingram replied immediately through SS14, regaining the lead and setting up an epic showdown with a slim 4.7 second advantage over Koči.Koči's fantastic efforts came to a tragic end in Tronqueira's rally-closing second pass, ripping a wheel from his ŠKODA Slovakia-backed Fabia R5 and unable to complete the stage."It was my mistake. I touched too much in one corner and it ripped the wheel off," explained Koči."I'm sorry for my team, my sponsors, the fans and my family and I'm sad for me. It might have been a good performance but that doesn't change much right now." Fredrik Åhlin inherited second place in his absence, a sensible and straightforward approach to his final day wrapping up an ERC Under 28 podium in only his second ERC start. Likewise, Rhys Yates scored his first ERC Under 28 podium with third place.Taking a deliberately cautious approach to preserve points for his Portuguese championship campaign, Luis Rego brought his Ford Fiesta R5 home in one piece to clinch fourth place, while an impressive Fabian Kreim set the fastest time of anyone in SS13, even beating "Russian Rocket" Lukyanuk and last year's overall runner-up Bruno Magalhães on his way to fifth in class.Tamara Molinaro was extremely unlucky to pick up punctures in both passes of Tronqueira, but her perseverance was rewarded by sixth place in ERC Under 28. Behind her were returning retirees from Friday and Saturday, Tomasz Kasperczyk, Laurent Pellier and Pierre-Louis Loubet securing positions seven through nine. OSCARO-backed Loubet showed glimpses of what might have been, setting a trio of overall top five stage times in leg two's afternoon loop.Hubert Ptaszek rolled his ŠKODA Fabia R5 while driving flat-out, crashing into a farm building and becoming stuck for over 20 minutes. Spectators came to his aid to extricate his car, dropping him being Pellier and Loubet to tenth.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 марта 2018ERC2: ALONSO CAPS STUNNING COMEBACK DRIVE WITH VICTORYАвтор: ErcJuan Carlos Alonso turned a 2m53.6s deficit on Thursday evening into FIA European Rally Championship ERC2 victory on Saturday, catching and passing all his rivals in a sensational recovery drive on Azores Airlines Rallye. Alonso had been set back by a fuel pump failure in Thursday's superspecial, but had already climbed to second place and one minute behind ERC2 leader Seregi Remennik by Friday night.Fifteen seconds had already been made up by Alonso in leg two's opening test, but a spin into a pair of rocks by Remennik expedited Alonso's charge up the leaderboard, giving him a lead he would not relinquish.Remennik's second place nearly disappeared when Russian Performance Motorsport's ERC2 entrant struck another rock, this time during Tronqueira's second and final pass. He limped home over four minutes down, but held second regardless."Unfortunately, we could not keep first place. The broken wheel at the beginning of the day significantly shortened the gap between us and Alonso. Then we got stuck, that is, hit the rock and got stuck in a very narrow place."In addition to everything - cherry on the cake, so to say - was that we hit the same rock as Lukyanuk last year, and just turned the wheel. In general, we are very pleased that we were able to finish such an incredibly complex and incredibly beautiful race."A broken turbo on Thursday had set Luís Pimentel back, but his patience was rewarded with a spot on the podium. Menderes Okur finished fourth aboard his Toksport WRT-prepared Subaru Impreza STI, happy to have finished in what was a learning experience in only his second ERC start.Zelindo Melegari had returned for leg two after retiring on Friday with a broken clutch, but his day came to an end once more, this time caused by an accident during SS13.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 марта 2018THEY SAID WHAT? ERC DRIVERS ON THE AZORES AIRLINES RALLYEАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk/Alexey Arnautov, Ricardo Moura/Antonío Costa and Bruno Magalhães/Hugo Magalhães attended the post-event press conference for round one of the 2018 FIA European Rally Championship, the Azores Airlines Rallye. This is what they had to say. Q:After such a disappointing retirement here last year you've come very, very good with an amazing victory. How happy are you right now?AL:Actually I am a bit uncomfortable because my pants are a bit wet with all the champagne. Actually I am absolutely happy because with these two guys it was a great battle. They won the two previous years so I am really proud to be in this company and happy to win in front of so many spectators who always support us and cheer us. Thank you very much for your support Azores!Q:This rally is ranked as one of the hardest in the world but you've just driven through with no mistakes, no problems. What was the difference with your approach this year?AL:I tried to suppress my open way to drive, my feelings and my intention to push harder all the time. It was a really tough rally for me having to control myself but close to the finish line everything just boiled over and I made some donuts and lost a few seconds. But it doesn't matter because I've waited so long for this victory. Everything worked and it paid off and thank you for the team and sponsors and everybody who supports us. We'll keep going like this I hope.Q:Turning to your co-driver Alexey Arnautov, now Alexey what was going through your mind when Alexey started doing those donuts? Did you think he was crazy?AL:

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Well I hadn't understood at that moment what was happening. At the end of the donut it was done so what could I do. I asked him "what are you doing?" and he said "I'm happy!" and I said "okay, carry on!".Q:Turning to Ricardo Moura, not quite the victory of 12 months ago but a very impressive second place on your first rally in your ŠKODA Fabia R5. Just talk us through your rally?RM:I am quite happy to be with these two super drivers. Alexey is definitely the fastest driver in the European championship and Bruno did a fantastic job as well as last year in the championship when he finished second overall. I am quite happy to be in this podium with a fantastic second position in front of my home crowd and my home town and the stages I love to do. This is quite nice. A big, big thanks to my sponsors, my team my family, my friends, my co-driver. We did a great job for only the first time with this car. We make no big mistakes, we had some issues like the other drivers had so I am pleased with second place after a tough weekend for everyone and I am quite happy to join these two super drivers on this podium.Q:Turning next to your co-driver Antonío Costa, there were a couple of moments that prevented the rally from being better for you such as the puncture on Friday morning. Please talk us through your rally?AC:We have some problems during the rally but it was a good rally for us, second place overall and first in the Portuguese championship. We look forward now to the next rally.Q:Turning to Bruno Magalhães, now Bruno a few months ago you were in Latvia battling for the European championship but a crash ended it for you and left you in a lot of pain. Now you're back on the podium you must be very pleased?BM:I am here in the podium and we are the last three winners of this rally and for sure we are the best drivers on this rally I think! It's a big pleasure and I think we have made a very good job. We had some issues and unfortunately today we lost some time on the first stage but I'm happy with my pace and I'm happy that I'm completely recovered with confidence again and I hope to go to the next rally.Q:Finally, turning to your co-driver Hugo Magalhães, another fantastic edition of the Azores Airlines Rallye with a record-breaking entry of 35 R5 cars. Just how good is this event and the organisation?HM:First of all, I would like to thank everyone for coming, you made it so special for us. It was a good rally, we had some issues over the rally but in the end we have to be happy with our performance and our result. We scored some good points for the championship and actually we are focused on the next rally. The organisers here are among the best organisers and it's a big pleasure for us to be here.

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Speedweek.com, Мюнхен, 25 марта 2018RALLYE AZOREN: SKODA ERFOLG UND LUKYANUK-SIEGAlexey Lukyanuk siegt, drei Skoda Fabia R5 in der U28-Wertung vorn, Fabian Kreim/Frank Christian auf Platz fünf in U28, Aufholjagd nach Reifenschaden am Freitag mit erster Gesamtbestzeit am Samstag gekrönt.Jubel auf den Azoren-Vulkaninsel São Miguel: Skoda dominiert zum Auftakt der FIA Rallye-Europameisterschaft (ERC) die U28-Wertung mit einem Dreifachtriumph. Bei wechselnden Wetterbedingungen zwischen strahlendem Sonnenschein und dichtem Nebel steigern sich die zweimaligen Deutschen Rallye-Champions Fabian Kreim/Frank Christian (D/D) auf ungewohntem Schotterbelag. Am Finaltag glänzt das Skoda Auto Deutschland Duo mit seiner ersten gemeinsamen Bestzeit im Kontinentalchampionat. Nach 207,44 Kilometern reicht es trotz eines Reifenschadens zu Platz fünf in der Nachwuchskategorie. Den Gesamtsieg bei der,Azores Airlines Rallye' holt sich das russische Ford-Team Alexej Lukjanuk/Alexej Arnautow vor den Skoda-Piloten Ricardo Moura und Bruno Magalhaes."Ich habe hier fahrerisch auf Schotter unglaublich viel gelernt und konnte am letzten Rallye-Tag das Tempo der Topfahrer mitgehen. Die Bestzeit macht Mut für den weiteren Verlauf der EM. Wir gehen Schritt für Schritt und wollen uns weiter steigern", sagt Fabian Kreim. Der zweimalige Deutsche Meister durchfährt an den drei Rallye-Tagen Höhen und Tiefen. Beim Umstieg von den gewohnten

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Asphaltpisten in Deutschland auf den rutschigen Schotterbelag auf der Atlantikinsel tut sich der 25-Jährige zu Beginn der Rallye recht schwer. Am Freitag muss er zudem gemeinsam mit seinem Co-Piloten Frank Christian auf der legendären,Königsprüfung' Sete Cidades am Rande eines Vulkan-Kratersees einen nach Fahrfehler von der Felge gerutschten Reifen wechseln.Vom zwischenzeitlichen achten Platz in der U28-Kategorie startet Kreim eine starke Aufholjagd in der atemberaubenden Natur auf dem Eiland im Atlantik. Am Samstag zeigt der Odenwälder bei seinem ersten Schotterauftritt seit der Rallye Indien Ende 2016 sein Talent auf losem Untergrund. In der Wertungsprüfung 13,Vila Franca/São Brás 2" gelingt Kreim/Christian in ihrem Skoda Fabia R5 sogar die beste Zeit des gesamten Feldes - 0,9 Sekunden vor den späteren Gesamtsiegern Lukjanuk/Arnautow. Bis zur letzten Prüfung sind Kreim/Christian das schnellste U28-Duo am Finaltag. "Dann haben unsere Reifen abgebaut und es war sehr rutschig", berichtet Kreim. Trotzdem kassiert er nach seiner Topleistung am Samstag in der extra gewerteten Etappe fünf Zusatzpunkte für die EM-Gesamtwertung. Der Sieg im Nachwuchschampionat geht an Chris Ingram/Ross Whittock. Das schon EM-erfahrene Duo aus Großbritannien krönt einen Dreifachsieg der FabiaS R5 Piloten."Die Rallye auf den Azoren war beste Werbung für die Marke Skoda! Die internationale Konkurrenz in der Rallye-Europameisterschaft ist beeindruckend stark, kein Vergleich zur Deutschen Meisterschaft. Fabian und Frank haben nach verhaltenem Beginn eine steile Lernkurve gezeigt und konnten gegen Ende der Rallye mit den Besten mithalten. Ohne den Reifenschaden wäre in der U28-Wertung sogar ein Podestplatz möglich gewesen - Motivation, uns weiter zu steigern", bilanziert Andreas Leue, Teamleiter Motorsport und Tradition bei Skoda Auto Deutschland. Sieben Skoda Fabia R5 schafften den Sprung in die Top 10. Albert von Thurn und Taxis schied nach der sechsten Prüfung wegen des beschädigten Überrollkäfigs in seinem Skoda Fabia R5 aus.Der nächste EM-Lauf findet vom 3. bis 5. Mai auf Gran Canaria statt - dann auf Kreims Lieblingsbelag Asphalt.Rallye Azoren - Endstand nach 15 Prüfungen: Platz Team/Auto Zeit/Diff.1. Lukyanuk/Arnautov (RUS), Ford 2:33:71,72. Moura/Costa (P), Skoda + 16,43. Magalhaes/Magalhaes (P), Skoda + 25,74. Ingram/Whittock (GB), Skoda + 1:24,25. Ahlin/Sjöberg (S), Skoda + 2:33,16. Herzczig/Ferencz (H), Skoda + 4:02,97. Habaj/Dymurski (PL), Ford + 4:12,28. Yates/Edmondson (GB), Skoda + 4:15,79. Teodosio/Texeira (P), Skoda + 4:43,010. Fontes/Babo (P), Citroën + 5:01,2

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 25 марта 2018VIIDES KERTA TODEN SANOI, LUKYANUK PALASI EM-VOITTAJAKSI - "EI OLLUT HELPPOA KONTROLLOIDA OMAA AJOA"/ Rallin EM-sarjan kauden avausosakilpailu Portugalin Azoreilla päättyi Alexey Lukyanukin voitonjuhliin. Lukyanuk yhdessä kartanlukijansa Alexey Arnautovin kanssa hallitsivat kilpailua käytännössä lähdöstä aina maaliin asti, eikä isäntämaan kaksikolla Ricardo Moura ja Bruno Magalhaes ollut mahdollisuutta vastata venäläiskuljettajan vauhtiin.Jo vuosi sitten Alexey Lukyanuk hallitsi Portugalin EM-rallia suvereeniin tyyliin, mutta neljä erikoiskoetta ennen maalia osuma kiveen rikkoi auton ohjauksen ja edessä oli keskeytys ylivoimaisesta johtoasemasta. Tänä vuonna Lukyanuk siirtyi kilpailun johtoon toisen erikoiskokeen jälkeen ja piti paikkansa aina maaliin asti napaten uransa viidennen EM-rallin yleiskilpailun voiton.- Olin niin onnellinen, että tein muutamat "donitsit" tuossa ennen maalia. Yritimme tehdä parhaamme tänä viikonloppuna ja olla fiksuja. Se myös toimi, Lukyanuk hehkutti viimeisen erikoiskokeen maalissa.Lukyanuk ajoi 15 erikoiskokeelle kuusi pohja-aikaa ja 11 kappaletta top3-aikoja. Toiseksi sijoittunut Ricardo Moura, vuoden 2016 Portugalin EM-rallin voittaja, hävisi venäläiselle lopulta 16,4 sekuntia ja viime vuoden voittaja Bruno Magalhaes 25,7 sekuntia.- He voittivat täällä edellisinä vuosina, joten tunnen suurta ylpeyttä olla tässä seurassa ja erittäin onnellinen, että pystyin voittamaan. Meillä oli loistava taistelu voitosta näiden kahden kuljettajan kanssa, Lukyanuk kommentoi rallin virallisessa lehdistötilaisuudessa lauantai-iltana.

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Lukyanuk on nyt osallistunut urallaan 25 EM-ralliin ja voittanut yleiskilpailun niistä viidessä: Virossa ja Sveitsissä 2015, Kyproksella 2016, Espanjassa viime vuonna ja nyt tuli siis voitto Portugalissa. Palkintopallille Lukyanuk on noussut EM-sarjassa vuosina 2014-2018 yhteensä 10 kertaa ja palkintokaapista löytyvät EM-hopea vuodelta 2016, sekä EM-pronssi vuodelta 2015."Yritin ajaa nyt fiksummin"Viime vuonna Lukyanuk nousi Portugalin EM-rallin keskeytyksen jälkeen voittoon sarjan seuraavassa osakilpailussa Espanjassa, mutta vain reilu viikko tuon komean voiton jälkeen rallimaailma sai kuitenkin kuulla ikäviä uutisia Venäjältä. Kahden ralliauton kolarissa testeissä oli menehtynyt yksi ja loukkaantunut vakavasti kolme henkilöä. Yksi vakavasti loukkaantuneista oli Lukyanuk.Kaksi ja puoli kuukautta testionnettomuuden jälkeen Lukyanuk teki paluun ralliauton rattiin kilpailun merkeissä Puolan EM-rallissa, mutta taival päättyi jo toisella erikoiskokeella tapahtuneeseen ulosajoon. Tshekin EM-rallin kakkossijasta huolimatta viime vuosi testionnettomuuden jälkeen oli vaikeaa aikaa Lukyanukille, sillä neljästä EM-rallista peräti kolmessa matka päättyi keskeytykseen ulosajon seurauksena.Tätä tilastoa vasten ei liene siis mikään yllätys, että sosiaalisessa mediassa Lukyanukin ajaessa Portugalin EM-rallin selkeässä johtoasemassa, yleisö pohti kilpailun aikana enemmän sitä, että ajaisiko Lukyanuk ulos kuin että kestäisikö Fordin tekniikka maaliin asti. Tällä kertaa Lukyanuk kuitenkin säilytti hermonsa aina maaliin asti ja pääsi juhlimaan komeaa voittoa. Viime vuoden Espanjan voiton jälkeen viides kerta siis toden sanoi.- Yritin ajaa nyt fiksummin, että en koko ajan kokisi tarvetta hyökätä täysillä. Ei ollut helppoa kontrolloida omaa ajoa ja kilpailu oli tästä syystä varsin vaikea. Kaikki sitten ikään kuin purkautui lähellä maalia, kun tein ne "donitsit", hävisimme siinä muutaman sekunnin, mutta eipä se haitannut, koska olin odottanut tätä voittoa niin kauan. Kaikki toimi upeasti ja toivottavasti pystymme jatkamaan tällä tavalla myös tulevissa ralleissa, Lukyanuk toivoi.Chris Ingram voitti viime vuonna ERC3- ja Junior U27 -luokan Euroopan mestaruudet. Nyt brittikuljettaja kilpaili ensimmäistä kertaa urallaan nelivetokalustolla ja debyytti oli onnistunut, kun yleiskilpailun neljännen sijan lisäksi tuli myös Junior U28 -luokan voitto. Martin Koci johti luokkaa aina viimeiselle erikoiskokeelle asti, mutta kuusi kilometriä viimeisen erikoiskokeen lähdön jälkeen ajovirheen seurauksena autosta vasen etupyörä irtosi ja edessä oli keskeytys.ERC2-luokan voittoon ajoi Juan Carlos Alonso, ERC3- ja Juniori U27 -luokissa ykkönen oli isäntämaan Diogo Gago ja ERC Ladies -luokan voiton nappasi puolestaan yleiskilpailussa 14. sijoittunut Tamara Molinaro. EM-avauksen ainoa suomalaiskuljettaja Miika Hokkanen palasi mukaan Ralli 2 -säännön turvin lauantain erikoiskokeille keskeytettyään torstaina toisella erikoiskokeella. Lauantaina ajettujen neljän erikoiskokeen jälkeen slovenialaisen Oktan Sport -tiimin Peugeotin moottori kuitenkin hajosi toistamiseen ja edessä oli toinen keskeytys.Rallin EM-sarjan seuraava osakilpailu, Rally Islas Canarias, ajetaan Espanjassa, Kanariansaarilla 3.-5. toukokuuta.Yleiskilpailun lopputulokset1) Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) 2.33.51,7 2) Ricardo Moura (Skoda Fabia R5) + 16,4 3) Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5) + 25,7 4) Chris Ingram (Skoda Fabia R5) + 1.24,2 5) Fredrik Åhlin (Skoda Fabia R5) + 2.33,1 6) Norbert Herczig (Skoda Fabia R5) + 4.02,9 7) Lukasz Habaj (Ford Fiesta R5) + 4.12,2 8) Rhys Yates (Skoda Fabia R5) + 4.15,7 9) Ricardo Teodosio (Skoda Fabia R5) + 4.43,0 10) Jose Pedro Fontes (Citroen) + 5.01,2Lukyanukin keskinopeus: 80,9 km/h Erikoiskokeiden pohja-ajat: Lukyanuk 6, Magalhaes 4, Moura 2, Botka 1, Kreim 1, Ptaszek 1LuokkavoittajatERC2: Juan Carlos Alonso (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) ERC3: Diogo Gago (Peugeot 208 R2) ERC Ladies: Tamara Molinaro (Ford Fiesta R5) Junior U27: Diogo Gago (Peugeot 208 R2) Junior U28: Chris Ingram (Skoda Fabia R5)???????!!! P1! Thanks!Julkaissut Alexey Lukyanuk Page 24. maaliskuuta 2018 Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti Puulan Aurinkoranta

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 25 марта 2018VIDEO! PORTUGALIN EM-RALLIN VOITTAJAN NÄYTTÄVÄ MAALIINTULO - "KYSYIN HÄNELTÄ, ETTÄ MITÄ OIKEIN TEET"/ Gilles Panizzi Espanjan MM-rallissa vuonna 2002 ja Alexey Lukyanuk 16 vuotta myöhemmin Portugalin EM-rallissa. Showmiehet ovat aina yleisön mieleen.Monet varmasti muistavat Gilles Panizzin komeat "donitsit" Espanjan MM-rallissa 16 vuotta sitten, kun ranskalainen päätti ilahduttaa yleisöä viimeisellä erikoiskokeella. Panizzi johti kilpailua tuossa vaiheessa ylivoimaisesti ja kun yhdessä MM-sarjan klassikkomutkissa yleisöä oli tuttuun tapaan paikalla hurja määrä, niin Panizzi päätti pyöräyttää Peugeotillaan muutaman ylimääräisen kierroksen yleisön hurratessa villisti.Aivan yhtä paljon ei ollut yleisöä Portugalin EM-rallin viimeisen erikoiskokeen loppuvaiheessa tänä vuonna, kun ennen viimeistä erikoiskoetta yleiskilpailua 47,9 sekunnin turvin johtanut Alexey Lukyanuk päätti tehdä "panizzit".- Olin niin onnellinen, että tein muutamat "donitsit" tuossa ennen maalia, Lukyanuk naurahti viimeisen erikoiskokeen maalissa.Lukyanukin kartanlukija Alexey Arnautov kommentoi kuljettajansa ylimääräistä ohjelmanumeroa kilpailun jälkeisessä lehdistötilaisuudessa.- Sillä hetkellä en ihan täysin ymmärtänyt mitä oli tapahtumassa. Kysyin häneltä, että mitä oikein teet ja hän vastasi, että "olen niin onnellinen", Arnautov nauratti mediaa.Katso alapuolelta videot niin Panizzin, kuin Lukyanukin "donitseista".Alexey Lukyanuk a celebrar a vitóriaJulkaissut Joana Rodrigues 24. maaliskuuta 2018 Lue myös! Viides kerta toden sanoi, Lukyanuk palasi EM-voittajaksi - "Ei ollut helppoa kontrolloida omaa ajoa" (25.3.2018)Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 26 марта 2018BRITTISARJASSA SÄVÄYTTÄNYT RUOTSALAISKULJETTAJA YKSI EM-AVAUKSEN SUURIMMISTA ONNISTUJISTA/ Yksi suurimmista onnistujista rallin EM-sarjan avausosakilpailussa Portugalin Azoreilla oli ehdottomasti ruotsalaiskuljettaja Fredrik Åhlin, joka viime kaudella taisteli aivan loppumetreille asti Brittien rallimestaruudesta.Fredrik Åhlin, 26, yhdessä kartanlukijansa Joakim Sjöbergin kanssa sijoittui Portugalin EM-rallin yleiskilpailussa viidenneksi ja Junior U28 -luokassa toiseksi. Kyseessä oli ruotsalaiskuljettajalle vasta uran toinen EM-ralli ja ensimmäinen Azoreilla, joten Brittisarjan viime vuoden kakkonen sai EM-sarjaan erinomaisen startin.- Vaikeat kaksi päivää, mutta teimme parhaamme ja olen tulokseen tyytyväinen. Meidän olisi pitänyt perjantaina iltapäivän osuudella valita kovempi rengasseos. Hävisimme siinä aikaa, mutta näistä oppii. Perjantai-aamuna näkyvyys oli todella huono, sumu ei meinannut hellittää millään, Åhlin kertaa kilpailun kulkua EM-sarjan tiedotteessa.Åhlin ajoi tasaisen kilpailun ilman suurempia virheitä ja kaluston tekniikkamurheita.- Kahdeksannella erikoiskokeella tuli yksi spinni, mutta ei muita virheitä, joten pitää olla sen suhteen tyytyväinen. Viimeisen ajopäivän yritin ajaa puhtaasti keskellä tietä, ilman draamaa. Tämä on todella vaikea kilpailu ja ilman muuta pystyisin olemaan täällä vieläkin nopeampi, jos vain tuntisin tiet paremmin, ensimmäistä kertaa urallaan Azoreilla kilpaillut Åhlin korosti kokemuksen merkitystä.Åhlin hävisi Junior U28 -luokan voittaneelle Chris Ingramille reilun minuutin ja yleiskilpailuun voittoon ajaneeseen Alexey Lukyanukiin eroa kertyi kaksi ja puoli minuuttia. Åhlin kilpailee tänä vuonna täyden EM-sarjan ja kauden kaikki osakilpailut ovat hänelle uusia."Haluan uusia haasteita kaudella 2018"Åhlin kilpailee nyt kolmatta kauttaan englantilaisen CA1 Sport Car -tiimin kalustolla. Vuonna 2016 sijoitus Brittien rallisarjassa Ford Fiesta R5 -autolla oli neljäs ja viime vuonna Åhlin taisteli Skoda Fabia R5:llä tiukasti Brittien rallimestaruudesta aina viimeiseen osakilpailuun asti jääden kuitenkin niukasti toiseksi. Åhlin tiesi jo ennen finaalikilpailua viime syksynä, että kolmatta peräkkäistä kautta ei Brittisarjassa tulisi.

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- Olin jo päättänyt ennen viimeistä osakilpailua, että haluan uusia haasteita kaudella 2018. Vaikka hävisimme mestaruuden vain yhdellä pisteellä, mikä tottakai oli raskas tapa päättää kausi, niin olen ylpeä siitä mitä saavutimme, viime vuonna Brittisarjassa kolme osakilpailuvoittoa, sekä yhteensä viisi palkintosijoitusta saavuttanut Åhlin sanoo.Sen lisäksi, että Åhlinille nyt käynnistynyt kausi on EM-sarjassa uran ensimmäinen, niin myös kartanlukija vaihtui, kun aiemmin muun muassa Emil Bergkvistille nuotteja lukenut Sjöberg hyppäsi Åhlinin kartturiksi. Ennen Portugalin EM-rallia kaksikko valmistautui tulevaan koitokseen ajamalla Ruotsissa MM-rallin lisäksi Ruotsin rallisarjan kaksi talviosakilpailua.- Kausi lähti hyvin käyntiin, kun voitimme Ruotsin sarjan avauksessa yleiskilpailun. Valitettavasti Ruotsin MM-ralli päättyi keskeytykseen tekniikkamurheiden seurauksena. Mutta jokainen kilometri Joakimin kanssa yhdessä ralliautossa on tärkeitä tulevien kilpailujen kannalta. Vaikka lopputulos Ruotsin MM-rallista ei ollutkaan se mitä toivoimme, niin ne pari viikkoa olivat jatkoa ajatellen erittäin hyödyllisiä, Åhlin vakuuttaa.Åhlin oli Ruotsin MM-rallissa WRC2-luokassa kuudentena ennen 14. erikoikokeella tapahtunutta keskeytystään. Åhlin on urallaan osallistunut 21 MM-ralliin ja paras saavutus on vuoden 2014 Ruotsin MM-rallin kolmas sija WRC2-luokassa. Ennen nyt ajettua Portugalin EM-rallia Åhlin oli osallistunut ainoastaan yhteen EM-ralliin aiemmin, vuonna 2016 Irlannissa. Yleiskilpailussa parhaimmillaan neljäntenä olleen Åhlinin taival EM-debyytissä päättyi tuolloin ulosajoon.Rallin EM-sarjan seuraava osakilpailu ajetaan toukokuun alussa Espanjassa.Fredrik Åhlin, 26Ensimmäinen ralli vuonna 2007 21 MM-starttia, 2 EM-starttia, 1 IRC-startti 14 rallia Brittisarjassa, 4 voittoa, 7 palkintosijaa, 38 ek-voittoa Brittisarjan hopeaa kaudella 2017 Vanhemmat Jerry Åhlin ja Susanne Kottulinsky ajaneet myös rallia, myös MM-tasolla Isoisä Freddy Kottulinsky Dakar-rallin historian ainoa ruotsalaisvoittaja (1980) Pikkusisko Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky kilpailee rata-autoilun puolella Lue myös!Viides kerta toden sanoi, Lukyanuk palasi EM-voittajaksi (25.3.2018) Video! Portugalin EM-rallin voittajan näyttävä maaliintulo (25.3.2018)Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 26 марта 2018VIIME HETKEN KALUSTONVAIHTO EI AZORIEN YLPEYTTÄ HIDASTANUT - "FANTASTINEN TULOS"/ Ricardo Mouran voidaan todellakin sanoa kilpailleen viime viikonloppuna Portugalin EM-rallissa kotimaisemissaan, onhan 39-vuotias portugalilainen kotoisin juuri Ponta Delgadan kaupungista, joka toimi perinteiseen tyyliin myös tänä vuonna rallin keskuspaikkana.Ricardo Moura, 39, ei varmastikaan ole autourheilua seuraavalle suurelle yleisölle nimenä kovinkaan tuttu, mutta kotimaassaan Moura on tehnyt vakuuttavaa jälkeä. Portugalin oma "juhasalo" on juhlinut maansa rallimestaruutta kolme kertaa ja Azorien rallimestaruuksia palkintokaapista löytyy peräti kymmenen kappaletta.Myös Portugalin EM-rallissa Moura on aina ollut kova tekijä. Siitä todisteina toimivat yleiskilpailun voitto vuodelta 2016, sekä kolme palkintosijaa, joista viimeisin tuli tänä vuonna Mouran sijoittuessa Alexey Lukyanukin jälkeen toiseksi. Mouran lähtökohdat tämänvuotiseen kilpailuun olivat siinä mielessä varsin haasteelliset, että aivan kilpailun alla kalusto vaihtui.Vuosina 2015-2017, sekä kuluvan vuoden ensimmäisessä kilpailussa, Portugalin rallisarjan avauksessa helmikuussa, Moura ajoi Ford Fiesta R5 -autoa. Helmikuinen Portugalin sarja-avaus toi yleiskilpailun voiton ja tuon kilpailun jälkeen Mouran kilpakumppani Pedro Almeida ilmoitti halustaan ostaa auto itselleen. Kaupat myös syntyivät ja Moura päätti hankkia täysin uuden Skoda Fabia R5 -auton.Heti Portugalin EM-rallin aika-ajossa viime torstaina Moura kuitenkin näytti, että vaikka alla olikin hänelle täysin uusi auto, niin vauhtia löytyy ja viime hetken kalustonvaihdoksesta huolimatta hänet kannattaisi edelleen laskea mukaan kuumimpien ennakkosuosikkien joukkoon. Moura täräytti aika-ajossa nopeimman ajan lyöden Lukyanukin 0,4 sekunnilla."Mielestäni teimme loistavaa työtä"

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Torstain jälkeen Moura oli kilpailussa toisena, 2,7 sekunnin päässä Lukyanukista. Perjantai käynnistyi Mouran osalta pohja-ajalla ja kokonaistilanteessa ero kärkeen kaventui 1,6 sekuntiin. Seuraavalla erikoiskokeella tullut rengasrikko kuitenkin vei sen verran aikaa, että Moura putosi ulos voittotaistelusta. Maaliin myös saavuttiin tässä järjestyksessä ja lopputuloksissa Lukyanukin voittomarginaaliksi muodostui 16,4 sekuntia. Mouran maanmies, rallin EM-sarjan viime vuoden hopeamitalisti Bruno Magalhaes, oli kolmas, häviten Mouralle 9,3 sekuntia.- Alexey on ehdottomasti EM-sarjan nopein kuljettaja. Bruno teki loistavaa työtä aivan kuten hän teki viime kaudella EM-sarjassa. Olen iloinen saadessani olla kolmen parhaan joukossa yhdessä näiden kahden huippukuljettajan kanssa ja kakkossija kotiyleisön edessä kotikaupungissani on fantastinen tulos, Moura hehkutti kilpailun jälkeen.Moura ja kartanlukija Antonio Costa kirjauttivat tilastoihin yhden pohja-ajan, sekä yhteensä yhdeksän top3 ek-sijoitusta.- Ensimmäinen kilpailu tällä autolla ja mielestäni teimme loistavaa työtä. Ei isompia virheitä, joitakin tilanteita mahtui matkalle, mutta aivan varmasti niin mahtui kaikilla muillakin kuljettajilla, Moura kertasi viikonlopun tapahtumia.Portugalin EM-ralli oli samalla myös Portugalin rallisarjan kauden toinen osakilpailu. Moura nappasi täydet pisteet ja näin hän johtaa sarjaa kahden ajetun osakilpailun jälkeen maksimipistein. 13 EM-ralliin urallaan osallistuneen Mouran kaikki EM-kokemukset tähän mennessä ovat tulleet Portugalista, eikä häntä tänäkään vuonna tulla näkemään EM-sarjan muissa osakilpailuissa.Rallin EM-sarjan seuraava osakilpailu ajetaan toukokuun alussa Espanjassa.Ricardo Moura, 39Portugalin kolminkertainen rallimestari Azorien kymmenkertainen rallimestari Kuusi MM-starttia, kaikki Portugalissa 13 EM-starttia, yksi voitto (Portugali 2016) ja neljä palkintosijoitusta Kahdeksan IRC-starttia, paras sijoitus 5. Portugalissa 2010 Lue myös!Viides kerta toden sanoi, Lukyanuk palasi EM-voittajaksi (25.3.2018) Video! Portugalin EM-rallin voittajan näyttävä maaliintulo (25.3.2018) Brittisarjassa säväyttänyt ruotsalaiskuljettaja yksi onnistujista (26.3.2018)Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti Puulan Aurinkoranta

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Affaritaliani.it, Милан, 26 марта 2018PIRELLI SUBITO VINCENTE NEL EUROPEO E ITALIANO RALLYParte con la gomma giusta il Campionato Europeo Rally ed il Campionato Italiano Rally hanno aperto contemporaneamente la loro stagione, rispettivamente sugli sterrati del Rally delle Azzorre e sull'asfalto del Rally Il Ciocco, con l'identico risultato: netta vittoria per i piloti Pirelli.Sulle isole portoghesi ha dominato il russo Alexey Lukyanuk con la Ford Fiesta R5 e le Pirelli Scorpion da terra, in Italia ha imposto nuovamente la sua legge il dieci volte campione nazionale Paolo Andreucci con le Pirelli P Zero da asfalto. Per rendere ancora più significativo il risultato di Pirelli, successo anche nelle categorie destinate ai giovani: ERC Junior 4WD Under 28 (Chris Ingram, Skoda Fabia R5), ERC Junior 2WD Under 27 (Diogo Gago, Peugeot 208 R2B), CIR Junior Under 26 (Tommaso Ciuffi, Peugeot 208 R2B).Rally Azzorre: doti e resistenza dei Pirelli Scorpion K hanno fatto la differenza Alexey Lukyanuk e Alexey Arnautov con la Ford Fiesta R5 gommata Pirelli hanno lasciato ai rivali la brevissima prova di apertura per poi insediarsi stabilmente davanti a tutti grazie anche all'efficienza delle su Pirelli Scorpion K e KM, che hanno offerto non solo grandi prestazioni ma anche una straordinaria resistenza sui fondi sabbiosi ma anche abrasivi delle prove speciali sull'isola vulcanica di Sao Miguel. Con una condotta di gara più accorta che in passato il russo ha confermato il suo ruolo di favorito per la successione a Kajetan Kajetanowicz (che con la Ford Fiesta e Pirelli ha vinto le scorse tre edizioni del ERC) nel titolo europeo e precedendo all'arrivo i due portoghesi Ricardo Moura e Bruno Magalhaes.Quarto posto, e successo fra gli Junior U28 per l'inglese Chris Ingram - vincitore sempre con Pirelli nel 2017 del titolo ERC Junior U27 - dopo un bel duello con Koci. Splendida poi la lotta per la vittoria fra le due ruote motrici con Martin Sesks (Opel Adam, alla fine comunque terzo) a lungo leader ma poi

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attardato da noie al cambio che hanno proiettato al vertice le Peugeot 208 R2 di Diogo Gago e Efren Llarena piazzatisi nell'ordine.Rally Il Ciocco: Andreucci e i Pirelli P Zero di nuovo davanti a tutti Il Campionato Italiano Rally è ricominciato confermando i verdetti dello scorso anno: vittoria per Paolo Andreucci-Anna Andreussi con la Peugeot 208 T16 equipaggiata con i Pirelli PZero RK7. Alle loro spalle un'altra vettura gommata Pirelli, la Ford Fiesta R5 di Andrea Crugnola. Andreucci ha preso il comando della gara toscana dopo la prova spettacolo iniziale ed ha condotto sino alla fine firmando la maggior parte degli scratch.Dichiarazioni. Terenzio Testoni, rally activity manager di Pirelli ha dichiarato: "Per Pirelli è stato il migliore dei modi per ribadire l'efficacia e l'efficienza dei suoi pneumatici, sia i P Zero da asfalto che gli Scorpion da terra. I nostri piloti si sono imposti in due dei campionati più esigenti con le gomme - sia per le caratteristiche dei fondi stradali che per il contingentamento del loro numero - e tanto con le vetture a quattro ruote motrici che a due ruote motrici." Pirelli subito vincente nel Europeo e Italiano Rally

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Belfast Telegraph (belfasttelegraph.co.uk), Лондон, 26 марта 2018MOFFETT WINS IN THE WOODS AND SETS SIGHTS ON EASTER STAGESАвтор: Sammy HamillJosh Moffett, current leader of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, heads the entry list for the Easter Stages, round two of the series, on April 6/7. The younger of the Moffett brothers, who took maximum points from the opening Tarmac round in West Cork earlier this month, will start the Ballyclare-based Easter event ahead of his elder sibling Sam, the reigning champion.Josh is targeting the three major Irish titles won by his record-breaking brother last season and got his challenge for the Irish Forestry Championship up and running yesterday with victory in the re-arranged Limerick Rally.But the Tarmac title is his primary target and he will come to the Easter Stages leading his brother by three points in the standings, with Robert Barrable a further two behind.Barrable is seeded at four in the entry list, one place behind the Northern Ireland Championship leader Derek McGarrity, a former Tarmac champion. The Ulster Automobile Club event, which replaces the Circuit of Ireland this year, is a real home rally for Mossley rally car trader McGarrity, but if he elects to drive the WRC Subaru Impreza S14 in which he won the first round of the McGrady Insurance NI series he will be ineligible for overall points in a Tarmac Championship which is now headlined by R5-class cars like the Ford Fiestas of the Moffetts, Barrable and Desi Henry.Former Irish forest champion Henry starts at five in front of fellow Ulster drivers Jonny Greer (Citroen DS3) and Marty McCormack (Skoda Fabia).Daniel Cronin, brother of four-time British champion Keith, makes his first Ulster appearance at No.8 ahead of Stephen Wright, both in Fiestas, and Eugene Donnelly rounds out the top 10 for his second outing in his new R5 Hyundai i20.Supported by Mid and East Antrim Council, the rally will be centred on Sixmile Leisure Centre in Ballyclare.Josh Moffett was initially off the pace in the Limerick forests yesterday and trailed first round winner Andrew Purcell and Barry McKenna after the opening loop of stages. But he quickly got up to speed and took the lead on stage six where Purcell's Fiesta suffered a puncture, dropping half a minute.Moffett went on to win by 13 seconds from McKenna with Purcell third, all three in R5 Fiestas. Cathan McCourt was the top Ulster finisher, coming fourth in his new DS3 Citroen with Stephen McCann fifth in another Fiesta. Derek Crossan was the top two-wheel-drive winner, coming in eighth in his Escort.McCormack, meanwhile, was back in his Mk2 Ford Escort for the North Wales Rally at the weekend, finishing second overall behind Nick Elliott and winning the historic category. Paul Barrett was third and second historic finisher in another Escort.Further afield, Russian Alexey Lukyanuk, a colourful figure on the Circuit of Ireland in recent years, won the Azores Rally, first round of this year's European Championship.Belfast Telegraph Top seed: Josh Moffett will lead the Easter Stages line-up

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Canarias7.es, Мадрид, 29 марта 2018LUIS MONZÓN SE PLANTEA SU FUTURO ENTRE CUATRO MONTURASO lo que es lo mismo, posibilidades reales de luchar por la victoria. Si eso no es así prefiere gastar su presupuesto de otra forma. La primera de las opciones es poder competir con un Ford Fiesta R5 de primer nivel, para lo que ha pedido presupuesto a Ford Polonia (equipo de Kajetanovick) y al mismo equipo del año pasado, pero con compromiso de MS Motorsport de tener el mismo motor y suspensiones de Kajetanovick y Lukyanuk.Por otro lado, existe una pequeña posibilidad de ponerse tras el volante del nuevo Citroën C3 R5 que con el apoyo de Ángel Ramos va a tener en pocas semanas, aunque debido a la juventud del coche, parece ser no le apetece mucho a Monzón.Sus posibilidades con Citroën van un poco más allá, dado que siguiendo con el con el apoyo de Ángel Ramos también podría adquirir un Citroën DS3 WRC o bien alquilarlo con un buen precio para salir en el Rally Islas Canarias y luego hacer el Regional.También hay otra posibilidad y es la de participar con el Ford Fiesta WRC propiedad del piloto noruego Mads Otsberg, para lo que ya habría recibido una oferta del equipo del norte de Europa. Que, aunque es un tanto elevada, se está negociando para mejorar la oferta, aunque sería la última opción. Aunque también hay posibilidades de volver a ver a Mads Otsberg en el Rally Islas Canarias con un coche que se está negociando, pero que podría ser uno de los nuevos Citroën C3 R5, siempre y cuanto tenga los apoyos necesarios.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 30 марта 2018BRYNILDSEN BRINGS WINNING AMBITION TO ERCАвтор: ErcEyvind Brynildsen will embark on a major FIA European Rally Championship campaign, starting with Rally Islas Canarias from 3-5 May. Brynildsen, a regular in the world championship, will drive a Ford Fiesta R5 for Autotek Motorsport. His programme will include the Acropolis Rally in Greece followed by the Cyprus Rally with a Rally di Roma Capitale run under consideration. The rapid Norwegian will then announce his schedule for the remainder of the campaign."The ERC is the best for me at the moment," said Brynildsen, a class title winner in Norway last season. "It's a championship with some of the best rallies of the year and the best fans and a championship I was very keen to try out after nearly 50 starts in the WRC."Brynildsen, who has recruited Anders Fredriksson to co-drive, revealed he would have begun his ERC campaign on the season-opening Azores Airlines Rallye had it not been for a new addition to the family. "My wife gave birth to our third child so we start off with Canarias and then move over to the most historic event of them all, the Acropolis Rally. Then we move to Cyprus and if all the pieces in the puzzle fall into the right places we will continue the championship and go on with Rally di Roma Capitale."The 30-year-old's switch to the ERC will put him on a learning curve in terms of untried events, not that he's fazed by the prospect. "I'm maybe not young and promising anymore, only promising! I have done quite a few rallies in my career and for many years I drove a truck and trailer in our family business, so my memory for roads is not too bad. I like the challenge with new rallies and it just motivates me to prepare myself better than anyone else."Of his decision to link up with Autotek, a team with an ERC event-winning pedigree, Brynildsen said: "Ken Skidmore and me have known each other for many years and Ken's team is great. Each and every one puts an effort like 110 per cent at all time. I'm now hoping Alexey Lukyanuk [ERC title leader] gets a challenge from me when it comes to the show because I like to give the fans what they deserve."Jean-Baptiste Ley, the ERC Co-ordinator, said: "It's great to welcome Eyvind Brynildsen to the ERC, a fast driver with a lot of experience at world level. The 2018 championship got off to a fantastic start with a record-breaking entry on the Azores Airlines Rallye, including 35 R5 cars. Eyvind will face strong competition but we have no doubt he'll put on a strong show."

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 1 апреля 2018REMEMBERING WHEN... BOTKA BEAT LUKYANUK IN AZORES ERC BATTLEАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk might have produced a dominant display to win the Azores Airlines Rallye last week but the Russian didn't always have things entirely his own way. In fact, following the opening Lagoa test, Dávid Botka was 0.1s in front after claiming his maiden stage victory in the FIA European Rally Championship.Although car issues would ultimately hamper Botka's challenge, it was still a significant moment for the former ERC2 champion.

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Sport.de, Берлин, 1 апреля 2018F1 IN KENIA & HAMILTON ZUR MOTOGP: RENNSPORT-APRILSCHERZERennfahrer und Motorsport-Journalisten aus aller Welt haben Fans und Leser am Sonntag in den April geschickt - mit Geschichten, deren Glaubwürdigkeit von "nie im Leben" bis zu "könnte man für bare Münze nehmen" reichten.Prominentester Scherzbold war Formel-1-Weltmeister Lewis Hamilton, der in den sozialen Netzwerken verbreitete, dass er 2018 in der Motorrad-Königsklasse MotoGP antreten würde. Dazu veröffentlichte er Fotos von sich und seiner MV-Augusta-Maschine.After much thought, I am making the switch to two wheels Happy Easter guys!A post shared by Lewis Hamilton (@lewishamilton) on Apr 1, 2018 at 3:15am PDT Die Kollegen von "RealSport" aus Großbritannien erzählten ihren Lesern, dass Ex-Formel-1-Pilot Pastor Maldonado von der FIA für den anstehenden Bahrain-Grand-Prix als Rennkommissar nominiert worden wäre. Sie legten dem als Bruchpiloten und Draufgänger bekannten Venezolaner außerdem in den Mund, Angebote als Sicherheitsberater des Automobil-Weltverbandes und Sauber-Entwicklungsfahrer abgelehnt zu haben. "Als ich in der Formel 1 aktiv war, wurde ich oft zu den Stewards gebeten. Also glaube ich, ihnen bei Entscheidungen helfen zu können", so das Zitat weiter.Die kenianische Tageszeitung "The Nation" meldete, dass ein Straßenkurs in der Hauptstadt Nairobi ab 2020 Teil des Formel-1-Kalenders wäre. Dazu präsentierte die Redaktion einen detaillierten Streckenverlauf. Clou: eine Bahn, die in einer Kurve nicht durch ein Kiesbett oder eine Auslaufzone begrenzt ist, sondern durch den Swimming-Pool eines Hotels. Die Polizei, so hieß es, würde die Autos auf Konformität mit kenianischen Gesetzen kontrollieren und etwa den Zustand der Reifen überprüfen. Um Beamte zu bestechen sei es für alle Piloten empfehlenswert, Bargeld mitzuführen."Badger GP" versuchte es mit einer Geschichte, die zumindest nicht jeder Grundlage entbehrt: Audi hätte das Red-Bull-Juniorteam Toro Rosso gekauft. Tatsächlich werden dem Volkswagen-Konzern und Dietrich Mateschitz enge Verbindungen nachgesagt. Auch ein Verkauf der Truppe aus Faenza scheint nicht utopisch - wenn, dann allerdings wohl kaum an einen großen Autobauer wie Audi.Transferfenster für die MotoGP Die Zweirad-Spezialisten von "motomatters.com" wollten ihre Leser damit verschaukeln, dass die MotoGP ein Transferfenster für Fahrer einführen würde. Ähnlich wie im Fußball wären Wechsel, Vertragsverlängerungen und sämtliche Verhandlungen ab der Saison 2020 nur noch in der Woche nach dem letzten Rennen erlaubt. So solle die sogenannte Silly Season zeitlich beschränkt werden.Auch die Organisatoren der Rallye-Europameisterschaft (ERC) erlaubten sich einen Schabernack und behaupteten, die "russische Rakete" Alexei Lukyanuk würde ab sofort nicht mehr in einem Ford Fiesta R5, sondern in einem Lada Kalina starten. Das Fahrzeug sei unter strengster Geheimhaltung an der kasachischen Grenze entwickelt worden. Dazu veröffentlichten sie bei Twitter eine Grafik des Autos mit dem Wortspiel: "A tsar is born." Ladas Marketingmanager sollte es sich merken.Die IndyCar-Mannschaft Harding lancierte eine Pressemitteilung, in der zu lesen war, dass die US-Rennlegende Al Unser jun. 2018 sein Comeback bei den 500 Meilen von Indianapolis feiern würde. Raffiniert: Der Teamboss wurde explizit damit zitiert, dass es sich nicht um einen Scherz handeln würde. Man habe den 1. April für die Verkündung gewählt, weil die Meldung so außergewöhnlich wäre. Dass der 55-jährige Unser - tatsächlich Berater und Fahrercoach des Teams - mit seiner Leibesfülle in ein Cockpit passen würde, konnte allerdings selbst Harding nicht glaubhaft versichern.

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Exciting to have Kevin Schwantz back in MotoGP I cannot wait for the Americas GP with my new American mate @KevinSchwantz #KevinSchwantz #AmericasGP #MotoGP @COTA @MotoGP pic.twitter.com/q4lP0d3mD3 - Joe Roberts (@Joerobertsracer) 1. April 2018 Mit einer spektakulären Rückkehr wartete am Sonntag auch die offizielle MotoGP-Seite auf und verkündete, dass Ex-Weltmeister Kevin Schwantz im Alter von 53 Jahren eine Wildcard für das Rennen in Austin erhalten würde. Angedacht wäre ein Start in der Moto2-Klasse für das NTS-Team.AnzeigeAnzeige

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 6 апреля 2018CALMER LUKYANUK WANTS MORE ERC JOYАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk's will be hoping his more conservative approach will allow him to challenge for a second consecutive victory in the FIA European Rally Championship when action resumes on Rally Islas Canarias next month. Lukyanuk began his 2018 title bid with an impressive first place on the Azores Airlines Rallye last month and will be a favourite to bag a second successive triumph this season and in Gran Canaria when the Tarmac counter takes place from 3-5 May."I tried to suppress my open way to drive, my feelings and my intention to push harder all the time," said the Russian Performance Motorsport driver. "It was a really tough rally for me having to control myself but everything worked and it paid off. Thank you for the team and sponsors and everybody who supports us. We'll keep going like this I hope."Lukyanuk claimed an emphatic victory on Rally Islas Canarias last season. Although injuries sustained in a testing crashed ruled out his participation on the next two events, his latter campaign was undone by a spate of non-finishes, which has promoted a calmer approach for 2018.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 6 апреля 2018CALMER LUKYANUK WANTS MORE ERC JOYАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk will be hoping his more conservative approach will allow him to challenge for a second consecutive victory in the FIA European Rally Championship when action resumes on Rally Islas Canarias next month. Lukyanuk began his 2018 title bid with an impressive first place on the Azores Airlines Rallye last month and will be a favourite to bag a second successive triumph this season and in Gran Canaria when the Tarmac counter takes place from 3-5 May."I tried to suppress my open way to drive, my feelings and my intention to push harder all the time," said the Russian Performance Motorsport driver. "It was a really tough rally for me having to control myself but everything worked and it paid off. Thank you for the team and sponsors and everybody who supports us. We'll keep going like this I hope."Lukyanuk claimed an emphatic victory on Rally Islas Canarias last season. Although injuries sustained in a testing crashed ruled out his participation on the next two events, his latter campaign was undone by a spate of non-finishes, which has promoted a calmer approach for 2018.



Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 16 апреля 2018ERC DRIVERS SET FOR EARLY CZECH ADVENTUREАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk and Albert von Thurn und Taxis are set for an early Czech adventure when they contest Rallye Šumava Klatovy this weekend (20-21 April).

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The national championship event will provide useful Tarmac running for the duo ahead of next month's ERC-counting Rally Islas Canarias, as well as aiding their preparations for the FIA European Rally Championship's visit to the Czech Republic for Barum Czech Rally Zlín in August.Other drivers in action include defending Czech champion and former ERC title winner Jan Kopecký, ERC Junior Under 28 contender Jan Černý and ERC Junior U27 graduate Filip Mareš, who is embarking on his first season in R5 machinery with support from the Autoklub of Czech Republic.

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RadioTelevisionCanaria (rtvc.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 17 апреля 2018EL RALLY ISLAS CANARIAS VOLVERÁ A CONTAR CON UN TRAMO INTERURBANO EN LA CAPITALLa 42 edición del Rally Islas Canarias comenzará el viernes 4 de mayo, prueba valedera para el Campeonato de Europa. La 42 edición del Rally Islas Canarias ha sido presentada oficialmente este martes, un año más en la élite europea al formar parte del Campeonato de Europa.La primera etapa se disputará el viernes 4 de mayo. Una cita que volverá a incluir por segundo año consecutivo un tramo interurbano en la capital grancanaria.El período de inscripción concluye esta noche y se espera que compitan cerca de 25 coches en categoría R5. No faltarán los canarios Luis Monzón, Toñi Ponce y Víctor Delgado. Tampoco un ya habitual del Rally Islas Canarias como Alexei Lukyanuk, y los hermanos Hugo y Bruno Magalhaes.

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DiariodeAvisos (diariodeavisos.elespanol.com), Мадрид, 19 апреля 2018EL 42 RALLY ISLAS CANARIAS CONTARÁ CON CERCA DE UN CENTENAR DE INSCRITOSАвтор: Juan Jesus GutierrezEl Rally Islas Canarias dio por concluido el periodo de inscripciones. Las previsiones, que ya anunciaban una lista de participantes numerosa y de calidad, no iban desencaminadas. Competirán un total de 95 equipos, 61 de ellos en la lista FIA y los 34 restantes en la correspondiente a la RFEdA y FCA. Un número destacado que ubica a esta edición como una de las más importante en la historia de la prueba. El listado completo está ya disponible en la web oficial del Rally Islas Canarias.En esa primera lista, los aficionados podrán disfrutar de un total de 28 vehículos de la categoría R5, es decir, casi la mitad de los inscritos en ese apartado. La marca que más unidades aporta a esta división es Skoda, con un total de 11 unidades. Entre ellos se encuentran las que pilotarán Bruno Magalhaes, Chris Ingram, Fabian Kreim, Nikolay Gryazin, Paulo Nobre o Albert Von Thurn Und Taxis, entre otros. Ford contará con ocho equipos, entre los que se encuentra el dos veces ganador de la prueba y actual líder del FIA European Rally Championship, Alexey Lukyanuk. El líder del Campeonato de España de Rallies, Miguel Fuster, también se encuentra entre ellos, así como la esperanza canaria, Luis Monzón.El i20 R5 de Hyundai también cuenta con una buena representación al sumar un total de siete equipos, la mayoría de ellos españoles. El actual campeón nacional, Iván Ares, encabeza una armada formada por José Antonio Suárez, Surhayén Pernía, los internacionales Aleks Zawada y Pierre-Louis Loubet, así como los canarios Antonio Ponce y Víctor Delgado. La marca Peugeot también está representada, en este caso con dos unidades. Una de ellas es la del francés de Peugeot Rally Academy, Laurent Pellier, y otra la del piloto tinerfeño Adrián García. Ambos disputarán esta prueba por primera vez.La siguiente categoría de peso en esta lista internacional es la agrupa a los R2. Un total de 15 Peugeot 208, tres Opel Adam y un Ford Fiesta dan forma a este apartado. Algunos de los nombres que la integran serán los campeones del futuro, no en vano, en esa mezcla de equipos coinciden los que siguen el campeonato FIA Junior Under 27 y la BkR2 propuesta por la Real Federación Española de Automovilismo. En la primera de esas ventanas emergen nombres como los de Diogo Gago, Tom Kristensson, Martins Sesks o el español Efrén Llarena, entre otros. El piloto del norte peninsular ganó la BkR2 en 2017, un apartado que debuta este año en el Rally Islas Canarias con pilotos de la talla de

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Jan Solans, Roberto Blach, el canario Julio Martínez o Josep Bassas, hijo del mítico Pep Bassas, ganador de esta prueba en 1990.Entre los R3T, la gran novedad es el debut en las islas del Fiat 500 Abarth R3T del local Jonathan Nuez. Un apartado en el que competirá contra los Renault Clio R.S. de David Sánchez y Florian Bernardi, así como con el Citroën DS3 R3T de Emma Falcón. La canaria, que puja este año por el FIA ERC Ladies Trophy se verá nuevamente las caras con Catie Munnings (Peugeot 208 R2). El apartado R3 se completa con la presencia de Ángel Marrero (Honda Civic Type R) y Marcial Álvarez (Renault Clio). Habrá un R-GT en manos de Alberto Monarri, en concreto, el Abarth 124 Rally que ya estrenó con buena nota hace días en Córdoba.El Grupo NR4 promete un duelo apasionante entre Subaru y Mitsubishi. Bajo el paraguas de la primera de ellas repite el libanés Gilbert Bannout, compartiendo marca con el italiano Zelindo Melegari. Con versiones Evo X de la marca de los tres diamantes estarán Juan Carlos Alonso, Luis Pimentel, Sergei Remennik y Tibor Érdi, que repiten en el Rally Islas Canarias, mientras que con un Evo IX tomará la partida el lanzaroteño Rubén Curbelo.Apartado nacional, regional y Copa Adam DISAmaxLa segunda de las listas también muestra ingredientes de peso. Por un lado, se encuentran los Suzuki Swift R+ que, en manos de Joan Vinyes y Javier Pardo, prometen competir por las primeras posiciones del Campeonato de España. En la misma clase N5 se encuentran inscritos los Ford Fiesta de los canarios Benjamín Avella y Alexis Romero.Muy difícil para los seguidores del nacional puede ponerlo el tinerfeño Enrique Cruz. El piloto de DISA, cuatro veces campeón regional, repite con su Porsche 997 GT3 2010 y en sus planes no entra otra cosa que luchar por acabar lo más arriba posible. En el apartado local, además de los R5 incluidos en la primera lista, encuentra aquí como rivales a otros Porsche, como los de Julián Falcón e Iván Armas, además del cada vez más competitivo SEAT 600 JTR del dos veces ganador de esta prueba, José María Ponce.En este escenario arranca la segunda edición de la Copa Adam DISAmax. Serán un total de 14 unidades de Opel Adam S luchando por lograr la victoria, con nombres que ya destacaron en 2017: Carlos David García, Camilo González y Rayco Hernández, entre otros.Los líderes no quieren perderse el Rally Islas CanariasEn la numerosa lista de participantes hay un denominador común. Ese no es otro que el interés de los líderes en los diferentes campeonatos a la hora de estar presentes en esta prueba. Uno de ellos es uno de los grandes favoritos a la victoria final. Alexey Lukyanuk, vencedor en Gran Canaria los dos últimos años, lidera el FIA European Rally Championship después de su victoria en el Azores Airlines Rallye celebrado el pasado mes de marzo.Chris Ingram, que sorprendió en tierras portuguesas en su debut con un Skoda Fabia R5, aterrizará en Gran Canaria como líder del ERC Junior U28, mientras que el luso Diogo Gago defenderá su primera posición en el ERC Junior U27 y en el apartado ERC3. El ERC2 es de momento comandado por el argentino Juan Carlos Alonso, que visitará el Rally Islas Canarias por segunda vez. El ERC Ladies Trophy lo encabeza la joven británica Catie Munnings.En el apartado nacional, Miguel Fuster llega a una prueba que conoce bien en lo más alto de la provisional del Campeonato de España de Rallies sobre Asfalto después de su victoria en la segunda prueba del año. Jan Solans, que debuta en Gran Canaria, lo hace como líder provisional de la BkR2.

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 19 апреля 2018JUUSO NORDGREN AVAA KILPAILUKAUTENSA VIIKONLOPPUNA TSHEKIN ASFALTILLA/ Juuso Nordgrenin kilpailukausi 2018 rallien osalta käynnistyy tulevana viikonloppuna, kun Skodan tehdaskuljettaja osallistuu yhdessä kartanlukijansa Tapio Suomisen kanssa Tshekin rallisarjan kauden toiseen osakilpailuun.Juuso Nordgren, 21, solmi tälle kaudelle sopimuksen Skodan tehdastiimin kanssa, mutta Tshekin suunnalta ei karkkilalaisen kilpailuohjelmasta ole annettu minkäänlaista infoa julkisuuteen. Kun kuluva vuosi on jo ehtinyt pyörähtämään huhtikuun lopulle, niin vihdoin Nordgren pääsee myös kilpailemaan. Nordgren osallistuu perjantaina ja lauantaina ajettavaan Tshekin rallisarjan kauden toiseen osakilpailuun.Nordgrenin edellinen ralli oli viime vuoden lokakuun viimeisenä viikonloppuna ajettu Walesin MM-ralli, joten kilpailutauko venähti lähes puolen vuoden mittaiseksi.

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Sumava Klatovy Rallissa ajetaan kahden päivän aikana asfaltilla 14 erikoiskoetta yhteispituudeltaan reilut 161 kilometriä. Nordgrenin tallikaverina on Jan Kopecky, joka on dominoinut Tshekin rallisarjaa jo pitkään. Tänä vuonna WRC2-luokan Monte Carlon ja Korsikan MM-ralleissa voittanut Kopecky on ollut ykkönen seitsemässätoista Tshekin rallisarjan osakilpailussa peräkkäin. Nyt ajettavan kilpailun Kopecky on voittanut aiemmin neljästi, vuosina 2012, sekä 2015-2017.Mukana kilpailussa nähdään myös Alexey Lukyanuk Ford Fiesta R5 -autollaan. Venäläinen juhli rallin EM-sarjan avausosakilpailun voittoa maaliskuussa Portugalin Azoreilla. Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti

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RadioTelevisionCanaria (rtvc.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 19 апреля 2018EL 42 RALLY ISLAS CANARIAS CONTARÁ CON CERCA DE UN CENTENAR DE INSCRITOSFinalmente serán 95 los equipos que integren la lista de participantes provisional de esta edición número 42 de la prueba que se celebra en la isla de Gran Canaria.El Rally Islas Canarias ya tiene cerrado el número de participantes. Las previsiones, que ya anunciaban una lista de participantes numerosa y de calidad, no iban desencaminadas. Competirán un total de 95 equipos, 61 de ellos en la lista FIA y los 34 restantes en la correspondiente a la RFEdA y FCA. Un número destacado que ubica a esta edición como una de las más importante en la historia de la prueba. El listado completo está ya disponible en la web oficial del Rally Islas Canarias, según informa una nota de prensa de la organización.En esa primera lista, los aficionados podrán disfrutar de un total de 28 vehículos de la categoría R5, es decir, casi la mitad de los inscritos en ese apartado. La marca que más unidades aporta a esta división es Skoda, con un total de 11 unidades. Entre ellos se encuentran las que pilotarán Bruno Magalhaes, Chris Ingram, Fabian Kreim, Nikolay Gryazin, Paulo Nobre o Albert Von Thurn Und Taxis, entre otros. Ford contará con ocho equipos, entre los que se encuentra el dos veces ganador de la prueba y actual líder del FIA European Rally Championship, Alexey Lukyanuk. El líder del Campeonato de España de Rallies, Miguel Fuster, también se encuentra entre ellos, así como la esperanza canaria, Luis Monzón.El i20 R5 de Hyundai también cuenta con una buena representación al sumar un total de siete equipos, la mayoría de ellos españoles. El actual campeón nacional, Iván Ares, encabeza una armada formada por José Antonio Suárez, Surhayén Pernía, los internacionales Aleks Zawada y Pierre-Louis Loubet, así como los canarios Antonio Ponce y Víctor Delgado. La marca Peugeot también está representada, en este caso con dos unidades. Una de ellas es la del francés de Peugeot Rally Academy, Laurent Pellier, y otra la del piloto tinerfeño Adrián García. Ambos disputarán esta prueba por primera vez.La siguiente categoría de peso en esta lista internacional es la agrupa a los R2. Un total de 15 Peugeot 208, tres Opel Adam y un Ford Fiesta dan forma a este apartado. Algunos de los nombres que la integran serán los campeones del futuro, no en vano, en esa mezcla de equipos coinciden los que siguen el campeonato FIA Junior Under 27 y la BkR2 propuesta por la Real Federación Española de Automovilismo. En la primera de esas ventanas emergen nombres como los de Diogo Gago, Tom Kristensson, Martins Sesks o el español Efrén Llarena, entre otros. El piloto del norte peninsular ganó la BkR2 en 2017, un apartado que debuta este año en el Rally Islas Canarias con pilotos de la talla de Jan Solans, Roberto Blach, el canario Julio Martínez o Josep Bassas, hijo del mítico Pep Bassas, ganador de esta prueba en 1990.Entre los R3T, la gran novedad es el debut en las islas del Fiat 500 Abarth R3T del local Jonathan Nuez. Un apartado en el que competirá contra los Renault Clio R.S. de David Sánchez y Florian Bernardi, así como con el Citroën DS3 R3T de Emma Falcón. La canaria, que puja este año por el FIA ERC Ladies Trophy se verá nuevamente las caras con Catie Munnings (Peugeot 208 R2). El apartado R3 se completa con la presencia de Ángel Marrero (Honda Civic Type R) y Marcial Álvarez (Renault Clio). Habrá un R-GT en manos de Alberto Monarri, en concreto, el Abarth 124 Rally que ya estrenó con buena nota hace días en Córdoba.El Grupo NR4 promete un duelo apasionante entre Subaru y Mitsubishi. Bajo el paraguas de la primera de ellas repite el libanés Gilbert Bannout, compartiendo marca con el italiano Zelindo Melegari. Con versiones Evo X de la marca de los tres diamantes estarán Juan Carlos Alonso, Luis Pimentel, Sergei Remennik y Tibor Érdi, que repiten en el Rally Islas Canarias, mientras que con un Evo IX tomará la partida el lanzaroteño Rubén Curbelo.Apartado nacional, regional y Copa Adam DISAmax

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La segunda de las listas también muestra ingredientes de peso. Por un lado, se encuentran los Suzuki Swift R+ que, en manos de Joan Vinyes y Javier Pardo, prometen competir por las primeras posiciones del Campeonato de España. En la misma clase N5 se encuentran inscritos los Ford Fiesta de los canarios Benjamín Avella y Alexis Romero.Muy difícil para los seguidores del nacional puede ponerlo el tinerfeño Enrique Cruz. El piloto de DISA, cuatro veces campeón regional, repite con su Porsche 997 GT3 2010 y en sus planes no entra otra cosa que luchar por acabar lo más arriba posible. En el apartado local, además de los R5 incluidos en la primera lista, encuentra aquí como rivales a otros Porsche, como los de Julián Falcón e Iván Armas, además del cada vez más competitivo SEAT 600 JTR del dos veces ganador de esta prueba, José María Ponce.En este escenario arranca la segunda edición de la Copa Adam DISAmax. Serán un total de 14 unidades de Opel Adam S luchando por lograr la victoria, con nombres que ya destacaron en 2017: Carlos David García, Camilo González y Rayco Hernández, entre otros.Los líderes no quieren perderse el Rally Islas Canarias En la numerosa lista de participantes hay un denominador común. Ese no es otro que el interés de los líderes en los diferentes campeonatos a la hora de estar presentes en esta prueba. Uno de ellos es uno de los grandes favoritos a la victoria final. Alexey Lukyanuk, vencedor en Gran Canaria los dos últimos años, lidera el FIA European Rally Championship después de su victoria en el Azores Airlines Rallye celebrado el pasado mes de marzo.Chris Ingram, que sorprendió en tierras portuguesas en su debut con un Skoda Fabia R5, aterrizará en Gran Canaria como líder del ERC Junior U28, mientras que el luso Diogo Gago defenderá su primera posición en el ERC Junior U27 y en el apartado ERC3. El ERC2 es de momento comandado por el argentino Juan Carlos Alonso, que visitará el Rally Islas Canarias por segunda vez. El ERC Ladies Trophy lo encabeza la joven británica Catie Munnings.En el apartado nacional, Miguel Fuster llega a una prueba que conoce bien en lo más alto de la provisional del Campeonato de España de Rallies sobre Asfalto después de su victoria en la segunda prueba del año. Jan Solans, que debuta en Gran Canaria, lo hace como líder provisional de la BkR2. Fotograma RTVC.

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El Dia (eldia.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 20 апреля 2018ADRIÁN GARCÍA, EN EL ISLAS CANARIAS Y EL VILLA DE ADEJEDespués del título de rallyes que logró en 2016 en Tenerife, el joven piloto tinerfeño tuvo claro que lo más sensato era dar un salto en sus aspiraciones. El año pasado compitió por primera vez con un R5 en un Rallye Villa de Adeje en el que dejó su sello, elevando su apuesta en la presente temporada con la doble participación que tiene por delante al volante de un Peugeot 208 T16 de Calm Competició.Adrián García confía su participación a un preparador catalán que presenta una amplia experiencia en el mundial de la especialidad. Por delante tiene el Rallye Islas Canarias, segunda cita del Campeonato de Europa, tercera del Campeonato de España y prueba inaugural del Campeonato de Canarias; apenas unos días después le seguirá el Rallye Villa de Adeje, ya como cuarta del nacional y segunda del regional.Recientemente tuvo su primera toma de contacto con el Peugeot 208 T16 que pilotará el próximo mes de mayo. "Realizamos unos 70 kilómetros de test y realmente acabé muy sorprendido con las prestaciones del Peugeot", reconoció el piloto de Pro4 Competición. El tinerfeño estuvo acompañado por Josep Calm y por Enrique García-Ojeda, que le guiaron en sus primeros pasos con esta máquina de primer nivel. "He acabado muy satisfecho con el trabajo del equipo, creo que hemos determinado un buen set-up para seguir trabajando a la llegada del coche a Canarias", explicó. Bajo la coordinación del equipo de Canudas Motor Test, la prueba de Adrián García con el R5 de Peugeot se llevó a cabo en el municipio catalán de Gironella.La próxima toma de contacto coincidirá con el shakedown del Rallye Islas Canarias, previsto para la mañana del jueves 3 de mayo. Esa prueba la disputará junto a Marcos Guerra, dos días de competición que se extenderán a lo largo del viernes y sábado siguiente. Una semana después será Raquel Ruiz la que acompañe al campeón tinerfeño de rallyes. El 11 y 12 de mayo se celebra el Rallye Villa de Adeje, una prueba a la que llegaría con cerca de 300 kilómetros de bagaje sobre el Peugeot 208 T16 R5."Es un esfuerzo importante el que estamos realizando para competir con un vehículo de este calibre", asegura Adrián, más aún cuando coincide con las dos citas de "mayor exigencia de toda la

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temporada", reconoce el tinerfeño de 28 años de edad. Lo que está claro es que en mayo se medirá a los mejores pilotos del campeonato europeo y nacional y eso es, en sí mismo, más que un aliciente.Los salones del Hotel Iberostrar Anthelia, en Costa Adeje, acogieron la presentación oficial del 28º Rallye Villa de Adeje, primera prueba de los Campeonatos de Tenerife (Provincial e Insular) de Rallyes de Asfalto, así como la segunda del canario, cuarta del nacional (CERA) y con preinspección para el European Rallye Trophy (ERT). Durante el acto, que contó con la presencia del presidente de la Real Federación Española de Automovilismo, Manuel Aviñó, se expusieron las principales de una prueba de las que ya informamos recientemente en EL DÍA y que se celebrará por carreteras de la zona Sur de Tenerife los próximos 10, 11 y 12 del próximo mes de mayo. La organización también confirmó un despliegue de seguridad con más de 850 personas que velaran por el buen desarrollo de una carrera que también tiene a los ayuntamientos de Guía de Isora y Santiago del Teide como protagonistas y un hubo un sentido homenaje póstumo a Atanás Iliev, componente de la escudería Villa de Adeje y recientemente fallecido. Cerca de un centenar de inscritos en Gran CanariaUn total de 95 equipos, 61 de ellos en la lista FIA y los 34 restantes en la correspondiente a la RFEdA y FCA, están inscritos para el 42 Rallye Islas Canarias de los próximos 3, 4 y 5 de mayo en Gran Canaria. En esa primera lista, los aficionados podrán disfrutar de un total de 28 vehículos de la categoría R5. La marca que más unidades aporta es Skoda, con 11 unidades. Ford contará con ocho equipos, entre los que se encuentra el dos veces ganador de la prueba y actual líder del FIA European Rally Championship, Alexey Lukyanuk. El líder del Campeonato de España de Rallies, Miguel Fuster, también se encuentra entre ellos, así como la esperanza canaria, Luis Monzón. El i20 R5 de Hyundai también tiene una buena representación al sumar un total de siete equipos, la mayoría de ellos españoles. La marca Peugeot también está representada, en este caso con dos unidades. La siguiente categoría de peso en esta lista internacional es la agrupa a los R2. Un total de 15 Peugeot 208, tres Opel Adam y un Ford Fiesta dan forma a este apartado. Entre los R3T, la gran novedad es el debut en las Islas del Fiat 500 Abarth R3T del local Jonathan Nuez. Un apartado en el que competirá contra los Renault Clio R.S. de David Sánchez y Florian Bernardi, así como con el Citroën DS3 R3T de Emma Falcón. El apartado R3 se completa con la presencia de Ángel Marrero (Honda Civic Type R) y Marcial Álvarez (Renault Clio). Habrá un R-GT en manos de Alberto Monarri, en concreto, el Abarth 124 Rally que ya estrenó con buena nota hace días en Córdoba. El Grupo NR4 promete un duelo apasionante entre Subaru y Mitsubishi. Bajo el paraguas de la primera de ellas repite el libanés Gilbert Bannout, compartiendo marca con el italiano Zelindo Melegari. Con versiones Evo X de la marca de los tres diamantes estarán Juan Carlos Alonso, Luis Pimentel, Sergei Remennik y Tibor Érdi, mientras que con un Evo IX tomará la partida el lanzaroteño Rubén Curbelo.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 21 апреля 2018WHY ERC STAR LUKYANUK'S CZECH ADVENTURE WON'T BE A ONE-OFFАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk's participation on this weekend's Czech championship Rallye Šumava Klatovy won't be a one-off as first reported. Instead, the rapid Russian will contest five rounds of the highly competitive national series alongside his ERC campaign, which began with victory on the Azores Airlines Rallye last month."We are opening a new page, a new experience," said Lukyanuk. "We are quite positive, maybe we will not be able to fight straight away, but we have to find our pace, get the feeling and hope the speed will be there."Due to clashes with his ERC campaign, Lukyanuk will miss the Valašská Rally ValMez and Agrotec Rally Hustopeče. But he's relishing the challenge of taking on Czech champions like Jan Kopecký and Václav Pech, plus top ERC Junior Jan Černý."It's good to be on the roads they know, almost each corner," said Lukyanuk. "I will learn a lot from them and it's great because we have to adapt quickly and find proper pace, lines and so on. It will be big experience for us."As well as the opportunity to chase Czech championship honours, Lukyanuk believes his outings in the country can boost his ERC bid, particularly on August's Barum Czech Rally Zlín, which counts for both championships."It's good preparation for our ERC Tarmac events," he said. "But here we also want to show ourselves in the best way and say thanks to our sponsor ROKO airplanes as they giving us this chance to drive here. We want to show potential of our team. On the other hand, we will have more mileage behind the steering wheel of our Fiesta R5. It's good for me, because we have not so many test kilometres

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and each rally and stage is important for me. Knowing the car and myself better, learning new skills, it's amazing."Lukyanuk's navigator Alexey Arnautov will co-drive their H-Racing Fiesta, which is entered under the Russian Performance Motorsport banner on ERC events.With thanks to Jan Vaskovic.Photo:Jan Vaskovic

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 21 апреля 2018WHY ERC STAR LUKYANUK'S CZECH ADVENTURE WON'T BE A ONE-OFFАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk's participation on this weekend's Czech championship Rallye Šumava Klatovy won't be a one-off as first reported. Instead, the rapid Russian will contest five rounds of the highly competitive national series alongside his ERC campaign, which began with victory on the Azores Airlines Rallye last month."We are opening a new page, a new experience," said Lukyanuk. "We are quite positive, maybe we will not be able to fight straight away, but we have to find our pace, get the feeling and hope the speed will be there."Due to clashes with his ERC campaign, Lukyanuk will miss the Valašská Rally ValMez and Agrotec Rally Hustopeče. But he's relishing the challenge of taking on Czech champions like Jan Kopecký and Václav Pech, plus top ERC Junior Jan Černý."It's good to be on the roads they know, almost each corner," said Lukyanuk. "I will learn a lot from them and it's great because we have to adapt quickly and find proper pace, lines and so on. It will be big experience for us."As well as the opportunity to chase Czech championship honours, Lukyanuk believes his outings in the country can boost his ERC bid, particularly on August's Barum Czech Rally Zlín, which counts for both championships."It's good preparation for our ERC Tarmac events," he said. "But here we also want to show ourselves in the best way and say thanks to our sponsor ROKO airplanes as they giving us this chance to drive here. We want to show potential of our team. On the other hand, we will have more mileage behind the steering wheel of our Fiesta R5. It's good for me, because we have not so many test kilometres and each rally and stage is important for me. Knowing the car and myself better, learning new skills, it's amazing."Lukyanuk's navigator Alexey Arnautov will co-drive their H-Racing Fiesta, which is entered under the Russian Performance Motorsport banner on ERC events.With thanks to Jan Vaskovic.Photo:Jan Vaskovic The post Why ERC star Lukyanuk's Czech adventure won't be a one-off appeared first on FIA ERC.



Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 22 апреля 2018ERC DRIVERS ON FORM DURING WEEKEND EVENTSАвтор: ErcIt proved a successful weekend for several FIA European Rally Championship drivers with notable results in Azores, Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia. In Poland, Grzegorz Grzyb triumphed on the opening event of the national championship season, Rajd Świdnicki KRAUSE, with ERC Junior Under 28 regular Tomasz Kasperczyk fifth.Play/AutoAçoreana Racing's Bernardo Sousa, an ERC event winner in the past, won the Tarmac-based Azores championship-counting Rali Sical. He finished one place ahead of Luis Rego, who took an ERC Junior U28 finish on last month's Azores Airlines Rallye.In Slovenia, Andrea Nucita took his 124 Abarth to third overall on Rally Vipavska Dolina in Slovenia. The Italian will tackle the ERC counters in Italy and Czech Republic later this season.The 2013 ERC champion Jan Kopecký's Czech championship dominance continued with top spot on Rallye Šumava Klatovy. Former ERC Junior U27 title contender Filip Mareš took fourth as Alexey Lukyanuk began his Czech campaign in a strong second (see separate story).

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 22 апреля 2018ERC DRIVERS ON FORM DURING WEEKEND EVENTSАвтор: ErcIt proved a successful weekend for several FIA European Rally Championship drivers with notable results in Azores, Czech Republic, Poland, Scotland and Slovenia. In Poland, Grzegorz Grzyb triumphed on the opening event of the national championship season, Rajd Świdnicki KRAUSE, with ERC Junior Under 28 regular Tomasz Kasperczyk fifth and Albert von Thurn und Taxis and experience-building P15.Play/AutoAçoreana Racing's Bernardo Sousa, an ERC event winner in the past, won the Tarmac-based Azores championship-counting Rali Sical. He finished one place ahead of Luis Rego, who took an ERC Junior U28 finish on last month's Azores Airlines Rallye.Rhys Yates put the gravel experience he gained on the Azores Airlines Rallye to good use by finishing third on the Speyside Stages, a round of the Scottish championship.In Slovenia, Andrea Nucita took his 124 Abarth to third overall on Rally Vipavska Dolina in Slovenia. The Italian will tackle the ERC counters in Italy and Czech Republic later this season.The 2013 ERC champion Jan Kopecký's Czech championship dominance continued with top spot on Rallye Šumava Klatovy. Former ERC Junior U27 title contender Filip Mareš took fourth as Alexey Lukyanuk began his Czech campaign in a strong second (see separate story). The post ERC drivers on form during weekend events appeared first on FIA ERC.



Canarias7.es, Мадрид, 23 апреля 2018LUKYANUK Y ARNAUTOV ENCABEZAN LA LISTAEl 42º Rally Islas Canarias ya tiene lista oficial de inscritos. Por primera vez en la historia de la prueba, el número uno será para un equipo ruso Alexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov. Una condición más que merecida, ya que lideran el FIA European Rally Championship después de su triunfo en el Azores Airlines Rally.El primer equipo español en la lista de inscritos lleva el número 17, correspondiente a los locales Luis Monzón y José Carlos Déniz. A continuación, le siguen Iván Ares-José Pintor, Surhayén Pernía-Rogelio Peñate y José Antonio Suárez-Cándido Carrera, todos con Hyundai i20 R5 y como prioritarios de la Real Federación Española de Automovilismo.Prioritarios RFEdA, a continuación de Falcón-González aparecen Miguel Fuster-Ignacio Aviñó y Alberto Monarri-Rodrigo Sanjuan, con Ford Fiesta R5 y Abarth 124 Rally, respectivamente. Ellos dan paso a otros vehículos de la categoría R5, como los Hyundai i20 de Víctor Delgado-Daniel Sosa y Antonio Ponce-Rubén González, así como al Ford Fiesta de Francisco López-Gabriel Moiset y el Peugeot 208 T16 de Adrián García-Marcos Guerra.La lista RFEdA y FCA cuenta en este 42 Rally Islas Canarias con un total de 34 inscritos. Los dos primeros lugares están ocupados por los pilotos de sendos Suzuki Swift R+ N5 que, en manos de Javier Pardo-Adrián Pérez y de Joan Vinyes-Jordi Mercader, aspiran a las primeras posiciones; llevarán los números 63 y 64.A continuación, emerge el vigente campeón canario de la especialidad, Enrique Cruz, que de nuevo junto a Yeray Mujica competirá al volante de un Porsche 997 GT3 2010. El piloto de DISA lidera un pelotón canario en el que también están presentes Julián Falcón-Daniel Rosario, como subcampeones regionales, Iván Armas-Ruperto Ramos -ambos equipos también con Porsche- y José María Ponce-Carlos Larrodé con el SEAT JTR 600 con el que debutaron aquí hace ahora un año. El grupo canario de candidatos a las primeras posiciones lo completan Benjamín Avella-Agustín Alemán y Alexis Romero-Martín Domínguez, que tomarán la partida con sendos Ford Fiesta N5.La Copa Adam DISAmax celebra aquí su primera cita de la temporada, un escenario en el que tomarán la partida 14 equipos. Carlos David García-Jordi Díaz, con el número 75, serán los primeros en afrontar los diferentes tramos cronometrados.Representación internacional Una veintena de países se encuentran representados en la lista oficial de inscritos del 42 Rally Islas Canarias, segunda cita del FIA European Rally Championship, tercera del nacional de asfalto y prueba inaugural del Campeonato de Canarias.

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A nivel europeo, la prueba grancanaria acogerá equipos que llegarán desde Portugal, Hungría, Polonia, Francia, Alemania, Austria, Reino Unido, Turquía, República Checa, Italia, Lituania y, por supuesto, desde diferentes rincones de España. Sin salir del viejo continente, pero tirando aún más al norte, también estarán representados los países de Rusia, Finlandia, Noruega y Suecia. Habría que añadir una nacionalidad más, la del belga Bjorn Degandt, copiloto en un Skoda Fabia R5 del alemán Albert Von Thurn Und Taxis.El eco internacional de la prueba lleva su nombre a otros continentes. En este caso al asiático, con la presencia del libanés Gilbert Bannout, pero también al americano. Los brasileños Paulo Nobre-Gabriel Morales (Skoda Fabia R5) y los argentinos Juan Carlos Alonso-Juan Pablo Monasterolo (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) conforman una representación que se estructura sobre tres continentes diferentes.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 апреля 2018FORMER ERC CHAMPION KOPECKÝ RELISHING LUKYANUK'S CZECH THREATАвтор: ErcJan Kopecký is relishing the prospect of taking on Alexey Lukyanuk in this season's Czech championship. Speaking ahead of his victory over the Russian on last weekend's Rallye Šumava Klatovy, factory ŠKODA Fabia R5 driver Kopecký said Lukyanuk would make a tough rival."It's good to have Alexey in the Czech championship," said Kopecký, who won on home soil ahead of Lukyanuk with former FIA ERC Junior frontrunner Filip Mareš in fourth. "We can compare our pace again and will be fighting not only with the local guys. I'm looking for the competition and although we are opponent, if he will need, I'll be glad to help him by some advices about Czech event."

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 23 апреля 2018JUUSO NORDGRENILTA VAKUUTTAVA NÄYTE OSAAMISESTA - "TULOS ANTOI RUTKASTI LISÄÄ ITSELUOTTAMUSTA"/ Skodan tehdastiimiä edustava Juuso Nordgren yhdessä kartanlukijansa Tapio Suomisen kanssa sijoittui kaksikon kauden ensimmäisessä rallissa komeasti kolmanneksi. Tshekin rallisarjan kauden toisen osakilpailun Sumava Rallin voittoon kaasutteli odotetusti Jan Kopecky.Täksi kaudeksi sopimuksen Skodan tehdastiimin kanssa solminut Juuso Nordgren, 21, kilpaili edellisen kerran viime vuoden lokakuussa Walesin MM-rallissa, joten kilpailutauko venähti lähes puolen vuoden mittaiseksi. Nordgrenin ja kartanlukija Tapio Suomisen kauden avauskilpailu oli viime perjantaina ja lauantaina ajettu Sumava Ralli, Tshekin rallisarjan kauden toinen osakilpailu. 14 erikoiskokeelle yhteispituutta kertyi reilut 161 kilometriä.- Melkein kaikki pätkät ovat kahteen kertaan ajettavia. Tämä on pituudeltaan vähän reipas SM-ralli. Reitti vaikuttaa hyvältä ja olosuhteet ovat moitteettomat, aurinko on paistanut pilvettömältä taivaalta ja lämmintä ollut reilu parikymmentä astetta, Nordgren kuvaili tiedotteessaan ennen rallin starttia.Sumava Rallin kaikki erikoiskokeet ajettiin asfaltilla.- Tämä on minulle ensimmäinen täysin asvaltilla ajettava ralli. Kaksi kertaa olemme ajaneet Espanjan MM-rallissa, mutta sielläkin yksi päivä ajetaan soralla. Yritämme imeä paljon oppia tiimikaveri Jan Kopeckylta, joka on viisinkertainen Tshekin mestari. Tämä on meidän asvalttikehityksen kannalta hyvä aloituskisa, Nordgren ennakoi.Myös viime vuonna Nordgrenin kilpailutauko edellisen kauden viimeisen ja uuden kauden ensimmäisen kilpailun välillä venähti pitkäksi. Tänä vuonna tilanne tosin oli huomattavan paljon erilaisempi vuoden takaiseen, sillä nyt Nordgrenilla riitti ajotehtävien osalta kiireitä vaikka kilpailuja ei neljään ensimmäiseen kuukauteen kalenteriin sisältynytkään.- Paljon on ajettu testiä, vuodenvaihteen jälkeen reilusti yli tuhat kilometriä ja kävimme myös nuotittamassa Monte Carlon, sekä Ruotsin MM-ralleissa. Lisäksi on ollut erilaisia pr-hommia, joten Skoda on pitänyt kiireisenä."Kyllä se pitkä tauko näkyi ajamisessa"

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Perjantaina ohjelmassa oli kuusi erikoiskoetta. Kopecky otti heti yleiskilpailun johtoaseman haltuunsa ja Nordgren puolestaan avasi seitsemänneksi nopeimmalla ajalla. Toista erikoiskoetta (yhdestoista) lukuunottamatta Nordgrenin ek-sijoitukset avauspäivänä olivat kuuden parhaan joukossa ja yötauolle karkkilalainen saapui viidentenä, minuutin ja 18,3 sekuntia tallikaveristaan Kopeckysta jääneenä.- Kyllä se pitkä tauko näkyi ajamisessa ja rutiini oli hukassa. Perjantai meni opetellessa, koska tiet olivat varsin erilaisia pinnoiltaan. Pidon lukeminen ja jarrutuspaikkojen hakeminen oli hankalaa, kun tiessä oli montaa eri sorttia asvalttia, pikeä ynnä muuta paikkausainetta, Nordgren kertasi.Heti lauantain ensimmäisellä erikoiskokeella Nordgren järjesti sensaation ajamalla nopeimman ajan. Kokenut Alexey Lukyanuk hävisi reilun kahdeksan kilometrin matkalla puoli sekuntia ja Kopecky kaksi sekuntia. Hyvät otteet saivat jatkoa myös seuraavilla erikoiskokeilla, kun Nordgren oli kolme kertaa toiseksi nopein ja kahdesti kolmanneksi nopein. Nordgren oli toisena ajopäivänä kolmanneksi nopein ja sama sijoitus oli myös kokonaistuloksissa kahden ajopäivän jälkeen.- Tänään (lauantaina) rytmi löytyi, kun vähän oppi miten näillä teillä pitää ajaa. Yritettiin vähän kovempaa, mutta sitten eturengas osui leikkausesteeseen. Kuitenkin tuli nopein aika, vaikka kumi oli puhki. Tulos antoi rutkasti lisää itseluottamusta, sillä tämä oli ensimmäinen kokonaan asvaltilla ajamani ralli. Varmaa ajoa kaksi päivää ja kolmas sija. Tästä on hyvä aloittaa kausi, Nordgren iloitsi.Nordgren kilpaili Sumava Rallissa Skodan tehdastiimin väreissä, mutta kalusto oli vuokrattu Roman Krestan johtamalta Kresta Racing -tiimiltä. Lisäksi Nordgren kilpaili ensimmäistä kertaa urallaan niin, että hänellä oli käytössään etuautoryhmä.- Etuautoryhmälle täytyy antaa iso kiitos, sillä Jarkko Miettinen ja Mikko Lukka tekivät todella hyvää työtä. Nuotti toimi ja kaikki pahat paikat olivat meillä hyvin merkattuina. Kiitos kuuluu auton huollosta vastanneelle Kresta Racingille, sillä meillä ei ollut mitään ongelmia koko viikonloppuna, Nordgren jakoi kehuja.Nordgrenin seuraava kilpailu on toukokuussa, mutta virallista tiedotetta siitä missä Nordgren seuraavaksi kilpailee, ei ole vielä annettu. Todennäköisimmät vaihtoehdot ovat Portugalin MM-ralli, sekä Tshekin rallisarjan kauden kolmas osakilpailu Cesky Krumlov -ralli, jotka molemmat ajetaan samana viikonloppuna. Toukokuun alussa ajettavaan Aasian-Tyynenmeren rallisarjan kauden avausosakilpailuun Skoda ei osallistu.Yleiskilpailun lopputulokset1) Jan Kopecky (Skoda) 1.24.24,7 2) Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford) + 53,3 3) Juuso Nordgren (Skoda) + 1.42,4 4) Filip Mares (Skoda) + 2.01,4 5) Vaclav Kopacek Jr (Ford) + 2.43,7 6) Jaromir Tarabus (Skoda) + 3.05,7Kopeckyn keskinopeus: 115,0 km/h Erikoiskokeiden pohja-ajat: Kopecky 10, Lukyanuk 3, Nordgren 1????#RallyeŠumava: What a great drive @JuusoNordgren with P3 on the podium ?????????????? pic.twitter.com/dyoXoL1Hdz - ŠKODA Motorsport (@MotorsportSkoda) 21. huhtikuuta 2018 Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 апреля 2018QUALITY AND QUANTITY: STRONG ERC RALLY ISLAS CANARIAS ENTRY LIST PUBLISHEDАвтор: ErcSixty crews, headed by last year's winners Alexey Lukyanuk and Alexey Arnautov, have entered the international section of Rally Islas Canarias - the second consecutive FIA European Rally Championship event to have attracted such a high number of registrations. Twenty-three drivers will chase success in R5 cars with a further five top-of-the-range machines in action in the national event.The FIA ERC Junior Championship has 20 entrants with nine in ERC Junior Under 28 for young stars in R5 cars and 11 in the Pirelli-supported ERC Junior Under 27 division.Forty-one drivers are eligible for ERC points on Rally Islas Canarias, which takes place from 3-5 May, while a total of six drivers will compete for Beca Junior R2 honours and follow in the wheel tracks of Efrén Llarena. The promising Spaniard is embarking on an ERC Junior U27 campaign as his prize for winning the #BkR2 crown in 2017.

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Clickhereto view the entry list and visit soon for more on some of the Rally Islas Canarias participants.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 апреля 2018QUALITY AND QUANTITY: STRONG ERC RALLY ISLAS CANARIAS ENTRY LIST PUBLISHEDАвтор: ErcSixty crews, headed by last year's winners Alexey Lukyanuk and Alexey Arnautov, have entered the international section of Rally Islas Canarias - the second consecutive FIA European Rally Championship event to have attracted such a high number of registrations. Twenty-three drivers will chase success in R5 cars with a further five top-of-the-range machines in action in the national event, making for a total of 28.The FIA ERC Junior Championship has 20 entrants with nine in ERC Junior Under 28 for young stars in R5 cars and 11 in the Pirelli-supported ERC Junior Under 27 division.Forty-one drivers are eligible for ERC points on Rally Islas Canarias, which takes place from 3-5 May, while a total of six drivers will compete for Beca Junior R2 honours and follow in the wheel tracks of Efrén Llarena. The promising Spaniard is embarking on an ERC Junior U27 campaign as his prize for winning the #BkR2 crown in 2017.Clickhereto view the entry list and visit soon for more on some of the Rally Islas Canarias participants. The post Quality and quantity: strong ERC Rally Islas Canarias entry list published appeared first on FIA ERC.



Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 апреля 2018FORMER ERC CHAMPION KOPECKÝ RELISHING LUKYANUK'S CZECH THREATАвтор: ErcJan Kopecký, winner of the FIA European Rally Championship in 2013, is relishing the prospect of taking on Alexey Lukyanuk in this season's Czech title battle. Speaking ahead of his victory over the Russian on last weekend's Rallye Šumava Klatovy, factory ŠKODA Fabia R5 driver and multiple national champion Kopecký said Lukyanuk would make a tough rival during the 2018 campaign."It's good to have Alexey in the Czech championship," said Kopecký, who won on home soil ahead of Lukyanuk with former FIA ERC Junior frontrunner Filip Mareš in a fine fourth. "We can compare our pace again and will be fighting not only with the local guys. I'm looking for the competition and although we are opponent, if he will need, I'll be glad to help him by some advices about Czech event." The post Former ERC champion Kopecký relishing Lukyanuk's Czech threat appeared first on FIA ERC.



El Dia (eldia.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 26 апреля 2018EL RUSO LUKYANUK ENCABEZA LOS INSCRITOSEspectacular representación internacional en la lista oficial de inscritos del 42 Rally Islas Canarias, segunda cita del FIA European Rally Championship, tercera del nacional de asfalto y prueba inaugural del Campeonato de Canarias que se celebrará del 3 al 5 del próximo mes de mayo en Gran Canaria, y donde por vez primera en la historia de la prueba, el número uno será para un equipo ruso: Alexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov. Una condición más que merecida, ya que lideran el FIA European Rally Championship después de su triunfo en el Azores Airlines Rally, celebrado en marzo y, sobre todo, porque han sido los ganadores de las dos últimas ediciones de la prueba grancanaria.

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A nivel europeo, una veintena de países se encuentran representados. Así, la prueba grancanaria acogerá equipos que llegarán desde Portugal, Hungría, Polonia, Francia, Alemania, Austria, Reino Unido, Turquía, República Checa, Italia, Lituania y, por supuesto, desde diferentes rincones de España. Sin salir del viejo continente, pero tirando aún más al norte, también estarán representados los países de Rusia, Finlandia, Noruega y Suecia. Habría que añadir una nacionalidad más, la del belga Bjorn Degandt, copiloto en un Skoda Fabia R5 del alemán Albert Von Thurn Und Taxis.Con todo Lukyanuk y Arnautov, del equipo Russian Performance Motorsport, encabezan una nómina de participantes compuesta por 60 equipos y en al que además de la citada pareja rusa, dos escuadras más de este apartado ya conocen lo que es lograr la victoria en este escenario: Luis Monzón-José Carlos Déniz y Miguel Fuster-Ignacio Aviñó. Curiosamente, los tres han confiado para esta edición en un Ford Fiesta R5.Con el número dos, y encabezando la armada Skoda, se encuentran los subcampeones continentales, los lusos Bruno Magalhaes-Hugo Magalhaes, un equipo que ya subió al podio en la edición del año pasado. También con Fabia R5 se encuentran algunos de los candidatos al ERC Junior U28, como los líderes Chris Ingram-Ross Whittock y los aspirantes Fabian Kreim-Frank Christian y Nikolay Gryazin-Yaroslav Fedorov.El primer equipo español en la lista de inscritos lleva el número 17, correspondiente a los locales Luis Monzón-José Carlos Déniz. A continuación, lo siguen Iván Ares-José Pintor, Surhayén Pernía-Rogelio Peñate y José Antonio Suárez-Cándido Carrera, todos con Hyundai i20 R5 y como prioritarios de la Real Federación Española de Automovilismo.En el apartado europeo, Emma Falcón-Eduardo González llevarán el 42 en el Citroën DS3 R3T. La canaria pujará por el Ladies Trophy contra la británica Catie Munnings -de copiloto con la alemana Anne Katharina-, que a su vez está inscrita en el Junior Under 27. Prioritarios RFEdA, a continuación de Falcón-González aparecen Miguel Fuster-Ignacio Aviñó y Alberto Monarri-Rodrigo Sanjuán, con Ford Fiesta R5 y Abarth 124 Rally, respectivamente. Ellos dan paso a otros vehículos de la categoría R5, como los Hyundai i20 del tinerfeño Víctor Delgado-Daniel Sosa (número 45 de la primera lista) y Toñi Ponce-Rubén González, así como al Ford Fiesta de Francisco López-Gabriel Moiset y el Peugeot 208 T16 de Adrián García-Marcos Guerra.La lista de la RFEdA y FCA, con 34 inscritosLa lista RFEdA y FCA cuenta en este 42 Rally Islas Canarias con un total de 34 inscritos. Los dos primeros lugares están ocupados por los pilotos de sendos Suzuki Swift R+ N5 que, en manos de Javier Pardo-Adrián Pérez y de Joan Vinyes-Jordi Mercader, aspiran a las primeras posiciones; llevarán los números 63 y 64. A continuación, emerge el vigente campeón canario de la especialidad, el lagunero Enrique Cruz, que de nuevo junto a Yeray Mujica competirá al volante de un Porsche 997 GT3 2010 con el número 65. El piloto de DISA lidera un pelotón canario en el que también están presentes Julián Falcón-Daniel Rosario, como subcampeones regionales, Iván Armas-Ruperto Ramos -ambos equipos también con Porsche- y José María Ponce-Carlos Larrodé con el SEAT JTR 600 con el que debutaron aquí hace ahora un año. El grupo canario de candidatos a las primeras posiciones lo completan Benjamín Avella-Agustín Alemán y Alexis Romero-Martín Domínguez, que tomarán la partida con sendos Ford Fiesta N5. La Copa Adam DISAmax celebra aquí su primera cita de la temporada, un escenario en el que tomarán la partida 14 equipos. Carlos David García-Jordi Díaz, con el número 75, serán los primeros en afrontar los diferentes tramos cronometrados. El eco internacional de la prueba lleva su nombre a otros continentes. En este caso al asiático, con la presencia del libanés Gilbert Bannout, pero también al americano. Los brasileños Paulo Nobre-Gabriel Morales (Skoda Fabia R5) y los argentinos Juan Carlos Alonso-Juan Pablo Monasterolo (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) conforman una representación que se estructura sobre tres continentes diferentes.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 27 апреля 2018EVENT PREVIEW: LUKYANUK WARY OF ERC JUNIOR THREAT ON RALLY ISLAS CANARIASАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk admits he'll have his work cut out in his bid to make it two wins from two in this year's all-action FIA European Rally Championship. Lukyanuk claimed a comprehensive victory on the season-opening Azores Airlines Rallye last month, his winning margin only reduced after he performed a series of celebratory "donuts" nearing the finish of the final stage, such was his eagerness to celebrate a fine performance alongside co-driverAlexey Arnautov.

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While the competition was seriously strong in the Azores, Lukyanuk expects another tough battle for victory on the all-asphalt Rally Islas Canarias, which features a significantly revamped route for 2018 over a competitive distance of 202.72 kilometres."I hope we can adjust the car well during the tests because the race will be very difficult and exciting," said the Russian Performance Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 driver, a dominant winner in Gran Canaria last season. "I have restrained expectations because anything can happen, there are different rivals, Spaniards, French, young Russians and almost all of last year's liaisons became special stages and vice versa. But I love it and the mood is excellent."Nikolay Gryazinand co-driverYaroslav Fedorovare the young Russian crew capable of challenging for victory on Rally Islas Canarias. After winning the 2017 season-closing Rally Liepāja, the Sports Racing Technologies pair are in the hunt for more success, although the 20-year-old Gryazin is quick to play down his chances. "I feel more comfortable on gravel but my target is to be faster and faster on Tarmac. This is a difficult rally with very abrasive Tarmac. It means it's difficult to manage the tyres so you need to be smart and not push every time in order to save the tyres in the long stages."While the outright ERC title is Lukyanuk's focus, Gryazin's main aim is to land the ERC Junior Under 28 title for young stars in R5 cars. But after electing not to include the Azores Airlines Rallye on his schedule for 2018, Gryazin will be playing catch-up as he bids to overhaulChris Ingramin the standings.Stepping up to R5 power for the first time, Ingram drove his Toksport ŠKODA Fabia to the class win in the Azores. "The Azores was a dream R5 debut for me, although I was a little bit disappointed to miss out on an overall podium because I knew we could do it," said the Briton. "Originally our plan was to win the U28s this year and then win the championship next year, but myself and Toksport have put a hell of a lot of effort in to see what we can do, especially for this rally we did an extra test because if we can beat Lukyanuk or something happens to him we need to think about the overall championship."Of the drivers aiming to emulate Ingram by winning the ERC Junior U27 title, three are competing with major support from motorsport federations/automobile associations. They areDominik Brož(ACCR, Czech Republic),Tom Kristensson(ADAC, Germany) andEfrén Llarena(RFEDA, Spain. Points scored by the trio will count towards theERC Nations' Cup, a new initiative for 2018 that promotes the participation in the European championship by these organisations and, in turn, provides an extra opportunity for rising talents to progress from national to international level.Other changes for 2018 include reducing the number of scoring rounds inERC2from six to four - which has resulted in double the number of all-season campaigners - a requirement for drivers to be ERC registered in order to score overall points and a revamp to theERC Ladies' Trophypoints system. Rather than recognise the achievements of women when competing against other women drivers, to promote gender equality, drivers will score points based on where they appear in the final two or four-wheel-drive order.ERC Junior Under 28: More star names enter the frayNikolay Gryazin,José SuárezandAleks Zawadawill join the FIA ERC Junior Under 28 ranks on Rally Islas Canarias. But while Gryazin and Suárez have ERC Junior U28 experience from their impressive exploits in 2017, Zawada is stepping up from ERC Junior U27 - where he challenged for the title in 2017 - to drive a top-of-the-range R5 car in competition for the first time, lining up in a Hyundai i20 R5. Like Zawada, Spaniard Suárez is also embarking on unchartered territory. Having campaigned a PEUGEOT 208 T16 in ERC Junior U28 last season, Rally Islas Canarias marks the 27-year-old's first European championship appearance in a Hyundai I20 R5, which he'll use for a programme of Spanish and international events with support from Hyundai Motor España. German championFabian Kreimwill represent ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland with Team OSCARO'sPierre-Louis Loubetdriving a BRC Racing Team Hyundai.Hubert Ptaszekwill drive for the TRT Krezus Rally Team, whileLaurent Pellierhas the support of the PEUGEOT Rally Academy behind him in his step up to R5 machinery following success in the 208 Rally Cup one-make series in his native France.Jan Černýhad been due to compete in an ACCR Czech Team Fiesta R5 but engine supply issues have forced his withdrawal from the event.Chris Ingramheads the standings - and the race for a World Rally Car prize drive - following his Azores victory.ERC Junior Under 27: All eyes on Llarena in Pirelli-backed classMuch is expected of Efrén Llarena in ERC Junior Under 27. Embarking on his first international campaign as his prize for winning the Beca Junior R2 crown in his native Spain last season, Llarena has been on impressive form already with second place in the Azores behind winner and category leaderDiogo Gagofrom Portugal. Although he's new to Rally Islas Canarias, Llarena admits he has a preference for competing on asphalt.Tom KristenssonandMārtiņš Seskshave been charged with chasing a fourth consecutive title for ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team. Kristensson gets his chance after winning the ADAC Opel Rallye Cup in Germany in 2017, while Sesks is a graduate of the ERC Junior Experience training programme. Their rivals will include ACCR Czech Team'sDominik Brož, Saintéloc Junior Team trioMiika Hokkanen- a new recruit for Rally Islas Canarias -Catie

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MunningsandSimon Wagner, plus circuit racer turned rally driverMattia Vitafrom Italy. Austria'sRoland Stenggand Spain'sRoberto Blachare competing in ERC Junior U27 for the first time with Stengg planning a season-long bid. All ERC Junior Under 27 drivers will be enrolled onto the ERC Junior Experience training programme.And in other news...*Following his third place in the Azores,Bruno Magalhãescontinues his ERC bid in an ARC Sport Fabia. The Portuguese will use the build-up to the event to announce a new sponsor to supplement his existing SEAJETS backing.*Hermann Neubaueris back in a replacement Ford Fiesta R5 following his car-wrecking crash in the Azores, whereAlbert von Thurn und Taxiswas also a non-finisher following an off.*Former Polish championGrzegorz Grzybis making his first ERC start of the season and will go up against another ex-national title winner, Łukas Habaj, a non-starter on Rally Islas Canarias last year following a crash in Free Practice.*Orhan Avcioglucontinues his European adventure after graduating to the ERC as the winner of the FIA Balkan Rally Trophy in 2017. His Toksport entry required significant repair after he crashed in the Azores.*Having achieved success on the world stage,Eyvind Brynildsenis an exciting addition to the ERC entry from Rally Islas Canarias onwards. The Norwegian will compete in an Autotek Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5.*Brazil'sPaulo Nobreis returning to international competition this season after successfully masterminding the rise of Palmeiras in his role as club president. Nobre, a regular in the WRC and in cross-country rallying in the past, is competing with his old team, Motorsport Italia.*HungarianDávid Botka, a former ERC2 champion, will be hoping for better fortune on Rally Islas Canarias after technical issues hampered his Azores bid. CompatriotNorbert Herczigwas a promising sixth in the Azores for the MOL Racing Team and has a preference for Tarmac over gravel.*Canary IslanderEmma FalcónandCatie Munningswill battle for ERC Ladies' Trophy honours, whileFlorian Bernardiis new to ERC3 in a Renault Clio R.S.*Rapid local driversLuis MonzónandSurhayen Perníawill challenge for top 10 overall finishes.Showroom showdown: New rules result in expanded ERC2 interestWith the number of scoring rounds reduced from six to four in response to competitor feedback, the amount of drivers planning season-long campaigns in ERC2 - the category for standard production cars - has doubled.Juan Carlos Alonsoheads the list following his impressive victory in the Azores where Sergei Remennik placed a fine second.Zelindo Melegari, last season's championship runner-up, went off the road, while suspension failure endedTibor Érdi Jr's hopes of a winning start to his title defence.Gilbert Bannoutfrom Lebanon replaces Turkey'sTarik Manderes Okurin the Toksport WRT attack.Watch and listenHighlights from both legs will be shown on Eurosport and available on Eurosport Player. ERC Radio will broadcast live from stage finishes and selected service park visits. The post Event preview: Lukyanuk wary of ERC Junior threat on Rally Islas Canarias appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Canarias7.es, Мадрид, 29 апреля 2018LA SEMANA GRANDE ARRANCA EN ARTENARAHoy se celebra el Monday Test y la actividad ya no cesará hasta el inicio de la prueba, que se inicia el juevesLa semana grande del Rally Islas Canarias comienza con el Monday Test que se celebra hoy en el municipio de Artenara. La seguridad en los tramos cronometrados y la conservación del entorno, dos focos de atención.Como es norma en este tipo de eventos internacionales, la jornada del lunes es aprovechada por los principales equipos candidatos a la victoria para ultimar detalles en la puesta a punto de sus coches. El denominado "Monday Test" reunirá en el municipio de Artenara a cerca de una treintena de equipos, es decir, a un tercio de los inscritos en esta edición número 42.Desde las 9:00 y hasta las 19:30 horas los diferentes equipos inscritos aprovecharán todas las horas de luz para, con absoluta dedicación, poner en orden de marcha el set-up particular de cada máquina. Los R5, categoría que cuenta con cerca de 30 escuadras inscritas, buscarán ese compromiso de tracción tan vital en las carreteras grancanarias.

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Las pruebas de ayer en Maspalomas, aperitivo perfecto Extraer el mejor rendimiento del neumático, así como no comprometer su durabilidad, son dos cuestiones primordiales para encontrar el éxito. Mientras, los tracción delantera como los R2 y R3, persiguen un propósito similar, siempre adaptado a sus condiciones más simples de tracción. En definitiva, una jornada en la que los más puristas podrán disfrutar con el meticuloso trabajo de los ingenieros y mecánicos, siempre liberados de la presión propia de jornadas como las del próximo jueves y viernes.Alexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov, como vencedores del rally en sus dos últimas ediciones y como líderes del europeo, así como los aspirantes Bruno Magalhaes-Hugo Magalhaes, no faltarán a la llamada de Artenara. Iván Ares-José Pintor, actuales campeones de España, así como Surhayén Pernía-Rogelio Peñate, José Antonio Suárez-Cándido Carrera y Emma Falcón-Eduardo González, serán algunos de los equipos españoles presentes en Artenara.Escuderías y pilotos se afanan en pulir detalles en las jornadas previas Tres Hyundai i20 R5, de los siete inscritos para el Rally Islas Canarias, acudieron ayer al Circuito de Maspalomas para hacer una primera toma de contacto, previo al rally más emblemático de toda CanariasSe trataba de la unidad de Hyundai España en manos de Surhayen Pernía, que se dedicaba a probar el sistema de alimentación de gasolina que había sido cambiado recientemente y que al final funcionó a la perfección. Hoy volverá a la acción en el Monday Test que se celebra en Artenara y aquí, ya con Rogelio Peñate a la derecha, empezarán a probar reglajes de suspensión.Las otras dos unidades son las de Hyundai Canarias y que este año estarán en manos de dos pilotos canarios, el grancanario Toñi Ponce y el tinerfeño Víctor Delgado. El grancanario, con Rubén González a la derecha, estuvo poniendo a punto el tacto del embrague y comprobar en ese momento los reglajes nuevos del coche.Por otro lado, el tinerfeño, con Dani Sosa a la derecha, fue el que más rodó en pista.La primera toma de contacto resultó un éxito, sorprendiéndose por el espectacular paso por curva y la frenada, así como una suspensión que le resultaba algo extraña a un principio, pero a la que se fue adaptando rápidamente.Las dos unidades canarias, volverán a la acción en el Shakedown del próximo jueves, donde ya tendrán que dejar los deberes hechos de cara al Rally que se avecina.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 30 апреля 2018INGRAM AIMS BIG IN ERCАвтор: ErcWinning the FIA ERC Junior Under 28 Championship isn't the limit of Chris Ingram's ambitions in 2018. The Briton won his class on last month's Azores Airlines Rallye - his first event in R5 machinery - and is now targeting outright success when the series resumes on Rally Islas Canarias this week.Speaking ahead of the all-asphalt event, Briton Ingram said: "The Azores was a dream R5 debut for me, although I was a little bit disappointed to miss out on an overall podium because I knew we could do it."Originally our plan was to win the ERC Junior U28s this year and then win the [overall] championship next year, but myself and Toksport have put a hell of a lot of effort in to see what we can do, especially for this rally we did an extra test because if we can beat [Alexey] Lukyanuk or something happens to him we need to think about the overall championship."Ingram's Azores success came on the back of scant pre-event testing, making his performance in his Toksport WRT ŠKODA Fabia R5 all the more remarkable."I now know the car a bit better [now] so hopefully we will be a bit quicker again, but I need to get as much seat time as possible," said Ingram, last year's ERC Junior Under 27 champion. "I've really enjoyed learning the Fabia and working with the Toksport guys they have given me such a great opportunity and have helped me adapt to the car really quickly, quicker than I was expecting."There's still more to come but the initial pace is very promising. It's important for us to try and win again if we can, and that's our number one target, because you never know who's going to turn up later in the year." The post Ingram aims big in ERC appeared first on FIA ERC.

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RadioTelevisionCanaria (rtvc.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 30 апреля 2018ARRANCA LA SEMANA DEL RALLY ISLAS CANARIASEl denominado "Monday Test" reunirá en el municipio de Artenara a cerca de una treintena de equipos.El comienzo del 42 Edición del Rally Islas Canarias está a la vuelta de la esquina. Desde este lunes 30 de abril comenzarán a rugir los motores en la isla de Gran Canaria, el primero de seis intensos días que desembocarán en un sábado 5 de mayo que nos mostrará el ganador de la edición 2018 de esta segunda cita del FIA European Rally Championship, segunda del CERA y primera del certamen regional.Como es norma en este tipo de eventos internacionales, la jornada del lunes es aprovechada por los principales equipos candidatos a la victoria para ultimar detalles en la puesta a punto de sus coches. El denominado "Monday Test" reunirá en el municipio de Artenara a cerca de una treintena de equipos, es decir, a un tercio de los inscritos en esta edición número 42.Desde las 9:00 h, y hasta las 19:30 h, los diferentes equipos inscritos aprovecharán todas las horas de luz para, con absoluta dedicación, poner en orden de marcha el set-up particular de cada máquina. Los R5, categoría que cuenta con cerca de 30 escuadras inscritas, buscarán ese compromiso de tracción tan vital en las carreteras grancanarias. Extraer el mejor rendimiento del neumático, así como no comprometer su durabilidad, son dos cuestiones primordiales para encontrar el éxito. Mientras, los tracción delantera como los R2 y R3, persiguen un propósito similar, siempre adaptado a sus condiciones más simples de tracción. En definitiva, una jornada en la que los más puristas podrán disfrutar con el meticuloso trabajo de los ingenieros y mecánicos, siempre liberados de la presión propia de jornadas como las del próximo jueves y viernes.Alexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov, como vencedores del rally en sus dos últimas ediciones y como líderes del europeo, así como los aspirantes Bruno Magalhaes-Hugo Magalhaes, no faltarán a la llamada de Artenara. Iván Ares-José Pintor, actuales campeones de España, así como Surhayén Pernía-Rogelio Peñate, José Antonio Suárez-Cándido Carrera y Emma Falcón-Eduardo González, serán algunos de los equipos españoles presentes en Artenara. Fotograma RTVC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 1 мая 2018TESTING TIMES FOR ERC ACESАвтор: ErcThree expected frontrunners hit trouble in testing for the FIA European Rally Championship-counting Rally Islas Canarias yesterday. Ivan Ares, the 2017 Spanish champion, joined ERC Junior U27 title winner Chris Ingram and overall ERC championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk in crashing on Monday.All three drivers and their co-drivers were uninjured, while Ingram's Toksport WRT ŠKODA Fabia R5 required extensive repair, as the Briton - ERC Junior Under 28 winner in the Azores - explained."Cold tyres, first proper corner [and] just straight on into the Armco! The team pretty much replaced the front end of the car, besides the main running components which were luckily okay. They fixed the car in a couple of hours to let us carry on with the test, [even though the] damage was pretty bad."Rally Islas Canarias counts as the second event of the 2018 FIA European Rally Championship. It's based in Las Palmas on Gran Canaria and uses all-asphalt stages from 3-5 May.Photo:Rally Islas Canarias press office The post Testing times for ERC aces appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Canarias7.es, Мадрид, 1 мая 2018LOS EQUIPOS SE TESTEAN EN MASPALOMASDos de los Ford Fiesta R5 que competirán en la prueba se dieron cita en el trazado sureño para realizar los ajustes necesarios y cambiar alguna pieza en busca del mejor compromiso.

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Los más madrugadores fueron Miguel Fuster e Ignacio Aviñó, que en estos momentos están al frente del Campeonato de España de Rallys con su Ford Fiesta R5, con una victoria y un segundo puesto.Era la primera vez que Fuster pisaba las instalaciones del Circuito de Maspalomas, aprovechando las tandas de vueltas para poner a punto las suspensiones y neumáticos que van a utilizar en el Rally. Tuvieron que hacer pocos cambios, aunque tuvieron un pequeño toque en la aleta trasera derecha, que sólo afectó a la estética.Posteriormente el equipo decidía cambiar los discos y pastillas de frenos, para lo cual estuvieron rodando en el circuito y asentar todo el sistema de frenado. El equipo, además cuenta con la inestimable ayuda de Enrique García Ojeda, que ejerce como jefe de equipo y mano derecha de Miguel Fuster.El que más trabajo tuvo fue Luis Monzón, dado que el coche, del equipo RSC, llega en la mañana de ayer, con el tiempo justo para ir al Circuito de Maspalomas y empezar los test.Los primeros momentos se utilizaron para conocer todos los mandos nuevos del Ford Fiesta R5 y acomodar los asientos a Luis y a su copiloto José Carlos Déniz, para posteriormente rodar por el trazado sureño e ir asimilando el comportamiento del nuevo coche.El coche llegaba con unas especificaciones pedidas por el propio Luis, pero quedaba la puesta apunto al estilo de conducción del piloto de Santa Brígida. En lo primero que se trabajo fue en el diferencial trasero, que se cambiaba sobre la marcha.Las especificaciones de este Fiesta R5 vienen mejor que en el del año pasado y lo único que no tiene es la última evolución de la electrónica, cosa que sólo dispone el piloto ruso Alexey Lukyanuk, pero en cuanto a suspensiones y neumáticos está en las mismas condiciones que sus oponentes.Por otras parte, hoy comienzan los reconocimientos oficiales de la 42º edición del Rally Islas Canarias, donde, sobre todo los equipos internacionales podrán pasar por los diferentes tramos cronometrados que conforman el recorrido de la segunda cita del ERC y tercera del Campeonato de España de Rallys de Asfalto.Para esta jornada, los equipos deberán reconocer los tramos de Valsequillo, San Mateo y Artenara desde las 9.00 a las 18.00 horas, bajo un estricto control de salida de cada tramo y siguiendo las normas de circulación establecida por la dirección General de Tráfico.Y de 18.00 a 20.00 horas tienen previsto recorrer el tramo espectáculo de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Teniendo para mañana otros tres tramos y además el tramo de calificación y Shakedown.Dos jornadas destinadas a poder reconocer los tramos cronometrados del 42 Rally Islas Canarias, que pasado mañana ya vivirá su puesta en escena.

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Canarias7.es, Мадрид, 1 мая 2018UNA PRUEBA CLAVE A NIVEL EUROPEOEl emblemático rally de Gran Canaria es ya cita obligada en el European Rally Championships, donde este año pasan de 10 a ocho pruebas puntuables. La 42 edición, que se celebrará los próximos días viernes y sábado, sigue generando muchas noticias y alegrías a los aficionados que esperan esta cita año tras año.Por cuarta vez desde que tomó las riendas Eurosport Events, el Rally Islas Canarias está dentro del calendario del FIA European Rally Championship. Organizado por Eurosport Events, repite la apuesta por una temporada con las que consideran que son las ocho mejores pruebas a nivel europeo, al margen de las que componen el Mundial de Rallys.En una clara apuesta por la estabilidad, Azores (Portugal), Canarias, Acrópolis (Grecia), Roma (Italia), Zlín (República Checa), Rzeszow (Polonia) y Liepaja (Letonia) repiten en esa agenda 2018 que empezó en marzo. Gran Canaria es sede de la segunda prueba del año y, de nuevo, como la primera en asfalto. Es también la primera en asfalto del FIA European Junior Championship, una doble categoría que Eurosport puso en marcha con éxito en 2017 y que este curso incorporó nuevos participantes.Está considerada como una de las mejores citas del continente Con el lema Got talent Prove it o, lo que es lo mismo ¿Tienes talento? Demuéstralo, el FIA European Rally Championship ha querido erigirse en un campeonato trampolín al mundial y especialmente atractivo y accesible para equipos y pilotos con proyección internacional. Por ello, engloba categorías como la Junior Under 28 y Junior Under 27, ERC3, ERC2 y el ERC Ladies Trophy para mujeres piloto.En esa voluntad de ser semillero de futuros campeones del mundo de rallys, el pasado año el ERC dividió en dos su categoría Junior. Por un lado, el ERC Junior Under 28 reservado para pilotos menores de 28 años a los mandos de vehículos con homologación R5 FIA. El número de

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participantes ha crecido esta temporada y en Canarias van a estar los principales aspirantes al título como el británico Chris Ingram, el eslovaco Martin Koci, el ruso Nikolay Gryazin, el alemán Fabian Kreim o los galos Pierre-Louis Loubet y Laurent Pellier. Sea quien sea el campeón a final de temporada, su premio será participar en una prueba europea del FIA World Rally Championship con un WRC en 2019.El ERC Junior Under 27 es territorio de pilotos menores de 27 años compitiendo con vehículos R2 FIA. Se trata de una categoría monogoma, ya que Pirelli es el único suministrador autorizado. El campeón obtiene una beca de 100.000 euros para poder subir al ERC Junior U28; de hecho, el campeón del pasado año del ERC Junior U27, Chris Ingram, es quien llega líder del sub 28 tras lograr la victoria en la pasada cita de Azores. Entre los destacados en esta categoría estarán los oficiales de Opel, el sueco Tom Kristensson y el jovencísimo letón Martin Sesks, el austriaco Simon Wagner o el finlandés Miika Hokkanen.Otro de los nombres propios de esta categoría tiene apellido español. Efrén Llarena, copilotado por Sara Fernández, son el único equipo nacional que va a seguir esta categoría Junior "Sub 27". Es el merecido premio tras haberse adjudicado en 2017 la Beca Junior R2 puesta en marcha por la Real Federación Española de Automovilismo. El fruto de esa iniciativa es la colaboración con el ERC para crear el Rally Team Spain que, año tras año, dará la oportunidad a un joven piloto español, de escalar peldaños rumbo al mundial. Llarena y Fernández tuvieron un gran papel en Azores y llegan a Canarias en segunda posición provisional.El último de los focos que proporciona el FIA ERC es su ERC Ladies Trophy, el trofeo femenino en el que un año más vamos a contar con la canaria Emma Falcón. Ganadora de este apartado en dos ocasiones en esta misma prueba, la diferencia es que, en 2018, Falcón va a realizar un programa completo en el Campeonato de Europa y tras el abandono de Azores, en casa necesita ganar para hacer frente a la competencia de la británica Catie Munnings.La gran batalla del ERC, en las primeras posiciones del Islas Canarias. Categorías al margen, la gran batalla del ERC se vivirá en las primeras posiciones de la clasificación general del Rally Islas Canarias. Aquí se entremezclarán los pilotos Junior más rápidos con otros que ya han superado la barrera de la treintena. Es aquí donde pasarán a primer plano los equipos que se juegan el título europeo y que, de momento, capitanean Alexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5), los líderes del FIA ERC. Es la primera vez que los rusos llegan a Canarias comandando la clasificación del campeonato tras imponerse en Azores. Por ello, porque han sido la referencia en el asfalto grancanario en los dos últimos años (2016 y 2017) y porque esta vez no tendrán la oposición del triple campeón del ERC, Kajetan Kajetanowicz, son sin duda los favoritos.

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Diario As (as.com), Мадрид, 2 мая 2018LOS ESPAÑOLES QUIEREN BRILLAR EN EL EUROPEO EN CANARIASPuntuable para los certámenes continental, nacional y regional, los nuestros intentarán dejar su sello frente a los especialistas extranjeros.Llega la segunda gran cita internacional en España. Puntuable para el Campeonato de Europa, el Rally Islas Canarias es tras la manga del Mundial de Cataluña la prueba más importante del calendario. En Las Palmas se vivirá desde el jueves un enfrentamiento entre los mejores especialistas continentales y los primeros espadas del Campeonato de España y canarios. La guerra de los mundos.El hombre a batir será el ganador de las dos últimas ediciones, el ruso Alexey Lukyanuk, que además también se ha impuesto en la primera cita del Europeo en Azores. Comanda un plantel internacional frente al que los nuestros intentarán brillar. El líder del Nacional, Miguel Fuster, encabeza el cartel tras su triunfo en Córdoba, acompañado del campeón Iván Ares (que el pasado año acabó cuarto en Canarias), el incombustible Luis Monzón, Surhayen Pernía o "Cohete" Suárez, entre otros.Dos de los nuestros siguen el Europeo: Efrén Llarena, el ganador de la Beca R2, que lucha por la categoría de menos de 27 años, y Emma Falcón, que busca el título femenino por segundo año. La lista de protagonistas peninsulares e insulares es muy larga, lo que engrandece una prueba en la que la incertidumbre climática colabora a aumentar las emociones de los miles de aficionados que llenarán sus cunetas desde el jueves en el tramo de calificación y la ceremonia de salida, hasta el podio final del sábado.

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El Dia (eldia.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 3 мая 2018LA ACCIÓN NO PARA EN EL ISLAS CANARIASLa actividad no para en el 42 Rally Islas Canarias, segunda cita del FIA European Rally Championship, tercera del nacional de asfalto y prueba inaugural del Campeonato de Canarias que se celebra este fin de semana en Gran Canaria y donde por vez primera en la historia de la prueba, el número uno será para un equipo ruso: Alexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov. Una condición más que merecida, ya que lideran el FIA European Rally Championship después de su triunfo en el Azores Airlines Rally celebrado en marzo y, sobre todo, porque han sido los ganadores de las dos últimas ediciones de la prueba grancanaria.Después de que buena parte de los equipos hayan invertido la primera jornada de test para poner a punto sus vehículos en distintos lugares (Artenara, Tejeda y Circuito de Maspalomas), llegó luego el momento de reconocer cada uno de los tramos cronometrados que deberán disputar durante las jornadas del viernes 4 y el sábado 5 de mayo.Destacar que en los citados test de principios de semana que tuvieron como escenario el tramo de Artenara se produjeron varias salidas de carretera, todas afortunadamente sin consecuencias físicas, entre ellas las del propio Lukyanuk, o del inglés Cris Ingram (Skoda Fabia R5) e Iván Ares (Hyundai i20 R5), entre otros, y es que los citadas ensayos se suelen hacer a ritmo elevado para coger "sensaciones" de carrera.Por otra parte, también quedó establecida la base del rally y se abrió el extenso parque de asistencia en torno al Parque de Santa Catalina y la Plaza de Canarias, que acomoda ya a los más de noventa equipos inscritos. Todos ellos recogieron la documentación que les sirvió para realizar tanto los reconocimientos de los ocho tramos diferentes (catorce en total) que deberán acometer en las dos etapas en las que se divide el Rally Islas Canarias, como las verificaciones técnico-administrativas celebradas en la tarde de ayer.Los reconocimientos se desarrollaron en los ocho tramos a reconocer que son los de "Valsequillo-Festina", "San Mateo-DISA", "Artenara" y "Las Palmas de Gran Canaria-DISA", todos en la primera etapa (viernes); y "Arucas-DISA", "Moya-Festina" y "Gáldar" en la segunda y última (sábado).El Rally Islas Canarias vuelve a dividir su recorrido en dos etapas, las del viernes 4 de mayo y el sábado cinco de mayo. La primera jornada será la más larga en número de tramos con ocho especiales cronometradas al dar dos pasadas por "Valsequillo", "San Mateo", "Artenara" y "Las Palmas de Gran Canaria", un tramo urbano que pondrá el punto seguido a esta prueba que también es puntuable para el Campeonato de España de Rallies de Asfalto, el Campeonato de Canarias de Rallies de Asfalto y el provincial de Las Palmas. La segunda etapa constará de otras dos pasadas por "Arucas", "Moya" y "Gáldar".Igualmente y como cada año, alrededor del Rally Islas Canarias se celebran algunas presentaciones de equipos y vehículos como las de los equipos Hyundai Canarias (acto que tuvo lugar en la Terraza Kopa Las Palmas), Abarth (Icamotor de Miller Bajo), Peugeot (Automotor en El Sebadal), DISA (Terraza Kopa Las Palmas), estando previstas para hoy, jueves, las de la Copa Adam Disamax (la carpa de este trofeo monomarca).La actividad prevista para hoyEl día de hoy, previo al arranque mañana de la disputa de los primeros tramos cronometrados, también será frenético e intenso. Así, tras el tramo de calificación (en la GC 100, Agüimes, desde la 09.30 las 12.45 horas) en el que participarán los pilotos prioritarios FIA, ERC1, ERC2, ERC3 y RFEdeA, se celebrará el shakedown en este mismo tramo, desde las 13:30 y hasta las 15:30 horas, para el resto de participantes que se hayan inscrito en él, y desde las cinco de la tarde en adelante el Parque Santa Catalina tomará el relevo con la selección del orden de salida (17:00 horas), la rueda de prensa (17:30), la firma de autógrafos (17:30 a 18:30) y, por último, la ceremonia de salida (20.30 horas).

http://eldia.es/2018-05-03/deportes/53-accion-Islas-Canarias.htm


UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 3 мая 2018RALLIN EM-SARJA JATKUU ESPANJAN OSAKILPAILULLA - LUKYANUK METSÄSTÄÄ HATTUTEMPPUA/ Rallin EM-sarjan kauden toinen osakilpailu ajetaan tänä viikonloppuna Kanariansaarilla, Espanjassa. Kauden avausosakilpailun maaliskuussa Portugalissa voittanut Alexey Lukyanuk on juhlinut Espanjassa voittoa kahtena edellisenä vuonna ja venäläinen metsästääkin nyt hattutemppua.

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Rally Islas Canarias nimeä kantava kilpailu ajettiin ensimmäisen kerran EM-rallina jo vuonna 1982 ja se on ollut mukana rallin EM-sarjassa jo 24 kertaa. Sen jälkeen kun EM-sarja koki uudistuksia vuonna 2004, niin Kanariansaarilla on taisteltu EM-sarjan pisteistä kolme kertaa, vuosina 2013, 2016, sekä 2017. Tämän rallin voittotilaston kärkinimi on muuten Carlos Sainz, joka ajoi vuosina 1985-1989 viiteen peräkkäiseen voittoon kilpailun ollessa joka vuosi EM-ralli.Tämänvuotiseen kilpailuun osallistuu 93 kilpailijaparia ja suurin heistä on espanjalaisia, jotka ajavat kansallisen sarjan pisteistä. R5-autojen määrässä ei aivan päästä Portugalin EM-rallin tasolle (35), mutta 27 on silti todella kova määrä ja kertoo ennen kaikkea EM-sarjan vetovoimasta. Siinä missä Portugalissa kilpailtiin sorateillä, niin Espanjassa pyörät hakevat pitoa asfaltista.Yleiskilpailun ehdottomasti suurin ennakkosuosikki on Alexey Lukyanuk, joka on voittanut tämän kilpailun kahtena edellisenä vuonna ja viime vuonna vieläpä varsin ylivoimaisesti. Lukyanuk tavoittelee tänä vuonna uransa ensimmäistä rallin Euroopan mestaruutta ja tuo missio sai parhaan mahdollisen alun, kun venäläiskuljettaja oli ykkönen kauden avausosakilpailussa Portugalissa maaliskuussa.- Toivottavasti löydämme testeissä autoon hyvät säädöt, koska kilpailusta tulee erittäin vaikea ja samalla myös jännittävä. Olen maltillinen odotusteni suhteen, koska mitä tahansa voi aina tapahtua ja mukana on useita kovia haastajia, Lukyanuk ennakoi EM-sarjan tiedotteessa tulevan kilpailun alla.Niistä haastajista yksi kovimmista on ehdottomasti viime vuoden EM-hopeamitalisti Bruno Magalhaes, joka kauden avausosakilpailussa oli kolmas ja sama oli portugalilaisen sijoitus myös Kanariansaarilla vuosi sitten. Lukasz Habaj juhli Kanariansaarilla ERC3-luokan voittoa kaksi vuotta sitten, mutta viime vuonna kilpailu Ford Fiesta R5:llä päättyi testierikoiskokeella sattuneeseen ulosajoon. Kokenut puolalainen omaa eväitä taistella kärkisijoituksista.Habajin lisäksi "mustien hevosten" joukkoon nostetaan lisäksi vielä Pierre-Louis Loubet, joka nuoresta iästään (21) huolimatta on ehtinyt osallistua jo 24 MM-ralliin ja niistä seitsemääntoista vuosina 2016-2018 R5-luokan autolla. Vuonna 2016 Loubet sijoittui Espanjan MM-rallissa WRC2-luokassa kolmanneksi ja viime vuonna neljänneksi, sekä Saksan MM-rallissa viidenneksi. Asfalttiosaamista ranskalaiselta siis löytyy.Suomalaiskuljettajia mukana nähdään yksi, Miika Hokkanen, joka osallistuu junioreiden alle 27-vuotiaiden luokkaan Sainteloc Junior Teamin Peugeotilla. Vuosi sitten samaisessa luokassa Jari Huttunen ajoi toiseksi. Suomalaisvoittoja Rally Islas Canariasin historiassa on nähty yksi, kun vuonna 2011 Juho Hänninen ajoi Kanariansaarilla IRC-sarjan osakilpailun ykköseksi.Espanjan EM-ralli käynnistyy erikoiskokeiden osalta perjantaina. Kaksipäiväisessä kilpailussa ajetaan 14 erikoiskoetta yhteispituudeltaan reilut 200 kilometriä. Maaliin saavutaan lauantai-iltana. UrheiluUutiset.com seuraa rallin tapahtumia tiiviisti koko viikonlopun ajan.Espanjan EM-rallin 2018 aikatauluPerjantai 4.5.EK 01 - Valsequillo 1 (10,96 km) klo 12.08 EK 02 - San Mateo 1 (15,04 km) klo 12.31 EK 03 - Artenara 1 (23,05 km) klo 13.34 EK 04 - Valsequillo 2 (10,96 km) klo 16.57 EK 05 - San Mateo 2 (15,04 km) klo 17.20 EK 06 - Artenara 2 (23,05 km) klo 18.23 EK 07 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 1 (1,44 km) klo 20.45 EK 08 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 2 (1,44 km) klo 21.05Lauantai 5.5.EK 09 - Arucas 1 (11,58 km) klo 11.42 EK 10 - Moya 1 (15,08 km) klo 12.13 EK 11 - Galdar 1 (24,21 km) klo 13.28 EK 12 - Arucas 2 (11,58 km) klo 16.15 EK 13 - Moya 2 (15,08 km) klo 16.46 EK 14 - Galdar 2 (24,21 km) klo 18.01Erikoiskokeet yhteensä: 202,72 km Kaikki ajat Suomen aikoja!Rallin EM-sarjan kilpailukalenteri 201803.-05.05. Rally Islas Canarias, Espanja 01.-03.06. Acropolis Rally, Kreikka 15.-17.06. Cyprus Rally, Kypros 20.-22.07. Rally di Roma Capitale, Italia 24.-26.08. Barum Czech Rally Zlin, Tshekki 21.-23.09. Rally Poland, Puola 12.-14.10. Rally Liepaja, LatviaLue myös!Rallin EM-sarjan uutiset UrheiluUutiset.comissa EM-sarjan kaikki pistetilanteet Portugalin avauksen jälkeen

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 3 мая 2018ERC JUNIOR U28 STAR GRYAZIN WINS QUALIFYING STAGEАвтор: ErcNikolay Gryazin made a triumphant return to the FIA European Rally Championship's Under 28 category, taking victory in Rally Islas Canarias' Qualifying Stage.Sports Racing Technologies driver Gryazin usurped Azores winner Alexey Lukyanuk for fastest time aboard his ŠKODA Fabia R5, setting a 2m02.1s to go 0.26s faster than Lukyanuk."Quite good, but I think the guys from the local championship will be faster," said Gryazin afterwards.Though he couldn't overhaul Gryazin, fellow ERC Junior U28 contender José Suárez came closest to doing exactly that as third quickest overall. First of Hyundai Motor España's three drivers, Suárez qualified 1.3s off Lukyanuk's pace with a 2m03.6s. ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland's Fabian Kreim made it three Junior U28s in the overall top four, a 2m03.9s enough to edge out second-best local specialist Iván Ares in his Hyundai Motor España i20 R5. Albert von Thurn und Taxis led a group of drivers in the 2m05s bracket, taking his BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team-prepared ŠKODA Fabia R5 to sixth quickest time, ahead of ERC debutant Eyvind Brynildsen. Bruno Magalhães, Junior U28 frontrunner Pierre-Louis Loubet and Hermann Neubauer completed the overall top ten.Chris Ingram was fifth quickest in Junior U28, but complained of a headache and high temperature that was affecting his performance behind the wheel.Rally Team Spain's Efrén Llarena was fastest of the ERC Junior Under 27 competitors, edging out Simon Wagner by 0.3 seconds. Azores Junior U27 winner Diogo Gago went third quickest, ahead of Roberto Blach and Mārtiņš Sesks.Minor drama befell a handful of senior ERC drivers. Norbert Herczig nursed his car to the Qualifying Stage finish with an engine issue, while Dávid Botka hit an armco barrier during his qualifying run, sustaining minor damage to his ŠKODA Fabia R5.

https://www.eurosport.co.uk/erc/erc-junior-u28-star-gryazin-wins-qualifying-stage_sto6737389/story.shtml


Yahoo Sport (fr.sports.yahoo.com), Париж, 3 мая 2018RALLYE - ERC - CANARIES - LES RUSSES EN FORCELors de l'étape de qualification du rallye des Îles Canaries, Nikolay Gryazin a devancé de peu son compatriote russe Alexey Lukyanuk. Les deux hommes ont frappé fort.Bien sûr, rien n'est encore joué. Mais dès la spéciale de qualification du rallye des Îles Canaries, deux pilotes russes se sont placés en chefs de file du peloton d'une vingtaine de voitures de la classe R5. Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda Fabia R5), de retour en ERC, a signé le meilleur temps sur les 3,43 km du tracé en 2"02"1, devançant son compatriote Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), leader du Championnat ERC après sa victoire aux Açores, de 268 millièmes de seconde.En troisième position, on trouve l'Espagnol Jose Antonio Suarez (Hyundai i20 R5), à 1"571, suivi par l'Allemand Fabian Kreim (Skoda Fabia R5), à 1"881 de Gryazin. Le Portugais Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5), troisième de l'épreuve inaugurale aux Açores, ne pointe qu'en huitième position, derrière le Norvégien Eyvind Brynildsen (Ford Fiesta R5) et devant le premier Français, Pierre-Louis Loubet (Hyundai i20 R5). A noter que Chris Ingram (Skoda Fabia R5), quatrième de la première manche, n'est que 16e de cette qualification.Les deux autres Bleus engagés, Laurent Pellier (Peugeot 208 T16 R5) et Florian Bernardi (Renault Clio R3T), sont respectivement 17e et 28e, le premier ayant connu des soucis de procédure de départ et le second se plaçant en cinquième position des deux roues motrices. Ce rallye des Îles Canaries démarre réellement vendredi matin, pour deux étapes totalisant 202,72 km chronométrées.

https://fr.sports.yahoo.com/news/rallye-erc-canaries-russes-force-124000606.html


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Lequipe.fr, Париж, 3 мая 2018LES RUSSES EN FORCELors de l'étape de qualification du rallye des Îles Canaries, Nikolay Gryazin a devancé de peu son compatriote russe Alexey Lukyanuk. Les deux hommes ont frappé fort.Bien sûr, rien n'est encore joué. Mais dès la spéciale de qualification du rallye des Îles Canaries, deux pilotes russes se sont placés en chefs de file du peloton d'une vingtaine de voitures de la classe R5. Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda Fabia R5), de retour en ERC, a signé le meilleur temps sur les 3,43 km du tracé en 2"02"1, devançant son compatriote Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), leader du Championnat ERC après sa victoire aux Açores, de 268 millièmes de seconde.En troisième position, on trouve l'Espagnol Jose Antonio Suarez (Hyundai i20 R5), à 1"571, suivi par l'Allemand Fabian Kreim (Skoda Fabia R5), à 1"881 de Gryazin. Le Portugais Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5), troisième de l'épreuve inaugurale aux Açores, ne pointe qu'en huitième position, derrière le Norvégien Eyvind Brynildsen (Ford Fiesta R5) et devant le premier Français, Pierre-Louis Loubet (Hyundai i20 R5). A noter que Chris Ingram (Skoda Fabia R5), quatrième de la première manche, n'est que 16e de cette qualification.Les deux autres Bleus engagés, Laurent Pellier (Peugeot 208 T16 R5) et Florian Bernardi (Renault Clio R3T), sont respectivement 17e et 28e, le premier ayant connu des soucis de procédure de départ et le second se plaçant en cinquième position des deux roues motrices. Ce rallye des Îles Canaries démarre réellement vendredi matin, pour deux étapes totalisant 202,72 km chronométrées. F.P.

https://www.lequipe.fr/Rallye/Actualites/Les-russes-en-force/897973


UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 3 мая 2018GRYAZIN TEKI KOMEAN PALUUN EM-SARJAAN - MYÖS HOKKANEN ONNISTUI AIKA-AJOISSA/ Viime vuonna alle 28-vuotiaiden junioreiden luokassa EM-hopeaa saavuttanut Nikolay Gryazin teki komean paluun rallin EM-sarjaan ajamalla Espanjan osakilpailun aika-ajoissa nopeimman ajan. Miika Hokkasen uran ensimmäinen asfalttiralli sai myös onnistuneen alun.Rallin EM-sarjassa testierikoiskokeen yhteydessä ajetaan aina aika-ajot, jonka perusteella määräytyy lähtöjärjestys ensimmäiseen kilpailupäivään. Nopein kuljettaja pääsee valitsemaan lähtövuoronsa ensimmäisenä, toiseksi nopein toisena ja niin edelleen. EM-sarjan kauden toinen osakilpailu ajetaan tänä viikonloppuna Kanariansaarilla, Espanjassa ja perjantaina käynnistyvän rallin aika-ajot ajettiin torstaina.Nopeinta vauhtia piti EM-sarjassa viime kaudella alle 28-vuotiaiden junioreiden luokassa EM-hopealle ajanut venäläinen Nikolay Gryazin, joka ei osallistunut maaliskuussa kauden avausosakilpailuun Portugalissa. Gryazin löi aika-ajoissa maanmiehensä ja EM-pistejohtajan Alexey Lukyanukin kahdella sekunnin kymmenyksellä.- Melko hyvin meni, mutta luulen, että paikallisen (Espanjan) sarjan kuskit ovat nopeampia, Gryazin kommentoi reilut kolme kilometriä pitkän aika-ajo erikoiskokeen maalissa.Gryazin oletus ei espanjalaiskuljettajien osalta osunut kohdalleen, sillä Jose Antonio Suarez oli kolmanneksi ja Ivan Ares viidenneksi nopein. Espanjalaisten väliin neljänneksi sijoittui Fabian Kreim. Gryazinin vauhti oli torstaina muutenkin hyvällä tasolla, sillä hän oli nopein myös testierikoiskokeella. Gryazin nähtiin talvikaudella mukana rallin SM-sarjassa, kun hän osallistui Mikkelin ja Joensuun SM-ralleihin.Uransa ensimmäiseen asfalttiralliin osallistuva Miika Hokkanen onnistui hyvin aika-ajoissa sijoittumalla alle 27-vuotiaiden junioreiden luokassa kuudenneksi. Hokkanen hävisi kärkiajan tehneelle espanjalaiselle, luokan EM-pistekakkoselle Efren Llarenalle kaksi ja puoli sekuntia. EM-pisteissä neljäntenä oleva ja Hokkasen tavoin Peugeotilla ajava Dominik Broz hävisi suomalaiskuljettajalle reilut kaksi sekuntia.- Ihan ok. Ensimmäisessä mutkassa luulin näkeväni keltaisen lipun, joten hidastin, mutta ei siinä sitten ollutkaan mitään, Hokkanen kommentoi.Espanjan EM-rallin ensimmäinen erikoiskoe käynnistyy perjantaina kello 12.08 Suomen aikaa ja maaliin saavutaan lauantaina alkuillasta. UrheiluUutiset.com seuraa rallin tapahtumia tiiviisti koko viikonlopun ajan.Lue myös! Rallin EM-sarja jatkuu Espanjan osakilpailulla - Lukyanuk metsästää hattutemppua (3.5.2018)Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti

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http://www.urheiluuutiset.com/gryazin-teki-komean-paluun-em-sarjaan-myos-hokkanen-onnistui-aika-ajoissa/


DiariodeAvisos (diariodeavisos.elespanol.com), Мадрид, 3 мая 2018NIKOLAY GRYAZIN, EL MÁS RÁPIDO EN EL TRAMO DE CALIFICACIÓNАвтор: Juan Jesus GutierrezNikolay Gryazin y Yaroslav Fedorov (Skoda Fabia R5) Rally Islas Canarias. | DA Durante la mañana del jueves se ha celebrado entre los municipios grancanarios de Ingenio y Telde el esperadísimo tramo de calificación en el que los principales equipos que van a tomar parte en la edición número 42 del Rally Islas Canarias han medido por primera vez sus fuerzas con el cronómetro de testigo.Nikolay Gryazin y Yaroslav Fedorov, en su segunda visita a Gran Canaria con Skoda Fabia R5, han sido los más efectivos en los 3,43 kilómetros de este tramo al imponerse por 268 milésimas a los líderes del FIA ERC y vencedores de las dos últimas ediciones de esta prueba, sus compatriotas Alexey Lukyanuk y Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5).Con este resultado, Gryazin, de sólo 21 años, va a tener preferencia a la hora de seleccionar el orden de salida de la primera etapa, la que arrancará con el tramo de "Valsequillo-Festina" (10,96 km) y que continuará con "San Mateo-DISA" y "Artenara", el más largo del día con 23,05 kilómetros. Como el tramo urbano de "Las Palmas de Gran Canaria" (1,44 km), los equipos tendrán que hacerlos a doble pasada.Tras Gryazin y Lukyanuk podrán escoger su posición José Antonio Suárez-Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 R5), como tercer clasificado en la calificación y, además, como primer equipo español. Iván Ares-José Pintor (Hyundai i20 R5) fueron quintos a 2,4" tras los alemanes Fabian Kreim-Frank Christian (Skoda Fabia R5). Los primeros canarios clasificados han sido Luis Monzón-José Carlos Déniz (Ford Fiesta R5), duodécimos.Entre los vehículos ERC2, los húngaros Tibor Erdi-Gyorgy Papp (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) han sido los más rápidos. En ERC3 y ERC Junior U27, Efrén Llarena y Sara Fernández han empezado a marcar el territorio con el mejor tiempo en ambas categorías. Hasta los quince equipos más rápidos tendrán su oportunidad de elegir posición. Esta selección tendrá lugar en el podio del Rally Islas Canarias que, un año más, estará frente al arco de salida del Parque Santa Catalina.Posteriormente, este mismo tramo cronometrado sirvió para que el resto de equipos pudieran probar sus vehículos por última vez en el shakedown.Desde 17:30 horas continuará la acción alrededor de ese punto neurálgico de la prueba con la rueda de prensa, la firma de autógrafos (17:30 a 18:30) y, por último, con la ceremonia de salida que llenará hasta la bandera el Parque Santa Catalina. El arco de principio y meta de la prueba verá pasar a todos y cada uno de los equipos que van a tomar parte en el Rally Islas Canarias, segunda cita del FIA ERC, tercera del CERA y primera del Campeonato de Canarias de Rallies de Asfalto.

https://diariodeavisos.elespanol.com/2018/05/nikolay-gryazin-el-mas-rapido-en-el-tramo-de-calificacion/


UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 3 мая 2018ONKO GRYAZIN ENSIMMÄINEN VENÄLÄINEN WRC-TÄHTI? - 147 MILJOONAA ASUKASTA, MM-RALLIEN VOITOT NOLLA/ Rallin MM-sarjan historia ei juurikaan tunne menestyneitä venäläisiä kuljettajia. Lahjakas ja jo nopeutensa useaan kertaan osoittanut 20-vuotias Nikolay Gryazin saattaakin olla itänaapurimme ensimmäinen todellinen menestyjä rallin MM-sarjassa kautta aikojen.Vaikka Venäjä on pinta-alaltaan maailman suurin valtio ja maassa on noin 147 miljoonaa asukasta, ei itänaapuristamme ole juurikaan kovan luokan rattitaitureita autourheilun saralla vuosikymmenten saatossa nähty. Rallin puolella kun katsotaan MM-sarjan kaikkien aikojen pistetilastoa, niin korkeimmalla venäläiskuljettajista on Evgeny Novikov, jonka sijoitus on vasta 45. Novikovin edelle listalla muuten sijoittuu kymmenen suomalaiskuljettajaa.Novikov on käytännössä ainoa venäläiskuljettaja, joka on saavuttanut rallin MM-sarjassa pisteitä kautta aikojen. Vuosina 2007-2013 Novikov sijoittui MM-sarjassa pisteille yhteensä 23 kertaa ja saavutti kaksi palkintosijoitusta ollen Portugalissa ja Italiassa vuonna 2012 molemmissa toinen. Kuljettajien MM-sarjassa Novikov sijoittui tuolla kaudella kuudenneksi.

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Alexey Lukyanuk on takonut hyviä tuloksia rallin EM-sarjan puolella pokaten kaudella 2015 EM-pronssia ja vuotta myöhemmin EM-hopeaa. Tänä vuonna Lukyanuk on vahvin ehdokas aina Euroopan mestariksi asti ja kausi käynnistyikin hyvin, kun avausosakilpailu Portugalissa maaliskuussa toi komean voiton. MM-sarjassa Lukyanukia ei olla nähty kuin kolmessa osakilpailussa, eikä 37-vuotiaan kuljettajan osalta enää voida suuria tekoja MM-sarjassa tulevaisuudessakaan odottaa.Marko Mäkisen, pitkän linjan toimittajan ja valokuvaajan, mukaan venäläiskuljettajien menestymättömyydelle rallin MM-sarjassa on olemassa varsin selkeät syyt.- Käytännössä 2000-luvun alkuun asti Venäjällä kilpailtiin vain Ladoilla. Muutama kuljettaja sai 90-luvun puolivälissä mahdollisuuden ajaa venäläisrahalla WRC-autoa, mutta yleensä kahden kisan jälkeen venäläiset vaihtoivat kuskia, joten yksikään heistä ei edes saanut mahdollisuutta näyttää kykyjään, Mäkinen taustoittaa."Tulos oli potkut"Kilpailu kuljettajapaikoista autourheilun huipulla on aina ollut kovaa, mutta kulttuuri on näiltä osin myös viime vuosina hieman muuttunut. Nykyisin lahjakkaille kuljettajille annetaan enemmän aikaa ja mahdollisuuksia, eikä kaikkea tarvitse vanhan ajan tyyliin lyödä yhden kortin varaan. Näin on käynyt aikoinaan myös suomalaisille lupaaville kuljettajille ja Mäkisen mukaan myös Venäjällä tämä toimintamalli tuli aikoinaan tutuksi.- Esimerkiksi suoraan Ladan ratista MM-sarjaan Fordin WRC-auton rattiin hypännyt Aleksander Nikonenko ajoi ensimmäisessä nelikkokisassa Tunturirallissa vuonna 1998 yleiskilpailussa kuudenneksi, Portugalin MM-rallissa sijalle 12. ja Kreikassa sijalle 14. Tulos oli potkut. Edellisenä vuonna Sergei Baldykov jopa voitti Fordilla EM-sarjaan kuuluneen Elpa-rallin Kreikassa ja sai potkut, Mäkinen kertaa historiaa.MM-sarjan kaikkien aikojen pistetilastoa silmäillessä tilaston sieltä loppupäästä löytyy muutamia Neuvostoliiton aikaisia kuljettajia, joten on itänaapuristamme löytynyt yritystä jo aikoinaan 70- ja 80-luvullakin.- Hyvin he 70- ja 80-luvuilla Ladoilla ajoivat. Esimerkiksi B-ryhmän viimeisenä vuonna Nikolai Bolshih ajoi Jyväskylässä sijalle 18. yleiskilpailussa. Edelle ehti vain yksi kaksivetoinen, A-ryhmän maailmanmestari Kenneth Eriksson tehtaan Volkswagen Golf GTI:llä, joka ajoi sijalle 12.Neuvostoliittolaiset eivät kalustollaan juurikaan ralleissa prameilleet, päinvastoin.- Ennen he saivat ajaa vain Ladalla tai Mossella, joilla ei tulosta syntynyt, eikä kyseisiä autoja pystynyt Neuvostoliiton aikana edes ostamaan ja rakentamaan. Joku pääsi suhteilla kokeilemaan rallia. Piti olla ostokuponki henkilöautonkin ostoon ja niitä jaettiin harvoille, Mäkinen muistuttaa.20-vuotias Nikolay Gryazin on kovaa vauhtia matkalla rallin MM-sarjaan (Kuva: Gregory Lenormand / DPPI)."Tavoitteeni on tulla entistäkin nopeammaksi asfaltilla"20-vuotias Nikolay Gryazin saattaa hyvinkin olla ensimmäinen todellinen venäläinen WRC-tähti ja ainakin ensiaskeleet siihen suuntaan ovat olleet lupaavia. Latvialaisen SRT-tiimin Skoda Fabia R5 -autolla ahkerasti kilpaileva Gryazin on jo nyt osallistunut urallaan lähes 70 ralliin ja viime kaudella kilpailukokemusta kertyi peräti 15 eri maasta!Gryazinin uraa on rakennettu huolella viime vuodet ja myös menestystä on tullut, sijoittuihan Gryazin viime vuonna EM-sarjassa alle 28-vuotiaiden junioriluokassa toiseksi. Kauden ehdoton kohokohta oli lokakuussa ajettu Latvian EM-ralli, jonka Gryazin voitti, jättäen taakseen Kalle Rovanperän lisäksi kaikki EM-sarjan kovat nimet.Tänä vuonna Gryazin on ajanut rallia Norjassa, Latviassa, Italiassa, sekä Suomessa, missä hän osallistui helmi-maaliskuussa Mikkelin ja Joensuun SM-ralleihin. Keväällä Gryazin on ajanut Italiassa kaksi asfalttirallia ja asfaltilla hän ajaa myös seuraavaksi, kun tänä viikonloppuna ohjelmassa on Espanjan EM-ralli Kanariansaarilla.- Tunnen oloni mukavammaksi soralla ajettaessa, mutta tavoitteeni on tulla entistäkin nopeammaksi kuljettajaksi asfaltilla, Gryazin taustoittaa EM-sarjan tiedotteessa.Gryazinin kauden ensimmäinen EM-ralli sai onnistuneen alun, kun hän kellotti torstaina sekä testierikoiskokeella, että aika-ajoissa nopeimman ajan. Gryaznilla on nyt edessään uran 19. EM-ralli, mutta yksi sarja häneltä on vielä toistaiseksi kokematta: rallin MM-sarja. Ralleja seuraava suuri yleisö odottaakin tällä hetkellä suurella mielenkiinnolla sitä hetkeä, kun Gryazin nähdään ensimmäistä kertaa kilpailemassa MM-sarjan erikoiskokeilla.- Aina on hienoa ajaa Nikolayn kanssa kisaa. Ollaan ajettu monta vuotta, etuvetoisista asti ja aina ollaan sekunnin sisällä. Se on tosi hienoa. Molemmat tottakai MM-sarjaan tähdätään ja toivottavasti päästään, Gryazinille tuttu kilpakumppani Rovanperä pohti viime vuonna UrheiluUutiset.comin haastattelussa ennen omaa WRC-debyyttiään.UrheiluUutiset.com yritti selvittää SRT-tiimiä lähellä olevilta tahoilta heidän mahdollisia suunnitelmia Gryazinin WRC-debyytin suhteen, mutta mitään vastausta emme tähän kysymykseen kuitenkaan onnistuneet saamaan.Lue myös! Nyt on huikea rallivideo! Kehuttu Itärallin erikoiskoe Gryazinin kyydissä (5.3.2018)Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti

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RadioTelevisionCanaria (rtvc.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 3 мая 2018NIKOLAY GRYAZIN, EL MÁS RÁPIDO EN EL TRAMO DE CALIFICACIÓNEl joven piloto ruso ha superado a su compatriota Alexey Lukyanuk en su batalla por el mejor tiempo en el Qualifying Stage que se ha celebrado en el tramo de Ingenio-Telde.Durante la mañana del jueves se ha celebrado entre los municipios grancanarios de Ingenio y Telde el esperadísimo tramo de calificación en el que los principales equipos que van a tomar parte en la edición número 42 del Rally Islas Canarias han medido por primera vez sus fuerzas con el cronómetro de testigo.Nikolay Gryazin y Yaroslav Fedorov, en su segunda visita a Gran Canaria con Skoda Fabia R5, han sido los más efectivos en los 3,43 kilómetros de este tramo al imponerse por 268 milésimas a los líderes del FIA ERC y vencedores de las dos últimas ediciones de esta prueba, sus compatriotas Alexey Lukyanuk y Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5).Con este resultado, Gryazin, de sólo 21 años, va a tener preferencia a la hora de seleccionar el orden de salida de la primera etapa, la que arrancará con el tramo de "Valsequillo-Festina" (10,96 km) y que continuará con "San Mateo-DISA" y "Artenara", el más largo del día con 23,05 kilómetros. Como el tramo urbano de "Las Palmas de Gran Canaria" (1,44 km), los equipos tendrán que hacerlos a doble pasada.Tras Gryazin y Lukyanuk podrán escoger su posición José Antonio Suárez-Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 R5), como tercer clasificado en la calificación y, además, como primer equipo español. Iván Ares-José Pintor (Hyundai i20 R5) fueron quintos a 2,4" tras los alemanes Fabian Kreim-Frank Christian (Skoda Fabia R5). Los primeros canarios clasificados han sido Luis Monzón-José Carlos Déniz (Ford Fiesta R5), duodécimos.Entre los vehículos ERC2, los húngaros Tibor Erdi-Gyorgy Papp (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) han sido los más rápidos. En ERC3 y ERC Junior U27, Efrén Llarena y Sara Fernández han empezado a marcar el territorio con el mejor tiempo en ambas categorías. Hasta los quince equipos más rápidos tendrán su oportunidad de elegir posición. Esta selección tendrá lugar en el podio del Rally Islas Canarias que, un año más, estará frente al arco de salida del Parque Santa Catalina.Posteriormente, este mismo tramo cronometrado sirvió para que el resto de equipos pudieran probar sus vehículos por última vez en el shakedown.Desde 17.30 horas continuará la acción alrededor de ese punto neurálgico de la prueba con la rueda de prensa, la firma de autógrafos (17:30 a 18:30) y, por último, con la ceremonia de salida que llenará hasta la bandera el Parque Santa Catalina. El arco de principio y meta de la prueba verá pasar a todos y cada uno de los equipos que van a tomar parte en el Rally Islas Canarias, segunda cita del FIA ERC, tercera del CERA y primera del Campeonato de Canarias de Rallies de Asfalto. Imagen Internet Nikolay Gryazin

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 3 мая 2018LOCAL LEGEND MONZÓN TO LEAD CANARIAS FIELD ON FRIDAYАвтор: ErcGran Canaria native Luis Monzón will lead the the FIA European Rally Championship field away in Rally Islas Canarias' opening leg, choosing to go first in this afternoon's start order selection ceremony. Twice Spanish champion Monzón's options may have been somewhat limited by being 12th in today's earlier Qualifying Stage, but will bask in the glory of leading a field of 40 ERC cars away at his home event on Friday.Conversely, the Qualifying Stage's quickest pairing of ERC Junior Under 28 front-runner Nikolay Gryazin and Azores winner Alexey Lukyanuk start P15 and P14 respectively."I want to sleep more!" said Gryazin, referring to a later service check-in time from starting further down the order. "It's a clear road without any cuts so P15 will be okay. You'll see some lines and I can sleep more, so it will be better."

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Lukyanuk was wary of the threat posed by Junior U28 regular Gryazin, especially given the Sports Racing Technologies driver's packed event schedule leading up to Rally Islas Canarias."No big surprises, they are training so hard so it's absolutely normal they can put some good times," said Lukyanuk. "Last year it was opposite, I was in P15, he was P14 so it's pretty similar. For these roads it's okay [to be so far back]."Though he was third quickest earlier today, Hyundai Motor España's José Suárez bucked the trend by selecting P12 in the road order, allowing last year's championship runner-up Bruno Magalhães to pick P13 behind Lukyanuk.Sysinfo Rallye Team's Dávid Botka and Toksport WRT driver Orhan Avcioğlu start second and third on the road, having picked their positions last and second-last respectively. Polish pairing Łukasz Habaj and Grzegorz Grzyb complete the first five ERC cars to start tomorrow.Between Grzyb in P5 and Suárez in P12 are Hermann Neubauer in sixth, Team OSCARO-backed Pierre-Louis Loubet seventh, ERC debutant Eyvind Brynildsen eighth, Albert von Thurn und Taxis ninth, Suárez's Hyundai Motor España team-mate Iván Ares P10, and ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland's ERC Junior U28 contender Fabian Kreim P11. The post Local legend Monzón to lead Canarias field on Friday appeared first on FIA ERC.

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DiariodeAvisos (diariodeavisos.elespanol.com), Мадрид, 4 мая 2018LUIS MONZÓN-JOSÉ CARLOS DÉNIZ ABRIRÁN LOS PRIMEROS TRAMOS DEL RALLY ISLAS CANARIASАвтор: Juan Jesus GutierrezAlexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) durante la ceremonia de salida del Rally Islas Canarias. | DA Con el colorido y el ambiente de las grandes noches, la ceremonia de salida del 42 Rally Islas Canarias volvió a dejar su sello y sembró de "buen rollo" el inicio de la prueba. Es tal la fama internacional de este momento tan esperado, que muchos de los equipos internacionales traen incluso memorizado un breve discurso en español. La simbiosis con los miles de espectadores que llenaron hasta la bandera y el Parque de Santa Catalina y sus aledaños pusieron el resto.Manuel Matos, solista de Los Gofiones, amenizó los minutos previos al arranque de esta ceremonia que llevó a todos y cada uno de los equipos que van a participar en el Rally Islas Canarias por el emblemático arco de salida y meta del Parque Santa Catalina.Previamente, a las cinco de la tarde, los quince pilotos más rápidos del Qulifying Stage celebrado en el tramo de Ingenio-Telde eligieron posición de salida para la primera de las dos etapas desde el podio. Nikolay Gryazin-Yaroslav Fedorov (Skoda Fabia R5), los más rápidos, decidieron salir en el punto más retrasado, es decir, en decimoquinto lugar. En el otro extremo, los canarios Luis Monzón-José Carlos Déniz (Ford Fiesta R5), que fueron duodécimos por la mañana, se arriesgaron -como el pasado año- a abrir cada uno de los tramos del viernes.Tras los grancanarios saldrán David Bótka-Mark Mesterhazi (Skoda Fabia R5), Orhan Avciouglu-Burcin Korkmaz (Skoda Fabia R5), Lukasz Habaj-Daniel Dymurski (Ford Fiesta R5) y Grzegorz Grzyb-Jakub Wróbel (Skoda Fabia R5). Los actuales campeones de España Iván Ares-José Pintor (Hyundai i20 R5), eligieron salir décimos, mientras José Antonio Suárez-Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 R5) lo harán en duodécimo lugar, por delante de los tres grandes favoritos: Bruno Magalhaes-Hugo Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5), Alexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) y Nikolay Gryazin-Yaroslav Fedorov (Skoda Fabia R5). El británico Chris Ingram no pudo participar en la ceremonia de salida ya que se encontraba indispuesto; en su lugar, lo hizo su copiloto Ross Whittock a los mandos del Skoda Fabia R5.Rueda de prensa de varios pilotos españoles en el Rally Islas Canarias. | DA La primera etapa va a constar de dos pasadas a los tramos de "Valsequillo-Festina" (10,96 km), "San Mateo-DISA" (15,04 km), "Artenara" (23,05 km) en las dos primeras secciones y dos pasadas al tramo urbano de "Las Palmas de Gran Canaria-DISA" (1,44 km) en la tercera y última del viernes 4 de mayo. Se recuerda a los aficionados que todos los tramos se cerrarán hora y media antes de su celebración.

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El Dia (eldia.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 4 мая 2018LA CARRETERA DICTARÁ SENTENCIA EN EL RALLY ISLAS CANARIAS DESDE HOYLa pugna en la carretera ya es un hecho. El 42 Rally Islas Canarias, segunda cita del FIA European Rally Championship, tercera del nacional de asfalto y prueba inaugural del Campeonato de Canarias que se celebra este fin de semana en Gran Canaria, vive hoy la primera de sus dos etapas tras celebrarse anoche en un abarrotado Parque Santa Catalina la ceremonia oficial de salida, acto protocolario previo al arranque esta mañana de la carrera.Así, el arco de principio y meta de la prueba fue escenario del paso de todos y cada uno de los más de 90 equipos que inician hoy la competición.El Rally Islas Canarias arranca hoy con el doble paso por el tramo Valsequillo (10,96 kms a las 10:08 h y 14:57 horas), San Mateo (15,04 km a las 10:31 h y 15:20 h), Artenara (el más largo de hoy con 23,05 km a las 11:34 h y 16:23 h) y el tramo espectáculo y urbano en plena capital grancanaria denominado "Las Palmas de Gran Canaria" (1,44 km a las 18:45 h y 19:05 h).Durante la mañana de ayer se celebró, entre los municipios grancanarios de Ingenio y Telde, el esperadísimo y lleno de aficionados tramo de calificación, y en el que los principales equipos midieron por primera vez sus fuerzas con el cronómetro de testigo.El joven equipo ruso formado por Nikolay Gryazin y Yaroslav Fedorov, en su segunda visita a Gran Canaria con Skoda Fabia R5, fue el más efectivo en los 3,43 kilómetros de este tramo al imponerse por 268 milésimas a los líderes del FIA ERC y vencedores de las dos últimas ediciones de esta prueba, sus compatriotas Alexey Lukyanuk y Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5).Con este resultado, Gryazin, de solo 21 años, tuvo preferencia a la horas de seleccionar el orden de salida de la primera etapa de hoy.Tras Gryazin y Lukyanuk, pudieron escoger su posición José Antonio "Cohete" Suárez-Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 R5), como tercer clasificado y primeros españoles en la citada calificación y, además, como primer equipo español. Los gallegos Iván Ares-José Pintor (Hyundai i20 R5) fueron quintos a 2,4" segundos tras los alemanes Fabian Kreim-Frank Christian (Skoda Fabia R5). Los primeros canarios clasificados en la citada calificación fueron los grancanarios Luis Monzón-José Carlos Déniz (Ford Fiesta R5), duodécimos.Entre los vehículos ERC2, los húngaros Tibor Erdi-Gyorgy Papp (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) fueron los más rápidos. En ERC3 y ERC Junior U27, Efrén Llarena y Sara Fernández empezaron a marcar el territorio con el mejor tiempo en ambas categorías. Hasta los quince equipos más rápidos tuvieron su oportunidad de elegir posición en el arranque de hoy, acto que tuvo lugar en el podio ubicado en el Parque Santa Catalina y antes de la ceremonia de salida antes comentada.Posteriormente y también en la mañana de ayer, este mismo tramo cronometrado sirvió para que el resto de equipos pudieran probar sus vehículos por última vez en el "shakedown". Destacar que en el apartado canario de este tramo de pruebas el más rápido fue el lagunero Enrique Cruz, con Yeray Mujica de copilotos y a los mandos del Porsche 997 GT3 2010Mañana se celebrará la segunda y última etapa formada por los tramos de Arucas (11,58 km a las 9:42 h y 14:15 h), Moya (15:08 h y 14:46 h) y Gáldar (24,21 km a las 11:28 h y 16:01 h). Entre la dos etapas suman un total de 14 pruebas especiales que se extienden a lo largo de 200 kilómetros cronometrados.

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Canarias7.es, Мадрид, 4 мая 2018ENTRE SORPRESAS Y CERTEZASEl Rally Islas Canarias arranca con sorpresa. Nikolay Gryazin firmó este jueves el mejor tiempo en el Q ualifying Stage Qué, competición que decidía las posiciones de este viernes. El joven ruso saldrá en la decimoquinta posición, mientras Luis Monzón (duodécimo) firmaba el mejor tiempo canario y saldrá primero. Gryazin sorprendió a su compatriota Alexey Lukyanuk en su batalla por el mejor tiempo en el Qualifying Stage Qué, registro que le valió para elegir primero el orden de salida, quedándose con la decimoquinta posición para la carrera de hoy.Durante la mañana de ayer se celebró entre los municipios grancanarios de Ingenio y Telde el esperadísimo tramo de calificación en el que los pilotos prioritarios que van a tomar parte en la edición número 42 del Rally Islas Canarias mostraron por primera sus verdaderas intenciones en el asfalto grancanarios.

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Nikolay Gryazin y Yaroslav Fedorov, en su segunda visita a Gran Canaria con SKODA Fabia R5, han sido los más efectivos en los 3,43 kilómetros de este tramo al imponerse por 268 milésimas a los líderes del FIA ERC y vencedores de las dos últimas ediciones de esta prueba, sus compatriotas Alexey Lukyanuk y Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5).Tras Gryazin y Lukyanuk pudieron escoger su posición José Antonio Suárez-Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 R5), como tercer clasificado en la calificación y, además, como primer equipo español.Mientras, Iván Ares-José Pintor (Hyundai i20 R5) fueron quintos a 2,4" tras los alemanes Fabian Kreim-Frank Christian (Skoda Fabia R5).Los primeros canarios clasificados fueron Luis Monzón-José Carlos Déniz con su Ford Fiesta R5, que ocuparon la duodécima posición.Entre los vehículos ERC2, los húngaros Tibor Erdi-Gyorgy Papp (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) resultaron los más rápidos ayer. En ERC3 y ERC Junior U27, Efrén Llarena y Sara Fernández empezaron a marcar el territorio con el mejor tiempo en ambas categorías.A todo esto, Luis Monzón no marcó un buen registro por problemas en el tren delantero de su coche, pero sí le permitió adjudicarse salir una primera posición que, visto lo visto, nadie quería, pero que sin duda el piloto satauteño sabrá sacarle partido.Campeonato de Canarias. En lo que se refiere al Campeonato de Canarias, Enrique Cruz marcó el mejor tiempo durante la jornada de ayer con el Porsche 911 GT3 (02:05.8), seguido de Luis Monzón con el Ford Fiesta R5 (2:06.0) y de Surhayen Pernia con el Hyundai i20 R5 (2:06.7).La casualidad ha querido que los dos hombres de Hyundai Canarias -Toñi Ponce y Víctor Delgado-, con sendos Hyundai i20 R5, hayan calcado el mejor tiempo (2:07.4) y sean cuarto y quinto respectivamente, justo por delante de José María Ponce (2:08.2) con el SEAT 600 JTR.Además, buen debut para Adrián García con el Peugeot 208 T16 R5, al igual que Bernardino Guerra en el estreno del Peugeot 208 R2 que marcó un excelente registro, siendo el más rápido en su categoría.

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DiariodeAvisos (diariodeavisos.elespanol.com), Мадрид, 4 мая 2018LUKYANUK-ARNAUTOV, IMPECABLES EN LA PRIMERA SECCIÓN DEL RALLY ISLAS CANARIASАвтор: Juan Jesus Gutierrezlos rusos Alexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5). | Gregory Lenormand / DPPI Ha llegado la hora de la verdad. La edición número 42 del Rally Islas Canarias ha arrancado con la disputa de la primera sección de tres tramos cronometrados celebrados durante la mañana del viernes. En el global del primer paso por "Valsequillo-Festina" (10.96 km), "San Mateo-DISA" (15,04 km) y "Artenara" (23,05 km), los rusos Alexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) han sido los más rápidos.Dos scratch en el primero y el tercer tramo han sido suficientes para que los actuales líderes del FIA ERC y ganadores de las dos últimas ediciones de la carrera abrieran una primera brecha respecto a sus rivales, sus compatriotas Nikolay Gryazin-Yaroslav Fedorov (Skoda Fabia R5) de 15,3", una diferencia importante al tratarse de la sección inaugural, pero que mantiene las espadas en todo lo alto.José Antonio Suárez y Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 R5) tienen el honor de ser el primer equipo español clasificado en el FIA ERC y, de momento, en posiciones de podio. Los asturianos se mantienen además enganchados a la pelea por la categoría ERC Junior U28 que lidera Gryazin, pero con Lauren Pellier-Geoffrey Combe pegados a su Hyundai a solo 2,4". Buen papel de los franceses de la Peugeot Rally Academy, que en su primer contacto con el asfalto canario en condiciones de carrera llegó a apropiarse del mejor tiempo en "San Mateo", aunque tuvo que ceder en "Artenara" al empuje de Gryazin y Suárez.Las cinco primeras posiciones las completa el Skoda Fabia R5 oficial de Fabian Kreim y Frank Christian, cuartos en Junior U28 a 1,9" de Pellier. Los subcampeones del ERC Bruno Magalhaes-Hugo Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5) son sextos de la provisional. La categoría Junior Under 27 es, de momento, para los letones Martin Sesks-Renars Francis (Opel Adam R2), aunque con una renta mínima de 1,8" sobre los lusos Diogo Gago-Miguel Ramalho (Peugeot 208 R2). En ERC2 Tibor Erdi-Gyorgy Papp (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) lideran con holgura, igual que los canarios Emma Falcón-Eduardo González en el ERC ladies Trophy.En el apartado nacional, el del Campeonato de España de Rallys de Asfalto, Suárez-Carrera comandan la provisional tras tres tramos por delante de los canarios Enrique Cruz-Yeray Mujica

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(Porsche 997 GT3) y los levantinos Miguel Fuster-Nacho Aviñó (Ford Fiesta R5). Sólo hay 4,4" entre estos tres primeros clasificados.Por último, en el Campeonato de Canarias de Rallys, Cruz-Mujica dominan con 21,1" sobre Surhayén Pernía-Rogelio Peñate con el primero de los R5 que siguen al GT en lo que se prevé que será una dura batalla por el podio. Así, Víctor Delgado-Dani Sosa (Hyundai i20 R5) siguen a sus compañeros de equipo a sólo dos décimas de segundo y, a continuación está el otro i20 R5 de Toñi Ponce-Rubén González, cuarto a 6,3".

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 4 мая 2018LUKYANUK EDGES JUNIOR U28 CONTENDERS FOR CANARIAS LEADАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk mastered mixed conditions during the FIA European Rally Championship's opening leg of Rally Islas Canarias, though ERC Junior Under 28 pairing Nikolay Gryazin and José Suárez continue to fight for first. Overnight rain combined with bright sunshine during this morning's loop created changeable conditions, as sections of stages dried at varying rates. A tyre lottery resulted, and once again it was Lukyanuk's number that came up.Russian Performance Motorsport's lead driver won stages one and three to establish a 15.3s gap over Qualifying Stage winner Nikolay Gryazin, with Suárez a further 3.3s behind, but the Russian Rocket did not have it all his own way.Fellow ERC Junior U28 front-runner Laurent Pellier took a fantastic second stage win, taking advantage of a rapidly drying surface along with his P22 road order position to edge out Gryazin and Lukyanuk. PEUGEOT Rally Academy's young talent now sits fourth overall and third in Junior U28, 21.2s off first place overall and a mere 5.9s off Gryazin in the Junior U28 lead.Fabian Kreim strengthened ERC Junior U28s stronghold on the overall top five, setting consistent times across all three morning loop tests, finishing only 7.8s behind class leader Gryazin and moving into fifth overall.Bruno Magalhães' was sixth fastest after three stages, his suspension set-up a little too soft for his liking. He holds a slim 1.2 second advantage over Mol Racing Team's Norbert Herczig, both of whom will be looking over their shoulder at a recovering Pierre-Louis Loubet.Team OSCARO-backed BRC Racing Team driver Loubet immediately shot to a top five position overall, but the ERC Junior U28 competitor took it easy in stage two, affected by damp conditions for early runners in SS2. He dropped out of the top 10 initially, but has already climbed back to eighth overall and fifth in Junior U28. Suárez's Hyundai Motor España team-mates Surhayen Pernía and Iván Ares completed the overall top ten.Chris Ingram had checked into hospital overnight after feeling unwell during yesterday's Qualifying Stage, and was cleared to race only two minutes before departing for today's stages. He had initially run sixth in Junior U28 after SS1, but pulled up and retired midway through SS3. Paulo Nobre also retired in the same stage, going straight on at a junction. The post Lukyanuk edges Junior U28 contenders for Canarias lead appeared first on FIA ERC.

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RadioTelevisionCanaria (rtvc.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 4 мая 2018LUKYANUK-ARNAUTOV, IMPECABLES EN LA PRIMERA SECCIÓN DEL RALLY ISLAS CANARIASLos líderes del FIA European Rally Championship han sido los más rápidos en el global de los tres primeros tramos cronometrados de la edición número 42 del Rally Islas Canarias.La edición número 42 del Rally Islas Canarias ha arrancado con la disputa de la primera sección de tres tramos cronometrados celebrados durante la mañana del viernes. En el global del primer paso por "Valsequillo-Festina" (10.96 km), "San Mateo-DISA" (15,04 km) y "Artenara" (23,05 km), los rusos Alexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) han sido los más rápidos, según una nota de prensa de la organización.

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Dos scratch en el primero y el tercer tramo han sido suficientes para que los actuales líderes del FIA ERC y ganadores de las dos últimas ediciones de la carrera abrieran una primera brecha respecto a sus rivales, sus compatriotas Nikolay Gryazin-Yaroslav Fedorov (Skoda Fabia R5) de 15,3", una diferencia importante al tratarse de la sección inaugural, pero que mantiene las espadas en todo lo alto.José Antonio Suárez y Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 R5) tienen el honor de ser el primer equipo español clasificado en el FIA ERC y, de momento, en posiciones de podio. Los asturianos se mantienen además enganchados a la pelea por la categoría ERC Junior U28 que lidera Gryazin, pero con Lauren Pellier-Geoffrey Combe pegados a su Hyundai a solo 2,4". Buen papel de los franceses de la Peugeot Rally Academy, que en su primer contacto con el asfalto canario en condiciones de carrera llegó a apropiarse del mejor tiempo en "San Mateo", aunque tuvo que ceder en "Artenara" al empuje de Gryazin y Suárez.Las cinco primeras posiciones las completa el Skoda Fabia R5 oficial de Fabian Kreim y Frank Christian, cuartos en Junior U28 a 1,9" de Pellier. Los subcampeones del ERC Bruno Magalhaes-Hugo Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5) son sextos de la provisional. La categoría Junior Under 27 es, de momento, para los letones Martin Sesks-Renars Francis (Opel Adam R2), aunque con una renta mínima de 1,8" sobre los lusos Diogo Gago-Miguel Ramalho (Peugeot 208 R2). En ERC2 Tibor Erdi-Gyorgy Papp (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) lideran con holgura, igual que los canarios Emma Falcón-Eduardo González en el ERC ladies Trophy.En el apartado nacional, el del Campeonato de España de Rallies de Asfalto, Suárez-Carrera comandan la provisional tras tres tramos por delante de los canarios Enrique Cruz-Yeray Mujica (Porsche 997 GT3) y los levantinos Miguel Fuster-Nacho Aviñó (Ford Fiesta R5). Sólo hay 4,4" entre estos tres primeros clasificados.Por último, en el Campeonato de Canarias de Rallies, Cruz-Mujica dominan con 21,1" sobre Surhayén Pernía-Rogelio Peñate con el primero de los R5 que siguen al GT en lo que se prevé que será una dura batalla por el podio. Así, Víctor Delgado-Dani Sosa (Hyundai i20 R5) siguen a sus compañeros de equipo a sólo dos décimas de segundo y, a continuación está el otro i20 R5 de Toñi Ponce-Rubén González, cuarto a 6,3". Lukyanuk-Arnautov (imagen cedida por la organización).

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 4 мая 2018ERC UNDER 28 STAR PELLIER GRABS FIRST STAGE WINАвтор: ErcLaurent Pellier was pleasantly surprised by his first FIA European Rally Championship stage win at Rally Islas Canarias, taking advantage of tricky changeable conditions to do so.Though he would later drop back behind more experienced rivals, PEUGEOT Rally Academy pilot Pellier stormed to first place in ERC Junior U28 and second overall after winning SS2, setting a 10m07.7s which even championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk failed to match."It was a big surprise for us," said Pellier. "We didn't want to take any risks. The scratch [fastest time] in the second stage was really a surprise for us. The car was perfect and we will work for this afternoon to do a good time."Pellier capitalised on an unexpected advantage of starting well down the running order, heading into SS2 last of cars similar in spec to his PEUGEOT 208 T16."It was really changeable this morning and one corner is totally dry and then it was totally rain. I think you need to read the road and then it's okay. Some guys have soft tyre but for us we had hard tyre. It was a good balance.

https://www.eurosport.co.uk/erc/erc-under-28-star-pellier-grabs-first-stage-win_sto6739882/story.shtml


Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 4 мая 2018GRYAZIN TAKES "CALM" APPROACH TO LUKYANUK BATTLE IN ERC CANARIASАвтор: Erc

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Nikolay Gryazin is taking a measured approach to his battle for FIA European Rally Championship victory with Alexey Lukyanuk on Rally Islas Canarias, describing his approach as "calm".ERC Junior Under 28 leader Gryazin has consistently been championship leader Lukyanuk's closest rival in Gran Canaria, winning the Qualifying Stage on Thursday and staying within a few seconds of the rally leader throughout Friday morning.Gryazin put his competitive performance on his ERC return down to a "calm" approach, suggesting he had even more pace in reserve to challenge Lukyanuk."I was not at maximum this morning. I think we can go much faster because in some places we were not pushing. Maybe this calm driving is better than pushing. We managed the road position well."Changeable weather conditions made tyre selection tricky for all ERC crews, but despite Gryazin feeling he made the wrong tyre choice, was happy with how he handled the unpredictable stages."It was difficult because it was dry conditions, but we expected slippery and wet and we choose soft tyres. It's not the best decision, but somehow we managed it and we continued without any problems."I hope the next rounds will be better. With the conditions we must brake a little bit early, not too fast in the slow corners because the tyres overheat too much, so we need more calm to drive."

https://www.eurosport.co.uk/erc/gryazin-takes-calm-approach-to-lukyanuk-battle-in-erc-canarias_sto6739869/story.shtml


Yahoo Sport (fr.sports.yahoo.com), Париж, 4 мая 2018RALLYE - ERC - CANARIES - LUKYANUK SANS ERREURLe Russe Alexey Lukyanuk, vainqueur il y a un mois aux Açores, a dominé la première journée du rallye des Îles Canaries.Serait-il enfin devenu raisonnable ? Le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), déjà victorieux aux Açores, pour l'ouverture de la saison 2018 d'ERC, pointe en tête aux Canaries, après la première étape. Vainqueur de cinq des huit chronos de vendredi, Lukyanuk compte 21"3 d'avance sur son compatriote Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda Fabia R5).Derrière les deux Russes, les écarts sont déjà plus conséquents, avec l'Allemand Fabian Kreim (Skoda Fabia R5) troisième à 51"2 et l'Espagnol Jose Antonio Suarez (Hyundai i20 R5) quatrième à 54"1. Le Français Pierre-Louis Loubet (Hyundai i20 R5) est pointé cinquième, à 1"04"3 du leader. Laurent Pellier (Peugeot 208 T16 R5), vainqueur de l'ES2, est quant à lui septième (à 1"10"5), 1"3 devant le Portugais Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5).Samedi, deux boucles de trois spéciales seront au programme, avec un peu plus de cent kilomètres chronométrés.

https://fr.sports.yahoo.com/news/rallye-erc-canaries-lukyanuk-erreur-184800181.html


Lequipe.fr, Париж, 4 мая 2018LUKYANUK SANS ERREURLe Russe Alexey Lukyanuk, vainqueur il y a un mois aux Açores, a dominé la première journée du rallye des Îles Canaries.Serait-il enfin devenu raisonnable ? Le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), déjà victorieux aux Açores, pour l'ouverture de la saison 2018 d'ERC, pointe en tête aux Canaries, après la première étape. Vainqueur de cinq des huit chronos de vendredi, Lukyanuk compte 21"3 d'avance sur son compatriote Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda Fabia R5).Derrière les deux Russes, les écarts sont déjà plus conséquents, avec l'Allemand Fabian Kreim (Skoda Fabia R5) troisième à 51"2 et l'Espagnol Jose Antonio Suarez (Hyundai i20 R5) quatrième à 54"1. Le Français Pierre-Louis Loubet (Hyundai i20 R5) est pointé cinquième, à 1"04"3 du leader. Laurent Pellier (Peugeot 208 T16 R5), vainqueur de l'ES2, est quant à lui septième (à 1"10"5), 1"3 devant le Portugais Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5).Samedi, deux boucles de trois spéciales seront au programme, avec un peu plus de cent kilomètres chronométrés.F.P.

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Canarias7.es, Мадрид, 4 мая 2018LUKYANUK Y ARNAUTOV, INTRATABLES EN LA PRIMERA SECCIÓNEl equipo ruso compuesto por Alexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov, con Ford Fiesta R5, vigente líder del Campeonato de Europa de rallys de asfalto, ha hecho valer su condición de favorito al ser el más rápido tras disputarse los tres primeros tramos cronometrados del 42º Rally Islas Canarias. Lukyanuk-Arnautov, ganadores de las dos últimas ediciones de la prueba grancanaria y que encabezan el Europeo tras vencer en el Rally de Azores, se han mostrado intratables en los tramos primero y tercero de Valsequillo (10,96 kilómetros) y Artenara (23,05), y lo españoles Miguel Fúster e Ignacio Aviñó se adjudicaron el segundo de San Mateo (15,94).El conjunto ruso aventaja en 15,3 segundos a sus compatriotas Nikolay Gryazin-Yaroslav Fedorov (Skoda Fabia R5), una diferencia importante al tratarse de la sección inaugural, aunque no definitiva para conocer el ganador final de la prueba.Por su parte, los asturianos José Antonio Suárez y Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 R%) tienen el honor de ser el primer equipo español clasificado, estando además enganchados a la pelea por la categoría ERC Junior U28 que lidera Gryazin, pero con Lauren Pellier-Geoffrey Combe pegados a su Hyundai a solo 2,4.Hay que destacar también el buen papel de los franceses de la Peugeot Rally Academy, que en su primer contacto con el asfalto canario en condiciones de carrera llegaron a apropiarse del mejor tiempo en San Mateo, aunque tuvieron que ceder en Artenara al empuje de Gryazin y Suárez.Las cinco primeras posiciones las completan el Skoda Fabia R5 oficial de Fabian Kreim y Frank Christian, cuartos en Junior U28 a 1,9 de Pellier, mientras que los subcampeones del ERC Bruno Magalhaes-Hugo Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5) son sextos de la provisional.En el apartado del Campeonato de España de Rallies de Asfalto, Suárez-Carrera comandan la provisional tras tres tramos por delante de los canarios Enrique Cruz-Yeray Mujica (Porsche 997 GT3) y los levantinos Miguel Fuster-Nacho Aviñó (Ford Fiesta R5). Sólo hay 4,4 segundos entre estos tres primeros clasificados.Por último, en el Campeonato de Canarias de Rallies, Cruz-Mujica dominan con 21,1 sobre Surhayén Pernía-Rogelio Peñate con el primero de los R5 que siguen al GT. Víctor Delgado-Dani Sosa (Hyundai i20 R5) siguen a sus compañeros de equipo a sólo dos décimas de segundo y, a continuación está el otro i20 R5 de Toñi Ponce-Rubén González, cuarto a 6,3.A continuación se ha iniciado la segunda sección del primer día de competición, en el que ya se han retirado siete vehículos y que concluirá con dos pasadas por el tramo de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, de 1.44 kilómetros, a partir de las 18.45 y 19.05 horas, respectivamente.

https://www.canarias7.es/deportes/motor/lukyanuk-y-arnautov-intratables-en-la-primera-seccion-HE4420797


Diario As (as.com), Мадрид, 4 мая 2018"COHETE" SUÁREZ, ABANDERADO ESPAÑOL EN CANARIASEl piloto asturiano marcha cuarto en el Europeo y líder entre los pilotos del Nacional tras la primera etapa."Cohete" Suárez se ha erigido en el abanderado de los españoles en el Rally Islas Canarias. El asturiano marcha cuarto en la clasificación del Campeonato de Europa y lidera la clasificación entre los pilotos del Campeonato de España. Tan sólo dos rusos, Alexey Lukyanuk y Nikolay Gryazin, y el alemán Fabian Kreim, han conseguido ser más rápidos que el protegido de Carlos Sainz en la intensa primera etapa de la prueba, en la que el público llenó las carreteras grancanarias.La climatología cambiante ha provocado grandes dudas en la elección de los neumáticos. Mientras en la asistencia lucía el sol, en los tramos llovía, había niebla, pero la humedad se entremezclaba con partes secas. Un entorno en el que Lukyanuk ha ganando la mayoría de los tramos con su Ford, abriendo hueco con los Skoda de Gryazin y Kreim y el Hyundai de Suárez, que marcha pegado al alemán.En el Nacional Suárez encabeza la clasificación, con un cerrado duelo tras él entre Miguel Fuster (Ford), Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda), Iván Ares (que se equivocó de neumáticos con su Hyundai en el primer bucle) y Enrique Cruz (que llegó a encabezar la prueba con su Porsche). Luis Monzón perdía sus opciones al pinchar su Ford y parar a cambiar la rueda.Efrén Llarena (Peugeot) marcha segundo en la categoría reservada a menores de 27 años tras perder mucho tiempo al equivocarse de neumáticos en el primer bucle, y Emma Falcón (Citroën) encabeza la clasificación de mujeres a pesar de tener algunos problemas. Jan Solans (Peugeot), domina la Beca R2.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 4 мая 2018GRYAZIN PULLS CLEAR OF ERC JUNIOR U28 RIVALS AFTER CANARIAS FIRST LEGАвтор: ErcNikolay Gryazin imposed himself as FIA European Rally Championship Junior Under 28 leader on Rally Islas Canarias, pulling out a 29.9s advantage on nearest rival Fabian Kreim after 101 kilometres of competitive action. Gryazin took what he described as a "calm" approach as he battled Alexey Lukyanuk for overall victory. He started Friday only fifth in Junior U28 after SS1, but by SS2 had already moved into second place, behind maiden ERC stage winner Laurent Pellier.By SS3 he had moved into first place in Junior U28 and second overall, though SS1 class winnerJosé Suárez remained close behind, 3.5 seconds off Gryazin's pace by midday service.Suárez's day changed significantly due to his tyre choice, his conservative selection of hard tyres costing him time through the afternoon loop. As fog descended on Artenara's second pass, Gryazin continued to expand his advantage despite easing off somewhat in the tricky conditions."I think we lost some time in the fog, in some places it could be faster," Gryazin said after SS6. "I want to keep pushing like this, not too much and without mistakes."ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland's Fabian Kreim demonstrated fantastic consistency to record five overall top-five stage times across Rally Islas Canarias' eight-stage opening leg, ending second in Junior U28. He showed an emphatic turn of pace early in SS4, though admitted to pushing his tyres a little too hard through Valsequillo's second pass which affected his final stage time.That pace came in handy late on however, as Kreim's climb from fourth second during leg one's afternoon loop was capped with a late charge againstSuárez in Las Palmas' pair of city stages. Kreim gained 4.9s on Suárez in only 2.88 kilometres to turn a 2.0s defecit into a 2.9s advantage after SS8, relegating Suárez to third.Pierre-Louis Loubet and Laurent Pellier are engaged in a tight scrap for fourth in Junior U28, separated by only 6.2 seconds. Pellier took advantage of a rapidly drying surface and late road order position to score his first ever overall ERC stage win in SS2, though he fell back as his more experienced competition picked up the pace. Loubet snatched fourth away in the foggy SS6, relegating Pellier to his current fifth position.Sixth in Junior U28 had initially been a tightly contested affair. Hubert Ptasezk had been swapping places with Aleks Zawada, who is making his Junior U28 debut with his family MSZ Racing team on Rally Islas Canarias. Ptasezk would catch and pass Zawada on the road in SS6, after Zawada hit a kerb and bent his rear right wheel in the previous stage.Chris Ingram had made a valiant effort to participate in the rally this morning, despite being admitted to hospital the night before. He made it as far as SS3 before withdrawing from illness, and will fly back to the UK for checks to be fighting fit ahead his next ERC appearance. The post Gryazin pulls clear of ERC Junior U28 rivals after Canarias first leg appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 4 мая 2018LUKYANUK LEADS PACK OF ERC UNDER 28 RIVALS IN CANARIASАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk continued his fantastic Azores-winning form in the FIA European Rally Championship to lead Rally Islas Canarias after six stages, but a pack of ERC Junior Under 28 rivals are keeping him on his toes behind. Though Lukyanuk holds a 21.9s advantage aboard his Russian Performance Motorsport-prepared Ford Fiesta R5, nearest rival and ERC Junior U28 leader Nikolay Gryazin says he is taking a "calm" approach to Friday's stages, hinting at more pace to come.Gran Canaria had one last curveball to throw the drivers' way in Artenara's second pass, as thick fog descended upon the middle of SS6 meant Gryazin's pace was kept in check.

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"I think we lost some time in the fog, in some places it could be faster," he said after SS6. "I want to keep pushing like this, not too much and without mistakes."Gryazin has pulled out a 27.9s gap over Hyundai Motor España driver José Suárez, who holds the final overall podium position and second inERC Junior U28. His conservative choice of hard compound tyres for the afternoon loop didn't play out as he had hoped, having been only 3.5s behind Gryazin after SS3.Third in Junior U28 and fourth overall, ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland's Fabian Kreim demonstrated fantastic consistency to record three overall top-five stage times across Rally Islas Canarias' first six stages. He showed an emphatic turn of pace early in SS4, though admitted to pushing his tyres a little too hard through Valsequillo's second pass which affected his final stage time.Pierre-Louis Loubet and Laurent Pellier are engaged in a tight scrap for fifth overall and fourth in Junior U28, separated by only 2.3 seconds after SS6. Pellier took advantage of a rapidly drying surface and late road order position to score his first ever ERC stage win in SS2, putting him second overall behind Lukyanuk at the time.Though he fell back as his more experienced competition picked up the pace, he remains in a good position right behind Loubet. The Team OSCARO-backed Loubet was one of the five quickest drivers in four stages from six, recovering impressively from 11th place after losing time in SS2 from the slippery conditions.Bruno Magalhães soldiered his way through the afternoon loop to hold seventh after SS6, nursing a pop-off valve issue and also losing around 15s from a spin in SS5. Despite his troubles he remains well in the fight for a top five finish, only 2.6s and 0.3s behind Loubet and Pellier respectively.Nobert Herczig, Grzegorz Grzyb and Iván Ares completed the overall top 10 after SS6, but behind them a battle for sixth in Junior U28 went Hubert Ptasezk's way.Ptasezk had been swapping places with Aleks Zawada, who is making his Junior U28 debut with his family MSZ Racing team. Ptasezk would catch and pass Zawada on the road in SS6, after Zawada hit a kerb and bent his rear right wheel in the previous stage.Chris Ingram had made a valiant effort to participate in the rally this morning, despite being admitted to hospital the night before. He made it as far as SS3 before withdrawing from illness, and will fly back to the UK for checks to be fighting fit ahead his next ERC appearance. The post Lukyanuk leads pack of ERC Under 28 rivals in Canarias appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Ledauphine.com, Гренобль, 4 мая 2018AUTOMOBILE RALLYE ERC : PELLIER 5E DU U28Laurent Pellier a démarré très fort le rallye des Canaries, avec son premier meilleur temps devant tout le gratin continental dès l'ES2 (second du général derrière Lukyanuk).Le pilote Peugeot était encore quatrième après 4 ES, à la lutte avec Gryazin et Suarez pour le leadership de la catégorie U28." J'essaie d'attaquer, les temps sont bons ", glissait le Haut-Savoyard en sortant de la première boucle.Il descendait au septième rang du classement ce soir, dans le top 5 de la catégorie U28 derrière un autre Français Pierre-Louis Loubet. Le podium est toujours jouable demain.

https://www.ledauphine.com/sport/2018/05/04/rallye-erc-pellier-5e-du-u28


UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 4 мая 2018ESPANJAN EM-RALLISSA EDETÄÄN VENÄLÄISTEN KAKSOISJOHDOSSA - "ERITTÄIN HYVÄ PÄIVÄ, EI VIRHEITÄ"/ Rallin EM-sarjan kauden toinen osakilpailu ajetaan tänä viikonloppuna Kanariansaarilla, Espanjassa. Ensimmäinen ajopäivä sujui venäläisten komennossa.Kauden avausosakilpailun maaliskuussa Portugalissa voittaneelle Alexey Lukyanukille ei tunnu tällä hetkellä EM-sarjassa pysäyttäjää löytyvän. Lukyanuk otti yleiskilpailun kärkipaikan haltuunsa heti ensimmäisellä erikoiskokeella ja ensimmäinen isompi hyökkäys nähtiin kolmannella erikoiskokeella, missä Lukyanukin maanmies Nikolay Gryazin kärsi 8,2 sekunnin tappion. Kokonaistilanteessa kaksikon välinen ero repsahti ennen ensimmäistä huoltotaukoa 15,3 sekuntiin.

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Huoltotauon jälkeen Lukyanuk nakutti kolme peräkkäistä pohja-aikaa ja kun perjantain kaksi lyhyttä yleisöerikoiskoetta oli ajettu, johtomarginaali Gryaziniin nähden oli 21,3 sekuntia. Venäläiskaksikko oli perjantaina täysin omaa luokkaansa, sillä kolmantena oleva Fabian Kreim on jäänyt kärjestä jo 51,2 sekuntia. Gryazin johtaa alle 28-vuotiaiden junioriluokkaa 29,9 sekunnin erolla ennen Kreimia.- Erittäin hyvä päivä meille, vauhti oli hyvää ja emme tehneet virheitä, kolmatta peräkkäistä Espanjan EM-rallin voittoa jahtaava Lukyanuk kommentoi perjantain viimeisen erikoiskokeen maalissa.ERC2-luokassa Tibor Erdi Jr johtaa avauspäivän jälkeen 31,8 sekunnin erolla ennen Juan Carlos Alonsoa. ERC3-luokassa johdossa on Florian Bernardi ja toisena Martins Sesks, puolisen minuuttia ranskalaisesta jääneenä. Sijoilla 2.-4. on luvassa hienoa taistelua lauantaina, sillä Sesks, Diago Gago ja Efren Llarena mahtuvat neljän sekunnin sisään ja kyseinen kolmikko muodostaa myös alle 27-vuotiaiden junioreiden kärkitrion. Miika Hokkanen on ERC3-luokassa seitsemäntenä ja alle 27-vuotiaiden junioreiden luokassa kuudentena.Toinen ja samalla viimeinen ajopäivä käynnistyy lauantaina kello 11.42 Suomen aikaa. Lauantaina ohjelmassa on vielä seitsemän erikoiskoetta yhteispituudeltaan noin 102 kilometriä.Yleiskilpailun tilanne 8/14 ek:n jälkeen1) Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford) 1.03.46,2 2) Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda) + 21,3 3) Fabian Kreim (Skoda) + 51,2 4) Jose Antonio Suarez (Hyundai) + 54,1 5) Pierre-Louis Loubet (Hyundai) + 1.04,3 6) Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda) + 1.09,2 7) Laurent Pellier (Peugeot) + 1.10,5 8) Norbert Herczig (Skoda) + 1.17,5 9) Grzegorz Grzyb (Skoda) + 1.18,8 10) Ivan Ares (Hyundai) + 1.21,9Lukyanukin keskinopeus: 95,0 km/h Erikoiskokeiden pohja-ajat: Lukyanuk 5, Avcioglu 1, Gryazin 1, Pellier 1Espanjan EM-rallin 2018 aikatauluPerjantai 4.5.EK 01 - Valsequillo 1 (10,96 km) pohja-aika: Lukyanuk EK 02 - San Mateo 1 (15,04 km) pohja-aika: Pellier EK 03 - Artenara 1 (23,05 km) pohja-aika: Lukyanuk EK 04 - Valsequillo 2 (10,96 km) pohja-aika: Lukyanuk EK 05 - San Mateo 2 (15,04 km) pohja-aika: Lukyanuk EK 06 - Artenara 2 (23,05 km) pohja-aika: Lukyanuk EK 07 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 1 (1,44 km) pohja-aika: Gryazin EK 08 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 2 (1,44 km) pohja-aika: AvciogluLauantai 5.5.EK 09 - Arucas 1 (11,58 km) klo 11.42 EK 10 - Moya 1 (15,08 km) klo 12.13 EK 11 - Galdar 1 (24,21 km) klo 13.28 EK 12 - Arucas 2 (11,58 km) klo 16.15 EK 13 - Moya 2 (15,08 km) klo 16.46 EK 14 - Galdar 2 (24,21 km) klo 18.01Erikoiskokeet yhteensä: 202,72 km Kaikki ajat Suomen aikoja!Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 4 мая 2018DAY REPORT: THE FORCE IS WITH LUKYANUK AS ERC JUNIORS STAR IN CANARIAS*Автор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk continued his fantastic Azores-winning form in the FIA European Rally Championship to lead Rally Islas Canarias at the overnight halt in Las Palmas. But a pack of ERC Junior Under 28 rivals are fighting hard and ready to pounce.

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Though Lukyanuk holds a 21.3s advantage aboard his Russian Performance Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5, nearest rival and ERC Junior U28 leaderNikolay Gryazinsays he took a "calm" approach to Friday's stages, hinting at more pace to come on Saturday's final leg.While overnight rain made for damp sections this morning, Gran Canaria had one last curveball to throw the drivers' way on the second pass of the Artenara stage, as thick fog descended upon the middle of the run and meant Gryazin's pace was kept in check. "I think we lost some time in the fog, in some places it could be faster," the 20-year-old Russian said after SS6. "I want to keep pushing like this, not too much and without mistakes."Lukyanuk, however, had no such problems on Star Wars Day (May 4). "It's been a very good day for us, with good pace and with no mistakes," the two-time Rally Islas Canarias winner said. "Of course my experience helps but the most important thing is a good set-up for the car, a good feeling. We know we can push harder but we are looking after the tyres, trying to control things."Hyundai Motor España driverJosé Suárezheld the final podium position and second in ERC Junior U28 starting the day-closing Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city stage, but he couldn't hold off ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland'sFabian Kreim, who has moved 2.9s ahead of his rival overnight.Double German champion Kreim demonstrated fantastic consistency to record three overall top-five stage times across Rally Islas Canarias' first six stages. He showed an emphatic turn of pace early in SS4, though admitted to pushing his tyres a little too hard through Valsequillo's second pass.Pierre-Louis LoubetandLaurent Pellierare engaged in a tight scrap for fourth in ERC Junior U28, separated by only 6.2s. PEUGEOT Rally Academy-run Pellier took advantage of a rapidly drying surface and late road order position to score his first ever ERC stage win in SS2, putting him second overall behind Lukyanuk at the time. Though he fell back as his more experienced competition picked up the pace, he remains in a good position in seventh overall, two spots behind Loubet and one behindBruno Magalhães.Team OSCARO-backed Loubet was one of the five quickest drivers in four stages from six, recovering impressively from P11 after losing time in SS2 due to the slippery conditions. Magalhães, meanwhile, soldiered his way through the afternoon loop to hold seventh after SS6, nursing a pop-off valve issue and also losing around 15s from a spin in SS5. Despite his troubles he remains well in the fight for a top five finish, 4.9s behind Loubet but only 1.3s in front of Pellier.MOL Racing Team'sNobert Herczigis eighth withGrzegorz GrzybandIván Ares, the defending Spanish champion, completing the overall top 10.Eyvind Brynildsenis P11 on his first Tarmac start in five years,Łukasz Habajis P12 despite a handbrake issue withSurhayen PerníaP13 andHubert PtasezkP14. Ptasezk had been swapping places with fellow PoleAleks Zawada, who is making his ERC Junior U28 debut and first appearance in an R5 car with his family MSZ Racing team.Ptasezk would catch and pass Zawada on the road in SS6, after Zawada hit a kerb and bent his rear right wheel in the previous stage.He's P17 behindAlbert von Thurn und TaxisandOrhan Avcioǧlu.Dávid Botkais P18, whileChris Ingramhad made a valiant effort to participate in the rally this morning, despite being admitted to hospital the previous night. He made it as far as SS3 before withdrawing on medical grounds, and will fly back to the UK for checks to be fighting fit ahead his next ERC appearance.Mārtiņš Sesksleads the race for success in the Pirelli-supported ERC Junior Under 27 category albeit by a scant 0.7s over championship pacesetterDiogo Gagowith Rally Team Spain'sEfrén Llarena3.3s behind as 4.0s covers the top three.Tibor Érdi Jrmade up for a disappointing early exit from Azores in March by speeding to first in ERC2"s production class field, establishing a 31.8s lead overJuan Carlos Alonso.*The fourth is with them:To mark Star Wars Day (May 4), several ERC drivers appeared in a hit video produced by the Eurosport Events" production team. Clickhereto view.What's next?Saturday's final leg features six stages over a competitive distance of 101.74 kilometres. The action starts with the 11.58-kilometre Arucas pass from 09h42 local time. Following the second visit to the rally's longest stage, the 24.21 kilometres of Galdar at 16h01, the finish at the Parc Santa Catalina in Las Palmas is from 18h00. Clickherefor results. The post Day report: The force is with Lukyanuk as ERC Juniors star in Canarias* appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Canarias7.es, Мадрид, 4 мая 2018CUATRO NOTICIAS IMPRESCINDIBLES DE ESTE VIERNES

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La Metroguagua de la capital grancanaria, un túnel gigante en Gáldar, el Rally Islas Canarias y la Reserva Natural Especial de Guguy, claves del día. Mientras culmina la transformación urbana que MetroGuagua tiene en marcha en Mesa y López, el Ayuntamiento centra ya la atención en la implantación del proyecto en el Cono Sur. Tras adjudicar la redacción del proyecto de nueva estación de Hoya de La Plata, los siguientes pasos serán los tramos de Zarautz y el de Vegueta.Un túnel gigante para la costa de Gáldar Un túnel submarino de 455 metros de largo y 2,5 de diámetro, pionero en Canarias y de los pocos que existen en España, dotará la costa de Gáldar de un emisario que llevará las aguas depuradas mar adentro en Bocabarranco para reabrir la playa al baño después de tres décadas, explicó el consejero de Sector Primario del Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Miguel Hidalgo.Lukyanuk y Arnautov, intratables en la primera sección El equipo ruso compuesto por Alexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov, con Ford Fiesta R5, vigente líder del Campeonato de Europa de rallys de asfalto, ha hecho valer su condición de favorito al ser el más rápido tras disputarse los tres primeros tramos cronometrados del 42º Rally Islas Canarias.El Cabildo baraja que Guguy se declare nuevo Parque Nacional El Cabildo estudia relanzar el procedimiento para que la Reserva Natural Especial de Guguy se convierta en Parque Nacional y baraja comprar el suelo privado que queda aún en ese espacio natural por su precio de mercado. Así lo destacó ayer su presidente, Antonio Morales, en una visita a La Aldea.

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RadioTelevisionCanaria (rtvc.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 5 мая 2018LUKYANUK-ARNAUTOV CIERRAN LA PRIMERA ETAPA AL FRENTE DEL RALLY ISLAS CANARIASLos rusos han demostrado por qué son líderes del FIA European Rally Championship al imponerse en cinco de los ocho tramos que han disputado los equipos. Alexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) han liderado con solvencia la primera de las dos etapas del XLII Rally Islas Canarias. Los rusos han demostrado por qué son líderes del FIA European Rally Championship al imponerse en cinco de los ocho tramos que han disputado los equipos. Ese dominio ha tenido su reflejo en los 21,3" de ventaja que ha logrado acumular frente a sus compatriotas Nikolay Gryazin-Yaroslav Fedorov, que en su primera participación de la temporada en el ERC se ha situado en una firme segunda posición.La regularidad de Gryazin, líder en la categoría ERC Junior U28, ha hecho posible que se marche a casi medio minuto sobre Fabian Kreim-Frank Christian (Skoda Fabia R5) que en el último tramo, el urbano de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ha logrado superar a José Antonio Suárez-Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 R5) por 2,9". Segundos y terceros respectivamente del ERC Junior U28, la lucha entre ambos será una de las muchas claves de la carrera.No se puede descartar de esa pelea por el tercer peldaño del podio a equipos como el de Pierre-Louis Loubet-Vincent Landais (Hyundai i20 R5), Bruno Magalhaes-Hugo Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5) y Laurent Pellier-Geoffery Combe, quintos, sextos y séptimos respectivamente. Luis Monzón-José Carlos Déniz (Ford Fiesta R5) perdieron toda opción de conseguir un buen resultado ante su afición al golpear la parte trasera izquierda de su Ford Fiesta R5 TC6 y tener que parar para cambiar la rueda.En ERC Junior U27 las cosas no pueden estar más emocionantes. Los letones Martin Sesks-Renars Francis (Opel Adam R2) empataban en tiempo con Diogo Gago-Miguel Ramalho (Peugeot 208 R2), justo en la segunda pasada por el tramo urbano de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria y ante los miles de aficionados que llenaron esa especial; empezarán el sábado con una diferencia de sólo siete décimas. No podrán despistarse porque por detrás presionan, y de qué manera, Efrén Llarena-Sara Fernández (Peugeot 208 R2), que se han acercado hasta los 4" tras errar en la elección de neumáticos por la mañana.A pesar de sufrir problemas de cambio durante la tarde, Emma Falcón-Eduardo González (Citroën DS3 R3T) mandan en ERC Ladies Trophy con 29,6" sobre Catie Munnings-Anne Stein (Peugeot 208 R2). Tibor Erdi-Gyorgy Papp (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) comandan la provisional de ERC2, mientras Florian Bernardi-Victor Bellotto (Renault Clio R3t) hacen lo propio en ERC3.En la clasificación del Campeonato de España de Rallies de Asfalto, José Antonio Suárez-Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 R5) han logrado edificar una ventaja de 15,1" respecto a Bruno Magalhaes-Hugo Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5). Los actuales campeones de España, Iván Ares-José Pintor (Hyundai i20 R5), lograron recuperar el tiempo perdido a causa de una mala monta de neumáticos de

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la mañana hasta situarse terceros del nacional por delante de Miguel Fuster-Nacho Aviñó, que empezaron la jornada metidos entre los mejores equipos con vehículos FIA.La Beca R2 Junior es territorio de Jan Solans y Mauro Barreiro que no sólo se han permitido el lujo de endosarle 47,6" al segundo clasificado; además, también lideran el Grupo R2 por delante de los equipos internacionales más rápidos con esta categoría de vehículos.En el Campeonato de Canarias, Enrique Cruz-Yeray Mujica despegaban en los tramos de la tarde con el Porsche para irse a 25,2" de Surhayén Pernía-Rogelio Peñate (Hyundai i20 R5), segundos a 7,6" de su compañero de equipo, Toñi Ponce-Rubén González (Hyundai i20 R5). El tercer integrante del equipo de Hyundai Canarias, Víctor Delgado-Dani Sosa, abandonaron en el TC4 tras salirse de carretera.La Copa Adam DISAmax está comandada de forma provisional por Carlos García-Jordi Díaz, seguidos a 10,2" por Nelson Climent-Agustín Vega.

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DiariodeAvisos (diariodeavisos.elespanol.com), Мадрид, 5 мая 2018LUKYANUK-ARNAUTOV CIERRAN LA PRIMERA ETAPA AL FRENTE DEL RALLY ISLAS CANARIASАвтор: Juan Jesus GutierrezAlexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5). | Photo Thomas Fenetre / DPPI Alexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) lideran con solvencia la primera de las dos etapas del 42 Rally Islas Canarias. Los rusos han demostrado por qué son líderes del FIA European Rally Championship al imponerse en cinco de los ocho tramos que han disputado los equipos. Ese dominio ha tenido su reflejo en los 21,3 segundos de ventaja que ha logrado acumular frente a sus compatriotas Nikolay Gryazin-Yaroslav Fedorov, que en su primera participación de la temporada en el ERC se ha situado en una firme segunda posición.La regularidad de Gryazin, líder en la categoría ERC Junior U28, ha hecho posible que se marche a casi medio minuto sobre Fabian Kreim-Frank Christian (Skoda Fabia R5) que en el último tramo, el urbano de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ha logrado superar a José Antonio Suárez-Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 R5) por 2,9 segundos. Segundos y terceros respectivamente del ERC Junior U28, la lucha entre ambos será una de las muchas claves de la carrera.No se puede descartar de esa pelea por el tercer peldaño del podio a equipos como el de Pierre-Louis Loubet-Vincent Landais (Hyundai i20 R5), Bruno Magalhaes-Hugo Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5) y Laurent Pellier-Geoffery Combe, quintos, sextos y séptimos respectivamente. Luis Monzón-José Carlos Déniz (Ford Fiesta R5) perdieron toda opción de conseguir un buen resultado ante su afición al golpear la parte trasera izquierda de su Ford Fiesta R5 TC6 y tener que parar para cambiar la rueda.En ERC Junior U27 las cosas no pueden estar más emocionantes. Los letones Martin Sesks-Renars Francis (Opel Adam R2) empataban en tiempo con Diogo Gago-Miguel Ramalho (Peugeot 208 R2), justo en la segunda pasada por el tramo urbano de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria y ante los miles de aficionados que llenaron esa especial; empezarán el sábado con una diferencia de sólo siete décimas. No podrán despistarse porque por detrás presionan, y de qué manera, Efrén Llarena-Sara Fernández (Peugeot 208 R2), que se han acercado hasta los 4 segundos tras errar en la elección de neumáticos por la mañana.A pesar de sufrir problemas de cambio durante la tarde, Emma Falcón-Eduardo González (Citroën DS3 R3T) mandan en ERC Ladies Trophy con 29,6 segundos sobre Catie Munnings-Anne Stein (Peugeot 208 R2). Tibor Erdi-Gyorgy Papp (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) comandan la provisional de ERC2, mientras Florian Bernardi-Victor Bellotto (Renault Clio R3t) hacen lo propio en ERC3.En la clasificación del Campeonato de España de Rallies de Asfalto, José Antonio Suárez-Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 R5) han logrado edificar una ventaja de 15,1 segundos respecto a Bruno Magalhaes-Hugo Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5). Los actuales campeones de España, Iván Ares-José Pintor (Hyundai i20 R5), lograron recuperar el tiempo perdido a causa de una mala monta de neumáticos de la mañana hasta situarse terceros del nacional por delante de Miguel Fuster-Nacho Aviñó, que empezaron la jornada metidos entre los mejores equipos con vehículos FIA.La Beca R2 Junior es territorio de Jan Solans y Mauro Barreiro que no sólo se han permitido el lujo de endosarle 47,6 segundos al segundo clasificado; además, también lideran el Grupo R2 por delante de los equipos internacionales más rápidos con esta categoría de vehículos.Claro dominio de Enrique CruzEn el Campeonato de Canarias, Enrique Cruz-Yeray Mujica despegaban en los tramos de la tarde con el Porsche para irse a 25,2 segundos de Surhayén Pernía-Rogelio Peñate (Hyundai i20 R5),

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segundos a 7,6 segundos de su compañero de equipo, Toñi Ponce-Rubén González (Hyundai i20 R5). El tercer integrante del equipo de Hyundai Canarias, Víctor Delgado-Dani Sosa, abandonaron en el TC4 tras salirse de carretera.La Copa Adam DISAmax está comandada de forma provisional por Carlos García-Jordi Díaz, seguidos a 10,2 segundos por Nelson Climent-Agustín Vega.

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El Dia (eldia.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 5 мая 2018EL GUERRERO RUSO LUKYANUK NO DA TREGUA EN EL INICIOEspectáculo dentro y fuera de la carretera. Equipos de primer nivel europeo y unas 250.000 personas, según cálculos de la organización, siguiendo el 42º Rally Islas Canarias, segunda cita del FIA European Rally Championship (ERC), tercera del nacional de asfalto y prueba inaugural del Campeonato de Canarias que se celebra en Gran Canaria y cuya primera etapa finalizó a primera hora de la noche de ayer en el Parque Santa Catalina de Las Palmas con el liderato del equipo ruso formado por Alexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5), ganadores de la pasada edición. Cinco scratch (mejores tiempos) en los ocho tramos cronometrados celebrados en la jornada inaugural se materializaron en una ventaja superior a los 21.3 segundos frente a sus compatriotas Nikolay Gryazin-Yaroslav Fedorov (Skoda Fabia R5), que en su primera participación de la temporada en el ERC se ha situado en una firme segunda posición.Máxima emoción por el tercer puesto, ya que los alemanes Fabian Kreim-Frank Christian (Skoda Fabia R5) han acabado 2,9" por delante de los asturianos José Antonio Suárez-Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 R5), primer equipo español clasificado.La regularidad de Gryazin, líder en la categoría ERC Junior U28, hizo posible que se marche a casi medio minuto sobre el germano Kreim, logrando superar al español "Cohete" Suárez por escasos 2,9 segundos y que ocupó durante varios tramos la tercera plaza del ERX. Ambos son también segundos y terceros, respectivamente, del ERC Junior U28, la lucha entre ambos será una de las muchas claves de la carrera.En ERC Junior U27 las cosas no pueden estar más emocionantes. Los letones Martin Sesks-Renars Francis (Opel Adam R2) empataban en tiempo con Diogo Gago-Miguel Ramalho (Peugeot 208 R2).En la clasificación del Campeonato de España de Rallyes de Asfalto, "Cohete" Suárez logró edificar una ventaja de 15,1 segundos respecto a Magalhaes. En el Campeonato de Canarias, el lagunero Enrique Cruz, con el grancanario Yeray Mujica de copiloto, despegaba en los tramos de la tarde con el Porsche para irse a 25,2 segundos de Surhayén Pernía-Rogelio Peñate (Hyundai i20 R5), segundos a 7,6 segundos de sus compañeros de equipo, los grancanarios Toñi Ponce-Rubén González (Hyundai i20 R5). El tercer integrante del equipo de Hyundai Canarias, el tinerfeño Víctor Delgado, con Dani Sosa de copiloto, abandonó en el TC4 tras salirse de carretera, afortunadamente sin consecuencias físicas, y cuando estaba realizando una memorable carrera. Destacar también en el apartado canario la retirada de José María Ponce por avería en su Seat 600 Proto.La Copa Adam DISAmax está comandada de forma provisional por los palmeros Carlos García-Jordi Díaz, seguidos a 10.2 segundos por Nelson Climent-Agustín Vega, mientras los hermanos tinerfeños Rayco y Teco Hernández, que están realizando una gran carrera, van terceros a 31.8 segundos.Hoy, sábado, se celebrará la segunda y última etapa formada por los tramos de Arucas (11,58 km a las 9:42 h y 14:15 h), Moya (15:08 h y 14:46 h) y Gáldar (24,21 km a las 11:28 h y 16:01 h). A primera hora de la tarde será la ceremonia del podio en Santa Catalina.

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El Dia (eldia.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 5 мая 2018EL EQUIPO RUSO LUKYANUK-ARNAUTOV SE IMPONE POR TERCERA VEZ CONSECUTIVAEl equipo ruso compuesto por Alexey Lukyanuk y Alexey Arnautov se ha adjudicado por tercer año consecutivo el Rally Islas Canarias y se afianza al frente de la clasificación del Campeonato de Europa de Rallies, después de imponerse también en la prueba inicial del certamen disputada en Azores.

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Lukyanuk y Arnautov, componentes del Russian Performance Motorsport, han participado a bordo de un Ford Fiesta R5 y han confirmado el pronóstico que los situaba como favoritos para ganar la prueba, que se ha celebrado este fin de semana en Gran Canaria y que ha sido presenciada por miles de espectadores, según indican fuentes de la organización.Por su parte, los asturianos José Antonio Suárez y Cándido Cabrera (Hyundai I20 R5) han sido los primeros clasificados en el Campeonato de España, y los tinerfeños Enrique Cruz y Yeray Mujica (Porsche 997 GT 3) han hecho lo propio en el Campeonato de Canarias.La pareja de los "Alexey", Lukyanuk y Arnautov, concluyó el rally con un tiempo de 2h. 06:23, después de imponerse en diez de los catorce tramos de los que constaba la prueba, que comenzó a disputarse ayer por la mañana y concluyó en la tarde de este sábado.El segundo puesto en la clasificación general fue para sus compatriotas Nykolay Gryazin y Yaroslav Fedorov (Skoda Fabia R5), a 51,4 segundos de los vencedores, y completaron el podio los alemanes Fabian Kreim y Frank Christian, con idéntica montura que los anteriores, quienes concluyeron a 1:29 de los ganadores.Por su parte, los asturianos José Antonio Suárez y Cándido Herrera (Hyundai I20 R5) fueron los cuartos clasificados y primeros españoles, con 2h. 08:12, mientras que en quinto lugar terminaron los franceses Laurent Pellier y Geofrey Combe (Peugeot 208 T16), con un crono de 2h. 08:13, en dura pugna con el equipo que le antecedió en la clasificación.Asimismo, los vencedores del Campeonato de España fueron Suárez y Carrera por delante de Bruno y Hugo Magalhes (Skoda Fabia) y de Iván Ares y José Antonio Pintor (Hyundai I20), y Enrique Cruz y Yeray Mujica aventajaron a Suhayen Pernía-Rogelio Peñate y a Toñi Ponce-Rubén González (con sendos Hyundai I20) en el Campeonato de Canarias.Esta segunda etapa del 42º Rally Islas Canarias -evento que concluyó con 65 equipos en meta y 24 retirados- estuvo compuesta por un total de tres tramos cronometrados que se repitieron en dos ocasiones, siendo el de Gáldar, con 24,21 kilómetros, el más largo de los dos días de competición, de la que pueden ampliarse detalles en la web rallyislascanarias.com.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 5 мая 2018ARES LEADS ERC ROAD ORDER INTO CANARIAS LEG TWOАвтор: ErcIván Ares will lead the FIA European Rally Championship field into battle today on Rally Islas Canarias, as yesterday's top 10 is sent out into Leg Two's stages in reverse order. Following Ares, Grzegorz Grzyb and Norbert Herczig out of the gate are a group of ERC's Junior Under 28 front-runners. PEUGEOT Rally Academy's Laurent Pellier heads into SS9 as fourth car out, though an experienced Bruno Magalhães sneaks his way into the Junior U28 pack as fifth car running.Team OSCARO-backed Pierre-Louis Loubet hopes to defend his overall top five position as sixth car running, followed by fellow Junior U28 contenders José Suárez and Fabian Kreim. Heading out ninth and tenth, leading pair Nikolay Gryazin and Alexey Lukyanuk will hope to continue their excellent from in Friday's stages.ERC2 action will kick off in today's opening stage at 10:17am, as Tibor Érdi Jr. sets off to defend his production class lead in the 11.58 kilometre Arucas test which starts Saturday's action.Only 60 seconds later later, a three-way fight for ERC Junior Under 27 honours resumes as class leader Mārtiņš Sesks, racing hisADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team ADAM R2,is immediately followed out by Diogo Gago and Rally Team Spain's Efrén Llarena as cars P28-P30 in today's road order.Two of yesterday's retirees are set to return under Rally2 rules as P24 and P25 in road order respectively. Hermann Neubauer was forced to give up running on Friday when he picked up two front punctures in one stage, and Paulo Nobre also returns after crashing out on Friday morning.ERC2 competitor Gilbert Bannout is also set to return after his retirement yesterday, and will be ERC's final car running today in P53 in the road order.However, there will be no Leg Two return for either ERC Junior U27 competitor Mattia Vita or local legend Luis Monzón. A broken oil sump caused a fire in Vita's R2-specification car in SS3, while Monzón's gearbox packed in after a pair of city stages around his home city, Las Palmas, at the end of Leg One.Ares leads ERC's cavalcade of competitors into action at 9:42am local time this morning in Arucas 1, with final car Bannout setting off into the stage at 10:43am. The post Ares leads ERC road order into Canarias Leg Two appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 5 мая 2018LUKYANUK AND GRYAZIN CONSOLIDATE ERC CANARIAS LEADSАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk continues to hold FIA ERC Junior Under 28 Championship leader Nikolay Gryazin at bay for the overall lead of Rally Islas Canarias, but changes were afoot in the ERC Junior U28 category.Behind stage 10 winner Gryazin, Fabian Kreim and José Suárez's battle for third overall and second in ERC Junior U28 resumed, as Kreim edged further ahead from 2.9s to 4.5s. However, Suárez replied in Leg Two's longest test, the 24.21 kilometre Galdar test, regaining 1.0s to keep Kreim in his sights.Laurent Pellier was a man on the move this morning, setting a trio of top five stages time to pass a struggling Bruno Magalhães for sixth place in SS9. Pellier then inherited fifth overall and fourth in ERC Junior U28 when Team OSCARO-backed compatriot Pierre-Louis Loubet dropped out, his car suddenly grinding to a standstill in the road section between SS10 and SS11.Grzegorz Grzyb also made his way past a frustrated Magalhães for what became sixth place after Loubet's retirement. A pop-off valve issue and a less than idea setup had already set Magalhães on the back foot yesterday afternoon, and those issues carried over into Leg Two, dropping him to seventh. It wasn't all bad news for Magalhães however, as he passed Norbert Herczig in SS11. The Mol Racing Team driver's tyres ran out of grip with several kilometres of the Galdar test still to go, ending 26.7s off stage winner Lukyanuk's pace. That time loss relegated him to ninth, and promoted Iván Ares to eighth.Eyvind Brynildsen moved up to tenth place, but struggled with understeer due to a suspected differential problem. Further down the order, Dávid Botka had been running P18 but has withdrawn from the rally, feeling unwell after completing SS10.

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RadioTelevisionCanaria (rtvc.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 5 мая 2018ALEXEY LUK-YANUK, MÁS CERCA DEL TRIUNFO FINALEl piloto ruso ha consolidado su liderato con dos nuevos scratch y ya saca cerca de medio minuto a su inmediato perseguidor. El Rally Islas Canarias afronta ya su recta final sin variaciones en la lucha por el título que, salvo sorpresa volverá a ser para Alexey Luk-yanuk.El piloto ruso ha incrementado la distancia que obtuvo en la primera etapa y está a punto de certificar su victoria en la segunda prueba del Europeo por tercer año consecutivo.Lukyanuk ha consolidado su liderato con dos nuevos scratch y ya saca cerca de medio minuto a su inmediato perseguidor. La cuarta sección ha registrado varios abandonos, que provocaron la neutralización de los tramos de Arucas y Moya. Fotograma RTVC

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RadioTelevisionCanaria (rtvc.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 5 мая 2018ALEXEY LUK-YANUK, MÁS CERCA DEL TRIUNFO FINAL EN EL RALLY ISLAS CANARIASEl piloto ruso ha consolidado su liderato con dos nuevos scratch y ya saca cerca de medio minuto a su inmediato perseguidor. El Rally Islas Canarias afronta ya su recta final sin variaciones en la lucha por el título que, salvo sorpresa volverá a ser para Alexey Luk-yanuk.

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El piloto ruso ha incrementado la distancia que obtuvo en la primera etapa y está a punto de certificar su victoria en la segunda prueba del Europeo por tercer año consecutivo.Lukyanuk ha consolidado su liderato con dos nuevos scratch y ya saca cerca de medio minuto a su inmediato perseguidor. La cuarta sección ha registrado varios abandonos, que provocaron la neutralización de los tramos de Arucas y Moya.

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Diario As (as.com), Мадрид, 5 мая 2018"COHETE" SUÁREZ SE LLEVA EL MAYOR BOTÍN EN CANARIASSe impuso en el Campeonato de España y fue el mejor de los nuestros en el Europeo, donde finalizó cuarto.Ha sido el que mejor botín se ha llevado en el largo viaje. "Cohete" Suárez se ha impuesto en la clasificación del Campeonato de España en el Rally Islas Canarias, su primer triunfo con su nuevo coche, el Hyundai i20, y además ha estado peleando por el podio en el Europeo hasta el final, donde acabó cuarto.El asturiano no quiso arriesgar los puntos de la victoria del Nacional por intentar sumar un podio en el Europeo, y al final se quedó a las puertas del "cajón" continental. Con este triunfo inicia la caza de los dos hombres de punta del Campeonato de España, Miguel Fuster (Ford) e Iván Ares (Hyundai), que le acompañó en el podio final tras pelear por la segunda plaza hasta el último metro. Pero se la llevaba el portugués Bruno Magalhaes por sólo dos segundos sobre el gallego, que se coloca a dos puntos del de Benidorm en el campeonato.El triunfo absoluto fue para el ruso Alexey Lukyanuk con Ford, que sumaba su tercera victoria consecutiva en Canarias. Alberto Monarri se imponía con su Abarth entre los dos ruedas motrices, Jan Solans (Peugeot) completaba un gran rally ganando la Beca R2 y su categoría en el Europeo, y Emma Falcón se imponía en la clasificación femenina del Campeonato de Europa con su Citroën.



Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 5 мая 2018NEWSFLASH: LUKYANUK WINS IN CANARIAS AS ERC JUNIORS STARАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk has scored his second FIA European Rally Championship victory in a row at Rally Islas Canarias, leading home a group of ERC Junior Under 28 frontrunners headed by Nikolay Gryazin. Gryazin finished 51.4s behind Lukyanuk in the overall classification, but took a commanding ERC Junior U28 victory. Late drama befell those behind however, as Fabian Kreim lost an overall podium finish due to checking in late for time control at the final stage of the rally.Hyundai Motor España's José Suárez inherited third place overall and second in ERC Junior U28 due to Kreim's late penalty, with Kreim expected to slot into fourth place overall after his penalty is applied.Laurent Pellier capped an excellent second ERC appearance as the fourth ERC Junior U28 competitor in the overall top five, as PEUGEOT Rally Academy's young talent added a fine finish to his first overall ERC stage win on Friday morning.Grzegorz Grzyb, Bruno Magalhães, Iván Ares, Eyvind Brynildsen and Łukasz Habaj completed the overall top 10, as Magalhães recovered a position from Ares on the final stage.Diogo Gago remains on course to take a second ERC Junior Under 27 victory in a row after his win in Azores, holding an 11.0s advantage over Mārtiņš Sesks heading into SS14.A late retirement for Juan Carlos Alonso in ERC2 gives production class leader Tibor Érdi Jr. an extended lead of 8m10.1s over new second placed driver Sergei Remennik with one stage left to run. The post NEWSFLASH: Lukyanuk wins in Canarias as ERC Juniors star appeared first on FIA ERC.

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 5 мая 2018LUKYANUK TÄYSIN OMAA LUOKKAANSA ESPANJAN EM-RALLISSA - "TÄMÄ ON AIVAN MAHTAVAA"/ Rallin EM-sarja etenee tällä hetkellä vahvasti Alexey Lukyanukin komennossa. Kauden avausosakilpailun Portugalissa maaliskuussa voittanut venäläiskuljettaja oli Espanjan Kanariansaarilla tänä viikonloppuna ajetussa toisessa osakilpailussa täysin omaa luokkaansa voittamalla 14 erikoiskokeesta kymmenen.Alexey Lukyanukille, 37, nyt ajettu Espanjan EM-ralli oli uran 27. rallin EM-sarjassa ja voittoja kasassa on seitsemän. Espanjassa Lukyanuk on juhlinut voittoa kolmena vuonna peräkkäin. Tämänvuotisessa kilpailussa EM-sarjan kaksinkertainen mitalisti oli omaa luokkaansa ajamalla 14 erikoiskokeelle peräti kymmenen pohja-aikaa. Maalissa voittomarginaaliksi tulosluetteloon kirjattiin 51,4 sekuntia.- Tämä on aivan mahtavaa! Pistimme aivan kaiken peliin koko viikonlopun ajan ja olen iloinen tästä esityksestä, Lukyanuk hehkutti viimeisen erikoiskokeen maalissa.Lukyanuk on ollut ykkönen tämän kauden molemmissa EM-osakilpailuissa, kun myös maaliskuussa ajetusta Portugalin EM-rallista tuli voitto. Vuonna 2015 EM-pronssia ja 2016 EM-hopeaa saavuttanut Lukyanuk onkin nyt erittäin vahva ehdokas tämän vuoden Euroopan mestariksi, mikä oli kokeneen venäläiskuljettajan tavoite kauteen lähdettäessä.Venäläisten erittäin harvinaisen kaksoisvoiton tällä tasolla varmisti Nikolay Gryazin, 20, joka ajoi vahvan kilpailun napaten uransa 19. EM-rallista kautta aikojen toisen palkintosijoituksen. Gryazin voitti viime syksynä soralla ajetun Latvian EM-rallin ja nyt tuli siis ensimmäinen EM-sarjan palkintosijoitus asfaltilta.- Tämä oli meille hyvä ralli ja pääasiassa harjoitusta. Joissain kohdissa yritettiin hyökätä, mutta Alexey oli yksinkertaisesti nopeampi, Gryazin kommentoi.Kolmanneksi ajaneelle Fabian Kreimille, 25, uran neljäs EM-ralli toi ensimmäisen palkintosijoituksen. Saksalaiskuljettajan palkintosijoitusta saattaa kuitenkin uhata aikasakko.- Poliisi pysäytti meidät, siinä meni aikaa joitakin minuutteja, ja myöhästyimme erikoiskokeen lähdöstä, Kreim harmitteli.Neljänneksi sijoittunut Jose Antonio Suarez hävisi Kreimille 18,9 sekuntia, mutta espanjalainen saattaa nousta vielä kärkikolmikkoon mikäli Kreimille tuomitaan myöhästymisestä aikasakko. Uransa ensimmäisen asfalttirallin ajanut Miika Hokkanen sijoittui alle 27-vuotiaiden junioreiden luokassa kuudenneksi ja nappasi näin ollen ensimmäiset EM-pisteensä.Rallin EM-sarjan seuraava osakilpailu ajetaan Kreikassa kesäkuun ensimmäisenä viikonloppuna.Yleiskilpailun lopputulokset1) Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford) 2.06.23,6 2) Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda) + 51,4 3) Fabian Kreim (Skoda) + 1.29,5 4) Jose Antonio Suarez (Hyundai) + 1.48,4 5) Laurent Pellier (Peugeot) + 1.49,9 6) Grzegorz Grzyb (Skoda) + 2.04,5 7) Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda) + 2.21,1 8) Ivan Ares (Hyundai) + 2.23,1 9) Eyvind Brynildsen (Ford) + 2.25,9 10) Lukasz Habaj (Ford) + 3.07,4Lukyanukin keskinopeus: 96,2 km/h Erikoiskokeiden pohja-ajat: Lukyanuk 10, Gryazin 2, Avcioglu 1, Pellier 1Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti

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Maisfutebol.iol.pt, Лиссабон, 5 мая 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES TERMINA RALLY DAS CANÁRIAS EM 7.ºАвтор: Redacao AutoportalProblemas do primeiro dia acabaram por afetar a prova do piloto portuguêsBruno Magalhães concluiu este sábado o Rally das Canárias, segunda prova do Europeu, na sétima posição, lugar que tinha perdido na penúltima classificativa do rali e que recuperou na última.O piloto português teve um rali muito difícil devido a problemas com o seu Skoda Fabia R5 na sexta-feira e que acabaram por comprometer um bom lugar na classificação.

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No final do rali, Bruno Magalhães sublinhou mesmo que: "foi um rali muito complicado para nós. Fizemos um rali limpo, mas perdi muito tempo durante todo o fim de semana. Não foi um bom fim de semana".A vitória no Rally das Canárias ficou nas mãos de Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) que depois da vitória no Rali dos Açores acabou agora por voltar a impor-se à concorrência dilatando assim a liderança do campeonato. Bruno Magalhães termina Rally das Canárias em 7.º

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 5 мая 2018LUKYANUK DOES THE DOUBLE AS ERC JUNIORS MOUNT MAIN RESISTANCEАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk strengthened his FIA European Rally Championship title ambitions with a second consecutive victory on Rally Islas Canarias, but his nearest rivals were all members of ERC's Junior Under 28 category, who completed the overall top five. Lukyanuk led from start to finish, winning 10 of the rally's 14 competitive tests to secure victory by 51.4s. Nearest rival Nikolay Gryazin headed the ERC Junior U28 category, following on from his Qualifying Stage win on Thursday with two stage wins and second place overall.Sports Racing Technologies driver Gryazin took a deliberately "calm" approach to his rally, playing it safe on Saturday to ensure he wrapped up a precious ERC Junior U28 victory, banking maximum points in his first appearance this season.Behind Gryazin, late drama decided an epic battle for the final podium position between ERC Junior U28s Fabian Kreim and José Suárez. Kreim had edged ahead early in Leg Two after taking third place on Friday night, but a time penalty for checking in late to time control on the final stage handed Suárez third overall and second in ERC Junior U28.Laurent Pellier capped a fantastic second ERC appearance with a top five overall finish, following on from his first ever stage win in Friday morning's second test. PEUGEOT Rally Academy's young star also recorded his first top five in ERC Junior U28, coming fourth and only 1.5s behind second placed Suárez.Diogo Gago turned his unexpected late entry to Rally Islas Canarias into a second consecutive ERC Junior Under 28 victory, edging out ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team factory driver Mārtiņš Sesks by 8.9s.It was an impressive turn of speed from both, especially Sesks on his first ever fully sealed surface rally. Sesks had spent Friday's Leg One trading places with Gago for the lead, but the PEUGEOT 208 R2 pilot slowly edged ahead over Saturday's six stages.Saintéloc Junior Team's Simone Wagner completed the ERC Junior U27 podium positions in third place, taking advantage of an Efrén Llarena error in Saturday morning's second stage, in which the Rally Team Spain driver retired.Tibor Érdi Jr. turned in a dominant performance in the FIA European Rally Championship's ERC2 category all weekend, winning all but one stage in the production category due to a throttle problem in the rally-closing Galdar test. Sergei Remennik and Gilbert Bannout completed the podium, despite Bannout retiring on Friday with a technical issue and returning the following day.Leg two recap: Safety-first approach from Gryazin gives Lukyanuk comfortable winLukyanuk's position at the head of ERC's 37-car field was aided by a safety-first approach from nearest rival Gryazin, the ŠKODA Fabia R5 determined to preserve his ERC Junior U28 lead at all costs from a trio of rivals close behind.Kreim and Suárez in third and fourth were engaged in a tight scrap throughout Saturday morning, Kreim initially pulling out 1.6s across SS9 & SS10 before Suárez claimed 1.0s back in the morning's final stage.A 3.5s gap after midday service turned into a 9.8s advantage two stages later for Kreim, but one last twist was to come. Kreim picked up a time penalty for checking in late to a time control located at the start of Leg Two's final test, and though he increased his gap by 9.2s with a blinding final stage time, it left him just shy of retaining third post-penalty.That second-fastest stage time - unsurprisingly behind rally winner Lukyanuk - was equalled by fifth placed finisher Laurent Pellier, who had started his day down in sixth place but came only 0.4s from usurping Kreim after his penalty had been applied.

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Pellier capitalised on a difficult event for last year's ERC championship runner-up Bruno Magalhães, leapfrogging him into sixth place in Saturday's opening test as Magalhães struggled with a pop-off valve issue. Pellier then inherited fifth from compatriot Pierre-Louis Loubet, as the Team-OSCARO backed driver's car ground to a halt on the liaison section between stages 10 and 11.Loubet had been pushing hard all weekend, keen to turn his promising pace from Azores into a concrete result in Gran Canaria. Though a car issue meant he left Rally Islas Canarias with only leg points from Friday, he left his mark - literally - not realising he had crossed the finish line at the end of SS9 and going flat out until almost reaching time control. Some masterful cadence braking ensured Loubet's tyre tracks were embedded on northern Gran Canaria's roads!Grzegorz Grzyb was another to benefit from Magalhães' morning troubles, Rufa Sport's main man moving past Magalhães one stage after Pellier and inheriting sixth following Loubet's retirement.Magalhães fixed both his pop-off valve problem and his car's set-up at midday service, climbing back to seventh overall in the afternoon after initially dropping behind Norbert Herczig and Iván Ares. Hyundai Motor España's Ares would finish only 2.0s shy of Magalhães, having lost 2.7s to the Portuguese driver in the rally's final stage.Herczig would not be able to hold on to his top ten finish. The Mol Racing Team ŠKODA Fabia R5 driver picked up a puncture in the rally's penultimate stage, costing him 1m23.3s to Magalhães and down to P12. Thanks to a quick time in the rally-ending SS14, he pipped Spaniard Surhayen Pernía to P11.Between Ares and Herczig in ninth and P10 were Eyvind Brynildsen and Łukasz Habaj. Brynildsen's first tarmac rally in an R5-specification car in five years had not gone exactly to plan, a suspected differential issue making his car difficult to drive while on the throttle, but a top ten finish was welcomed nonetheless. The post Lukyanuk does the double as ERC Juniors mount main resistance appeared first on FIA ERC.

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RadioTelevisionCanaria (rtvc.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 5 мая 2018EL EQUIPO RUSO LUKYANUK-ARNAUTOV SE IMPONE POR TERCERA VEZ CONSECUTIVALos componentes del Russian Performance Motorsport, han participado a bordo de un Ford Fiesta R5 y han confirmado el pronóstico que los situaba como favoritos.El equipo ruso compuesto por Alexey Lukyanuk y Alexey Arnautov se ha adjudicado por tercer año consecutivo el Rally Islas Canarias y se afianza al frente de la clasificación del Campeonato de Europa de Rallys, después de vencer también en la prueba inicial disputada en Azores.Lukyanuk y Arnautov, componentes del Russian Performance Motorsport, han participado a bordo de un Ford Fiesta R5 y han confirmado el pronóstico que los situaba como favoritos para ganar la prueba, que se ha celebrado este fin de semana en Gran Canaria y que ha sido presenciada por miles de espectadores.Por su parte, los asturianos José Antonio Suárez y Cándido Cabrera (Hyundai I20 R5) han sido los primeros clasificados en el Campeonato de España, y los tinerfeños Enrique Cruz y Yeray Mujica (Porsche 997 GT 3) han hecho lo propio en el Campeonato de Canarias. Fotograma RTVC

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Canarias7.es, Мадрид, 5 мая 2018LUKYANUK Y ARNAUTOV GANAN EL RALLY ISLAS CANARIASAlexey Lukyanuk y Alexey Arnautov han vuelto a lograrlo. El equipo ruso culmina un fin de semana perfecto al conquistar por tercer año consecutivo el Rally Islas Canarias. El equipo formado por Alexey Lukyanuk y el copiloto Alexey Arnautov no dio opción a sus rivales. Por tercer año consecutivo, ganan el Rally Islas Canarias y consolidan su ventaja en el campeonato europeo de rallies. "Es increíble, estuvimos presionando todo el fin de semana. Estoy contento con el

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rendimiento, muchas gracias a mis patrocinadores, a mi equipo y la afición, sois geniales", dijo el piloto ruso al llegar al parque de Santa Catalina.

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Lequipe.fr, Париж, 5 мая 2018LUKYANUK AU SOMMETVainqueur de cinq spéciales sur six, le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk a enfoncé le clou samedi. Il prend ainsi le large au Championnat.En remportant cinq épreuves spéciales sur six, le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) a plus que doublé son avance sur son principal rival samedi. Il l'emporte donc finalement avec 51"4 d'avance sur son compatriote Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda Fabia R5), auteur d'un meilleur temps, et 1"29"5 sur l'Allemand Fabian Kreim (Skoda Fabia R5).A noter la belle remontée de Laurent Pellier (Peugeot 208 T16), passé de septième à cinquième, juste derrière l'Espagnol Jose Antonio Suarez (Hyundai i20 R5). Moins de chance, en revanche, pour Pierre-Louis Loubet, dont la Hyundai i20 R5) a connu des soucis électriques éliminatoires. Quant au troisième français, Florian Bernardi (Renault Clio R3T), il remporte le classement RC3, en 19e position.Avec cette deuxième victoire en deux courses, Lukyanuk s'envole au Championnat ERC, d'autant que son plus sérieux adversaire, le Portugais Bruno Magalhaes, ne s'est classé que septième après sa troisième place aux Açores. Prochain rendez-vous en Grèce, début juin. F.P.

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Yahoo Sport (fr.sports.yahoo.com), Париж, 5 мая 2018RALLYE - ERC - CANARIES - LUKYANUK AU SOMMETVainqueur de cinq spéciales sur six, le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk a enfoncé le clou samedi. Il prend ainsi le large au Championnat.En remportant cinq épreuves spéciales sur six, le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) a plus que doublé son avance sur son principal rival samedi. Il l'emporte donc finalement avec 51"4 d'avance sur son compatriote Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda Fabia R5), auteur d'un meilleur temps, et 1"29"5 sur l'Allemand Fabian Kreim (Skoda Fabia R5).A noter la belle remontée de Laurent Pellier (Peugeot 208 T16), passé de septième à cinquième, juste derrière l'Espagnol Jose Antonio Suarez (Hyundai i20 R5). Moins de chance, en revanche, pour Pierre-Louis Loubet, dont la Hyundai i20 R5) a connu des soucis électriques éliminatoires. Quant au troisième français, Florian Bernardi (Renault Clio R3T), il remporte le classement RC3, en 19e position.Avec cette deuxième victoire en deux courses, Lukyanuk s'envole au Championnat ERC, d'autant que son plus sérieux adversaire, le Portugais Bruno Magalhaes, ne s'est classé que septième après sa troisième place aux Açores. Prochain rendez-vous en Grèce, début juin.

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Sport.es, Мадрид, 5 мая 2018EL EQUIPO LUKYANUK-ARNAUTOV SE IMPONE POR TERCERA VEZ CONSECUTIVA EN EL RALLY DE LAS CANARIASLos rusos se afianzan al frente de la clasificación del Campeonato de Europa de RalliesSe confirmó el pronóstico que los situaba como favoritos para ganar la prueba Los rusos fueron intratables. | EFE El equipo ruso compuesto por Alexey Lukyanuk y Alexey Arnautov se adjudicó por tercer año consecutivo el Rally Islas Canarias y se afianza al frente de la clasificación del Campeonato de Europa de Rallies, después de imponerse también en la prueba inicial del certamen disputada en Azores.Lukyanuk y Arnautov, componentes del Russian Performance Motorsport, han participado a bordo de un Ford Fiesta R5 y han confirmado el pronóstico que los situaba como favoritos para ganar la

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prueba, que se ha celebrado este fin de semana en Gran Canaria y que ha sido presenciada por miles de espectadores, según indican fuentes de la organización.Por su parte, los asturianos José Antonio Suárez y Cándido Cabrera (Hyundai I20 R5) han sido los primeros clasificados en el Campeonato de España, y los tinerfeños Enrique Cruz y Yeray Mujica (Porsche 997 GT 3) han hecho lo propio en el Campeonato de Canarias.La pareja de los "Alexey", Lukyanuk y Arnautov, concluyó el rally con un tiempo de 2h. 06:23, después de imponerse en diez de los catorce tramos de los que constaba la prueba, que comenzó a disputarse ayer por la mañana y concluyó en la tarde de este sábado.El segundo puesto en la clasificación general fue para sus compatriotas Nykolay Gryazin y Yaroslav Fedorov (Skoda Fabia R5), a 51,4 segundos de los vencedores, y completaron el podio los alemanes Fabian Kreim y Frank Christian, con idéntica montura que los anteriores, quienes concluyeron a 1:29 de los ganadores.Por su parte, los asturianos José Antonio Suárez y Cándido Herrera (Hyundai I20 R5) fueron los cuartos clasificados y primeros españoles, con 2h. 08:12, mientras que en quinto lugar terminaron los franceses Laurent Pellier y Geofrey Combe (Peugeot 208 T16), con un crono de 2h. 08:13, en dura pugna con el equipo que le antecedió en la clasificación.Asimismo, los vencedores del Campeonato de España fueron Suárez y Carrera por delante de Bruno y Hugo Magalhes (Skoda Fabia) y de Iván Ares y José Antonio Pintor (Hyundai I20), y Enrique Cruz y Yeray Mujica aventajaron a Suhayen Pernía-Rogelio Peñate y a Toñi Ponce-Rubén González (con sendos Hyundai I20) en el Campeonato de Canarias.

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RadioTelevisionCanaria (rtvc.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 5 мая 2018ALEXEY LUKYANUK SE IMPONE POR TERCERA VEZ CONSECUTIVALos componentes del Russian Performance Motorsport, han participado a bordo de un Ford Fiesta R5 y han confirmado el pronóstico que los situaba como favoritos.El equipo ruso compuesto por Alexey Lukyanuk y Alexey Arnautov se ha adjudicado por tercer año consecutivo el Rally Islas Canarias y se afianza al frente de la clasificación del Campeonato de Europa de Rallies, después de imponerse también en la prueba inicial del certamen disputada en Azores.Lukyanuk y Arnautov, componentes del Russian Performance Motorsport, han participado a bordo de un Ford Fiesta R5 y han confirmado el pronóstico que los situaba como favoritos para ganar la prueba, que se ha celebrado este fin de semana en Gran Canaria y que ha sido presenciada por miles de espectadores, según indican fuentes de la organización.Por su parte, los asturianos José Antonio Suárez y Cándido Cabrera (Hyundai I20 R5) han sido los primeros clasificados en el Campeonato de España, y los tinerfeños Enrique Cruz y Yeray Mujica (Porsche 997 GT 3) han hecho lo propio en el Campeonato de Canarias. La pareja de los "Alexey", Lukyanuk y Arnautov, concluyó el rally con un tiempo de 2h. 06:23, después de imponerse en diez de los catorce tramos de los que constaba la prueba, que comenzó a disputarse ayer viernes por la mañana y concluyó en la tarde de este sábado.El segundo puesto en la clasificación general fue para sus compatriotas Nykolay Gryazin y Yaroslav Fedorov (Skoda Fabia R5), a 51,4 segundos de los vencedores, y completaron el podio los alemanes Fabian Kreim y Frank Christian, con idéntica montura que los anteriores, quienes concluyeron a 1:29 de los ganadores.Por su parte, los asturianos José Antonio Suárez y Cándido Herrera (Hyundai I20 R5) fueron los cuartos clasificados y primeros españoles, con 2h. 08:12, mientras que en quinto lugar terminaron los franceses Laurent Pellier y Geofrey Combe (Peugeot 208 T16), con un crono de 2h. 08:13, en dura pugna con el equipo que le antecedió en la clasificación.Asimismo, los vencedores del Campeonato de España fueron Suárez y Carrera por delante de Bruno y Hugo Magalhes (Skoda Fabia) y de Iván Ares y José Antonio Pintor (Hyundai I20), y Enrique Cruz y Yeray Mujica aventajaron a Suhayen Pernía-Rogelio Peñate y a Toñi Ponce-Rubén González (con sendos Hyundai I20) en el Campeonato de Canarias.Esta segunda etapa del 42º Rally Islas Canarias - evento que concluyó con 65 equipos en meta y 24 retirados - estuvo compuesta por un total de tres tramos cronometrados que se repitieron en dos ocasiones, siendo el de Gáldar, con 24,21 kilómetros, el más largo de los dos días de competición, de la que pueden ampliarse detalles en la web rallyislascanarias.com. Fotograma RTVC

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Presseportal (presseportal.de), Берлин, 5 мая 2018SKODA AUTO DEUTSCHLAND PILOT KREIM EROBERT MIT ERSTEM PODESTPLATZ DIE EM-FÜHRUNG3 weitere Medieninhalte Das SKODA AUTO Deutschland Duo Fabian Kreim/Frank Christian (D/D) feiert auf Gran Canaria den ersten gemeinsamen Podestplatz in der FIA Rallye-Europameisterschaft (ERC). Links daneben: Rallye-Gesamtsieger Alexey Lukyanuk (Russland). Weiterer Text über ots und www.presseportal.de/nr/28249 / Die Verwendung... mehr Bild-Infos Download Las Palmas (ots) -- Außergewöhnliche Leistung: Fabian Kreim/Frank Christian landen bei der,Rally Islas Canarias' auf Rang zwei in der U28-Wertung - Tolle Performance: Doppelsieg für den SKODA FABIA R5 beim zweiten Lauf der FIA Rallye-Europameisterschaft (ERC) - Sturm an die Spitze: Kreim führt U28-Fahrerwertung im Kontinentalchampionat an - Fabian Kreim: "Ein traumhaftes Ergebnis" Jubel auf Gran Canaria: Die deutschen Rallye-Meister Fabian Kreim/Frank Christian (D/D) feiern ihren ersten gemeinsamen Podestplatz in der FIA Rallye-Europameisterschaft (ERC). Mit Platz zwei in der U28-Kategorie der,Rally Islas Canarias' springt SKODA AUTO Deutschland Pilot Kreim zudem an die Spitze der EM-Gesamtwertung in seiner Klasse. Den perfekten Auftritt der Marke SKODA auf der Atlantikinsel rundet der Russe Nikolay Gryazin mit seinem Triumph vor Kreim ab: Damit machen die FABIA R5 Piloten einen U28-Doppelsieg beim zweiten EM-Saisonlauf perfekt. "Ein traumhaftes Ergebnis - das ist viel mehr, als ich zuvor erwartet habe. Schließlich war diese Rallye absolutes Neuland für mich. Neben Platz zwei in der U28 sind wird ja auch als Dritte der Gesamtwertung aufs Podium gefahren. Meine ersten Podestplätze in der EM: Einfach genial", bilanziert Kreim und jubelt auf der Zielrampe überglücklich. Beim EM-Auftakt auf den Azoren war der 25-Jährige auf Schotter noch auf Platz fünf gelandet. Doch auf seinem Lieblingsbelag Asphalt zeigt der Odenwälder auf den 14 Wertungsprüfungen über 202,72 Kilometer eine gewaltige Leistungssteigerung und begeistert Tausende Fans an den Strecken. Von Platz vier nach der Auftaktprüfung arbeitet sich Kreim beim,Kurvenfestival' in den Bergen über der Inselhauptstadt Las Palmas dank drei Prüfungsbestzeiten und weiterer Top-3-Zeiten bis auf Position zwei nach vorn. Vor der letzten Prüfung dann noch eine Schrecksekunde: Durch eine Polizeikontrolle kommt der zweimalige deutsche Meister zwei Minuten zu spät zum Start. Die Rallye-Leitung spricht jedoch keine Zeitstrafe aus, Kreim behält in der längsten Prüfung Galdar 2 (24,21 Kilometer) zum Abschluss die Nerven und sichert einen der bislang größten Erfolge seiner internationalen Karriere. Nur Nikolay Gryazin ist in der U28-Klasse noch schneller: Der Russe siegt mit 38,1 Sekunden Vorsprung auf seinen deutschen SKODA FABIA R5-Kollegen Kreim. "Die Rallye hat uns wirklich alles abgefordert: Nebel und schlechte Sicht in den Bergen, ständig wechselnde Asphaltbeläge, endlos viele Kurven, ständiger Druck durch die starken Konkurrenten und zum Schluss noch die Polizeikontrolle. Aber wir haben uns keinen großen Fehler geleistet und wirklich das Maximum herausgeholt", sagt Kreim strahlend. Lohn ist die Führung in der U28-Gesamtwertung nach dem ersten Saisondrittel: Mit 46 Punkten führt Kreim vor Gryazin und Chris Ingram. Der Brite hatte die erste Rallye auf den Azoren im SKODA FABIA R5 für sich entschieden, musste auf Gran Canaria aber gesundheitsbedingt aufgeben. "Fabian Kreim und Frank Christian haben auf Gran Canaria wirklich eine Topleistung gezeigt. Sie sind trotz harter Gegenwehr von Topteams des Kontinents erstmals aufs EM-Podest gefahren - das ist ein weiterer wichtiger Schritt in ihrer Entwicklung als Team", kommentiert Christof Birringer, Leiter der Unternehmenskommunikation von SKODA AUTO Deutschland, und fügt hinzu: "Wir haben uns mit unserem SKODA AUTO Deutschland Team ja vor der Saison das ehrgeizige Ziel gesetzt, den Titel in der U28-Klasse zu gewinnen. Jetzt hat sich Fabian Kreim nach der zweiten Saison-Rallye vorerst die Spitzenposition gesichert. Das ist aber kein Grund zum Ausruhen für uns, sondern Ansporn, noch härter zu arbeiten." Die Titeljagd in der Rallye-Europameisterschaft geht für Kreim/Christian vom 19. bis 21. Juli in die nächste Runde: Dann wird bei der,Rally di Roma Capitale' in Italien ebenfalls wieder auf Asphalt gefahren. Die Zahl zur,Rally Islas Canarias': 12 Der SKODA FABIA R5 ist mit zwölf Bestzeiten auch bei der zweiten Rallye der EM-Saison 2018 das Maß der Dinge in der U28-Kategorie. Nikolay Gryazin toppt in neun der 14 Prüfungen die Zeitenliste im Turbo-Allradler. Fabian Kreim ist dreimal die Nummer 1 in der Nachwuchskategorie. Der SKODA AUTO Deutschland Pilot hatte schon bei der Auftakt-Rallye auf den Azoren mit einer Topzeit geglänzt. Dort gingen 14 der 15 Bestzeiten in den Wertungsprüfungen auf das Konto des FABIA R5.

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Rallye-Europameisterschaft,,Rally Islas Canarias' - Endstand in der U28-Wertung: 1. Gryazin/Fedorov (RUS/RUS), SKODA FABIA R5 2:07:15,0 Std. 2. Kreim/Christian (D/D), SKODA FABIA R5 + 0.38,1 Min. 3. Suarez/Carrera (E/E), Hyundai i20 R5 + 0.57,0 Min. 4. Pellier/Combe (F/F), Peugeot 208 T16 + 0.58,5 Min. 5. Ptaszek/Szczepaniak (P/P), SKODA FABIA R5 + 3.54,5 Min. Die FIA Rallye-Europameisterschaft (ERC) im TV Samstag, 5. Mai 2018 23:30 Uhr Eurosport, Rally Islas Canaris Sonntag, 6. Mai 2018 8:00 Uhr Eurosport 2, Rally Islas Canaris 11:00 Uhr Eurosport 2, Rally Islas Canaris Dienstag, 8. Mai 2018 22:00 Uhr Eurosport, Rallye ERC Magazin Mittwoch, 9. Mai 2018 9:30 Uhr Eurosport, Rallye ERC Magazin 12:30 Uhr Eurosport 2, Rallye ERC Magazin FIA Rallye-Europameisterschaft (ERC) 2018 22.03. - 24.03.2017 Rallye Azoren (mit U28-Wertung) 03.05. - 05.05.2017 Rallye Islas Canarias (mit U28-Wertung) 01.06. - 03.06.2017 Rallye Akropolis 15.06. - 17.06.2017 Rallye Zypern 19.07. - 21.07.2017 Rallye di Roma Capitale/Italien (mit U28-Wertung) 24.08. - 26.08.2017 Barum Rallye/Tschechien (mit U28-Wertung) 21.09. - 23.09.2017 Rallye Polen (mit U28-Wertung) 12.10. - 14.10.2017 Rallye Liepaja/Lettland (mit U28-Wertung) Pressekontakt: Christof Birringer Leiter Unternehmenskommunikation Telefon: +49 6150 133 120 E-Mail: [email protected] Bethscheider-Kieser Leiter Produkt- und Markenkommunikation Tel. +49 6150 133 121 E-Mail: [email protected] Original-Content von: Skoda Auto Deutschland GmbH, übermittelt durch news aktuell

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Fair-news.de, Берлин, 6 мая 2018SKODA AUTO DEUTSCHLAND PILOT KREIM EROBERT MIT ERSTEM PODESTPLATZ DIE EM-FÜHRUNG (FOTO)Las Palmas (ots) -- Außergewöhnliche Leistung: Fabian Kreim/Frank Christian landen bei der,Rally Islas Canarias' auf Rang zwei in der U28-Wertung - Tolle Performance: Doppelsieg für den SKODA FABIA R5 beim zweiten Lauf der FIA Rallye-Europameisterschaft (ERC) - Sturm an die Spitze: Kreim führt U28-Fahrerwertung im Kontinentalchampionat an - Fabian Kreim: "Ein traumhaftes Ergebnis"Jubel auf Gran Canaria: Die deutschen Rallye-Meister Fabian Kreim/Frank Christian (D/D) feiern ihren ersten gemeinsamen Podestplatz in der FIA Rallye-Europameisterschaft (ERC). Mit Platz zwei in der U28-Kategorie der,Rally Islas Canarias' springt SKODA AUTO Deutschland Pilot Kreim zudem an die Spitze der EM-Gesamtwertung in seiner Klasse. Den perfekten Auftritt der Marke SKODA auf der Atlantikinsel rundet der Russe Nikolay Gryazin mit seinem Triumph vor Kreim ab: Damit machen die FABIA R5 Piloten einen U28-Doppelsieg beim zweiten EM-Saisonlauf perfekt."Ein traumhaftes Ergebnis - das ist viel mehr, als ich zuvor erwartet habe. Schließlich war diese Rallye absolutes Neuland für mich. Neben Platz zwei in der U28 sind wird ja auch als Dritte der Gesamtwertung aufs Podium gefahren. Meine ersten Podestplätze in der EM: Einfach genial", bilanziert Kreim und jubelt auf der Zielrampe überglücklich. Beim EM-Auftakt auf den Azoren war der 25-Jährige auf Schotter noch auf Platz fünf gelandet. Doch auf seinem Lieblingsbelag Asphalt zeigt der Odenwälder auf den 14 Wertungsprüfungen über 202,72 Kilometer eine gewaltige Leistungssteigerung und begeistert Tausende Fans an den Strecken.Von Platz vier nach der Auftaktprüfung arbeitet sich Kreim beim,Kurvenfestival' in den Bergen über der Inselhauptstadt Las Palmas dank drei Prüfungsbestzeiten und weiterer Top-3-Zeiten bis auf Position zwei nach vorn. Vor der letzten Prüfung dann noch eine Schrecksekunde: Durch eine Polizeikontrolle kommt der zweimalige deutsche Meister zwei Minuten zu spät zum Start. Die Rallye-Leitung spricht jedoch keine Zeitstrafe aus, Kreim behält in der längsten Prüfung Galdar 2 (24,21 Kilometer) zum Abschluss die Nerven und sichert einen der bislang größten Erfolge seiner

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internationalen Karriere. Nur Nikolay Gryazin ist in der U28-Klasse noch schneller: Der Russe siegt mit 38,1 Sekunden Vorsprung auf seinen deutschen SKODA FABIA R5-Kollegen Kreim."Die Rallye hat uns wirklich alles abgefordert: Nebel und schlechte Sicht in den Bergen, ständig wechselnde Asphaltbeläge, endlos viele Kurven, ständiger Druck durch die starken Konkurrenten und zum Schluss noch die Polizeikontrolle. Aber wir haben uns keinen großen Fehler geleistet und wirklich das Maximum herausgeholt", sagt Kreim strahlend. Lohn ist die Führung in der U28-Gesamtwertung nach dem ersten Saisondrittel: Mit 46 Punkten führt Kreim vor Gryazin und Chris Ingram. Der Brite hatte die erste Rallye auf den Azoren im SKODA FABIA R5 für sich entschieden, musste auf Gran Canaria aber gesundheitsbedingt aufgeben."Fabian Kreim und Frank Christian haben auf Gran Canaria wirklich eine Topleistung gezeigt. Sie sind trotz harter Gegenwehr von Topteams des Kontinents erstmals aufs EM-Podest gefahren - das ist ein weiterer wichtiger Schritt in ihrer Entwicklung als Team", kommentiert Christof Birringer, Leiter der Unternehmenskommunikation von SKODA AUTO Deutschland, und fügt hinzu: "Wir haben uns mit unserem SKODA AUTO Deutschland Team ja vor der Saison das ehrgeizige Ziel gesetzt, den Titel in der U28-Klasse zu gewinnen. Jetzt hat sich Fabian Kreim nach der zweiten Saison-Rallye vorerst die Spitzenposition gesichert. Das ist aber kein Grund zum Ausruhen für uns, sondern Ansporn, noch härter zu arbeiten." Die Titeljagd in der Rallye-Europameisterschaft geht für Kreim/Christian vom 19. bis 21. Juli in die nächste Runde: Dann wird bei der,Rally di Roma Capitale' in Italien ebenfalls wieder auf Asphalt gefahren.Die Zahl zur,Rally Islas Canarias': 12Der SKODA FABIA R5 ist mit zwölf Bestzeiten auch bei der zweiten Rallye der EM-Saison 2018 das Maß der Dinge in der U28-Kategorie. Nikolay Gryazin toppt in neun der 14 Prüfungen die Zeitenliste im Turbo-Allradler. Fabian Kreim ist dreimal die Nummer 1 in der Nachwuchskategorie. Der SKODA AUTO Deutschland Pilot hatte schon bei der Auftakt-Rallye auf den Azoren mit einer Topzeit geglänzt. Dort gingen 14 der 15 Bestzeiten in den Wertungsprüfungen auf das Konto des FABIA R5.Rallye-Europameisterschaft,,Rally Islas Canarias' - Endstand in der U28-Wertung:1. Gryazin/Fedorov (RUS/RUS), SKODA FABIA R5 2:07:15,0 Std. 2. Kreim/Christian (D/D), SKODA FABIA R5 + 0.38,1 Min. 3. Suarez/Carrera (E/E), Hyundai i20 R5 + 0.57,0 Min. 4. Pellier/Combe (F/F), Peugeot 208 T16 + 0.58,5 Min. 5. Ptaszek/Szczepaniak (P/P), SKODA FABIA R5 + 3.54,5 Min.Die FIA Rallye-Europameisterschaft (ERC) im TVSamstag, 5. Mai 201823:30 Uhr Eurosport, Rally Islas CanarisSonntag, 6. Mai 20188:00 Uhr Eurosport 2, Rally Islas Canaris 11:00 Uhr Eurosport 2, Rally Islas CanarisDienstag, 8. Mai 201822:00 Uhr Eurosport, Rallye ERC MagazinMittwoch, 9. Mai 20189:30 Uhr Eurosport, Rallye ERC Magazin 12:30 Uhr Eurosport 2, Rallye ERC MagazinFIA Rallye-Europameisterschaft (ERC) 201822.03. - 24.03.2017 Rallye Azoren (mit U28-Wertung) 03.05. - 05.05.2017 Rallye Islas Canarias (mit U28-Wertung) 01.06. - 03.06.2017 Rallye Akropolis 15.06. - 17.06.2017 Rallye Zypern 19.07. - 21.07.2017 Rallye di Roma Capitale/Italien (mit U28-Wertung) 24.08. - 26.08.2017 Barum Rallye/Tschechien (mit U28-Wertung) 21.09. - 23.09.2017 Rallye Polen (mit U28-Wertung) 12.10. - 14.10.2017 Rallye Liepaja/Lettland (mit U28-Wertung)Pressekontakt: Christof Birringer Leiter Unternehmenskommunikation Telefon: +49 6150 133 120 E-Mail: [email protected] Bethscheider-Kieser Leiter Produkt- und Markenkommunikation Tel. +49 6150 133 121 E-Mail: [email protected] von: Skoda Auto Deutschland GmbH, übermittelt durch news aktuellHerausgeber : Skoda Auto Deutschland GmbH ID: 28249 - URl: https://www.presseportal.de/nr/28249Bildinformation: Das SKODA AUTO Deutschland Duo Fabian Kreim/Frank Christian (D/D) feiert auf Gran Canaria den ersten gemeinsamen Podestplatz in der FIA Rallye-Europameisterschaft (ERC). Links daneben: Rallye-Gesamtsieger Alexey Lukyanuk (Russland). Weiterer Text über ots und www.presseportal.de/nr/28249 / Die Verwendung dieses Bildes ist für redaktionelle Zwecke honorarfrei. Veröffentlichung bitte unter Quellenangabe: "obs/Skoda Auto Deutschland GmbH"* * * * *Publiziert durch Presseportal.de

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El Dia (eldia.es), Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе, 6 мая 2018EL GUERRERO LUKYANUK HACE HISTORIACompetitividad por igualdad es igual a "nivelazo", y si a eso le sumamos afición de primera y un explosivo cóctel de equipos veteranos mezclado con otros jóvenes, pues todo en uno para que el éxito esté asegurado. Así fue el 42º Rallye Islas Canarias, segunda cita del FIA European Rally Championship (ERC), tercera del nacional de asfalto y prueba inaugural del Campeonato de Canarias, donde el equipo ruso formado por Alexey Lukyanuk y Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) subieron a lo más alto del podio, tras dos duras y exigentes etapas, ubicado en un abarrotado parque Santa Catalina de Las Palmas. Es la tercera vez que el guerrero Lukyanuk vence en Gran Canaria.En los otros dos certámenes que estaban en juego, José Antonio "Cohete" Suárez y Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 R5), primer equipo español clasificado (cuarto del ERC), conquistaron con el triunfo en el Campeonato de España (CERA), mientras Enrique Cruz y Yeray Mujica (Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Rallye 2010) hicieron lo propio en el de Canarias.Alexey Lukyanuk dominó de principio a fin. De nuevo, fue el más listo de la clase y sus diez mejores cronos de catorce posible lo dicen todo. Marca una nueva época en la historia del rallye grancanario, como en su día hicieron pilotos como Carlos Sainz y Jesús Puras, entre otros.El también ruso y jóven Nikolay Gryazin (21 años), con Yaroslav Fedorov de copiloto y a los mandos de un Skoda Fabia R5 en la que fue su primera participación de la temporada en el ERC, logró una espectacular segunda plaza absoluta y primera de la categoría ERC Junior U28, tras finalizar a 51.4 segundos de su compatriota. El podio se completó con los alemanes Fabian Kreim y Frank Christian, terceros con Skoda Fabia R5 a 1:29.5, tras una pura pugna con José Antonio Suárez-Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 R5), primer equipo español clasificado. Ambos fueron también segundos y terceros, respectivamente, del ERC Junior U28.Cabe destacar que los grancanarios Luis Monzón y José Carlos Déniz no tomaron la salida en la segunda y última etapa debido a la rotura del diferencial trasero del Ford Fiesta R5 tras un toque en el sexto tramo de la prueba (primera etapa).En la también emocionante ERC Junior U27 se impusieron Diogo Gago-Miguel Ramalho (Peugeot 208 R2) seguidos a 8.9 segundos de los letones Martin Sesks-Renars Francis (Opel Adam R2) y con mala fortuna para Efrén Llarena-Sara Fernández (Peugeot 208 R2), que sufrieron una salida de carretera, afortunadamente sin consecuencias físicas.La canaria Emma Falcón, con Eduardo González de copiloto y a los mandos del Citroën DS3 R3T, se impuso en el ERC Ladies Trophy, seguids de Catie Munnings-Anne Stein (Peugeot 208 R2), mientras Tibor Erdi y Gyorgy Papp (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) ganaron el ERC2, y Florian Bernardi-Victor Bellotto (Renault Clio R3), el ERC3.En el Campeonato de España, "Cohete" Suárez superó al portugués Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5), segundo tras arrebatar el citado puesto a los gallegos y actuales campeones nacionales, Iván Ares-José Pintor (Hyundai i20 R5). El alicantino Miguel Fuster (Ford Fiesta R5), con Nacho Aviñó de copiloto, finalizó cuarto. En este apartado, el lagunero Enrique Cruz finalizó quinto y el el cántabro Surhayen Pernía, con muchos problemas electrónicos en el Hyundai, sexto.La Beca R2 Junior fue territorio exclusivo de Jan Solans y Mauro Barreiro (Peugeot 208 VTI R2), que también se permitieron el lujo de liderar el Grupo R2 por delante de los internacionales más rápidos con esta categoría de vehículos.Campeonato de CanariasEn el "mundialito canario", el actual campeón Enrique Cruz volvió a dominar de principio fin dejando al segundo clasificado, Pernía, a 57.5 segundos, mientras los grancanario Toñi Ponce y Rubén González fueron terceros en su estreno con el i20 R5 a 1:20.3 minutos. "Partíamos desde principio de año con dificultades técnicas, pero con mucho trabajo de ingeniería hemos encontrado el secreto que nos ha permitido exprimir los neumáticos asimétricos durante 30 kilómetros en lugar de los 7 inicialmente previstos", comentó Enrique. El grancanario Julián Falcón (Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Rallye) acabó cuarto y el tinerfeño, Adrián García, muy bien en su debú con el Peugeot 208 T16 RT5, quinto.En la disputada Copa Adam DISAmax vencieron de forma magistral los palmeros Carlos García y Jordi Díaz, seguidos también de unos rapidísimos grancanarios Nelson Climent y Agustín Vega, mientras los hermanos tinerfeños Rayco y Teco Hernández tuvieron que retirarse cuando iban terceros y protagonizando una gran carrera. La siguiente prueba puntuable de los Campeonatos de España y Canarias de Rallyes de Asfalto será el Villa de Adeje, primera cita también de los certámenes de Tenerife, que se celebrarán el próximo fin de semana, con unos 50 equipos. Como informamos ayer, el tinerfeño Víctor Delgado, tras los problemas en la primera etapa cuando estaba

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 6 мая 2018VIDEO! ESPANJALAISKULJETTAJAN VOITTOTAISTELU KOTIRALLISSA PÄÄTTYI RAJUUN ULOSAJOON/ Efren Llarenan taistelu alle 27-vuotiaiden junioreiden luokan voitosta Espanjan EM-rallissa päättyi lauantaina rajuun ulosajoon.Efren Llarena yhdessä kartanlukijansa Sara Fernandezin kanssa olivat avanneet rallin EM-sarjan tämän kauden osalta alle 27-vuotiaiden junioriluokan kakkossijalla Portugalissa maaliskuussa. Kotirallissaan Espanjan EM-rallissa kaksikko taisteli tiukasti luokkavoitosta aina kilpailun kymmenennelle erikoiskokeelle asti, kunnes raju ulosajo ja törmäys puuhun pysäytti matkanteon.Yhdeksän erikoiskokeen jälkeen tilanne nuoremman junioriluokan kärjessä oli huikean tasainen, sillä Diogo Gagon johtomarginaali Llarenaan nähden oli vain 0,9 sekuntia ja kolmantena ollut Martins Sesks oli jäänyt kärjestä 1,1 sekuntia. Gago ajoi lopulta voittoon 8,9 sekunnin erolla ennen Sesksia ja Simon Wagner oli kolmas. Miika Hokkasen uran ensimmäinen asfalttiralli toi tässä luokassa kuudennen sijan.Llarena ja Fernandez selvisivät rajusta ulosajosta ilman fyysisiä vammoja. Katso video ulosajosta alapuolelta.Lue myös! Lukyanuk täysin omaa luokkaansa Espanjan EM-rallissa - "Tämä on aivan mahtavaa" (5.5.2018)Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti Video: Rallin EM-sarjan virallinen YouTube-kanava

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DiariodeAvisos (diariodeavisos.elespanol.com), Мадрид, 6 мая 2018TERCER TRIUNFO DE LUKYANUK EN EL RALLY ISLAS CANARIASАвтор: Juan Jesus GutierrezAlexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) celebran su tercera victoria consecutiva en el Rally Islas Canarias. | DA El 42 Rally Islas Canarias finalizó, igual que los dos años anteriores, con Alexey Lukyanuk-Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) en lo más alto del podio del Parque Santa Catalina de Las Palmas. Tercera victoria consecutiva de los rusos en esta prueba y, además, con un total de 10 scratch en los 14 tramos disputados a lo largo del viernes y el sábado.Durante la segunda etapa, Lukyanuk hizo alarde de su superioridad al hacerse con los seis scratch en juego, los de las dos pasadas por los tramos de Arucas-DISA, Moya-Festina y Gáldar. Fruto de esa fortaleza del líder del FIA ERC en el asfalto canario acabó multiplicando su ventaja hasta los 51,4".Nikolay Gryazin-Yaroslav Fedorov (Skoda Fabia) dieron por buena la segunda plaza que, a efectos de la competida categoría del ERC Junior Under 28 suponía su primera victoria del curso 2018. En este mismo apartado, Fabian Kreim-Frank Christian (Skoda Fabia R5) y José Antonio Suárez-Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 R5) mantuvieron el pulso por la segunda plaza y tercera absoluta hasta el final, a la vez que Laurent Pellier-Geoffrey Combe (Peugeot 208 T16) se acercaban quedándose a segundo y medio.La categoría Junior Under 27 del ERC ha estado marcada en esta segunda etapa por el accidente de Efrén Llarena y Sara Fernández cuando estaban cerca de recuperar el liderato en el TC10. Los vencedores en Azores, Diogo Gago-Miguel Ramalho (Peugeot 208 R2) han acabado abriendo una brecha de casi 9" sobre los letones Martin Sesks-Renars Francis (Opel Adam R2). ERC2 ha sido territorio de Tibor Erdi Junior y Gyorgy Papp (Mitsubishi Lancer EvoX), ERC3 de los franceses Florian Bernardi-Victor Bellotto (Renault Clio R3T). Por su parte, el ERC Ladies Trophy ha ido a manos, una vez más, de la canaria Emma Falcón y su copiloto Eduardo Gonzalez (Citroën DS3 R3T).José Antonio Suárez-Cándido Carrera firmaron su primer triunfo con Hyundai i20 R5. | DA Cohete Suárez, primero en el Nacional

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En el Campeonato de España, José Antonio Cohete Suárez-Cándido Carrera firmaron su primer triunfo con Hyundai i20 R5, por delante de los lusos Bruno Magalhaes y Hugo Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5). Iván Ares y José Pintor (Hyundai i20 R5), terceros, y Miguel Fuster-Ignacio Aviñó (Ford Fiesta R5), cuartos, se quedaban a 2" y 3,2" respectivamente de los de Skoda.En este apartado ha habido que lamentar el abandono de Joan Vinyes-Jordi Mercader por salida de carretera en el TC9. Como en el caso del décimo, este incidente ha obligado a neutralizar esta especial. En la Beca Junior R2, exhibición de los líderes Jan Solans-Mauro Barreiro (Peugeot 208 R2), vencedores con más de minuto y 40 segundos frente a Roberto Blach-José Murado (Peugeot 208 R2).Enrique Cruz-Yeray Mujica (Porsche 997 GT3 2010). | DA Mundialito canarioEn el Campeonato de Canarias, Enrique Cruz-Yeray Mujica (Porsche 997 GT3 2010) aventajaron a Surhayén Pernía-Rogelio Peñate (Hyundai i20 R5), que han sido segundos por delante de sus compañeros de Hyundai Canarias, Toñi Ponce-Rubén González. Julián Falcón-Daniel Rosario (Porsche 997 GT3) y Adrián García-Marcos Guerra (Peugeot 208 T16) han completado las cinco primeras posiciones.Destaca en este apartado los abandonos de Luis Monzón y José Carlos Déniz que dejar el rally al término de la primera de las dos etapas después de golpear la parte trasera izquierda de su Ford Fiesta R5 en la sexta especial cronometrada, tras intentar recuperar tiempo tras una mala monta de neumáticos por la mañana. También abandonaron el equipo formado por Víctor Delgado y Dani Sosa(Hyundai i20 R5), tras salirse de carretera en el TC4. En la II Copa Adam DISAmax, el triunfo fue para el equipo compuesto por el piloto palmero Carlos David García, copilotado por el majorero Jordi Díaz. La clasificación general se decidió en el último tramo, lo que da idea de lo que lucharon por la victoria todos los Opel Adam S N3, en donde Carlos David y Marcos ganaban, con Nelson Climent y Tino Vega muy cerca de ellos en la segunda plaza, repartiéndose estos dos equipos los puntos de los mejores scracht. La tercera plaza de podio era para Juan Manuel Perera y Emilio Pérez, que heredaban la plaza tras el abandono de Rayco y Tecorice Hernández que se habían mantenido ahí hasta su abandono por un pequeño golpe en la rueda. En la cuarta posición finalizaron Marcos Javier Martin y Jesús Rivero, que realizaron un rally de menos a más, quedando por delante de Víctor Valido y David Rivero en su primera carrera en la copa monomarca.

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 6 мая 2018LUKYANUK ODOTTI NUORILTA HAASTAJILTAAN ENEMMÄN - "ENNAKKOON OLIMME JOPA HIEMAN HUOLESTUNEITA"/ Rallin EM-sarjan kausi 2018 on lähtenyt käyntiin kokeneen Alexey Lukyanukin hallitessa tapahtumia suvereeniin tapaan. Kun takana on kaksi osakilpailua, on Lukyanuk voittanut enemmän erikoiskokeita kuin venäläisen kilpakumppanit yhteensä.Edellisen kerran rallin EM-sarjassa sama kuljettaja oli voittanut kauden kaksi ensimmäistä osakilpailua vuonna 2011, kun italialainen Luca Rossetti ajoi ykköseksi Italian ja Kroatian EM-ralleissa voittaen lopulta myös Euroopan mestaruuden. Alexey Lukyanuk yhdessä kartanlukijansa Alexey Arnautovin kanssa on juhlinut tänä vuonna voittoa niin Portugalin, kuin Espanjankin EM-rallissa.- Tämä oli täydellinen kilpailu, enemmän ja vähemmän samanlainen kuin vuosi sitten. Voitimme paljon erikoiskokeita, vauhtimme oli hyvää ja itseluottamus kunnossa, kolmantena vuonna peräkkäin Espanjan EM-rallissa voittoon ajanut Lukyanuk kommentoi kauden toisen EM-rallin jälkeen.Lukyanuk ajoi 14 erikoiskokeelle 10 pohja-aikaa ja johti kilpailua ensimmäisestä erikoiskokeesta aina maaliin asti. Lukyanuk on ollut tänä vuonna kahdessa EM-rallissa nopein 16 erikoiskokeella, kun kilpakumppanit ovat yhteensä yltäneet 13 ek-pohja-aikaan. Lukyanuk itse odotti kohtaavansa Espanjan Kanariansaarten asfaltilla kovempaa kilpailua.- Odotimme, että nuoret kilpakumppanimme tulisivat menemään täällä todella kovaa ja ennakkoon olimme jopa hieman huolestuneita siitä. Mutta onnistuimme tekemään hyvää työtä, sää suosi ja lähtöpaikkamme oli erinomainen. Kiitos myös Pirellille toimivista renkaista ja rengasvalinnoista. Kaikki meni hienosti ja ei ollut mitään suuria ongelmia, Lukyanuk paketoi viikonlopun tapahtumat.Espanjan EM-ralli oli lopulta venäläiskuljettajien juhlaa, kun kauden ensimmäisen EM-rallinsa ajanut Nikolay Gryazin sijoittui toiseksi voittaen samalla alle 28-vuotiaiden junioriluokan.- Olen erittäin tyytyväinen tähän tulokseen. Odotin taistelevani täällä Junior U28 -luokan voitosta, joten oli vaikeaa taistella myös Alexeyta vastaan kokonaiskilpailun voitosta. Päätimme sitten keskittyä pitämään sijoituksemme, lopulta 51,4 sekuntia Lukyanukille hävinnyt Gryazin myönsi.

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"Poliisi pysäytti meidät"Saksalaiskuljettaja Fabian Kreimille yleiskilpailun kolmas sija oli uran ensimmäinen palkintosijoitus EM-sarjassa.- Ilman muuta olen onnellinen tästä tuloksesta. Kärkikuljettajat ajoivat aivan uskomatonta vauhtia. Haluan ehdottomasti kiittää kartanlukijaani, Saksan Skodaa, sekä Raimund Baumschlagerin tiimiä, auto oli aivan uskomaton. Olen erittäin tyytyväinen vauhtiini, tämä oli kuitenkin ensimmäinen kertani tässä rallissa. Isoin haaste oli pitää huolta renkaista ja onnistuimmekin siinä aika hyvin, Kreim totesi.Alle 28-vuotiaiden junioriluokassa toiseksi sijoittunut Kreim koki vielä ennen viimeistä erikoiskoetta tuskaisia hetkiä.- Poliisi pysäytti meidät juuri ennen aikatarkastusasemaa. Olin siinä kohtaa aika huolestunut, että mitä tulisi tapahtumaan, erikoiskokeen lähdöstä myöhästynyt, mutta ilman aikasakkoa selvinnyt Kreim sanoi.ERC2-luokassa Espanjan EM-rallissa mukana oli vain viisi kuljettajaa ja heistä maaliin asti selvisi kaksi. Voittoon ajoi hallitseva mestari Tibor Erdi Jr, joka Portugalissa joutui keskeyttämään. Unkarilainen ajoi luokan pohja-ajan yhtä vaille kaikille erikoiskokeille. Toisen sijan nappasi Sergey Remennik, mutta eroa voittajaan kertyi yli kuusi minuuttia.ERC3-luokan kärkikolmikon muodostivat Florian Bernardi, Diogo Gago ja Martins Sesks. Bernardin suoritus oli huikea, sillä ranskalainen ajoi nyt uransa ensimmäisen EM-rallin. Gago, Sesks ja Simon Wagner olivat kärkikolmikko alle 27-vuotiaiden junioriluokassa ja ERC Ladies -luokan voittoon ajoi Emma Falcon.Rallin EM-sarjan seuraava osakilpailu ajetaan Kreikassa kesäkuun ensimmäisenä viikonloppuna.Lue myös!Lukyanuk täysin omaa luokkaansa Espanjan EM-rallissa (5.5.2018) Video! Espanjalaiskuljettajan voittotaistelu päättyi rajuun ulosajoon (6.5.2018)Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti

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Speedweek.com, Мюнхен, 6 мая 2018GRAN CANARIA: KREIM EROBERT MIT P3 DIE U28-EM-SPITZEAußergewöhnliche Leistung: Fabian Kreim/Frank Christian landen beim zweiten Lauf zur Rallye-Europameisterschaft auf Gran Canaria auf dem dritten Gesamtplatz hinter Sieger Lukyank und auf Rang zwei in der U28-Wertung.Jubel auf Gran Canaria: Die deutschen Rallye-Meister Fabian Kreim/Frank Christian feiern ihren ersten gemeinsamen Podestplatz in der FIA Rallye-Europameisterschaft (ERC). Mit Platz zwei in der U28-Kategorie der,Rally Islas Canarias' springt Skoda Auto Deutschland Pilot Kreim zudem an die Spitze der EM-Gesamtwertung in seiner Klasse. Den perfekten Auftritt der Marke Skoda auf der Atlantikinsel rundet der Russe Nikolay Gryazin mit seinem Triumph vor Kreim ab: Damit machen die Fabia R5 Piloten einen U28-Doppelsieg beim zweiten EM-Saisonlauf perfekt. Mit seinem zweiten Saisonsieg 51,4 Sekunden vor Gryazin baute Alexey Lukyanuk im Ford Fiesta R5 seine Tabellenführung aus."Ein traumhaftes Ergebnis - das ist viel mehr, als ich zuvor erwartet habe. Schließlich war diese Rallye absolutes Neuland für mich. Neben Platz zwei in der U28 sind wird ja auch als Dritte der Gesamtwertung aufs Podium gefahren. Meine ersten Podestplätze in der EM: Einfach genial", bilanziert Kreim und jubelt auf der Zielrampe überglücklich. Beim EM-Auftakt auf den Azoren war der 25-Jährige auf Schotter noch auf Platz fünf gelandet. Doch auf seinem Lieblingsbelag Asphalt zeigt der Odenwälder auf den 14 Wertungsprüfungen über 202,72 Kilometer eine gewaltige Leistungssteigerung und begeistert Tausende Fans an den Strecken.Von Platz vier nach der Auftaktprüfung arbeitet sich Kreim beim,Kurvenfestival' in den Bergen über der Inselhauptstadt Las Palmas dank drei Prüfungsbestzeiten und weiterer Top-3-Zeiten bis auf Position zwei nach vorn. Vor der letzten Prüfung dann noch eine Schrecksekunde: Durch eine Polizeikontrolle kommt der zweimalige deutsche Meister zwei Minuten zu spät zum Start. Die Rallye-Leitung spricht jedoch keine Zeitstrafe aus, Kreim behält in der längsten Prüfung Galdar 2 (24,21 Kilometer) zum Abschluss die Nerven und sichert einen der bislang größten Erfolge seiner internationalen Karriere. Nur Nikolay Gryazin ist in der U28-Klasse noch schneller: Der Russe siegt mit 38,1 Sekunden Vorsprung auf seinen deutschen Skoda Fabia R5-Kollegen Kreim."Die Rallye hat uns wirklich alles abgefordert: Nebel und schlechte Sicht in den Bergen, ständig wechselnde Asphaltbeläge, endlos viele Kurven, ständiger Druck durch die starken Konkurrenten und zum Schluss noch die Polizeikontrolle. Aber wir haben uns keinen großen Fehler geleistet und wirklich

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das Maximum herausgeholt", sagt Kreim strahlend. Lohn ist die Führung in der U28-Gesamtwertung nach dem ersten Saisondrittel: Mit 46 Punkten führt Kreim vor Gryazin und Chris Ingram. Der Brite hatte die erste Rallye auf den Azoren im Skoda Fabia R5 für sich entschieden, musste auf Gran Canaria aber gesundheitsbedingt aufgeben."Fabian Kreim und Frank Christian haben auf Gran Canaria wirklich eine Topleistung gezeigt. Sie sind trotz harter Gegenwehr von Topteams des Kontinents erstmals aufs EM-Podest gefahren - das ist ein weiterer wichtiger Schritt in ihrer Entwicklung als Team", kommentiert Christof Birringer, Leiter der Unternehmenskommunikation von Skoda Auto Deutschland und fügt hinzu: "Wir haben uns mit unserem Skoda Auto Deutschland Team ja vor der Saison das ehrgeizige Ziel gesetzt, den Titel in der U28-Klasse zu gewinnen. Jetzt hat sich Fabian Kreim nach der zweiten Saison-Rallye vorerst die Spitzenposition gesichert. Das ist aber kein Grund zum Ausruhen für uns, sondern Ansporn, noch härter zu arbeiten."Die Titeljagd in der Rallye-Europameisterschaft geht für Kreim/Christian vom 19. bis 21. Juli in die nächste Runde: Dann wird bei der,Rally di Roma Capitale' in Italien ebenfalls wieder auf Asphalt gefahren.Stand nach 14 Prüfungen (= 202,72 km): 1. Alexey Lukyanuk/Alexey Arnautov (RUS), Ford Fiesta R5, 2:06:23,6 h. 2. Nikolay Gryazin/Yaroslav Fedorov (RUS), Skoda Fabia R5, + 51,4 sec. 3. Fabian Kreim/Frank Christian (D), Skoda Fabia R5, + 1:29,5 min. 4. José Suárez/Cándido Carrera (E), Hyundai i20 R5, + 1:48,4 5. Laurent Pellier/Geoffrey Combe (F), Peugeot 208 T16, + 1:49,9 6. Grzegorz Grzyb/Jakub Wróbel (PL), Skoda Fabia R5, + 2:04,5 7. Bruno Magalhães/Hugo Magalhães (P), Skoda Fabia R5, + 2:21,1 8. Iván Ares/José Pintor (E), Hyundai i20 R5, + 2:23,1. 9. Eyvind Brynildsen/Torstein Eriksen (N), Ford Fiesta R5, + 2:25,9 10. Łukasz Habaj/Daniel Dymurski (P), Ford Fiesta R5, +3:07,4

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Affaritaliani.it, Милан, 6 мая 2018WEEK END VITTORIOSO PER PIRELLIMissione compiuta. Nei due appuntamenti rallystici europei più importanti del week end i piloti Pirelli sono saliti sul gradino più alto del podio.Il russo Alexey Lukyanuk con la Ford Fiesta R5 ha dominato il Rally delle Isole Canarie, seconda prova del Campionato Europeo Rally 2018.L'italiano Giandomenico Basso con la Skoda Fabia R5 si è imposto nel Rally di Transilvania in Romania, prova di apertura del Tour European Rally 2018.Rally Isole Canarie: Lukyanuk domina sull'asfalto molto abrasivo grazie alla stabilità ai Pirelli P Zero RK5APer il terzo anno consecutivo Alexey Lukyanuk e Alexey Arnautov con la Ford Fiesta R5 gommata Pirelli hanno dominato sull'asfalto dell'isola di Gran Canaria, ripetendo il successo della prima gara stagionale sullo sterrato delle Azzorre. I leader del Campionato Europeo Rally FIA hanno sostanzialmente dominato la concorrenza, precedendo alla fine le due Skoda Fabia R5 dell'altro russo Nikolay Gryazin di 51"4 e del tedesco Fabian Kreim di 1"29"5.Nello Junior Under 27, riservato alle vetture due ruote motrici e di cui Pirelli è fornitore esclusivo, la vittoria è andata di nuovo al portoghese Diogo Gago (Peugeot 208 R2) dopo una elettrizzante battaglia con il giovanissimo lettone Martins Sesks (Opel Adam R2), finito staccato di soli 9".Dominio anche in Gr.N, con tre vetture gommate Pirelli ai primi tre posti: la vittoria è andata al campione di categoria in carica, l'ungherese Tibor jr Erdi.Rally di Transilvania: Basso sull'asfalto viscido resta in testa dall'inizio alla fine con i Pirelli P Zero RK7BAl debutto con la Skoda Fabia R5, Giandomenico Basso e Lorenzo Granai si sono nettamente imposti nel Rally di Transilvania, che ha aperto il calendario 2018 della serie TER, restando in testa dall'inizio alla fine del rally e segnando il miglior tempo in 10 delle 14 prove speciali. Gli altri quattro scratch sono andati ad un altro equipaggio gommato Pirelli: Simone Tempestini-Sergiu Itu con la Citroen DS3 R5, alla fine secondi nella graduatoria finale a 20"9 dai vincitori.Sulle viscide prove del rally rumeno, Basso ha usato esclusivamente i Pirelli P Zero RK7B, che hanno confermato la loro straordinaria versatilità.

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Così Alexey Lukyanuk: "Sono felicissimo. Ho vinto tante prove speciali ed ho avuto grande confidenza con la vettura in tutta la gara. Devo ringraziare in particolare Pirelli per i pneumatici: sull'asfalto estremamente abrasivo delle Canarie i P Zero RK5A sono stati efficientissimi sia con il gran caldo che con il meteo variabile che è subentrato nel corso delle due tappe." week end vittorioso per Pirelli

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 7 мая 2018ESPANJAN EM-KAKKONEN KOUVOLAN SM-RALLIIN, WRC-DEBYYTISTÄ EI TIETOA - "KYSY ASIAA KAUDEN JÄLKEEN"/ Espanjan EM-rallissa viime viikonloppuna toiseksi ajanut Nikolay Gryazin kilpailee seuraavaksi Suomessa, kun nuori venäläiskuljettaja osallistuu rallin SM-sarjan kesäkauden avausosakilpailuun Kouvolan sorateillä.Nikolay Gryazinin, 20, kilpailukausi kuluvan vuoden osalta on ollut viimevuotiseen tapaan varsin kiireinen. Venäläiskuljettaja on jo nyt ehtinyt kilpailemaan tänä vuonna kahdeksassa rallissa ja viidessä eri maassa, Norjassa, Latviassa, Italiassa, Espanjassa, sekä Suomessa. Viime viikonloppuna Gryazin ajoi vuoden ensimmäisen EM-rallinsa sijoittumalla Espanjan Kanariansaarilla hienosti yleiskilpailussa toiseksi.- Olemme erittäin tyytyväisiä, koska olemme edistyneet ja tämä tulos on erittäin hyvä. Auto sopii minulle kuin hanska käteen, enkä vielä aja ihan niin äärirajoilla kuin pystyisin. Lisää vielä vain harjoitusta ja pystymme menemään vieläkin kovempaa. Jossain kohtaa olin nopeampi kuin Alexey (Lukyanuk), kun hyökkäsin. En ole täysin varma olenko nopeampi kuin Alexey, mutta tulevaisuudessa aion olla, Gryazin pyöritteli Espanjan EM-rallin jälkeen.Latvialaisen SRT-tiimin (Sports Racing Technologies) kalustolla kilpailevan Gryazin kilpailuohjelma niin viime, kuin tänäkin vuonna on erittäin tarkasti suunniteltu ja se on äärimmäisen monipuolinen. Vaikka Gryazinilta löytyykin kokemusta jo useasta EM-rallista ja useiden maiden mestaruussarjoista, niin yksi asia on vielä näkemättä ja kokematta: debyytti MM-tasolla. On selvää, että rallin ystävät odottavat sitä suurella mielenkiinnolla.- En pysty antamaan siihen vastausta tänään. Ehkä on parempi, jos kysyt asiaa tämän kauden jälkeen, SRT:n manageri Joe Labuckas vastasi UrheiluUutiset.comille Espanjan EM-rallin jälkeen kysymykseen koska Gryazin nähdään ensimmäisen kerran kilpailemassa rallin MM-sarjassa.Yhteen asiaan Labuckas osasi antaa vastauksen, Gryazinin seuraava kilpailu on 1,5 viikon päästä ajettava Kouvolan SM-ralli. Gryazin osallistui talvikaudella kahteen SM-ralliin sijoittuen Mikkelissä neljänneksi ja Joensuussa kolmanneksi. Viime vuonna Gryazin kukisti Kalle Rovanperän kahdesti Latvian nopeilla sorateillä, ensin Latvian rallisarjassa ja myöhemmin syksyllä Latvian EM-rallissa, joten kovan vastuksen Gryazin tulee varmasti tarjoamaan SM-sarjan kärkinimille.Rallin SM-sarjan kesäkauden avaus ajetaan Kouvolassa lauantaina 19. toukokuuta.Lue myös! Onko Gryazin ensimmäinen venäläinen WRC-tähti? - 147 miljoonaa asukasta, MM-rallien voitot nolla (3.5.2018)Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 10 мая 2018TRIPLE ERC CHAMPION MAKES WRC2 MOVEАвтор: AutosportReigning three-time European Rally champion Kajetan Kajetanowicz will move into the World Rally Championship's WRC2 class for the rest of 2018.Kajetanowicz has targeted a WRC2 move since wrapping up his third straight ERC title last year, but an uncertain sponsorship situation meant he missed the start of the 2018 season. He will now join WRC2 from Rally Italy Sardinia next month, and will continue to use an M-Sport Poland Ford Fiesta. "We're going to take part in at least four rounds of WRC2," Kajetanowicz told Autosport. "Soon after Sardinia we'll know exactly which rallies we're doing. At the moment there's so much going on that I don't want to decide anything hastily."

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He admitted there were times over the winter when "the situation seemed hopeless" as he tried to find the budget to compete this year. "I'm starting a new chapter and in a way it's a great unknown - completely new places, new stages, it will be a great challenge," Kajetanowicz added. "Going up against works teams and vastly more experienced drivers will be the biggest difficulty in my opinion. "I always aim high but I wouldn't like to be too audacious. The humility with which I approached ERC worked out rather well." Earlier this year Kajetanowicz announced a split with his long-time co-driver Jaroslaw Baran. He said "not everything is buttoned up" regarding a replacement for Baran, his partner since 2009, but hopes to have news within "a dozen or so days". Kajetanowicz's only previous WRC start was on his home event in Poland in 2016 (pictured above), where he finished 16th overall and fourth in WRC2. Works Skoda driver Pontus Tidemand currently leads the WRC2 standings ahead of team-mate Jan Kopecky. In the ERC, Aleksey Lukyanuk has taken an early lead in the bid to succeed Kajetanowicz by winning the first two rallies.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 14 мая 2018BRYNILDSEN TARGETS ERC ACROPOLIS PODIUMАвтор: ErcEyvind Brynildsen wants to be in the lead battle when the FIA European Rally Championship resumes on the EKO Acropolis Rally from 1-3 June. Speaking following his impressive run to ninth place on Rally Islas Canarias - his first outing since October 2016 and his first appearance on Tarmac in five years - Brynildsen has high hopes when the ERC heads to Greece next month."On the gravel I will be really disappointed if we can't match [Alexey] Lukyanuk and [Nikolai] Gryazin," said Norwegian Brynildsen. "On Rally Islas Canarias I was prepared mentally not to be at [their pace] but I was hoping all the time. But in Acropolis I should be on the same level even with the lack of driving and training."Brynildsen has two previous Acropolis Rally starts to his name from 2008 and 2011, albeit when the event was based in different locations and used different stages to June's upcoming ERC counter."I was close to being second in PWRC [in 2008] but I blew the engine before the ramp when I was fighting with [Toshi] Arai, [Juho] Hänninen and [Andreas] Aigner. It's a really tough rally but we will prepare as good as we can, build the car like a tank, try to survive and hope we can be on the podium there and win." The post Brynildsen targets ERC Acropolis podium appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 мая 2018CHAMPIONS FOR ERC ACTION ON EKO ACROPOLIS RALLYАвтор: ErcChampions aplenty will be in action when the FIA European Rally Championship heads to Greece next week for the EKO Acropolis Rally. Based in Lamia from 1-3 June, the iconic all-gravel event forms the third round of the 2018 ERC season and has attracted an exciting line-up of title winners and star performers.The ERC entry list is available by clickinghereand here are just some of the names to look out for when action begins with a superspecial stage close to the Greek capital Athens next Friday.Orhan Avcioglou:Winner of the FIA Balkan Rally Trophy in 2017, this Toksport WRT-run Turk won his country's world championship candidate event last October.Eyvind Brynildsen:Norwegian brings extensive world championship experience to the European stages.Grzegorz Grzyb:winner of his national title in 2016, the Pole has also claimed the Slovakian rally championship four times.Łukasz Habaj:succeeded Kajetan Kajetanowicz as the Polish rally champion in 2015.

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Norbert Herczig:four-time Hungarian champion is embarking on his maiden European adventure with the MOL Racing Team.Alexey Lukyanuk:one of rallying's fastest and most spectacular drivers, the Russian tops the ERC standings after back-to-back wins.Bruno Magalhães:multiple Portuguese champion and last year's ERC runner-up.Juuso Nordgren:Flying Finn Nordgren is part of ŠKODA Motorsport's factory team in the world championship and will be one to watch as he makes his ERC debut.George Philippedes:Greek champion in 2016, Philippedes will carry the hopes of a nation on his shoulders competing under the Team Greece banner.Hubert Ptaszek:known as the Birdman, this young Pole is showing big promise in the ERC Junior Under 28 Championship, which doesn't include the EKO Acropolis Rally on its event schedule.Alexandros Tsouloftas:emerging talent from Cyprus with a strong reputation on gravel despite limited experience.Albert von Thurn und Taxis:making great strides in his transition from circuit racer to rally driver.Visit FIAERC.com soon to find out who will be chasing success in ERC2 and ERC3 and discover more about some of the other names taking part. The post Champions for ERC action on EKO Acropolis Rally appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 мая 2018EVENT PREVIEW: BIG HISTORY, BIG CHALLENGE - EKO ACROPOLIS RALLY TESTS ERC STARS IN GREECEАвтор: ErcFor more than 60 years, the Acropolis Rally has made heroes and broken hearts. Throughout that time, its legendary status has remained undiminished with last season's edition offering the usual mix of triumph - for winner Kajetan Kajetanowicz - and despair - for Nikolay Gryazin, who was leading when his car was gutted by fire, thankfully without injury to the young Russian and his co-driver Yaroslav Fedorov. This year's event, round three of the all-action FIA European Rally Championship, is set to be no different as crews negotiate demanding gravel stages in the Region of Central Greece.Factor in punishing ambient and ground temperatures, the prospect of rain in the build-up to the event, plus the presence of just shy of 20 R5 cars, and the stage is set for a thrilling contest.With two ERC wins from two starts,Alexey Lukyanukwill be the driver in the ascendency when the exciting entry is flagged away from the ceremonial start below the remains of the ancient Acropolis citadel - a UNESCO World Heritage Site - in the Greek capital Athens on Friday morning (1 June)."It's one of the toughest rallies of the year for the cars and the crews," said Russian Lukyanuk. "I did it two years ago with a different co-driver [to Alexey Arnautov] but we finished early with broken suspension due to the wrong pacenotes in one place. More than half of the rally will be new for me and it will be interesting to start with a long stage on Friday evening."Following a blast around the SSS Hippodome superspecial at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre, which was built for the Summer Olympic Games in Athens in 2004, crews head north to the fast and famous Thiva stage, the rally's longest at 30.53 kilometres. As well as offering an early test of ability, strategy will be much in evident.Drivers will balance running lower down the order to benefit from a more stable road surface with selecting a higher starting position - following Thursday's Qualifying Stage - in order to stave off the threat of driving in dust clouds, which can be a factor on gravel stages run later in the day when there is typically less wind to disperse hanging dust."It will be really tricky to get the proper starting position and there is always the possibility of being behind a slow crew or one with some issues," Lukyanuk said. "That means you can lose a lot of time straight away. But it's the competition and we'll play it. It should be an exciting weekend."An ERC regular until 1968, the Acropolis Rally returned to the European roster in 2014 when Loutraki on the banks of the Gulf of Corinth hosted the 60th running, a mixed-surface affair. Now run in partnership with the OMAE Greek federation on gravel only, Lamia has been home since 2016. And following the Thiva stage at 17h29 local time on 1 June, crews will reach the university city for first service from 19h44.Saturday's action is centred south of Lamia with three stages repeated once for a competitive distance of 123.76 kilometres. Crews head north on Sunday for two repeated stages covering 81.00 timed kilometres with the finish held in the grounds of the Lamia National Trade Fair from 15h04.

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ERC2: Newcomers boost class entry to season highA season-high seven crews will battle for honours in the category for showroom cars headed by championship leaderSergei Remennik, from Russia, and featuring newcomersPetros Panteli(Cyprus) andVassilios Drymoussis(Greece). Argentina'sJuan Carlos Alonso, Hungary's defending ERC2 championTibor Érdi JrandMenderes Okur(Turkey) are also entered.ERC3: Falcón set for Acropolis first, Ghosh and Muradian begin ERC bidsCanary Islander Emma Falcón will make her EKO Acropolis Rally debut as she bids for more ERC Ladies' Trophy points. Category regularArtur Muradian(Russia) begins his 2018 ERC campaign after tackling four events in 2017.Chrysostomos Karelliswas a class winner in the national section of the Acropolis last season but switches from a PEUGEOT 208 R2 to a Citroën DS3 R3T. Indian prospectAmittrajit Ghoshwill be Ford Fiesta R2-powered when he begins his ERC campaign but eager to gain experience rather than chase rapid stage times on only his second event outside his homeland.And in other news...*Bruno Magalhãeswill be playing catch-up in the title fight in his ARC Sport ŠKODA Fabia after mechanical issues restricted him to seventh overall on Rally Islas Canarias at the start of May.*Four-time Hungarian championNorbert Herczigstarts his third new event in a row for MOL Racing Team.*Former national title holderGrzegorz Grzybarrives in Greece, where he finished third last season, two weeks after missing out on victory on a rally in his native Poland by 0.3s.*Łukasz Habaj, who succeeded Kajetan Kajetanowicz as the Polish rally champion in 2015, will make his Acropolis Rally debut.*Norway'sEyvind Brynildsenhas previous Acropolis experience to count on from his stint in the world championship and is targeting a podium withVeronica Engan, who last co-drove him 10 years ago.*Promising CypriotAlexandros Tsouloftasbelied his lack of experience to finish fourth overall on his Acropolis debut in 2017.*Albert von Thurn und Taxiswas heading for a points finish on his Acropolis debut in 2017 only to roll into retirement on the final stage.Frank Christianwill co-drive for the first time.*Young PoleHubert Ptaszekis showing big promise in the ERC Junior Under 28 Championship, which doesn't include the Acropolis Rally on its event schedule.*Greek champion in 2016,George Philippedesmade his first start in an R5 car on last year's Acropolis but a crash on the closing stage ruled out an unlikely podium. He continues to compete under the Team Greece banner in a ŠKODA Fabia, also the car of choice for compatriot Efthimios Halkias and Ukrainian Yuriy Protasov, who will both be in action on the main international event albeit not chasing ERC points.*Belgian-GreekJourdan Serderidishas spent the last few seasons competing at world level but starts his first Acropolis since 2015.*After finishing second overall on the ERC-counting Cyprus Rally last season, multiple Cypriot championSimos Galatariotisis trying the Acropolis Rally for size having upgraded to a ŠKODA Fabia R5.*Paulo Nobre'slast Acropolis start was in 2012. The charismatic Brazilian returns this year as part of his season-long campaign with Motorsport Italia.*Portugal'sAloísio Monteiromakes his second ERC appearance of 2018, whileOrhan Avcioglufrom Turkey, winner of the FIA Balkan Rally Trophy in 2017, remains an ever-present for Toksport WRT.*FinnJuuso Nordgren, 21, is part of ŠKODA Motorsport's factory team in the world championship and will be one to watch as he makes his ERC debut in what is an experience-building mission.Watch and listenHighlights from both legs will be shown on Eurosport and available on Eurosport Player. ERC Radio will broadcast live from stage finishes and selected service park visits.ERC standingsClickherefor provisional standings after Round 2 of 8ERC statisticsERC rally wins in 2018:Lukyanuk 2ERC stage wins in 2018:Lukyanuk 16; Magalhães 4; Gryazin 2; Åhlin, Avcioǧlu, Botka, Kreim, Moura, Pellier 1, Ptaszek 1More event informationClickherefor the itinerary, entry list route maps and other useful information The post Event preview: Big history, big challenge - EKO Acropolis Rally tests ERC stars in Greece appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 28 мая 2018ERC ACE MAGALHÃES: LUKYANUK DIFFICULT TO BEAT BUT ON ACROPOLIS ANYTHING CAN HAPPENАвтор: ErcBruno Magalhães is focused on claiming an EKO Acropolis Rally podium rather than going all out to prevent Alexey Lukyanuk from making it three wins out of three in the FIA European Rally Championship. Last year's ERC runner-up is aiming to hit back from a tough Rally Islas Canarias - where mechanical issues hampered his pace - by landing his second podium of 2018 on arguably the toughest rally of them all."It's a difficult rally with very rough stages," said the Portuguese. "Everybody knows Lukyanuk, in normal conditions, is very, very fast and it's very difficult in normal conditions to be in front of him. But in rallies everything can happen, especially in Acropolis. But I'm not very worried about Lukyanuk because my focus is to stay in the podium and other drivers will be fast. I'm focused to make a good job, I want to make a podium and recover some points if it's possible."If Magalhães can finish on the podium in Greece, then he plans to dedicate the result to sponsor SEAJETS. "We arrived together in the Acropolis one year ago and it's a good opportunity to make a good job for them," he said. "I hope I can get some points to dedicate to them."Magalhães, who finished second on the Acropolis Rally last season, will drive a ARC Sport ŠKODA Fabia R5. Namesake Hugo Magalhães will co-drive on the event, which runs from 1-3 June. The post ERC ace Magalhães: Lukyanuk difficult to beat but on Acropolis anything can happen appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Abola.pt, Лиссабон, 30 мая 2018ERC: MAGALHÃES NO ACRÓPOLEBruno Magalhães, em Skoda Fabia R5, integra a lista de favoritos à vitória no Acrópole-2018, na Grécia, na estrada a partir de amanhã, 1 de junho. A prova é a 3.ª do Europeu e o piloto português encontra-se na 2.ª posição do campeonato, atrás do russo Alexey Lukyanuk, que venceu as duas primeiras etapas do ERC, em Ford Fiesta R5, nos Açores e nas Canárias."O pódio é o objetivo. Temos de conseguir muitos pontos para continuarmos o projeto internacional", disse Bruno Magalhães, 3.º nos Açores e 7.º nas Canárias. No Acrópole, que terminou no 2.º lugar em 2017, o português tem concorrência importante, com 19 R5 entre os inscritos.A prova tem 12 especiais e 629,83 km, incluindo 237,89 km ao cronómetro (156,89 km na 1.ª etapa, 81 km na 2.ª). Superfície: terra.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 31 мая 2018NORDGREN PIPS LUKYANUK FOR ERC ACROPOLIS QUALIFYING STAGE WINАвтор: ErcEuropean Rally Championship debutant Juuso Nordgren kicked off EKO Acropolis Rally with the fastest time through Thursday's Qualifying Stage, edging out Alexey Lukyanuk by only 0.021s. Nordgren is dovetailing his ŠKODA Motorsport driver development programme with selected major events, but immediately put ERC championship leader Lukyanuk under pressure despite his relative inexperience."[It's a] good start for the rally, we need to think about the road position for tomorrow," Nordgren told ERC Radio reporter Julian Porter.When asked about his road order choice to come later tonight, he was somewhat cagey, though admitted he definitely wouldn't be leading the field out tomorrow."We will see, but definitely not the first one!" he remarked.

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Lukyanuk was a clear second quickest in his Pirelli XR5-shod Ford Fiesta R5, the only driver within a second of Nordgren, but suggested he could potentially have gone faster."I lost the rear in the first section, went slightly wider and too fast so lost some time there," he explained.Yuriy Protasov went third quickest, 1.142s slower than Nordgren in his Go+Cars-prepared ŠKODA Fabia R5. It was an impressive return for Protasov, who last campaigned in ERC full-time in 2010."We are learning again. It's not so easy to come back after 2.5 years without gravel and without this car. I'm really really happy!" he told ERC Radio.ERC regulars Łukasz Habaj and Eyvind Brynildsen were fourth and fifth quickest respectively, despite Brynildsen dropping time with a gear selection issue in the opening moments of the Qualifying Stage.Bruno Magalhães, Alexandros Tsouloftas, Rufa Sport driver Grzegorz Grzyb, ERC Junior Under 28 regular Hubert Ptasezk and Mol Racing Team's Norbert Herczig completed the top 10 fastest times.George Philippedes did not participate either in the Qualifying Stage or free practice beforehand, withdrawing his Team Greece-OMAE entry due to personal reasons.Further down the order, ERC2 frontrunner Juan Carlos Alonso suffered a puncture, while ERC3 competitorArtur Muradian suffered a rollover in his PEUGEOT 208 R2, losing co-driver Pavel Chelebaev's mobile phone in the process!Start order selection will take place at 1900 local time at the Service Park in Lamia.Image: Chris Rawes The post Nordgren pips Lukyanuk for ERC Acropolis Qualifying Stage win appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 31 мая 2018NOBRE TO LEAD ERC FIELD INTO LEG ONE OF EKO ACROPOLIS RALLYАвтор: ErcPaulo Nobre will lead the European Rally Championship field into EKO Acropolis Rally's opening leg tomorrow, while championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk selected P15 on the road for Friday's stages. Palmeirinha Rally pilot Nobre faced limited options after going P14 in Thursday's earlier Qualifying Stage, leaving him a choice between second and first on the road. Selecting the latter, Toksport WRT's Orhan Avcioğlu picked last and slotted into second on the road behind Nobre.Qualifying Stage winner Juuso Nordgren earned the honour of picking road order first thanks to his fastest time, selecting P12 in the order with a specific strategy in mind."There was a lot of cleaning in the Shakedown, so we want to have some cleaning before we enter the stages. On the other hand we didn't want to be the last one of the priority drivers," explained the Wevers Sport driver."There is more risk of having more loose stones than guys in front, so I think that was a good position in between, to be P12 on the road."Nordgren dismissed any fears of lingering dust from others becoming an issue, confident he'd picked the right road order position."No. We have pacenotes!" he replied.Next up as second fastest through the Qualifying Stage was Lukyanuk, who went straight to P15 out of general principle, thanks to Nordgren leaving the often-coveted start order position vacant."On gravel we normally always choose the position to have a cleaner road. OK, stones can be a problem but you can find a stone going second or first on the road also. I think it's a good position for tomorrow."Though potential hanging dust had been a concern for the Russian Performance Motorsport driver, Lukyanuk felt his decision to start three places behind Nordgren would make little difference to visibility."We had some thoughts about it, but in the end either you start first or it doesn't matter. We believe the wind will be there, so I hope it won't be a problem."World Rally Championship regular Jourdan Serderidis will line his ŠKODA Fabia R5 up third on the road, with ERC regular Albert von Thurn und Taxis and Simos Galatariotis and following behind.More familiar ERC names followed, as Norbert Herczig, TRT Krezus Rally Team's Hubert Ptasezk and Grzegorz Grzyb line up sixth, seventh and eighth respectively. Alexandros Tsouloftas will launch his Citroën DS3 R5 into EKO Acropolis Rally's stages ninth in the order, followed by Bruno Magalhães.Eyvind Brynildsen starts directly in front of Nordgren in P11, while Łukasz Habaj and ERC returnee Yuriy Protasov slot in between Nordgren and Lukyanuk with P13 and P14 in the road order respectively.

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All crews will visit the Acropolis of Athens for a ceremonial start at 1100 local time (1200 CET), before Nobre kicks the action off around the Hippodrome superspecial at 1526 local time (1426 CET). The post Nobre to lead ERC field into Leg One of EKO Acropolis Rally appeared first on FIA ERC.

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 31 мая 2018KOMEA ALOITUS! NORDGREN HUIPPUVAUHDISSA KREIKAN EM-RALLIN AIKA-AJOSSA/ Juuso Nordgrenin uran ensimmäinen EM-ralli sai Kreikassa onnistuneen alun, kun karkkilalainen täräytti torstaina ajetussa aika-ajossa nopeimman ajan.Juuso Nordgren yhdessä kartanlukijansa Tapio Suomisen kanssa löysi legendaarisen Akropolis Rallin ensimetreistä lähtien hyvän vauhdin ja EM-ralleista tutussa aika-ajossa syntyikin koko porukan nopein aika. EM-sarjan pistejohtaja, kauden molemmat osakilpailut keväällä voittanut Alexey Lukyanuk, hävisi Nordgrenille kahdella sekunnin sadasosalla. Aika-ajon ykkössijan myötä Nordgren pääsi valitsemaan lähtöpaikkansa ensimmäisenä perjantain erikoiskokeille.- Testierikoiskokeella tie oli sen verran huonossa kunnossa, että ensimmäisenä reitillä olleet kärsivät "aura-auton roolista", joten ehdottomasti halusimme autoja reitille ennen meitä. Toisaalta emme halunneet olla kärkikuljettajista viimeisenä ajovuorossa, 12. lähtöpaikan valinnut Nordgren kommentoi EM-sarjan tiedotteessa.- On riski, että tiellä on irtokiviä enemmän kuin ensin ajavilla, joten siksi oli parempi valinta valita lähtöpaikka siitä välistä, Nordgren lisäsi.Lukyanuk valitsi perjantain erikoiskokeille 15. lähtöpaikan.Jo ennen torstaita Nordgren sanoi tiedotteessaan, että EM-sarjassa käytössä oleva aika-ajo on systeeminä hyvä ja toimiva.- Tykkään kovasti. Sitten ei ainakaan ole itkemistä, että kuka joutuu olla auraajana. Pitää vaan vetää kaasu auki, niin ei tarvitse äimistellä, että kuka hyötyy lähtöpaikastaan ja kuka kärsii, Nordgren ennakoi aiemmin tällä viikolla.Nordgren on urallaan osallistunut tähän mennessä kuuteen MM-ralliin ja nyt on edessä ensimmäinen kilpailu rallin EM-sarjassa. Skodan tehdaskuljettaja ei tavoitteistaan tingi, Kreikkaan ei ole lähdetty maisemia katselemaan.- Onhan täälläkin kova taso ja monet kuskit ovat kiertäneet sarjaa jo useamman vuoden. Uskon, että esimerkiksi Lukyanuk menee varmasti kovaa. Myös Eyvind Brynildsen on ajanut hyvin sorakisoissa. Siinä ovat kovimmat haastajat, mutta kyllä me vähintään kolmen nippuun tähdätään, Nordgren korostaa.Nordgren kilpailee Wevers Sportin Skoda Fabia R5 -autolla, jolla muun muassa Ole Christian Veiby ajoi Monte Carlon MM-rallissa tammikuussa.- Ollaan tehtaan alaisuudessa, muttei tehdasautolla. Skodalta tulee sama inssi, jonka kanssa teimme debyytin viime syksynä Espanjassa, joten hyvä porukka on ympärillä, Nordgren taustoittaa.Kreikan EM-rallissa ajetaan kolmen päivän aikana (perjantai-sunnuntai) 12 erikoiskoetta yhteispituudeltaan reilut 237 kilometriä. Kilpailu käynnistyy perjantaina iltapäivällä ja avauspäivän ohjelmassa on kaksi erikoiskoetta, joista jälkimmäinen, 30,53-kilometrinen Thiva, on myös koko viikonlopun pisin erikoiskoe.Kreikan EM-rallin aika-ajo1) Juuso Nordgren (FIN) Skoda 2.19,778 2) Alexey Lukyanuk (RUS) Ford + 0,021 3) Yuriy Protasov (UKR) Skoda + 1,142 4) Lukasz Habaj (POL) Ford + 1,588 5) Eyvind Brynildsen (NOR) Ford + 1,904 6) Bruno Magalhaes (POR) Skoda + 2,000 Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti Lainaa Nopeasti

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 1 июня 2018LUKYANUK SUFFERS PUNCTURE IN EKO ACROPOLIS RALLY'S OPENING ERC STAGEАвтор: ErcFIA European Rally Championship points leader Alexey Lukyanuk suffered a dramatic start to EKO Rally Acropolis, picking up a puncture in the opening Hippodrome stage. Lukyanuk's Russian Performance Motorsport-prepared Ford Fiesta R5 only made it as far as the first corner of SS1 before his front right tyre came off its rim, sending him wide at the following long left hander.Nursing his car home, Lukyanuk lost 12.8 seconds to stage winner Norbert Herczig, putting him in last place of EKO Acropolis Rally's ERC points-scoring R5 competitors."In the first corner, I don't know, it went off the rim and that's it," Lukyanuk told ERC Radio at stage end."Now I have zero spares," he remarked, indicating he was carrying only a single spare tyre to last him for both of this afternoon's stages. He now faces the 30.53 kilometre Thiva test without any further spares in case of a puncture.Russian Performance Motorsport's unfortunate start was compounded by their ERC2 representative Sergei Remennik also picking up a front-right puncture. Coincidentally, Remennik started his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X from the same lane as team-mate Lukyanuk.Remennik now sits 12.6 seconds behind ERC2 class leader Zelindo Melegari after SS1. The post Lukyanuk suffers puncture in EKO Acropolis Rally's opening ERC stage appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 1 июня 2018ALEXEY LUKYANUK HAS THIVA FEVER WITH STORMING DRIVE TO ERC ACROPOLIS LEADАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk recovered from a first stage puncture to storm into the lead of EKO Acropolis Rally, going close to a minute faster than everyone through the FIA European Rally Championship's second stage in Greece.Having suffered a puncture in SS1, Lukyanuk had lost 12 seconds to early leader Norbert Herczig heading into the 30 kilometre Thiva test, but bounced back with a stage win in SS2, 44.5 seconds quicker than Eyvind Brynildsen to move into first place.Though road sweeping made little difference in the Hippodrome superspecial - if anything lingering dust made it easier for those starting first - it became an issue for early runners during Thiva. As Herczig dropped to seventh, Brynildsen moved into second overall, benefitting from starting P11 in the road order.Brynildsen's pace came despite overshooting a junction and dropping over 10 seconds, as did third placed Juuso Nordgren further into Thiva. Wevers Sport driver Nordgren had won yesterday's Qualifying Stage on his ERC debut, but went third quickest in SS2 after his own overshoot to hold the final podium place heading into Leg Two. ERC veteran Bruno Magalhães found the slippery, dusty conditions challenging too, admitting he nearly crashed two or three times before backing off to bring his ŠKODA Fabia R5 home in fourth place overall, and crucially in one piece.Alexandros Tsouloftas rounded out the top five aboard his Citroën DS3 R5, even after a minor altercation with a bank at a hairpin caused minor damage to his front end. Combined with a gear shift issue afflicting his car, it was an impressive end to his day.Yuiry Protsaov was the last car within a minute of rally leader Lukyanuk, 53.1s off the lead after two stages and 8.7s ahead of early leader Herczig. Rufa Sport driver Grzegorz Grzyb, Hubert Ptasezk and Simos Galatariotis completed the top 10 overall.Drama befell Łukasz Habaj who retired after stopping mid-way through SS2, while first car on the road Paulo Nobre slid wide, damaging the front of his Fabia R5 when returning to the road.

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 1 июня 2018LUKYANUK AJOI HURJAN POHJA-AJAN, NORDGREN KOLMANTENA - "VIRHEET KUSKISTA JOHTUVIA"/ Rallin EM-sarjan kauden kolmas osakilpailu Kreikassa polkaistiin erikoiskokeiden osalta käyntiin perjantaina, kun ohjelmassa oli yleisöpyörityksen lisäksi viikonlopun pisin erikoiskoe. EM-pistejohtaja Alexey Lukyanukin avauspäivään mahtui hyvää ja huonoa, kun taas Juuso Nordgren manasi omia ajovirheitään.Kreikan EM-ralli, legendaarinen Akropolis Ralli, käynnistyi lyhyellä 2,6-kilometrisellä Hippodromen yleisöerikoiskokeella, missä erot odotetusti kärjessä jäivät varsin pieniksi. Kärkikymmenikkö mahtui kahden ja puolen sekunnin sisään. Nopeimmasta ajasta vastasi unkarilainen Norbert Herczig ja uransa ensimmäistä EM-rallia ajava Juuso Nordgren löytyi tuloksista sijalta seitsemän, 2,1 sekuntia kärjestä jääneenä.- Pätkä oli laukkaradan keskelle tehty parikilometrinen sorapintainen yleisö-ek. En tiedä, mutta tuntui, että pito oli ensimmäisinä lähteneillä paras, eli tie ei puhdistunutkaan ennen meitä, vaan muuttui liukkaammaksi mitä enemmän autoja meni. Se vähän yllätti, 12. kuljettajana reitillä ollut Nordgren kommentoi tiedotteessaan.EM-sarjan kauden molemmat osakilpailut tänä vuonna voittanut Alexey Lukyanuk kärsi avauserikoiskokeella rengasrikon, sijoitus oli vasta 20. ja eroa kärkeen kertyi lähes 13 sekuntia. Venäläiskuljettajan suurin murhe ei tässä kohtaa ollut kuitenkaan menetetty aika, vaan se, että perjantain toiselle erikoiskokeelle hän joutui lähtemään ilman vararengasta. Ja se toinen erikoiskoe oli kuitenkin koko kilpailun pisin, lähes 31 kilometrinen Thiva.Sen sijaan, että Lukyanuk olisi lähtenyt ajamaan "maratoonia" varman päälle, olihan edessä vielä pitkä kilpailu ja matkaa maaliin parisataa kilometriä, niin EM-pistejohtaja meni ja näytti todellisen suuruutensa ajamalla täysin käsittämättömän pohja-ajan. Toiseksi nopeimman ajan kellottanut Eyvind Brynildsen hävisi Lukyanukille peräti 44,5 sekuntia!- Näin iso ero on kyllä yllätys. Tein joitakin virheitä. Tie oli meille todella puhdas, parempi kuin edellä ajaville, Lukyanuk hymyili erikoiskokeen maalissa. "Tuohon kyytiin ei ollut mitään asiaa"Brynildsen nousi kokonaistilanteessa toiseksi ja norjalaisen ero kärkeen on 33,5 sekuntia. Nordgrenin suoritus oikeutti kolmanneksi nopeimpaan aikaan.- Muutama mutka meni huonosti ja yksi risteys meni pitkäksi ja jouduimme peruutella siimojen alta. Siinä meni aikaa varmaan kymmenen sekuntia. Muutamissa paikoissa pöly haittasi näkyvyyttä, mutta kyllä virheet olivat kuskista johtuvia, Nordgren ruoski itseään.Lukyanuk löi Nordgrenin Thivan pitkällä erikoiskokeella 49,1 sekunnilla.- Oli kyllä hurjat pohjat Lukyanukilta! Ilman virheitä olisimme voineet olla toiseksi nopeimpia, mutta tuohon kyytiin ei ollut mitään asiaa, Nordgren myönsi.Yötauolle Nordgren ja kartanlukija Tapio Suominen saapuivat parhaana Skoda-kaksikkona sijalla kolme ja eroa kärkeen on 38,4 sekuntia. Brynildsen toisella sijalla on vain 4,9 sekuntia suomalaiskuljettajaa edellä.- Vaikka ajaminen olikin tänään huonoa, niin sijoitus on ihan hyvä. Tämä on sellainen ralli, ettei tuota eroa kannata ajamalla lähteä kuromaan kiinni. Siinä on iso riski, että tulee rengasrikkoja tai hajottaa autonsa, Nordgren viittasi aikaeroaan kärkikuljettaja Lukyanukiin nähden.Kreikan EM-ralli jatkuu lauantaina, kun toisen ajopäivän ohjelmassa on kuusi erikoiskoetta yhteispituudeltaan reilut 123 kilometriä. Ensimmäinen erikoiskoe käynnistyy kello 10.48 Suomen aikaa.- Pari aika kivikkoista pätkää siellä on ainakin, mutta uskon, että ilman virheitä olemme korkealla tuloksissa, Nordgren päätti.Yleiskilpailun tilanne 2/12 ek:n jälkeen1) Alexey Lukyanuk (RUS) Ford 23.50,3 2) Eyvind Brynildsen (NOR) Ford + 33,5 3) Juuso Nordgren (FIN) Skoda + 38,4 4) Bruno Magalhaes (POR) Skoda + 40,5 5) Alexandros Tsouloftas (KYP) Citroen + 42,0 6) Yuriy Protasov (UKR) Skoda + 42,7 7) Norbert Herczig (HUN) Skoda + 49,0 8) Grzegorz Grzyb (POL) Skoda + 51,3 9) Hubert Ptaszek (POL) Skoda + 57,2 10) Simos Galatariotis (CYP) Skoda + 59,7Lukyanukin keskinopeus: 83,4 km/h Erikoiskokeiden pohja-ajat: Herczig 1, Lukyanuk 1 Kreikan EM-rallin aikataulu

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Perjantai 1.6.EK 01 - Hippodrome (2,60 km) pohja-aika: Herczig EK 02 - Thiva (30,53 km) pohja-aika: LukyanukErikoiskokeet: 33,13 km Siirtymäosuudet: 246,58 km Kokonaismatka: 279,71 kmLauantai 2.6.EK 03 - New Amfissa 1 (14,28 km) klo 10.48 EK 04 - Drossochori 1 (25,10 km) klo 11.36 EK 05 - Paleohori - Mendenitsa 1 (22,50 km) klo 12.37 EK 06 - New Amfissa 2 (14,28 km) klo 15.55 EK 07 - Drossochori 2 (25,10 km) klo 16.43 EK 08 - Paleohori - Mendenitsa 2 (22,50 km) klo 17.44Erikoiskokeet: 123,76 km Siirtymäosuudet: 256,18 km Kokonaismatka: 379,94 kmSunnuntai 3.6.EK 09 - Grameni 1 (21,97 km) klo 9.58 EK 10 - Divri 1 (18,53 km) klo 10.56 EK 11 - Grameni 2 (21,97 km) klo 13.09 EK 12 - Divri 2 (18,53 km) klo 14.07Erikoiskokeet: 81,00 km (237,89 km) Siirtymäosuudet: 127,07 km (629,83 km) Kokonaismatka: 208,07 km (867,72 km)Suluissa koko kilpailu yhteensä Kaikki ajat Suomen aikojaLue myös!Nordgren huippuvauhdissa aika-ajossa (31.5.2018) Nordgren mukana myös Kyproksen EM-rallissa (1.6.2018)Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti PikaluottoSelivaara logo 2017

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 1 июня 2018GALATARIOTIS TO LEAD OUT ERC FIELD FOR ACROPOLIS LEG TWOАвтор: ErcSimos Galatariotis will have his day in the sun during EKO Acropolis Rally's second leg, leading the FIA European Rally Championship field into six baking hot stages on Saturday. Cypriot driver Galatariotis is hoping to score his first finish in an ERC rally, debuting way back in 1998 at his home event Rally Cyprus. However, he faces a tricky day of road sweeping, as Friday's Thriva stage demonstrated how much of a factor cleaning would be for those starting early.Road order positions P1 to P10 are decided by reversing the top 10 standings overall, meaning ERC Junior Under 28 regular Hubert Ptasezk in ninth place will follow Galatariotis into the stages, second on the road.Grzegorz Grzyb, Mol Racing Team's Norbert Herczig and Yuriy Protasov will follow third, fourth and fifth in road order respectively. Protasov's task in his Go+Cars ŠKODA Fabia R5 is an especially challenging one, given EKO Acropolis Rally represents his first gravel event since 2015.Road order leader Galatariotis' compatriot Alexandros Tsouloftas will be the sixth car to enter the special stages tomorrow morning, followed by Bruno Magalhães immediately after.Podium position holders Juuso Nordgren and Eyvind Brynildsen will start eighth and ninth in road order, while rally leader Alexey Lukyanuk will defend his lead from P10 on the road.Subject to his Ford Fiesta R5 passing scrutineering, late Friday retirement Łukasz Habaj will attempt to restart tomorrow, slotting in behind Lukyanuk for P11 in the order.ERC2 will kick off 24 minutes after Galatariotis departs, as class leader Tibor Érdi Jr. heads into tomorrow's leg four minutes before second-placed Juan Carlos Alonso.ERC3 class leader Artur Muradian will depart P23 in road order, while Emma Falcón will be the last car registered for ERC points, departing 56 minutes after Galatariotis.

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Tomorrow's first stage begins at 1048 local time (0948 CET) as crews head into the EKO New Amfissa test, located southwest of host city Lamia. The post Galatariotis to lead out ERC field for Acropolis Leg Two appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Lequipe.fr, Париж, 2 июня 2018LUKYANUK PART FORTMalgré une crevaison dans la super-spéciale inaugurale, le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk a ensuite pris le large.Une crevaison dès le premier virage de la super-spéciale inaugurale, vendredi soir, n'a pas ralenti le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), leader au classement ERC. Sans roue de secours, il a néanmoins très largement remporté l'ES2 (30,53 km), collant près d'une seconde et demie à ses plus dangereux adversaires. Ainsi, le Norvégien Eyvind Brynildsen (Ford Fiesta R5) pointe à 33"5 après deux chronos sur douze et le Finlandais Juuso Nordgren (Skoda Fabia R5) est à 38"4. Le Portugais Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5), principal rival de Lukyanuk pour le titre, est quatrième à 40"5. Samedi, six épreuves chronométrées (123,76 km au total) sont au programme, alors que dimanche quatre ES (81 km) seront disputées. F.P.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 2 июня 2018NORDGREN DROPS OUT OF ERC ACROPOLIS PODIUM PLACES WITH PUNCTUREАвтор: ErcJuuso Nordgren's flying FIA European Rally Championship debut was curbed by a puncture in Saturday's opening stage of EKO Acropolis Rally while running in third place. ŠKODA junior talent Nordgren, who is racing a Wevers Sport-prepared Fabia R5 this weekend, picked up a puncture to his front right tyre only 3 kilometres into the stage after hitting a loose rock. Nursing his car home, Nordgren dropped 1m10.6s to stage winner and rally leader Alexey Lukyanuk.Nordgren had been in the thick of a podium fight, 4.9s behind Eyvind Brylindsen in second whilst fending off Bruno Magalhães in fourth, 2.1s behind. He now stands 1m49.0s behind leader Lukyanuk in P10, 8.7s behind ninth-placed Simos Galatariotis ahead.He wasn't the only driver to lose a tyre through EKO New Amfissa's rough and rocky roads, as Toksport WRT driver Orhan Avcioğlu picked up a front left puncture in the same section of stage as Nordgren. The post Nordgren drops out of ERC Acropolis podium places with puncture appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 2 июня 2018ERC LEADERS CAUGHT OUT BY PUNISHING ACROPOLIS ROADSАвтор: ErcEKO Acropolis Rally reinforced its legendary status as a tough event following issues for FIA European Rally Championship frontrunners Alexey Lukyanuk and Eyvind Brynildsen, both victims of Drossohori's punishing roads. A rock-strewn, baking hot 25 kilometre Drossohori stage inflicted punctures upon many drivers, but Alexey Lukyanuk came out worst of all, despite taking a deliberately cautious approach. "It's something like Azores last year. I tried to go more carefully and slowly, and that's why I was so inside in the corner and I hit something," Lukyanuk told ERC Radio at the end of Drossohori.

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Though Lukyanuk managed to drag his Ford Fiesta R5 to the finish line almost 20 minutes down on stage winner Bruno Magalhães, he was unsure if he would continue further, or head to service and retire. "Driveshaft broken. We fix but we don't have one driveshaft" he said, his front-left driveshaft gone after his earlier impact. "I don't know, we will check with the team." Brynildsen's problems were not quite as dramatic, stopping to change a puncture and dropping nearly three minutes to Magalhães. Magalhães now leads EKO Acropolis Rally after those issues for Lukyanuk and Brynildsen ahead, 43.3s in front of Norbert Herczig. The post ERC leaders caught out by punishing Acropolis roads appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 2 июня 2018MAGALHÃES LEADS ERC ACROPOLIS AFTER ROUGH MORNING LOOPАвтор: ErcBruno Magalhães used a safety-first approach in EKO Rally Acropolis to great effect, moving to first place in the FIA European Rally Championship order as those around him hit trouble. Early rally leader Alexey Lukyanuk fell by the wayside after Drossohori's punishing 25 kilometres, losing his front-left driveshaft and returning directly to service afterward. He had already dropped 20 minutes after reaching the end of SS4, and his Russian Performance Motorsport team will now focus on fixing his car for a Leg Three return tomorrow.That would have handed first place to Eyvind Brynildsen but he too suffered issues. Brynildsen lost almost three minutes after stopping to change a puncture in Drossohori before a broken intercom meant co-driver Veronica Engan resorted to giving pace-notes by hand signal in SS5.This left Bruno Magalhães to assume the lead, his slow and steady approach a deliberate tactic to avoid problems that had afflicted his rivals."This is all about survival. It's crazy this morning, I've never seen in my life stages like this," he told ERC Radio after SS5."It's incredible, the second stage when I start to see the big stones and rocks everywhere on the road, sometimes I stop and pass to the other side. It's a strategy."Grzegorz Grzyb moved into second place aboard his Rufa Sport-prepared ŠKODA Fabia R5, holding a slim 4.8 second advantage over third-placed Norbert Herczig, despite Grzyb losing power in SS5. Their quest for a podium finish was helped by other contenders suffering problems through Drossohori.Juuso Nordgren had already suffered a puncture in this morning's opening test, forcing him to fit two soft tyres used in Friday's Thiva stage to his Wevers Sport-prepared Fabia. However, high temperatures combined with high wear meant his tyres couldn't cope, both softs puncturing in Drossohori and forcing him to retire after SS4 through lack of spares.Yuriy Protasov had been Nordgren's nearest challenger, but he stopped midway through SS4 to change a puncture and dropped 3m29.7s to stage winner Magalhães, falling to P13 by the end of this morning's loop.Not far off the podium battle is ERC Junior Under 28 regular Hubert Ptaszek, only 5.8s behind Herczig in fourth place. Cypriot Simos Galatariotis jumped up to fifth place after tribulations for others in Drossohori and stayed there despite a puncture in SS5.Galatariotis's compatriot Alexandros Tsouloftas holds sixth place overall in his Citroën DS3 R5, only 5.0s behind. Brynildsen has now settled into seventh place, 3m03.1s behind leader Magalhães and 3.1s ahead of eighth-placed Jourdan Serderidis.Paulo Nobre has moved into ninth place and extraordinarily ERC2 category leader Tibor Érdi Jr. is P10 overall, his production-spec Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X coping well with the rough conditions.Amazingly Sergei Remennik is now second in ERC2 despite suffering punctures in both SS4 and SS5, demoting Juan Carlos Alonso down to third in class. The post Magalhães leads ERC Acropolis after rough morning loop appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 2 июня 2018ERC EKO ACROPOLIS RALLY Q&A: ALEXEY LUKYANUKАвтор: ErcFIA European Rally Championship points leader Alexey Lukyanuk was forced to retire from EKO Acropolis Rally after hitting a rock in the tough Drossohori stage on Saturday morning's first loop of Leg Two. After completing SS4, he drove straight back to service early instead of completing the loop and spoke to us on his arrival in Lamia.So you're back here in service far too early. What's actually happened out there? "In the beginning of the second stage today we were really on a careful pace, saving tyres and driving really carefully. Somewhere inside there was a stone and I didn't see. It was after a crest. We had a hit to the front left and unfortunately suspension arm was broken and the wheel opened. We had to stop to repair it. Bad luck again."You managed to get to the end of the stage after making repairs but why did you not carry on? "We don't have a driveshaft because when we opened the driveshaft, it was disassembled. We lost so much time that there's no point to do something today. We will try to check the car and continue tomorrow to try and score some [leg] points."After such a brilliant start to the season, how disappointing is it to be stood here right now and not leading the rally?"I have to get used to some things like that. Unfortunately, it happens. There's no so big fault on my side, [I was carrying] not so much speed. I am happy we have some wins in the pocket and we can look forward to the next events." The post ERC EKO Acropolis Rally Q&A: Alexey Lukyanuk appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 2 июня 2018BRYNILDSEN OPTIMISTIC DESPITE MORNING DRAMA IN ERC ACROPOLISАвтор: ErcEyvind Brynildsen remains upbeat despite a challenging Saturday morning loop of EKO Acropolis Rally, where a puncture to his Autotek Motorsport-prepared car dropped him out of the FIA European Rally Championship lead battle. Midway through Drossohori, this morning's second stage, Brynildsen suffered a puncture which dropped him over three minutes. It was unfortunate timing, as only moments beforehand an accident for Alexey Lukyanuk meant Brynildsen was set to inherit the rally lead.Despite this missed opportunity, Brynildsen took his misfortune on the chin, looking on the bright side of a difficult morning."That's Acropolis," he said. "We know the speed is there, just a bit of bad luck. We had a slow puncture and had to stop and change it in the end. That's part of the game."We felt it wasn't too bad in the beginning, but we had a slow puncture in stage four, so we had to stop and change that. Actually I was thinking to continue but I was not listening to a pace note and went wrong in a junction, so decided to stop and change the puncture."Brynildsen's problems were not over there and then, as equipment failure meant co-driver Veronica Engan resorted to using hand signals shortly thereafter."After we changed that puncture, the intercom was broken so we had to go through that whole stage without intercom, and the whole next stage without intercom, so to be only three minutes behind isn't so bad."Despite being unable to hear any pace notes, Brynildsen still gained a place in SS5, leaping past Jourdan Serderidis for seventh position overall, 1m26.9s behind Alexandros Tsouloftas in sixth. With 142.88 kilometres of competitive action still to go, Brynildsen has plenty of time to climb his way back up the order. The post Brynildsen optimistic despite morning drama in ERC Acropolis appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Lequipe.fr, Париж, 2 июня 2018MAGALHAES PASSE AU TRAVERS, LUKYANUK AU TAPISLes spéciales cassantes de Grèce ont fait des dégats. Lukyanuk, Nordgren et Brynildsen éliminés ou retardés, seul le Portugais Magalhaes est rescapé de l'enfer.Le plus important, lors de cette étape de samedi en Grèce, était d'éviter les fautes et les pierres jonchant le sol. Les trois leaders à l'issue de la courte journée de vendredi, Alexey Lukyanuk, Eyvind Brynildsen et Juuso Nordgren, l'ont appris à leurs dépens. Le Russe, pourtant largement en tête, était éliminé dans l'ES4 après une touchette qui arrachait l'une des roues de sa Ford Fiesta R5. Le Norvégien, lui, devait changer une roue à la suite d'une crevaison dans ce même chrono. Enfin, le Finlandais renonçait lui aussi dans ce secteur suite à une double crevaison.Du coup, le Portugais Bruno Magalhaes, très prudent toute la journée au volant de sa Skoda Fabia R5, au point de réhausser son auto à l'assistance afin d'éviter les nombreux pièges, pointe largement en tête samedi soir, avec 1"04"7 d'avance sur le Hongrois Norbert Herczig (Skoda Fabia) et 1"51"7 sur le Polonais Hubert Ptaszek (Skoda Fabia). Son compatriote Grzegorz Grzyb (Skoda Fabia), victime d'une crevaison dans l'ultime spéciale, retrogradait en sixième position, derrière Brynildsen, revenu en 5e position à 3"12"9. F.P.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 2 июня 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES LEADS TAXING ERC ACROPOLIS LEG TWOАвтор: ErcRally Championship campaigner Bruno Magalhães used his experience to finish Leg Two of EKO Acropolis Rally in first place, as close rivals like Alexey Lukyanuk and Evyind Brynildsen fell by the wayside.Rock-strewn stages and high tyre wear meant balancing speed with safety, a compromise Magalhães achieved perfectly. He won Saturday morning's second and third stages to establish a 53.7s lead, which he extended to 1m04.7s by day's end.Mol Racing Team pilot Norbert Herczig is now a clear second overall after his podium battle with Grzegorz Grzyb was decided in the former's favour. A front left puncture for Grzyb dropped Rufa Sport's main man over three minutes in the day's final stage, promoting his compatriot Hubert Ptaszek to third place.Despite spending all day with road sweeping duties as first car on the road, Simos Galatariotis climbed from P10 all the way to fourth place, though a recovering Brynildsen in fifth has closed the gap between them to 46.8s.Despite his 3m30.5s time loss through SS8, the day's final stage, Grzyb slotted into sixth position overall, just ahead of Jourdan Serderidis in seventh. Paulo Nobre kept his car on the road and in one piece to move into eighth place, only 12.1s behind Serderidis.Reigning ERC2 category champion Tibor Érdi Jr. not only leads his production-spec class, but also holds ninth position overall, his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X coping well with Acropolis' rough stages.Orhan Avcioğlu rounds out the top 10 overall, coping admirably with a broken damper that led to his car "bouncing like a ping-pong ball".

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Maisfutebol.iol.pt, Лиссабон, 2 июня 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES ESTÁ PERTO DA VITÓRIA NO RALI DA ACRÓPOLEАвтор: Redacao AutoportalPiloto português saltou este sábado para a liderança da terceira ronda do Europeu de RalisBruno Magalhães terminou o segundo dia do Rali da Acrópole na Grécia, terceira prova do Campeonato da Europa de Ralis, na liderança e com uma vantagem confortável de 56,2s sobre o segundo classificado que é húngaro Norbert Herczig.O piloto português assumiu o comando da prova na segunda especial do dia, depois de ter sido o mais rápido num troço onde Alexey Lukyanuk, líder da prova até então, ter tido problemas com uma

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roda perdendo muito tempo para os seus mais diretos adversários o que permitiu a Bruno Magalhães passar para a liderança da prova.Com Lukyanuk fora da corrida pela vitória, Bruno Magalhães passou a gerir o seu andamento, e terminou o dia na liderança da prova."Temos uma boa diferença para os nossos adversários. Nesta parte final do dia tinha pneus duros e perdi algum tempo por isso na parte inicial destas últimas especiais, mas na última acabei por beneficiar dessa escolha e conseguimos dilatar um pouco mais a nossa vantagem" afirmou Bruno Magalhães.O último dia do Rali da Acrópole tem lugar no domingo com a realização das quatro derradeiras especiais da prova.Clean stage for Bruno Magalhães, solid leader at the end of this really tough day.#FIAERC #EkoAcropolisRally #GotTalentProveIt pic.twitter.com/nSfaDw4cM2 - FIA ERC (@FIAERC) 2 de junho de 2018 Bruno Magalhães está perto da vitória no Rali da Acrópole

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 2 июня 2018ÉRDI JR. FIRST ERC DRIVER INTO FINAL ACROPOLIS LEGАвтор: ErcTibor Érdi Jr. will lead the FIA European Rally Championship field into EKO Acropolis Rally's third and final leg tomorrow, while Alexey Lukyanuk is set to return to scoop up crucial leg points. Production class leader Érdi is not only first ERC2 car on the road - a whopping 14 places ahead of nearest rival Juan Carlos Alonso in the road order - but also leading out a string of R5-specification ERC contenders too, thanks to holding ninth place overall.Those ahead of Érdi also have their positions reversed all the way down to SEAJETS-backed rally leader Bruno Magalhães, who starts from tenth on the road.Right behind Magalhães is Lukyanuk, who will return from a broken driveshaft sustained on Saturday morning and attempt to score valuable points for Leg Three results from P11 on the road.Fellow Leg Two retirees Juuso Nordgren (Wevers Sport) and Łukasz Habaj (eSky Rally Team) will follow the Russian Rocket out from P12 and P13 respectively, though all three must past rescrutineering first before returning to action.Albert von Thurn und Taxis also hopes to return after his retirement from a broken gearbox and damaged suspension, hoping to slot his BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team-prepared ŠKODA Fabia R5 into P18 on the road should his car be repaired in time.Two-wheel-drive category ERC3 lost two major contenders after both TBRacing drivers, Artur Muradian and Chrysostomos Karellis, retired on Saturday morning. Both are set to return, subject to passing rescrutineering, lining up P24 and P25. Class leader Amittrajit Ghosh starts four minutes ahead of Muradian, P22 on the road.Yuriy Protasov will not be returning after his retirement at midday service in Leg Two with a broken radiator, electing not to restart his Go+Cars entered machine tomorrow.Though Érdi is first ERC-registered driver to depart, local Greek entrant Efthimios Halkias will depart as first car on the road, thanks to being P10 overall in the Acropolis standings after Leg Two.Érdi will depart Sunday's opening stage, EKO Grameni, at exactly 10h00 local time (09h00 CET). The post Érdi Jr. first ERC driver into final Acropolis leg appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Abola.pt, Лиссабон, 3 июня 2018MAGALHÃES LIDERA ACRÓPOLEBruno Magalhães acelera para a vitória-edição de 2018 do Acrópole, na Grécia. Após a 2.ª etapa do 3.º rali integrado no calendário do Europeu (ERC), o piloto do Skoda Fabia R5 lidera confortavelmente, dispondo de 1.04,1 m de vantagem para o 2.º classificado, o húngaro Norbert Herczig, também em Skoda Fabia R5... Amanhã, ponto final depois de 208,07 km, incluindo quatro especiais e 81 km ao cronómetro.

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Magalhães, vice-campeão europeu em 2017, 2.º no Acrópole do ano passado e 2.º no ERC de 2018, depois das etapas nos Açores e nas Canárias, somando 35 pontos, contra 76 de Alexey Lukyanuk, terminou a 1.ª etapa na 4.ª posição, a 40,5 s, precisamente, do russo. Hoje, o português iniciou o dia ao ataque, vencendo as duas primeiras especiais, conseguindo-o sem destruir os pneus, vítimas fáceis dos troços em terra na Grécia. Em contrapartida, os rivais mais diretos colecionaram problemas (toque em pedra arrasou a suspensão dianteira esquerda do Ford Fiesta R5 do mais mediático, Alexey Lukyanuk, que regressará à ação amanhã, com o objetivo de somar pontos nas especiais)"Nunca tinha visto especiais tão duras como estas. A manhã foi louca e, metro atrás de metro, lutamos pela sobrevivência", disse Magalhães, que mudou de abordagem após assumir a liderança e ganhar vantagem tão confortável. O português tem possibilidade excecional para reduzir, substancialmente, a diferença para o líder do ERC, impondo-se na Grécia, no Fabia R5 preparado pela ARC SportHá outra equipa nacional no Acrópole: Aloísio Monteiro e André Couceiro, também em Skoda Fabia R5, encontram-se na 14.ª posição, a 8.56,7 m dos compatriotas.Classificação (após 8 das 12 especiais) 1. Bruno Magalhães/Hugo Magalhães Skoda Fabia R5 1:59.59,2 m2. Norbert Herczig/Ferencz Ramón Skoda Fabia R5 +1-04,1 m3. Hubert Ptaszek/M. Szczepaniak Skoda Fabia R5 +1.51,7 m4. S. Galatariotis/Antonis Ioannou Skoda Fabia R5 +2.26,1 m5. E. Brynildsen/Veronica Engan Ford Fiesta R5 +3.12,9 m6. Grzegorz Grzyb/Jakub Wróbel Skoda Fabia R5 +4.23,9 m7. J. Serderidis/F. Miclotte Skoda Fabia R5 +4.44,8 m8. Paulo Nobre/Gabriel Morales Skoda Fabia R5 +4.56,9 m9. T. Érdi/György Papp Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X +6.12,9 m10. Orhan Avcioglu/Burçin Korkmaz Skoda Fabia R5 +6.15,1 m



UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 3 июня 2018KREIKAN EM-RALLISSA TAPAHTUMARIKAS JA DRAMAATTINEN LAUANTAI - "TÄSTÄKIN PITÄÄ VAIN OTTAA OPIKSI"/ Rallin EM-sarjan kauden kolmas osakilpailu ajetaan tänä viikonloppuna Kreikassa. Legendaarinen Akropolis Ralli on jälleen kerran ollut maineensa veroinen ja lauantain erikoiskokeista tulikin kuljettajille ja kartanlukijoille kivien keskellä enemmän selviytymistaistelua, kuin varsinaista kilvanajoa.Perjantaina käynnistynyt kolmipäiväinen Akropolis Ralli pääsi todenteolla vauhtiin lauantaina, kun kahden erikoiskokeen avauspäivän jälkeen toisena ajopäivänä edessä oli kuuden erikoiskokeen ja 123,76 ek-kilometrin urakka. Perjantaina yli puolen minuutin johdon rykäissyt EM-pistejohtaja Alexey Lukyanuk avasi lauantain erikoiskokeet ajamalla heti kättelyssä pohja-ajan, mutta Eyvind Brynildsen hävisi venäläiselle vain 0,2 sekuntia.Avauspäivän jälkeen kolmantena ollut Juuso Nordgren koki puolestaan heti lauantain avauserikoiskokeella kovia, kun rengasrikko maksoi aikaa yli minuutin ja sijoitus oli vasta 20.- Se oli ihan oma moka. Osuin irtokiveen ja se puhkaisi renkaan. Jouduimme ajamaan noin 10 kilometriä tyhjällä renkaalla, Nordgren kertasi tapahtunutta tiedotteessaan.Lauantain toinen ja samalla koko kilpailun neljäs erikoiskoe, 25,1-kilometrinen Drossochori, tarjosikin sitten dramatiikkaa oikein isolla kädellä. Lukyanukin haaveet kolmannesta peräkkäisestä EM-rallin voitosta tällä kaudella murenivat heti erikoiskokeen alkuvaiheessa. Ford osui sisämutkassa olleeseen kiveen, joka rikkoi jousituksen, sekä vetoakselin. Kuljettajan ja kartanlukijan suorittamat korjaustyöt veivät aikaa parikymmentä minuuttia ja Lukyanuk ajoikin auton suoraan erikoiskokeen maalin kautta huoltoalueelle.- Ajoin sitä erikoiskoetta erittäin varovasti, renkaita säästellen. Sisämutkassa, nyppylän jälkeen, oli sitten kivi jota en nähnyt, sunnuntaina Ralli 2 -säännöllä mukaan kilpailuun ja etappipisteistä mukaan taistelemaan yrittävä Lukyanuk harmitteli.Samalle erikoiskokeelle Lukyanukin kanssa päättyi myös Nordgrenin EM-debyytti. Karkkilalainen rallilupaus saapui erikoiskokeen maaliin Skodan molemmat takarenkaat puhki kuluneina.- Meillä on rajallinen määrä renkaita käytössä ja jouduimme ensimmäisen rengasrikon takia laittamaan pehmeämpää seosta alle. Renkaat vain yksinkertaisesti sulivat alle ja pinta kuoriutui irti. Harmittaa vietävästi, mutta tästäkin pitää vain ottaa opiksi. Pahoittelut tiimille ja yhteistyökumppaneille, että näin kävi. Sunnuntaina on hyviä pätkiä ja yritetään nauttia niistä parhaamme mukaan, Nordgren käänsi katseet jo viimeiseen ajopäivään. "Kiviä on joka puolella"

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Pohja-ajan tehnyt Bruno Magalhaes, EM-sarjan viime vuoden kakkonen, nousi samalla myös yleiskilpailun kärkipaikalle, jonka portugalilainen säilyttikin onnistuneesti koko lauantain ajan. Päätöspäivän erikoiskokeille Magalhaes lähtee yli minuutin johtomarginaalin turvin, joten uran kolmas EM-voitto on enemmän kuin lähellä. Samalla EM-pisteissä toisena oleva Magalhaes kaventaisi merkittävällä tavalla piste-eroa Lukyanukiin nähden.- Tämä on todellista Akropolis rallia! Erittäin vaikeaa, vaikeampaa kuin viime vuonna. Olosuhteet olivat haastavat, mutta minun päiväni oli täydellinen. Aamupäivällä yritettiin tosissaan, ei tehty virheitä ja vältettiin osumasta kiviin. Iltapäivän lenkillä minulla oli hyvän tuntuinen johtomarginaali, joten valitsin rengasvalikoimasta kovimman mahdollisen seoksen, jotta välttäisimme rengasrikot ja renkaita säästyisi sunnuntaille, Magalhaes kertasi päivän tapahtumia.Lukyanukin keskeytyksen myötä johtopaikkaa neljännellä erikoiskokeella tarjottiin hyvin kilpailun avanneelle Brynildsenille, mutta myös norjalainen kärsi rengasrikon, joka maksoi aikaa yli kolme minuuttia. Brynildsenin ongelmat saivat jatkoa vielä viidennelläkin erikoiskokeella, kun kuljettajan ja kartanlukijan välinen yhteys kypäräpuhelimen kautta ei toiminut.- Veronican (Engan, kartanlukija) piti näyttää nuotit minulle sormilla. Aluksi yritimme normaalin puhelimen kautta, mutta sitten siitäkin meni yhteys, Brynildsen tuskaili.Jos joku olisi osannut ennustaa yleiskilpailun kärkikolmikon nimet oikein, kun Kreikan EM-rallista oli takana kaksi päivää ja kahdeksan erikoiskoetta, niin kyseinen tietäjä olisi tehnyt melkoisen tilin. Toisella sijalla ajaa Norbert Herczig, Unkarin nelinkertainen rallimestari, joka ennen nyt käynnissä olevaa Kreikan osakilpailua oli ajanut aiemmin 12 EM-rallia, keskeyttänyt niistä kuudessa ja paras sijoitus on kuudes, joka tuli tänä vuonna Portugalissa.Kolmantena olevalla Hubert Ptaszekilla on CV:ssään hyviä sijoituksia MM-sarjan ja WRC2-luokan puolelta, missä puolalainen sijoittui MM-pisteissä vuonna 2016 seitsemänneksi ja kauteen mahtui kolme luokan palkintosijoitusta. Sen sijaan EM-sarjassa Ptaszek on nähty aiemmin vain neljä kertaa ja nyt käynnissä on vasta kolmas EM-ralli R5-luokan autolla.Ptaszek nousi kolmanneksi lauantain viimeisellä erikoiskokeella, kun hänen maanmiehensä, kolmantena ollut Grzegorz Grzyb, rikkoi Skodansa vasemman eturenkaan kiveen ja putosi kuudenneksi, kahden ja puolen minuutin päähän Ptaszekista. Yleiskilpailua johtavan Magalhaesin kommentti lauantain erikoiskokeista kuvaa hyvin sitä millaisesta kilpailusta Akropolis Rallissa tänä vuonna on kyse.- Tässä on nyt kyse vain ja ainoastaan selviytymisestä. En ole nähnyt tälläisiä olosuhteita koskaan aiemmin missään rallissa. Ei tälläistä ole ollut täälläkään aiempina vuosina. Kiviä on joka puolella ja välillä melkein pitää pysähtyä, kun niitä lähtee kiertämään, Magalhaes ihmetteli.ERC2-luokan kärjessä ajaa Tibor Erdi Jr ja ERC3-luokkaa johtaa Amittrajit Ghosh. ERC Ladies -luokan ainoana kilpailijana Emma Falcon yrittää selviytyä maaliin, joka toisi espanjalaiselle naisten luokassa kauden toisen ykkössijan. Kreikan EM-rallin viimeinen ajopäivä käynnistyy sunnuntai-aamuna kello 9.58 Suomen aikaa ja ohjelmassa on neljä erikoiskoetta yhteispituudeltaan 81 kilometriä.Yleiskilpailun tilanne 8/12 ek:n jälkeen1) Bruno Magalhaes (POR) Skoda 1.59.59,2 2) Norbert Herczig (HUN) Skoda + 1.04,7 3) Hubert Ptaszek (POL) Skoda + 1.51,7 4) Simos Galatariotis (CYP) Skoda + 2.26,1 5) Eyvind Brynildsen (NOR) Ford + 3.12,9 6) Grzegorz Grzyb (POL) Skoda + 4.23,9 7) Jourdan Serderidis (GRE) Skoda + 4.44,8 8) Paulo Nobre (BRA) Skoda + 4.56,9 9) Tibor Erdi Jr (HUN) Mitsubishi + 6.12,9 10) Efthimios Halkias (GRE) Skoda + 6.15,1Magalhaesin keskinopeus: 78,5 km/h Erikoiskokeiden pohja-ajat: Magalhaes 3, Herczig 2, Lukyanuk 2, Brynildsen 1 Kreikan EM-rallin aikatauluPerjantai 1.6.EK 01 - Hippodrome (2,60 km) pohja-aika: Herczig EK 02 - Thiva (30,53 km) pohja-aika: LukyanukErikoiskokeet: 33,13 km Siirtymäosuudet: 246,58 km Kokonaismatka: 279,71 kmLauantai 2.6.EK 03 - New Amfissa 1 (14,28 km) pohja-aika: Lukyanuk EK 04 - Drossochori 1 (25,10 km) pohja-aika: Magalhaes EK 05 - Paleohori - Mendenitsa 1 (22,50 km) pohja-aika: Magalhaes EK 06 - New Amfissa 2 (14,28 km) pohja-aika: Brynildsen

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EK 07 - Drossochori 2 (25,10 km) pohja-aika: Herczig EK 08 - Paleohori - Mendenitsa 2 (22,50 km) pohja-aika: MagalhaesErikoiskokeet: 123,76 km Siirtymäosuudet: 256,18 km Kokonaismatka: 379,94 kmSunnuntai 3.6.EK 09 - Grameni 1 (21,97 km) klo 9.58 EK 10 - Divri 1 (18,53 km) klo 10.56 EK 11 - Grameni 2 (21,97 km) klo 13.09 EK 12 - Divri 2 (18,53 km) klo 14.07Erikoiskokeet: 81,00 km (237,89 km) Siirtymäosuudet: 127,07 km (629,83 km) Kokonaismatka: 208,07 km (867,72 km)Suluissa koko kilpailu yhteensä Kaikki ajat Suomen aikojaTeksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti Video: Rallin EM-sarjan virallinen YouTube-kanava PikaluottoSelivaara logo 2017

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 3 июня 2018MIDDAY ROUND-UP: MAGALHÃES ERC ACROPOLIS LEAD BEGINS TO NARROWАвтор: ErcBruno Magalhães' EKO Acropolis Rally lead has been reduced by his main FIA European Rally Championship rivals, as he manages his lead gap over Norbert Herczig and Hubert Ptaszek. SEAJETS-backed driver Magalhães struggled to find his rhythm this morning, dropping over 20s to both MOL Racing Team's Herczig and TRT Krezus Rally Team driver Ptaszek through EKO Grameni's morning test.However, a quicker run through Divri helped Magalhães regain some of his lost time, cementing a 50.9s lead over Herczig in second place and 1m24.7s over Ptaszek in third place respectively."A little bit better. I didn't take so many risks, but we improved. After the first stage we needed to make a better stage," Magalhães told ERC Radio after the second morning stage.When asked why he had dropped so much time in SS9, Magalhães pointed to road conditions not being in his favour."I was sleeping maybe. Not a good feeling, not a good traction. If you don't come in the correct rhythm with a good concentration it is dangerous."Behind those three podium contenders, Eyvind Brynildsen was on a charge. He lost over three minutes on Saturday when stopping to change a puncture, but went from 46.8s behind Simos Galatariotis before SS9 to 11.4s ahead to take fourth place and demote Galatariotis to fifth."We are cleaning a lot but everything is possible. We are all over the place, [there is] so much gravel. We have a high risk strategy, we'll see if it works. We have new tyres for this afternoon," the Autotek Motorsport driver told ERC Radio after SS10.Rufa Sport driver Grzegorz Grzyb remains in sixth place despite a spin which cost him around 30s, though Jourdan Serderidis is now only 12.9s behind him in seventh.Paulo Nobre continued to make steady progress aboard his Palmeirinha Rally ŠKODA Fabia R5 in eighth place overall, while Orhan Avcioğlu moved ahead of ERC2 production class leader Tibor Érdi Jr. for ninth place overall.Stage wins this morning went to drivers outside the overall top 10 however, as debutant Juuso Nordgren took his first ever ERC stage win in SS9. He retired on Saturday after running out of spare tyres due to punctures, but he and fellow Rally2 returnee Alexey Lukyanuk were the quickest two cars this morning.Lukyanuk added another stage win to his tally in SS10, 18.3s faster than second-quickest Łukasz Habaj. He now leads the Leg Three standings, potentially earning him crucial leg points to keep his championship challenge on track.

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Érdi may have been demoted to P10 in the overall standings, but his ERC2 title defence remains on track as category leader. Behind however a titanic scrap for second place emerged after Juan Carlos Alonso lost 1m40s through penalties for checking in late to two separate time controls.Lukyanuk's Russian Performance Motorsport team-mate Sergei Remennik started in second place among production category cars, and though he retained that place by midday service, Alonso is closing in quickly.Petros Panteli started 21.0s ahead of Alonso in his Q8 Oils Rally Team-prepared Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, but a determined Alonso won both stages in ERC2 to take third place and demote Penteli to fourth.Alonso now sits only 8.6s behind Remennik with two stages and 40.5 kilometres to go.Amittrajit Ghosh further extended his lead in the ERC3 category, as nearest challenger Emma Falcón suffered from fading brakes this morning. TBRacing's Artur Muradian returned under Rally2 rules this morning in third position, but damaged his front bumper in SS9. With no spares remaining, he removed the bumper entirely before SS10. The post Midday round-up: Magalhães ERC Acropolis lead begins to narrow appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 3 июня 2018NEWSFLASH: MAGALHÃES CLINCHES FIRST ERC WIN OF 2018 IN ACROPOLISАвтор: ErcSEAJETS-backed Bruno Magalhães clinched his first FIA European Rally Championship win of 2018 at EKO Acropolis Rally, leading home a pair of first-time podium finishers. Magalhães went into Sunday morning with little more than a minute's lead, but a cautious drive through Leg Three's four stages, making sure to avoid punctures which had afflicted many of his rivals, meant his final margin of victory was only 29.1s."Sometimes in our lives, dreams come true. To win a rally like Acropolis, my name in the album, is absolutely great," Magalhães told ERC Radio at the finish line."Thanks to my sponsors, I want to dedicate this victory to them. They believe in me for many years. It's a big pleasure to win in the country of SEAJETS, and I want to dedicate this to them. Thank you to my team."Behind, MOL Racing Team's Norbert Herczig and TRT Krezus Rally Team driver Hubert Ptaszek secured their first ever ERC podium finishes in second and third place respectively, with championship rookie Herczig taking time out of series veteran Magalhães in three stages from four on Sunday."It was unbelievable for us. I can't find the words. Before the rally I didn't think we would be able to reach this position," said Herczig.Eyvind Brynildsen brought his Autotek Motorsport-prepared Ford Fiesta R5 home in third place, unable to catch Ptaszek despite pushing as hard as he could throughout Sunday's four stages.Cypriot championship frontrunner Simos Galatariotis finished an excellent fifth, and already has his sights set on a repeat at ERC's next round, which is also his home event, Cyprus Rally."We are very happy. We didn't have such high expectations, but everything went well. Tyre strategy worked, we took caution in many places, so it worked out in the end. Expect better in Cyprus for sure."Grzegorz Grzyb brought his Rufa Sport ŠKODA Fabia R5 home in sixth, ahead of fellow Fabia runner Jourdan Serderidis in seventh. In eighth place, Paulo Nobre was elated to score his first ever ERC championship points, driving for his own Palmeirinha Rally team.Orhan Avcioğlu brought his Fabia to the finish in ninth place, just ahead of ERC2 class winner Tibor Érdi Jr, who also scored P10 overall.Alexey Lukyanuk returned from retirement on Saturday to score maximum leg points on Sunday, over a minute faster than nearest rival Juuso Nordgren across today's four stages. The post Newsflash: Magalhães clinches first ERC win of 2018 in Acropolis appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Abola.pt, Лиссабон, 3 июня 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES HISTÓRICO NO ACRÓPOLEBruno Magalhães conseguiu o melhor resultado do ano no Europeu de Ralis (ERC), com triunfo no Acrópole, na Grécia. O piloto português, em Skoda Fabia R5 com preparação da ARC Sport, terminou a 3.ª etapa do campeonato, depois de cumpridos 237,8 km ao cronómetro, com 29,1 s de vantagem sobre o húngaro Norbert Herczig, igualmente ao volante de Skoda Fabia R5. Em 3.º, a 1.37,2 m, acabou o polaco Hubert Ptaszek, noutro Skoda Fabia R5.Na Grécia, operação excelente de Magalhães para as contas do Europa, com o líder do campeonato, o russo Alexey Lukyanuk fora do top-10, depois de toque numa pedra na 2.ª etapa obrigar a parar o Fiesta R5, com a suspensão dianteira esquerda arrasada... O piloto do Ford ganhou os dois primeiros ralis do ERC: nos Açores e nas Canárias. Bruno foi 3.º em Portugal e 7.º em Espanha.Hoje, Bruno e Hugo Magalhães geriram a vantagem enorme de que dispunham no final da 2.ª etapa (1.04,1 m), protegendo mecânica e pneus do Fabia R5 da dureza dos pisos de terra das especiais helénicas. Missão cumprida, com o português como sucessor do campeão do ERC de 2017, Kajetan Kajetanowicz, como vencedor do Acrópole.O Rali da Acrópole desde 1951, integra o ERC desde 2014 e tem história (muito!) longa no Mundial, integrando o calendário de 1973 a 2013 - não foram realizadas as edições de 1974, 1995 e 2010. Bruno Magalhães passa a figurar numa lista de pilotos notáveis. O recorde de vitórias na prova é de Colin McRae (cinco). Com três, cinco ases dos ralis: Miki Biasion, Carlos Sainz, Walter Röhrl e Sébastien Loeb. Histórico!Próxima etapa do ERC (4.ª): Chipre, 15 a 17 de junho.



RTP (rtp.pt), Лиссабон, 3 июня 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES VENCE RALI DA ACRÓPOLEO piloto português Bruno Magalhães (Skoda Fabia R5) venceu hoje o Rali da Acrópole, terceira prova do Campeonato da Europa de Ralis (ERC), conquistando assim a primeira vitória portuguesa no rali grego.Bruno Magalhães e o seu navegador Hugo Magalhães terminaram com um tempo de 3:02.09,4 horas, deixando a dupla húngara Herczig Norbert/Ferencz Ramón (Skoda Fabia R5) a 29,1 segundos, em segundo lugar, e os polacos Hubert Ptaszek/Maciej Szczepaniak a 1.37,2 minutos, em terceiro, também em Skoda Fabia R5. "É um sonho tornado realidade. Uma felicidade enorme por termos conseguido este magnífico resultado numa prova como esta, que está no imaginário de todos. Superámos o segundo lugar conseguido o ano passado, diminuímos significativamente a diferença para o líder do campeonato e estamos na luta pelo título. Era impossível correr melhor", comentou Bruno Magalhães, em declarações citadas pela assessoria de imprensa do piloto. A vitória no rali grego mantém o piloto português no segundo lugar no Campeonato da Europa de Ralis atrás do russo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), que na Grécia foi 19.º. "Precisávamos muito deste resultado, mostrámos o nosso valor e as nossas qualidades. Agora, queremos seguir em frente e discutir as vitórias prova a prova", acrescentou Bruno Magalhães. Já a dupla portuguesa Aloísio Monteiro/André Couceiro (Skoda Fabia R5) terminou no 12.º lugar.

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Ojogo.pt, Лиссабон, 3 июня 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES VENCE RALI DA ACRÓPOLEJá a dupla portuguesa Aloísio Monteiro/André Couceiro (Skoda Fabia R5) terminou no 12.º lugar.Bruno Magalhães (Skoda Fabia R5) venceu este domingo o Rali da Acrópole, terceira prova do Campeonato da Europa de Ralis (ERC), conquistando assim a primeira vitória portuguesa no rali grego.O piloto português e o seu navegador Hugo Magalhães terminaram com um tempo de 3:02.09,4 horas, deixando a dupla húngara Herczig Norbert/Ferencz Ramón (Skoda Fabia R5) a 29,1 segundos, em segundo lugar, e os polacos Hubert Ptaszek/Maciej Szczepaniak a 1.37,2 minutos, em terceiro, também em Skoda Fabia R5.

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"É um sonho tornado realidade. Uma felicidade enorme por termos conseguido este magnífico resultado numa prova como esta, que está no imaginário de todos. Superámos o segundo lugar conseguido o ano passado, diminuímos significativamente a diferença para o líder do campeonato e estamos na luta pelo título. Era impossível correr melhor", comentou Bruno Magalhães, em declarações citadas pela assessoria de imprensa do piloto.A vitória no rali grego mantém o piloto português no segundo lugar no Campeonato da Europa de Ralis atrás do russo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), que na Grécia foi 19.º."Precisávamos muito deste resultado, mostrámos o nosso valor e as nossas qualidades. Agora, queremos seguir em frente e discutir as vitórias prova a prova", acrescentou Bruno Magalhães.

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Speedweek.com, Мюнхен, 3 июня 2018BRUNO MAGALHAES GEWINNT RALLYE AKROPOLISDer Portugiese Bruno Magahaes hat die legendäre Schotterrallye Akropolis, den dritten Lauf zur Rallye-Europameisterschaft in Griechenland gewonnen, Skoda feiert einen dreifachen Erfolg.Die griechische Rallye Akropolis hat zwar 2014 ihr WM-Prädikat verloren, doch die Härte hat sie auch als Lauf zur Rallye-Europameisterschaft behalten. Die zwölf Schotterprüfungen waren erneut in der Juni-Sonne die ultimative Herausforderung an Mensch und Material.Dies schien zu Beginn den nach den beiden Auftaktsiegen in der EM führenden Russen Alexey Lukyanuk im Ford Fiesta R5 kalt zu lassen. Er bestimmte bis zur vierten Prüfung das Tempo und lag mehr als eine halbe Minute vor dem Norweger Eyvind Brynilden (Ford Fiesta R5) und schon fast ein Minute vor dem Magalhaes im Skoda Fabia R5. Doch auf der vierten Entscheidung waren die harten Bedingungen für Lukyanuk plötzlich sehr interessant geworden. Er musste dort seinen Fiesta mit einem Radbruch abstellen. Das spielte nun Magalhaes vor dem ungarischen Markenkollege Norbert Herczig und dem Polen Hurbert Ptaszek (ebenfalls Skoda) die Führung in die Hände. Nach der ersten Etappe lagen mit Malgalhaes, Herczig, Ptaszek und Simos Galatariotis (Zypern) vier Skoda Fabia R5 vorne. Im Ziel blieben die Podiumspositionen so, den vierten Rang schnappte sich noch Brynildsen.Lukyanuk griff zwar am Samstag wieder ins Geschehen ein, hatte aber mit dem Geschehen im Gesamtklassement auf Rang 19 nichts mehr am Hut. Dafür sicherte er sich aber die Wertung der zweiten Etappe und damit die sieben Bonuspunkte, die zur Verteidigung der EM-Führung beitrugen."Wir haben versucht, das Beste aus unserer Situation zu machen. Jetzt konzentrieren wir uns auf die nächste Rallye", sagte Lukyanuk. Der vierte EM-Lauf findet von 15. bis 17. Juni auf Zypern statt.Magalhaes freute sich über seinen "Akropolis"-Sieg: "Manchmal wird ein Traum wahr. Der Sieg bei der "Akropolis" ist einfach großartig."Prinz Albert von Thurn und Taxis war im privaten Skoda Fabia R5 der einzige Deutsche. Für die europäische "Safari" lieh er sich von seinem offiziellen Markenkollegen Fabian Kreim den Beifahrer Frank Christian aus. Bis zu sechsten Entscheidung kämpfte er sich mit P10 in die Punkteränge. Doch ein gebrochener Stoßdämpfer stoppte ihn. Nach dem Restart kämpfte er sich auf den 14. Endrang vor. "Das war gewiss nicht die ideale Rallye mich zu verbessern. Aber wir nahmen es leicht. Wir brauchten hier einen klaren Kopf", meinte von Thurn und Taxis.Ergebnis nach 12 Prüfungen (= 237,89 km):1. Bruno Magalhães/Hugo Magalhães (P) Skoda Fabia R5, 3:02:09,4 h. 2. Norbert Herczig/Ramón Ferencz (H) Skoda Fabia R5, + 29,1 sec. 3. Hubert Ptaszek/Maciej Szczepaniak (PL), Skoda Fabia R5, + 1:37,2 min. 4. Eyvind Brynildsen/Veronica Engan (N), Ford Fiesta R5, + 2:35,2 5. Simos Galatariotis/Antonios Ioannou (CY), Skoda Fabia R5, + 3:23,0 6. Grzegorz Grzyb/Jakub Wróbel (PL), Skoda Fabia R5, + 5:20,6 7. Jourdan Serderidis/Frédéric Miclotte (GR/B), Skoda Fabia R5, + 5:55,5 8. Orhan Avcioǧlu/Burçin Korkmaz (TR), Skoda Fabia R5, + 6:39,3 9. Paulo Nobre/Gabriel Morales (BZ), Skoda Fabia R5, + 6:55,3 10. Tibor Érdi Jr./György Papp (H), Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, + 9:07,8

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 4 июня 2018KREIKAN EM-RALLI PÄÄTTYI PORTUGALILAISJUHLIIN - "JOSKUS ELÄMÄSSÄ UNELMAT KÄYVÄT TOTEEN"/ Kreikan EM-rallissa ei viimeisenä ajopäivänä kärjen osalta enää tulosluettelossa muutoksia nähty. Bruno Magalhaes ajoi sunnuntain viimeiset neljä erikoiskoetta varmasti läpi ja maalissa odotti uran kolmas EM-osakilpailuvoitto. Samalla taistelu Euroopan mestaruudesta sai uutta tuulta alleen.Magalhaesin veljekset Bruno ja Hugo nappasivat Kreikassa viikonloppuna ajetun rallin EM-sarjan kauden kolmannen osakilpailun, Akropolis Rallin, yleiskilpailun kärkipaikan haltuunsa lauantaina ajetulla neljännellä erikoiskokeella. Rallia ylivoimaisesti johtanut EM-pistejohtaja Alexey Lukyanuk täräytti Fordinsa kiveen ja edessä oli keskeytys. Kun samaan aikaan kärkikuljettajista ongelmia oli myös Eyvind Brynildsenillä, sekä Juuso Nordgrenilla, niin tämä takasi viime vuoden EM-kakkoselle Magalhaesille hyvän mahdollisuuden ajaa uransa kolmanteen EM-osakilpailuvoittoon.Lauantai-iltana yötauolle saavuttaessa Magalhaesin johtomarginaali oli jo yli minuutin ja sunnuntaina portugalilainen tyytyikin vain varmistamaan maaliin pääsyn kellottamalla neljälle viimeiselle erikoiskokeelle sijoitukset yhdeksän, viisi, viisi ja neljä. Maalissa ero toiseksi sijoittuneeseen Norbert Herczigiin oli lopulta vajaat puoli minuuttia.- Joskus elämässä unelmat käyvät toteen. Saada voittaa Akropolis Ralli ja saada oma nimi mukaan huikeiden voittajien listalle, se on jotain aivan uskomatonta, Magalhaes hehkutti.Magalhaes on aiemmin juhlinut EM-rallin voittoa vain kotimaassaan Portugalissa, joten nyt tuli ensimmäinen ykkössija kotimaan rajojen ulkopuolella. "Puhelin soi ja sain tiedon"Hyvin usein ajatellaan, että rallissa selkeässä johtoasemassa ajaminen vaatii vain sen varman suorituksen ja kyseessä olisi kuljettajalle helppo, rutiinin omainen suoritus. Magalhaes korjasi Akropolis Rallin voittonsa jälkeen näitä käsityksiä, viimeinen ajopäivä ja neljä erikoiskoetta olivat kaikkea muuta kuin helppo rutiinisuoritus.- Tämä päivä oli minulle elämäni vaikein tähän mennessä! Oli niin vaikeaa kantaa kaikkea sitä painetta harteilla, koska tiesin etten saisi tehdä yhtään virhettä. Yleensä se vain on helpompaa, kun joutuu ajamaan ikään kuin "taistelumoodi" päällä koko ajan, kun pitää yrittää saavuttaa joku toinen kuljettaja, Magalhaes kuvaili.Taistelussa Euroopan mestaruudesta Magalhaes kavensi Kreikassa piste-eroa Lukyanukiin nähden, mutta samalla kokenut kuljettaja myös myönsi avoimesti ne vaikeudet, mitä hänellä on tällä kaudella ollut budjetin keräämisessä EM-sarjan kiertämiseen. Siitä hyvänä osoituksena muun muassa se, että ajaessaan viimeisiä erikoiskokeita Magalhaesilla ei ollut vielä tietoa siitä pystyisikö hän osallistumaan seuraavaan, Kyproksella parin viikon päästä ajettavaan osakilpailuun.- Kyproksen osallistumisen osalta odotin vastausta koko sunnuntain ajan ja se vastaus riippui täysin tämän kilpailun tuloksesta. Ja vain pieni hetki sen jälkeen, kun olimme tulleet maaliin, niin puhelin soi ja sain tiedon, että ajamme myös Kyproksen EM-rallissa ja minulla on budjetti siihen kilpailuun olemassa, Magalhaes hymyili.Toiseksi sijoittuneelle Herczigille, sekä kolmannen sijan napanneelle Hubert Ptaszekille nyt tulleet palkintosijoitukset olivat uran ensimmäiset rallin EM-sarjan yleiskilpailussa. Brynildsen yritti vielä sunnuntaina heittää haastetta Ptaszekin suuntaan taistelussa kolmannesta sijasta. Norjalainen onnistuikin nousemaan viidenneltä sijalta neljänneksi, mutta auton muututtua tasauspyörästön ongelmien seurauksena etuvetoiseksi viimeisellä erikoiskokeella, Brynildsenin mahdollisuudet uran ensimmäiseen EM-palkintosijoitukseen katosivat lopullisesti.ERC2-luokan voittoon ajoi Tibor Erdi Jr, joka oli lähes kaksi minuuttia nopeampi kuin Sergey Remennik. Kolmannen sijan nappasi Zelindo Melegari. ERC3-luokan ykköseksi nousi EM-debyyttinsä Kreikassa tehnyt intialaiskuljettaja Amittrajit Ghosh, jonka voittomarginaali toiseksi ajaneeseen Emma Falconiin nähden oli yli 12 minuuttia. Kolmanneksi sijoittui Artur Muradian. Falcon palkittiin ERC Ladies -luokan ykkösenä, luokan ainoana osallistujana.EM-sarjan seuraava osakilpailu ajetaan Kyproksella ja se käynnistyy jo puolentoista viikon päästä, perjantaina 15. kesäkuuta.Yleiskilpailun lopputulokset1) Bruno Magalhaes (POR) Skoda 3.02.09,4 2) Norbert Herczig (HUN) Skoda + 29,1 3) Hubert Ptaszek (POL) Skoda + 1.37,2 4) Eyvind Brynildsen (NOR) Ford + 2.35,2 5) Simos Galatariotis (CYP) Skoda + 3.23,0 6) Grzegorz Grzyb (POL) Skoda + 5.20,6 7) Jourdan Serderidis (GRE) Skoda + 5.55,5 8) Orhan Avcioglu (TUR) Skoda + 6.39,3 9) Paulo Nobre (BRA) Skoda + 6.55,3 10) Tibor Erdi Jr (HUN) Mitsubishi + 9.07,8

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- - - -19) Juuso Nordgren (FIN) Skoda + 40.48,3Magalhaesin keskinopeus: 78,4 km/h Erikoiskokeiden pohja-ajat: Lukyanuk 5, Magalhaes 3, Herczig 2, Brynildsen 1, Nordgren 1 Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti Video: Rallin EM-sarjan virallinen YouTube-kanava Hae LainaaSelivaara logo 2017

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 4 июня 2018NORDGREN EI JÄÄNYT TÄLLÄKÄÄN KERTAA ILMAN POHJA-AIKAA - "IHAN SAIRAAN VAIKEAA AJAA HILJAA"/ Kreikan EM-rallissa lauantaina keskeyttämään joutunut Juuso Nordgren palasi Ralli 2 -säännön turvin mukaan erikoiskokeille sunnuntaina ja täräytti heti viimeisen ajopäivän avauksessa uransa ensimmäisen pohja-ajan EM-tasolla.Rallin EM-sarjan kauden kolmas osakilpailu, Akropolis Ralli Kreikassa viime viikonloppuna, kulki Juuso Nordgrenilta, 21, hyvin samansuuntaisesti kuin EM-pistejohtaja Alexey Lukyanukillakin. Molempien vauhti oli hyvällä tasolla heti torstain aika-ajosta lähtien, mutta epäonni yhdellä ja samalla (EK4) erikoiskokeella lauantaina vei mahdollisuudet hyvään lopputulokseen.Sekä Nordgren, että Lukyanuk joutuivat keskeyttämään ajot lauantain aamupäivän lenkillä, mutta he palasivat mukaan kilpailuun sunnuntaina ollen viimeisen ajopäivän ylivoimaisesti nopein kaksikko. Nordgren ajoi päivän ensimmäiselle erikoiskokeelle nopeimman ajan, kun taas Lukyanuk vei nimiinsä kolme viimeistä erikoiskoetta. Nordgren oli kahdella viimeisellä erikoiskokeella toiseksi nopein.- Tämä päivä sujui puhtaasti ilman suurempia virheitä. Ekalla pätkällä yritettiin, mutta sen jälkeen päätettiin, että ajetaan vain maaliin, koska mitään panosta ei enää ollut. Olihan tämänkin päivän pätkillä irtokiviä, mutta ei niin pahasti kuin lauantaina. Pehmeä rengas toimi paremmin ekalla pätkällä, mutta seuraavalla ek:lla jouduimme jo säästelemään renkaita, Nordgren kertasi sunnuntain tapahtumia tiedotteessaan.Vaikka Nordgrenilta jäikin ajamatta suurin osa lauantain erikoiskokeista, niin paluu takaisin kilpailuun sunnuntaina toi mukanaan tärkeää oppia tulevaisuutta ajatellen.- Tänään ymmärsin mitä vauhtia täällä pitää ajaa, ettei riko renkaita tai autoa. On ihan sairaan vaikeaa ajaa hiljaa, kuin että olisi täysi "attack" päällä, tähän mennessä kauden kaikissa kolmessa ajamissaan rallissa jokaisessa yhden pohja-ajan ajanut Nordgren korostaa. "Kiireiset pari viikkoa on luvassa"Nordgren joutui odottamaan kuluvan vuoden ensimmäistä ralliaan aina huhtikuun loppupuolelle asti, mutta nyt tahti on kiihtymässä. Tshekin rallisarjan osakilpailun, Portugalin MM-rallin ja nyt ajetun Kreikan EM-rallin jatkoksi seuraavaksi luvassa on Kyproksen EM-ralli, joka käynnistyy jo puolentoista viikon päästä. Sitä ennen Nordgren piipahtaa Suomessa ja ennen Kyproksen sorateiden haasteita luvassa on vielä testit Ranskassa.- Kiireiset pari viikkoa on luvassa. Kyproksen kisasta ei ole oikein mitään tietoa, mitä siellä on luvassa. Täällä Kreikassa juttelin muutaman kyproslaisen kuskin kanssa ja he kertoivat, että siellä on kuuma ja rallissa ajetaan pitkiä asvalttiosuuksia sorarenkailla. Jälleen siis paljon uusia elementtejä, Nordgren pohtii.Kaksi viimeisintä rallia ovat sujuneet Nordgrenilta enemmän ja vähemmän erilaisten ongelmien kanssa painiessa, eikä vähiten renkaiden osalta. Kyproksen EM-rallista karkkilalainen lähtee hakemaan kauden ensimmäistä sorateiden onnistumista.- Avauskisa Tshekissä (asfaltilla) sujui hyvin, mutta sen jälkeen on ollut kaksi todella rikkonaista kisaa. Ehjää kisaa lähdetään hakemaan vaikka sitten vauhdin kustannuksella, eli ei yritetä väkisin ajaa mitään pohja-aikoja, Nordgren päätti.Kyproksen EM-ralli käynnistyy aika-ajolla torstaina 14. kesäkuuta.Lue myös! Kreikan EM-ralli päättyi portugalilaisjuhliin - "Joskus elämässä unelmat käyvät toteen" (4.6.2018)Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti Pikaluotto

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Maisfutebol.iol.pt, Лиссабон, 4 июня 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES: "FOI O DIA MAIS DIFÍCIL DA MINHA CARREIRA"Автор: Redacao AutoportalPiloto português venceu o Rali da AcrópoleA vitória de Bruno Magalhães no Rali da Acrópole neste fim de semana foi um sonho realizado, mas que não chegou de forma fácil para o piloto português do Skoda Fabia que assumiu ter suado como nunca para vencer."Este foi o dia mais difícil de toda a minha carreira. Conquistámos uma das maiores vitórias para Portugal em termos de ralis. O Rally da Acrópole não é uma prova qualquer e esta foi uma conquista fabulosa. Foi uma vitória inesquecível e um sonho realizado, apesar de uma grande pressão a que estive sempre sujeito, uma vez que nunca tenho tarefas fáceis."O piloto da ARC Sport está no 2.º lugar do Europeu de Ralis e, ap+os esta após esta vitória parte agora para a quarta prova do ERC a 14 pontos do líder, Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta)."Quero dar os parabéns a toda a equipa pelo fantástico trabalho realizado no Skoda. Estou extraordinariamente feliz, e agora já posso confirmar a nossa participação no Rali de Chipre", disse Bruno Magalhães. Bruno Magalhães: "Foi o dia mais difícil da minha carreira"

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 6 июня 2018THE ERC MOVERS REVEALEDАвтор: ErcThere were standings gains aplenty in the FIA European Rally Championship standings following last weekend's EKO Acropolis Rally. Winner Bruno Magalhães (pictured) has shot up to second place, 14 behind Alexey Lukyanuk, while Tibor Érdi Jr is now 10 points adrift of Sergei Remennik in the ERC2 table.Rookie Amittrajit Ghosh from India has emerged as a contender for the ERC3 crown following an impressive debut win, albeit 30 points behind Diogo Gago.Meanwhile, in the prestigious FIA European Rally Championship for Teams, Russian Performance Motorsport is now in front, three ahead of the ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team.The all-action ERC continues on the Cyprus Rally (15-17 June). Clickhereto view the full standings. The post The ERC movers revealed appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 8 июня 2018EVENT PREVIEW: ERC ACES FACING ULTIMATE TEST ON CYPRUS RALLYАвтор: ErcFor more than four decades, the Cyprus Rally has put car and crew to a significant test. And while the current format is a little less taxing than it once was, underestimating the demanding nature of this rallying heavyweight would be a big mistake. Although it's fundamentally a gravel rally, a handful of sections take place on asphalt, which will further increase the challenge when the event gets underway from its new base in Larnaca from 15-17 June.Add to the mix the searing ambient and ground temperatures, and it quickly becomes clear why the Cyprus Rally is ranked as an ultimate test of driver and car.Chosen by the FIA, motorsport's global governing body, for having the best volunteer organising team in the world following the 2017 edition, Cyprus Rally bosses have built on that recognition with a new base, overhauled route and impressive 65-car entry, with 50 contesting the ERC-counting international event.Among the drivers in action isNasser Al-Attiyah, the most celebrated driver in Cyprus Rally history with a record five wins - plus eight on the country's Troodos Rally for good measure. The Qatari's last victory came in 2017 when he revealed just why he's so prolific on the Cypriot stages.

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"There is no secret but I work very hard and we have the experience," said the Autotek Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 driver. "The rally is a mix between slow stage, medium stage and fast stage and we need to manage the speed on the different stage. The hot weather is no problem because we do a lot of race like the Dakar Rally where we stay 12 hours inside the car in hot temperatures. But we know this race is really hard and very hot. It's my favourite rally and we try to do our best."Following his crucial EKO Acropolis Rally victory last time out,Bruno Magalhãeswill head to Cyprus rejuvenated and firmly back in the title fight in his ARC Sport ŠKODA Fabia R5. Without a 2018 win prior to his Greek triumph, SEAJETS-backed Magalhães is now 14 points behindAlexey Lukyanuk, who suffered his first retirement of 2018 in Greece when he broke his Ford Fiesta R5"s suspension on a rock.Lukyanuk has vowed to "look positively and focus" to ensure the Acropolis was just a temporary blip for the otherwise excellent Russian, while Portugal's Magalhães is just relieved to be heading to Cyprus after only learning he'd have the budget to take part shortly after celebrating his win in Greece.AddNorbert Herczigand fellow Acropolis podium finisherHubert Ptaszek, local acesSimos GalatariotisandAlexandros Tsouloftas, ŠKODA-backedJuuso Nordgrenand a host of other ERC regulars such asOrhan Avcioǧlu,Dávid Botka,Paulo NobreandAlbert von Thurn und Taxis, and this year's Cyprus Rally is set to produce the usual blend of intense competition, drama and excitement.To mark the Cyprus Rally's return to the ERC roster in 2014 for the first time since 1999, a ground-breaking street stage through the United Nations-controlled Buffer Zone between Nicosia's Greek Cypriot and Turkish inhabited areas was organised and generated considerable interest, including within the UN. However, while the stage remains on the 2018 itinerary, what have been described by the event organisers as "technical issues" means the stage won't venture into Turkish-controlled Northern Cyprus this year.With 13 stages over a timed distance of 204.92 kilometres, the Cypus Rally begins with Free Practice and Qualifying on 15 June followed by two days of action north and west of Larnaca.ERC2: Panteli seeks home rewardWithTibor Érdi JrandSergei Remennikusing next month's Rally di Roma Capitale for their next scoring opportunity,Juan Carlos AlonsoandZelindo Melegariwill be aiming to take advantage of their absence by adding to their season totals. And after crashing out of the podium battle in Greece, Argentine Alonso will be eager to do just that.Petros Panteliwill also be searching for a strong finish to make up for his Acropolis disappointment when a mechanical failure on the final stage ruled out a seemingly certain third place. Cypriot youngsterPanikos Polykarpou- second overall among the ERC runners in Cyprus last year -Michalis PosediasandAndreas Psaltiswill also be in the hunt for production category points.ERC3: Saintéloc youngsters in the battle for class successSaintéloc Junior Team driversCatie MunningsandLaurent Pellierwill form part of an exciting ERC3 line-up on the Cyprus Rally, with Pellier stepping back from the ERC Junior Under 28 Championship to showcase the pace and strength of the PEUGEOT 208 on what is a traditionally demanding rally. Russia'sArtur Muradianwas quick but out of luck in Greece, while Canary IslanderEmma Falcónwon stages and plaudits on the Acropolis for not giving up despite worsening brake problems. And her determination was rewarded with top ERC Ladies" Trophy points. HungarianNorbert Bereczkimakes his ERC3 debut, while CypriotsChristos MannourisandConstantinos Televantoscomplete the ERC3 contingent in their two-wheel-drive machines.And in other news...*The Cyprus Rally represents another new event for four-time Hungarian championNorbert Herczig, who bagged his first ERC podium in Greece in his MOL Racing Team ŠKODA.*After co-driving his young compatriotHubert Ptaszekto a fine third place on the EKO Acropolis Rally, PoleMaciej Szczepaniakhas joined forces with three-time ERC champion Kajetan Kajetanowicz for this week's world championship Rally Italia Sardegna. However, he will be back with Ptaszek in Cyprus.*Promising CypriotAlexandros Tsouloftasshowed plenty of speed in Greece only for a driveshaft failure to force his exit nearing the end of leg two. Fellow CypriotSimos Galatariotis, a multiple champion in the country, also impressed in fifth place having upgraded to a ŠKODA Fabia R5 since his last Cyprus Rally appearance in 2017 in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X.*Toksport'sOrhan Avcioǧlu, from Turkey, and Motorsport Italia-run BrazilianPaulo Nobrestart in Cyprus on the back of scoring their first ERC points in Greece.*ŠKODA-supported FinnJuuso Nordgren, 21, will continue his experience-building mission on the Cyprus Rally following a stage-winning ERC debut in Greece.*After linking up withFrank Christianfor the EKO Acropolis Rally, the ever-improvingAlbert von Thurn und Taxis- a former GT racer - is reunited with Belgian co-driverBjorn Degandtfor Cyprus, which means a switch back to English-language pacenotes after German instructions were used in Greece.*Reigning ERC Junior Under 27 championChris Ingramappears on the Cyprus Rally entry list in a Toksport ŠKODA, but a call on his participation depends on his recovery from illness.

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*Vojtéch Štajf, who battledDávid Botkafor the ERC2 title in 2015, is a guest entrant for the ACCR Czech Team. The popular Czech is contesting a programme of national and Middle East events in 2018 but has registered for ERC points in Cyprus where he will drive a ŠKODA Fabia R5 for his own team, Racing 21.*Cypriot driversPanayiotis YiangouandAntonis Chilimintriscomplete the ERC1 runners in a Hyundai i20 R5 and Citroën DS3 R5 respectively.Watch and listenHighlights from both legs will be shown on Eurosport and available on Eurosport Player. ERC Radio will broadcast live from stage finishes and selected service park visits. The post Event preview: ERC aces facing ultimate test on Cyprus Rally appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Grandprix.com, Нью-Джерси, 8 июня 2018CANDIDATES LINE UP TO REPLACE HARTLEYThe candidates may be piling up, but Brendon Hartley is for now sidestepping rumours he is set to be replaced at Toro Rosso.In recent days, McLaren junior Lando Norris was linked with the Red Bull-owned team, as New Zealander Hartley struggles.But another candidate could be Daniil Kvyat, who after his departure from Toro Rosso has suddenly turned up in the Montreal paddock."I've never been as well as now," the Russian is quoted as saying. But sources indicate that Kvyat is merely in Canada as Ferrari's reserve driver, while Antonio Giovinazzi prepares for Le Mans.Yet another candidate is Robert Kubica."I have some insider information, let's say it like that," Russian rally driver Aleksey Lukyanuk told SportFM."The manager of our team, who helps us with sponsors, used to work with Kubica. He says Robert is sparing no preparation for formula one."But for now, Hartley says he is unfazed."This is the second weekend I've been asked about rumours," he said in Canada. "They're not worth commenting on. You always have them in formula one."I have a contract and I know the terms and I know what my speed and my abilities are. In Monaco I was not lucky in qualifying, but overall I had a good weekend."I haven't talked to Franz Tost but honestly I'm totally focused on the weekend and don't see the point of discussing what you want to discuss," Hartley added.(GMM)

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Paddocktalk, Нью-Йорк, 9 июня 20182018 F1: TORO ROSSO TO REPLACE HARTLEY?The candidates may be piling up, but Brendon Hartley is for now sidestepping rumours he is set to be replaced at Toro Rosso.In recent days, McLaren junior Lando Norris was linked with the Red Bull-owned team, as New Zealander Hartley struggles. But another candidate could be Daniil Kvyat, who after his departure from Toro Rosso has suddenly turned up in the Montreal paddock."I've never been as well as now," the Russian is quoted as saying. But sources indicate that Kvyat is merely in Canada as Ferrari's reserve driver, while Antonio Giovinazzi prepares for Le Mans.Yet another candidate is Robert Kubica."I have some insider information, let's say it like that," Russian rally driver Aleksey Lukyanuk told SportFM."The manager of our team, who helps us with sponsors, used to work with Kubica. He says Robert is sparing no preparation for formula one."But for now, Hartley says he is unfazed.

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"This is the second weekend I've been asked about rumours," he said in Canada. "They're not worth commenting on. You always have them in formula one."I have a contract and I know the terms and I know what my speed and my abilities are. In Monaco I was not lucky in qualifying, but overall I had a good weekend."I haven't talked to Franz Tost but honestly I'm totally focused on the weekend and don't see the point of discussing what you want to discuss," Hartley added.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 13 июня 2018DON'T COUNT ON FLAT-OUT PUSH FOR VICTORY, SAYS ERC LEADER LUKYANUKАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk has suggested that he might not go flat-out in order to return to winning ways in the FIA European Rally Championship in Cyprus this week. The Russian's unbeaten run ended on the EKO Acropolis Rally earlier this month and his leg-two retirement allowed Bruno Magalhães to slash his title advantage to 14 points.Speaking ahead of the Cyprus Rally, which is based in Larnaca from 15-17 June, Lukyanuk said multiple winner Nasser Al-Attiyah's appearance on the event - which is currently a one-off - has altered his way of thinking."We know Nasser can be really fast and if it takes too much risk to compete with him maybe we will think to back off a bit and score as much points as we can without taking any extra risks," Lukyanuk said. "But on the other hand if we feel really comfortable and confident to set a really good pace then we will do that. It depends on many things but definitely we will think when we see after the recce before we make the final decision about our approach to the event." The post Don't count on flat-out push for victory, says ERC leader Lukyanuk appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Abola.pt, Лиссабон, 14 июня 2018MAGALHÃES NO RALI DO CHIPREAmanhã e sábado, no Chipre, 4.ª das oito etapas do Europeu de Ralis de 2018. Entre os favoritos à vitória na ilha mediterrânica, Bruno Magalhães, em Skoda Fabia R5 assistido e preparado pela ARC Sport. Como adversários, Alexey Lukyanuk, russo que comanda o campeonato, depois de vitórias nas duas primeiras etapas do ERC (Açores e Canárias) e Nassear Al-Attyah, que soma cinco triunfos na prova organizada desde 1970 - e ambos conduzem Ford Fiesta R5.Bruno Magalhães apresenta-se no Chipre como vencedor do Rali da Acrópole (Grécia), resultado que aproximou o português do topo do Europeu (encontra-se a 14 pontos de Lukyanuk). A prova cipriota, com quartel-general em Larnaca, divide-se em dois etapas e tem 553,44 km de extensão, incluindo 204,92 km ao cronómetro (91,12 km no dia 1, 113,80 km no 2), com 72% do percurso em terra e 28% em asfalto."Este rali é muito particular. A combinação de pisos obriga a compromissos em termos de afinação difíceis de encontrar. Também temos de ser criteriosos na estratégia e não errar", disse o piloto português, que abandonou em 2017, após despiste.



Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 14 июня 2018MAGALHÃES FLIES HIGH IN CYPRUS ERC TESTINGАвтор: ErcThis is Bruno Magalhães flying high in testing for the Cyprus Rally, round four of the 2018 FIA European Rally Championship.

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Driving his SEAJETS-backed ŠKODA Fabia R5, Magalhães was in action in the Tseri region of Cyprus earlier this week.Several of the Portuguese ace's rivals, including ERC title leader Alexey Lukyanuk and record-breaking Cyprus winner Nasser Al-Attiyah, were also testing.Magalhães starts the Cyprus Rally in Larnaca on Friday evening on the back of winning the EKO Acropolis Rally in Greece at start of June. He's 14 points behind Lukyanuk in the battle to become European champion following his win alongside co-driver Hugo Magalhães. The post Magalhães flies high in Cyprus ERC testing appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 15 июня 2018ERC CYPRUS RALLY FACTS AND STATSАвтор: ErcThe Cyprus Rally, round four of the FIA European Rally Championship, gets underway today with the Qualifying Stage from 10h08 followed by the ceremonial start 19h00. Here are some essential facts and stats. CYPRUS RALLY IN NUMBERS:1970:The Cyprus Rally's origins date back to 1970 when Victor Zachariades won in a Fiat 125. The47thrunning in 2018 is the first to be based in Larnaca, a contemporary city with many attractions, eateries and historical sights as well as the popular Finikoudes beachfront.5:Nasser Al-Attiyah is the Cyprus Rally's most successful driver with five wins to his name, which is one more than world rallying legend Sébastien Loeb managed.9:There have been nine "home" winners of the Cyprus Rally since the first edition in 1970. Nicos Thomas and Spiros Georgiou were the last Cypriot pair to triumph in 2008.204.92:Crews will tackle 204.92 timed kilometres over13stages. Cyta Yeri is the longest at22kilometres, Nicosia SSS the shortest at4.82kilometres.65:Event organisers have attracted a 65-strong entry with50crews registered for the international rally.CYPRUS RALLY FAST FACTS*While Nasser Al-Attiyah is the rally's most successful driver with five victories, other winners include Stig Blomqvist, Colin McRae, Petter Solberg, Ari Vatanen and current European championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk, who took top honours in 2016.*The Cyprus Rally has formed part of the ERC calendar in its various formats since 1978. From 2014 it's been ever-present on the European calendar when the event was based in Nicosia after a spell in Pafos.*As well as counting for ERC points, the Cyprus Rally is a round of the Cypriot and FIA Middle East championships, the latter attracting competitors from Lebanon, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar.*Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean behind Sicily and Sardinia. There are 380 rural villages in the republic, while Mount Olympus in the Troodos Range peaks at 1951 metres.*It took four months for Cyprus Rally organisers to put on their first world championship rally after the event was called up as a late replacement for the cancelled China Rally in May 2000.*The event's popular Golden Stage format is back for 2018 with the results of the final two stages combined to decide the Golden Stage winner. A prize fund of 6000 euros will be shared between the overall fastest driver, the top 2WD competitor and the top Cypriot crew. The post ERC Cyprus Rally facts and stats appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Cyprus Mail (cyprus-mail.com), Никосия, 15 июня 2018CYPRUS RALLY GETS UNDERWAYАвтор: Rosie OgdenSixty-two crews are entered for this year's Cyprus Rally, the fourth round of the European Rally Championship (ERC).The action starts on Friday morning at a stage near Klavdia just outside Larnaca with free practice (from 7 until 9 am) and then qualifying, which begins just after 10am and will determine the choice of starting order for the rally proper, which gets underway from the Finikoudes seafront in Larnaca on Saturday at 8.30am.

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This year's event has attracted crews from 19 different countries: 39 from Cyprus, three from Hungary, two from the Czech Republic, Great Britain and Russia and one crew from Portugal, Poland, Finland, Germany, Turkey, France, Spain and Italy as well as Brazil and Argentina.As the rally also counts towards the Middle East Rally Championsip, there are also crews from Lebanon, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman. Russia's Alexey Lukyanuk, who won here in 2016, heads the ERC Drivers' standings on 83 points, with Portugal's Bruno Magalhaes, winner of the Acropolis Rally in Greece two weeks ago, chasing hard in second place on 69 points. Norbert Herczig of Hungary lies third with 40 points and Nikolay Gryazin and Ricardo Moura round off the top five, both on 30 points. With eight rounds in all, there's everything to play for - and, of course, the kudos and prize money up for grabs on the last two "Golden" special stages of the rally on Sunday afternoon.Probably the favourite to take the winner's laurel is five-time Cyprus Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah from Qatar, who is very familiar with our terrain - although the move to Larnaca this year means there's a slightly different feel to some of the special stages. Lukyanuk is well aware of the Qatari's experience and record in Cyprus. "We know Nasser can be really fast and if it takes too much risk to compete with him maybe we will think to back off a bit and score as much points as we can without taking any extra risks," he said.Ten of the Cypriot crews will compete for points in the ERC, headed by last year's Cyprus champions Simos Galatariotis and Anotnis Antoniou in a Skoda Fabia R5. They secured fourth place in the Acropolis Rally and are hoping for an even better result on home turf. Meanwhile, upcoming contender Alexandros Tsouloftas in a Citroen DS3 R5 showed his speed and talent last year and will be looking to impress again. The ERC3 category will include 2WD cars and there are two female drivers in the starting line-up: Briton Catie Mannings and Canary Islander Emma Falcon.The rally covers a total distance of 758.36km of which 204.92km are Special Stages.After the Ceremonial Start on Friday evening at 6.30pm at Finikoudes, the action will begin in earnest on Saturday with crews covering six special stages to the north and west of Larnaca. They will spend the night in parc ferme before setting off on Sunday to tackle another seven stages, including the Super Special Stage in the heart of Nicosia. The ceremonial finish will be at Finikoudes at 6:30pm on Sunday night.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 15 июня 2018AL-ATTIYAH TOPS CYPRUS RALLY QUALIFYING STAGE ON ERC RETURNАвтор: ErcNasser Al-Attiyah kicked off his return to the FIA European Rally Championship with victory in Rally Cyprus' Qualifying Stage, beating Juuso Nordgren by 1.8 seconds. Al-Attiyah is Cyprus Rally's defending winner, having won five times in total, more than anyone else. This meant it was little surprise when he piloted his Autotek Motorsport-prepared Ford Fiesta R5 to first place in Qualifying, ahead of Nordgren's Wevers Sport-run ŠKODA Fabia R5."We have a really positive feeling, a really good atmosphere working with the team," Nordgren told ERC Radio stage end reporter Chris Rawes."We're not in attack mode, we need a clean finish to restart our season."Championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk, who has two wins under his belt in ERC this season, admitted he had a difficult challenge on his hands against Al-Attiyah, going 2.5s slower than him in the Qualifying Stage to be third fastest."I think he knows how to drive these roads better than we do. It's not a big drama," said Lukyanuk of Al-Attiyah."It seems Nasser found some special lines in here, he's so much faster. I'm happy to beat Lukyanuk."Orhan Avcioğlu was fourth quickest aboard his Toksport WRT-prepared Fabia, 4.5s slower than Al-Attiyah. Simos Galatariotis mirrored his finishing position at the ERC's previous round on EKO Rally Acropolis by going fifth quickest, 0.2s behind Avcioğlu.SEAJETS-backed driver Bruno Magalhães was only sixth fastest, 5.1s behind Al-Attiyah. Former ERC2 regular Vojtéch Štajf was seventh on his ERC return, now driving a Fabia R5 and 6.0s behind Al-Attiyah in the Qualifying Stage.ERC regulars Hubert Ptasezk (TRT Krezus Rally Team), Norbert Herczig (MOL Racing Team) and Dávid Botka (Sysinfo Rallye Team) completed the top 10.

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Alexandros Tsouloftas, who had shown good pace in the ERC last time out on EKO Rally Acropolis, was 13.3s slower than Al-Attiyah. Most of his time loss came from overshooting a fast corner, meaning he had to reverse his Citroën DS3 R5 back onto the stage. The post Al-Attiyah tops Cyprus Rally Qualifying Stage on ERC return appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Lequipe.fr, Париж, 15 июня 2018AL-ATTIYAH EN POLEMeilleur temps du shakedown et de la qualification à Chypre, il faudra compter ce week-end avec le Qatarien Nasser Al-Attiyah, vainqueur à cinq reprises de l'épreuveNasser Al-Attiyah (Ford Fiesta R5) n'a pas traîné. Vendredi matin à Chypre, le pilote qatarien - toujours associé au copilote français Mathieu Baumel - a réalisé le meilleur temps lors des deux passages du shakedown puis lors de la qualification, améliorant à chaque fois son chrono. Vainqueur à déjà cinq reprises du rallye de Chypre, qui compte pour l'ERC mais aussi le Championnat du moyen-orient, il aura ce samedi le loisir de choisir sa place au départ et sera à coup sûr favori à sa succession. Derrière lui, on a retrouvé à environ deux secondes (sur 6,33 km) le Finlandais Juuso Nordgren (Skoda Fabia R5) et le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), en quête de rachat après sa déconvenue en Grèce début juin. Le leader de l'ERC (avec 83 points) a d'ailleurs déclaré : " Le week-end promet d'être très mouvementé. La course sera longue pour être devant les autres pilotes. Nasser sait mieux piloter sur ce type de route. " Pellier en 208 R2 Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5), deuxième au classement ERC (69 points), ne s'est classé que cinquième de la qualification, derrière le Turc Orhan Avcioglu (Skoda Fabia R5), à plus de cinq secondes du premier. " J'essaye de trouver un bon setup, a-t-il avoué. Le chrono est bon. Je pense que j'ai fait un bon boulot. " A noter la présence à Chypre du Français Laurent Pellier, au volant d'une "petite" Peugeot 208 R2 deux roues motrices, qui a réussi le meilleur temps de sa catégorie. Samedi, deux boucles de trois spéciales seront au programme, pour un total de 91,12 km, et dimanche il y aura sept chronos pour 113,80 km. F.P.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 15 июня 2018ALONSO HEADS ERC ROAD ORDER FOR LEG ONE OF CYPRUS RALLYАвтор: ErcRMC Motorsport's Juan Carlos Alonso will lead the FIA European Rally Championship field into Leg One of Cyprus Rally on Saturday, as Qualifying Stage winner Nasser Al-Attiyah elected to start P15. Though 15 top-tier R5-specification cars are present for Cyprus Rally, ERC2 category frontrunner Alonso still broke into the 15 quickest times in Friday morning's Qualifying Stage, leaving him last to select a road order position.Reigning Cyprus Rally winner Al-Attiyah kicked off his return to ERC with Qualifying Stage victory, using his free choice to take as low a road position as possible with P15. Given Cyprus Rally's loose gravel surface, a lower start position is expected to be important as those ahead like Alonso sweep roads clean.Despite drivers having some freedom to pick their positions, first place through to P15 in Friday's Qualifying Stage was completely reversed for Saturday's road order, meaning Alexey Lukyanuk (Russian Performance Motorsport) and Juuso Nordgren (Wevers Sport) will depart just before Al-Attiyah, P13 and P14 respectively.At the other end of the scale, Alonso isn't the only ERC2 car appearing unusually early. Petros Panteli will follow Alonso out second on the road in his Q8 Oils Rally Team-prepared Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, which is also campaigned by Alonso.Alexandros Tsouloftas is ERC's first top-spec R5 car into Saturday's stages, starting third after an overshoot cost him over five seconds in Friday morning's Qualifying Stage.

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Tsouloftas is followed by Paulo Nobre (Palmeirinha Rally), Albert von Thurn und Taxis (BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team), Dávid Botka (Sysinfo Rallye Team), Norbert Herczig (MOL Racing Team), Hubert Ptasezk (TRT Krezus Rally Team), Vojtéch Štajf (ACCR Czech Team) and SEAJETS-backed EKO Rally Acropolis winner Bruno Magalhães running fourth through to P10 on the road respectively.Cypriot driver Simos Galatariotis will begin his home rally P11 in the staring order, ahead of Toksport WRT's Orhan Avcioğlu, Lukyanuk, Nordgren and Al-Attiyah. The post Alonso heads ERC road order for Leg One of Cyprus Rally appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Cyprus Mail (cyprus-mail.com), Никосия, 15 июня 2018NASSER FASTEST IN QUALIFYING ROUND OF CYPRUS RALLYАвтор: Rosie OgdenFive times winner of the Cyprus Rally, Nasser Al-Attiyah, topped the qualifying stage times on Friday morning, taking his Ford Fiesta R5 through the 6.33 km test 1.8 seconds faster than Juuso Nordgren's ŠKODA Fabia R5 and 2.5 seconds quicker than the Ford Fiesta R5 of 2016 winner Alexey Lukyanuk.Cypriot Simos Galatariotis clocked a creditable 5th fastest time. At lunchtime the fastest 15 crews gathered at Larnaca seafront to pick their starting position for the rally proper, which kicks off early Saturday morning.As expected, Al-Attiyah - who got first pick of the starting order - chose to run 15th on the road (which will give him a cleaner surface after the passage of the 14 cars running ahead of him sweep the gravel tracks of rocks). All the other top qualifiers followed his lead, so the running order for Leg 1 is the reverse of the qualifying times, and 15th fastest Juan Carlos Alonso will be first on the road, followed by Petros Panteli and Alexandros Tsouloftas.Said Al Attiyah "it was a really nice stage - you know we like the rally."His Russian rival admitted that he will have his work cut out to beat the Qatari."It is a long way to be in front of many other drivers. Nasser knows better how to handle the surface," he said.Leg 1 starts at 08:30 today and crews will return for the overnight regroup just before 4pm. Tomorrow's final Leg starts at 07:30, with the ceremonial finish on Larnaca seafront at 6pm.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 15 июня 2018NORDGREN EXCITED FOR MIXED SURFACE EXPERIENCE ON ERC CYPRUS RALLYАвтор: ErcJuuso Nordgren is continuing his first forays into the FIA European Rally Championship with his second ever ERC appearance on Cyprus Rally, and is excited about Cyprus' mixture of surfaces. ŠKODA Motorsport junior driver Nordgren is driving a Wevers Sport-prepared Fabia R5 this year, already making his ERC debut at EKO Acropolis Rally two weeks ago. As he builds his experience in new countries on different types of event, Cyprus presents another new challenge for the Finn."[I'm] quite excited. I really like the stages, especially Saturday. It's quite smooth and fast. Sunday we have some rougher parts also but on the other hand, we have some tarmac, so lots of new things and lots of experience for us," he said.Cyprus Rally features a series of unusual mixed surface stages, primarily gravel but with a significant number of kilometres also on tarmac. Though he briefly sampled similar conditions on last year's Rally Catalunya - Costa Daurada, Cyprus' stages remain unlike anything he has experienced before."Not this much," he responded when asked how much driving he'd done in similar conditions."Only in Spain, there is the stage Terra Alta, where there is over 10 kilometres of tarmac section. I've done that twice last year, so that's the only experience on tarmac with gravel tyres and gravel setup."Nordgren's ERC debut on EKO Acropolis Rally demonstrated his raw speed, winning the 21.97 kilometre Grameni stage against experienced ERC hands like Alexey Lukyanuk and Bruno Magalhães. However, a tricky tyre choice in Greece's searing heat meant he picked two soft rear tyres, which both delaminated and forced him to retire through a lack of spares.

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Looking back on Acropolis as a learning experience, Nordgren is determined to make the most of his time in Cyprus."Definitely not flat out this time. In Greece we made so many mistakes, which ended our rally. Now we just want a clean race but still with a reasonable speed. The main thing is to try and enjoy it."He might enjoy his driving this weekend, but it's less likely Finnish native Nordgren will relish Cyprus' hot temperatures. Though he got a sample of warm weather in Acropolis, Friday's Qualifying Stage hit a toasty 39°C."It is tough, especially for a Finnish guy not used to these conditions, even in summer. These stages are not so long, but of course the days are long and we're sweating like pigs. I think for the moment it's only the sweating, it doesn't feel so bad, but sweating a lot!"Nordgren went second fastest through Friday's Qualifying Stage, ahead of current championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk. He begins his Cyprus Rally adventure on Saturday, starting P14 in the road order at 09h26 local time. The post Nordgren excited for mixed surface experience on ERC Cyprus Rally appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 15 июня 2018CYPRIOT TSOULOFTAS HOPING FOR ERC PODIUM ON HOME EVENTАвтор: ErcAlexandros Tsouloftas is hoping for good fortune on Rally Cyprus, targeting a podium should regular FIA European Rally Championship front-runners trip up in their own lead battle. Cypriot driver Tsouloftas had been running in a top five position during his last ERC appearance on EKO Acropolis Rally two weeks ago, until a sudden retirement during Leg Two that Saturday ended his rally altogether.Now looking to make amends, Tsouloftas believes a podium could be within reach on his home event, should other factors play out in his favour."We know the competition is really strong. Nasser [Al-Attiyah] here is an expert, especially on gravel special stages. [Alexey] Lukyanuk is really fast and [Juuso] Nordgren as well," said Tsouloftas."I believe we can be around fourth or fifth position and expect a mistake from the front fight, and hopefully we could get a step ahead."I'll try to drive as fast as possible with what we have. We do it for Cyprus, for the fanbase. We have huge support here in Cyprus, we're the youngest crew with an R5 of the Cyprus crews as well. We want to provide much fun for the people."Tsouloftas had packed up his equipment by Sunday morning during EKO Acropolis Rally, a heart-breaking change of fortune given his increasing pace throughout his first ERC appearance of 2018."We were driving at a nice pace after we'd fixed many issues that we'd had with the car. We did the second fastest time overall in the New Amfissa test, which was quite good."I wasn't expecting that, it was a surprise for me, because I knew where we could improve. We decided in the next stage to push even harder but unfortunately, we broke the driveshaft."It's been a year that we are with issues like gearbox, power steering, driveshaft etc. We were so disappointed and I wasn't feeling like continuing. When you lose the feeling, the rally is gone."Looking ahead to Cyprus Rally's two legs on Saturday and Sunday, Tsouloftas is hoping to remain competitive and follow through on his outside podium hopes, despite a somewhat unfavourable start order position.He lines up P3 on Saturday after a mistake in Friday's Qualifying Stage, ERC's first R5-specification car through after a pair of production-spec ERC2 cars."We had a problem in the Qualifying Stage. We missed a junction. That was really bad luck, as the Qualifying Stage is an important thing."Starting in third position, I've never started at that position so far out front, so it'll be tough for us. Many plans change, [especially] tyre based. We'll see what's going to happen." The post Cypriot Tsouloftas hoping for ERC podium on home event appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 15 июня 2018AVCIOĞLU PLAYING A "MIND GAME" ON ERC'S CYPRUS RALLYАвтор: ErcFIA European Rally Championship regular Orhan Avcioğlu intends to play a "mind game" during the Cyprus Rally, aiming for a top finish by mitigating risk. Avcioğlu starred in Friday's Qualifying Stage on the Cyprus Rally by going fourth quickest overall, bested only by five-time Cyprus winner Nasser Al-Attiyah, ŠKODA junior hotshot Juuso Nordgren and ERC championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk.Despite his quick turn of pace, Avcioğlu will reign in his speed somewhat come Saturday and Sunday, ensuring he brings his Toksport WRT-prepared ŠKODA Fabia R5 to the Larnaca service park in one piece come Sunday afternoon."It's a mind game for this weekend. We are aiming for the top five hopefully," he said."If we have no problems and get to the finish on Sunday, it could be possible.""Our goal is to try and nurse the car. We were going fast today in qualifying but we don't plan on going that fast throughout the weekend."There's a lot of hidden stones, a lot of things that can catch you out. I don't want to make that mistake.A top five finish would be Avcioğlu's best ever ERC result, having set himself a new benchmark with his eighth placed finish on EKO Rally Acropolis two weeks ago. The post Avcioğlu playing a "mind game" on ERC's Cyprus Rally appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 15 июня 2018LUKYANUK HITS RALLY CENTURY IN ERC'S CYPRUS RALLY!Автор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk will make his 100th rally start on Saturday, his century of appearances coinciding with the FIA European Rally Championship's fourth round of 2018, the Cyprus Rally. Russian Performance Motorsport held a celebration in honour of Lukyanuk's achievement in the Larnaca service park, unveiling a specially made cake in black with orange flashes akin to his iconic Ford Fiesta R5.Nearly one third of his rally appearances have come from his participation in the ERC, scoring seven wins and 12 podiums in 28 starts. This weekend's Cyprus Rally will be his 29th ERC start.Lukyanuk will undoubtedly be hoping to cap his 100th rally start with victory, but admitted he would have a challenge on his hands from five-time Cyprus Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah, who won Friday's Qualifying Stage."We know Nasser can be really fast and if it takes too much risk to compete with him maybe we will think to back off a bit and score as much points as we can without taking any extra risks," he said."But on the other hand if we feel really comfortable and confident to set a really good pace then we will do that." The post Lukyanuk hits rally century in ERC's Cyprus Rally! appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 16 июня 2018LUKYANUK FENDS OFF AL-ATTIYAH IN EARLY ERC CYPRUS BATTLEАвтор: ErcFIA European Rally Championship points leader Alexey Lukyanuk has established a 5.6 second lead over Nasser Al-Attiyah on the Cyprus Rally, despite technical issues afflicting both drivers. Five time Cyprus Rally winner Al-Attiyah dropped 8.4s to Lukyanuk through Kellia, Saturday morning's opening test, after a pop-off valve issue caused his car to lose power.Al-Attiyah then regained 2.8s over Saturday morning's remaining two stages before service, aided by a technical gremlin for rally leader Lukyanuk.Though he lost little time to Al-Attiyah, Lukyanuk suggested he had lost an opportunity to extend his lead further through a throttle response issue.

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"In the middle of the stage we lost response from the throttle. We lost maybe 10-15 seconds as we were rolling to reset the car, so we lost a lot of time," Lukyanuk told ERC Radio at the finish line of stage three."The engine was stopped, nothing was happening, I went straight from fifth to second gear. I'm happy it's working now and I pray it keeps going."Juuso Nordgren holds a steady third place aboard his Wevers Sport ŠKODA Fabia R5, 23.5s behind Lukyanuk but well ahead of a titanic early scrap for fourth position.Simos Galatariotis started his morning strongly in fifth position, but moved into fourth just before service despite concerns over potential tyre or suspension damage to the front left corner of his Fabia.1.8s behind Galatariotis was fellow Cypriot Alexandros Tsouloftas, who was recovering from a front-right puncture earlier. His recovery to fifth place before returning to midday service in Larnaca was all the more impressive given he was the first R5-specification car on the road, sweeping clean Cyprus' loose gravel roads.Bruno Magalhães had previously headed both Cypriots but fell to sixth place while struggling with a less than ideal set-up. With his car moving around underneath him frequently on Cyprus' loose gravel surface, Magalhães is planning set-up changes for this afternoon. Only 2.1s separates him from Galatariotis's fourth place.Orhan Avcioğlu holds seventh position aboard his Toksport WRT Fabia, 1m24.8s behind rally leader Lukyanuk and only 3.4s ahead of Norbert Herczig in eighth. Hubert Ptasezk is also engaged in a fight for Avcioğlu's seventh place, 5.1s behind despite a rear-right puncture in SS1 and going too fast over a jump and heading off-road in SS2.Vojtéch Štajf elected to take a contrarian tyre strategy aboard his ACCR Czech Team Fabia, using a different Pirelli tread construction to his rivals this morning. He finished Saturday morning's first loop P10, 1m42.7s behind Lukyanuk and is planning a switch back to standard-spec Pirelli gravel tyres for this afternoon.Panikos Polykarpou leads the ERC2 production category, 23.8s ahead of Q8 Oils Rally Team's Petros Panteli after SS2.Polykarpou's Psaltis Auto Parts team-mate Andreas Psaltis had been running second in class, but broken steering sent Psaltis into a ditch 1.8 kilometres into SS3. That accident caused a red flag, with action yet to resume.Laurent Pellier leads the FIA European Rally Championship's ERC3 category, leading Artur Muradian by 1m10.7 aboard his Saintéloc Junior Team PEUGEOT 208 R2.Pellier's performance was all the more impressive given he suffered a front-right puncture in SS2, while Muradian is getting to grips with a Renault Clio R3 he borrowed as a late replacement for his usual 208 R2, which is currently being repaired after EKO Acropolis Rally.Catie Munnings is third in ERC2, 1m30.3 behind her Saintéloc Junior team-mate Pellier and currently leading the ERC Ladies Trophy category. The post Lukyanuk fends off Al-Attiyah in early ERC Cyprus battle appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 16 июня 2018NEWSFLASH: LUKYANUK CRASHES OUT OF ERC CYPUS RALLY LEADАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk has crashed out of the Cyprus Rally while leading the overall FIA European Rally Championship order, forcing him to retire and handing first place to Nasser Al-Attiyah. ERC championship leader Lukyanuk held a 5.6 second advantage over Al-Attiyah heading into Saturday afternoon's stages, but disaster struck when a cracked rim caused him to lose control of his Russian Performance Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5. Thankfully, Lukyanuk and co-driver Alexey Arnautov were unharmed after their crash.Wevers Sport driver Juuso Nordgren arrived next on the scene, picking up a left rear puncture after taking avoiding action and hitting a rock."He was in the middle of the road and we had to over a very big rock. I don't know what he hit but it was our only choice otherwise we would end up in the barrier," Nordgren told ERC Radio at stage end."I think he just lost it and went to barrier with rear damage. We hit broken parts of his car [so as] not to hit the barrier or his car."Al-Attiyah now leads despite tribulations of his own through SS4, picking up a right rear puncture only 3 kilometres into the same test and nursing it to stage end. The post NEWSFLASH: Lukyanuk crashes out of ERC Cypus Rally lead appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 16 июня 2018NEWSFLASH: NORDGREN TAKES ERC CYPRUS RALLY LEAD FROM AL-ATTIYAHАвтор: ErcJuuso Nordgren has moved into first place overall on the Cyprus Rally, taking advantage of two punctures for chief FIA European Rally Championship rival Nasser Al-Attiyah. In a drastic change of fortunes, Nordgren was able to take advantage of Cyprus' tricky conditions catching out rivals to move into first position, a stark contrast to two weeks prior where he retired from EKO Acropolis Rally from multiple punctures.Instead, Nasser Al-Attiyah suffered a similar fate, picking up a puncture in both the first and second stages in Saturday afternoon's loop, leaving him short on spares after only taking a single backup tyre when leaving service in Larnaca. Luckily he was able to survive on three wheels, staying in the rally and falling only to fourth place.Cypriot driver Simos Galatariotis is now second on his home event, only 4.6 seconds behind new leader Nordgren. Bruno Magalhães inherited third place after Al-Attiyah's troubles, 8.8s behind Nordgren. Al-Attiyah is now 48.4s behind rally leader Nordgren in fourthAlexandros Tsouloftas had been set to inherit a podium position, but he stopped early in Saturday's final stage, unable to continue further and dropping out of the points places entirely. Norbert Herczig now completes the top five overall in his absence, 1m09.9s behind Nordgren.Alexey Lukyanuk had led after midday service, but retired shortly after due to a crash in SS4. The post NEWSFLASH: Nordgren takes ERC Cyprus Rally lead from Al-Attiyah appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Lequipe.fr, Париж, 16 июня 2018NORDGREN CHANCEUXAprès la sortie du Russe Lukyanuk, le Qatarien Al-Attiyah semblait se diriger vers une sixième victoire à Chypre. Mais deux crevaisons successives ont offert la tête au Finlandais Juuso Nordgren, à la fin de la première étape, de la tête de l'épreuve.Incorrigible ! Auteur du premier meilleur temps, avec 8"4 d'avance sur 19,87 km, le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk a ensuite résisté au retour de Nasser Al-Attiyah (Ford Fiesta R5) pour terminer la première boucle avec 5"6 de marge. On pensait que le duel entre les deux hommes allait faire le sel de cette 47e édition du rallye de Chypre. Las, dès l'entame de la seconde partie de cette première étape, Lukyanuk détruisait sa Ford Fiesta R5 et laissait le Qatarien filer seul en tête. Déjà vainqueur à cinq reprises du rallye de Chypre, Al-Attiyah possédait 48"1 d'avance sur le Chypriote Galatariotis après quatre des six spéciales du jour. Et ce, malgré une crevaison à 3 km du terme de l'ES4. Mais c'était sans compter sur la rugosité du terrain. Al-Attiyah crevait une nouvelle fois dans l'ES5 et devait composer avec une roue regonflée artisanalement dans l'ES6. Le Qatarien finissait ainsi l'étape avec 48"4 de retard sur le Finlandais Juuso Nordgren, nouveau leader devant Galatariotis et le Portugais Bruno Magalhaes, ces trois hommes au volant de Skoda Fabia R5. Dimanche, 114,29 km sont encore à parcourir et nul doute que Nasser Al-Attiyah voudra aller chercher sa sixième victoire. F.P.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 16 июня 2018DAY REPORT: NORDGREN LEADS CYPRUS ERC THRILLERАвтор: Erc

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ŠKODA Motorsport junior talent Juuso Nordgren turned in a clean FIA European Rally Championship performance on the Cyprus Rally's dusty roads, establishing a 4.6-second lead over local expert Simos Galatariotis with Bruno Magalhães 4.2s behind in third following a day of thrilling action and drama. In a drastic change of fortunes, Nordgren was able to take advantage of Cyprus' tricky conditions catching out rivals to move into first position, a stark contrast to two weeks prior where he retired from EKO Acropolis Rally from multiple punctures.Instead, Autotek Motorsport's Nasser Al-Attiyah suffered a similar fate, picking up a puncture in both the first and second stages in Saturday afternoon's loop, leaving him short on spares after only taking a single backup tyre when leaving service in Larnaca. Luckily he was able to survive on three wheels, staying in the rally and moving to fourth place.Cypriot driver Simos Galatariotis is now second on his home event, only 4.6 seconds behind new leader Nordgren. SEAJETS-backed Bruno Magalhães inherited third place after Al-Attiyah's troubles, 8.8s behind Nordgren. Al-Attiyah is now 48.4s behind rally leader Nordgren in fourthAlexandros Tsouloftas had been set to inherit a podium position, but he stopped early in Saturday's final stage, unable to continue further and dropping out of the points places entirely. Norbert Herczig now completes the top five overall in his absence, 1m09.9s behind Nordgren.Leg One recap: Fallen ERC top guns allow locals to shineSaturday morning on the Cyprus Rally began in familiar ERC fashion, with Alexey Lukyanuk leading the way from stage one. Five-time Cyprus Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah had been touted as the odds-on favourite to score a sixth victory but his pace was tempered by a pop-off valve issue, leaving him slightly down on power compared to Lukyanuk.While Lukyanuk and Al-Attiyah duelled for dominance, Nordgren settled into a safe third position, taking his time to drive safe, clean lines and avoid another double puncture scenario which had ruined his podium chances in EKO Acropolis Rally two weeks prior.A tight battle for fourth place quickly emerged between ERC regular and local specialists. Cypriots Simos Galatariotis and Alexandros Tsouloftas were early winners, running fourth and fifth before morning service despite a first stage puncture for Tsouloftas.Just as a running order seemed to be settling down, Saturday afternoon blew the Cyprus Rally's lead battle wide open.Coming through a fast section of tarmac road, a cracked rim aboard Lukyanuk's Ford Fiesta R5 spun him out and into a barrier, wrecking his car and destroying his rally lead. Though both he and co-driver Alexey Arnautov climbed out without a scratch, their car was heavily damaged, forcing their retirement and leaving residual debris behind.Al-Attiyah would inherit first place from Lukyanuk's demise, though not without troubles of his own. A puncture 3 kilometres into the same test which had claimed Lukyanuk not only cost him time but also forced Al-Attiyah to deploy his only spare tyre.Nordgren was unable to capitalise on Al-Attiyah's puncture thanks to one of his own aboard his Wevers Sport Fabia, picked up while dodging Lukyanuk's stranded Fiesta and running through its debris. This demoted him to third, 50.1s behind Al-Attiyah and also 2.0s behind Galatariotis.SS5 held one last plot twist in Leg One's lead battle, a second puncture in as many stages for Al-Attiyah leaving him out of spare tyres to deploy. He deliberately left his shredded tyre on his right rear corner for the leg-closing SS6, dropping over a minute to save his earlier delaminated tyre for the road section back to service.Two successive stage wins for Nordgren after his puncture put him back in first place, 4.6s up on Galatariotis in second place."We had some really bad luck with what happened to Lukyanyk but I think we've learned something from Acropolis," said Nordgren, referring to his earlier puncture picked up while avoiding Lukyanuk's stopped car."It's been quite rough today, we didn't expect so many loose stones, but I think we've survived well."Bruno Magalhães had struggled to get on top of his Fabia's set-up on Saturday morning, but was feeling more at home aboard his SEAJETS-backed machine after midday service in Larnaca. Combined with his trademark measured approach, Magalhães surged from sixth to third, his eyes firmly fixed on making up points on championship leader Lukyanyk."When I saw that Lukyanuk was out, I realised that I need to finish this day because I score points for this day," said Magalhães."Of course now for tomorrow we try to recover some positions. We have improved the car a lot this afternoon. This morning I was not so happy. We are going to think about the stages for tomorrow because this rally is a big challenge for the set-up."Fighting talk from Magalhães came in stark contrast to second placed man Galatariotis, who was focused on securing points for his Cyprus national championship campaign."We are trying to finish for the Cyprus championship and score those points, so we took the foot off the [throttle] pedal."

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Tsouloftas had been set to inherit third place until a late stoppage in Saturday's final stage caused him to retire altogether, allowing Magalhães into a podium place and Al-Attiyah to slot his limping Fiesta into fourth place behind him.ERC regular Norbert Herczig demonstrated what could be achieved by a strict safety-first approach, dismissing any desire for a podium push to focus on improving step by step. He had dropped as low as ninth place on Saturday morning, but picked his way up to fifth position by day's end with a clean, no-nonsense drive. He heads into Leg Two on Sunday with a 1m01.9s deficit to rally leader Nordgren.Dávid Botka was another driver to turn in a quietly efficient performance, taking his Sysinfo Rallye Team Fabia to sixth place, 2m01.2s behind Nordgren. He holds a slim 4.0s advantage over fellow Fabia runner Orhan Avcioğlu in seventh, whose day was far from quiet.He picked up a puncture through SS5 in an extraordinary fashion, heading off through a field and smashing through fences, picking up a puncture while finding his way back onto the stage."I think there's going to be an angry farmer, I hope he doesn't find me!" said Avcioğlu, before heading towards service in Larnaca, possibly to seek shelter.An early tyre gamble on a mixed tarmac-gravel tread pattern didn't pan out as ACCR Czech Team pilot Vojtéch Štajf had hoped, but still finished Leg One in eighth despite a puncture sustained after midday service.Albert von Thurn und Taxis did well to avoid any major dramas to finish Leg One in ninth place, only 4.6s behind Štajf aboard his BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team-prepared Fabia.ERC2 category leader Panikos Polykarpou demonstrated why he finished third overall on the Cyprus Rally last year, heading his class whilst also holding P10 overall. The post Day report: Nordgren leads Cyprus ERC thriller appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Cyprus Mail (cyprus-mail.com), Никосия, 16 июня 2018EVENTFUL FIRST DAY ON CYPRUS RALLYАвтор: Rosie OgdenIn an action-packed day which saw the race leader change three times, Finland's Juuso Nordgren moved into first place on the final stage of the first Leg of the Cyprus Rally, the fourth round of the European Rally Championship (ERC), and the stage is set for a thrilling final Leg, which starts at 07.30 on Sunday.Despite a loss of turbo valve pressure and being bedevilled by punctures, Qatar's Nasser Al Attiyah took the lead halfway through Saturday's first Leg after the event's early leader, Alexey Lukyanuk, crashed out on special stage (SS) 4. The Russian had set the pace on the morning stages, pulling out a 5.6 second advantage over Al Attiyah at the halfway point, but he crashed into the barrier on stage 4 and Portugal's Bruno Magalhaes, who is just 14 points behind Lukyanuk on the championship leaderboard, could see his chance. He'd been driving steadily to avoid the rocks and had escaped the punctures that afflicted so many of his rivals - Al Attiyah had punctures in SS4 and SS5 and since he had only one spare in his car he had to cover the last stage effectively on three wheels. It cost him over a minute and he limped back to the regroup in fourth place. Leading Cypriot Simos Galatariotis had a relatively easy day, clocking top-five times on every stage to arrive at regroup lying second, having been overhauled on the last stage of the day by Nordgren, who went to bed with a cushion of just 4.6 seconds between his Skoda Fabia R5 and the Cypriot's. Magalhaes inherited third place, just 8.8 seconds adrift of the race leader, but he knows that Nasser is right behind him and has vowed to come out "all guns blazing" on Sunday's final Leg. Only 48.4 seconds separates the top four contenders.It was an eventful first day, with several drivers experiencing problems, and many commenting on how slippery some of the stages were. An incident on SS3 saw Andreas Psaltis' steering break just over one and a half kilometres into the test, blocking the road. The rally was stopped while marshals moved his car, causing a 47-minute delay in the running time. Alexandros Tsouloftas had been running well throughout the day, and started the last stage in fourth overall, his eyes set on a podium finish, but he was forced to retire on the final stage with a broken wishbone.On Sunday the crews cover seven stages over 114 kilometres, the highlight being the Super Special Stage in the centre of Nicosia, which starts just after 09.30. The rally finishes tonight on Larnaca seafront at 6pm.

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Ojogo.pt, Лиссабон, 16 июня 2018RALI DO CHIPRE: BRUNO MAGALHÃES SEGUE EM TERCEIROO piloto português segue a 8,8 segundos de Juuso Nordgren.Bruno Magalhães (Skoda Fabia R5) segue na terceira posição do Rali do Chipre, quarta prova do Campeonato da Europa de Ralis (ERC), que após as sete especiais disputadas este sábado é liderado pelo finlandês Juuso Nordgren.O piloto português segue a 8,8 segundos de Juuso Nordgren (Skoda Fabia R5), que soma o tempo total de 53.07 minutos, menos 4,8 segundos do que o cipriota Simos Galatariotis, que é segundo.O piloto português, segundo classificado no campeonato europeu de ralis, atrás do russo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), admitiu ter tido algumas dificuldades em três especiais."Não tínhamos o set up ideal e sofremos um bocadinho. Perdemos bastante tempo. Mas mudámos as afinações para as últimas três passagens e resultou bastante melhor. O andamento e a confiança regressaram e estamos muito satisfeitos com o terceiro lugar", afirmou o piloto, em declarações à sua assessoria de imprensa.Bruno Magalhães acredita que está tudo em aberto para o último dia de prova: "O rali é duro, os troços muito particulares que exigem trabalho redobrado. Temos de evitar problemas e chegar ao final e conseguir o maior número de pontos. Neste momento está tudo aberto para o dia de amanhã [domingo]".

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Abola.pt, Лиссабон, 16 июня 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES EM 3.º NO RALI DO CHIPREO português Bruno Magalhães segue na terceira posição do Rali do Chipre, quarta prova do Campeonato da Europa de Ralis, que após as sete especiais disputadas este sábado, é liderado pelo finlandês Juuso Nordgren.Bruno Magalhães segue a 8,8 segundos de Juuso Nordgren, que soma o tempo total de 53.07 minutos, menos 4,8 segundos do que o cipriota Simos Galatariotis, que é segundo.O piloto português, segundo classificado no campeonato europeu de ralis, atrás do russo Alexey Lukyanuk, admitiu ter tido algumas dificuldades em três especiais."Não tínhamos o "set up" ideal e sofremos um bocadinho. Perdemos bastante tempo. Mas mudámos as afinações para as últimas três passagens e resultou bastante melhor. O andamento e a confiança regressaram e estamos muito satisfeitos com o terceiro lugar", referiu o piloto, em declarações à sua assessoria de imprensa.O piloto acredita que está tudo em aberto para o último dia de prova."O rali é duro, os troços muito particulares que exigem trabalho redobrado. Temos de evitar problemas e chegar ao final e conseguir o maior número de pontos. Neste momento está tudo aberto para domingo", rematou.



Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 17 июня 2018AL-ATTIYAH PLOTS ERC VICTORY CHARGE ON CYPRUS RALLYАвтор: ErcNasser Al-Attiyah has not given up hopes of a sixth Cyprus Rally victory, despite haemorrhaging time to his FIA European Rally Championship rivals on Saturday through two punctures. Having already worked around a pop-off valve issue that left his Ford Fiesta R5 down on power in Leg One's morning loop, Al-Attiyah's defence of his victory last year was made harder still by two punctures in as many stages on Saturday afternoon.A determined Al-Attiyah still senses a chance for victory, as others hitting trouble means he only has a 48.4s deficit to current rally leader Juuso Nordgren.

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"We can try from here to have a good result and win this race because we know the rally," said Al-Attiyah."We try today, everything is open. Today will be a very hard day for everyone."Nordgren had been affected by a puncture when driving through debris from Alexey Lukyanuk's crashed Fiesta, keeping him within reach despite Al-Attiyah running out of spare tyres to fit after his own pair of punctures."Yesterday was not easy for us and for some other drivers with a lot of punctures. We made a wrong decision by taking only one spare, but on the other hand we are lucky to be here."We drove stage six with three wheels, so to lose only one minute is not a big thing." The post Al-Attiyah plots ERC victory charge on Cyprus Rally appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Cyprus Mail (cyprus-mail.com), Никосия, 17 июня 2018THRILLING FINALE TO CYPRUS RALLYАвтор: Rosie OgdenThe second day of the 2018 Cyprus rally proved to be just as exciting as the first, with thrills and spills a-plenty for the fans who had gathered both in the centre of Nicosia for the mostly tarmac Super Special stage which was run early on Sunday morning, and on the fast gravel tests in the countryside.Overnight race leader Juuso Nordgren survived the first two stages of the day but perhaps the pressure of heading the field by such a small margin began to tell mid-morning: he rolled his Škoda Fabia R5 on stage 9 and dropped down to fourth place. The error handed first place to Simos Galatariotis who was closely followed by Bruno Magalhaes and Nasser Al Attiyah, who both had their own agendas with the finish line in sight.Magalhaes wanted the podium to move to the top of the ERC leaderboard after the demise of Alexey Lukyanuk, while Al Attiyah was hoping to rack up his sixth win on this event after a disastrous first day beset by punctures which saw him drop from first to fourth place on Saturday.A disconsolate Nordgren explained "We had a long wait before the stage, then at the first corner, very slippery, I went wide there. It was a really amateur mistake with the cold tyres into the first corner." Despite his indiscretion, he vowed to continue, but disaster struck on the very next stage when he had a head-on collision with a car belonging to a member of the public (which should not have been in a rally special stage). As a result, stage 11 was cancelled to try and get the entire race back on schedule.The final two stages, at Layia and Lefkara - dubbed Golden Stages as prize money was up for grabs to the fastest overall crew, the best 2WD and the quickest Cypriot crew - were set for the final showdown. Galatariotis was hanging on to his lead, 12.7 seconds ahead of Magalhaes and 18.3 seconds in front of the charging Al Attiyah.A blistering run at an average speed of over 76km/h through stage 12 gave the lead to the Qatari, with Galatariotis in second place, just 2.3 seconds behind, and Magalhaes third, 9.1 seconds behind the Cypriot. With the final stage at Lefkara almost 20 kilometres long it was clear that anything could happen: one mistake or turn of bad luck could turn the leaderboard upside down again.And it did.Al Attiyah stopped in the stage and suffered a slow puncture which cost him all of two minutes, and he dropped down to fourth again. Magalhaes clocked 8 seconds faster than Galatariotis over the stage, but it wasn't enough to take the top spot: the Cypriot finished the rally just six tenths of a second ahead to claim his first victory on this tough event.Hungary's Norbert Herczig gained a podium and third overall after Al Attiyah fell back, with Orhan Avcioğlu finishing fifth, Vojtěch Štajf in sixth followed by David Botka, Von Thurn Und Taxis and Petros Panteli and Alexandros Tsouloftas completing the top ten.

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RTP (rtp.pt), Лиссабон, 17 июня 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES FICA A 0,6 SEGUNDOS DA VITÓRIA NO RALI DO CHIPRE E É LÍDER DO EUROPEU

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O português Bruno Magalhães (Skoda Fabia R5), vice-campeão europeu de ralis, subiu hoje à liderança do campeonato, ao terminar no segundo lugar o Rali do Chipre, a seis décimos de segundo do cipriota Simos Galatariotis (Skoda Fabia R5).Magalhães partiu para o terceiro e último dia da quarta prova do campeonato continental da terceira posição, a 8,8 segundos do finlandês Juuso Nordren (Skoda Fabia R5), que liderava e sofreu hoje um acidente, e a 4,2 segundos de Galatariotis. Nesta jornada, o qatari Nasser Al-Attyah (Ford Fiesta R5), vencedor do Dakar em 2011 e 2015, venceu quatro das seis especiais e chegou a liderar a prova, mas perdeu mais de três minutos devido a um furo no 13.º e último troço cronometrado e acabou no quarto posto, a 2.27,0 do vencedor. O piloto português acabou por ser mais regular no último dia e ficou próximo do triunfo na última classificativa, na qual se aproximou uns insuficientes 8,5 segundos de Galatariotis, enquanto o húngaro Norbert Herczig (Skoda Fabia R5) também beneficiou da `queda` de Al-Attyah para assegurar o terceiro lugar, a 1.21,4 minutos. Com o segundo lugar no Chipre, Bruno Magalhães, vencedor do Rali da Acrópole, na Grécia, beneficiou da desistência do anterior líder, o russo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), para chegar ao primeiro lugar. O Europeu de ralis prossegue em julho, com a disputa do Rali de Roma, entre 20 e 22, com a sexta das nove provas do ano.

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Lequipe.fr, Париж, 17 июня 2018GALATARIOTIS À DOMICILELe pilote local Simos Galatariotis a bénéficié des ennuis de Nordgren et Al-Attiyah pour s'imposer.Quel final ! Alors qu'on attendait Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), sorti de route samedi, Nasser Al-Attiyah (Ford Fiesta R5), retardé par deux crevaisons, les pronostics allaient, dimanche, en faveur de Juuso Nordgren (Skoda Fabia R5). Mais le Finlandais partait en tonneaux en fin de matinée...Du coup, la cote d'Al-Attiyah remontait en flèche et le Qatarien - malgré l'annulation d'un des secteurs chronométrés - reprenait d'ailleurs les rênes avant l'ultime spéciale... dans laquelle il crevait de nouveau et perdait trois minutes. Quatrième au final, Al-Attiyah devra attendre au moins un an pour inscrire son nom une sixième fois au palmarès de l'épreuve.Bonne opération pour Magalhaes C'est donc le pilote local Simos Galatariotis (Skoda Fabia R5), déjà cinquième à l'Acropole début juin, qui remportait la timbale, même s'il se faisait une belle frayeur dans l'ultime spéciale en concédant 10"2 au Portugais Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5). Ce dernier échouait à seulement 0"6 du Chypriote pour la gagne mais pouvait se consoler d'avoir effectué une très bonne opération dans la perspective du titre ERC.A noter la troisième place finale du Hongrois Norbert Herczig (Skoda Fabia R5), déjà deuxième en Grèce. Le Français Laurent Pellier, engagé au volant d'une petite Peugeot 208 R2 deux roues motrices, termine 14e et remporte très largement sa catégorie. Prochain rendez-vous fin juillet, sur asphalte autour de Rome. F.P.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 17 июня 2018DAY REPORT: GALATARIOTIS TURNS LOCAL LEGEND WITH STUNNING ERC CYPRUS FINISHАвтор: ErcSimos Galatariotis cemented his status as a local legend by scoring a dramatic last-gasp FIA European Rally Championship victory over Nasser Al-Attiyah on his home event, the Cyprus Rally. Home favourite Galatariotis captured a first win for a Cypriot driver on Cyprus Rally in 10 years despite carrying a front right puncture to the finish line of the ENEOS Golden Stage.Al-Attiyah had stormed into first place in the penultimate stage of Leg Two, taking 20.6s out of Galatariotis to gain a 2.3s lead with one stage remaining.

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However, Al-Attiyah was forced to stop and change a puncture close to the finish of the Cyprus Rally's final test, his attempts to continue with a deflating tyre for several kilometres ultimately in vain.SEAJETS-backed Bruno Magalhães overtook Al-Attiyah in-stage moments before the finish line to snatch second place and a points lead in the ERC championship standings.His weekend-long approach of being sensible and avoid rocks at all costs paid dividends, ensuring another top result after his win on EKO Acropolis Rally two weeks ago.Norbert Herczig was promoted to a surprise second consecutive podium finish by Al-Attiyah's stoppage, finishing 1m21.4s behind Galatariotis aboard his MOL Racing Team ŠKODA Fabia R5.Al-Attiyah settled for fourth place after his late tyre change, while fifth went to Toksport WRT's Orhan Avcioğlu, his first ERC top five finish.Vojtéch Štajf turned the tables on Dávid Botka, whom he narrowly lost the ERC2 category title to back in 2015. ACCR Czech Team driver Štajf edged out his Sysinfo Rallye Team rival for sixth place by 13.4s, while behind both Albert von Thurn und Taxis scored his first ERC points finish of 2018 in eighth.Petros Panteli sealed ninth place overall for Q8 Oils Rally Team, ahead of a rapidly recovering Alexandros Tsouloftas in P10. It was an astounding day's work from Tsouloftas, going fastest across Leg Two's five stages to score seven bonus points and also win the Golden Stage cash prize.Leg Two recap: Lead battle goes down to the wireWevers Sport youngster Juuso Nordgren had gone into Leg Two with a 4.6s lead over Galatariotis, and despite a pledge to keep his driving clean and sensible, managed to extend his lead to 7.3 seconds after two stages.From there Cyprus lost its second major victory contender after Alexey Lukyanuk's retirement on Saturday afternoon. Nordgren rolled his ŠKODA Fabia R5 only one corner into the Lageia stage, losing a minute and dropping out of the podium places.Nordgren's mistake gave Galatariotis his first taste of first place, but pressure was strong from behind. Bruno Magalhães was only 3.3s behind, while Nasser Al-Attiyah was recovering rapidly from a double puncture late on Saturday.Though Galatariotis had increased his margin over a cautious Magalhães to 12.7s by midday service, Al-Attiyah closed in further, 18.3.s in arrears. By now Nordgren had fallen out of contention altogether, retiring from a separate incident to his roll one stage later.Cyprus' lead battle quickly became a two-horse race, Magalhães backing off to secure ERC championship points and allowing his two rivals to take control out front.Al-Attiyah turned in a storming drive through PSALTIS AUTOPARTS Golden Stage 1, 17.0s quicker than Magalhães and 20.6s ahead of Galatariotis to vault both and steal first place away with one stage remaning.Magalhães' safety-first approach would be vindicated however, as one of the most exciting finishes in ERC history played out amongst those in full attack mode. As onlookers awaited Al-Attiyah's arrival at ENEOS Golden Stage 2"s finish line, they were surprised to see Magalhães show up instead. He had overtaken Al Attiyah late on in the final stage. Victory had been lost.This would surely hand victory to Galatariotis, yet the Cyprus Rally was not finished creating more excitement. A front right puncture meant Galatariotis was half a minute off the pace, though he clung on to a first ERC victory by the smallest of margins. An 11.4s advantage had been slashed to 0.6s as Galatariotis crossed the final flying finish.Al-Attiyah dropped to fourth place after trying his best to press ahead with a slow puncture to his front right tyre. Despite his best efforts, it risked causing extensive damage to his Ford Fiesta R5, so a spell on the side of the road to change it for a spare was required.Behind Galatariotis and Magalhães was MOL Racing Team's Nobert Herczig, picking up his second consecutive ERC podium finish. After SS2 on Saturday he had been down in ninth place overall, but methodically climbed his way up the order. He lost only 10.2s to eventual winner Galatariotis across Sunday's five stages, showing how quickly he had improved in his first ever Cyprus Rally appearance.Behind Al-Attiyah, a large midfield scrap carried over from Saturday continued well into Sunday, eventually headed by Orhan Avcioğlu. It was the Toksport WRT driver's best ERC result to date, executing a measured drive on Sunday after a fence-demolishing trip through a field the day before.Vojtéch Štajf turned the tables on his old ERC2 rival Dávid Botka in their battle over what would become sixth position. Štajf started with a 14.5s deficit to Botka, whom he had been defeated by for the ERC2 title in 2015, but turned this into a 13.4s advantage by rally end.A pivotal moment in their battle came away from the special stages in a road section leading up to SS8. Botka missed a junction and arrived two minutes late, incurring a 20 second penalty to hand Štajf a position he would not relinquish.Behind Botka in seventh was Albert von Thurn und Taxis, who was elated to have survived Cyprus" treacherous stages and record his first ERC points finish of 2018 with eighth place. Despite starting first on the road and roadsweeping for all those behind him, he kept a steady pace all day, starting 4.6s behind Štajf and finishing 4.7s behind Botka.

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Petros Panteli not only scored his first ERC2 category win, but dovetailed his production success with ninth overall in the full ERC classification. Though his heavier Q8 Oils Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X could not keep pace with his much more nimble R5 rivals, he held off his fellow compatriot Alexandros Tsouloftas by only 5.6s.Tsouloftas had executed a stunning comeback drive on Sunday, going fastest across Sunday's five stages to win Leg Two and take a maximum seven bonus points. He had retired late on Saturday from a potential podium position with a broken wishbone, but bounced back emphatically come Sunday.Tsouloftas topped up his P10 finish and Leg Two victory with a double win in the Cyprus Rally's "Golden Stage", taking home a cash prize as both the quickest overall driver and also the quickest Cypriot.Michalis Posedias brought his production-spec Lancer to the finish P11, while ERC3 category winner Laurent Pellier completed the Cyprus Rally P12, a fantastic result given he was piloting a less powerful front-wheel-drive R2 specification PEUGEOT 208. The post Day report: Galatariotis turns local legend with stunning ERC Cyprus finish appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Ojogo.pt, Лиссабон, 17 июня 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES É LÍDER DO EUROPEU APÓS SEGUNDO LUGAR NO RALI DO CHIPREO português partiu para a última etapa do Rali do Chipre no terceiro posto.O português Bruno Magalhães (Skoda Fabia R5), vice-campeão europeu de ralis, subiu este domingo à liderança do campeonato, ao terminar no segundo lugar o Rali do Chipre, a seis décimos de segundo do cipriota Simos Galatariotis (Skoda Fabia R5).Magalhães partiu para o terceiro e último dia da quarta prova do campeonato continental da terceira posição, a 8,8 segundos do finlandês Juuso Nordren (Skoda Fabia R5), que liderava e sofreu este domingo um acidente, e a 4,2 segundos de Galatariotis.Nesta jornada, o qatari Nasser Al-Attyah (Ford Fiesta R5), vencedor do Dakar em 2011 e 2015, venceu quatro das seis especiais e chegou a liderar a prova, mas perdeu mais de três minutos devido a um furo no 13.º e último troço cronometrado e acabou no quarto posto, a 2m27s0 do vencedor.O piloto português acabou por ser mais regular no último dia e ficou próximo do triunfo na última classificativa, na qual se aproximou uns insuficientes 8,5 segundos de Galatariotis, enquanto o húngaro Norbert Herczig (Skoda Fabia R5) também beneficiou da queda de Al-Attyah para assegurar o terceiro lugar, a 1m21s4.Com o segundo lugar no Chipre, Bruno Magalhães, vencedor do Rali da Acrópole, na Grécia, beneficiou da desistência do anterior líder, o russo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), para chegar ao primeiro lugar.O Europeu de ralis prossegue em julho, com a disputa do Rali de Roma, entre 20 e 22, com a sexta das nove provas do ano.

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Ojogo.pt, Лиссабон, 17 июня 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES É LIDER DO EUROPEU APÓS SEGUNDO LUGAR NO RALI DO CHIPREO português partiu para a última etapa do Rali do Chipre no terceiro posto.O português Bruno Magalhães (Skoda Fabia R5), vice-campeão europeu de ralis, subiu este domingo à liderança do campeonato, ao terminar no segundo lugar o Rali do Chipre, a seis décimos de segundo do cipriota Simos Galatariotis (Skoda Fabia R5).Magalhães partiu para o terceiro e último dia da quarta prova do campeonato continental da terceira posição, a 8,8 segundos do finlandês Juuso Nordren (Skoda Fabia R5), que liderava e sofreu este domingo um acidente, e a 4,2 segundos de Galatariotis.

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Nesta jornada, o qatari Nasser Al-Attyah (Ford Fiesta R5), vencedor do Dakar em 2011 e 2015, venceu quatro das seis especiais e chegou a liderar a prova, mas perdeu mais de três minutos devido a um furo no 13.º e último troço cronometrado e acabou no quarto posto, a 2m27s0 do vencedor.O piloto português acabou por ser mais regular no último dia e ficou próximo do triunfo na última classificativa, na qual se aproximou uns insuficientes 8,5 segundos de Galatariotis, enquanto o húngaro Norbert Herczig (Skoda Fabia R5) também beneficiou da queda de Al-Attyah para assegurar o terceiro lugar, a 1m21s4.Com o segundo lugar no Chipre, Bruno Magalhães, vencedor do Rali da Acrópole, na Grécia, beneficiou da desistência do anterior líder, o russo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), para chegar ao primeiro lugar.O Europeu de ralis prossegue em julho, com a disputa do Rali de Roma, entre 20 e 22, com a sexta das nove provas do ano.

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Maisfutebol.iol.pt, Лиссабон, 17 июня 2018RALI DO CHIPRE: BRUNO MAGALHÃES FICA A 0.6S DA VITÓRIA MAS É LÍDER DO ERCАвтор: Redacao AutoportalPiloto português está na frente do Europeu de RalisBruno Magalhães (Skoda Fabia R5), terminou o Rali do Chipre no segundo lugar, a apenas seis décimos de segundo do cipriota Simos Galatariotis (Skoda Fabia R5), mas isso não impediu o vice-campeão europeu de ralis de subir à liderança do ERC.O piloto português partiu para o terceiro e último dia da quarta prova do campeonato continental na terceira posição e acabou por ser o mais regular no último dia ficando próximo do triunfo na última classificativa, na qual se aproximou 8.5 segundos de Galatariotis.A recuperação acabou por ser insuficiente para vencer no Chipre, mas o segundo lugar foi suficiente para chegar ao comando do Europeu de Ralis tendo Magalhães também beneficiado da desistência do anterior líder do ERC, o russo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5).O Europeu de Ralis prossegue em julho, com a disputa do Rali de Roma, entre 20 e 22.

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Cyprus Mail (cyprus-mail.com), Никосия, 18 июня 2018NAIL-BITING END IN CLOSEST-EVER FINISH TO CYPRUS RALLYАвтор: Rosie OgdenThe 2018 Cyprus Rally came to a nail-biting end on Sunday evening in what proved to be the closest ever finish on this tough European Rally Championship (ERC) event.After two days battling over 205 competitive kilometres on the rough stages in high ambient temperatures which saw many drivers struggling with mechanical and tyre problems as well as their car's set-up, a mere 0.6 seconds separated first from second at the finish line.In the first victory for a Cypriot driver in 10 years, Simos Galatariotis took the winner's laurel, with Portugal's Bruno Magalhaes pipped at the post into the runner-up position. Hungary's Norbert Herczig took the third step on the podium.In an action-packed first Leg which saw the race leader change three times, it was Finland's Juuso Nordgren who led the field into the overnight halt, having moved to the top of the leaderboard on the last stage of the day.Early race leader Alexey Lukyanuk had crashed out on special stage (SS) 4, leaving five-time Cyprus winner and rally favourite Nasser Al Attiyah to inherit the top spot, but punctures on three stages dropped the Qatari down to fourth and a fastest time on the final stage of the day gave the lead to the Finn, 4.6 seconds ahead of Galatariotis.The drama continued on Sunday's second Leg.

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Nordgren survived the first two stages of the day but perhaps the pressure of heading the field by such a small margin began to tell: mid-morning he rolled his Škoda Fabia R5 on stage 9 and dropped down to fourth place. The error handed first place to Simos Galatariotis who was closely followed by Bruno Magalhaes and Nasser Al Attiyah, both of whom had their own agendas with the finish line in sight. Magalhaes wanted the podium to move to the top of the ERC leaderboard after the demise of Lukyanuk, while Al Attiyah was hoping to rack up his sixth win on this event despite his disastrous first day.A disconsolate Nordgren explained "We had a long wait before the stage, then at the first corner, very slippery, I went wide there. It was a really amateur mistake with the cold tyres into the first corner."Despite his indiscretion, he vowed to continue, but disaster struck on the very next stage when he had a head-on collision with a car belonging to a member of the public (which should not have been in a rally special stage). As a result, stage 11 was cancelled to try and get the entire race back on schedule.The last two stages, at Layia and Lefkara - dubbed Golden Stages as prize money is up for grabs to the fastest overall crew, the best 2WD and the quickest Cypriot crew - were set for the final showdown. Galatariotis was hanging on to his lead, 12.7 seconds ahead of Magalhaes and 18.3 seconds in front of the charging Al Attiyah.A blistering run at an average speed of over 76km/h through Stage 12 gave the lead back to the Qatari, with Galatariotis in second place, just 2.3 seconds behind, and Magalhaes third, 9.1 seconds behind the Cypriot. The final stage at Lefkara was almost 20 kilometres long and it was clear that anything could happen: one mistake or turn of bad luck could turn the leaderboard upside down again.And it did.Al Attiyah stopped in the stage to change yet another punctured tyre, which cost him all of two minutes and he dropped down to fourth again. Although Magalhaes clocked 8 seconds faster than Galatariotis over the stage, it wasn't enough to snatch the top spot: the Cypriot finished the rally just 0.6 of a second ahead to claim his first victory on this tough event.Alexandros Tsouloftas, who re-entered the rally under Rally 2 rules after retiring on Saturday, finished eleventh overall, scoring points for the local championship. He also secured top honours in the two Golden Stages after registering the fastest combined time, winning the €3,000 prize as well as an additional €1,000 for the top Cypriot crew.Panteli and Christodoulou won the ERC2 class and the French pair of Pallier and Combre triumphed in the ECR3 category.The next round of the ERC will be the Rally di Roma Capitale on 20 - 22 July, which made its ERC debut in 2017 when Italy returned to the European championship for the first time since 2013. Three more events follow, with the series ending in Latvia in October.Final General Classification (including drivers in the Cypriot championship):1.Galatariotis/Ioannou Skoda Fabia R5 1:55.40.22.Magalhaes/Magalhaes Skoda Fabia R5 1:55.40.83.Herczig/Ferencz Skoda Fabia R5 1:57.01.64.Al-Attiyah/Baumel Ford Fiesta R5 1:58.07.25.Avcioglu/Korkmaz Skoda Fabia R5 1:58.45.96.Stajf/Ehlova Skoda Fabia R5 1:59.05.37.Botka/Mesterhazi Skoda Fabia R5 1:59.18.38.Von Thurn Und Taxis A. Skoda Fabia R5 1:59.23.49.Demosthenous/Laos Mitsubishi Evo X 1:59.41.410.Panteli/Christodoulou Mitsubishi Evo X 2:02.24.8



Abola.pt, Лиссабон, 18 июня 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES LIDERA EUROPEU DE RALISBruno Magalhães assumiu a liderança do Europeu de Ralis (ERC), após a 2.º posição no 4.º rali de 2018, no Chipre, que acabou a 0,6 s de Simos Galatariotis - é a 3.ª diferença mais pequena entre os primeiros na história do campeonato -, depois de cumpridas 13 especiais e 867,72 km, incluindo 237,89 km ao cronómetro, maioritariamente em terra (cerca de 70%). No campeonato, desvantagem de 14 pontos transformada em vantagem de 15.Antes da 13.ª especial, o qatari Nassear Al-Attiyah acelera para a 6.ª vitória no Chipre - é o piloto mais bem-sucedido no rali organizado desde 1970, com cinco triunfos -, mas os 19,82 km finais foram muito madrastos para o piloto do Ford Fiesta R5, com furos a colocarem-no fora do pódio, em 4.º.

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Bruno e Hugo Magalhães arrancaram do 3.º lugar e quase somavam o 2.º triunfo consecutivo no Europeu, depois do êxito no Acrópole, na Grécia.Ainda assim, beneficiando da desistência do russo Alexey Lukyanuk no 1.º dia, durante a 4.ª especial (perdeu o controlo do Fiesta R5, despistou-se e abandonou), Magalhães, ao volante de Skoda Fabia R5, assumiu o comando de campeonato com oito etapas - a próxima realizar-se-á em Roma, Itália, de 20 a 22 de julho -, onde o português alinhará se continuar a contar com o apoio dos patrocinadores, negociados prova a prova..."O 2.º lugar tem sabor a vitória. Esta prova é dura e traiçoeira, privilegiámos os pontos para o Europeu em vez do triunfo no rali, que quase conseguíamos, e pensou que foi a abordagem mais correta", disse Bruno Magalhães no final da prova cipriota.Classificação 1.º Simos Galatariotis/Antonios Ioannou Skoda Fabia R5 1:55.40,2 h2.º Bruno Magalhães/Hugo Magalhães Skoda Fabia R5 +0,6 s3.º Norbert Herczig/Ramón Ferencz Skoda Fabia R5 +1.21,4 m4.º Nasser Al-Attiyah/Matthieu Baumel Ford Fiesta R5 +2.27,0 m5.º Orhan Avcioglu/Burçin Korkmaz Skoda Fabia R5 +3.05,7 m ERC2: Petros Panteli/Kyprias Christodoulou, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X ERC3: Laurent Pellier/Geoffrey Combe, Peugeot 208 R2 ERC Ladies' Trophy: Emma Falcón, Citroën DS3 R3TPróxima prova (5.ª de 8): Rali Roma Capitale, 20 a 22 de julho.Europeu: 1.º Magalhães, 98 pontos; 2.º Lukyanuk, 83; 3.º Herczig, 62



Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 19 июня 2018SAINTÉLOC JUNIOR TEAM ON TOP IN ERC ENTRANTS' PRIZE CHASEАвтор: ErcSaintéloc Junior Team's Cyprus Rally entry paid dividends with the French squad taking first place in the FIA European Rally Championship for Teams. Strong results in two-wheel drive for Laurent Pellier and Catie Munnings earned Saintéloc Junior Team 40 points from the Larnaca-based event and a 13-point advantage over MOL Racing Team after the fourth round of the 2018 ERC season.Russian Performance Motorsport had topped the table following the EKO Acropolis Rally, but a non-score from Alexey Lukyanuk - its lone representative in Cyprus - means it slips to third in the table, six behind MOL.Q8 Oils Rally Team (26 points), Toksport WRT (18 points) and ACCR Czech Team (15 points) also scored well in Cyprus. The post Saintéloc Junior Team on top in ERC entrants' prize chase appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 19 июня 2018ERC TITLE LEAD "VERY IMPORTANT" FOR MAGALHÃESАвтор: ErcSEAJETS-backed Bruno Magalhães has underlined the importance of moving to the top of the title standings in his bid to continue his pursuit of FIA European Rally Championship glory. Second place on the Cyprus Rally gives the Portuguese a 15-point lead over Alexey Lukyanuk - who failed to go the distance on the second event running - at the halfway point of the season.However, Magalhães was unable to confirm if he'll have the funds to contest next month's Rally di Roma Capitale due to his ongoing financial struggles."I am in first place in the championship and this is very important for me," said the Portuguese, who arrived in Cyprus after winning the EKO Acropolis Rally. "I don't have a project for all the year, it's rally by rally and it depends on the result. I am now going to try to find the sponsorship for the next one. It will be tough."Magalhães missed out on winning the Cyprus Rally by a scant 0.6s to Cypriot champion Simos Galatariotis, point to a momentary delay on the final stage as a key factor in the result.

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"When you lose by 0.6s it's nothing," said the ARC Sport ŠKODA Fabia driver. "I was lucky because Nasser [Al-Attiyah] had a puncture in the last stage [so I could move to second] but when I past Nasser he made a reverse [from the puncture] and I need to stop. From one side I was lucky because he punctured. But it's like that." The post ERC title lead "very important" for Magalhães appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Origo (origo.hu), Будапешт, 21 июня 2018AZ ÉGIEK MOSTANÁBAN KEDVELIK A MAGYAR RALIVERSENYZŐTÚjra a dobogón fejeztünk be egy Eb futamot! Még az Acropolis Rally felkészülése előtt írtam, hogy a köves pályák miatt reggel keresztet vetünk, aztán bízunk az égiekben. Az égiek pedig mostanában kedvelnek bennünket, mert a csaknem a görögországihoz hasonló nehézségű Ciprus Rallyn is dobogóra állhattunk, a harmadik helyen értünk célba!A két verseny közt nem sok időnk maradt a felkészülésre, családi napokon jártunk a MOL-nál és a Skodánál, médiaszerepléseken vettünk részt, és közben készültünk a ciprusi versenyre is. Az Európa-bajnokság negyedik hétvégéje is tartogatott újdonságokat, az első az volt, hogy felborult a megszokott menetrend. A hétfői tesztet kihagytuk, hiszen épphogy befejeződött a görög verseny, a versenyautó komppal utazott a szigetre, idő sem volt a tesztre, és szükség sem volt rá, hiszen a beállítások majdnem jók voltak. A has magasságon csökkentettünk egy picit, mert a nagy sziklák helyett aprókavicsos murva várt ránk, aszfaltos szakaszokkal vegyítve. Ezt a fajta murvát mi csak csapágygolyósnak hívjuk, mert sokszor annyira csúsznak a kemény alapon a pici kavicsok, mintha csapágygolyókon kellene talpon maradni. Herczig Norbert előzetesen a portól tartott leginkább Forrás: Herczig Norbert Előzetesen arra számítottunk, hogy a por lesz a legnagyobb ellenfél, de a pályabejáráskor már láttuk, hogy a sokszor végsebesség közelében teljesített egyenesek végén a féktávok megtalálása jelent majd kihívást, no meg az aszfaltos szakaszokon murvagumikkal száguldani sem egyszerű feladat.A kétnapos pályabejáráson a szigeten érvényes fordított közlekedést is meg kellett szoknunk. Szerencsére hamar ment, egyszer sem kanyarodtam a "rossz" sávba, az itiner felírásánál pedig nem számít, melyik oldalon megyünk, ott az ideális ívekre koncentrálunk. A Görögországban elkezdett módszerrel írtuk fel a ciprusi pályákat is, kevesebb információt diktáltam fel Ramónnak, és ez a szisztéma most is jól működött. Ezen kívül volt még egy kellemes feladatunk a verseny előtt. Minden hétvégén kiválaszt az Eurosport egy párost, akikkel kiemelten foglalkoznak a verseny alatt. Most ránk esett a választás, és ehhez a forgatáshoz a kezdőképet egy kiszáradt sóstó közepén vettük fel. A magyar pilóta már a negyedik versenyén komoly figyelmet kapott Forrás: Herczig Norbert Nagyon látványos jelenet volt, és annak is nagyon örültünk, hogy már a negyedik versenyünkön ennyire figyelnek ránk.A pályabejárás alatt volt ahol várakoznunk kellett, mert az egyik gyorsasági katonai területen zajlott, ahol meg kellett várni, amíg a katonáktól engedélyt kaptunk arra, hogy a területre lépjünk. A várakozás alatt rögtön beugrott mindkettőnknek a veszprémi lőtéri gyorsasági, ahol július elején versenyzünk majd, és ahol meg szeretnénk köszönni a támogatóinknak és a szurkolóinknak, hogy velünk vannak. Sokszor elmondtam már, de minden versenyen igaz, hogy minden bátorítás, bíztatás nagyon sokat jelent nekünk! Most is találkoztunk magyar szurkolókkal, és fantasztikus érzés, amikor áradnak felénk a szeretethullámok, amiket tőlük kapunk.A verseny szombaton kezdődött, mi pedig a szokott óvatossággal vágtunk neki a pályáknak. Az előző versenyekkel ellentétben Ciprus a gumikról is szólt Forrás: Herczig Norbert Próbáltunk a saját ritmusunkban menni, és közben fél szemmel figyeltük, hogy az ötszörös Ciprus Rally győztes, Dakar menő, Nasser Al-Attiyah, hogyan csatázik az ERC listavezető Alexey Lukyanukkal. Érdekes a két versenyző közötti különbség: az orosz pilóta sokszor kamikaze módjára közlekedik a pályákon, míg a rutinos katari sokkal megfontoltabban versenyez, de a gyorsasága ugyanúgy megvan. Hozzánk az utóbbi stílus áll közelebb, és nemcsak azért, mert Lukyanuk már a negyedik szakaszon kiesett egy ütközés után.Az első három gyorsaságin főként az itinert pontosítottuk. Meg kellett tapasztaltuk, hogy versenytempóban, milyenek a ciprusi pályák, aztán a második körben már rákapcsoltunk, és mindhárom szakaszon ötödik időt autóztunk. Az előző versenyekkel ellentétben Ciprus a gumikról is szólt, és az általunk használt abroncsmárkával ettől kezdve már szinte mindig mi voltunk a leggyorsabbak. Az előttünk levők a másik gyártó gumijaival mentek.Az első nap végén egy picit megijedtünk, mert az utolsó szakasz végén egy furcsa daráló hangot hallottunk az autó jobb hátuljából. Először azt hittük, hogy csak egy kődarab szorult be a kerékhez, de

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a szervizben kiderült, hogy elnyíródott egy fékcső, és csak egy hajszál választotta el attól, hogy kilyukadjon. Ha ez megtörténik, akkor véget ért volna a versenyünk. Nem sokon múlott, hogy idő előtt befejeződjön a magyar páros versenye Forrás: Herczig Norbert Elégedettségre mégis csak a vasárnapi első gyorsaságin volt okom, a rajt után körülbelül egy perccel mondtam az autóban az egyik féktáv után, hogy ez volt a verseny első jó féktávja. Ezt a szurkolók is halhatták, mert éppen ez a szakasz volt az, aminek a belső felvétele kikerült a verseny hivatalos videó csatornájára is. Azon a ponton épp 180-as tempóval száguldottunk a murvás gyorsaságin, és onnan kellett 40-re lefékezni, hogy be tudjunk fordulni a kanyarba. Sikerült, milliméterre pontosan érte el az autó az optimális kanyarodási sebességet, én pedig az ilyen kis szakmai sikereknek nagyon tudok örülni.Ezek azok a momentumok, amiből eddig keveset éltünk meg a hazai bajnokságban, hiszen itthon vagy nincsenek ilyen pályák, vagy mindenki kívülről tudja a fékpontokat. Az ilyen helyzetekből kell elegendő tapasztalatot gyűjteni ahhoz, hogy jövőre mi is bekapcsolódhassunk Al-Attiyah és Lukyanuk csatájába. Jó úton járunk, ezt a pálya szélén álló barátaink is megerősítették, mert a gyorsaságik egy részén már olyan tempóban közlekedünk, mint az élmezőny, de még mindig vannak olyan pontok, ahol nem tudjuk, mire számítsunk, és ott kapjuk meg azokat a tizedeket, ami még hiányzik ahhoz a tempóhoz, amivel jövőre szeretnénk majd itt versenyezni.Új élmény volt az is, hogy a murvás szakaszokat aszfaltos részek is váltották, és ezeken is hatalmas sebességgel száguldottunk át. Murvára való, mélyen rovátkolt, aszfalton rosszul tapadó gumikkal ez sokszor hajmeresztő élmény volt, sőt egy két szakaszon hegyről lefelé jövet kifejezetten veszélyesnek is éreztem. Herczig Norberték jövőre is szeretnének Cipruson versenyezni Forrás: Reporter Images/Nikos Mitsouras Az eddigi versenyek után meglepetés volt Cipruson, hogy a rendezés sem volt tökéletes, sokszor csúszott a verseny, a pályabírók sem álltak a helyzet magaslatán, az pedig felfoghatatlan, hogy hogyan történhetett meg, hogy a Skoda gyári pilótája Nordgren, egy korábban hazainduló néző civil autójával ütközött a 10-es gyorsasági szakaszon.Mi is elkövettünk egy hibát. A kilences gyorsaságin egy kanyar rosszul szerepelt az itinerben, és csakúgy, mint Görögországban, most is lecsúsztunk a pályáról. Ahogy az Acropolis Rallyn, úgy Cipruson is szerencsénk volt, mert egy újraindítás után visszatértünk a pályára, és folytatni tudtuk a versenyt, sőt időt sem veszítettünk sokat.Az utolsó három szakaszra ismét tartalékolni tudtunk új gumikat, de annyit csúszott a verseny, hogy a 11-es szakaszt törölték a szervezők, így nem tudtuk kihasználni a gumielőnyünket. Annyira nem szomorkodtunk, mert egyrészt messze volt az előttünk levő három páros, másrészt itt már aggódtunk, hogy elérjük-e a kora este induló repülőgépet. Ha lekéstük volna, akkor ezeket a sorokat Cipruson kellett volna megírnom, mert a következő gép csak kedden indult.Izgalomból az utolsó szakaszra is maradt bőven. A pálya utolsó kilométereiben már éreztem, hogy defektet kaptunk, de szerencsére ki tudtunk jönni a célig, és 30-40 másodpercnél nem is veszítettünk többet. Később, azt már a célban tudtam, hogy ez elég lesz ahhoz, hogy ne forogjon veszélyben a negyedik helyünk, de utána jött a hír, hogy mögöttünk az akkor már vezető helyen álló Al-Attiyah is defektet kapott, ám neki kereket kellett cserélni, és ezzel annyi időt veszítettek, hogy bő egy perccel mögénk kerültek, és így mi lettünk a harmadikak a versenyben.Szegény szervezők nem értették, hogy miért siettetjük a célceremóniát, ahelyett, hogy ünnepelnénk, de mi szerettük volna elérni a repülőgépet, ami végül is sikerült, így a valódi ünneplés itthonra maradt. Herczig Norbert és Ferencz Ramón a Ciprus Rally eredményhirdetésén Forrás: Gregory Lenormand / DPPI/@DPPI/LENORMAND GREGORY/Gregory Lenormand A hazaúton volt időm átgondolni, hogy minek köszönhető ez a siker. Az, hogy az első négy Eb futamunkból a harmadikon és a negyediken is dobogón végeztünk, amire a legmerészebb álmainkban sem gondoltunk volna. Természetesen kellett hozzá a szerencse is, de az autósportban ez már csak így van. A Kanári-szigeteken elkerült minket a szerencse, és most már a második versenyen kárpótol minket a sors az ottani defektért. Kell hozzá a csapat, a BRR Team, akik tökéletes autót hoznak nekünk a futamokra. A negyedik hétvégén már jól látjuk azt a hűvös profizmust, amivel dolgoznak. Egyszerűen nincsenek náluk kérdőjelek. Pontosan tudják, hogy ha az autók megfelelően felkészítve érkeznek a versenyre, akkor ott meg is állják a helyüket. Kellett a dobogós helyekhez az új MOL üzemanyag is. Görögországban és Cipruson is az R5-ös autókhoz fejlesztett új Hi5 versenybenzinnel mentünk, és ahogy már írtam róla, jócskán érezhető a különbség. Ezt a keveréket kifejezetten ehhez a kategóriához fejlesztették Százhalombattán, aminek a pozitív tulajdonságait mi sikeresen ki is tudjuk használni a pályákon. Az pedig külön büszkeség, hogy magyar mérnökök által fejlesztett üzemanyaggal ott vagyunk a legjobbak között. Nem utolsósorban kellett a sikerhez az a tapasztalat, amit eddig gyűjtöttünk a versenyeken. Egyre rutinosabbak vagyunk, folyamatosan gyorsulunk, és haladunk tovább ezen az úton. A jutalmat máris megkaptuk, kétszer is megízlelhettük, milyen érzés a dobogón állni. Az Európa Bajnokság soron következő állomása a Rally di Roma lesz, azonban ahogy korábban is elmondtam, mi ezt kihagyjuk,

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és helyette egy magyar bajnoki futamon, a Veszprém ralin fogunk elrajtolni. Ezt követően augusztus 24-26. között már ismét az Eb-n versenyzünk Csehországban, a Barum ralin.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 30 июня 2018WHY IT'S 15 AND COUNTING IN THE ERCАвтор: ErcFifteen drivers have taken stage wins in this year's FIA European Rally Championship. And with half the season left to run, that number is set to increase when Rally di Roma Capitale takes place from 20-22 July. Here are the ERC stage winners so far:Alexey Lukyanuk: 22Nasser Al-Attiyah and Bruno Magalhães: 7Juuso Nordgren: 3Dávid Botka (pictured), Nikolay Gryazin and Norbert Herczig: 2Fredrik Åhlin, Orhan Avcioǧlu, Eyvind Brynildsen, Fabian Kreim, Ricardo Moura, Laurent Pellier, Hubert Ptaszek and Alexandros Tsouloftas: 1 The post Why it's 15 and counting in the ERC appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 13 июля 2018EVENT PREVIEW: ERC JUNIOR GLADIATORS AIM FOR CAPITALE GAINS IN ROMEАвтор: ErcSome of Europe's brightest prospects for future world rallying stardom will be competing when Rally di Roma Capitale hosts the resumption of FIA European Rally Championship action from 20-22 July. The all-asphalt counter, which features stages in and around the historic Italian city, marks the halfway point of theFIA ERC Junior Under 28 Championshipfor young stars in R5 cars - plus the third of sixFIA ERC Junior Under 27 Championshiprounds, with drivers competing in R2 machinery on Pirelli tyres.Chris IngramandNikolay Gryazinhave done the winning in ERC Junior Under 28 so far this season and Ingram's inclusion on the Rally di Roma Capitale entry list - in particular - will be a significant moment for last year's ERC Junior Under 27 champion. Illness forced him to stop early on Rally Islas Canarias and has kept him away from his Toksport WRT ŠKODA Fabia R5 until recently. Indeed, the Briton's return to competition came on a recent practice event in Italy - Rally Internazionale del Casentino - which Russian Gryazin came close to winning, settling instead for second following a puncture in his Sports Racing Technologies Fabia.While he's yet to stand on the top step of the ERC Junior U28 podium, it's ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland'sFabian Kreimwho tops the standings after a consistent start to the season by the double German champion. Sweden'sFredrik Åhlinand his British CA1 Sport team-mateRhys Yateshave also finished on the ERC Junior U28 podium and will be contenders in Rome with Yates also learning plenty on Rally Internazionale del Casentino.Laurent Pellierreturns to ERC Junior U28 duty for PEUGEOT Rally Academy after winning ERC3 on last month's Cyprus Rally where class rivalHubert Ptaszekwas also competing, two weeks after claiming his first outright ERC podium on the EKO Acropolis Rally. Pellier got the opportunity to sample the bulk of the Rally di Roma Capitale stages in 2017 when he took part on the reconnaissance as part of the ERC Junior Experience training progamme. After engine issues ruled him out of Rally Islas Canarias,Jan Černýwill make his first ERC Junior U28 start of 2018 for the ACCR Czech Team. Černý claimed category honours in Rome last year in a Fabia R5 and is now armed with a Ford Fiesta R5.ERC Junior Under 27: Newcomers add to excitement in young driver classTwo newcomers -Sindre Furusethfrom Norway andSebastian Johanssonfrom Sweden - will make their first appearances in ERC Junior Under 27, which is being led byDiogo Gagoafter the Portuguese won the opening two events of the season. LatvianMārtiņš Sesksheads the pursuit of Gago in his ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team-entered ADAM R2, followed by Saintéloc Junior Team'sSimon

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Wagner(Austria) and Rally Team Spain's RFEDA-backedEfrén Llarena. BritonCatie Munnings,ACCR Czech Team'sDominik Brožand ItalianMattia Vitaare the only drivers among the 12-strong ERC Junior U27 entry with previous Rally di Roma Capitale experience, while Vita is the only home-grown talent in the field. AustrianRoland Stenggimpressed on his debut last time out.Miika Hokkanenhas recruited a new co-driver in fellow Finn Reeta Hamalainen, as the Finnish R2 champion from 2017 continues his Tarmac transition with the Saintéloc Junior Team.Tom Kristensson, who is competing in ERC Junior U27 as his prize for winning the ADAC Opel Rallye Cup in Germany last season, will also be a contender for success.ERC1: Lukyanuk playing catch-up in title chaseRussian Rocket Alexey Lukyanuk is playing catch-up when the ERC heads to Rome for the second time next week. After dominating the season-opening events in the Azores and Gran Canaria, Lukyanuk failed to go the distance in Greece and Cyprus in his Russian Performance Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5. His difficult run has handedBruno Magalhãesthe title initiative with the Portuguese 15 points in front following a win and a second place from the last two events. Cyprus Rally winner and national championSimos Galatariotisis continuing his ERC adventure with his Roma debut where he will come up against, among others, former Polish championsGrzegorz Grzyb(Rufa Sport) andŁukasz Habaj(Rallytechnology), Toksport's Turkish chargeOrhan Avcioǧluand Germany'sAlbert von Thurn und Taxis(Baumschlager Rallye & Racing).Juuso Nordgren, the rising Finnish star backed by ŠKODA Motorsport, continues to use the ERC to build his experience of international competition having won stages on the last two events.A legion of Italian championship stars will also be in action and firmly in contention for ERC points. They include multiple national title-winnerPaolo Andreucci, his long-term adversariesSimone CampedelliandUmberto Scandola, plus double European championGiandomenico Basso, whose participation has been made possible after his manager at Movisport,Zelindo Melegari, withdrew his own entry in the ERC2 category. Campedelli (onece) and Scandola (twice) are former Rally di Roma Capitale winners.Marco Pollara, meanwhile, partners Andreucci in the PEUGEOT 208 T16-powered FPF Sport line-up.ERC2: Remennik back to hold title advantageSergei Remennikreturns to ERC2 duty on Rally di Roma Capitale leading the standings and now the recipient of a special award. Prior to the Italian event, Remennik and co-driverMark Rozinwere handed International Master of Motor Sports titles for their achievements in rallying by the FIA-affiliated Russian Motorsport Federation. Remennik heads reigning championTibor Érdi Jr, from Hungary, by 10 points with Argentina'sJuan Carlos Alonsothird, seven points adrift of Érdi Jr, but effectively further back when the four-best-scores rule applies. HungarianCsaba Juhászwill make his ERC debut.ERC3: Bernardi goes for win doubleFrenchmanFlorian Bernardiwill be bidding for a victory double following his debut ERC3 success in Gran Canaria. Second place in the French Clio R3T Trophy on Rallye du Rouergue Aveyron has set him up well for his maiden Rally di Roma Capitale, whichERC Ladies' TrophycontenderEmma Falcónwill be tackling for a second time. Taiwan'sDai WeiYeinis registered for ERC3 points having contested seveal European championship rounds in the past, as are the 12 ERC Junior Under 27 drivers, which include Falcón's ERC Ladies' Trophy rivalCatie Munnings.And in other news...*Rally di Roma Capitale is as close as it gets to a "home" event for BrazilianPaulo Nobre, whose Motorsport Italia team doubles as event organiser and promoter.*After landing back-to-back ERC podiums,Norbert Herczigwon't be competing in his MOL Racing Team ŠKODA, the four-time Hungarian champion taking advantage of the ERC's rule allowing drivers to count their best six scores from eight. He'll return the next round in Czech Republic having used the break following the Cypus Rally to claim his sixth Rally Veszprem victory in his homeland.*Aloísio Monteirowill be driving his ARC Sport ŠKODA Fabia R5 on asphalt for the first time but the Portuguese admits he has a preference for sealed-surface competition.*ERC Junior Under 27 contenderCatie Munningswill get her own TV series in her native UK in the coming months. A former winner of the ERC Ladies' Trophy, Munnings will front Catie's Amazing Machines on CBeebies, which is part of the BBC television network and is aimed at children aged six and under.*Grzegorz Grzybwill be more than match fit when he lines-up for the start in Rome: he's contesting the Enipro Rally Lueník, a round of the Slovakian championship, from 13-14 July.*The RGT class has three entrants: Raphael Astier from France and Italians Andrea Nucita and Andrea Modanesi. All three are competing in the Abarth 124 Rally.*Organisers have made a number of changes to the itinerary for 2018: Pico-Greci runs in an opposite direction to 2017 and is seven kilometres shorter. Roccasecca-Colle San Magno is slightly longer than last year due to its new starting location in the village of Roccasecca. Santopadre-Arpino is a new addition to the itinerary for this year.Watch and listen

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Highlights from both legs will be shown on Eurosport and available on Eurosport Player. ERC Radio will broadcast live from stage finishes and selected service park visits. The post Event preview: ERC Junior gladiators aim for Capitale gains in Rome appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Affaritaliani.it, Милан, 17 июля 2018DOPPIA SFIDA PER PIRELLI AL RALLY DI ROMAIl fascino dell'impareggiabile contesto di Roma come punto di partenza, un rally tosto per caratteristiche climatiche e del percorso, ed infine risultati che saranno sicuramente più importanti del consueto. Non bastasse, al Rally di Roma Capitale si incrociano due campionati di altissimo livello: il campionato europeo rally ed il campionato italiano rally. In un insolito incrocio dove la gara sarà unica come il suo vincitore, e quindi il confronto diretto, ma con classifiche di campionato distinte..La sfida. Sarà il caldo il protagonista annunciato. Prove insidiose e con asfalto poco abrasivo. I pneumatici devono essere sempre al massimo, performanti, eclettici e resistenti all'usura. Il loro ruolo sarà più che mai decisivo in una gara che lo scorso anno si è decisa per pochi decimi di secondo. Per il ERC apre la stagione dell'asfalto puro - che si consumerà fra Roma ed il successivo Barum Rally Zlin di agosto in Repubblica Ceca - mentre per il CIR si attende una scrematura senza appello nella corsa al Tricolore.I piloti Pirelli. Alexey Lukyanuk sarà l'uomo più atteso fra i protagonisti del ERC: il russo con la Ford Fiesta R5 cercherà a Roma di riprendere la testa della classifica stagionale, persa di recente nonostante una costante superiorità nelle prestazioni. Riflettori anche sulle Skoda Fabia R5 gommate Pirelli del due volte campione di Germania Fabian Kreim - che arriva a Roma da leader della classifica ERC Junior Under 28 - e del vincitore del titolo ERC Junior Under 27 dello scorso anno, l'inglese Chris Ingram, che fa il suo rientro nella serie. Sul fronte nazionale saranno tantissimi i piloti Pirelli, ad iniziare dal rientrante Giandomenico Basso (Skoda Fabia R5), da Andrea Crugnola (Ford Fiesta R5) e dalle due Peugeot 208 T16 ufficiali per Marco Pollara e per il campione d'Italia in carica e nettamente leader attuale del CIR, Paolo Andreucci. Quest'ultimo sarà regolarmente al via dopo l'incidente di venerdì scorso anche se al suo fianco non ci sarà la convalescente Anna Andreussi.I prodotti. Sia per l'ERC che per il CIR, Pirelli proporrà per l'asfalto asciutto la gamma dei suoi celebri PZero RK, in grado di permettere ai piloti di esprimersi al meglio e con ottima resistenza all'usura. Fondo non troppo abrasivo. Prove più tortuose il sabato, più veloci la domenica. La scelta si orienterà secondo logica verso la mescola più dura RK5, soprattutto per le 2 ruote motrici, rispetto alle più morbide RK7B. A disposizione in caso di pioggia - non prevista - gli specifici Cinturato RW.Le regole. Durante la gara i piloti di ERC1 (R5) e ERC2 (Gr.N) possono usare fino ad un massimo di 18 gomme, mentre per le 2 ruote motrici del ERC Junior U27 il massimo è di 12. Invece per i piloti CIR quantità uguale per tutti.Dichiarazioni Paolo Andreucci, leader del campionato italiano rally: "L'incidente di venerdì scorso ci ha fatto prendere un bello spavento, lo devo ammettere. In realtà la situazione è sempre stata migliore di quanto qualcuno ha ipotizzato ed oggi ho avuto l'ok dei medici per riprendere l'attività. Mi spiace per Anna, che avrà un decorso più lungo e quindi stavolta non sarà al mio fianco."Terenzio Testoni, rally activity manager Pirelli. "Anticipato nella data rispetto allo scorso anno, il Rally di Roma Capitale ai pneumatici richiederà prestazioni ma anche grande resistenza all'usura viste le elevate temperature previste." Doppia sfida per PIrelli al Rally di Roma

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 18 июля 2018COULD POST-CYPRUS DEBRIEF GET LUKYANUK BACK ON ERC TITLE TRACK?Автор: Erc

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Alexey Lukyanuk starts Rally di Roma Capitale playing catch-up his bid to win the FIA European Rally Championship - but under "no stress" following a post-Cyprus Rally debrief. Lukyanuk lost his ERC title advantage to Bruno Magalhães at the end of the Larnaca-based event last month after he failed to finish for a second rally running.But the Russian Performance Motorsport star said he's keeping calm with the support of his team and co-driver Alexey Arnautov."We did some debrief after Cyprus and we decided to continue in the way we did," he said. "In Cyprus it was really bad luck with this stone and we thought a lot [about] how we could prevent things like that in the future. I hope our decisions and my preparations, especially my mental training, can help a little bit but sometimes you can do nothing about it."In general we will still try not to win each stage in case some drivers will be really fast. We will focus on our goal of scoring points but we will not be slow, we will try to be on the pace but without some extra risks, we will try to play a game and not push like hell."Lukyanuk completed a short "shakedown" in Italy on Monday ahead of what could be a crucial rally in terms of his title aspirations."Any rally is a really difficult challenge and you never know what kind of trouble you are going to have," said Lukyanuk, who celebrated 100 rally starts in Cyprus. "We are more or less relaxed and calm with no big stress. We had quite bad luck in two rallies before but we hope it will change and we will have a trouble-free rally this time."The 37-year-old was leading Rally di Roma Capitale last season when a crash put him out nearing the end of the first leg. But he's not dwelling on past disappointments and insists there's no unfinished business."I never thought it that way, we lost some experience and did not check the roads and the notes for the second day. But what happened has happened and we leave it behind and look forward."Rally di Roma Capitale takes place from 20-22 July and marks the start of the second half of the 2018 ERC season. The post Could post-Cyprus debrief get Lukyanuk back on ERC title track? appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Maisfutebol.iol.pt, Лиссабон, 18 июля 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES QUER CONSOLIDAR LIDERANÇA NO EUROPEU DE RALISАвтор: Redacao AutoportalPiloto português espera conseguir estar na luta pelo pódio no Rali de Roma para manter o comando do campeonatoBruno e Hugo Magalhães já estão em Itália onde vão disputar o Rali de Roma, quinta ronda do Campeonato da Europa de Ralis. A dupla portuguesa ao volante do Skoda Fabia R5 da ARC Sport lidera as contas do Campeonato e espera conseguir consolidar a primeira posição de forma a lutar pelo título que lhes escapou em 2017.O Rali de Roma é conhecido por ser rápido e exigente e que obriga a um "set-up" funcional para os vários tipos de asfalto que se encontra na prova e para isso Bruno Magalhães aproveitou a terça-feira para efectuar o primeiro teste: "Foram cerca de 40 quilómetros que ajudaram a encontrar o compromisso base para trabalharmos ao longo da prova e fiquei satisfeito com o trabalho que desenvolvemos", sublinhou Bruno Magalhães. O piloto português chega a esta ronda do Europeu de Ralis na liderança do campeonato com 15 pontos de vantagem sobre Alexey Lukyanuk que é segundo e sabe que não vai ter tarefa fácil para manter a liderança: "Acredito que os nossos principais adversários sejam os pilotos italianos, perfeitos conhecedores do figurino da prova. Mas também sabemos do nosso potencial e por isso estamos optimistas e focados no nosso trabalho. Para nós o mais importante são as contas do Campeonato. Gostávamos de reforçar o primeiro lugar e se aliarmos a isso um pódio no final da prova, tanto melhor", acrescentou Bruno Magalhães.O Rali de Roma arranca já na sexta feira e conta com 15 especiais de classificação.

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La Tribuna quotidiano di Treviso (tribunatreviso.gelocal.it), Рим, 19 июля 2018OPERAZIONE RITORNO AL RALLY DI ROMA AL VOLANTE DELLA SKODA C'È "GIANDO" BASSOАвтор: Niccolo BudoiaIl pilota di Cavaso avrà al suo fianco una nuova navigatrice È la svizzera Moira Lucca al posto di Lorenzo Granai Per la coppia nessuna prova CAVASO. L'operazione ritorno, per Giandomenico Basso, è al via. Oggi il campione di Cavaso tornerà a lanciarsi lungo i tornanti e le staccate di un rally italiano, quello di Roma Capitale, valido per l'Italiano e l'Europeo Rally. Contro di lui correranno avversari di valore assoluto, dal vice campione europeo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) all'attuale leader della classifica europea Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5). Ritroverà per l'occasione anche gli avversari battuti nell'Italiano 2016. Primo su tutti l'inossidabile Paolo Andreucci, che correrà con una vertebra rotta dopo il botto della settimana scorsa durante un test Pirelli. E poi ci sarà il funambolico veronese Umberto Scadola (Fabia R5), il lombardo Andrea Crugnola (Fiesta R5) e l'emiliano Simone Campedelli (Fiesta R5), suo compagno di squadra in quel 2016. Basso non vuole trasformare la gara in un amarcord lungo quattro giorni e 206 chilometri, anche se non parte con l'obiettivo categorico della vittoria: "Non farò nessun test pregara, salirò sulla Fabia R5 di Team Metior solo oggi, per lo shakedown", dichiara l'asso trevigiano. Un bel problema: gli avversari europei e tricolori hanno testato abbondantemente le loro auto prima della gara romana. Per di più, Basso dovrà cambiare anche il navigatore. Dal sedile destro scende Lorenzo Granai e sale Moira Lucca, svizzera con cui "Giando" non ha mai corso: "Non so come sarà il feeling in abitacolo, anche se entrambi ci stiamo preparando al meglio: dovremo prendere un po' confidenza. Ci sono troppe cose nuove, non ho grandi aspettative per la gara". Eppure il suo ritorno a livelli internazionaliè stato accolto come una grande notizia da tutto il mondo dei rally. Proprio con il team Metior c'erano stati contatti mesi fa per disputare alcune gare del Tour European Rally, poi per una gara di un campionato minore, ma non se n'era fatto niente. - Niccolò Budoia.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 19 июля 2018RETURNING INGRAM EXPECTS "BIG FIGHT" WITH GRYAZIN IN ERC JUNIOR U28Автор: ErcChris Ingram is expecting a "big fight" with Nikolay Gryazin when he returns to FIA ERC Junior Under 28 Championship action on Rally di Roma Capitale from today (Thursday). Ingram was forced to withdraw in the opening stages of Rally Islas Canarias in early May through illness and has only tackled one practice event since.Not only is the Briton fit again, he's also ready to take on Russian Gryazin, the class winner in Gran Canaria and armed with considerable more experience in R5 machinery owing to the fact he is able to tackle an expanded schedule of events each season."I'm disappointed to have missed Greece and Cyprus [due to illness] but I need to remember this year is my learning year in a four-wheel-drive R5 car," said the 11 Degrees-backed Toksport WRT driver. "If you compare what I've done to the guys I'm competing against it's mad how many more events and kilometres they've done."Winning the ERC Junior U28 Championship is the goal and I expect a big fight with Gryazin. If I can get a bit more seat time in the next few months it will help us match him as he's in the car every other week."We did Rally Rally Internazionale del Casentino as a warm-up and I was very rusty for the first three quarters of the day but on the last couple of stages I found that good rhythm again despite taking no risks which was a good sign."The stages are mega in Italy, and I think the ERC Junior U28 pace will be right at the front along with [Alexey] Lukyanuk and a bunch of local drivers. A podium in U28 given it's my first rally back since illness would be a sensible goal for Rally di Roma Capitale." The post Returning Ingram expects "big fight" with Gryazin in ERC Junior U28 appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Affaritaliani.it, Милан, 19 июля 2018RALLY DI ROMA: NELLO SHAKEDOWN ANDREUCCI PRIMO TRA GLI ITALIANIE' stata una giornata partita male per i big del campionato italiano rally, attesi protagonisti del 6. Rally di Roma Capitale, gara valida sia per il Campionato Europeo Rally che per il tricolore. Tutti infatti hanno avuto qualche piccolo grande problema che li ha costretti ad intervenire sulle proprie vetture. Fortunatamente trattandosi ancora di giornata preparatoria, oggi shakedown e qualifying stage, tutti avranno il tempo per rimettere a posto le proprie vetture e prendersi la rivincita nella tre giorni di gara.In ordine sparso è stato prima il campione italiano Paolo Andreucci, con l'idroguida della sua Peugeot 208 T16 che lo ha piantato prima dell'inizio delle prove. Un guasto subito riparato e che ha consentito al toscano di partecipare comunque alla fase calda della qualificazione, valida soprattutto per i piloti partecipanti al FIA European Championship e realizzare il miglior tempo tra gli italiani iscritti anche alla gara europea. Un ottavo tempo che, calcolando l'unico passaggio sulla prova, fa ben sperare per la gara.Successivamente è stato poi Umberto Scandola ad avere problemi al cambio della sua Skoda Fabia R5 con conseguente piccola toccata, cosa che lo ha costretto praticamente a fare un unico giro sulla speciale di qualificazione realizzando il tredicesimo tempo in prova.Nessun problema particolare, ma una palese insoddisfazione da parte di Simone Campedelli, ancora una volta alle prese con qualche noia di erogazione di potenza sulla sua Ford Fiesta R5. Per lui un dodicesimo tempo che comunque non lo soddisfa appieno.Un po' meglio è andata a Giandomenico Basso, che non partecipa comunque al tricolore rally, ed alla Skoda Fabia, terminati all'undicesimo posto dell'assoluta.Buona la prova di Andrea Nucita, con la sua Fiat 124 Abarth Rally, secondo tempo tra i protagonisti della FIA Rgt Cup.Tutti i nostri big sono rimasti comunque abbastanza lontani dalla pattuglia compatta dei piloti stranieri iscritti all'europeo, con sette equipaggi che hanno fatto meglio del primo italiano, Paolo Andreucci in coppia con David Castiglioni.I migliori tre tempi della qualifying stage sono stati realizzati da Nikolay Gryazin e Yaroslav Fedorov Skoda Fabia R5 davanti a Alexey Lukyanuk e Alexey Arnautov, Skoda Fabia R5,e a Fabian Kreim e Frank Christian, anche lui su una Skoda Fabia.Per gli altri protagonisti del tricolore rally, non iscritti alla gara europea, i passaggi sullo shakedown finiranno in serata.Domani prenderà il via alle ore 16:45 con la cerimonia di partenza a Castel Sant'Angelo. Subito dopo i concorrenti inizieranno le sfide nel quartiere Eur con la prova denominata "Aci Roma Arena" a partire dalle ore 18:30 per poi rientrare a Fiuggi quartier generale del rally. Rally di Roma: nello shakedown Andreucci primo tra gli italiani

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 19 июля 2018ERC JUNIOR U28 GRYAZIN TOPS RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALE QUALIFYINGАвтор: ErcFIA European Rally Championship Junior Under 28 contender Nikolay Gryazin marked his ERC return with the quickest time through Rally di Roma Capitale's Qualifying Stage, edging out Alexey Lukyanuk by 0.1 seconds. Having been used for two free practice runs prior to qualifying, gravel had been swept onto the all-tarmac Qualifying Stage, making conditions tricky for everyone.Sports Racing Technologies driver Gryazin had already started his Rally di Roma Capitale preparations in style, by beating several ERC Junior U28 rivals to second place in Rally Internazionale del Casentino aboard his ŠKODA Fabia R5 last weekend.Gryazin continued his good form into the Qualifying Stage, which dictates tomorrow's start selection order, by edging out

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Third fastest, 1.5s off Gryazin's lightning pace was ERC Junior U28 championship leader Fabian Kreim, the ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland prodigy edging out Rufa Sport's Grzegorz Grzyb by a mere 0.05s.Further ERC Junior U28 front-runners usurped their more experienced rivals, as Fredrik Åhlin and Chris Ingram went fifth and sixth fastest aboard their respective CA1 Sport and Toksport WRT Fabias, again separated by only 0.05s.Overall championship leader Bruno Magalhães was seventh fastest in his SEAJETS-backed Fabia, remarking on how an increasing amount of gravel on the roads had changed his approach to his Qualifying Stage attempt."I think was good," said Magalhães of his time at stage end. "The road is dirty in some points. I made a FP in the beginning so I felt a big difference in the road, but the feeling with the car is very good to be honest."Local legend Paolo Andreucci was the fastest Italian in eighth place, 2.75s behind Gryazin's winning time, ahead of ERC Junior U28 competitor Rhys Yates and ŠKODA young talent Juuso Nordgren in ninth and tenth.Rally Technology driver Łukasz Habaj could only manage the 20th fastest time after a mistake caused a puncture and cracked rim, while Palmeirinha Rally's Paulo Nobre did not set a time at all, having suffered two broken wheels in free practice beforehand. The post ERC Junior U28 Gryazin tops Rally di Roma Capitale qualifying appeared first on FIA ERC.

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La Tribuna quotidiano di Treviso (tribunatreviso.gelocal.it), Рим, 20 июля 2018BASSO, TEST IN QUALIFICA AL RALLY DI ROMA VILLORBA CORSE IN PISTA SUL CIRCUITO DI ZELTWEGАвтор: Niccolo BudoiaAl ritorno in una gara di peso il pilota di Cavaso ha sfruttato la prima prova di Fumone per prendere dimestichezza con la Skoda Fabia: ha chiuso 11° FIUGGI (ROMA). È partito ieri con il qualifying stage il Rally di Roma Capitale, unica tappa italiana dell'Europeo Rally e valido anche per il Tricolore. È presto per dire se la gara verrà ricordata per qualche impresa. Certo, la parata di macchine, piloti e navigatori per il centro di Roma sarà da cartolina. Ma di sicuro l'impresa di Paolo Andreucci è di quelle che restano negli annali: fratturatosi una vertebra la settimana scorsa, ieri il 10 volte campione italiano è stato il migliore degli italiani nella cortissima prova di Fumone, appena 4 chilometri decisivi però per la compilazione dell'ordine di partenza. I migliori 15 decideranno oggi alle 14 come partire per la spettacolo di stasera all'Eur e le prove di domani. Il tempo del toscano lo ha visto 2"7 più lento di Nicolay Gryazin, il lettone che ha messo tutti dietro a sé con un tempone: dopo il russo Lukyanuk, secondo a 0"1, Kreim è terzo a 1"4. Un'eternità. Potrà decidere dove partire anche Giandomenico Basso, al ritorno in una gara di peso due anni dopo il trionfo nel Cir 2016. Il pilota di Cavaso ha sfruttato la prova di Fumone per prendere dimestichezza con la Skoda Fabia R5 del team Metior: ha chiuso 11°. Problemi per il veronese Umberto Scandola, che nel primo passaggio ha rotto il cambio della sua Fabia ma ha comunque potuto correre la qualifying stage, e per Simone Campedelli, che lamenta scarsa potenza dalla sua Ford Fiesta R5. ZELTWEG. Dopo la straordinaria impresa di Le Mans, stamattina la Dallara P217 di Cetilar Villorba Corse torna a mettere le ruote sull'asfalto del RedBull Ring, il vecchio circuito di Zeltweg. Lì domenica i ragazzi di Raimondo Amadio si giocheranno la 4 Ore austriaca, una gara l'anno scorso per loro particolarmente fortunata. Chissà che ora la sfortuna che li perseguita da inizio stagione sbagli indirizzo. - Niccolò Budoia.

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La Prealpina (prealpina.it), Варезе, 20 июля 2018CRUGNOLA, SOGNO CAPITALECon De Tomaso e Pederzani affronta le strade di Roma

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Duecento chilometri a tutto gas e la Città eterna da conquistare. Con queste premesse un terzetto di piloti varesini - Andrea Crugnola, D amiano De Tommaso e Riccardo Pederzani - sarà protagonista da venerdì 20 a domenica 22 del 6° Rally di Roma Capitale, quinta gara di Campionato Europeo e sesta dell'Italiano. Ieri shakedown pre gara. Oggi, alle 18.30, prova show a Roma Eur, poi domani e domenica 14 prove nelle campagne collinari tra Fiuggi e Ceprano, con prova show finale a Ostia.Daranno spettacolo per l'Europeo, ma non sottraggono punti agli italiani, i piloti in lizza per il titolo continentale: i migliori sono il portoghese Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda, 98 punti) il russo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford, 83) e l'ungherese Norbert Herczig (Skoda, 62). Vigilia tesa per tre rivali di Crugnola. Pochi giorni fa si è temuto per Paolo Andreucci protagonista di un incidente nei test sopra Sanremo con la Peugeot 208, affiancato da Anna Andreussi: è stata la navigatrice ad avere la peggio a causa delle fratture al bacino che la terranno lontana dalle gare per settimane. Andreucci ha patito traumi al torace frutto della ritenzione delle cinture di sicurezza e, dopo aver superato visite mediche a Roma, coadiuvato da David Castiglioni (già navigatore di Simone Miele) è pronto a correre.Vigilia serena, invece, per Andrea Crugnola su Ford Fiesta R5 del team HK racing con tecnici varesini e comaschi. "Siamo in testa al Tricolore Rally Asfalto - ha precisato il 29enne driver di Calcinate del Pesce -. Prioritaria per noi, che abbiamo 40 punti, la conquista di questo campionato contro Rudy Michelini (Skoda, 30 punti) e Luca Panzani (Skoda, 28). È innegabile che con la nostra scuderia Gass racing punteremo in alto anche nell'assoluta del tricolore perché la quarta posizione non ci sta bene, dietro ad Andreucci (57 punti), Scandola (35) e Campedelli (34). Il nostro bottino è di 27 punti e vogliamo incrementarlo".Dopo il ritiro sullo sterrato di San Marino, sia Ford Italia racing sia Pirelli, team Happy King e gli sponsor gli hanno dimostrato affetto: "Certo, ringrazio tutti per il sostegno che arriva non solo dopo le vittorie, ma anche nei momenti difficili. Il mio navigatore Danilo Fappani e il ricognitore Beppe Freguglia stanno svolgendo un ottimo lavoro. Dimostreremo d'essere team vincente".Un altro varesino che corre anteponendo le logiche di campionato alle bramosie di successo nel solo rally Roma Capitale è Damiano De Tommaso. Il 22enne pilota di Ispra è al comando del Tricolore Junior giunto alla quarta gara sulle sei in programma: è pilota ufficiale Peugeot e vanta 35 punti con 5 lunghezze di vantaggio su Andrea Mazzocchi e 8 su Tommaso Ciuffi, tutti su 208 R2B con motore 1600 aspirato da 200 cavalli. Il più giovane del terzetto di varesini al via è un figlio d'arte: Riccardo Pederzani. Papà Maurizio e mamma Marcella lo hanno contagiato con la "febbre da rally" e il 19enne sta gareggiando con buoni risultati al vertice del Trofeo Renault Twingo R1, dove è secondo assoluto dietro ad Alberto Paris. E dopo aver imparato molto dall'esperto navigatore Roberto Mometti, ora il suo mentore è Edo Brovelli di Luino. Giuseppe Macchi Andrea Crugnola è pronto ad andare all

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 20 июля 2018ITALIAN LEGEND ANDREUCCI WILL LEAD ERC FIELD INTO ROME BATTLEАвтор: Erc10-time Italian rally champion Paolo Andreucci will lead the FIA European Rally Championship field into battle at Rally di Roma Capitale, choosing to start first in the road order for Saturday's first full day of action. Andreucci had gone eighth quickest on Thursday's Qualifying Stage and so earned the right to be the eighth driver to select a starting position.With half the top 15 starting positions still available, Andreucci selected the honour of leading his rivals into his home ERC round.Starting behind Andreucci on Saturday morning is ERC championship leader Bruno Magalhães. He chose to start high up the order after struggling with loose gravel being swept onto Thursday's Qualifying Stage, going only seventh quickest and making his road order selection immediately before Andreucci.Grzegorz Grzyb will head out third into Saturday's tests, followed by Qualifying Stage winner Nikolay Gryazin, who used his freedom of choice to pick fourth place in the road order.Second place in the Qualifying Stage went to Alexey Lukyanuk, who chose to start one position behind Gryazin in fifth. FIA ERC Junior Under 28 Championship leader Fabian Kreim continued that trend, selecting sixth when picking immediately after Lukyanuk.

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A block of fellow ERC Junior U28s followed ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland driver Kreim, as CA1 Sport pair Fredrik Åhlin and Rhys Yates were split by Toksport WRT's Chris Ingram in seventh, ninth and eighth respectively.Juuso Nordgren starts P10, ahead of Italian championship frontrunners Giandomenico Basso, who is racing for ERC2 production class regular Zelindo Melegari's Metiorsport.it team, Orange1 Racing's Simone Campedelli and ŠKODA Italia Motorsport's Umberto Scandola in P11, P12 and P13.PEUGEOT Rally Academy's Laurent Pellier and ACCR Czech team driver Jan Černý complete Saturday's top 15 running order. The post Italian legend Andreucci will lead ERC field into Rome battle appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 20 июля 2018GRYAZIN: ERC JUNIOR U28 GLORY THE GOALАвтор: ErcNikolay Gryazin has vowed not to lose track of his main objective on this week's Rally di Roma Capitale, Italy's round of the FIA European Rally Championship. Gryazin is in the battle to win the FIA ERC Junior Under 28 crown and insists the category for young stars in R5 cars is his main focus. That's despite his fastest outright time on Thursday's Qualifying Stage, which he completed 0.1s faster than Alexey Lukyanuk, his fellow Russian and an outright title contender."The target is to try and win the ERC Junior U28 class," said the Sports Racing Technologies-run 20-year-old. "We have shown some good speed but aren't quite ready to beat [Alexey] Lukyanuk in a straight fight overall so to try and match him blow for blow could be dangerous. We need championship points and everyone in the U28 class will also be very fast."Some of the stages will be the same as last year which should help us. We secured a podium on a similar event [earlier this month] and found an okay set-up with the car, but we hope to find the perfect one for Rome." The post Gryazin: ERC Junior U28 glory the goal appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 20 июля 2018GRYAZIN PIPS LUKYANUK AGAIN FOR OPENING ERC ROME STAGE WINАвтор: ErcNikolay Gryazin continued his Qualifying Stage form at Rally di Roma Capitale, beating FIA European Rally Championship frontrunner Alexey Lukyanuk to fastest time in Friday's rally-opening test. A clean run through Rome's tight, twisty opening superspecial earned FIA ERC Junior Under 28 Championship title contender Gryazin a slim 0.5s advantage over Lukyanuk heading into Saturday's first full day of action.Toksport WRT's Orhan Avcioğlu demonstrated his superspecial skills once again with third fastest time, showing his stage win in Rally Islas Canarias was no fluke by finishing only 0.6s behind Gryazin.Grzegorz Grzyb piloted his Rufa Sport ŠKODA Fabia R5 to fourth quickest time, 1.3s slower than Gryazin and edging out the Italian championship's quickest pairing in SS1, two-time Rally di Roma Capitale winner Umberto Scandola and 10-time Italian champion Paolo Andreucci.Double ERC champion Giandomenico Basso went seventh fastest, 1.9s off Gryazin's pace and only 0.1s faster than ERC Junior U28 championship leader Fabian Kreim, driving his ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland-prepared Fabia.ERC championship leader Bruno Magalhães is ninth after ACI Roma Arena's short 1.8 kilometre burst, with Chris Ingram P10.Fredrik Åhlin suffered drama when a driveshaft failure left him with only rear-wheel-drive, causing him to spin exiting a hairpin and wiping out a barrier lining the superspecial.Simone Campedelli suffered a near-identical issue and though he was sliding around as a consequence, kept his car pointing the right way throughout. Åhlin and Campedelli ended P24 and P25 respectively after their mechanical troubles.

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Tibor Érdi Jr picked up where he left off in ERC's production category, as the ERC2 points leader went 3.1s faster than nearest rival Sergei Remennik. Juan Carlos Alonso dropped 9.1s to Érdi thanks to a conservative approach, while ERC2 debutant Csaba Juhász is fourth, 11.1s off Érdi's pace. The post Gryazin pips Lukyanuk again for opening ERC Rome stage win appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Lequipe.fr, Париж, 20 июля 2018EUROPE VS ITALIELe rallye di Roma Capitale, autour de la capitale italienne, va permettre un affrontement entre les prétendants au titre ERC et les meilleurs pilotes locaux.L'an passé, ce rallye di Roma Capitale avait donné lieu à un duel de toute beauté entre Bryan Bouffier et le Polonais Kajetan Kajetanowicz, le Français coiffant le futur triple champion ERC de seulement trois dixièmes de secondes. Cette saison, on s'attend à une belle bagarre entre les prétendants au titre ERC et les meilleurs italiens. Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5), nouveau leader du Championnat, voudra de nouveau marquer de gros points, tandis que son dauphin, le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), qui compte quinze points de retard, espère aller au bout, lui qui reste sur deux sorties de route.Le Russe Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda Fabia R5), deuxième aux Canaries, est de retour et s'est de suite montré à son avantage en remportant la spéciale de qualification et la super-spéciale de vendredi soir (1,8 km). Il a devancé Lukyanuk de 0"5, le Turc Orhan Avcioglu (Skoda Fabia R5) de 0"6 et le Polonais Grzegorz Grzyb (Skoda Fabia R5) de 1"3. Le premier Italien vient ensuite, Umberto Scandola (Skoda Fabia R5), à 1"4, juste devant ses compatriotes Paolo Andreucci (Peugeot 208 T16 R5) et Giandomenico Basso (Skoda Fabia R5).Bruno Magalhaes ne s'est classé que neuvième (à 2"2), alors que les Français Raphaël Astier (Abarth 124 Rally GT+) et Laurent Pellier (Peugeot 208 T16 R5) sont relégués 19e et 20e à plus de sept secondes. Le véritable rallye débute samedi (7 épreuves spéciales) et se terminera dimanche (7 ES), après 205,97 km chronométrés. F.P.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 20 июля 2018AVCIOĞLU AN ERC SUPER SPECIAL(IST) AGAIN ON RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALEАвтор: ErcOrhan Avcioğlu has demonstrated his first FIA European Rally Championship stage win on Rally Islas Canarias was no fluke by going third quickest in Rally di Roma Capitale's opening test. Turkish driver Avcioğlu, who races for his compatriots at Toksport WRT, held fastest time for much of Friday's rally-opening superspecial.Though he was eventually beaten to first by FIA ERC Junior U28 hotshot Nikolay Gryazin and Alexey Lukyanuk, who has won two rallies outright this year, Avcioğlu's performance once again showed his adeptness in the slow, tricky roads of city superspecials."It was a little bit slippy at the start but after that, it went OK for us. It was quite a good run with no problems, so a good start to the rally," said Avcioğlu."It's nice to get a grip for the handbrake turns. I'm going to be using the handbrake a lot [this weekend]."Avcioğlu starts Saturday's stages with only a 0.6s deficit to rally leader Gryazin, with 0.7s in hand over fourth placed Grzegorz Grzyb. The post Avcioğlu an ERC super special(ist) again on Rally di Roma Capitale appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Dnoticias.pt, Лиссабон, 20 июля 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES NONO CLASSIFICADO APÓS A PRIMEIRA ESPECIAL DO RALI DE ROMAO português Bruno Magalhães (Skoda Fabia R5), vice-campeão europeu de ralis, fez hoje o nono tempo da primeira especial do Rali de Roma, sexta prova do campeonato da Europa de ralis.O atual líder do Europeu cumpriu os 1,80 quilómetros da curta e única especial do dia em 1.50,3 minutos, mais 2,2 segundos do que o vencedor da especial e primeiro líder da prova, o letão Nikolay Gryazin (Sjkoda Fabia R5), que superou por cinco décimos de segundo o russo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fieste R5), segundo classificado.A primeira etapa da prova prossegue no sábado, com a realização de mais sete provas especiais de classificação, completando-se no domingo com a segunda etapa, na qual serão disputados sete troços cronometrados.

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Affaritaliani.it, Милан, 20 июля 20186В°RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALE:A GRYAZIN-FEDOROV, SKODA FABIA R5, LA PRIMA SPECIALESi sono accesi i otori al 6°Rally di Roma Capitale,valido per il Campionato Italiano e per il FIA European Championship, con il via ufficiale da Castel Sant'Angelo, seguito poi dalla "passeggiata" degli equipaggi iscritti nei luoghi più importanti della città eterna e conclusasi nel tardo pomeriggio, con prova speciale spettacolo corsasi all'Eur davanti al Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana.Il miglior tempo in prova è stato realizzato dall'equipaggio formato da Nikolay Gryazin e Yaroslav Fedorov con la Skoda Fabia R5. Alle spalle dei primi, si sono piazzati i russi Lukyanuk e Arnautov su Ford Fiesta R5, terminati a soli cinque decimi di secondo dalla vetta. Al terzo posto hanno chiuso i turchi Orhan Avcioglu e Burcin Korkmaz su Skoda Fabia R5 a sei decimi di secondo da Gryazin. Quarto assoluto in questa prima prova ha chiuso il polacco Grzegorz Grzyb dietro di un secondo e tre decimi dal primo.Primo tra gli italiani e quinto nella classifica assoluta Umberto Scandola, terminato a 1"04 dal vincitore, con la Skoda Fabia R5 gommata DMACK. Secondo tra i protagonisti del CIR a soli quattro decimi dal veronese ha chiuso Paolo Andreucci, che sta dimostrando di essersi ripreso completamente dall'incidente di qualche giorno fa. Dietro di lui il veneto Giandomenico Basso con la Skoda Fabia R5 a un solo decimo dal toscano. Qualche problema per il romagnolo Simone Campedelli la cui Ford Fiesta non è sembrata girare al massimo nella prova "ACI Roma Arena", prendendo quasi dieci secondi dagli altri piloti italiani.Distacchi minimi, per una prova speciale con tanto pubblico come di consueto breve ma che ha regalato uno spettacolo incredibile alle migliaia di spettatori presenti.Nei primi scontri a due tra i partecipanti al tricolore Junior, primo riscontro positivo per Andrea Mazzocchi davanti a Jacopo Trevisani di mezzo secondo, mentre tra la sfida delle Suzuki Swift R1 è Stefano Martinelli il più veloce di solo mezzo secondo su Giorgio Cogni. Tra i due sfidanti nel tricolore Due Ruote Motrici, chiudono con lo stesso crono Ivan Ferrarotti e Riccardo Canzian, entrambi a bordo di Renault Clio R3T.CLASSIFICA ASSOLUTA RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALE DOPO LA PS1: 1. Gryazin-Fedorov (Skoda Fabia R5) in 1"48.1; 2. Lukyanuk-Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) a 0.5; 3. Avcioglu-Korkmaz (Skoda Fabia R5) a 0.6; 4. Grzyb-Wrobel (Skoda Fabia R5) a 1.3; 5.Scandola-D'Amore (Skoda Fabia R5) a 1.4; 6.Andreucci-Castiglioni (Peugeot 208 T16) a 1.8; 7. Basso-Lucca (Skoda Fabia R5) a 1.9; 8. Kreim- Frank (Skoda Fabia R5) a 2.0; 9. Magalhaes B.- Magalhaes H. (Skoda Fabia R5) a 2.2; 10. Ingram Whittock (Skoda Fabia R5) a 2.4. 6В°Rally di Roma Capitale:A Gryazin-Fedorov, Skoda Fabia R5, la prima speciale

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Ojogo.pt, Лиссабон, 21 июля 2018RALI DE ROMA: BRUNO MAGALHÃES NONO CLASSIFICADO APÓS A PRIMEIRA ESPECIAL

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O atual líder do Europeu cumpriu os 1,80 quilómetros da curta e única especial do dia em 1.50,3 minutos, mais 2,2 segundos do que o vencedor da especial e primeiro líder da prova.O português Bruno Magalhães (Skoda Fabia R5), vice-campeão europeu de ralis, fez esta sexta-feira o nono tempo da primeira especial do Rali de Roma, sexta prova do campeonato da Europa de ralis.O atual líder do Europeu cumpriu os 1,80 quilómetros da curta e única especial do dia em 1.50,3 minutos, mais 2,2 segundos do que o vencedor da especial e primeiro líder da prova, o letão Nikolay Gryazin (Sjkoda Fabia R5), que superou por cinco décimos de segundo o russo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fieste R5), segundo classificado.A primeira etapa da prova prossegue no sábado, com a realização de mais sete provas especiais de classificação, completando-se no domingo com a segunda etapa, na qual serão disputados sete troços cronometrados.

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 21 июля 2018VENÄLÄISET KÄRJESSÄ, NORDGREN LIUKASTELI MAALIIN - "YRITETÄÄN VÄHÄN VAUHTIAKIN PITÄÄ"/ Rallin EM-sarjan kauden viides osakilpailu Italiassa käynnistyi perjantai-iltana ajetulla lyhyellä yleisöerikoiskokeella. Nopeinta vauhtia pitivät venäläiset Nikolay Gryazin, sekä Alexey Lukyanuk. Suomalaiskuljettajat Juuso Nordgren ja Miika Hokkanen eivät avauksessa yltäneet aivan kärjen vauhtiin.Rallin EM-sarjan kauden viides osakilpailu ajetaan tänä viikonloppuna Italian asfaltilla. Kolmipäiväinen kilpailu polkaistiin käyntiin perjantai-iltana ajetulla lyhyellä, 1,8-kilometrisellä yleisöerikoiskokeella, missä erot tuttuun tapaan jäivät varsin pieniksi. Urallaan kolmatta kertaa EM-rallissa esiintyvä Juuso Nordgren yhdessä kartanlukijansa Tapio Suomisen kanssa avasi kilpailun yleiskilpailun 11. nopeimmalla ajalla.- Liukasta oli! Meidän piti odottaa omaa lähtövuoroa startissa, joten renkaat pääsivät siinä hieman kylmenemään, 2,7 sekuntia pohja-ajan ajaneelle Nikolay Gryazinille hävinnyt Nordgren kommentoi avauserikoiskokeen maalissa.Alle 27-vuotiaiden junioreiden luokassa kilpaileva Miika Hokkanen starttasi Italian EM-ralliin kahden ja puolen kuukauden mittaiselta kilpailutauolta. Lisäksi kartanlukija oli vaihtunut, kun Hokkaselle nuotteja lukee nyt Reeta Hämäläinen. Nuoremmassa junioriluokassa pohja-ajan jakoivat Simon Wagner ja Martins Sesks. Hokkanen oli kahdeksas ja eroa kärkeen kertyi 5,5 sekuntia.- Ei mitään erikoista, käsijarrua käsijarrun perään. Todellinen kilpailu alkaa vasta huomenna, Hokkanen muistutti."Vähän sama kuin Helsinki-ralli ajettaisiin Forssassa"Skodan tehdastallissa kilpaileva Nordgren taustoitti Italian EM-rallin reittiä aiemmin tällä viikolla julkaisemassaan tiedotteessa.- Aika perinteistä italialaista tietä, joka ei oikeastaan ole verrattavissa mihinkään muuhun asvalttipintaiseen kisaan. Jouheaa ja nopeaa tietä. Merkittävin ero (Tshekin asfalttiralleihin) on pidon vaihtelut. Täällä on samantyyppistä asvalttia paljon, kun Tshekeissä pito vaihtelee erilaisten pintojen takia paljon. Täällä pito on paremmin haisteltavissa, mutta mutkat ovat teknisempiä, Nordgren kuvailee.Vaikka Italian EM-rallin virallinen nimi Rally di Roma Capitale kantaakin mukanaan "saapasmaan" pääkaupungin Rooman nimeä, niin Rooman kanssa rallilla ei ole oikeastaan muuta tekemistä kuin perjantain avauserikoiskoe.- Kilpailukeskus on 100 kilometriä Roomasta ja lähimmillään reitti kulkee 60 kilometrin päässä pääkaupungista, joten tämä on vähän sama kuin Helsinki-ralli ajettaisiin Forssassa, Nordgren vertaa.Nordgren starttasi Italian EM-ralliin hyvillä mielin, vaikkakin viikon päästä ajettava kotoinen MM-ralli jää tällä kertaa väliin.- Hyvät odotukset ja tuntuu, että saatiin tehtyä hyvät nuotit. Alkuviikosta pääsimme testaamaan ja viikonlopuksi on ennustettu vakaita olosuhteita. Asfalttikokemusta meillä vielä hirveästi ei ole ja täällä kuitenkin koko EM-sarjan kärki paikalla ja lisäksi muutamia nopeita italialaisia mukana, Nordgren korosti.Tavoitteen osalta karkkilalaisen ajatukset ovat varsin samoja kuin kauden aiemmissakin kilpailuissa.- Kyllähän ne on ne perinteiset. Tavoitteena on päästä maaliin ja kerätä kokemusta, mutta maaliin ajamisesta ei ole hyötyä, jos ajellaan hiljaa, joten kyllä yritetään vähän vauhtiakin pitää. Toisaalta

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sekään ei ole hyvä, että muutamalla pätkällä ajetaan kovaa ja sitten vedetään lepikkoon. Tuloksellisesti jos viiden joukossa ollaan, olemme tyytyväisiä, Nordgren päätti.Italian EM-rallin toinen ajopäivä käynnistyy lauantaina kello 10.54 Suomen aikaa. Lauantain ohjelmassa on seitsemän erikoiskoetta yhteispituudeltaan hieman alle 100 kilometriä. Sunnuntaina ajetaan myös seitsemän erikoiskoetta, joille yhteispituutta kertyy reilut 106 kilometriä. Maaliin saavutaan sunnuntai-iltana noin kello yhdeksän aikaan.Yleiskilpailun tilanne 1/15 ek:n jälkeen1) Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda) 1.48,1 2) Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford) + 0,5 3) Orhan Avcioglu (Skoda) + 0,6 4) Grzegorz Grzyb (Skoda) + 1,3 5) Umberto Scandola (Skoda) + 1,4 6) Paolo Andreucci (Peugeot) + 1,8 7) Giandomenico Basso (Skoda) + 1,9 8) Fabian Kreim (Skoda) + 2,0 9) Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda) + 2,2 10) Chris Ingram (Skoda) + 2,4 - - - -11) Juuso Nordgren (Skoda) + 2,7Gryazinin keskinopeus: 59,9 km/h Erikoiskokeiden pohja-ajat: Gryazin 1Italian EM-ralli 2018 aikatauluPerjantai 20.7.EK 01 - ACI Roma Arena (1,80 km) Pohja-aika: GryazinLauantai 21.7.EK 02 - Pico-Greci 1 (19,46 km) klo 10.54 EK 03 - Roccasecca-Colle San Magno 1 (13,93 km) klo 11.49 EK 04 - Santopadre-Arpino 1 (14,35 km) klo 12.39 EK 05 - Pico-Greci 2 (19,46 km) klo 16.58 EK 06 - Roccasecca-Colle San Magno 2 (13,93 km) klo 17.53 EK 07 - Santopadre-Arpino 2 (14,35 km) klo 18.43 EK 08 - Pico Superstage (2,54 km) klo 20.15Erikoiskokeet: 99,82 km (1-8)Sunnuntai 22.7.EK 09 - Rocca di Cave 1 (28,60 km) klo 11.11 EK 10 - Monastero 1 (12,40 km) klo 12.02 EK 11 - Guarcino 1 (11,75 km) klo 12.42 EK 12 - Rocca di Cave 2 (28,60 km) klo 15.15 EK 13 - Monastero 2 (12,40 km) klo 16.06 EK 14 - Guarcino 2 (11,75 km) klo 16.46 EK 15 - Ostia (0,65 km) klo 20.18Erikoiskokeet: 106,15 km Koko kilpailu yhteensä: 205,97 kmKaikki ajat Suomen aikoja!Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti

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Affaritaliani.it, Милан, 21 июля 2018RALLY DI ROMA, CAMPEDELLI PARTE ALLA GRANDEPartiti da Fiuggi questa mattina gli equipaggi del Rally di Roma Capitale per sfidarsi sulle sette prove speciali in programma: Pico-Greci, Roccasecca, Santopadre e la Super Stage di Pico.Sulla prova speciale 2 "Pico-Greci" di 19,46 km è il romagnolo Simone Campedelli insieme a Tania Canton a realizzare il miglior tempo di 11"39.8 nonostante l'avvio difficile di ieri alla prova spettacolo e i problemi alla vettura dichiarati questa mattina al parco assistenza. Alle spalle de pilota di Orange1 Racing si è piazzato il russo Alexey Lukyanuk con un altra Ford con un distacco di un secondo e quattro decimi da Campedelli. Terzo tempo per Gryazin con la Skoda Fabia a sei secondi e sei decimi dal primo. Bene il toscano di Peugeot Italia Andreucci che partito per primo questa mattina chiude la prima prova con lo stesso tempo di Giandomenico Basso, Skoda Fabia R5 a 8"8 dal romagnolo.

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Umberto Scandola resta alle spalle dei suoi avversari italiani con la Skoda a 14"1 da Campedelli. Davanti i nostri piloti del tricolore alle Skoda di Igram e Kreim e alla Ford Fiesta R5 di Habaj. Subito poca fortuna per i siciliani Marco Pollara e Giuseppe Princiotto rallentati da una foratura alla Peugeot 208 T16 R5.Partenze fermate per l'uscita di strada di Monteiro con la Skoda Fabia R5. Ripartiti gli equipaggi e ribloccati per l'uscita di strada della eugeto 208 di Dominic Broz.Si ferma anche l'equipaggio n.47, sempre tra i partecipanti dell'Europeo. Rally di Roma, Campedelli parte alla grande

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 21 июля 2018LUKYANUK TAKES ROMA LEAD AFTER FIRE FOR ERC JUNIOR GRYAZINАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk has moved into first place on Rally di Roma Capitale, after a small fire for FIA European Rally Championship Junior Under 28 runner Nikolay Gryazin cost him over three minutes. Sports Racing Technologies driver Gryazin had led overnight but could not hold Lukyanuk at bay, who won all three stages on Saturday morning.Despite losing the overall lead Gryazin still held a comfortable advantage in ERC Junior U28, until a fire broke out midway through SS4 and led to power steering failure, forcing him to stop. He has dropped out of the top 10 overall.Last year's Italian championship winner on Rally di Roma Capitale Simone Campedelli has moved from P25 to second place, recovering brilliantly from mechanical problems that plagued him throughout Thursday's action.Campedelli is 14.7s behind Lukyanuk, with his compatriot Giandomenico Basso a further 3.1s behind in third place.Chris Ingram has inherited first place in ERC Junior U28 after Gryazin's woes while also snatching fourth place overall, 31.8s in arrears to Lukyanuk.Italian rally hero Paolo Andreucci and Grzegorz Grzyb hold fifth and sixth places, with ERC Junior U28 championship leader Fabian Kreim in tow, second in his class and seventh overall with only 0.4s deficit to Grzyb.Bruno Magalhães struggled with his set-up, complaining of an unsettled car on his way to eighth place at midday service, with ŠKODA junior talent Juuso Nordgren 10s behind in ninth. ACCR Czech Team's Jan Černý completes the top 10 and completes the podium positions in ERC Junior U28 with third.Laurent Pellier suffered a dramatic morning, picking up a puncture on Saturday's opening stage before a high-speed crash on the final metres of the following test forced his retirement.Umberto Scandola, who had been in overall podium contention, retired on the same stage as Pellier with a mechanical issue. The post Lukyanuk takes Roma lead after fire for ERC Junior Gryazin appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 21 июля 2018MAGALHÃES RUES "VERY DIFFICULT START" TO ERC RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALEАвтор: ErcSEAJETS-backed FIA European Rally Championship points leader Bruno Magalhães is planning set-up changes at Saturday's Rally di Roma Capitale midday service, after an unsettled car left him down in eighth place. Magalhães has finished outside a podium position only once this season, but faced a challenging start to the rally, feeling unable to push flat-out.Though he holds a 15 point advantage over his main championship rival Alexey Lukyanuk, the Russian Performance Motorpsort driver is currently leading Rally di Roma Capitale, with Magalhães 45.5s behind after only four stages."It was a very difficult start. The car is too soft," explained Magalhães.

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"When you have a left-right, right-left, when you need to change direction fast the car moves, so it's not possible to make the corner flat-out. I need to release the throttle."I can fix this in the service park with different anti-roll bars."Despite his lowly overall position rapid progress up the overall classification is still an attainable goal for Magalhães. He is currently 13.7s behind ERC Junior Under 28 Championship category leader Chris Ingram, who holds fourth place overall. The post Magalhães rues "very difficult start" to ERC Rally di Roma Capitale appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Affaritaliani.it, Милан, 21 июля 20186В° RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALE: DOPO LA QUARTA PS AL COMANDO LUKYANUKAggiornamenti sulla "Santopadre - Arpino 1" (14,35 km) Pioggia soprattutto sul tratto di partenza della prova speciale. Un principio d'incendio per il lettone Gryazin (Skoda). Qui i tempi della prova in corso P.S.4 dove il russo Lukyanuk e il romagnolo Campedelli segnano il medesimo tempo 8"46. Alle spalle dei primi due piloti si piazza un altro pilota italiano: Giandomenico Basso con la Skoda Fabia R5 a 4"7. Quarto crono per il polacco Grzyb, altra Skoda a 8" dalla vetta in prova, seguito a sua volta dall'inglese Ingram, anche lui vettura della casa boema.Ottavo e nono posto in questa prova per Paolo Andreucci e Marco Pollara entrambi con la Peugeot 208 T16.La classifica assoltua dopo la P.S.4 vede Lkyanuk al comando con un vantaggio di 14"7 su Simone Campedelli e Basso a 17"8. Quarto al momento Ingram con 31"8 di distacco. Quitno assoluto il toscano Paolo Ansdreucci con la Peugeot 208.Gli equipaggi dalla numero 20 (Andreucci) alla 22 (Campedelli) partono nell" orario stabilito mentre dalla vettura numero 19 alla 42 c'è un ritardo di 11".CLASSIFICA ASSOLUTA DELLA PROVA PS4 "SANTOPADRE-ARPINO 1" "Civitus" (14,35 km)- 1. Lukyanuk-Arnautov [RUS] (Ford Fiesta R5) in 8"46.0; 2. Campedelli-Canton (Ford Fiesta R5) in 8"46.0; 3. Basso-Lucca (Skoda Fabia R5) a +4.7; 4. Grzyb-Wrobel [POL] (Skoda Fabia R5) a +8.0; 5. Ingram-Whittock [GBR] (Skoda Fabia R5) a +8.7;. 6. Magalhaes-Magalhaes [POR] (Skoda Fabia R5) a +10.4; 7. Kreim-Christian [GER] (Skoda Fabia R5) a +11.0; 8. Andreucci-Castiglioni (Peugeot 208 T16 R5) a +13.1; 6В° Rally di Roma Capitale: dopo la quarta PS al comando Lukyanuk

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 21 июля 2018ERC RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALE ORDER SHAKEN UP BY STAGE FIVE DRAMAАвтор: ErcThe top 10 FIA European Rally Championship positions on Rally di Roma Capitale have been shaken up by a dramatic stage five, involving punctures caused by errant gravel and stones. Saturday afternoon's stages are a second pass of those run in the morning, meaning gravel and stones had been dragged onto the asphalt stage surface.Though the first few cars - including rally leader Alexey Lukyanuk - passed by without issues, trouble arose once ERC Junior Under 28 competitor Fredrik Åhlin picked up a puncture.Simone Campedelli dropped from second to third place when he also suffered a puncture, though did well to lose only 24.2s to stage winner Lukyanuk.Similar problems cropped up for fellow ERC Junior U28 leader Chris Ingram - who had been leading the category - Åhlin's CA1 Sport team-mate Rhys Yates, ACCR Czech Team's Jan Černý, Albert von Thurn und Taxis, Cyprus Rally winner Simos Galatariotis and Łukasz Habaj.Several drivers circumnavigated a large stone which had caught out others, with Giandomenico Basso and Wevers Sport's ŠKODA junior talent Juuso Nordgren having near misses.Thanks to his avoiding action, Basso leapfrogged Campedelli into second, while Ingram was one of the worst affected, dropping from first to third in ERC Under 28 and from fourth to P10 overall.

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The rest of the top 10 before SS5 moved up one place due to Ingram's misfortune. The post ERC Rally di Roma Capitale order shaken up by stage five drama appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Lequipe.fr, Париж, 21 июля 2018JOURNÉE CAPITALE POUR LUKYANUKLe Russe Alexey Lukyanuk, vite débarrassé de son compatriote Nikolay Gryazin, s'est échappé en tête samedi matin, avant d'assurer jusqu'au terme de la première étape.Brièvement en tête vendredi soir, le Russe Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda Fabia R5) a tenu tête à son compatriote Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) l'espace de deux épreuves spéciales samedi matin, ne concédant au total que 7"8. Malheureusement, une touchette suivie d'un problème de direction assistée reléguait Gryazin à plus de trois minutes. Lukyanuk, lui, enchaînait les meilleurs temps jusqu'à compter 32"4 d'avance sur Giandomenico Basso (Skoda Fabia R5).Durant la seconde boucle de la journée, le leader assurait et rentrait à Rome samedi soir avec 15"8 d'avance sur Basso et 40"4 sur l'Allemand Fabian Kreim (Skoda Fabia R5). Dans le même temps, nombre de compétiteurs comme l'Italien Simone Campedelli (Ford Fiesta R5) ou le Britannique Chris Ingram (Skoda Fabia R5), étaient éliminés ou retardés suite à des crevaisons.Du coup, le Polonais Grzegorz Grzyb (Skoda Fabia R5), à 41"8, l'Italien Paolo Andreucci (Peugeot 208 T16), à 48"0, et le Portugais Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5), leader du Championnat ERC, à 1"11"9, suivent au classement provisoire. A noter l'abandon sur sortie de route du Français Laurent Pellier (Peugeot 208 T16 R5) dès le troisième chrono, après avoir été retardé par une crevaison. Dimanche, 106,15 km de chronos sont encore au programme. F.P.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 21 июля 2018ERC JUNIOR U28: KREIM LEADS IN ROME AS DRIVERS BATTLE FOR OVERALL PODIUMАвтор: ErcA trio of FIA European Rally Championship Junior Under 28s battled their elder ERC1 rivals for podium places during Rally di Roma Capitale's opening leg, with Fabian Kreim leading while also holding third place overall. ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland driver Kreim felt his confidence increase stage by stage, moving his way through the overall order one by one while keeping his driving measured and tidy.It was initially Rally Islas Canarias category winner Nikolay Gryazin setting the ERC Junior U28 pace, battling closely with Alexey Lukyanuk for first place overall while holding a solid category lead of 15.3s over Toksport WRT's Chris Ingram.Come stage four a first in a series of unfortunate events beset Gryazin, as a corner-cutting impact broke his power steering and caused a minor engine fire. Forced to pull over to extinguish said fire and struggle home with heavy steering, he dropped three minutes to Ingram.It was a dream ERC Junior U28 return for Ingram after his early withdrawal from Rally Islas Canarias due to health reasons, leading at midday service. Unfortunately, that feeling would not last long, as a puncture in stage five cost him 1m35.2s to new leader Kreim.Kreim's 1m14.0s advantage over second placed Fredrik Åhlin after stage five grew to a 1m26.1s lead over the recovering Ingram by Leg One's end, as Åhlin dropped to third place.Jan Černý, driving the exact Gemini Clinic-sponsored ACCR Czech Team Ford Fiesta R5 which M-Sport driver Bryan Bouffier won Rally di Roma Capitale in last season, ended Leg One in fourth place.Along with Ingram, Åhlin, and Rhys Yates, Černý suffered a puncture in stage five but was one of the worst affected. He dropped 3m33.2s while fifth placed Yates conceded 4m05s, already down on time after a puncture in the morning running of the same test.Both earned a position back when Gryazin's day of potential success went further awry. Despite a devastating three minute loss in stage four, he put his head down and got back to work, climbing to fourth in ERC Under 28 and P10 overall.

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While pushing on with his recovery, Gryazin's clutch started to play up in stage six, evolving into a complete gearbox failure come stage eight.Unable to drive away off the start line, he was towed away into retirement only 2.54 kilometres from the end of Leg One's competitive action.PEUGEOT Rally Academy's Laurent Pellier was barely given an opportunity to shine after his ERC3 victory on the Cyprus Rally last month.Like Yates he picked up a puncture on stage two, putting him 57.7s off then-leader Gryazin immediately. Leg One came to a sudden halt one stage later, crashing into a tree and bouncing off down an embankment.Impact damage from Pellier's accident was sufficient that resulting engine damage could not be fixed in service, meaning he will not attempt to restart his rally on Sunday's second leg. The post ERC Junior U28: Kreim leads in Rome as drivers battle for overall podium appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 21 июля 2018DAY REPORT: FORTUNE FAVOURS LUKYANUK AS ERC JUNIOR U28 LEADER KREIM IMPRESSESАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk holds an 15.8 second advantage over double FIA European Rally Championship title winner Giandomenico Basso after Leg One of Rally di Roma Capitale, amidst an afternoon of high drama. A two-time winner in 2018, Lukyanuk's quest for a third win this season was aided by major rivals losing time and retiring outright, though had to cope with a broken rear roll-bar of his own throughout Saturday afternoon.Though his lead is barely any larger than at midday service, Lukyanuk's main chasers have changed multiple times throughout Saturday afternoon.Giandomenico Basso is currently his main opposition despite a lack of familiarity with his ŠKODA Fabia R5 and a brand new co-driver in Moira Lucca.He had been locked in a battle for second with fellow Italian championship competitor Simone Campedelli, until the Orange1 Racing driver's day came to an end when two punctures left him without spare tyres to complete Saturday's afternoon loop of stages.Behind second placed Basso is ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland's Fabian Kreim, who leads the ERC Junior Under 28 Championship category after Leg One.In a performance reminiscent of his Rally Islas Canarias podium, Kreim methodically worked his way up the order with a series of clean stages absent of drama or errors, climbing from eighth to third by Leg One's end.He spent all of Saturday's seven stages battling hard with Grzegorz Grzyb, swapping fractions of a second from stage to stage before establishing a 1.4s lead by day's end.Behind fourth placed Grzyb is 10 time Italian rally champion and spectator favourite Paolo Andreucci, turning in a mammoth performance after fracturing his lower vertebrae in a testing crash less than a week ago. He remains in the podium battle with Kreim and Grzyb, 7.6s behind Kreim in third.A frustrated Bruno Magalhães finished Leg One sixth, his car's engine cutting out and requiring a master reset more than once in the final two Saturday stages. The SEAJETS-backed driver had set his sights squarely on Kreim's third place, but Magalhães' intermittent power issue left him 31.5s adrift of a podium place instead.ŠKODA Motorsport protégé Juuso Nordgren took a deliberately cautious approach to guide his Wevers Sport-prepared Fabia to seventh place, ahead of second placed ERC Junior U28 contender Chris Ingram.Fredrik Åhlin was one of several drivers to pick up a puncture in stage five but was keen to focus on the positives, happy with his learning progression onasphaltwhile finishing Leg One in ninth. Ingram's Toksport WRT team-mate Orhan Avcioğlu completed the Top 10.Leg one recap: Lukyanuk and Kreim hold firm as rivals deflateAfter two FIA European Rally Championship events in a row in which Alexey Lukyanuk crashed out, it was the turn of his rivals to experience misfortune on Rally di Roma Capitale, which also handed ERC Junior Under 28 leader Fabian Kreim a golden opportunity.Fellow ERC Junior U28 pilot Nikolay Gryazin mounted a concerted challenge to Lukyanuk's early pace, running within five seconds of the rally leader until stage four. A small engine fire coupled with

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power steering failure forced him to pull over before resuming, dropping three minutes and out of podium contention.Lukyanuk had pinpointed Gryazin and Bruno Magalhães has the two drivers he wanted to beat. As Magalhães struggled in the lower half of the top 10 with set-up issues which made his car feel "soft" on Saturday morning's loop, a quartet of Italian championship drivers circled close behind.Umberto Scandola had won Rally di Roma Capitale twice in years past but was first to fall, a technical problem ending his rally while running fifth in stage three. Reigning Italian championship winner on this event Simone Campedelli was next of the front-running Italians to fall, retiring from third place when he ran out of spare tyres with two punctures in two consecutive afternoon stages.This left Giandomenico Basso, twice a European Rally Champion in 2006 and 2009, as Lukyanuk's main challenger in second place. In only his second rally aboard a ŠKODA Fabia R5 and with a brand new co-driver, he progressively pushed harder in every test, winning stage seven by 2.8s despite a 360 degree spin.Fabian Kreim showed what could be achieved with a calm, restrained approach. Keen to cover every kilometre and build his confidence and pace, Kreim belied his young age with a measured drive to third overall and a secure lead in ERC Junior U28.He was locked in a close battle all day long, swapping places with his podium rival Grzegorz Grzyb all day long in a tit-for-tat battle over tenths of a second. Despite battling hard with one another both ascended through the overall standings to third and fourth respectively, split by only 1.4s after Leg One.Italian rallying legend Paolo Andreucci, who had earned the loudest cheer of all in Friday's ACI Roma Arena superspecial, ran first on the road all day on his way to fifth place. It was a remarkable effort from Andreucci, who had fractured his lower vertebrae earlier this week in a testing crash which had sidelined his wife and regular co-driver Anna Andreussi.Bruno Magalhães started Friday complaining his "soft" car left him unable to push flat out, pointing out he had been lifting in corners which he had taken flat the year before. A new set of anti-roll bars at midday service made his Fabia come alive but it was all for naught, as an intermittent power issue cost him all progress. As his engine kept cutting out, his gap to Kreim, Grzyb and Andreucci ahead increased further, now in sixth place and 31.5s off a potential podium finish.Those behind the top six were influenced greatly by a single stage, Pico-Greci's 19.46 kilometres. As gravel and stones were dragged onto the asphalt roads, tyres took a beating, leading to several punctures for those fighting over points.In Saturday morning's pass there were warning signs of Pico-Greci's rally-changing ability. Magalhães' ARC Sport team-mate Aloísio Monteiro crashed out. while ERC Junior U28 competitor Rhys Yates and Italian driver Marco Pollara both sustained punctures.Winding forward to Saturday afternoon re-run and the midfield order was shaken up massively. Campedelli, Ingram, Fredrik Åhlin, ACCR Czech Team's Jan Černý, Albert von Thurn und Taxis, Cyprus Rally winner Simos Galatariotis, Łukasz Habaj and even Yates for a second time all sustained punctures.Juuso Nordgren was one to narrowly avoid a larger stone which had caught out others, moving up to seventh overall with clean, consistent driving. Behind him a recovering Ingram finished Leg One in eighth after being as high as fourth before his puncture, CA1 Sport's Åhlin in ninth and Orhan Avcioğlu in his Toksport WRT Fabia P10.Qualifying Stage winner Gryazin's comeback had been going well, surging back to tenth after his morning drama. It was an ultimately futile comeback, as a clutch problem in stage six evolved into complete gearbox failure on the start line of stage nine, Saturday's final 2.46 kilometre blast through Pico. The post Day report: Fortune favours Lukyanuk as ERC Junior U28 leader Kreim impresses appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 21 июля 2018BREAKING NEWS: LUKYANUK LEADS ERC, BASSO CLOSING WITH ROMA LEG ONE NEARLY COMPLETEАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk continues to lead the FIA European Rally Championship classification on Rally di Roma Capitale, but two-time ERC champion Giandomenico Basso is closing in on his lead.

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Two of Lukyanuk's closest rivals fell by the wayside, Nikolay Gryazin suffering a fire and power steering failure on Saturday morning and Simone Campedelli running out of tyres from multiple punctures in the afternoon loop.This allowed Basso to establish himself as Lukyanuk's main challenger. Lukyanuk carried a rear roll-bar failure throughout Saturday's afternoon loop which allowed Basso to close in further, despite driving an unfamiliar car with a new co-driver.Lukyanuk and Basso are now separated by 17.1s with only Saturday evening's 2.54 kilometre Pico Superstage remaining of Leg One.As punctures caused a dramatic shake-up in stages five and six, a level-headed drive from ERC Junior Under 28 category leader Fabian Kreim has catapulted him up to an overall podium.He took advantage of Gryazin's morning troubles and a puncture sustained by previous ERC Junior U28 leader Chris Ingram to establish a 1m25.8s lead after stage seven, though Kreim has only 0.6s in hand over fourth placed Grzegorz Grzyb overall.Local rally legend Paolo Andreucci is fifth after seven stages, running first of the road and avoiding problems which had befallen those running behind him. He was unable to resist the pace of those behind, falling behind Kreim and Grzyb on pace during Saturday afternoon's loop.SEAJETS-backed championship leader Bruno Magalhães is sixth, followed by a deliberately cautious Juuso Nordgren in seventh, a recovering Ingram in eighth, CA1 Sport's Fredrik Åhlin ninth and Ingram's Toksport WRT team-mate Orahn Avcioğlu P10. The post Breaking News: Lukyanuk leads ERC, Basso closing with Roma Leg One nearly complete appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Affaritaliani.it, Милан, 21 июля 2018RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALE: LUKYANUK IL MIGLIORE ANCHE SULLA "PICO-GRECI'Il driver russo Alexey Lukyanuk, affiancato da Alexey Arnautov sulla Ford Fiesta R5, mantengono saldamente il comando della gara che piazza il terzo scratch consecutivo di giornata facendo suo il secondo crono sulla lunga piesse di Pico in 11"37.9. Migliora quindi il precedente primato di Campedelli di circa 2". Prova ad avvicinarsi il lettone Gryazin (Skoda Fabia R5), secondo in prova a +2.5, mentre si segnala al terzo posto il pluricampione Paolo Andreucci (Peugeot 208 T16 R5) a +14.5. Stesso tempo del leader tricolore per il polacco Grzyb (Fabia R5), mentre si segnala ancora con ottimi tempi Giandomenico Basso (Fabia R5) quinto a +14.6 e ora secondo assoluto.Perde diversi secondi il romagnolo Simone Campedelli su Fiesta R5, incappato in una foratura, che rimane comunque terzo nella classifica assoluta chiudendo nono in prova a +24.2.Diverse forature hanno rallentato anche i protagonisti dell'ERC. Primo su tutti il britannico Yates con Edmonson al volante della Skoda Fabia R5, che riesce a ripartire dopo la foratura. Più complicata la situazione per il ceco Cerny, insieme a Cernohorsky su Ford Fiesta R5, costretto a fermarsi momentaneamente per sostituire la ruota.CLASSIFICA ASSOLUTA DELLA PROVA PS5 "Pico-Greci 2" (19,46 km) - 1. Lukyanuk-Arnautov [RUS] (Ford Fiesta R5) in 11"37.9; 2. Gryazin-Fedorov [LVA-RUS] (Skoda Fabia R5) a +2.5; 3. Andreucci-Castiglioni (Peugeot 208 T16 R5) a +14.5; 4. Grzyb-Wrobel [POL] (Skoda Fabia R5) a +14.5; 5. Basso-Lucca (Skoda Fabia R5) a +14.6; 6. Kreim-Christian [GER] (Skoda Fabia R5) a +15.4; 7. Magalhaes-Magalhaes [POR] (Skoda Fabia R5) a +16.5; 8. Pollara-Princiotto (Peugeot 208 T16 R5) a +21.8; 9. Nordgren-Suominen [FIN] (Skoda Fabia R5) a +22.4; 10. Campedelli-Canton (Ford Fiesta R5) a +24.2; Rally di Roma Capitale: Lukyanuk il migliore anche sulla

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Affaritaliani.it, Милан, 21 июля 2018LUKYANUK CHIUDE AL COMANDO LA PRIMA TAPPA DEL RALLY DI ROMAE' stata una giornata lunga e difficile per il 6° Rally di Roma Capitale, gara organizzata da Motorsport Italia valida per il Campionato Italiano Rally e per il FIA European Championship, che ha visto una

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serie continuata di ritiri e di problemi che hanno colpito alcuni dei favoriti per la vittoria, e che di conseguenza hanno condizionato sia la classifica dell'Europeo che quella del Tricolore. Al comando dell'assoluta hanno chiuso i russi. La classifica generale del rally vede i piloti stranieri partecipanti all'ERC avere al momento la meglio su i piloti italiani, ma la sfortuna che ha fermato prima Umberto Scandola, rottura della trasmissione della sua Skoda Fabia R5, e poi Simone Campedelli, Ford Fiesta R5 ritiratosi dopo in seguito ad una doppia foratura, ha tolto di gara due piloti che avevano dimostrato di essere capaci di poter puntare alla vittoria.Al comando delle generale hanno chiuso meritatamente i russi Lukyanuk e Arnautov su Ford Fiesta R5, attualmente secondi nella classifica del Campionato Europeo, che hanno preceduto il veneto Giandomenico Basso, Skoda Fabia R5, e il tedesco Fabian Kreim. I ritiri di Umberto Scandola e Simone Campedelli, hanno anche condizionato la corsa di Paolo Andreucci, in coppia con David Castiglioni, che ritrovatosi saldamente primo posto tra i pretendenti al Cir, ha naturalmente alzato il pensando soprattutto al tricoloreNaturalmente la prova del pilota toscano, reduce da meno di una settimana da un intervento ad una vertebra, è da considerarsi assolutamente straordinaria. Tra gli iscritti al CIR la situazione è al momento questa; alle spalle del toscano seguono il reggiano Antonio Rusce, il pavese Giacomo Scattolon, Skoda Fabia R5, il varesino Andrea Crugnola, vincitore dell'ultima prova di giornata su Ford Fiesta R5, Andrea Dalmazzini, Ford Fiesta R5, e Marco Pollara, Peugeot 208 T16 R5.Tra gli iscritti al CIR Junior ottima prova di velocità per il varesino Damiano De Tommaso, primo con la sua Peugeot 208 R2 e dominatore della giornata anche nel Campionato Italiano Due Ruote Motrici. Tra i giovani piloti al volante della vettura francese buona prestazione anche per Alessandro Nerobutto e Tommaso Ciuffi. Tra le Renault è al momento il migliore Ivan Ferrarotti davanti a Riccardo Canzian. Per quanto riguarda il monomarca Suzuki Rally Trophy guida la speciale classifica Giorgio Cogni, davanti a Stafano Martinelli. Il verdetto finale è rinviato a domani con la seconda e conclusiva tappa romana per gli attori del Campionato Europeo ed Italiano che continueranno la gara nella provincia di Roma e sui Monti Simbruini per poi giungere sul Lungomare di Ostia a partire dalle 19:18 per disputare l'ultima attesa prova cronometrata prova speciale: la Super Special "Sky Gate". Sempre sul Pontile di Ostia, in conclusione, ci saranno la premiazione ed il gran finale sul podio.CLASSIFICA ASSOLUTA RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALE DOPO LA PS8: 1. Lukyanuk-Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) in 1.01"31.2; 2. Basso-Lucca (Skoda Fabia R5) a +15.8; 3.Kreim-Christian (Skoda Fabia R5) a + 40.4; 4. Grzyb-Wrobel (Skoda Fabia R5) a 41.8; 5. Andreucci-Castiglioni (Peugeot 208 T16 R5) a +48.0; 6. Magalhaes-Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5) a 1"11.9; 7. Nordgren-Suominen (Skoda Fabia R5) a +1"25.7; 8. Ingram-Whittock (Skoda Fabia R5) a 2"06.5; 9. Rusce-Farnocchia (Ford Fiesta R5) a +2"11.9; 10. Ahlim- Sjoberg (Skdoa Fabia R5) a +2"18.4; Lukyanuk chiude al comando la prima tappa del Rally di Roma

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 22 июля 2018ITALIAN EM-RALLISSA VÄRIKÄS LAUANTAI, LUKYANUKIN KOMENNOSSA PÄÄTÖSPÄIVÄÄN/ Rallin EM-sarjan kauden viides osakilpailu ajetaan tänä viikonloppuna Italiassa. Kilpailun ensimmäinen pidempi ajopäivä lauantaina tarjosi ison määrän tapahtumia ja yötauolle johtoasemassa saapui tällä kaudella kaksi osakilpailua voittanut venäläiskuljettaja Alexey Lukyanuk.Asfaltilla ajettava Italian EM-ralli polkaistiin käyntiin perjantai-iltana lyhyellä yleisöerikoiskokeella, mutta todenteolla kilpailu saatiin vauhtiin lauantaina, kun ohjelmassa oli seitsemän erikoiskoetta yhteispituudeltaan hieman alle 100 kilometriä. Perjantain jälkeen toisena ollut Alexey Lukyanuk avasi lauantain toiseksi nopeimmalla ajalla, mutta se riitti nostamaan kokeneen venäläiskuljettajan yleiskilpailun johtoon.- Erikoiskokeen lopussa jarrut katosivat ja viimeisessä mutkassa tultiin ihan äärirajoilla. Oli vaikeuksia saada auto pysäytettyä, Lukyanuk tuskaili erikoiskokeen maalissa.Avauserikoiskokeella perjantaina pohja-ajan ajanut Nikolay Gryazin tarjosi lauantaina tiukan vastuksen maanmiehelleen Lukyanukille, kaksikon välinen aikaero kolmen erikoiskokeen jälkeen oli vain vajaat kahdeksan sekuntia, mutta neljännellä erikoiskokeella Gryazin kolhi autoaan sillä seurauksella, että ohjaustehostin hajosi. Yli kolme minuuttia tuossa rytäkässä menettänyt Gryazin pääsi vielä jatkamaan kilpailua, mutta vaihdelaatikon rikkoutuminen lauantai-iltana toi lopulta keskeytyksen.Suurimmillaan Lukyanukin johto lauantaina oli viiden erikoiskokeen jälkeinen 32,4 sekuntia ja yötauolle saavuttaessa eroa toisena olevaan Giandomenico Bassoon nähden oli 15,8 sekuntia. Lukyanukin menoa lauantain erikoiskokeilla hidasti auton peräpään jousitusongelmat. Lukyanuk avasi EM-sarjan

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kuluvan kauden kahdella osakilpailuvoitolla, mutta edelliset kaksi osakilpailua Kreikassa ja Kyproksella toivat molemmista ison pettymyksen.- Erittäin hyvä, olen iloinen tästä tilanteesta mikä nyt on. Meillä on hyvä johto huomiseen päivään, Lukyanuk hymyili lauantain viimeisen erikoiskokeen maalissa.Viime vuonna Italian EM-rallissa kuudennella erikoiskokeella johtoasemasta ulosajon seurauksena keskeyttämään joutunut Lukyanuk on EM-sarjan kaksinkertainen mitalisti, joka on nyt kahdella eri kaudella yltänyt kahteen osakilpailuvoittoon, mutta ei vielä kertaakaan kolmeen. Tähän tilastoon venäläiskuljettajalla onkin erinomainen mahdollisuus tehdä muutos sunnuntaina ajamalla ykkösenä ruutulipulle.Yksi Italian EM-rallin epäonnen sotureista lauantaina oli rallin SM-sarjasta tuttu Nikolay Gryazin (Kuva: ERC Media).Nordgren seitsemäntenä, Hokkasella ongelmien sävyttämä lauantaiItalian rallisarjassa kolmantena oleva Simone Campedelli ajoi lauantain avauksessa pohja-ajan ja aina kuudennelle erikoiskokeelle asti hän taisteli Basson kanssa kakkossijasta. Campedelli kuitenkin koki samalla erikoiskokeella kaksi rengasrikkoa ja edessä oli keskeytys. Edellisessä EM-rallissaan Espanjassa kolmanneksi ajanut ja ensimmäisen palkintosijoituksensa EM-sarjassa saavuttanut Fabian Kreim avasi lauantain kahdeksannelta sijalta, mutta nousi sija kerrallaan ylöspäin ja ennen sunnuntain erikoiskokeita saksalaisen sijoitus on kolmas.Vain 1,4 sekuntia Kreimin takana on kokenut puolalaiskuljettaja Grzegorz Grzyb, eikä viidentenä olevalta Paolo Andreucciltakaan kokemusta puutu, saati sitten taistelutahtoa. Italian kymmenkertainen rallimestari kun mursi selkänikamansa testeissä alle viikko ennen Italian EM-rallin starttia, mutta niin vain sisukas Andreucci on mukana kilpailussa ja sijalla viisi, vain 7,6 sekunnin päässä kolmannesta sijasta.Kolmannesta sijasta tiukasti taisteli myös EM-sarjan pistejohtaja Bruno Magalhaes, joka ennen lauantain kahta viimeistä erikoiskoetta oli jäänyt viimeisestä palkintosijoituksesta 10,4 sekuntia. Moottorin käyntihäiriöt kahdella viimeisellä erikoiskokeella maksoivat kuitenkin sen verran paljon aikaa, että Magalhaesin ero yötauolle saavuttaessa kolmanteen sijaan oli kasvanut jo yli puoleen minuuttiin.EM-sarjan edellisen osakilpailun kotimaassaan Kyproksella voittaneen Simos Galatariotisin paluu arkeen Italian asfaltilla oli karu. Urallaan lähinnä soralla kilpaillut Galatariotis pyörähti lähes jokaisella lauantain erikoiskokeella ja lisäksi matkalle mahtui rengasrikkokin. Galatariotis on lauantain jälkeen kilpailussa vasta sijalla 21. ja eroa kärkeen on kertynyt jo yli viisi ja puoli minuuttia.Juuso Nordgren yhdessä kartanlukijansa Tapio Suomisen kanssa ajoivat tasaisen varmasti koko päivän ja kaksikko on yleiskilpailussa sijalla seitsemän, vajaat puolitoista minuuttia Lukyanukista jääneenä. Alle 27-vuotiaiden junioreiden luokassa viidentenä oleva Miika Hokkanen ja kartanlukija Reeta Hämäläinen ovat jääneet luokkaa johtavasta Martins Sesksista jo yli kolme minuuttia. Hokkasen ja Hämäläisen päivää hidastivat muun muassa rengasrikko, sekä moottoriongelmat.ERC2-luokan kärjessä lähes neljän minuutin turvin ajaa Tibor Erdi Jr. Sesks puolestaan hallitsee nuoremman junioriluokan lisäksi ERC3-luokkaa. Vanhemmassa junioriluokassa (U28) Kreimin johtomarginaali Chris Ingramiin nähden on lähes puolitoista minuuttia ja naisten luokassa Catie Munningsin ero Ralli 2 -säännön turvin mukana olevaan Emma Falconiin on lähes 40 minuuttia.Italian EM-rallin viimeinen ajopäivä käynnistyy sunnuntaina kello 11.11 Suomen aikaa. Luvassa on ek-kilometrien osalta kilpailun pisin päivä, kun seitsemälle erikoiskokeelle yhteispituutta kertyy hieman yli 106 kilometriä.Yleiskilpailun tilanne 8/15 ek:n jälkeen1) Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford) 1.01.31,2 2) Giandomenico Basso (Skoda) + 15,8 3) Fabian Kreim (Skoda) + 40,4 Junior U28 4) Grzegorz Grzyb (Skoda) + 41,8 5) Paolo Andreucci (Peugeot) + 48,0 6) Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda) + 1.11,9 7) Juuso Nordgren (Skoda) + 1.25,7 8) Chris Ingram (Skoda) + 2.06,6 Junior U28 9) Antonio Rusce (Ford) + 2.11,9 10) Fredrik Åhlin (Skoda) + 2.18,4 - - - -18) Martins Sesks (Opel) + 5.18,1 ERC3 Junior U27 25) Tibor Erdi Jr (Mitsubishi) + 6.34,4 ERC2 36) Miika Hokkanen (Peugeot) + 8.19,8 ERC3 Junior U27 37) Catie Munnings (Peugeot) + 9.26,6 ERC3 Ladies Junior U27Lukyanukin keskinopeus: 97,4 km/h Erikoiskokeiden pohja-ajat: Lukyanuk 3, Basso 2, Campedelli 2, Crugnola 1, Gryazin 1Italian EM-ralli 2018 aikataulu

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Perjantai 20.7.EK 01 - ACI Roma Arena (1,80 km) Pohja-aika: GryazinLauantai 21.7.EK 02 - Pico-Greci 1 (19,46 km) Pohja-aika: Campedelli EK 03 - Roccasecca-Colle San Magno 1 (13,93 km) Pohja-aika: Lukyanuk EK 04 - Santopadre-Arpino 1 (14,35 km) Pohja-aika: Lukyanuk, Campedelli EK 05 - Pico-Greci 2 (19,46 km) Pohja-aika: Lukyanuk EK 06 - Roccasecca-Colle San Magno 2 (13,93 km) Pohja-aika: Basso EK 07 - Santopadre-Arpino 2 (14,35 km) Pohja-aika: Basso EK 08 - Pico Superstage (2,54 km) Pohja-aika: CrugnolaErikoiskokeet: 99,82 km (1-8)Sunnuntai 22.7.EK 09 - Rocca di Cave 1 (28,60 km) klo 11.11 EK 10 - Monastero 1 (12,40 km) klo 12.02 EK 11 - Guarcino 1 (11,75 km) klo 12.42 EK 12 - Rocca di Cave 2 (28,60 km) klo 15.15 EK 13 - Monastero 2 (12,40 km) klo 16.06 EK 14 - Guarcino 2 (11,75 km) klo 16.46 EK 15 - Ostia (0,65 km) klo 20.18Erikoiskokeet: 106,15 km Koko kilpailu yhteensä: 205,97 kmKaikki ajat Suomen aikoja!Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti Video: Rallin EM-sarjan virallinen YouTube-kanava Kuva: ERC Media

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 22 июля 2018IT'S SUNDAY ON ERC RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALEАвтор: ErcRound five of the 2018 FIA European Rally Championship, Rally di Roma Capitale, concludes today with the battle for victory between Alexey Lukyanuk and Giandomenico Basso tightly poised. Sunday's closing leg, the longest of the rally at 106.15 kilometres, features seven stages starting with the 28.60-kilometre Rocca di Cave test from 10h11 local time. The action concludes with the 0.65-kilometre seaside blast in Ostia from 19h18.ERC Junior Under 28 contender Fredrik Åhlin (pictured) will lead the field away from the overnight halt in Fiuggi at 09h00. The post It's Sunday on ERC Rally di Roma Capitale appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 22 июля 2018ERC JUNIOR U28 DRIVER ÅHLIN HEADS ROME LEG TWO ROAD ORDERАвтор: ErcFredrik Åhlin will lead the FIA European Rally Championship field into Leg Two of Rally di Roma Capitale on Sunday, as rally leader Alexey Lukyanuk resumes P10 on the road. Åhlin resumes his battle for eighth place with Toksport WRT's Chris Ingram separated by only 11.8s in the overall classification and by four minutes in the road order.ŠKODA Motorsport junior driver Juuso Nordgren follows Ingram fourth on the road, with SEAJETS-backed championship leader Bruno Magalhães and reigning Italian rally champion Paolo Andreucci in tow.Rufa Sport's Grzegorz Grzyb will restart his tight battle with ERC Junior Under 28 class leader Fabian Kreim over third place as seventh car on the road, with Kreim resuming eighth.The overall lead battle between Russian Performance Motorsport driver Lukyanuk and Giandomenico Basso will resume with both drivers heading out P10 and ninth on the road respectively.

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Saturday retirees including early ERC Junior U28 leader Nikolay Gryazin, Orange1 Racing's Simone Campedelli, Łukasz Habaj, ARC Sport driver Aloísio Monteiro, Abarth 124 RGT pair Andrea Nucita and Andrea Modanesi, ERC Junior Under 27 competitor Dominik Brož, ERC2"s Sergei Remennik, Emma Falcón and Sebastian Johansson are all slated for a return to action on Sunday morning.PEUGEOT Rally Academy talent Laurent Pellier will not return due to engine damage sustained in a crash on Saturday. The post ERC Junior U28 driver Åhlin heads Rome Leg Two road order appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 22 июля 2018BASSO CLOSING IN ON LUKYANUK'S ERC ROMA LEADАвтор: ErcGiandomenico Basso has turned Rally di Roma Capitale into a duel for victory, more than halving his gap to Alexey Lukyanuk in his quest for a first FIA European Rally Championship victory since 2013. After Gryazin's Saturday troubles a group of Italian championship drivers emerged as Lukyanuk's closest rivals, with double ERC champion Basso emerging as his main contender for victory.Though Sunday morning's longest stage was cancelled, Basso was still able to cut dramatically into Lukyanuk's 15.8s lead, reducing it to 6.3s after Monastero.Though Lukyanuk recouped 1.2s before midday service, he holds a slim 7.5s advantage with three stages remaining.Grzegorz Grzyb and Paolo Andreucci moved into third and fourth place respectively, both moving past ERC Junior Under 28 leader Fabian Kreim.This is Kreim and co-driver Frank Christian's first appearance on Rally di Roma Capitale, their confidence levels not as high as their more experienced rivals which allowed Grzyb and 10 time Italian rally champion Andreucci to pass.Kreim still has a chance to recover a podium position, only 11.4s behind third placed Grzyb. SEAJETS-backed Bruno Magalhães remained sixth, unable to make the progress he'd hoped for due mostly to stage nine's cancellation, the longest of Sunday's tests.ŠKODA junior driver Juuso Nordgren stays seventh, edging slightly further ahead of second placed ERC Junior U28 driver Chris Ingram.After passing Fredrik Åhlin for eighth in Saturday's final stage Ingram made the position his own, extending his gap over Åhlin from 1.8s to 18.6sIngram's Toksport WRT team-mate Orhan Avcioğlu is currently P10 but has Italian ERC entrant Marco Pollara closing in. Avcioğlu had started with 26.1s in hand but Pollara cut that gap to 12.9s by midday service. The post Basso closing in on Lukyanuk's ERC Roma lead appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 22 июля 2018LUKYANUK 650 METRES AWAY FROM ERC RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALE VICTORYАвтор: ErcOnly 650 metres of competitive stage in Ostia separate Alexey Lukyanuk from a third FIA European Rally Championship victory this season on Rally di Roma Capitale. Twice ERC champion Giandomenico Basso had mounted an attack on Lukyanuk's lead on Sunday morning, but the first pass of Leg Two's longest stage being cancelled and awaiting a notional time for stage 13 hampered his chances of catching Lukyanuk for victory outright.With a lead close to 10 seconds subject to confirmation from officials but only a short 650 metre super special on coastal resort Ostia, a clean final stage will secure victory for Lukyanuk.Basso's Italian compatriot Paolo Andreucci crashed out from fourth place, blocking his and third placed driver Grzegorz Grzyb's passage through the stage, necessitating a representative time being awarded to both.Fabian Kreim is set for victory in the FIA ERC Junior U28 category, over a minute ahead of nearest rival Chris Ingram.

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He had been in the thick of Andreucci and Grzyb's podium battle too, having held third place after Leg One, but played it safe on his Rally di Roma Capitale debut to lock down ERC Junior U28 victory and fourth place overall.SEAJETS-backed Bruno Magalhães is all set for fifth place, while second placed ERC Junior U28 driver Chris Ingram moved into sixth, demoting Wevers Sport's Juuso Nordgren to seventh.Ingram had been recovering from a puncture on Saturday which cost him over two minutes, passing Nordgren in the overall classification with only one stage remaining. Though Ingram has a slim 3.0s advantage over Nordgren, there are only 650 metres of competitive stage for Nordgren to respond.Fredrik Åhlin is one stage away from securing an ERC Junior U28 podium finish in third place, plus eighth place overall.One battle which is still to be resolved in Ostia's short super special is over ninth place, as ERC regular Orhan Avcioğlu faces off against Italian championship competitor Marco Pollara.Avcioğlu has only 1.3s in hand and lucky to still be ahead, as Pollara dropped several seconds by overshooting a hairpin in stage 14.Mārtiņš Sesks is all set for a first ERC Junior Under 28 victory aboard his Opel ADAC Rallye Junior Team ADAM R5, with an expected ERC3 victory as an added bonus.Florian Bernardi was closing in rapidly on Sesks in ERC3"s lead battle, slashing Sesks" lead to only 20s until crashing out in stage 14.A second consecutive Rally di Roma Capitale victory in the FIA ERC's production category ERC2 is highly likely for Tibor Érdi Jr, several minutes ahead of his class rivals with Ostia's single 650 metre stage remaining. The post Lukyanuk 650 metres away from ERC Rally di Roma Capitale victory appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Affaritaliani.it, Милан, 22 июля 2018RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALE: ANCORA LUKYANUK IL NВ°1. SI RITIRA ANDREUCCIIl secondo passaggio sulla "Rocca di Cave "Omnia Shipping"" è il romagnolo Simone Campedelli (Ford Fiesta R5) a realizzare il miglior tempo in 17"27.4. Alle sue spalle prova a recuperare secondi anche il lettone Nikolay Gryazin su (Skoda Fabia R5), mentre segna il terzo crono Giandomenico Basso (Skoda Fabia R5). Quarto gestisce il comando della gara il russo Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5).Il CIR Junior perde un altro dei sui migliori interpreti, ovvero il giovane fiorentino Tommaso Ciuffi che si ritira in trasferimento tra la PS11 e la PS12 per problemi al motore della Peugeot 208 R2.Durante la successiva prova PS13 Monastero 2 "eToro" (12,40 km) il Rally di Roma Capitale perde un altro dei suoi protagonisti, quando Paolo Andreucci si ferma in prova per un'uscita di strada senza conseguenze per l'equipaggio. La sua Peugeot 208 T16 R5 si ferma lungo il percorso bloccando momentaneamente la prova. "Ho toccato leggermente con la posteriore destra - dichiara Paolo Andreucci - danneggiando irreparabilmente la sospensione e quindi mi sono dovuto fermare lì su quel punto di prova speciale. Comunque è tutto ok e ci tengo a sottolineare che stiamo bene. Peccato, mi dispiace particolarmente perché ero messo piuttosto bene dal punto di vista di classifica."Lo stop di Andreucci ha interrotto i crono delle tre Skoda Fabia R5 guidate rispettivamente dal polacco Grzegorz Grzyb, dal tedesco Fabian Kreim e dal trevigiano Giandomenico Basso. Il russo Lukyanuk invece riesce a completare il suo passaggio rimanendo ancora in testa al Rally. Rally di Roma Capitale: ancora Lukyanuk il nВ°1. Si ritira Andreucci

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Lequipe.fr, Париж, 22 июля 2018LUKYANUK A RÉSISTÉ JUSQU'AU BOUTLe Russe Alexey Lukyanuk a réussi à assurer sa victoire, malgré un retour à quelques secondes de l'Italien Giandomenico Basso.

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De 32"4, son avance était tombée à 15"8 samedi soir. Dimanche, le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) a même vu son principal rival, l'Italien Giandomenico Basso (Skoda Fabia R5), revenir à 5"9 à deux épreuves spéciales de l'arrivée. Mais, après un dernier meilleur temps, le cinquième (en 15 ES), Lukyanuk a repris une marge suffisante pour conclure lors de la super-spéciale finale.Le Russe s'impose finalement avec 7"5 d'avance sur Basso et 1"04"2 sur le Polonais Grzegorz Grzyb (Skoda Fabia R5) qui a pris le dessus sur l'Allemand Fabian Kreim (Skoda Fabia R5), quatrième (à 1"16"5) et vainqueur en U28. Le Portugais Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5) complète le Top 5 à 1"41"2, tandis que l'Italien Paolo Andreucci (Peugeot 208 T16 R5) a été contraint à l'abandon sur sortie de route.A noter la victoire en RGT du Français Raphaël Astier (Abarth 124 Rally), malheureusement victime de soucis de différentiel dimanche qui l'ont fait rétrograder au classement final. F.P.

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Affaritaliani.it, Милан, 22 июля 2018I RUSSI LUKYANUK E ARNAUTOV VINCONO IL 6В° RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALEIl 6° Rally di Roma Capitale, gara valida per il Campionato Italiano Rally e per il FIA European Championship, si è concluso come un evento unico nel suo genere per l'impegno profuso dagli organizzatori di Motorsport Italia guidati da Max Rendina, ma anche e soprattutto, aldilà degli aspetti tecnici comunque importanti, per la splendida cornice che la racchiude. Dallo spettacolare incipit, con una Roma che si apre completamente e accoglie la corsa nei suoi luoghi più straordinari, da Castel Sant'Angelo, passando per il centro della Città Eterna e per poi proseguire con la prova spettacolo ai piedi del Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana nella zona EUR. Una gara che si è decisa negli splendidi scenari della zona del frusinate tra Fiuggi, Guarcino, Pico, Roccasecca, Santopadre e conclusasi sul lungomare di Ostia con la gara ed i suoi protagonisti sommersi dall'abbraccio di una folla immensa. Una gara difficile e dura, presentata alla vigilia come uno scontro ravvicinato tra i big del campionato italiano e quelli dell'europeo, ma sdoppiatasi quasi subito in due corse separate dove le ragioni di classifica delle due serie hanno influito pesantemente sulle tattiche dei piloti. Due corse nella corsa che hanno visto gli "europei" fare comunque la parte del leone con la sola eccezione della splendida gara di Giandomenico Basso, l'unico capace di lottare con la sua Skoda Fabia R5 fino al traguardo per la prima posizione. La prima posizione è andata alla fine ai russi Alexey Lukyanuk e Alexey Arnautov, Ford Fiesta R5, che nei fatti hanno dominato la gara dimostrando che comunque il passo dei migliori dell'europeo è davvero alto.Secondo assoluto, il veneto Giandomenico Basso, insieme a Moira Lucca, non iscritto al CIR, è stato l'unico ad interrompere la parata degli stranieri a bordo di una Skoda Fabia R5 che è poi proseguita con il polacco Grzegorz Grzyb, il tedesco Fabian Kreim, il portoghese Bruno Magalhaes, tutti su Skoda Fabia R5. Corsa da dimenticare invece per i big del Campionato Italiano Rally con vari problemi che hanno fermato prima Umberto Scandola, ritiratosi per un problema serio alla trasmissione della sua Skoda Fabia R5, poi Simone Campedelli, velocissimo con la sua Ford Fiesta R5 Orange 1Racing, ritiratosi per una doppia foratura consecutiva ed infine Paolo Andreucci, Peugeot 208 T16, fermato quando sembrava lanciato verso un ottimo piazzamento e l'ennesima prima posizione stagionale fra gli iscritti al tricolore. Per lui una toccata con rottura del braccetto di una sospensione posteriore destra della sua Peugeot 208, e lo stop a due prove dalla fine della gara. Dunque per i punteggi importanti del CIR sono altri i nomi con il primo posto che è andato al pavese Giacomo Scattolon, qui affiancato da Matteo Nobili su Skoda Fabia R5, un pilota che sta dimostrando di avere le potenzialità, davanti al reggiano Antonio Rusce, navigato da Sauro Farnocchia su Ford Fiesta R5, e al siciliano Marco Pollara, insieme a Giuseppe Princiotto, su Peugeot 208 T16 Tra gli iscritti al CIR Junior una gara gestita dall'inizio alla fine da Damiano De Tommaso, insieme a Michele Ferrara che ha chiuso primo con la sua Peugeot 208 R2, dominando di fatto sui suoi avversari che hanno avuto più di qualche problema come Andrea Mazzocchi, Alessandro Nerobutto, e il toscano Tommaso Ciuffi e Jacopo Trevisani uscito di strada sulla penultima prova. De Tommaso con questo risultato si è tolto la soddisfazione di ottenere la vittoria nella capitale anche nel tricolore due ruote motrici. Tra le Renault Clio R3T, in corsa per il trofeo, rimane davanti Ivan Ferrarotti davanti a Riccardo Canzian. Per quanto riguarda la battaglia tra gli iscritti del Suzuki Rally Trophy come già pronosticato la sfida si è concentrata tutta tra gli equipaggi di Giorgio Cogni e Stefano Martinelli e che ha visto alla fine vincere il piacentino, alla sua quarta affermazione stagionale. Tra le Renault Twingo R1 Alberto Paris ha dominato realizzando anche il miglior scratch tra le vetture di classe R1 nella prova speciale di Pico.

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CLASSIFICA ASSOLUTA RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALE FINALE: 1. Lukyanuk-Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) in 1h 48"03.5; 2. Basso-Lucca (Skoda Fabia R5) a 7"5; 3. Grzyb-Wrobel (Skoda Fabia R5) a 1"04"2; 4.Kreim-Christian (Skoda Fabia R5) a 1"16"5; 5.Magalhaes-Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5) a 1"41"2; 6. Ingram-Whittock (Skoda Fabia R5) a 2" 32"2; 7. Nordgren-Suominen (Skoda Fabia R5) a 2"34"7; 8. Scattolon-Nobili ( Skoda Fabia R5) a 2"56"2 ; 9.Rusce-Farnocchia (Ford Fiesta R5) a 3"08"4; 10. Ahlim- Sjoberg (Skdoa Fabia R5) a3"17"0CIR ASSOLUTO: Andreucci 57; Scandola 35; Campedelli 34; Crugnola 33; Scattolon 26; Panzani 20 I russi Lukyanuk e Arnautov vincono il 6В° Rally di Roma Capitale

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 июля 2018DAY REPORT: LUKYANUK'S ERC TITLE HOPES SHINE AGAIN WITH VICTORY IN SUNNY ROMAАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk resisted a late challenge from twice FIA European Rally Championship title winner Giandomenico Basso for victory on Rally di Roma Capitale, securing his third win this season. Basso had more than halved Lukyanuk's lead in a single stage on Sunday afternoon, but ran out of competitive kilometres to catch the Russian Performance Motorsport driver, falling short by 7.5s.Grzegorz Grzyb held two rivals at bay to secure a "dream" podium finish which far exceeded his own expectations for this rally. 10 time Italian rally champion Paolo Andreucci had closed to within two seconds of Grzyb in fourth place but crashed out.His other challenger for a podium was ERC Junior Under 28 category winner Fabian Kreim. Keen to secure his first ever class win and vital points for his championship challenge, Kreim focused on reaching the finish while improving his confidence, happy to let Grzyb escape and finish fourth overall.Bruno Magalhães was happier with his SEAJETS-backed ŠKODA Fabia R5"s performance and pace on Sunday than in Leg One.Magalhães could not make the progress he desired though, with one of two passes through Leg Two's longest stage cancelled lacked opportunities to climb his way further up the classification than fifth place.ERC Junior U28 runner-up Chris Ingram was a star performer on Sunday, scoring his first ever outright stage victory on SS13, shared with Basso on equal times.Ingram had started Sunday 50.9s behind ŠKODA junior driver Juuso Nordgren but made up all that time plus more, jumping to sixth place overall with one stage remaining and demoting Nordgren to seventh.Fredrik Åhlin was in good spirits, capturing a second consecutive ERC Junior U28 podium finish on his way to eighth place overall. Like Ingram he had lost time with a puncture on Saturday but also with a driveshaft failure on Friday, overcoming both for a strong finish in his class. The post Day Report: Lukyanuk's ERC title hopes shine again with victory in sunny Roma appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Abola.pt, Лиссабон, 23 июля 2018MAGALHÃES PERDE LIDERANÇA NO ERCBruno Magalhães acabou a 5.ª etapa do Europeu de Ralis (ERC) no 5.º lugar, e perdeu a liderança no campeonato para o Alexey Lukyanuk, que conseguiu o 3.º êxito da época, ganhando o Rali di Roma Capitale depois de vencer nos Açores e nas Canárias. O piloto português, ao volante de Skoda Fabia R5, acabou a 1.41,2 m do russo, num Ford Fiesta R5, após 967,12 km da prova italiana, com 205,97 km ao cronómetro arrumados em 15 especiais.Na lista de inscritos do rali italiano, 71 participantes, com 32 ao volante de modelos da categoria R5 - atualmente, carros mais competitivos, apenas os WRC! Entre os cabeças de cartaz, Giandomenico Basso, campeão europeu de 2006 e 2009. O piloto italiano de 44 anos, em Skoda Fabia R5, acabou este rali em asfalto muitíssimo importante para as contas do campeonato doméstico na 2.ª posição, a 7,5 s de Lukyanuk.

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Magalhães venceu a 8.ª das 15 especiais do rali italiano, o que também vale pontos de bónus, mas exibiu-se melhor na 2.ª etapa do que na 1.ª, que terminou na 6.ª posição, a 1.11,9 m de Lukyanuk, que ganhou cinco classificativas e mandou na prova transalpina de fio a pavio. O português, debateu-se com problemas nas barras estabilizadoras e no no motor, no dia 1, perdendo tempo a mais.O 2.º português em ação no Rali de Roma Capitale, Aloísio Monteiro, num Skoda Fabia R5, acabou na 29.ª posição, a 57.43 m de Lukyanuk. O russo apresentou-se em Itália no 2.º lugar do Europeu, a 15 pontos de Magalhães. Após a prova transalpina, desfruta de nove pontos de vantagem. O húngaro Norbert Herczig, ausente, mantém o 3.º lugar do ERC, com 63 pontos.A próxima etapa do ERC, o Rali Barum, realizar-se-á entre os dia 24 e 26 de agosto, em Zlín, na República Checa.



Maisfutebol.iol.pt, Лиссабон, 23 июля 2018ERC: BRUNO MAGALHÃES FICA PELO QUINTO LUGAR EM ROMAАвтор: Redacao AutoportalAlexey Lukyanuk é o novo líder do Europeu de RalisBruno Magalhães (Skoda Fabia R5) não conseguiu melhor do que o quinto lugar no Rali de Roma e perdeu a liderança do Europeu de Ralis, que é agora comandado por Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), o vencedor da quinta ronda do ERC."Fizemos tempos muito bons tendo em conta a vasta lista de inscritos e a qualidade dos pilotos. Infelizmente perdemos muito tempo ontem [sábado] e nas classificativas de hoje não conseguimos recuperar. Foi pena, mas estamos contentes com a atitude forte com que enfrentámos prova, uma das mais competitivas da Europa", referiu o piloto português. Lukyanuk venceu em Roma com 7.5s de vantagem sobre Giandomenico Basso (Skoda Fabia R5) e o russo do Fiesta comanda agora o ERC com 120 pontos - mais nove do que Bruno Magalhães.Quando faltam três provas para o final do ERC, a próxima etapa é o Rali Zlin da República Checa, de 26 a 28 de agosto.

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IL Tirreno (iltirreno.gelocal.it), Рим, 23 июля 2018RITORNO LAMPO ALLE GARE CON RITIRO PER ANDREUCCIIl pilota garfagnino chiude senza punti il rally di Roma Capitale a causa di un incidente ma rimane leader del campionato castelnuovo Più che un rally, una gara ad eliminazione. Il rally di Roma Capitale ha visto il ritiro dei primi tre della classifica del campionato italiano con Paolo Andreucci (Peugeot 208), in gara dopo una settimana dall'incidente nei test, ultimo a cadere nelle trappole delle strade laziali sfiorando quindi il colpo letale per il titolo tricolore. Un incidente contro un guardrail per l'ennesima foratura che ha seguito i problemi degli altri rivali. In realtà, al traguardo, è arrivato S imone Campedelli (Ford Fiesta), ma dopo una doppia foratura al sabato, ieri il pilota cesenate ha potuto correre per la regola del "superrally" senza però essere mai in gara per raccogliere punti. Gli unici per l'alta classifica li ha conquistati Andrea Crugnola (Ford Fiesta) che con 6 punti arriva a quota 33, 24 in meno di Andreucci, con Umberto Scandola (Skoda Fabia) che rimane secondo a -22. Il pilota garfagnino ha davvero mancato per poco il colpo del ko. Infatti, le prossime due gare, Adriatico a settembre e Due Valli a ottobre, mettono in palio 45 punti e a due prove speciali dalla fine Ucci, stavolta assieme a David Castiglioni per l'infortunio ad Anna Andreussi, si trovava al secondo posto della classifica valevole per il Cir dietro solo a Giandomenico Basso, in gara per l'Europeo ma che comunque ha sottratto punti agli italiani. Il possibile vantaggio a +34 sarebbe davvero valso più di mezzo titolo, invece, nonostante l'ottima prova visto anche il recupero record, il ritorno da Roma è a mani vuote. Andreucci ha espresso tutto il suo rammarico sui social e al suo staff chiedendo scusa per l'errore. Male per altri lucchesi in gara con Luca Panzani e Rudy Michelini costretti al ritiro dopo pochi chilometri al sabato e beffati dalla bella prova

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di Scattolon (secondo) che scavalca entrambi in classifca. Il rally è stato vinto dall'equipaggio russo Lukyanuk-Arnautov (Ford Fiesta) davanti a Basso-Lucca (Skoda Fabia) e ai polacchi Grzyb-Wrobel (Skoda Fabia). Andreucci-Castiglioni si stavano giocando il podio proprio con loro. -

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Sevenpress.com, Рим, 23 июля 2018ESPERIENZA E PUNTI AL RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALE PER LA MAC RACINGAl 6^ Rally di Roma Capitale il team Mac Racing non smentisce le proprie competenze e la propria professionalità risolvendo durante il primo parco assistenza utile di sabato, secondo giorno di gara del sesto appuntamento di Campionato Italiano Rally, un guasto alla pompa di benzina e riportando a alti livelli competitivi la Peugeot 208 di Daniele Campanaro che nonostante il gap accumulato conquista punti utili e conserva la leadership nel campionato R2B.La gara per Campanaro, navigato da Irene Procu, era iniziata con un buon ritmo, ottenendo anche la 9^ posizione di classe sulla P2 "Pico-Greci 1" di sabato mattina. Poi sulla PS4 un guasto alla pompa della benzina ha rallentato l'equipaggio che ha perso oltre 20 minuti in prova. Al primo parco assistenza utile, il secondo della giornata, il team Mac Racing ha individuato il problema risolvendolo prontamente e garantendo all'equipaggio la possibilità di tornare in gara con una vettura competitiva. Campanaro-Porcu hanno tentato quindi di recuperare il grosso gap di tempo accumulato tenendo un discreto ritmo nelle prove speciali di domenica che gli ha permesso di conquistare punti utili per mantenere la testa della classifica del Campionato Coppa ACI-Sport R2B. Testa della classifica che oggi condivide a pari merito con Damiano De Tommaso, navigato da Michele Ferrara, che ha vinto la classe nell'appuntamento romano di CIR."Misurarsi in una gara con validità europea con team capaci, esperti e professionali è stato senza dubbio molto importante per tutto il nostro team" - le parole di Luca Cellai, Direttore Sportivo di MAC Racing - "prendere coscienza del livello di preparazione di equipaggi stranieri e italiani che competono a livello europeo è senza dubbio una bella prova. Ringrazio i ragazzi del team che hanno fatto un buon lavoro per riportare la 208 ad essere competitiva dopo la PS4. Purtroppo sono stati persi tanti minuti, Daniele e Irene hanno cercato di recuperare il più possibile per difendere la leadership nel Campionato R2B e i punti utili sono arrivati. Adesso condividiamo la testa della classifica con De Tommaso, ma ne siamo onorati, questo weekend ha fatto una gara splendida, anche a lui vanno i miei complimenti!"La classifica della classe R2B valida per la Coppa ACI-Sport CIR al 6^ Rally di Roma Capitale: De Tommaso-Ferrara 1:58"06.5 seguito da da Nicelli-Mattioda a 3"40.9 e da Vita-Elia Ometto a 4"16.2.Le prime tre posizioni nella Classifica assoluta della Coppa ACI-Sport CIR dopo il sesto appuntamento stagionale sono: Campanaro-Porcu 50 punti; De Tommaso-Ferrara 50; Mazzocchi-Gallotti 35 punti.Il 6^ Rally di Roma Capitale è stato vinto da Lukyanuk-Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) con 1:48"03.5 seguito da Basso-Lucca (Skoda Fabia R5) a 7.5 e Grzyb-Wrobel (Skoda Fabia R5) a 1"04.2.

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Speedweek.com, Мюнхен, 23 июля 2018FABIAN KREIM GEWINNT AUF RANG VIER DIE U28-WERTUNGFabian Kreim hat beim fünften Lauf zur Rallye-Europameisterschaft in Rom mit dem vierten Gesamtrang die U28-Wertung gewonnen und damit die Gruppenführung ausgebaut, dritter Saisonsieg für Alexy Lukyanuk.Überglücklich auf dem obersten Podest: Fabian Kreim und Frank Christian (D/D) feiern ihren ersten Sieg in der FIA Rallye-Europameisterschaft (ERC). Das Skoda Auto Deutschland Duo triumphiert nach einer meisterlichen Vorstellung souverän in der U28-Kategorie der Rally di Roma Capitale. Der zweimalige deutsche Meister Kreim baut mit dem bis dato größten internationalen Sieg seiner Karriere zugleich seine Führung in der Gesamtwertung aus und ist bei Halbzeit auf Kurs zum anvisierten Klassentitel."Mit dem ersten Sieg in der EM der U28 geht ein Traum in Erfüllung. Es waren drei Rallye-Tage, die uns bei ständig wechselnden Streckenbedingungen wirklich alles abgefordert haben. Wir haben wieder viel gelernt. Unser Skoda Fabia R5 hat wie immer perfekt funktioniert - danke ans ganze Team,

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das diesen Erfolg möglich gemacht hat", bilanziert Kreim. Nach der Schlussprüfung in Ostia am Tyrrhenischen Meer steigt er mit seinem Copiloten Frank Christian jubelnd aufs Siegerpodium.Nach Platz fünf bei seiner ersten EM-Rallye in diesem Jahr auf den Azoren und der erstmaligen Fahrt aufs EM-Podest als Zweiter von Gran Canaria setzt der 25-jährige Kreim mit dem Premierentriumph seinen Aufwärtstrend fort. Der verdiente Lohn für eine taktische Meisterleistung auf den von Tausenden Fans gesäumten tückischen Asphaltpisten rund um die,ewige Stadt' Rom, wo die Rallye am Freitag mit einer Parade vorbei am legendären Kolosseum begonnen hatte.Am Sonntag verwaltet der Skoda Pilot aus dem Odenwald in der Hitze ganz cool seine Führung, obwohl auch dieser Tag wieder jede Menge Drama zu bieten hat. Die erste Prüfung,Rocca di Cave 1" wird auch Sicherheitsgründen abgesagt, weil zu viele Zuschauer gefährlich nahe an der Strecke stehen. Am Nachmittag in der Prüfung,Monastero 2" blockiert nach einem Unfall ein Auto die Piste. Doch Kreim lässt sich nicht aus der Ruhe bringen und fährt den Sieg nach Hause.Die Grundlage hatte er bereits am Vortag gelegt, als er durch seine kluge Fahrweise als einziger Pilot des U28-Feldes von Reifenschäden oder Unfällen verschont bleibt. Am Ende gewinnt Kreim die U28-Wertung der Rally di Roma Capitale mit über einer Minute Vorsprung vor dem Briten Chris Ingram. Die ersten drei Plätze in der Klasse gehen an Teams, die im Skoda Fabia R5 unterwegs sind - ein weiterer Grund zum Jubeln für die tschechische Marke.Vom 16. bis 19. August steht zunächst der Start bei der ADAC Rallye Deutschland in der FIA Rallye-Weltmeisterschaft (WRC 2) an. In der Woche danach folgt die nächste Aufgabe in der Rallye-EM bei der Barum-Rallye in Tschechien. "Dort muss ich auf Asphalt nochmal so richtig zuschlagen und so viele Punkte wie möglich einfahren. Das ist die einzige Rallye im EM-Kalender, die ich schon gefahren bin. Schließlich ist unser Ziel der Titel in der U28-Wertung", so Kreim.Die Chancen dafür stehen nach drei von sechs EM-Starts im Jahr 2018 sehr gut: Der deutsche Champion hat seine Führung auf seinen nun ärgsten Verfolger Chris Ingram in der EM-Gesamtwertung der U28-Klasse deutlich ausgebaut. Die bisherigen Ergebnisse sind umso höher einzuschätzen, weil Kreim im Gegensatz zu einem Großteil der Konkurrenz bei allen drei EM-Rallyes 2018 zum ersten Mal in seiner Karriere am Start war.Lukyanuk mit drittem SaisonsiegIn Rom erzielte Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) seinen dritten Saisonsieg und eroberte damit die EM-Gesamtführung wieder zurück. Nach 15 Asphaltprüfungen lag der Russe 7,5 Sekunden vor dem Lokalfavoriten und dem zweifachen Europameister Giandomenico Basso und 1:04,2 Minuten vor dem Polen Grzegorz Grzyb sowie 1:16,4 Minuten vor Fabian Kreim, alle Skoda Fabia R5.Die Zahl zur Rally di Roma Capitale: 13.000 So rasant wie die Erfolgsliste von Fabian Kreim wächst auch die Fanbase des Skoda Auto Deutschland-Teams. Der neue Facebook-Kanal für die große Fan-Gemeinde des Motorsports und von sportlichen Serienmodellen mit dem legendären Kürzel RS überschritt am Wochenende der EM-Rallye in Italien die Marke von 13.000 Anhängern. Unter der URL https://www.facebook.com/SKODARSMotorsport/ gibt es täglich spannende News, Fotos und Videos aus der sportlichen Welt von Skoda. Zu den motorsportlichen Höhepunkten des neuen Angebots zählt die Begleitung des EM-Auftritts von Kreim/Christian. nd Liebhaber der großen Tradition der tschechischen Marke. Das Motto der Seite heißt: #beRS.Endstand nach 15 Prüfungen (= 205,41 km): 1. Alexey Lukyanuk/Alexey Arnautov (RUS), Ford Fiesta R5, 1:48:03,5 h. 2. Giandomenico Basso/Moira Lucca (I/CH), Skoda Fabia R5, +7,5 sec. 3. Grzegorz Grzyb/Jakub Wróbel (PL), Skoda Fabia R5, + 1:04,2 min. 4. Fabian Kreim/Frank Christian (D), Skoda Fabia R5, + 1:16,5 5. Bruno Magalhães/Hugo Magalhães (P), Skoda Fabia R5, + 1:41,2 6. Chris Ingram/Ross Whittock (GB), Skoda Fabia R5, + 2:32,2 7. Juuso Nordgren/Tapio Suominen (FIN), Skoda Fabia R5, + 2:34,7 8. Fredrik Åhlin/Joakim Sjöberg (S), Skoda Fabia R5, + 3:17,0 9. Marco Pollara/Giuseppe Princiotto (I), Peugeot 208 T16, + 3:40,8 10. Orhan Avcioǧlu/Burçin Korkmaz (TR), Skoda Fabia R5, + 3:44,8

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Sevenpress.com, Рим, 23 июля 2018MOVISPORT SFIORA IL SUCCESSO AL RALLY "ROMACAPITALE": GIANDOMENICO BASSO SECONDO ASSOLUTO

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Movisport ad un passo dal successo al 6° Rally RomaCapitale, nel fine settimana appena trascorso. Giandomenico Basso, in coppia per la prima volta con Moira Lucca, su una Skoda Fabia R5, ha "rischiato" di vincere la sesta prova del Campionato Italiano, valida anche per la corsa continentale, grazie ad una prestazione di spessore, ricca di contenuti tecnico-sportivi di forte interesse.Assente da tempo dalla scena tricolore, Basso non ci ha messo molto a ritornare sui ritmi che ben conosceva, entrando subito nella lotta di vertice, finendo la contesa a soli 7"5 dal vincitore del rally Lukyanuk, ed aggiudicandosi il miglior scratch in tre prove speciali.Rivelatosi quindi l'unico capace di lottare fino al traguardo per la prima posizione, Basso ha comunque trascorso due giorni movimentati in una gara caratterizzata dal ritmo molto alto e dalla durezza del percorso: dal cercare il miglior feeling con la copilota al doversi "vestire" la vettura ad altri inconvenienti, il trevigiano ha confermato nuovamente essere davvero uno degli anelli mancanti della corsa tricolore ed anche continentale."Un risultato che vale una vittoria - ha commentato Basso all'arrivo- strepitoso, incredibile risultato. Abbiamo avuto pazienza in tutto, credetemi, in queste strade è molto difficile, ma anche esaltante. Certo, c'è l'amaro in bocca per una vittoria mancata d'un soffio, ma è stata una gara davvero esaltante!"Se Basso ha disputato un grande rally a Roma, non è andata lo stesso bene sia a Gilardoni/Bonato che a Michelini/Perna.Gilardoni, sotto i riflettori perché presentatosi al via con una nuova vettura, la Hyundai i 20 R5, ha finito l'impegno in una posizione non consona alle sue potenzialità, in una gara condizionata dalla sfortuna. Durante la seconda prova si è fermato per la rottura di un semiasse e per un cerchio danneggiato dal contatto con una grossa pietra, mentre si è rifatto, in parte, nella seconda giornata con prestazioni cronometriche interessanti, considerando che era al debutto con la vettura coreana. La sua posizione in classifica è ovviamente in retrovia, penalizzato dal fatto di essere stato riammesso alla gara con neppure due prove all'attivo. L'esperienza è servita per capire perciò la Hyundai i20.Michelini ha corso davvero poco: purtroppo, l'uscita di strada durante la seconda prova lo ha costretto al ritiro in una gara che invece voleva sfruttare per confermarsi ai vertici del tricolore.I riflettori erano poi puntati poi in Austria, al Rallye Weiz, dove ha fatto il suo ritorno Andrea Maselli, sull'Abarth 124 RGT. Affiancato da Camilla Gallese, il pilota sanremese si è classificato al 15° posto assoluto e al 1° in RGT. Un ottimo risultato generale, considerata la pioggia arrivata nelle ultime prove di questo rally al quale era al debutto.Al Rally Città di Schio, nel vicentino, Sciessere-Zanella su una Skoda Fabia R5 non ha potuto fare il bis di allori, dovendosi ritirare dopo cinque prove per rottura del cambio quando era in testa. Andrea Casarotto, in coppia con Savegnago su una Renault Clio R3C, ha confermato il proprio status dell'essere da tempo un riferimento nella categoria, finendo 12. assoluto e primo di classe.Soddisfazioni anche alla LimaAbetone, in provincia di Pistoia, valida per il tricolore della montagna autostoriche, la gara che ha segnato il ritorno alle gare dopo ben dieci anni di pausa del lucchese Andrea Matteoni. Al via della parte riservata alle "moderne", con una Renault Clio RS Gruppo N, ha finito secondo di classe e secondo del gruppo N, ottimo training per l'impegno del prossimo fine settimana, quando sarà al via del Rally di casa a Lucca, con la stessa vettura.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 июля 2018ERC Q&A: ALEXEY LUKYANUKАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk moved back to the top of the FIA European Rally Championship summit with a standout victory on Rally di Roma Capitale, his third of 2018. This is what the Russian Performance Motorsport driver had to say at the finish in Ostia on Sunday evening. Your third ERC win of 2018 but just how good was that?"It's a wonderful victory. Today was quite tough for us because the locals were really fast and pretty close so we enjoyed the battle and probably it was one of the toughest rallies in terms of the tightest finishes at the end."It was rally number 101 for you but where does that result rank against some of your other top performances?"It was vey good. For sure I am a bit tired and my emotions are a bit repressed but we are really happy to score a lot of points and to get a victory where we did not expect to get it. I expected the Italians to be really, really fast. They were but probably we were more lucky in places. We showed a consistent pace and a good speed."

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How much did you need that result after your recent setbacks?"Personally not really because I just love rallying and sitting behind the steering wheel. But for the community, for the sponsors, for the team, for everybody around of course it's very important and for me also in that way so we are happy altogether."Does the fact you are leading the championship again take some of the pressure off you?"My second nickname is probably Unlucky Luke so you can never relax before the end." The post ERC Q&A: Alexey Lukyanuk appeared first on FIA ERC.

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VareseNews (varesenews.it), Варезе, 23 июля 2018DE TOMMASO SEMPRE PIÙ LEADER DEL TRICOLORE JUNIORАвтор: Damiano FranzettiIl giovane varesino vince la categoria al "Roma Capitale" e allunga. Weekend difficile per Crugnola che però resta quarto nell'assolutoL'edizione 2018 del Rally di Roma Capitale si è concluso con una lunga serie di verdetti, due dei quali riguardano anche due piloti di punta del movimento varesotto: Andrea Crugnola e Damiano De Tommaso (foto Acisport).La gara capitolina, inserita sia nell'Europeo sia nel CIR (l'assoluto italiano) è stata vinta dai russi Alexey Lukyanuk e Alexey Arnautov alla guida di una Ford Fiesta R5, con la quale hanno preso il comando nella seconda prova e lo hanno mantenuto fino al termine. Alle loro spalle è accaduto di tutto con numerosi piloti incappati in problemi più o meno gravi o in ritiri. Della prima fascia fa parte anche Andrea Crugnola (Ford Fiesta R5), costretto presto a inseguire a causa di una foratura e rimasto fuori dalla top ten finale ( 13° a 3"47" dal vincitore) nonostante la vittoria della PS8. "È stato uno dei weekend di gara più difficili da quando corro" ha ammesso il pilota varesino al termine del "Roma Capitale", gara in cui Crugnola (navigato da Danilo Fappani) ha davvero faticato a trovare la messa a punto ideale per sfruttare al meglio la vettura.Il 29enne di Calcinate del Pesce ha comunque raggranellato alcuni punti validi per la classifica del CIR assoluto nel quale è al quarto posto, a un soffio però dalla seconda e terza posizione. Lontana invece la vetta con Andreucci, che ha gareggiato a Roma (ritirandosi nel finale) nonostante un serio incidente recente nei test.Chi invece torna dalla Capitale ancora più forte è Damiano De Tommaso, sempre più leader del Tricolore Junior. Il pilota di Brebbia ha dominato la classifica giovanile e ha anche vinto quella delle vetture a due ruote motrici con la sua Peugeot 208 R2B (navigatore Michele Ferrara). "Avevo promesso a Michele che avremmo festeggiato al meglio i suoi 40 anni: siamo molto contenti di un risultato che è arrivato grazie a un grande lavoro di preparazione da parte di tutti" ha spiegato il 22enne nell'orbita ufficiale Peugeot. A causa dei problemi occorsi ai principali avversari, De Tommaso (19° assoluto a Roma) ora comanda il CIR Junior con un buon vantaggio, 12 punti su Mazzocchi. Ma per arrivare fino in fondo c'è ancora un po" di strada da fare.Classifica CIR Assoluto 1) Andreucci 57 punti; 2) Scandola 35; 3) Campedelli 34; 4) CRUGNOLA 33; 5) Scattolon 26Classifica CIR Junior 1) DE TOMMASO 50 punti; 2) Mazzocchi 38; 3) Ciuffi 27; 4) Nicelli 26; 5) Trevisani 23. damiano de tommaso rally roma capitale 2018

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Affaritaliani.it, Милан, 23 июля 2018RALLY DI ROMA, IL PODIO ГЁ TUTTO PIRELLIAl 6° Rally di Roma Capitale i piloti Pirelli conquistano i primi quattro posti assoluti, tanti importanti successi di categoria sia per il campionato europeo che per il campionato italiano.La gara è stata comandata praticamente dall'inizio da Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta) che ha così riconquistato il primato nella classifica del campionato europeo rally.Alle sue spalle, a pochi secondi di distacco, si è piazzato Giandomenico Basso (Skoda Fabia), che è stato anche il migliore dei piloti italiani al traguardo.Terzo posto per il polacco Grzegorz Grzyb (Skoda Fabia), che ha preceduto di una dozzina di secondi giovane campione di Germania Fabian Kreim (Skoda Fabia), che si imposto fra gli Junior under 28, rafforzando il suo primato in questa combattutissima serie per i giovani talenti.

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Il lettone Martins Sesks (Opel Adam) si è imposto nell' ERC Junior Under 27 e si è giocato la vittoria fra le 2 ruote motrici sul filo del secondo nell'ultima prova speciale con Damiano De Tommaso (Peugeot 208), a sua volta trionfatore nel CIR Junior.CALDO E PIETRE: TEST PROBANTE PER I PZERO RK. Caldo soffocante fondo stradale rapidamente sporcato da sassi e pietre disco sono state le grandi insidie di questa gara. I piloti Pirelli hanno potuto beneficiare delle doti di resistenza di costanza nelle prestazioni delle Pirelli PZero RK, da tutti utilizzate nella versione a mescola più dura, le RK5. Dodici i piloti che hanno corso con Pirelli che ci sono piazzati nelle prime 15 posizione. Altro dato eloquente: i piloti equipaggiati con i PZero si sono aggiudicati il miglior tempo in 11 prove speciali su 14. Rally di Roma, il podio ГЁ tutto Pirelli

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 июля 2018MAGALHÃES PLOTS ERC FIGHT-BACK MISSIONАвтор: ErcBruno Magalhães is already in fight-back mode after he lost his FIA European Rally Championship lead to event winner Alexey Lukyanuk on Rally di Roma Capitale yesterday. The SEAJETS-backed Portuguese, who placed fifth in Italy, is nine points behind his Russian rival having started the all-asphalt event with a 15-point advantage."It was a tough rally," said last season's ERC runner-up. "Unfortunately, yesterday we had a technical issue when the car stopped on the stage and this doesn't allow me to fight for the podium. But anyway we score some points and I'm going to do everything I can to win the next one."We were improving the car and I made some very good times in some stages. I was fast this weekend but to be on the podium everything needs to be fantastic. But when you have some issues that's it." The post Magalhães plots ERC fight-back mission appeared first on FIA ERC.

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 24 июля 2018VOITTO NOSTI LUKYANUKIN EM-SARJAN JOHTOON - "PITKÄ JA KOVA KILPAILU, PALJON TAPAHTUMIA"/ Rallin EM-sarjan kauden viides osakilpailu Italian asfaltilla oli Alexey Lukyanukin suurta juhlaa. Venäläiskuljettajalle voitto oli jo kauden kolmas ja samalla hän nousi EM-sarjan johtoon ohi viidenneksi Italiassa ajaneen Bruno Magalhaesin. Juuso Nordgrenin sijoitus oli seitsemäs.Italian EM-rallissa piti sunnuntaina ajaa vielä seitsemän erikoiskoetta yhteispituudeltaan 106,15 kilometriä, mutta heti päätöspäivän ensimmäinen ja samalla kilpailun pisin (28,6 kilometriä) erikoiskoe jouduttiin perumaan. Yleisöä oli liikaa ja kun järjestäjä ei pystynyt takaamaan kaikkien turvallisuutta, niin erikoiskoe ajettiin läpi siirtymänä.Kun lopulta sitten päästiin ajamaan, niin lauantain jälkeen toisena ollut Giandomenico Basso heitti vielä todellisen haasteen kärjessä ajaneelle Alexey Lukyanukille, jonka johtomarginaali lauantain jälkeen oli ollut 15,8 sekuntia. Basso ajoi pohja-ajan ja kun Lukyanuk oli vasta yhdestoista ja kaksikon välinen aikaero oli 9,5 sekuntia, niin Basso kavensi eron kärkeen kertaheitolla 6,3 sekuntiin.Lukyanukin vastaisku tuli heti seuraavalla erikoiskokeella, missä venäläinen oli 1,3 sekuntia Bassoa nopeampi. Kärkikaksikon välinen "kissa-hiiri-leikki" jatkui kahdella seuraavalla erikoiskokeella, joissa molemmissa Basso oli 0,8 sekuntia Lukyanukia nopeampi. Kun ajamatta oli enää kaksi erikoiskoetta, niin Lukyanukin johto oli 5,9 sekuntia.Koska kilpailun viimeinen erikoiskoe oli enää vain meren rannassa ajettu 650-metrinen "fiilistelypätkä", niin Basson viimeisen iskun piti tapahtua toiseksi viimeisellä erikoiskokeella, jolla pituutta oli hieman alle 12 kilometriä. Sellainen jäi lopulta kuitenkin näkemättä, sillä Lukyanuk ajoi pohja-ajan ja Basso hävisi 1,2 sekuntia. Lopulta kärkikaksikon välinen aikaero maalissa oli 7,5 sekuntia ja näin Lukyanuk pääsi juhlimaan kauden kolmatta EM-voittoaan.- Pitkä ja kova kilpailu, paljon tapahtumia. Oli ulosajoja, viivästyksiä, tulta, rengasrikkoja ja kiviä, mutta meillä oli hauskaa ja olen tästä tuloksesta erittäin onnellinen, Lukyanuk kommentoi kilpailun jälkeen.

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Giandomenico Basso järjesti sunnuntaina vielä hienon taistelun yleiskilpailun voitosta (Kuva: ERC Media)."Järjestäjät auttoivat minua tänä vuonna"Lukyanuk avasi EM-sarjan kuluvan kauden kahdella voitolla, mutta sen jälkeen tulikin sitten vastapainoksi kaksi pettymystä. Nyt Lukyanuk palasi jälleen voittojen tielle ja se nosti hänet samalla myös EM-sarjan kärkeen ohi Bruno Magalhaesin, joka Italiassa ajoi viidenneksi.29 EM-ralliin urallaan startannut Lukyanuk on nyt voittanut kahdeksan osakilpailua ja noussut palkintopallille yhteensä 13 kertaa. Edellinen kolmeen osakilpailuvoittoon EM-sarjassa saman kauden aikana yltänyt kuljettaja oli Ralfs Sirmacis, joka vuonna 2016 ajoi ykkösenä maaliin Kreikassa, Virossa ja Latviassa. Tosin kaksi vuotta sitten EM-sarjassa ajettiin 10 osakilpailua, kun nykyisin niitä on kahdeksan.Myös vuosi sitten Lukyanuk johti Italian EM-rallia, mutta silloin syyskuussa ajetussa kilpailussa taival päättyi illan pimeydessä ulosajoon ja keskeytykseen.- Jo viime vuonna olimme lähellä saada täältä hyvän tuloksen, mutta minun tekemän virheen seurauksena niin ei sitten lopulta käynyt. Järjestäjät auttoivat minua tänä vuonna, koska ohjelmassa ei ollut pimeällä ajettavia erikoiskokeita. Tiesin, että pystyisimme olemaan täällä palkintopallilla ja lauantain jälkeen olin siitä varma, Lukyanukin kartanlukija Alexey Arnautov vakuutti.Kolmanneksi Lukyanukin ja Basson jälkeen ajoi Grzegorz Grzyb, jolle nyt tullut palkintosijoitus uran 35. EM-rallissa oli neljäs. Edellisen kerran Grzyb ajoi EM-sarjassa kolmen joukkoon viime vuonna Kreikassa. KOlmannesta sijasta tiukasti taistellut Paolo Andreucci ajoi ulos kolmanneksi viimeisellä erikoiskokeella ja joutui keskeyttämään. Andreucci oli viikkoa aiemmin ajanut rajusti ulos testeissä ja murtanut siinä selkänikamansa, mutta viimeisin ulosajo ei onneksi Italian kymmenkertaiselle rallimestarille tuonut lisää terveyshuolia.Yleiskilpailussa neljänneksi ajanut Fabian Kreim voitti alle 28-vuotiaiden junioriluokan minuutin ja 15,7 sekunnin erolla ennen Chris Ingramia. Kolmas oli Fredik Åhlin. Alle 27-vuotiaissa junioreissa kärkikolmikon muodostivat Martins Sesks, Tom Kristensson, sekä Efren Llarena. Miika Hokkanen joutui keskeyttämään 12. erikoiskokeella Peugeotin tekniikkamurheiden seurauksena ja keskeytyshetkellä Hokkanen oli nuoremmassa junioriluokassa viidentenä. ERC2-luokan voitti Tibor Erdi Jr ja naisten luokassa (ERC Ladies) voittoon ajoi Catie Munnings ennen Emma Falconia.Rallin EM-sarjan kauden kuudes osakilpailu ajetaan Tshekeissä elokuun viimeisenä viikonloppuna. Kyseessä on Italian tavoin asfalttikilpailu.Yleiskilpailun lopputulokset1) Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford) 1.48.03,5 2) Giandomenico Basso (Skoda) + 7,5 3) Grzegorz Grzyb (Skoda) + 1.04,2 4) Fabian Kreim (Skoda) + 1.16,5 5) Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda) + 1.41,2 6) Chris Ingram (Skoda) + 2.32,2 7) Juuso Nordgren (Skoda) + 2.34,7 8) Giacomo Scattolon (Skoda) + 2.56,8 9) Antonio Rusce (Ford) + 3.08,4 10) Fredrik Åhlin (Skoda) + 3.17,0Lukyanukin keskinopeus: 98,5 km/h Erikoiskokeiden pohja-ajat: Lukyanuk 5, Basso 4, Campedelli 4, Crugnola 1, Gryazin 1, Ingram 1Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti Kuva: ERC Media

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UrheiluUutiset.com, Хельсинки, 24 июля 2018NORDGRENILLE ARVOKASTA KOKEMUSTA ITALIAN ASFALTILTA - "VAUHTI EI OLLUT SITÄ MITÄ TOIVOTTIIN"/ Juuso Nordgren yhdessä kartanlukijansa Tapio Suomisen kanssa sijoittui viime viikonloppuna Italian asfaltilla ajetussa EM-rallissa seitsemänneksi. Karkkilalainen ei ollut tyytyväinen vauhtiinsa uran kolmannessa EM-rallissa, mutta maaliinpääsyn myötä tärkeitä kilometrejä ja kokemusta kertyi jälleen iso määrä.Juuso Nordgrenin ensimmäinen täysi kausi Skodan tehdastallissa on tuonut nuorukaiselle jo tässä vaiheessa vuotta runsaasti kilpailukokemusta. Rallin MM- ja EM-sarjat, sekä Tshekin rallisarja ovat vieneet Nordgrenia ja kartanlukija Tapio Suomista kuudessa ajetussa kilpailussa viiteen eri maahan.

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Viime viikonloppuna vuorossa oli uran kolmas EM-ralli, joka ajettiin Italian asfaltilla. Tuloksena oli yleiskilpailun seitsemäs sija.- Tämä ei ollut hyvä, eikä huono kisa. Vauhti ei ollut sitä mitä toivottiin, mutta kaksi päivää ajettiin ilman ongelmia. Tärkeää kuitenkin saada ehjiä kisoja, jotka rakentavat itseluottamusta, Nordgren korostaa tiedotteessaan.Kun Kreikan EM-rallissa sijoitus oli rengasrikkojen myötä kaukana kärkikymmenikön ulkopuolella ja Kyproksella taival päättyi keskeytykseen, niin nyt tullut seitsemäs sija on Nordgrenille tähän mennessä uran paras sijoitus EM-sarjassa. Eroa voittoon ajaneeseen Alexey Lukyanukiin kertyi reilut kaksi ja puoli minuuttia.- Huomattiin, ettei pystytä turvallisella tasolla vastamaan muiden vauhtiin. Tämä oli kovatasoisimpia ja vauhdikkaimpia kisoja, jossa olen ollut mukana. Pidonvaihteluita ei ollut niin paljon kuin Tshekeissä, mutta mutkia oli paljon enemmän. Sunnuntain pätkissä oli vähän samaa kuin Korsikassa ja Monte Carlossa. Tien tyyppi vaihteli paljon, välillä oli kapeaa ja hidasta ja välillä nopeaa ja leveää tietä, Nordgren kuvailee.EM-sarjassa kuljettajien ikähaitari tunnetusti on varsin laaja ja etenkin Italian tyyliset kilpailut vaativat kuljettajalta kokemusta, mikäli näissä olosuhteissa haluaa pärjätä. Kun lopputuloksia tarkastelee, niin 21-vuotias Nordgren oli kärkikymmenikön nuorin kuljettaja. Edelle tuloksissa mahtuivat muun muassa 37-vuotias Lukyanuk, 44-vuotias Giandomenico Basso, sekä 38-vuotias Bruno Magalhaes.- Maaliin ajettiin ja saatiin kokemusta. Kuten sanoin, tämä oli yksi kovatasoisimmista kisoista, missä olen ollut ja kova kilpailu kehittää eniten. Pystyttiin välttämään kaikki ongelmat ja varsinkin lauantaina muille kuskeille tuli paljon rengasrikkoja, kun isoja kiviä oli noussut tielle. Siinä kivien kiertämisessä häviää ehkä muutaman kymmenyksen, mutta parempi sekin kuin hävitä kymmeniä sekunteja puhjenneen renkaan takia, Nordgren muistuttaa.Erityisesti yksi saatu oppi Italian asfaltilta nousi nyt ajetun kilpailun myötä Nordgrenin puheissa esiin.- Huomasin, että pitkissä mutkayhdistelmissä on eniten tekemistä. Pitää löytää tietynlainen pehmeys ja oppia, miten vauhdin saa pidettyä yllä, sillä muualla on yleensä kiihdytys ja jarruttaminen mutkaan, mutta täällä oli pitkiä mutkayhdistelmiä. Niissä vauhdin ylläpitäminen on avainasemassa, Nordgren päätti.Nordgrenin ja Suomisen seuraava kilpailu on näillä näkymin Tshekin EM-ralli elokuun viimeisenä viikonloppuna. Kyseessä on samalla myös Tshekin rallisarjan kauden kuudes osakilpailu.Lue myös! Voitto nosti Lukyanukin EM-sarjan johtoon - "Pitkä ja kova kilpailu, paljon tapahtumia" (24.7.2018)Teksti: Jari Hotti - Twitter: @JariHotti Video: Rallin EM-sarjan virallinen YouTube-kanava

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Sevenpress.com, Рим, 25 июля 2018RALLY DI ROMA AD ALTA TENSIONEIl Rally di Roma Capitale, valido come sesta prova del Campionato Italiano Rally è stato caratterizzato da numerose problematiche che hanno condizionato le performance del team in ottica campionato.Se da un lato il varesino Andrea Crugnola, coadiuvato da #DaniloFappani alle note, registrava una immediata foratura sulla classica prova di Pico e successive difficoltà nel set-up vettura, dall'altro lato del team Giuseppe Testa Official in coppia con Massimo Bizzocchi registravano delle anomalie elettriche sulla loro Ford Fiesta R5 che nel corso del secondo giorno di gara costringevano l'equipaggio all'abbandono della gara.La competizione, splendidamente organizzata dalla Motorsport Italia, dopo la prova spettacolo di apertura del Venerdì Colosseo quadrato, si trasferiva nella ciociarìa per la disputa di 7 prove speciali ed è proprio sulla prova di Pico-Greci che si registrava una ecatombe generale di forature nella quale rientravano entrambe gli equipaggi targati Gass Racing proseguendo poi nella successiva PS3 Roccasecca dove il driver molisano Giuseppe Testa alzava bandiera bianca con la propria Fiesta R5 ferma a bordo strada.Il prosieguo della gara vedeva un Andrea Crugnola che tentava il recupero dei 2 minuti persi a causa della precedente foratura fino all'ultima prova della domenica chiudendo così al 4°posto del Campionato Italiano e grazie alla vittoria assoluta di Alexey Lukyanuk la casa automobilistica FORD continua a primeggiare nella classifica Costruttori del Campionato Italiano Rally.-Classifica Piloti: 1°Andreucci p.ti 57; 2°Scandola 35; 3°Campedelli 34; 4°CRUGNOLA 33; 5°Scattolon 26.-Classifica Costruttori: 1°FORD p.ti 84; 2°Skoda 81; 3° Peugeot 67.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 июля 2018INGRAM BACK IN THE ERC AND BACK ON FORMАвтор: ErcChris Ingram bounced back from his illness-enforced Rally Islas Canarias exit in style with a strong second place in the FIA ERC Junior Under 28 Championship on Rally di Roma Capitale last weekend. Ingram started Rally Islas Canarias on a high after winning his category on the season-opening Azores Airlines Rallye only to pull out in the early stages in Gran Canaria after feeling unwell.But following a period of treatment and recuperation, Ingram was back in action in Italy for what was his first major event on Tarmac in the Toksport WRT ŠKODA Fabia R5 he shares with co-driver and fellow Briton Ross Whittock.As well as finishing runner-up in ERC Junior Under 28, Ingram clocked his first outright stage win in the FIA European Rally Championship."I'm really happy and winning a stage outright is definitely a massive boost up against some proper rallying legends," said Ingram, the 2017 ERC Junior Under 27 champion. "The competition has been the best I've ever faced, not just from the local guys but [Alexey] Lukyanuk, [Nikolay] Gryazin, so many fast drivers were here."I thought it was all over when we hit that rock [on Saturday] and got the puncture because it was a really heavy impact and the steering was out after that. It's a miracle we didn't have the biggest crash ever because the boulder was the size of a dog."We've shown some really promising speed so massive thanks to the team. I'm looking forward to see what the future brings in this car and with this team. We've got some really important points for the championship, now for a big attack in Barum." The post Ingram back in the ERC and back on form appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 27 июля 2018ERC RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALE HIGHLIGHTS ON ITALIAN TV TONIGHTАвтор: ErcHighlights of the all-action Rally di Roma Capitale, Italy's round of the FIA European Rally Championship, will be broadcast on MotorTrend at 00h20 tonight. The Italian channel from Discovery Italia is dedicated to all things engines and will cover all the drama and excitement from last week's Rally di Roma Capitale, which Alexey Lukyanuk won following a close battle with Italian star Giandomenico Basso.As well as the battle for the outright victory, the event also featured maiden wins in the ERC Junior categories for Fabian Kreim and Mārtiņš Sesks, a third straight triumph for Tibor Érdi Jr in ERC2, a season-best performance from Italian ERC Junior Under 27 talent Mattia Vita and an heroic drive from Italian legend Paolo Andreucci, who battled a back injury only to crash out in the closing stages.Clickherefor more information on MotorTrend. The post ERC Rally di Roma Capitale highlights on Italian TV tonight appeared first on FIA ERC.

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Abola.pt, Лиссабон, 2 августа 2018VINHO MADEIRA NA ESTRADAAmanhã, 3, com Especial Espetáculo de 2,18 km na Avenida do Mar, no Funchal, início do 59.º Vinho Madeira, 7.ª das nove etapas do Campeonato de Portugal de Ralis (CPR). A prova do Club Sports Madeira tem duas etapas, a primeira no sábado, a segunda no domingo, num total de 19 etapas e 839,96 km, incluindo 204,92 km ao cronómetro.Na Pérola do Atlântico, rali de asfalto com todos os pilotos nacionais concentrados no CPR e atração italiana: Carlos Vieira, campeão em título, mantém-se hospitalizado em Coimbra, a recuperar de

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acidente imediatamente após o arranque do Rali Vidreiro, na região da Marinha Grande, a 8 de junho, mas o i20 R5 do piloto de Fafe encontra-se de regresso à ação, nas mãos de Giandomenico Basso, italiano de 44 anos proprietário do recorde de vitórias na Madeira, quatro (2006, 2007, 2009 e 2013), com o compatriotaAndrea Aghini (1992, 1994, 1998 e 2002) e português Bruno Magalhães (2011, 2012, 2014 e 2015).Basso, campeão da Europa em 2006 e 2009, participa no Vinho Madeira pela 7.ª vez e fá-lo menos de duas semanas depois de conseguir o 2.º lugar no Rali di Roma Capitale, prova inscrita no calendário do ERC (em Skoda Fabia R5, acabou a 7,5 do russo Alexey Lukyanuk, em Ford Fiesta R5, que lidera o campeonato, à frente de Bruno Magalhães, apenas 5.º na prova transalpina, em Skoda Fabia R5). "As expectativas são elevadas. É verdade que há muita concorrência, mas o objetivo passa pela vitória", diz Basso.O ano passado, vitória de Alexandre Camacho, em Peugeot 208 T16 R5. O madeirense tem o n.º 1 nas portas do Skoda Fabia R5. Com o n.º 2, Armindo Araújo, o comandante do CPR, com 107,29 pontos e três vitórias em seis etapas do campeonato - Mortágua, Rali de Portugal e Vidreiro) -, em Hyundai i20 R5. Como Basso, o piloto de Santo Tirso regressa à Madeira, onde nunca ganhou. Outros candidatos: Ricardo Teodósio, Miguel Barbosa e Pedro Meireles, todos em Skoda Fabia R5, João Silva (Citroën DS3 R5) e José Pedro Fontes (Citroën C3 R5).Programa do Vinho Madeira SEXTA-FEIRA (dia 3) PEC1: 2,18 km (19h30), prova espetáculo na Avenida do MarSÁBADO, 1.ª etapa (dia 4) PEC 2: Campo de Golfe 1, 10,47 kmPEC 3: Palheiro Ferreiro 1, 19,08 kmPEC 4: Campo de Golfe 2, 10,47 kmPEC 5: Palheiro Ferreiro 2, 19,08 kmPEC 6: Cidade de Santana 1, 18,81 kmPEC 7: Ribeiro Frio 1, 10,01 kmPEC 8: Terreiro da Luta 1, 8,01 kmPEC 9: Cidade de Santana 2, 18,81 kmPEC 10: Ribeiro Frio 2, 10,01 kmPEC 11: Terreiro da Luta 2, 8,01 kmDOMINGO, 2.ª etapa (dia 5) PEC 12: Câmara de Lobos 1, 10,49 kmPEC 13: Ponta do Sol 1, 8,02 kmPEC 14: Ponta do Pargo 1, 13,11 kmPEC 15: Rosário 1, 11,37 kmPEC 16: Câmara de Lobos 2, 10,49 kmPEC 17: Ponta do Sol 2, 8,02 kmPEC 18: Ponta do Pargo 2, 13,11 kmPEC 19: Rosário 2, 11,37 km



La Tribuna quotidiano di Treviso (tribunatreviso.gelocal.it), Рим, 4 августа 2018IL "GIANDO" TORNA AL VOLANTE DOPO L'IMPRESA DI ROMA CORRE AL VINHO DI MADEIRAАвтор: N. B.CAVASOÈ partito ieri mattina il Rali Vinho da Madeira di Giandomenico Basso, che con Lorenzo Granai e la Hyundai i20 R5 di Hyundai Portugal prenderà parte alla gara valida come quarto appuntamento... CAVASOÈ partito ieri mattina il Rali Vinho da Madeira di Giandomenico Basso, che con Lorenzo Granai e la Hyundai i20 R5 di Hyundai Portugal prenderà parte alla gara valida come quarto appuntamento del Tour European Rally. Nello shakedown di ieri mattina, seguito ad una giornata di test conclusi martedì, il tempo di Giandomenico Basso è stato il terzo, distante 1"4 dal tempo fatto segnare da Josè Pedro Fontes, il due volte campione portoghese che correrà nell'isola al volante della Citroen C3 R5 del Citroen Vodafone Team. Il campione di Cavaso, chiamato a confermare l'eccezionale prestazione di due settimane fa al Rally di Roma Capitale, chiuso secondo dietro solo a quell'Alexey Lukyanuk che ora guida la classifica

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dell'Europeo, non è certo un estraneo ai veloci asfalti portoghesi. Nell'isola di Madeira ha già vinto quattro volte, nel 2006, nel 2007 e nel 2009 con la Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 e nel 2013 con la Peugeot 207 S2000. L'anno scorso chiuse secondo assoluto al volante della Hyundai i20 R5 alle spalle di Alexandre Camacho. Il vincitore dell'anno scorso è della partita anche in questa 59ª edizione di una delle gare più antiche di tutta Europa. Sarà proprio Camacho uno degli avversari più temibili con la sua Skoda Fabia R5, da tenere in debita considerazione poi il già citato e velocissimo Fontes e infine Armindo Araujo. Proprio da lui, volto noto del rallismo portoghese per le sue numerose apparizioni nel Mondiale Rally, il "Giando" potrebbe veder arrivare le noie maggiori: domani, con una vittoria sulla sua Hyundai i20 R5,Araujo infatti si laureerebbe campione portoghese con due gare d'anticipo. Il rally è partito ieri sera quando si è corsa la prova spettacolo sulle strade di Funchal. Oggi in programma i primi 118 km di prove, si chiude domenica con gli ultimi 86 km. - N.B.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 13 августа 2018ZLÍN WINS: FANTASTIC ENTRY FOR ERC QUALIFIERАвтор: ErcA fantastic 80-car entry including 36 top-of-the-range R5 machines will contest round six of the 2018 FIA European Rally Championship, Barum Czech Rally Zlín. The sealed-surface spectacular takes place from 24-26 August and features a number of exciting highlights including:*36 top-of-the-range R5 cars*54 ERC/FIA drivers holding priority status, including six in FIA RGT category*21 ERC Junior drivers including new recruits*Reigning champions from Czech Republic (Jan Kopecký), Germany (Fabian Kreim) and Hungary (Norbert Herczig)*World championship event winner Dani Sordo in a factory-supported Hyundai i20 R5*ERC title chasers Alexey Lukyanuk and Bruno Magalhães*National federation-backed talents from Czech Republic, Germany, Norway and Spain*ERC2 champion elect Tibor Érdi Jr*Emma Falcón and Catie Munnings battling for ERC Ladies' Trophy glory*ERC Junior Experience intake past and present including newcomer Erik CaisThe full entry list will be available to download shortly. The post Zlín wins: Fantastic entry for ERC qualifier appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 17 августа 2018EVENT PREVIEW: KOPECKÝ, SORDO SET STANDARD FOR ERC JUNIOR ACES IN ZLÍNАвтор: ErcThe most successful driver in Barum Czech Rally Zlín history and unbeaten at home in 22 events, former European champion Jan Kopecký will serve as the ultimate benchmark for the ERC Junior drivers aiming for the top when the 2018 FIA European Rally Championship resumes on the hugely demanding sealed-surface roads in south-eastern Moravia from 24-26 August. Part of the famous factory ŠKODA Motorsport line-up, Kopecký is renowned as an asphalt master and rarely falters in the heat of battle, making him the driver to beat when Barum Czech Rally Zlín turns 48 this year. While Kopecký's threat won't be lost onAlexey Lukyanuk- the ERC title leader after five all-action rounds - it provides further motivation for the young stars in R5 cars competing in the FIA ERC Junior Under 28 Championship.They include Czech talentsJan ČernýandFilip Mareš, who are backed by the Autoklub of the Czech Republic under the ACCR Czech Rally Team banner. Černý is already a winner in the category, while Mareš is embarking on his first season in R5 machinery having excelled in ERC Junior U27 in 2017.

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Mareš can count on the guidance of Czech rallying legendRoman Kresta, who has 20 Barum Czech Rally Zlín starts - and three wins - to his name and has successfully transferred his skills as a driver into team management via his Kresta Racing concern. The team from Luhačovice will run a second ŠKODA Fabia R5 for BritonRhys Yates, who is making his Barum Czech Rally Zlín debut.ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland'sFabian Kreim, who extended his ERC Junior U28 lead with his maiden category win on the previous round in Rome, will make his second Barum Czech Rally Zlín start one week after contesting his home round of the world championship. Latvia-based RussianNikolay Gryazinrevved up for Zlín with a winning run on Rally Rzeszow in Poland and has the pace to chase the outright victory in his Sports Racing Technologies Fabia.Laurent Pelliergot a taste of the Barum Czech Rally Zlín when he completed the recce in 2017 as part of the ERC Junior Experience training programme. And after a non-finish in Italy, the PEUGEOT Rally Academy star from France will be aiming to bounce back in Czech Republic. BritonChris Ingram, the reigning ERC Junior U27 champion, was on the podium in Rome as he bids for back-to-back titles with Toksport WRT. Poland'sAleks Zawada, another ERC Junior U27 graduate, won his class in Zlín last season and is entered by his family-run MSZ Racing team.World rally winner Sordo set for ERC debut in ZlínDani Sordowill make his FIA European Rally Championship debut on Barum Czech Rally Zlín, driving a Hyundai i20 R5. Sordo, a one-time winner in the world championship, is renowned for his Tarmac-driving prowess and has been called on to demonstrate the capabilities of the Korean machine to potential customers. "Barum Czech Rally Zlín is a major event in a country with a very strong rallying culture," said Hyundai Motorsport Customer Racing Deputy General Manager Andrea Adamo. "As one of the key rounds of the FIA European Rally Championship it is one of the biggest rallies, in one of the most influential and competitive series for the R5 category. Because of this it is very important for us, as a manufacturer with a customer rallying programme to be represented in the ERC. The opportunity to have Dani Sordo in a Hyundai i20 R5 is a great chance to have another of the leading Tarmac rally drivers show the capabilities of the car. We know the rally entry will be rich with local drivers and teams, but we are confident that the combination of Dani and the car can compete for the victory." Spaniard Sordo, who will compete in the Czech Republic one week after contesting Germany's round of the world championship in a Hyundai i20 Coupe World Rally Car, said: "Barum Czech Rally Zlín is a very special event and I know it will be tough for me as I will compete there for the first time. There will be some very fast drivers that are used to race there, but we are up for the challenge and to do our best."ERC Junior Under 27: Fast rivals bid to catch flying SesksMārtiņš Sesks, from Latvia,might hold the title advantage following his maiden win on Rally di Roma Capitale, but a host of rivals have what it takes to triumph in the Pirelli-supported category for R2 cars. AustrianSimon Wagner(Saintéloc Junior Team) finished on the ERC Junior U27 podium in Zlín 12 months ago and is a regular on events in the Czech Republic. ACCR Czech Rally Team'sDominik Brožcontinues to improve in his family-run PEUGEOT 208 R2 and is overdue a strong result. SwedeTom Kristensson, who partners Sesks at ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team, will use momentum gained on his ADAC Rallye Deutschland outing to push for a second consecutive podium, whileSindre Furusethunderlined his potential by challenging for the class win on Rally di Roma Capitale only for a mechanical failure to force his exit. The Norwegian can count on previous Barum Czech Rally Zlín experience, as can Great Britain'sCatie Munningsand Hungary'sKristóf Klausz, who makes his first ERC Junior U27 start of 2018. Rally Team Spain's RFEDA-backedEfrén Llarenais a Zlín rookie but has podium promise. The event is also unchartered territory for Finland'sMiika Hokkanen,Roland Stenggfrom Austria andMattia Vita, the ex-circuit racer from Italy.Grégoire Munster, the son of ERC legend Bernard, makes his ERC Junior debut on the back of a promising season made up of events in Belgium and Luxembourg.ERC1: Lukyanuk and Magalhães nine points apart in title battleRussian Performance Motorsport'sAlexey Lukyanukand ARC Sport'sBruno Magalhãeswill be separated by just nine points in their respective bids to win the FIA European Rally Championship for the first time when Barum Czech Rally Zlín gets underway on 24 August. Both drivers have amassed significant Zlín experience in recent seasons with Lukyanuk a constant threat toJan Kopeckýin 2017 despite suffering considerable pain when braking in his Ford Fiesta R5 due to serious injuries sustained in a testing crash a few months previously. Magalhães drove his SEAJETS-backed Fabia to ninth overall last season, a result that kept alive the multiple Portuguese champion's title challenge.Norbert Herczig, a four-time Hungarian title winner, can be a frontrunner for the MOL Racing Team, while former Polish championŁukasz Habajwill be hoping for better luck in his Rallytechnology Fiesta. Turkey'sOrhan Avcioǧluhas impressed by overcoming his lack of event experience to score on the last three ERC rounds for Toksport WRT.Albert von Thurn und Taxis(Baumschlager Rallye & Racing) starts his second Barum Czech Rally Zlín eager for further improvement during what has been an encouraging season for the ex-FIA GT racer, while former ERC2 championDávid Botkais a two-time ERC stage winner in 2018.Eyvind Brynildsenis new to Barum Czech Rally Zlín but no stranger to

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going fast in the ERC based on his efforts in Gran Canaria and Greece. Rapid AustrianHermann Neubauerhas won two rallies in his native Austria since his last ERC appearance in Gran Canaria but has yet to record a Barum Czech Rally Zlín finish in three attempts due to mechanical issues. Several Czech championship regulars have registered for ERC points for their home event. They include two-time Zlín winnerVáclav Pech,Martin Březík,Miroslav Jakeš,Roman Odložilík,Tomáš Růžička,Vojtĕch Štajf,Jaromír TarabusandMartin Vlček.ERC2: Érdi Jr on the brink of championship doubleA season-record fourth win forTibor Érdi Jrwill ensure the Hungarian claims a second straight ERC2 title subject to confirmation of the final results. He's won three events in succession and will prove hard to beat in Czech Republic. His compatriotCsaba Juhászmakes his second ERC start having been inspired to enter the championship after watching coverage of the ERC on Eurosport.ERC3: Sibling rivalry in store as Wagner signs upIt's not just the Pirelli-equipped ERC Junior Under 27 runners who will be in the hunt for ERC3 glory on Barum Czech Rally Zlín. AustrianJulian Wagner, the younger brother of ERC Junior U27 ace Simon, will be among the contenders along with young Czech talentMatĕj Kamenecand Hungarian newcomersMartin LászlóandMiklós Csomós, who represents the LPWM Sport team, which has big ambitions in the ERC.Emma Falcónwill battleCatie Munningsfor ERC Ladies' Trophy honours and is buoyed by carrying her favourite number, 53, on her ARC Sport Citroën.And in other news...*Barum Czech Rally Zlín will host the latest ERC Junior Experience training event with double ERC Junior championMarijan Griebelon hand as a driver coach.Erik Cais,Hugo MargaillanandGrégoire Munsterhave recently enrolled into the comprehensive knowledge and skills-gathering programme that includes Sébastien Bedoret, Catie Munnings, Laurent Pellier andMārtiņš Sesks among its graduates.*Aloísio Monteirowill be driving his ARC Sport ŠKODA Fabia R5 on asphalt for only the second time but the Portuguese admits he has a preference for sealed-surface competition. Like BrazilianPaulo Nobre, Monteiro is a Barum Czech Rally Zlín rookie.*László Németwill be hoping his fourth appearance in Zlín goes better than his previous three, the Hungarian having registered a trio of retirements.*Although she won't be eligible for European championship points by contesting the national event, former ERC Ladies' Trophy winnerEkaterina Stratievawill be making Barum Czech Rally Zlín start number 10, this time in a Hyundai i20 Coupe cup car.*The FIA RGT category features six entrants, including Rally di Roma Capitale winnerRaphaël Astierand world championship regularSimone Tempestini. They are among five driving theAbarth 124 Rally. The post Event preview: Kopecký, Sordo set standard for ERC Junior aces in Zlín appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 17 августа 2018ERC Q&A: JAN KOPECKÝАвтор: ErcA former winner of the FIA European Rally Championship, ŠKODA Motorsport's Jan Kopecký is the most successful driver in Barum Czech Rally Zlín history with sixth outright wins. This is what the 36-year-old has has to say ahead of his home round of the ERC from 24-26 August. No driver has won Barum Czech Rally Zlín more times than you so what makes you so successful?"I like the kind of stages, really fast and bumpy. When I started in Czech all the roads are like this, it's my home rally and maybe this is a reason. You need to have a really good car and for sure a good team behind you. And also the co-driver because the rhythm of the reading is really fast and you have to adapt the notes because if you don't take it in, there is no chance to get it into your head. Everything has to be in advance but the car has to work very well because you need a huge confidence on those bumpy roads."You are unbeaten in Czech Republic in 22 rallies - an amazing achievement but how much pressure are you under to continue that run?"This number is really amazing and I think it will not be so easy for another driver to repeat this in the future. But thanks also to ŠKODA because ŠKODA has really great cars, we have a trust in the car. We know it doesn't break down and we know we can over big rocks or big bumps and it's working well. It's not only my work, it's the team work."Alexey Lukyanuk was a big threat to you in Zlín last season. What do you think of him as a driver and competitor?"He's a really special guy and I think he wants to win this rally. He's saying it's his most

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favourite one and I think he will do everything to beat us. For sure we will not give up and we will fight for the win again."How excited are you by taking on Dani Sordo on home soil?"It's really good he's coming to the rally because it means it's a really prestigious rally. I know Dani for many years because I have been competing with him many times in the past. The Czech fans are really excited about this great news because they will have the chance to see one of the best Tarmac drivers ever on the Barum Rally and this is really impressive."What advice would you give him about the event if he asked you?"I think he has enough experience not to ask be about anything but if he has any questions for sure he can ask me. It's no problem for me!"How will you prepare for the rally - for example do you have a specific test planned?"Basically no apart from the big test I have in Germany! It's not the same car but the same set-up and I can get some knowledge of the stages, especially in Baumholder because they are also very bumpy. But nothing special. The set-up will be very similar to what we use in Czech all the time."Does it help you in terms of the momentum to be coming from one rally to another?"Yes but for sure it's quite difficult because the timing is quite short between the two rallies. We are coming back late Sunday evening, just before midnight and on Monday we have to move fast to Zlín. This is not so high and if the temperature is so high I guess I will be tired. But I believe we are prepared for this and let's say it like this: the rally in Germany is good preparation for the Barum Rally."Finally, there is a young Czech driver - Filip Mares - who is showing lots of promise. What do you think of his performances so far and potential for the future?"I hope, I really hope because in Czech we are missing some young talent to fight with me or with Pech. Hopefully he's the next one. He's doing really good steps, he's learning from rally to rally. For sure Barum will be difficult for him but if he has big motivation, big balls you can do some good times on the Barum Rally for sure." The post ERC Q&A: Jan Kopecký appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 20 августа 2018LUKYANUK: ERC TITLE MY FOCUS IN ZLÍNАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk has vowed not to lose focus when the FIA European Rally Championship heads to Czech Republic this week. The ERC leader by nine points over Bruno Magalhães has never won Barum Czech Rally Zlín but has come close to ending home hero Jan Kopecký's dominance of the event in recent seasons.However, he insists winning the coveted ERC title is the priority when action gets underway on Friday, and will drive accordingly in the Ford Fiesta R5 he shares with co-driver Alexey Arnautov."We focus mainly on our championship goals," said the Russian Performance Motorsport driver. "It would be nice to be on the podium or the top spot but, to be honest, we don't plan to lend all our abilities to achieve that. We need points and at this point of the championship it's crucial. I would like to fight with Jan and the others but I plan to drive my speed, not play a super-careful game, but at the same time, we need to manage things right - it's more about championship points at the moment."Lukyanuk finished fourth on his Barum Czech Rally Zlín debut in 2015 and was runner-up last season, despite recovering from serious leg injuries at the time."It's really fun and joyful for me to drive these roads," said the 37-year-old. "It's pure rally roads, not [a race] circuit like Canarias or something like that. It's bumpy, it's narrow, it's very twisty and technical and fast at the same time so it really suits my driving style, my attitude and feeling in the car." The post Lukyanuk: ERC title my focus in Zlín appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Origo (origo.hu), Будапешт, 22 августа 2018AKTÍV NYÁRI PIHENÉS UTÁN A BARUM RALIN TÉR VISSZA HERCZIG NORBERTEgyhónapos pihenője után augusztusban visszatért a versenyzéshez a MOL Racing Team pilótája, Herczig Norbert, aki Origón vezetett blogjában rendszeresen beszámol a nyolcállomásos rali Európa-

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bajnokság eseményeiről, hogy megmutassa, mi rejlik a kulisszák mögött, hogyan telik egy-egy versenyhétvége, és mit tapasztalnak a legendás helyszíneken. Legújabb bejegyzésében Herczig az év legnehezebb versenyéről, a soron következő Barum Rallyról és a nyaralásának részleteiről mesél.Számunkra is elkezdődik a tanév második fele, vagyis inkább tanulóév a helyes kifejezés, hiszen első európa-bajnoki szezonunkban a tanulásé a főszerep. Még akkor is, ha a bajnoki tabellán a harmadik helyen állunk, amivel bizony egy-két év múlva is kiegyeznénk három futammal a szezon vége előtt. A fejlődés ívére sem lehet panaszunk, mert az utolsó két Eb-futamunkon összesen 50 pontot gyűjtöttünk, a Veszprém Rallyn is mi voltunk a leggyorsabbak, így remek hangulatban kezdtük a pihenést.A másfél hónaposra tervezett szünet végül egy hónapos lett, mert augusztus második hetében már újra a Skoda Fabia R5-ben ültünk. Előbb a MOL versenyüzemanyagainak készítettünk egy promóciós filmet a máriapócsi ralikrossz pályán. Ott eddig csak a fiam versenyein jártam, így most örültem neki, hogy a versenyautóval is megtehettem néhány kört. Herczigék voltak a leggyorsabbak a Veszprém Rallyn Forrás: Herczig Norbert Két nappal később pedig már a teszten autóztunk a cseh-osztrák határ cseh oldalán. Akik figyelemmel kísérik a programunkat, azok meglepődhetnek, hogy miért ilyen korán teszteltünk, hiszen a megszokott rutin szerint csak a verseny hetének hétfőjén ülünk először a versenyautóba. A magyarázat a távolságban rejlik. A Barum Rally központja Zlín, nincs messze a BRR Racing Team központjától, így most kihasználtuk a lehetőséget, hogy komolyabb háttérrel teszteljünk, és az adatokat ne a kamionban értékeljék ki a mérnökeink, hanem a csapat központjában elemezzenek, és találják meg a legjobb beállításokat a versenyre.Jó volt újra a SKODA Fabia R5 kormánya mögé ülni, és az is megnyugtató volt, hogy nem veszítettünk az eddigi lendületből. A pihenés természetesen aktívan telt. Sportemberként sportrajongó is vagyok, ezért most néhány sporteseményre is volt időm ellátogatni. Ott voltam az 50. Kékszalagon, amit testközelből megélni elképesztő élmény volt. Egy kísérőhajóról néztük a rajtot, ahol hatszáz hajó sorakozott fel, és nyújtott feledhetetlen látványt. Később az úgynevezett tihanyi csőben húzott el mellettünk a mezőny. Szándékosan használtam ezt a kifejezést, mert az alig lengedező szélben is valószerűtlen sebességre képesek ezek a katamaránok. Hasonló érzés lehetett, mint azt látni a pálya szélén, amikor mi száguldunk át egy gyors erdei szakaszán padlógázzal a fák között. Szurkoltunk is a Kékszalagon, a korábbi raliversenyző Oroszlán Tibor barátom két fia is ott volt a mezőnyben. Egyikük Littkei Farkas hajóján mancsaftol, másik pedig egy egytestű hajó kapitánya. A magyar ralis ott volt az 50. Kékszalagon Forrás: Herczig Norbert A vizek Forma-1-es technikája után az igazi Forma-1-et is meglátogattuk. A kislányom, Gréti ugyanis beválogatásra került a Grid Kid programba, ezért ott állhatott a Magyar Nagydíj rajtrácsán a pilóták előtt. Gréti párja Romain Grosjean volt, aki annyira figyelmes volt vele, hogy a rajtceremónia közben a 35 fokos forróságban még a saját lehűtött törölközőjét is Gréti nyakába tette. Nagy élmény volt a világ legjobb pályaversenyzői között eltölteni néhány pillanatot, nagyon kedvesek és közvetlenek voltak a pilóták, de azért remélem, Gréti továbbra is raliszurkoló maradt.A harmadik nyári sportesemény, amire sikerült ezen a nyáron kilátogatnunk, a vízilabda Millenium Masters All Star Gála volt, ahol a telt házas Duna Arénában az én korosztályom legendái döntetlent játszottak a Világválogatottal. Óriási élmény volt, látni őket a Duna Aréna medencéjében, és ahogy korábban Székely Bulcsú mondta: fejben ugyan még tudják, mit hogyan kellene végrehajtani a medencében, de fizikailag már nem mindig megy.Utolsó sportos programként még a Hungarian Baja tereprali világkupára is elutaztunk Veszprém mellé, ahol megnéztük a terepralis élmezőnyt is. Ezeket a sportos programokat szándékosan keresem a saját versenyeim előtt, mert inspirál az, ha látom mások sportsikereit. Ez különösen igaz akkor, ha magyar versenyzőnek is szurkolhatok. Versenyzőként talán még jobban megélem ezeket a teljesítményeket, mert látom, hogy a recept ugyanaz: a sikerhez rengeteg munkára van szükség, ám ez a munka kifizetődik, amikor a célban ünnepelhet a versenyző. Herczig kislánya, Gréti és Romain Grosjean Forrás: Herczig Norbert Ramón is kipihente magát a nyári szünetben, így ő is feltöltődve ült mellém a teszten. Sokat dolgoztunk a gyakorláson, meg kellett találni a legjobb aszfaltos kompromisszumot a beállítások terén. A Barum Rally az egyik legnehezebb verseny lesz az évben, annak ellenére, hogy aszfaltosak a pályák, számtalan különböző jellegű részből állnak a gyorsaságik. A töredezett, szűk, dobálós erdei utaktól a szélesebb, jó minőségű, már-már épített pályákhoz hasonló minőségű felületekig minden előfordul, így az ideális köztes beállítást kell megtalálni. Extra nehézséget jelent, hogy azon a vidéken télen só helyett egy kavicsos keverékkel szórják az utakat, amit nem mindenütt tud lemosni a csapadék, és ahol megmarad, az különösen csúszik. Nem véletlen, hogy rendre a cseh pilóták nyerik a Barumot, a pályaismeret itt mindennél fontosabb. Ahogy megszokhattuk ebben az évben, nekünk ebből van a legkevesebb, még akkor is, ha nézőként többször is ellátogattunk már erre a versenyre. A szervezők azt írták, hogy a pályák 40 százaléka új a tavalyi évhez képest, nekünk ez az eddigi futamokhoz hasonlóan 100 százalék lesz majd.

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Ráadásul a nevezési listán is csupa nagy név szerepel. A helyi menők mellett ott lesz a világbajnokságon versenyző Dani Sordo, aki szintén nagyon gyors aszfalton, igaz, ők általában jobb minőségű pályákon versenyeznek, így kíváncsi vagyok, hogy ezeken a pályákon, hogyan szerepel majd. Persze indul a versenyen a bajnokságot vezető Lukyanuk is, ő mindenütt nagyon gyors. Nagy csata várható közöttük, de mi sem feltartott kézzel megyünk. Továbbra is fontos, hogy minél több versenykilométert és ezzel tapasztalatot gyűjtsünk, de természetesen szeretnénk minél jobb eredményt elérni. A megoldás most is az eddig alkalmazott recept lesz: az első napon próbáljuk megismerni a pályákat, finomítani az itinert és a beállításokat, majd a második napon picit többet kockáztatva a reálisan elérhető legjobb eredményért harcba szállni. A Barum Rally nagy kihívás minden versenyzőnek Forrás: [email protected]/[email protected] Sokat segít majd a hétvégén, hogy kifejezetten szeretem az ilyen jellegű, nagyon gyors, bevállalós pályákat. Korábban a hazai futamokon is az ilyen tempós gyorsasági szakaszokon sikerült jobban elhúznom a versenytársaktól. Az biztos, hogy az utazás miatti fáradság sem jelent majd hátrányt, hiszen az első olyan Eb-futam lesz az évben, amikor betesszük a táskáinkat a kocsiba, és néhány óra autózás után máris a helyszínen vagyunk.A közeli verseny előnye, hogy a hazai szurkolók is szép számmal jönnek majd a futamra. Sokan közülük már a Veszprém Rallyn jelezték, hogy ott lesznek, nekünk szurkolnak majd, és lengetik a pálya szélén a magyar zászlót. Nem tudom elégszer elmondani, hogy ez mennyire sokat jelent nekünk! Minden egyes szurkoló, minden nemzeti színű zászló egy picit hozzátesz az eredményünkhöz. Ha a pályán elszáguldva akár csak a szemünk sarkából meglátjuk őket, az ad egy pici löketet. Az eddigi eredményekben, a várakozáson felüli sikerekben benne vannak a szurkolók is, a Barum Rallyn is hálásak leszünk a bíztatásért, amit igyekszünk jó szerepléssel meghálálni!

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Abola.pt, Лиссабон, 23 августа 2018SORDO E KOPECKÝ NO EUROPEU DE RALISAmanhã, dia 24, com superespecial de 9,51 km, início da 8.ª etapa do Europeu de Ralis (ERC), que tem Alexey Lukyanuk e Bruno Magalhães como protagonistas (o russo lidera o campeonato com mais nove pontos do que o português, após três vitórias ao volante de Ford Fiesta R5 - Açores, Canárias e Roma Capitale -, contra uma do piloto do Skoda Fabia R5 - Acrópole. Na 48.ª edição do Barum, em Zlín, na República Checa, 741,74 km para percorrer, incluindo 212,73 km ao cronómetro, arrumados em 15 especiais, quase sempre sobre asfalto muito degradado e irregular.Lukyanuk (#1) e Magalhães (#2) comandam o ERC, mas existem cabeças-de-cartaz mais mediáticos na edição de 2018 do Barum. Entre os 35 R5, Jan Kopecký (#4), o recordista de vitórias (seis) num rali que pontua para o Europeu pela 15.ª vez, ou Dani Sordo (#5). Os dois são especialistas em asfalto, mas o piloto do Skoda Fabia, campeão continental em 2013, compete em casa... O espanhol, atrás de posição a tempo inteiro na Hyundai, no Mundial (atualmente, alinha em regime de rotatividade com o neozelandês Hayden Paddon), apresentar-se-á ao volante de i20 R5.Na prova checa, 2.º português, também em Skoda Fabia R5: Aloísio Monteiro (#28).



Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 24 августа 2018BARUM CZECH RALLY ZLÍN QUALIFYING STAGE LIVE ON ERC RADIOАвтор: ErcERC Radio will be broadcasting live from the Barum Czech Rally Zlín Qualifying Stage today. Reporters Julian Porter and Chris Rawes will be at the finish of the 4.84-kilometre Komárov run to provide instant reaction from the ERC drivers as they complete the stage.The results of the Qualifying Stage will help to determine the starting order for leg one of the FIA European Rally Championship qualifier, which takes place from today until Sunday.ERC Radio's coverage of the Qualifying Stage begins at 09h20 local time with the Alexey Lukyanuk due to get his challenge underway from 09h32.In total 51 drivers are set to tackle the stage with ERC Radio due to cover the exploits of all crews.ERC Radio is available at FIAERC.com or via the ERC app. The post Barum Czech Rally Zlín Qualifying Stage live on ERC Radio appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 24 августа 2018ERC JUNIOR U28 GRYAZIN WINS ZLÍN QUALIFYING STAGEАвтор: ErcFIA European Rally Championship Junior Under 28 front-runner Nikolay Gryazin scored his second Qualifying Stage victory this season on Barum Czech Rally Zlín, pipping home favourite Jan Kopecký by 0.047 seconds. Sports Racing Technologies driver Gryazin continued his strong pace from last month's Rally di Roma Capitale through the 4.71 kilometre Komárov test, despite easing off during his Qualifying Stage run compared to his earlier Free Practice 2 time.His Qualifying Stage victory is all the more impressive given second placed ŠKODA Motorsport driver Jan Kopecký has won the last three consecutive Barum Czech Rally Zlín events since 2015.ERC Junior U28s impressed all around against their more experienced counterparts, as points leader Fabian Kreim went third quickest in his ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland Fabia. Kreim was only 0.157s behind stage winner Gryazin and 0.192s faster than fourth placed ERC championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk.Russian Performance Motorsport's Lukyanuk was one of a number of drivers compromised by running soft tyres in anticipation of rain forecasted for Friday night's opening stage.Factory Hyundai WRC driver Dani Sordo went fifth quickest through the Qualifying Stage, 1.150s off Gryazin's pace aboard his i20 R5. Norbert Herczig was one second further behind Sordo in sixth place.The remaining ERC regulars found themselves swamped by local experts. Chris Ingram went ninth fastest, 2.683s behind Gryazin in a similar Toksport WRT-prepared Fabia, behind Czech national pairing Miroslav Jakeš and Roman Odložilík in seventh and eighth.EuroOil - Invelt Team's Václav Pech completed the top 10 in his Ford Fiesta R5.Bruno Magalhães will be the last driver to choose during Friday afternoon's road order selection, going 15th fastest through the Qualifying Stage. He was unhappy with his set-up, the floor of his Fabia skidding along the ground and causing him to lose grip.ERC Junior U28 competitor Rhys Yates finished only one place ahead of Magalhães, switching to a Kresta Racing-prepared Fabia for this event.Catie Munnings did not set a Qualifying Stage time due to feeling unwell. The ERC Junior Under 27 and ERC Ladies' Trophy regular elected not to leave service this morning, focussing on recovering in time for Friday night's first stage instead. The post ERC Junior U28 Gryazin wins Zlín Qualifying Stage appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Lequipe.fr, Париж, 24 августа 2018EN BONNE COMPAGNIEJan Kopecky, septuple vainqueur de l'épreuve, sera bien accompagné ce week-end. Avec les protagonistes du Championnat ERC mais aussi Dani Sordo en guest star.Traditionnel rendez-vous de rentrée, le Barum Czech Rally à Zlin (RTC) a une nouvelle fois fait le plein cette année. Outre les principaux acteurs de l'ERC comme le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5), leader avec 120 points, ou le Portugais Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5), deuxième (111 pts), on retrouve en effet nombre de pilotes de qualité.A commencer par le Tchèque Jan Kopecky (Skoda Fabia R5), leader du WRC2 et vainqueur de la dernière manche en Allemagne le week-end dernier, qui visera un huitième succès à domicile. L'Espagnol Dani Sordo, grand habitué du WRC, est également de la partie, engagé par Hyundai au volant d'une i20 R5.Pour la victoire et les places d'honneur, il faudra également compter sur le Russe Nikolai Gryazin (Skoda Fabia R5), l'Allemand Fabian Kreim (Skoda Fabia R5), le Hongrois Norbert Herczig (Skoda Fabia R5), le Britannique Chris Ingram (Skoda Fabia R5) ou les Tchèques Vaclav Pech - deux fois vainqueur de l'épreuve - et Jan Cerny sur Ford Fiesta R5.

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Pellier et Astier au départ Côté Français, on retrouvera Laurent Pellier (Peugeot 208 T16 R5) et Raphaël Astier, engagé en RGT au volant de l'Abarth 124 Rally. A noter que lors de la spéciale de qualification disputée vendredi matin, Gryazin a devancé de cinq centièmes de seconde Kopecky, Kreim et Lukyanuk suivant à quelques dixièmes. Malgré un tête-à-queue et une légère perte de puissance, Sordo pointait à un peu plus d'une seconde.Après une super-spéciale vendredi soir, les concurrents disputeront deux étapes, samedi (8 épreuves spéciales) et dimanche (6 ES). F.P.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 24 августа 2018SORDO KICKS OFF ZLÍN ERC ADVENTUREАвтор: ErcFactory Hyundai Motorsport driver Dani Sordo clocked his first competitive FIA European Rally Championship stage time on Barum Czech Rally Zlín during Friday morning's Qualifying Stage, going fifth fastest. World Rally Championship event winner Sordo is competing in Hyundai's R5-specification i20 this weekend, his first ever appearance in both the ERC and in an R5 car.Showing good pace in his Qualifying Stage run, Sordo was bested only by a pair of talented ERC Junior U28 stars and two experienced campaigners, a good start to his first ERC rally.A momentary delay exiting one of the final hairpins meant Sordo finished 1.15s behind stage winner and ERC Junior U28 talent Nikolay Gryazin. He was closer still to other ERC regulars with plenty of R5 mileage under their belts.Aside from Gryazin and ERC Junior U28 championship leader Fabian Kreim, who was third quickest through the Qualifying Stage, factory ŠKODA Motorsport driver Jan Kopecký and ERC points leader Alexey Lukyanuk were also within touching distance, Lukyanuk only 0.8s faster.Sordo will be the fifth driver to select his starting position in Náměstí Míru square, which takes place at 15h30 this afternoon. The post Sordo kicks off Zlín ERC adventure appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 24 августа 2018GRYAZIN CHOOSES TOP ERC STARTING POSITION FOR ZLÍN LEG ONEАвтор: ErcBarum Czech Rally Zlín Qualifying Stage winner Nikolay Gryazin has chosen to lead the FIA European Rally Championship field into Leg One's Saturday stages during today's road order selection. ERC Junior Under 28 prodigy Gryazin defeated seven-time Barum Czech Rally Zlín winner Jan Kopecký during Friday morning's Qualifying Stage, earning him the right to choose his road position first. Given the freedom to choose any position from the first 15 cars to begin Saturday's stages, Gryazin elected to start first, ensuring a clean road surface during Saturday's morning loop. While ŠKODA Motorsport driver Kopecký elected to pick second on the road, ERC Junior Under 28 championship leader Fabian Kreim went in the opposite direction, selecting P15 for his road position. Kreim is currently locked in a title fight with Latvian ace Gryazin but opted for a radical strategy to defend his points lead, emerging as the only driver not to choose the earliest road position available to them. Starting third behind Kopecký tomorrow instead is ERC championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk, who went fourth quickest in Qualifying this morning. He will be followed out by Hyundai WRC factory driver Dani Sordo in an R5-specification Hyundai i20. All drivers who finished between fourth and P15 on Friday morning's Qualifying Stage start one place higher than they finished in terms of road order, thanks to Kreim's decision to choose P15. Dávid Botka will be the last R5-spec ERC driver to start on Saturday, after his Qualifying time was disallowed due to an underweight car.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 24 августа 2018GRYAZIN "NOT PUSHING TOO MUCH" IN ZLÍN ERC QUALIFYING STAGE WINАвтор: ErcFIA European Rally Championship Junior Under 28 star Nikolay Gryazin says he was "not pushing too much" during his emphatic Qualifying Stage win on Barum Czech Rally Zlín, despite beating rallying titans Jan Kopecký, Alexey Lukyanuk and Dani Sordo. Up against factory ŠKODA Motorsport driver Kopecký, works Hyundai driver Sordo - a rally winner in the World Rally Championship - and ERC championship leader Lukyanuk, Gryazin turned in a winning performance despite not even pushing to his own limits."It was a good stage but not the best. I was not pushing too much," a modest Gryazin told ERC Radio reporter Julian Porter at the Qualifying Stage finish line."The second run in free practice was more aggressive. The road was dirtier [this time] and in some places I didn't push like during the second pass."The old guy will show us the speed!" he said, referring to 36 year old Kopecký.Not realising how quick he'd gone compared to his elder rivals, 20 year old Gryazin instead showed Kopecký a clean set of heels, a 2m50.026s time on Komárov showing that ERC's Junior U28 virtuosos are more than a match for their experienced rivals. The post Gryazin "not pushing too much" in Zlín ERC Qualifying Stage win appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 августа 2018KOPECKÝ TAKES EARLY ERC LEAD ON BARUM CZECH RALLY ZLÍNАвтор: ErcReigning triple Czech national champion Jan Kopecký got his quest for a fourth consecutive Barum Czech Rally Zlín victory off to a perfect start by winning the first FIA European Rally Championship stage on Friday night. ŠKODA Motorsport factory driver Kopecký used home advantage to great effect, navigating the city-based superspecial to beat ERC championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk by 2.1 seconds.Another experienced Czech campaigner was third fastest, Václav Pech sending his EuroOil - Invelt Team Ford Fiesta R5 through Zlín's streets 3.8s behind his compatriot Kopecký.Nikolay Gryazin took a slim early advantage in the FIA ERC Junior Under 28 classification, beating Brit Rhys Yates - who is racing for Czech outfit Kresta Racing this weekend - to the fastest time by 0.9s.Chris Ingram rounded out the ERC Junior U28 podium places aboard his Toksport WRT ŠKODA Fabia, a further 0.9s behind Yates and creating a 4-5-6 for ERC Junior U28s in the overall classification.Local Czech talent took up the rest of the top 10, including FIA ERC Junior Under 27 graduate Filip Mareš holding tenth place in an ACCR Czech Team-prepared Fabia. His time was also good enough for fourth place in ERC Junior U28.Hyundai factory WRC driver Dani Sordo was P11, hindered by a left rear puncture. Behind fifth placed ERC Junior U28 runner Fabian Kreim in P13 was SEAJETS-backed Bruno Magalhães, who lost time stuck behind Norbert Herczig when the Hungarian driver sustained a double puncture.Jan Černý had hoped to compete for ERC Junior U28 victory on his home event but immediately struck trouble, stopping with a puncture mid-stage, as did compatriot and ERC Junior U27 competitor Dominik Brož.Tibor Érdi Jr safely completed the Zlín city stage to lead in ERC's production category, ERC2, while Raphaël Astier went fastest in the RGT class. The post Kopecký takes early ERC lead on Barum Czech Rally Zlín appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 августа 2018ERC TITLE LEADERS TAKE IT STEADY ON THE STREETS OF ZLÍNАвтор: ErcFIA European Rally Championship title leaders Tibor Érdi Jr, Alexey Lukyanuk and Mārtiņš Sesks went for caution over commitment during the rain-affected Mogul Extreme SSS Zlín last night. While several drivers lost time with punctures or through accidents, Lukyanuk, Érdi Jr and Sesks were focused on preserving their championship advantage in ERC1, ERC2 and ERC3 respectively."There were such hard bumps inside with a couple of stones," said Lukyanuk, who actually ended up second quickest. "I was driving slow but still we were hitting them and I was afraid of getting a puncture. It was raining on the last lap so we lost some grip."Érdi Jr, who can secure his second consecutive ERC2 title this weekend, said: "We try to win the championship and not take too many risks.""Everything was cool," Sesks added. "We're not taking risks as it's a slippery stage with kerbs and other dangerous things. I saw [Dominik] Brož went off; it's not good to start a rally like that so we were steady here."Overnight rain, which is continuing through early morning, is expected to create challenging driving conditions for the ERC stars on Barum Czech Rally Zlín. Clickhereto view the positions after SS1. The post ERC title leaders take it steady on the streets of Zlín appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 августа 2018RAIN TO CHALLENGE ERC STARS IN ZLÍNАвтор: ErcOvernight rain will create tough driving conditions on Barum Czech Rally Zlín this morning. Ahead of Service A in Otrokovice this morning, leading FIA European Rally Championship drivers explained the challenge they'll face. Orhan Avcioglu:"It's a survival game, I try to not make any mistakes and keep it steady. I expect a lot of mud."Chris Ingram:"It's not going to be the flat-out race I thought it was. We need to be clever but it's all about the confidence. As soon as you get a confidence knock it's hard to recover. Pirelli do a special wet tyre but I've never used it, I've never driven a four-wheel-drive car in the wet. For Nikolay [Gryazin] it might be quite difficult as car one because there are going to be some puddles he's going to have to clear."Jan Kopecký:"Many places will be really slippery so you have to take care about this. The first cars [on the road] are going to cut for sure and these cuts are now wet so they are going to take out a lot of mud on the road. It's important to be in the front."Fabian Kreim:"We drive in the wet before but it was a long time ago so it's a hard challenge. Hopefully the road position will be okay with the wet conditions but with the guys in front cutting we'll have a lot of mud on the road so we will see."Alexey Lukyanuk:"We have quite small experience in wet Tarmac so it's definitely a tough job today. My predictions are you have 70 or 80 per cent grip but you can face really sudden change of that grip. If you lose the grip somewhere it turns bad. In dry Tarmac the tyre starts to slide but it comes back quite fast and normally you can catch the slide. But in wet I believe it will continue sliding and it can be a big problem on these narrow roads. I don't think so much about the cutting. Of course there will be some but two cars in front is not so much on one hand but on the other hand Barum is not the rally where you can cut so much. Anyway it's tricky to cut the places you cut in the dry, once you get into the wet soil or wet grass it can be absolutely unpredictable so I am not sure they will do a crazy job cutting."Bruno Magalhães:"These kind of conditions are good for the local driver because they know exactly the points where it's more slippery, where you have more grip."

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Filip Mareš:"According to our information the stages are completely wet now so we will see what our tyre choice will be. It's good for a completely wet tyre choice now but it's a long section. The last stage can be completely dry so it will be difficult."Dani Sordo:"Honestly, it will not be very fun in the stages. But we try to drive and enjoy a little bit. I don't remember when the last time I was driving in the wet conditions and also the tyres are completely different and the car is new, the stages are new. For me there are many new things and I will not take any risks."Rhys Yates:"The only small advantage we've got is that we've come from the Ulster Rally [in Northern Ireland] where it was exactly like this weather. There's a Michelin full wet tyre available, really narrow. It looks a bit like a winter tyre. There is that but if it's drying out it could be quite difficult because it needs to be wet for that tyre. It's a difficult decision but there's no one better than [my team boss] Roman [Kresta] for local knowledge so I'll go with what he thinks." The post Rain to challenge ERC stars in Zlín appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 августа 2018KOPECKÝ PUNCTURE HANDS LUKYANUK ERC ZLÍN LEADАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk has moved into the lead of Barum Czech Rally Zlín, capitalising on a slow puncture sustained by FIA European Rally Championship rival Jan Kopecký. Reigning Czech national champion Kopecký had taken first place on Friday evening's opening test and extended his lead in SS2. A slow puncture through the following stage cost him almost half a minute, dropping theŠKODA Motorsport driver down to fourth place.This promotes ERC points leader Lukyanuk to first, with FIA ERC Junior Under 28 leader Nikolay Gryazin hot on his compatriot's tail, 2.7s behind.Further changes took hold in the battle for podium places, asVáclav Pech retired from third place with a broken wheel hub between stages two and three. With Kopecký's time loss, Hyundai Motorsport works driver Dani Sordo moved into third, rocketing up the leaderboard from P11 after Friday evening.Chris Ingram and Rhys Yates dropped to fourth and fifth place respectively in ERC Junior U28 after both spun off during the SS2 Březová test, with Yates sliding into a bank and needing to reverse out. Their respective mistakes promoted ERC Junior U28 Championship leader Fabian Kreim and ERC Junior U27 graduateFilip Mareš to second and third respectively.RGT class competitor Andrea Nucita joined Pech on the retirements list, crashing out on the Březová stage. The post Kopecký puncture hands Lukyanuk ERC Zlín lead appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 августа 2018LUKYANUK LEADS ERC IN ZLÍN AFTER FOUR STAGESАвтор: ErcFIA European Rally Championship title contender Alexey Lukyanuk holds a slim 4.4 second advantage over Nikolay Gryazin for first place on Barum Czech Rally Zlín, with one stage before Saturday's midday service remaining. Russian Performance Motorsport driver Lukyanuk moved into first after home favouriteJan Kopecký suffered a slow puncture on stage two. That lead has been kept in check by FIA ERC Junior Under 28 leader Gryazin, who clawed time back with an outright stage win on SS3.Losing half a minute with his puncture,ŠKODA Motorsport pilotKopecký immediately set about recovering a podium position, taking third place from Hyundai Motorsport factory driver Dani Sordo.Behind fourth placed Sordo, recent FIA ERC Junior Under 28 graduateFilip Mareš turned in a storming drive, moving to second place in ERC Junior U28 and ascending from P10 to fifth overall across Saturday's opening three tests.

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Mareš'main ERC Junior U28 rivals were not so fortunate. Both Chris Ingram and Rhys Yates had lost time from offs on stage three but Yates would not finish the next stage, crashing out in extremely tricky conditions caused by wet, slippery roads.Those issues for both Brits also elevated ERC Junior U28 points leader Fabian Kreim to third in class.ERC Junior Under 27 championship leaderMārtiņš Sesks showed his natural talent by taking first place away from Saintéloc Junior Team rival Simon Wagner, an excellent driver given Barum Czech Rally Zlín is the ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team man's first wet tarmac event.Hungarian driver Kristóf Klausz had been in podium contention early on but a puncture on SS3 put him down to seventh place, which became sixth after passing Mattia Vita one stage later.Saintéloc's second driverMiika Hokkanen retired in SS3, his car ending up in a ditch and sustaining a terminal gearbox failure.The 21.43 Kudlovice test is next for ERC's top drivers, with ERC Junior U28 leader Nikolay Gryazin the first car to start at 13h45 local time. The post Lukyanuk leads ERC in Zlín after four stages appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 августа 2018ERC DRIVERS COMPARE ZLÍN STAGES TO MONTE CARLOАвтор: ErcFIA European Rally Championship points leader Alexey Lukyanuk has compared Barum Czech Rally Zlín's wet stages to those seen on Rally Monte Carlo, such is their difficulty. Rally leader Lukyanuk is locked in a lead battle with FIA ERC Junior Under 28 superstar Nikolay Gryazin, the pair separated by only 4.4 seconds after stage four.Both drivers were quick to focus on the challenging conditions, especially Russian Performance Motorsport driver Lukyanuk who was exercising plenty of restraint."I'm not pushing. I'm driving like it's the Monte Carlo," said Lukyanuk at the end of stage four."On a fifth gear corner we're driving in third, going really slowly. We were spinning our wheels on acceleration in fourth gear. It's crazy!"Gryazin was similarly cautious yet also setting the overall pace alongside his Russian rival, the ERC Junior U28 title contender demonstrating his talent on such slippery roads."It's like being on ice. No braking, it's impossible to turn, we're sliding everywhere," said Gryazin after stage four. The post ERC drivers compare Zlín stages to Monte Carlo appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 августа 2018MIDDAY UPDATE: KOPECKÝ CLOSING IN ON ZLÍN ERC LEADАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk is holding on to first place on Barum Czech Rally Zlín but has past FIA European Rally Championship title winner Jan Kopecký closing in quickly after five stages.Tyre strategy came into play amidst inclement weather, withKopecký choosing dry tyres and FIA ERC Junior U28 leader Nikolay Gryazin taking full wets. Rally leader Lukyanuk went down the middle, selecting an intermediate compound.Both Lukyanuk and Gryazin sped away initially, withKopecký losing half a minute on stage two with a puncture. However, stage five turned the lead battle on its head, with anticipated rain not materialising as the first cars came through.On dry tyres Kopecký took 13.3s out of Lukyanuk and 23.5s out of a bemused Gryazin, promoting Kopecký to second and Junior U28 leader Gryazin down to third overall.Hyundai Motorsport's WRC factor driver Dani Sordo remains fourth and within touching distance of the leading trio, 23.4s behind Lukyanuk.Miroslav Jakeš slipped past his Czech compatriot Filip Mareš for fifth overall. Mareš had fitted full wets to the rear of his ACCR Czech Team ŠKODA Fabia, making his car especially hard to drive in a semi-

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dry stage five. He remains second in ERC Junior U28, though has dropped 40.6s behind leader Gryazin. Chris Ingram was low on confidence after spinning off on Saturday morning's opening test but climbed back to third in Junior U28, as rain hindered drivers further down the road order on stage five. Facing more slippery conditions, Junior U28 championship leader Fabian Kreim dropped to fourth place.SEAJETS-backed Bruno Magalhães struggled with the heaviest spell of rain in stage five, dropping over a minute compared to stage winner Kopecký and falling to P10. His title aspirations face a severe dent, starting Barum Czech Rally Zlín nine points behind Lukyanuk but now nine places apart on the rally leaderboard.Norbert Herczig's difficult rally turned worse on the last stage before Saturday's midday service, crashing out early on Kudlovice.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 августа 2018ZLÍN ERC RIVALS IMPRESS SORDOАвтор: ErcFactory Hyundai driver Dani Sordo has praised the speed of his FIA European Rally Championship rivals on Barum Czech Rally Zlín. Sordo is representing his world championship on his ERC debut, showing off the company's i20 R5 against the large fleet ofŠKODA Fabia R5s on the Czech firm's home event.With 158 world rounds under his belt, few can match Tarmac expert Sordo's CV, yet the Spaniard admitted he would face a tough fight for victory."They are really fast but we don't need to prove that. We know how fast Jan [Kopecký] is in the world championship. Lukyanuk was also really fast. When you are fighting for the top, these guys are really good," he remarked.Sordo is fourth overall after five stages, 23.4s behind rally leader Alexey Lukyanuk, though former ERC champion Kopecký set the pace on the final stage before mid-leg service."It will be difficult to win this rally against Jan in the ŠKODA. I'm sure they have a little bit more speed if they want it." The post Zlín ERC rivals impress Sordo appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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RTP (rtp.pt), Лиссабон, 25 августа 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES COM ARRANQUE CAUTELOSO NO ATAQUE À LIDERANÇA DO EUROPEU DE RALISO piloto português Bruno Magalhães começou esta sexta-feira o ataque à liderança do Campeonato Europeu de ralis com um 13.º lugar na super especial de abertura do Rali Barum, que decorre até domingo em Zlín, na República Checa.Bruno Magalhães, que tripula um Skoda Fabia R5 juntamente com o navegador Hugo Magalhães, concluiu os 9,51 quilómetros da primeira especial em 7.18,3 minutos, a 11,1 segundos do mais rápido, o checo Jan Kopecky, também num Skoda Fabia R5. O corredor luso explicou que cedeu alguns segundos ao apanhar um adversário em pista: "Perdi algum tempo, porque tive de ultrapassar o [Norbert] Herczig. Mas, por enquanto, está tudo bem." A outra dupla portuguesa em prova, formada por Aloísio Monteiro e Eiró Sancho, num Skoda Fabia R5, concluiu esta especial de abertura no 28.º posto, já a 39,3 segundos do vencedor. Nota ainda para o 11.º posto do espanhol Dani Sordo, piloto oficial da Hyundai em algumas das provas do Mundial de ralis (WRC), que terminou 0,8 egundos à frente de Bruno Magalhães. Com cinco das oito provas do Europeu de ralis já disputadas, Bruno Magalhães ocupa a segunda posição com 111 pontos, a nove do líder, o russo Alexey Lukyanuk, segundo na jornada de hoje.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 августа 2018LUKYANUK INCREASES GAP OVER ERC FIELD IN ZLÍNАвтор: ErcFIA European Rally Championship points leader Alexey Lukyanuk has increased his advantage on Barum Czech Rally Zlín, establishing a 20 second lead after another puncture today for Jan Kopecký. Stage six was a rerun of Saturday morning's Březová test, whereKopecký had lost half a minute with a puncture. Hitting a rock while cutting a corner, Kopecký picked up a double left-side puncture, promoting FIA ERC Junior Under 28 leader Nikolay Gryazin to second overall.However, Gryazin was focussed on locking down maximum points in his quest for a first ERC Junior U28 championship title, electing not to push and conceding 8.6s toKopecký in stage eight, dropping back to third place overall.Lukyanuk remained out front throughout, benefitting fromKopecký's drama, though 20.0s is far from a comfortable gap considering 2013 ERC champion Kopecký's home form of 22 straight wins on Czech-based rallies.Caught out by the same left-hander asKopecky, Dani Sordo sustained a puncture and cracked rim but retains fourth place. With only a single spare for all four afternoon stages, Sordo was forced to nurse the cracked rim through the next two tests.Despite a front-left puncture and a quick trip off-roadMiroslav Jakeš remains fifth, ahead of ACCR Czech Team's young talent Filip Mareš who is a clear second in ERC Junior U28, 44.7s behind Gryazin.ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland driver Fabian Kreim is still third in ERC Junior U28 despite picking up a right-rear puncture in stage eight, his advantage over fourth placed Chris Ingram 20.9s. Kreim also moved to seventh overall, catching and passing Rufa Sport'sJaromír Tarabus. The post Lukyanuk increases gap over ERC field in Zlín appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 августа 2018DAY REPORT: LUKYANUK LEADS ERC IN ZLÍN BUT KOPECKÝ CLOSINGАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk completed the FIA European Rally Championship's opening leg of Barum Czech Rally Zlín with a 16.8s lead over home hero Jan Kopecký, the ŠKODA Motorsport driver closing in after earlier punctures. Though Kopecký won four of Saturday's eight stages he finished Leg One as runner-up to ERC championship leader Lukyanuk, sustaining three punctures across both the morning and afternoon loops.The 2013 ERC champion recovered 5.8s across the final two stages of the day, taking soft tyres in mixed conditions which dried as the day progressed.FIA ERC Junior Under 28 rally leader Nikolay Gryazin had started the day fighting Lukyanuk andKopecký but, seeing how treacherous conditions had been earlier, elected to back off and secure his class lead, allowing Lukyanuk a 33.2s advantage by the end of Leg One.Hyundai Motorsport's factory WRC driver Dani Sordo capped a challenging debut leg of ERC action with fourth position, 50.5s behind Lukyanuk. LikeKopecký, he picked up a puncture in the second pass of Březová, though also cracked the rim of another wheel. With only one spare aboard his Hyundai i20 R5, he nursed the compromised wheel for three further stages.Sordo's necessary cautious approach allowed local expertMiroslav Jakeš to close in, ending Leg One in fifth, 10.5s in arrears to the Spaniard. Jakeš was surprisingly unaffected by punctures on each running of Březová, much like his compatriot Kopecký, with negligible time loss each time.ACCR Czech Team'sFilip Mareš, a graduate of the FIA ERC Junior Under 27 Championship, consolidated both second place in Junior U28 and sixth place overall. He remains at risk from Junior U28 championship leader Fabian Kreim behind, trading faster times with each other throughout Leg One's afternoon loop and ending with a 11.3s gap between the pair.Behind Rufa Sport'sJaromír Tarabus in eighth place, who is also within striking distance of Kreim, Chris Ingram shored up third place in Junior U28, rediscovering his confidence with a stiffening of his Fabia's set-up after wayward moments during Leg One's morning loop had set him back.SEAJETS-backedBruno Magalhães' championship challenge against Lukyanuk is in danger of faltering, finishing Leg One down in P10. Not even a revised suspension set-up could help the Portuguese driver make significant progress up the leaderboard, though given how difficult the wet, slippery road conditions had been, he was happy to have finished at all.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 августа 2018HYUNDAI'S SORDO ON COURSE TO ACCOMPLISH ERC MISSION IN ZLÍNАвтор: ErcHyundai Motorsport's factory world championship driver Dani Sordo capped a challenging debut leg of FIA European Rally Championship action with fourth place on Barum Czech Rally Zlín. The Spaniard, who is 50.5s behind leader Alexey Lukyanuk, picked up a puncture in the second pass of Březová, although he also cracked the rim of another wheel.With only one spare aboard his Hyundai i20 R5, he nursed the compromised wheel for three further stages, losing time as a result."It's okay," said Sordo. "There were some mistakes, some nice stages. We have a mission here [to finish] and we try to do that and that's all. The strategy tomorrow will be like it is now. Of course it was not easy today with the conditions but it's normal and I knew before the rally it would be very difficult." The post Hyundai's Sordo on course to accomplish ERC mission in Zlín appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Diario As (as.com), Мадрид, 25 августа 2018DANI SORDO SE ALEJA DE LA LUCHA POR EL PODIO CHECOEl piloto español sufrió dos pinchazos en el Barum Rally y está separado 50 segundos del líder, el ruso Alexey Lukyanuk.No se ha amilanado por los pronósticos que vaticinaban muchas dificultades para Dani Sordo en el Rally Barum, la prueba checa del Campeonato de Europa, uno de las citas más complicadas de asfalto del planeta. Pero el español sufrió dos pinchazos, y es cuarto a 50 segundos del líder tras la primera etapa.La pelea por el triunfo está siendo muy cerrada. Entre el líder, que es el hombre que encabeza el Campeonato de Europa, Alexey Lukyanuk, y Nicolay Gryazin, que es tercero, tan sólo les separa medio minuto. El gran favorito, Jan Kopecky, siete veces ganador en esta prueba, ha sufrido tres pinchazos, pero se mantiene segundo, a 16,8 segundos del líder ruso.La lluvia caída por la noche ha complicado aún más los ya de por sí difíciles tramos checos. Un infierno al que Sordo se está enfrentando sin complejos. Y eso que empezó con mal pie, con fallos de motor en el tramo de calificación, y posteriormente pinchando en la superespecial que abría la prueba. Posteriormente volvía a pinchar, pero sigue en la lucha. "Estoy disfrutando del rally, a pesar de que sus tramos son muy complicados", ha dicho el cántabro.Los otros dos españoles, Efrén Llarena y Emma Falcón, se han retirado. Llarena ha sufrido una complicación eléctrica y Falcón ha roto el cambio.



Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 25 августа 2018SUPREME GRYAZIN LEADS ERC JUNIOR U28S IN ZLÍNАвтор: ErcSports Racing Technologies prodigy Nikolay Gryazin reigned supreme in the FIA ERC Junior Under 28 Championship category on Barum Czech Rally Zlin's opening leg, battling outright rally leaders Alexey Lukyanuk and Jan Kopecký.

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Winning SS2 outright and keeping both the current ERC championship leader and 2013 series champion on their toes, Gryazin elected to reign in his driving thereafter, cultivating a healthy lead in Junior U28 instead.Gryazin won all but two stages on Saturday, with Junior U28 championship leader Fabian Kreim topping stage seven and FIA ERC Junior Under 27 graduate Filip Mareš fastest on stage eight.That pairing finished Leg One in third and second respectively, though ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland pilot Kreim jumped up and down the Junior U28 leaderboard throughout Saturday's eight stages.Nabbing second place straight away on SS2, he was then swiftly nudged down to third by Mareš, who escaped 23.8s up the road from Kreim before midday service.Kreim retaliated with his only stage win on SS6 and, though he dropped nearly 10s to Mareš in SS8, made significant gains during the afternoon loop's other three stages, finishing 11.3s in arrears.A relieved Chris Ingram is fourth, much happier with his stiffer afternoon car-setup after a confidence-sapping morning. Both he and British compatriot Rhys Yates ran wide and into a bank on SS2, with their paths diverging dramatically afterwards.With no experience in four-wheel-drive machinery on wet tarmac Ingram went into safety mode, unwilling to push and risk crashing. Instead it was Yates that flew off the road, crashing out of fifth place on SS4."We did something massive on the set-up and my time [on SS9] is much more like it. I'm happy with that one and looking forward to tomorrow," said Ingram."Now it's much more like a go-kart, it's much stiffer and gives me a much better feeling."PEUGEOT Rally Academy driver Laurent Pellier's day began in dramatic fashion, landing awkwardly after a jump and spinning only 50 metres before where Ingram and Yates had gone off.Coping with treacherous conditions that "would be faster in a normal road car," Pellier brought his PEUGEOT 208 T16 home in fifth, 1m16.3s behind Ingram.Jan Černý, team-mate to ACCR's Mareš, had started on the back foot when a wheel fell off his car on Friday evening's Zlín superspecial. Starting on Saturday with what amounted to a five-minute handicap, he completed every stage successfully to hold sixth place. The post Supreme Gryazin leads ERC Junior U28s in Zlín appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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SAPO Desporto (desporto.sapo.pt), Лиссабон, 25 августа 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES ENTRE OS DEZ MAIS RÁPIDOS NO EUROPEU DE RALISBruno Magalhães ocupa, nesta altura, o segundo lugar do Europeu, a nove pontos de Alexey Lukyanuk.O português Bruno Magalhães conquistou hoje três posições no rali Barum, na República Checa, e terminou a primeira etapa desta sexta prova do Europeu de ralis na 10.ª posição, com 1:13.09,4 horas, a 2.50,7 minutos do líder, o russo Alexey Lukyanuk.O piloto do Skoda Fabia R5 sentiu problemas de sobreaquecimento no motor do carro que partilha com o navegador Hugo Magalhães, mas terminou a jornada no 10.º lugar, depois de ter alterado a afinação da suspensão no parque de assistência a meio do dia."Alterámos todo o "set up" e agora parece bastante melhor", explicou, no final, ao site oficial do campeonato o piloto português, que ainda sentiu "algumas dificuldades" no último troço, disputado já à noite."Foi sem dúvida um dos dias mais difíceis da minha carreira nos ralis, sobretudo de manhã. As afinações que escolhemos não foram as ideais e as condições que enfrentávamos dificultaram tudo ainda mais. De tarde, fizemos alterações ao nível da suspensão que nos deu um pouco mais de confiança e melhoramos um pouco. Mas longe da performance que desejávamos", começou por explicar o piloto português, em declarações difundidas pela sua assessoria de imprensa.Bruno Magalhães acredita que o último dia de prova "vai continuar a ser complicado", mas promete lutar."Esperamos aumentar o andamento classificativa a classificativa e esperar para ver o resultado que nos reserva. Mantemos o pensamento positivo, apesar de tudo", concluiu Bruno Magalhães.O outro português em prova, Aloísio Monteiro, que faz dupla com Eiró Sancho noutro Skoda Fabia R5, concluiu este primeiro dia em 36.º, a 13.41,6 do líder."Estou a aprender. Para mim é complicado conduzir aqui pela primeira vez", notou o português.A 48ª edição do rali Barum termina no domingo, na República Checa, após a disputa de mais seis troços especiais.

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Ojogo.pt, Лиссабон, 26 августа 2018EUROPEU DE RALIS: BRUNO MAGALHÃES ENTRE OS DEZ MAIS RÁPIDOSO piloto do Skoda Fabia R5 sentiu problemas de sobreaquecimento no motor do carro que partilha com o navegador Hugo Magalhães.Bruno Magalhães conquistou este sábado três posições no rali Barum, na República Checa, e terminou a primeira etapa desta sexta prova do Europeu de ralis na 10.ª posição, com 1:13.09,4 horas, a 2.50,7 minutos do líder, o russo Alexey Lukyanuk.O piloto do Skoda Fabia R5 sentiu problemas de sobreaquecimento no motor do carro que partilha com o navegador Hugo Magalhães, mas terminou a jornada no 10.º lugar, depois de ter alterado a afinação da suspensão no parque de assistência a meio do dia."Alterámos todo o set up e agora parece bastante melhor", explicou, no final, ao site oficial do campeonato o piloto português, que ainda sentiu "algumas dificuldades" no último troço, disputado já à noite."Foi sem dúvida um dos dias mais difíceis da minha carreira nos ralis, sobretudo de manhã. As afinações que escolhemos não foram as ideais e as condições que enfrentávamos dificultaram tudo ainda mais. De tarde, fizemos alterações ao nível da suspensão que nos deu um pouco mais de confiança e melhoramos um pouco. Mas longe da performance que desejávamos", começou por explicar o piloto português, em declarações difundidas pela sua assessoria de imprensa.Bruno Magalhães acredita que o último dia de prova "vai continuar a ser complicado", mas promete lutar."Esperamos aumentar o andamento classificativa a classificativa e esperar para ver o resultado que nos reserva. Mantemos o pensamento positivo, apesar de tudo", concluiu Bruno Magalhães.O outro português em prova, Aloísio Monteiro, que faz dupla com Eiró Sancho noutro Skoda Fabia R5, concluiu este primeiro dia em 36.º, a 13.41,6 do líder."Estou a aprender. Para mim é complicado conduzir aqui pela primeira vez", notou o português.A 48ª edição do rali Barum termina no domingo, na República Checa, após a disputa de mais seis troços especiais.Bruno Magalhães ocupa, nesta altura, o segundo lugar do Europeu, a nove pontos de Alexey Lukyanuk.

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RTP (rtp.pt), Лиссабон, 26 августа 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES ENTRE OS DEZ MAIS RÁPIDOS NO EUROPEU DE RALISO português Bruno Magalhães conquistou hoje três posições no rali Barum, na República Checa, e terminou a primeira etapa desta sexta prova do Europeu de ralis na 10.ª posição, com 1:13.09,4 horas, a 2.50,7 minutos do líder, o russo Alexey Lukyanuk.O piloto do Skoda Fabia R5 sentiu problemas de sobreaquecimento no motor do carro que partilha com o navegador Hugo Magalhães, mas terminou a jornada no 10.º lugar, depois de ter alterado a afinação da suspensão no parque de assistência a meio do dia."Alterámos todo o "set up" e agora parece bastante melhor", explicou, no final, ao site oficial do campeonato o piloto português, que ainda sentiu "algumas dificuldades" no último troço, disputado já à noite."Foi sem dúvida um dos dias mais difíceis da minha carreira nos ralis, sobretudo de manhã. As afinações que escolhemos não foram as ideais e as condições que enfrentávamos dificultaram tudo ainda mais. De tarde, fizemos alterações ao nível da suspensão que nos deu um pouco mais de confiança e melhoramos um pouco. Mas longe da performance que desejávamos", começou por explicar o piloto português, em declarações difundidas pela sua assessoria de imprensa.Bruno Magalhães acredita que o último dia de prova "vai continuar a ser complicado", mas promete lutar.

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"Esperamos aumentar o andamento classificativa a classificativa e esperar para ver o resultado que nos reserva. Mantemos o pensamento positivo, apesar de tudo", concluiu Bruno Magalhães.O outro português em prova, Aloísio Monteiro, que faz dupla com Eiró Sancho noutro Skoda Fabia R5, concluiu este primeiro dia em 36.º, a 13.41,6 do líder."Estou a aprender. Para mim é complicado conduzir aqui pela primeira vez", notou o português.A 48ª edição do rali Barum termina no domingo, na República Checa, após a disputa de mais seis troços especiais.Bruno Magalhães ocupa, nesta altura, o segundo lugar do Europeu, a nove pontos de Alexey Lukyanuk.

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SAPO Desporto (desporto.sapo.pt), Лиссабон, 26 августа 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES COM ARRANQUE CAUTELOSO NO ATAQUE À LIDERANÇA DO EUROPEU DE RALISO corredor luso explicou que cedeu alguns segundos ao apanhar um adversário em pista.O piloto português Bruno Magalhães começou hoje o ataque à liderança do Campeonato Europeu de ralis com um 13.º lugar na super especial de abertura do Rali Barum, que decorre até domingo em Zlín, na República Checa.Bruno Magalhães, que tripula um Skoda Fabia R5 juntamente com o navegador Hugo Magalhães, concluiu os 9,51 quilómetros da primeira especial em 7.18,3 minutos, a 11,1 segundos do mais rápido, o checo Jan Kopecky, também num Skoda Fabia R5.O corredor luso explicou que cedeu alguns segundos ao apanhar um adversário em pista: "Perdi algum tempo, porque tive de ultrapassar o [Norbert] Herczig. Mas, por enquanto, está tudo bem."A outra dupla portuguesa em prova, formada por Aloísio Monteiro e Eiró Sancho, num Skoda Fabia R5, concluiu esta especial de abertura no 28.º posto, já a 39,3 segundos do vencedor.Nota ainda para o 11.º posto do espanhol Dani Sordo, piloto oficial da Hyundai em algumas das provas do Mundial de ralis (WRC), que terminou 0,8 segundos à frente de Bruno Magalhães.Com cinco das oito provas do Europeu de ralis já disputadas, Bruno Magalhães ocupa a segunda posição com 111 pontos, a nove do líder, o russo Alexey Lukyanuk, segundo na jornada de hoje.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 26 августа 2018HOME HERO KOPECKÝ NOT GIVING UP IN ERC VICTORY BATTLEАвтор: ErcJan Kopecký has vowed not to give up in his pursuit of a seventh outright Barum Czech Rally Zlín victory as he prepares to start the closing leg of his home round of the FIA European Rally Championship 16.8s off the lead. Kopecký, who could extend his run of wins on home soil to an incredible 23 events, was delayed by three punctures on his ŠKODA Motorsport R5 and is second overall behind Alexey Lukyanuk as a result."Honestly this is our mistake we are still in the fight," said the usually dominant Czech. "Three punctures in one day, I feel like a rookie now."We will see see what the weather is about but for sure we are not giving up. I have really huge support from all the fans so it's really great to be here." The post Home hero Kopecký not giving up in ERC victory battle appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 26 августа 2018ERC TITLE CHASER MAGALHÃES GOES FIRST IN ZLÍNАвтор: ErcBruno Magalhães will start the final day of Barum Czech Rally Zlín first on the road in his SEAJETS-backed ŠKODA Fabia R5. With the top 10 at the completion of leg one running in reverse order on leg two, Magalhães starts at the head of the field after finishing Saturday's stages in P10.Chris Ingram, the 2017 ERC Junior Under 27 champion, starts second with Jaromír Tarabus third and ERC Junior Under 28 Championship leader Fabian Kreim fourth.Rally leader Alexey Lukyanuk is P10 on the road behind home hero Jan Kopecký. However, there's no restart for MOL Racing Team's Norbert Herczig and Kresta Racing-run Rhys Yates.Clickhereto view the full starting list for leg two. The post ERC title chaser Magalhães goes first in Zlín appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 26 августа 2018FIRST ERC STAGE WIN FOR MAREŠ IN ZLÍN!Автор: ErcACCR-backed FIA ERC Junior Under 28 contender Filip Mareš showed his experienced rivals how it's done on Barum Czech Rally Zlín, scoring his first outright ERC stage win on SS11. Mareš graduated from the FIA ERC Junior Under 27 category last season, finishing runner-up in the championship standings in 2017 behind fellow ERC Junior U28 competitor Chris Ingram.Making the jump to a four-wheel-drive car for the first time at the start of this year,Mareš put his past ERC experience to good use to win an ERC stage outright on the Maják test.Mareš beat a field of experienced drivers including championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk and 2013 champion Jan Kopecký to record his fastest time.He is currently battling ERC Junior U28 points leader Fabian Kreim for second place in class, extending his advantage to 19.1s after his overall stage victory. The post First ERC stage win for Mareš in Zlín! appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 26 августа 2018MIDDAY UPDATE: ERC LEAD GAP DOWN TO 2.6S IN ZLÍNАвтор: ErcThe battle for FIA European Rally Championship honours on Barum Czech Rally Zlín is going down to the wire, with Alexey Lukyanuk holding a slim 2.6s advantage over nearest rival Jan Kopecký with three stages remaining. ŠKODA Motorsport factory driver Kopecký has been singularly focussed on catching ERC championship leader Lukyanuk for victory in Zlín, while the Russian Performance Motorsport pilot had one eye on securing vital points on his championship challenge.With a potential first ERC title in mindLukyanuk focussed on keeping his Ford Fiesta R5 on the road, allowing Kopecký to slash his deficit to Lukyanuk from 16.8s to 2.6s over leg two's opening three stages.FIA ERC Junior Under 28 leader Nikolay Gryazin is locked in battle with Dani Sordo, who is driving for his WRC employers Hyundai Motorsport in an i20 R5.Much like his compatriot out front, Gryazin was focussed on locking down a maximum score in ERC Junior U28, helping Sordo cut his gap to third overall from 17.2s to 3.1s.Miroslav Jakeš was impressively fast, turning in the fastest time on anyone on SS10. He remains fifth, 13.1s behind Sordo despite a puncture on SS11 and missing a junction on SS12.ACCR-backedFilip Mareš scored his first ever outright ERC stage win on SS11 while defending his second place in ERC Junior U28 from points leader Fabian Kreim. Starting leg two with only 11.3s in hand, Mareš increased his advantage over ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland driver Kreim to 27.3s by midday service.

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Instead of looking ahead Kreim is now peering over his shoulder, with reigning FIA ERC Junior Under 27 champion Chris Ingram closing quickly. An improved wet set-up gave Ingram his confidence back after a difficult first leg, the Toksport WRT racer reducing his gap to Kreim to 13.5s. Kreim and Ingram are eighth and ninth overall, with Rufa Sport'sJaromír Tarabus ahead in seventh.Vojtěch Štajf crashed out only a few corners into leg two's first test, a corner which also caught out ARC Sport's Aloísio Monteiro. Though extensive damage to his Fabia forced Štajf's retirement, Monteiro was able to continue.ERC Junior U27 runner Sindre Furuseth retired with a technical issue on SS10, followed a stage later by ERC3 competitorMatěj Kamenec. He had gone off in the same stage as Furuseth, then retired with a brake issue on SS11. The post Midday update: ERC lead gap down to 2.6s in Zlín appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 26 августа 2018ALL CHANGE FOR ERC ZLÍN PODIUM PLACES!Автор: ErcThe FIA European Rally Championship leading order on Barum Czech Rally Zlín has undergone a massive shake-up on SS13, with the top four all trading places. Zlín crowd favouriteJanKopecký has assumed first place on his home ERC round, fitting slicks to his ŠKODA Motorsport Fabia and moving 1.7s ahead of ERC championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk.Third place has also changed hands, as Hyundai's factory world championship driver Dani Sordo overhauled FIA ERC Junior Under 28 class leader Nikolay Gryazin.Sordo went 5.0s quicker through Halenkovice despite complaining his choice of extreme wet tyres had cost him a podium, enough to assume a 1.8s advantage over Gryazin.Both need to be wary ofMiroslav Jakeš in fifth place, who was tied for fastest time on SS13 with new leader Kopecký. He remains well within striking distance on standard wets, 8.3s behind Sordo and 6.5s away from Gryazin.ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland's Fabian Kreim assumed seventh place overall, displacing Rufa Sport driver Jaromír Tarabus. Kreim's fourth-fastest stage time also trimmed his gap to second place in ERC Junior U28, currently occupied by FIA ERC Junior Under 27 graduate Filip Mareš. They are now separated by 20.1s with two stages remaining. The post All change for ERC Zlín podium places! appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Diario As (as.com), Мадрид, 26 августа 2018DANI SORDO SALVA EL PODIO CHECO POR LA MÍNIMAEl español se llevó la tercera plaza por sólo 3 décimas sobre el cuarto. Octavo triunfo de Jan Kopecky en su prueba de casa.Ha costado. No ha sido nada fácil. Pero Dani Sordo no se ha dado por vencido en todo el fin de semana. Luchando contra uno de los rallys más infernales del calendario, nuevo para él, en unas condiciones terribles, con agua y barro en los tramos, el español ha saldado su incursión en el Rally Barum del Campeonato de Europa con un podio, que ha salvado por la mínima.Dani prosiguió su andadura en la República Checa sin desfallecer. A pesar de que en las dos primeras jornadas sufrió dos pinchazos que permitieron que los rivales en la lucha por el podio se distanciasen, al final el español se ha subido al "cajón". Se impuso por 3 décimas. Merecida recompensa para su atrevida aventura de correr en una de las pruebas más complicadas del calendario, en terreno de Skoda, con un coche que casi ni conoce. "Ha sido un rally muy bonito. Estoy feliz de estar aquí, fue un rally increíble y difícil, pero lo disfruté, un ambiente realmente agradable. Honestamente, no me importa la posición, fueron muy rápidos, vine aquí y no sabía qué esperar", aseguraba Sordo al acabar.El triunfo fue a manos del ídolo local, Jan Kopecky, que se anotaba su octava victoria en el Barum. El checo perdía mucho tiempo al sufrir tres pinchazos el primer día, pero no se rendía y tras

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protagonizar una remontada espectacular, se imponía al líder del Europeo, Alexey Lukyanuk, por 7,5 segundos. Dos españoles, Sordo y Carlos del Barrio, les acompañaron en el podio.Los otros dos españoles se reengancharon tras los problemas del sábado y consiguieron llegar a meta. Efrén Llarena acababa quinto en su categoría para menores de 27 años, tras ganar algún tramo y sobreponerse a los problemas eléctricos que le llevaron al abandono. Emma Falcón era segunda en la categoría femenina tras solucionar la avería de cambio que le hizo abandonar.



Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 26 августа 2018NEWSFLASH: KOPECKÝ WINS ERC IN ZLÍN!Автор: ErcJan Kopecký clicnhed another FIA European Rally Championship win on home soil, securing victory on Barum Czech Rally Zlín in a thrilling showdown with ERC championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk. Entering the final stageŠKODA Motorsport driverKopecký had a slim 5.8s lead over Lukyanuk. Slick tyres were fitted to Kopecký's Fabia but there was still plenty of surface water present on SS15, leading to a tense showdown.The Czech ace held his nerve, beating Lukyanuk by 1.7s on SS15 to secure victory by 7.5s.A battle over the final podium place also went down to the wire, Dani Sordo clinching third place by a whisker. Hyundai world rally star Sordo struggled on extreme wets, allowingMiroslav Jakeš to get within 0.3s of the Spaniard by the finish line.Jakeš won SS15 outright, enough to place him ahead of FIA ERC Junior Under 28 class winner Nikolay Gryazin for fourth place. Sports Racing Technologies prodigy Gryazin was untroubled by his last minute loss, laser focussed on wrapping up a crucial ERC Junior U28 win while settling for fifth. The post Newsflash: Kopecký wins ERC in Zlín! appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 26 августа 2018SORDO TAKES PODIUM ON ERC DEBUT ON RALLY ZLINАвтор: AutosportWorld Rally Championship driver Dani Sordo took a podium finish from his one-off European Rally Championship outing in Hyundai's R5 car on Rally Zlin.Hyundai entered Sordo on the Czech event, which was his first run in the R5 car, in a bid to showcase the ERC-eligible version of the i20. He spent the wet/dry weekend around the top five, hampered by a puncture and wheel rim damage on Saturday, before making it ahead of cautious Junior U28 class leader Nikolay Gryazin for third on the final afternoon. Despite a late surge from local driver Miroslav Jakes, using standard wets while Sordo was experimenting with the extreme version to gain knowledge for his WRC campaign, the Hyundai driver held on to take his podium by just 0.3 seconds. Sordo finished 53.6s adrift of winner Jan Kopecky, who took a record-extending eighth victory on his home event and his fourth in a row. The WRC2 championship leader and factory Skoda driver had to fight back from three Saturday punctures to overhaul Aleksey Lukyanuk for the lead three stages from the end. Second place, 7.5s behind Kopecky, was still good news for ERC leader Lukyanuk's title bid as his championship rival Bruno Magalhaes struggled all weekend and finished a distant ninth.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 26 августа 2018DAY REPORT: KOPECKÝ WINS, LUKYANUK BOOSTS TITLE HOPES

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Автор: ErcJan Kopecký scored his fourth consecutive Barum Czech Rally Zlín victory against a strong FIA European Rally Championship field, pushed to the very end by ERC championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk. Faced with mixed conditions in the rally's final loop of stagesKopecký made a bold choice, selecting slick tyres as those around him went for a mixture of standard and extreme wets, Lukyanuk on the former.His boldness was rewarded, winning a mostly dry SS13 and SS14 to steal first place away from Lukyanuk. He wrapped up his victory on the final stage, edging out the Russian rocket by 1.7s in a tense finale.Third place was decided in an even closer fight, with world rally star Dani Sordo clinging on to a podium finish by a mere 0.3s from local rally aceMiroslav Jakeš. Sordo had taken extreme wets for the final loop but without enough surface water on the stages, his Hyundai i20 was sliding around with a lack of grip.ThoughJakeš fell short of a shock late podium by the narrowest of margins he did jump from fifth to fourth, passing FIA ERC Junior U28 class winner Nikolay Gyrazin.Sordo and Gryazin had initially been locked in a battle for the final podium position but showed experience beyond his young years by taking a measured approach, electing to focus on preserving a maximum points haul for his ERC Junior U28 title charge instead.Second place in ERC Junior U28 looked appeared set to goFilip Mareš' way but a final stage crash ended his hopes at the very last moment. This handed runners-up honours to Fabian Kreim, who had been flying through the afternoon loop with clever tyre strategy by the BRR Baumschlanger team that runs his ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland entry.Chris Ingram moved up to thrid in ERC Junior U28 afterMareš' last stage retirement. Pushing flat out to try and catch Kreim, Ingram had several moments during the final test, coming home 9.6s shy of Kreim. He did successfully pass Rufa Sport driver Jaromír Tarabus for seventh place overall, however.SEAJETS-backed Bruno Magalhães struggled with his conservative tyre choice, picking up only two points in his championship fight against Lukyanuk in ninth place. PEUGEOT Rally Academy talent Laurent Pellier finished fourth in ERC Junior U28 and also picked up the final ERC point, taking P10 due to Mareš' late retirement.Tibor Érdi Jr wrapped up victory in the ERC2 production category, mathematically securing a second consecutive title with his fourth win this season.Late drama also befell the lead RGT class battle.Simone Tempestini had established a strong lead overRaphaël Astier on Saturday afternoon, though lost some of his lead on Sunday morning. A hydraulic pump failure on Tempestini's car progressively lost him more time on each stage of the final loop, dropping behind eventual winner Astier and settling for second. Petr Nešetřil completed the RGT podium in a Porsche 997 GT3. The post Day report: Kopecký wins, Lukyanuk boosts title hopes appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 26 августа 2018SORDO SAVOURS ERC DEBUT, CLAIMS PODIUMАвтор: ErcDani Sordo wouldn't rule out further appearances in the FIA European Rally Championship after claiming the final podium spot on Barum Czech Rally Zlín this afternoon. Sordo, part of Hyundai's factory team in the world championship, was driving the Korean make's i20 R5 on the sealed-surface event, round six of the all-action ERC.Although changeable weather conditions and two punctures upped the challenge the Spaniard faced on one of international rally's most demanding events, he held off local ace Miroslav Jakeš for third place by 0.3s in a dramatic finish."It's really nice honestly with the atmosphere and the spectators, more than on some world rallies," said Sordo. "If I need to come back I will come back. And I must congratulate the other drivers because the level was really good. But it's one of the most difficult rallies I've done. Maybe some of the stages on Monte Carlo with the black top [are harder] but these stages are really hard in the conditions."I understood before [the rally] that when it's dry it's difficult but when you come here for the first time but with a new car, new stages, wet conditions when it's slippery like this, you have everything."

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Jan Kopecký, ERC champion in 2013, won the event for a seventh time after overhauling current championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk on the final loop of stages. Nikolay Gryazin and Mārtiņš Sesks won the ERC Junior U28 and ERC Junior Under 27 categories respectively, while Tibor Érdi Jr claimed his second consecutive ERC2 title. The post Sordo savours ERC debut, claims podium appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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SAPO Desporto (desporto.sapo.pt), Лиссабон, 26 августа 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES MANTÉM SEGUNDO LUGAR NO EUROPEU DE RALISPiloto português tem a continuidade em risco devido à falta de patrocínios.O português Bruno Magalhães terminou hoje no nono lugar o rali Barum, na República Checa, mantendo o segundo lugar no Europeu de ralis, mas tem a continuidade em risco devido à falta de patrocínios.Devido à falta de patrocínios, piloto luso, vice-campeão europeu, vai ficar de fora da próxima prova, a decorrer na Polónia."À partida não estarei presente, a não ser que algo mude significativamente", disse hoje, em declarações divulgadas pela sua assessoria de imprensa. "Ter chegado até aqui foi muito importante para nós e isso só foi possível com o apoio dos nossos patrocinadores, que acreditaram no nosso trabalho", disse ainda Bruno Magalhães, no final de uma corrida marcada pela chuva.O piloto do Skoda Fabia R5, que é navegado por Hugo Magalhães, ganhou uma posição relativamente ao primeiro dia da prova checa, sexta do campeonato, mas perdeu terreno no campeonato para o russo Alexey Lukyanuk, segundo neste rali.Bruno Magalhães concluiu as 15 especiais da prova com o tempo de 2:13.13 horas, a 5.25 minutos do vencedor, o checo Jan Kopecky, noutro Skoda Fabia R5."Não fizemos a melhor escolha de pneus e, claro, fomos penalizados troço a troço com isso. A chuva trocou-nos as voltas. E numa prova em que cometer erros é algo fácil de acontecer, tivemos de fazer as coisas com muita calma e sem correr riscos para garantir chegar ao final do rali. Foi uma prova muito dura e traiçoeira e, sendo os primeiros na estrada sem qualquer referência das condições que íamos encontrar, fomos ainda mais penalizados. Tenho pena, mas pelo menos fica a satisfação de termos trazido até ao final o carro sem qualquer dano", finalizou.Já o outro português a participar neste rali, Aloísio Monteiro, desistiu na 10.ª especial da prova, na sequência de um despiste.O campeonato prossegue nos dias 21 a 23 de setembro, na Polónia, penúltima prova deste Europeu. Bruno Magalhães é o segundo classificado, com 113 pontos, a 35 de Alexey Lukyanuk, que tem agora 148.

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RTP (rtp.pt), Лиссабон, 26 августа 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES MANTÉM SEGUNDO LUGAR NO EUROPEU DE RALIS, CONTINUIDADE EM RISCOO português Bruno Magalhães terminou hoje no nono lugar o rali Barum, na República Checa, mantendo o segundo lugar no Europeu de ralis, mas tem a continuidade em risco devido à falta de patrocínios.Devido à falta de patrocínios, piloto luso, vice-campeão europeu, vai ficar de fora da próxima prova, a decorrer na Polónia. "À partida não estarei presente, a não ser que algo mude significativamente", disse hoje, em declarações divulgadas pela sua assessoria de imprensa. "Ter chegado até aqui foi muito importante para nós e isso só foi possível com o apoio dos nossos patrocinadores, que acreditaram no nosso trabalho", disse ainda Bruno Magalhães, no final de uma corrida marcada pela chuva. O piloto do Skoda Fabia R5, que é navegado por Hugo Magalhães, ganhou uma posição relativamente ao primeiro dia da prova checa, sexta do campeonato, mas perdeu terreno no campeonato para o russo Alexey Lukyanuk, segundo neste rali.

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Bruno Magalhães concluiu as 15 especiais da prova com o tempo de 2:13.13 horas, a 5.25 minutos do vencedor, o checo Jan Kopecky, noutro Skoda Fabia R5. "Não fizemos a melhor escolha de pneus e, claro, fomos penalizados troço a troço com isso. A chuva trocou-nos as voltas. E numa prova em que cometer erros é algo fácil de acontecer, tivemos de fazer as coisas com muita calma e sem correr riscos para garantir chegar ao final do rali. Foi uma prova muito dura e traiçoeira e, sendo os primeiros na estrada sem qualquer referência das condições que íamos encontrar, fomos ainda mais penalizados. Tenho pena, mas pelo menos fica a satisfação de termos trazido até ao final o carro sem qualquer dano", finalizou. Já o outro português a participar neste rali, Aloísio Monteiro, desistiu na 10.ª especial da prova, na sequência de um despiste. O campeonato prossegue nos dias 21 a 23 de setembro, na Polónia, penúltima prova deste Europeu. Bruno Magalhães é o segundo classificado, com 113 pontos, a 35 de Alexey Lukyanuk, que tem agora 148. AGYR // VR

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Ojogo.pt, Лиссабон, 26 августа 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES MANTÉM SEGUNDO LUGAR NO EUROPEU, MAS TEM CONTINUIDADE EM RISCOContinuidade do piloto português no Europeus de ralis está em risco devido à falta de patrocínios.Bruno Magalhães terminou este domingo no nono lugar o rali Barum, na República Checa, mantendo o segundo lugar no Europeu de ralis, mas tem a continuidade em risco devido à falta de patrocínios.Devido à falta de patrocínios, piloto luso, vice-campeão europeu, vai ficar de fora da próxima prova, a decorrer na Polónia."À partida não estarei presente, a não ser que algo mude significativamente", afirmou este domingo, em declarações divulgadas pela sua assessoria de imprensa. "Ter chegado até aqui foi muito importante para nós e isso só foi possível com o apoio dos nossos patrocinadores, que acreditaram no nosso trabalho", disse ainda Bruno Magalhães, no final de uma corrida marcada pela chuva.O piloto do Skoda Fabia R5, que é navegado por Hugo Magalhães, ganhou uma posição relativamente ao primeiro dia da prova checa, sexta do campeonato, mas perdeu terreno no campeonato para o russo Alexey Lukyanuk, segundo neste rali.Bruno Magalhães concluiu as 15 especiais da prova com o tempo de 2:13.13 horas, a 5.25 minutos do vencedor, o checo Jan Kopecky, noutro Skoda Fabia R5."Não fizemos a melhor escolha de pneus e, claro, fomos penalizados troço a troço com isso. A chuva trocou-nos as voltas. E numa prova em que cometer erros é algo fácil de acontecer, tivemos de fazer as coisas com muita calma e sem correr riscos para garantir chegar ao final do rali. Foi uma prova muito dura e traiçoeira e, sendo os primeiros na estrada sem qualquer referência das condições que íamos encontrar, fomos ainda mais penalizados. Tenho pena, mas pelo menos fica a satisfação de termos trazido até ao final o carro sem qualquer dano", finalizou.Já o outro português a participar neste rali, Aloísio Monteiro, desistiu na 10.ª especial da prova, na sequência de um despiste.O campeonato prossegue nos dias 21 a 23 de setembro, na Polónia, penúltima prova deste Europeu. Bruno Magalhães é o segundo classificado, com 113 pontos, a 35 de Alexey Lukyanuk, que tem agora 148.

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Maisfutebol.iol.pt, Лиссабон, 26 августа 2018ERC: BRUNO MAGALHÃES FICA EM NONO NA REP. CHECAАвтор: Redacao AutoportalPiloto português mantém segundo lugar no Europeu de Ralis

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Bruno Magalhães (Skoda Fabia R5) terminou neste domingo o Rali da Rep. Checa, sexta prova do Europeu de Ralis, no nono lugar. O piloto português e o seu navegador, Hugo Magalhães, concluíram as 15 especiais da prova com o tempo de 2h13m13s ficando a 5m25s do vencedor, o checo Jan Kopecky (Skoda Fabia R5)."Não fizemos a melhor escolha de pneus e fomos penalizados troço a troço com isso. A chuva trocou-nos as voltas. E numa prova onde cometer erros é algo fácil de acontecer tivemos de fazer as coisas com muita calma e sem correr riscos para garantir chegar ao final do rali. Foi uma prova muito dura e traiçoeira e sendo os primeiros na estrada sem qualquer referência das condições que íamos encontrar fomos ainda mais penalizados. Tenho pena, mas, pelo menos, fica a satisfação de termos trazido até ao final o carro sem qualquer dano."Com este resultado, Bruno Magalhães manteve o segundo lugar do ERC, mas viu o líder do Europeu, Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) distanciar-se. O russo lidera agora com 148 pontos, mais 35 do que o português, que tem 113 pontos.Com duas provas para fechar o ERC, Bruno Magalhães, tem agora dúvidas de que possa estar na próxima etapa do campeonato, na Polónia, entre 21 e 23 de setembro."À partida não estarei presente a não ser que algo mude significativamente. Mas ter chegado até aqui foi muito importante para nós e isso só foi possível com o apoio dos nossos patrocinadores que acreditaram no nosso trabalho. Um obrigado especial a todos eles."O outro português a participar neste Rali da Rep. Checa, Aloísio Monteiro (Skoda Fabia R5), desistiu na 10.ª especial da prova, na sequência de um despiste.

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Abola.pt, Лиссабон, 27 августа 2018MAGALHÃES "ENTREGA" EUROPEUNa 6.ª etapa das oito Europeu de Ralis, na região de Zlín, na República Checa, Bruno Magalhães atrasou-se na corrida ao título continental, terminando o Barum em 9.º, enquanto o rival n.º 1 do português e líder do ERC, o russo Alexey Lukyanuk, acabou em 2.º, a a7,5 s do vencedor, o Jan Kopecky, que ganhou a prova pela 7.ª vez. Em 3.º, Dani Sordo, em Hyundai i20 R5, que precisou de mais 46,1 s para percorrer os 212,73 km ao cronómetro, arrumados em 15 especiais.Magalhães, em Skoda Fabia R5 preparado pela portuguesa ARC Sport, somou apenas dois pontos, contra os 29 de Lukyanuk. E, assim, o russo passou a contar com mais 36 pontos nas contas do Europeu. Antes da prova checa, o piloto do Ford Fiesta R5 tinha apenas nove pontos de vantagem, mesmo contando com três vitórias no campeonato (Açores, Canárias e Roma Capitale). Bruno venceu apenas o Acrópole, na Grécia.Kopecky venceu o Europeu em 2013 e, atualmente, lidera o WRC2, com quatro vitórias (Monte Carlo, Córsega, Sardenha e Alemanha), também ao volante de Skoda Fabia R5. Dani Sordo encontra-se na 6.ª posição do WRC. O espanhol alinha no Mundial com um Hyundai i20 Coupé, competindo em regime de rotatividade com Hayden Paddon, pois os titulares da Hyundai são Thierry Neuville, 1.º no campeonato, e Andreas Mikkelsen.No Barum, vitórias de Nicolay Gryazen no Junior U28 e Martins Sesks no Junior U27 (e no ERC3), o 1.º em Skoda Fabia R5, o 2.º em Opel Adam R2. No ERC2, o húngaro Tibor Érdi, num Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, assegurou a revalidação do título que ganhou o ano passado.A 7.ª etapa do Europeu realizar-se-á na Polónia, entre 21 e 23 de setembro, mas Bruno Magalhães não deverá apresentar-se à partida, por fata de apoios, entregando o título a Lukyanuk: "Sem mudança muito significativa, não estarei presente. Agradecemos aos patrocinadores que acreditaram no projeto ou nunca chegaríamos até aqui".



Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 27 августа 2018LUKYANUK GROWS ERC TITLE LEADАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk will take a 35-point FIA European Rally Championship lead into the penultimate event of the season, next month's PZM 75th Rally Poland.

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The Russian extended his advantage over Bruno Magalhães, his Portuguese rival, with second place on Barum Czech Rally Zlín, which finished yesterday afternoon.In the race for success in the FIA ERC Junior Under 28 Championship - the category for young stars in R5 cars - Fabian Kreim's margin over second-placed Chris Ingram is 20 points with Nikolay Gryazin two points further back following his category win in Czech Republic.Mārtiņš Sesks is 59 points to the good over his ADAC Opel team-mate Tom Kristensson in the Pirelli-supported FIA ERC Junior Under 27 Championship. However, with drivers counting their best four scores from a possible six, the Latvian teenager still has work to do to take the crown. Sesks also heads Kristensson in ERC3 by the same margin.Tibor Érdi Jr cannot be caught in ERC2, while it's advantage ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team in both the FIA European Rally Championship for Teams and ERC Nations' Cup.PZM 75thRally Poland takes place from 21-23 September. Clickhereto view the full provisional standings after six rounds. The post Lukyanuk grows ERC title lead appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Speedweek.com, Мюнхен, 27 августа 2018FABIAN KREIM VERTEIDIGT U28-FÜHRUNG IN DER RALLYE-EMDritter Podestplatz in Serie für Skoda Auto Deutschland Duo Fabian Kreim/Frank Christian in der FIA Rallye-Europameisterschaft, siebter Heimsieg für den Markenkollegen Jan Kopecky.Extreme Herausforderung auf regennassen Pisten gemeistert: Mit einem starken zweiten Platz bei der Barum Czech Rally Zlin verteidigt Fabian Kreim seine U28-Führung in der FIA Rallye-Europameisterschaft (ERC). Der Skoda Auto Deutschland Pilot fährt gemeinsam mit Beifahrer Frank Christian zum dritten Mal in Serie in der Klassenwertung aufs Podest im Kontinentalchampionat. Nicht der einzige Grund zum Jubeln für die Marke Skoda: In der Heimat Tschechien gibt es einen Dreifachsieg in der U28-Kategorie für die Fabia R5 Piloten. Zudem feiert Rekordsieger Jan Kopecký (CZ) in der Gesamtwertung seinen siebten Erfolg für Skoda beim Traditionsevent."Das war die mit Abstand schwierigste Rallye meiner Karriere! Ständige Wechsel zwischen verschiedenen Asphaltarten, dazu nicht abzusehen, wo es richtig glatt oder trocken ist - man war wirklich in jeder Millisekunde gefordert. Streckenweise hat sich das wie auf Eis und Schnee angefühlt. Ich bin mit Blick auf die EM-Gesamtwertung mit kontrolliertem Risiko gefahren, um das Auto ins Ziel zu bringen und die Titelchance zu wahren. Dass ein zweiter Platz dabei herausspringt, ist umso besser", bilanziert Fabian Kreim. Nach 15 Prüfungen über 212,73 Kilometer erreicht der 25-Jährige mit 45,0 Sekunden auf U28-Sieger Nikolay Gryazin (RUS) die Zielrampe in Zlin. Nach Platz zwei auf den Kanarischen Inseln und seinem EM-Premieren-Sieg bei der Rally di Roma Capitale macht Skoda Auto Deutschland Pilot Kreim damit den Podest-Hattrick in der EM perfekt. Ein weiterer Höhepunkt für den Odenwälder an den drei Tagen bei der Barum-Rallye ist die Gesamtbestzeit in der Wertungsprüfung Březová, wo er sogar WM-Star Dani Sordo (ESP) und Gesamtsieger Kopecký hinter sich lässt.Auch am Finaltag machen Regenschauer die sechs Wertungsprüfungen auf dem gefürchteten "schwarzen" Asphalt in Tschechien zu einer echten Reifenlotterie. Die Verantwortlichen vom Einsatzteam BRR wählen gemeinsam mit Kreim/Christian genau die richtigen Pneus für die jeweiligen Bedingungen. Über den gesamten Tag kämpfen die deutschen Meister vor erneut Tausenden Fans mit den Briten Chris Ingram/Ross Whittock und den Tschechen Filip Mareš/Jan Hloušek um die Plätze zwei bis vier. Mareš/Hloušek büßen durch einen Crash in der letzten Prüfung alle Chancen ein. Mit 29,6 Sekunden Vorsprung auf Titelkonkurrent Ingram sichert Kreim schließlich Rang zwei.In der U28-Gesamtwertung bleibt Kreim damit nach vier von sechs U28-Rennen mit 113 Zählern an der Spitze vor Ingram (93) und Gryazin (91). Damit steht bei den ausstehenden zwei Rallyes in Polen (21. bis 23. September) und Lettland (12. bis 14. Oktober) ein spannender Dreikampf der Skoda Fabia R5 Piloten um den Titel bevor. Siebter Heimsieg für KopeckyJan Kopecky, der vor einer Woche bei der ADAC Rallye Deutschland die Tabellenführung der WRC2-Wertung in der Rallye-Weltmeisterschaft übernahm, setzte sich in einem starken Schlussspurt im Skoda Fabia R5 um 7,5 Sekunden gegen den in der EM führenden Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) durch. Mit dem Ehrenrang aber baute Lukyanuk seine EM-Führung auf 149 Punkte 36 Zähler vor dem Barum-Neunten Bruno Magalhaes (Skoda Fabia R5) aus. Kreim rangiert mit Punkten auf dem vierten Platz. Gastfahrer Dani Sordo erreichte im Hyundai i20 R5 den dritten Rang (+ 53,6). Albert von Thurn und Taxis schied auf der sechsten Prüfung mit einem Radbruch am privaten Skoda Fabia R5 aus.

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Der mehrfache Landesmeister Kopecky und EM-Champion von 2013 freute sich über seinen Rekordsieg. "Dieser Sieg bedeutet mir sehr viel, vor allem nach den Reifenschäden. Es war unglaublich, fast ein Albtraum, aber nachdem ich am Samstag eine gute Leistung gezeigt hatte, habe ich weiter an mich geglaubt. Die Fans haben uns toll unterstützt.""Es war eine sehr schwere Rallye und ich bin froh, das Ziel erreicht zu haben", meinte der Titelanwärter und dreifache Saisonsieger Lukyanuk. "Ich war die ganze Zeit am Limit. Dennoch vermied ich jedes Risiko. Wir haben viele Punkte für die Meisterschaft gesammelt und unsere Position verbessert."Endergebnis nach 15 Prüfungen (= 212,73 km):1. Kopecký/Dresler (CZ), Skoda Fabia R5, 2:07:47,2 h. 2. Lukyanuk/Arnautov (RUS), Ford Fiesta R5, + 7,5 3. Sordo/Del Barrio (E), Hyundai i20 R5, + 53,6 4. Jakeš/Machů (CZ), Skoda Fabia R5, + 53,9 5. Gryazin/Fedorov (RUS), Skoda Fabia R5, + 1:13,2 6. Kreim/Christian (D), Skoda Fabia R5, + 1:58,2 7. Tarabus/Trunkát (CZ), Skoda Fabia R5, + 2:14,0 8. Ingram/Whittock (GB), Skoda Fabia R5, + 2:27,8 9. Magalhães/Magalhães (P), Skoda Fabia R5, 5:25,8 10. Pellier/Combe (F), Peugeot 208 T16, 7:03,1

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 3 сентября 2018MIRACLES WOULD DO NICELY FOR MAGALHÃES AFTER ERC TITLE TEST INCREASESАвтор: ErcBruno Magalhães remains in contention to win the FIA European Rally Championship despite being unable to prevent Alexey Lukyanuk from growing his title lead on Barum Czech Rally Zlín last month. While Lukyanuk battled home hero Jan Kopecký for the outright victory, SEAJETS-backed Magalhães was a distant ninth at the finish.The Portuguese ace explained why - on this occasion - he could not take the fight to those who would ultimately set the pace but that giving up is not part of the plan."The rally was very difficult, very tough," said last year's ERC runner-up. "I was trying all the time to improve the confidence but when it's difficult to get the grip you don't have the confidence and you just try to get to the finish."Barum Czech Rally Zlín is very, very specific and you need a very special set-up for this very special event. At this level you cannot arrive to a rally like that and make just 30 kilometres in a stage that is not [representative of] the rally."When you make 30 kilometres and go to the rally it's not possible to fight. You need to make a good test with a lot of kilometres. Unfortunately, I just made 30 kilometres because of a question of money. It's like that and after that you suffer during the rally because you don't have the confidence and [this rally was] worse because it was raining."The situation is difficult and my position is not good. I need to be focused because even if you go slowly you go outside of the road. For me and for my budget I cannot touch [anything], I cannot crash. When you don't have the confidence and you don't have the car totally adapted in these conditions, then you can understand my job is difficult."At the finish of Barum Czech Rally Zlín on 26 August, Magalhães insisted he was not giving up on contesting the penultimate event of the ERC season, PZM Rally Poland from 21-23 September."Of course I try to be in Poland but even to be [in Zlín] was a miracle until the last hour," he said. "But to be at six races and still [be] in with a chance [of the championship] is very good for us with a small team and a small budget. When you don't have the chance to be correctly prepared for some events it's not a big problem. For a specialist event like this you don't have a chance."Magalhães trails Lukyanuk by 36 points after six ERC rounds. The post Miracles would do nicely for Magalhães after ERC title test increases appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 13 сентября 2018EXCITING ENTRY FOR RALLY POLAND'S ERC COMEBACKАвтор: ErcLeading drivers from the FIA ERC Junior Under 28 Championship will be aiming to prove their talent when the 75th PZM Rally Poland hosts the penultimate event of the season next week (21-23 September). Organisers of the all-gravel spectacular have revealed an exciting entry of almost 60 cars with eight drivers contesting ERC Junior U28, the category for young stars in R5 cars.They include championship leader Fabian Kreim (pictured), fellow event winners Nikolay Gryazin and Chris Ingram, Filip Mareš, plus top local talents Tomasz Kasperczyk, Miko Marczyk and Łukasz Pieniazek.Alexey Lukyanuk, who heads the overall European championship standings after six rounds, is the top seed, while title pacesetter Mārtiņš Sesks is one of 13 Pirelli-equipped drivers entered in ERC Junior U27.National champions past and present on the entry list include Grzegorz Grzyb, Łukasz Habaj and Norbert Herczig. Turkey's Orhan Avcioglu is skipping his home round of the world championship to continue his promising season-long ERC campaign.Subaru Poland Rally Team's Marcin Słobodzian will be the driver to watch in ERC2, while Emma Falcón and Catie Munnings will battle for ERC Ladies' Trophy honours.Clickhereto view the full ERC entry list, which remains subject to FIA approval. The post Exciting entry for Rally Poland's ERC comeback appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 14 сентября 2018EVENT PREVIEW: GRYAZIN AND INGRAM THE KREIM FIGHTERS AS ERC JUNIOR U28 BATTLE INTENSIFIES IN POLANDАвтор: ErcNikolay Gryazin and Chris Ingram will be among the young stars in R5 cars fighting Kreim when PZM Rally Poland returns to the FIA European Rally Championship schedule next week (21-23 September). Fabian Kreim, to give him his full name, tops the ERC Junior Under 28 category ahead of the penultimate round having graduated to Europe's top flight as a double national champion from Germany. But with a 20-point margin over Ingram, who is two points ahead of Gryazin, the title battle is wide open, especially when the four-scores-count rule is taken into consideration.Kreim, part of the ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland attack, has scored four times in 2018, while it's three for Gryazin (Sports Racing Technologies) and Ingram (Toksport WRT), which puts the latter pair in the ascendency. All three drive Fabia R5s and head to Poland with recent gravel-driving experience.Gryazin won the Polish championship-counting Rally Elektrėnai in Lithuania last week following his run to fourth place on the Enset Oy SM-Ralli in Finland earlier in the month. Briton Ingram is contesting Turkey's gravel-based world championship qualifier this week, while Kreim has added to his limited gravel knowledge with a loose-surface test under the expert guidance of team boss Raimund Baumschlager."We will arrive with some good preparation but we need to concentrate as much as possible," said Russian Gryazin. "We will have a big fight with Fabian Kreim and Chris Ingram for the championship so we need to beat them, but they are very fast so that won't be easy."The ERC Junior U28 line-up in Poland also features local starsTomasz Kasperczyk(Tiger Energy Drink Rally Team),Miko Marczyk(ŠKODA Polska Motorsport) andŁukasz Pieniążek(Printsport). Kasperczyk was on ERC Junior U28 duty on the Azores Airlines Rallye but has focused on his domestic championship since then where Marczyk became a winner on the last round in Lithuania, his first proper gravel event. Pieniążek, meanwhile, is a former frontrunner in ERC Junior U27 and has since graduated to world level.Filip Marešis another ERC Junior U27 graduate and is set to make his Rally Poland debut after his Kresta Racing mechanics rebuilt his ACCR Czech Rally Team-entered Fabia R5 following a final-stage crash on the last round in his native Czech Republic.Laurent Pellieris also a Rally Poland rookie, the Frenchman armed with a PEUGEOT Rally Academy 208 T16 and eager to impress.

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Gravel appeals for ERC Junior U27 leader SesksMārtiņš Seskshas vowed to be more "calm" when the Pirelli-supported FIA ERC Junior Under 27 Championship resumes in Poland. Sesks has won the last two asphalt-based rounds of the series in his ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team ADAM R2 to open up a commanding 59-point lead. With gravel the Latvian teen's favoured surface, Sesks is in a strong position to win the prestigious title ahead of his home event, next month's Rally Liepāja. "I was born on the kind of roads we'll have in Poland and Latvia but I need to be calm and not think about the championship situation," said Sesks. "The main goal for Poland is the same as it was for all other rallies this season: make it to the finish without big mistakes." While Sesks last rallied on gravel in May, his team-mateTom Kristensson- currently second in the standings - won his class on the recent East Sweden Rally in his homeland. He'll also be a contender for victory, as will Rally Team Spain's RFEDA-backedEfrén Llarena, promising NorwegianSindre Furusethand Saintéloc Junior Team'sMiika Hokkanen, last season's Finnish R2 champion. Like Hokkanen,Dominik Brožwill be hoping for better luck after retiring on the last round in Czech Republic, where Italy'sMattia Vita(TRT Junior Rally Team) equalled his season-best fourth.Catie Munningshas been a regular points-scorer for Saintéloc and will be looking to capitalise onEmma Falcón's absence by scoring maximum ERC Ladies' Trophy points.Sebastian Johanssonmakes his second ERC Junior U27 appearance on his preferred gravel surface. Polish 2WD championKacper Wróblewskimakes his category debut in a Rallytechnology-run PEUGEOT 208 R2 but will put gaining experience ahead of setting rapid stage times. "This will be only my third gravel rally in my life," he said. "I'm very happy and glad that we have an opportunity to start in it. I am incredibly excited about this fact and hope to finish and have lots of fun."Magalhães: Lukyanuk deserves ERC titleBruno Magalhães says Alexey Lukyanuk will be a deserving champion if the Russian can put the prestigious FIA European Rally Championship title beyond doubt on Rally Poland. Magalhães has pushed Lukyanuk all season but doesn't have the full funds needed to complete his campaign, leaving Lukyanuk on the brink of becoming the first Russian to land the overall ERC title spoils. "If I cannot be the champion I am very happy Lukyanuk will be the champion," said SEAJETS-backed Magalhães. "He's shown during the whole year he's the fastest driver. He's also a very nice person. All the time we have a good atmosphere between us. Even last year when, unfortunately, we crashed in the same tree in Latvia he was very sympathetic with me when I was in the hospital." Lukyunak has taken three wins from a possible six in 2018 in the Russian Performance Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 he shares with co-driver Alexey Arnautov but has never competed in Mikołajki before. Poland'sŁukasz Habaj(eSky Rally Team) will make his second start in a ŠKODA Fabia R5 after switching from a Ford Fiesta equivalent. CompatriotGrzegorz Grzybwas on the podium on his last ERC appearance in Italy in July for Rufa Sport but is better known for his Tarmac-driving prowess. Four-time Hungarian championNorbert Herczigwill complete his six-event ERC schedule for the MOL Racing Team. He has two podiums to his name and has the possibility to finish in the championship's top three. Turkey'sOrhan Avciogluwill skip his country's round of the world championship, which takes place this week, to make his Rally Poland debut and avoid jeopardising his maiden ERC campaign. Istanbul-based Avcioglu is embarking on a full-season European championship programme in 2018 with Toksport WRT as he builds his experience of all events on the calendar ahead of a planned concerted assault on the series in 2019.ERC Junior U27 graduate Huttunen in Hyundai for PolandJari Huttunen, last year's FIA ERC Junior Under 27 runner-up, will be back on European championship duty in Poland - only this time he'll be R5-powered. Having won in R2 machinery last season - including in the Pirelli-supported ERC Junior U27 category on Poland's Rally Rzeszow - Huttunen was chosen for the Hyundai Motorsport Driver development Program (HMDP) for 2018. As well as selected tests and world championship rallies, Huttunen's schedule includes the ERC-counting PZM Rally Poland in a Hyundai i20 R5 when he will go up against a number of fellow ERC Junior U27 graduates. "Rally Poland is an important event as part of my HMDP campaign," said the 24-year-old Finn. "Not only does it help to give me more time in the car, but the gravel surface makes it a very good warm-up event for Rally GB a few weeks later. It will be my first event on gravel since Rally Finland, so hopefully we can show the same level of performance as we did there, and come away with a similar result." Huttunen placed second in class on his home round of the world championship in July and was also on form when he tackled the gravel-based Rally Estonia earlier in the month, finishing fifth in an i20 R5. With both events featuring high-speed gravel stages similar to PZM Rally Poland, Huttunen is expected to be among the frontrunners when action begins in Mikołajki next Friday.All eyes on Subaru Poland Rally Team'shome talent in ERC2The battle for this season's ERC2 title was settled inTibor Érdi Jr'sfavour on the last event, Barum Czech Rally Zlín, after the Hungarian was able to move out of reach of his closest challenger and fellow Mitsubishi Lancer driver,Sergei Remennikfrom Russia. That will leave the focus on Subaru Poland Rally Team'sMarcin Słobodzian. The ex-hillclimb driver and circuit racer makes his second

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ERC start for the outfit that guided his compatriot Wojciech Chuchała to the ERC2 crown in 2016. Despite his limited experience on gravel, Słobodzian won his class on the previous Polish championship round, which he hopes will give him an edge on Poland's ERC qualifier. "I can't wait to try my best on those iconic and very fast roads," said Słobodzian, 26. "We have already won our title in the Polish championship so now we can try to push a little more and have good fun."And in other news...*Popular BrazilianPaulo Nobrewill make his Rally Poland debut for Motorsport Italia keen to add to the points he scored on gravel in Greece earlier this season.*Having been an ever-present in the ERC since embarking on his full-time rallying career in 2017,Albert von Thurn und Taxishas elected to skip Rally Poland due to back trouble but plans to return to action on the season-closing Rally Liepāja.*Jarosław Kołtunmakes his first ERC start since he crashed into retirement on the Azores Airlines Rallye in March. His compatriotDariusz Polońskiwas a regular in ERC3 last year but now drives a Ford Fiesta R5 in the top-level ERC1 category.Szymon Rutahas 16 ERC starts to his name, while his co-driverKamil Hellerguided Filip Nivette to last season's Polish crown.*RomanianSimone Tempestiniwill try out his Fiat 124 Abarth RGT on gravel for the first time. He was in action on the last Rally Poland to count for ERC points in 2013.*American co-driverAlex Kihuraniwill be back in the ERC - albeit not registered for points - having competed regularly in ERC Junior in 2014. He will partner Sean Johnston in an Opel ADAM R2.*Jakub Brzezińskitops the national rally entry in a ŠKODA Fabia R5 as he bids to win his first outright Polish championship. The post Event preview: Gryazin and Ingram the Kreim fighters as ERC Junior U28 battle intensifies in Poland appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Ojogo.pt, Лиссабон, 19 сентября 2018PILOTO PORTUGUÊS DESISTE DO TÍTULO EUROPEU POR FALTA DE VERBAVice-campeão europeu de ralis em 2017, Bruno Magalhães esgotou o orçamento para este ano quando era segundo e lutava pelo título.Acabou o sonho. Bruno Magalhães assumiu na terça-feira, a O JOGO, que vai falhar as duas últimas provas do campeonato europeu de ralis [na Polónia, este fim de semana - 21 a 23 de setembro -, e na Letónia, de 12 a 14 de outubro], por falta de apoios."Fui obrigado a esta decisão por uma questão financeira. Era um projeto prova a prova, mas é desgastante estar sempre a pedir dinheiro aos patrocinadores. Alguns já não podiam apoiar nesta altura do ano, em que os orçamentos estão esgotados", explicou o piloto de 38 anos."É uma frustração muito grande, depois de lutarmos por um objetivo durante sete ou oito meses"Desta forma, é um ponto final no sonho de conquistar um título de que esteve próximo em 2017 e que, este ano, ainda era matematicamente possível. Com seis das oito provas disputadas, Bruno Magalhães tem 113 pontos e ocupa a segunda posição, a 36 do líder, o russo Alexey Lukyanuk. Como a pontuação máxima por prova pode chegar aos 40 pontos, o duelo não estava terminado."É uma frustração muito grande, depois de andarmos a lutar por um objetivo durante sete ou oito meses, com pódios conquistados e estando no segundo lugar, podendo ainda ser campeões", frisou o piloto do Skoda Fabia."Faltava 70 por cento da verba necessária"Sem querer especificar valores, Bruno Magalhães admite que lhe faltava "70 por cento da verba necessária" para as duas corridas em falta, que são "das mais caras do campeonato por motivos logísticos".Agora, é tempo de "pensar no próximo ano". "Vamos avaliar. Andámos dois anos a fazer prova a prova e é demasiado desgastante", garante o empresário, admitindo que "gostava de continuar no Europeu". Contudo, sabe que para ter um projeto ambicioso, que lhe permita lutar pelo título, precisa de pelo menos "600 mil euros", um valor que já inclui testes com o carro e peças de substituição.Um projeto mais modesto, em versão low cost, não fica por menos de 450 mil euros, mas com menos condições para obter resultados. Por isso, em aberto está inclusivamente o regresso ao campeonato português, "se for para lutar pelo título". "Depende dos patrocinadores", conclui Magalhães.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 19 сентября 2018LUKYANUK: FLAT-OUT APPROACH KEY TO ERC POLAND SUCCESSАвтор: ErcFIA European Rally Championship ace Alexey Lukyanuk reckons the only way to be successful on PZM Rally Poland is to go "flat out". The Russian Performance Motorsport driver starts the penultimate round of the 2018 ERC season in touching distance of the coveted title.Ahead of his first visit to the Mikołajki event, Lukyanuk has drawn similarities with the roads he's experienced on Rally Estonia in the past."We know that Rally Poland is quite fast, sandy, like Estonia but more narrow and more tricky," he said."The main challenge is the very high speed - you should be fully committed to your pacenotes and go flat out because when you ease off the throttle it doesn't work here so it should be really fun to drive. We like such kinds of roads."Lukyanuk, who tested his Ford Fiesta R5 in Poland yesterday (Tuesday), has been on top form for the bulk of the ERC season with wins in Azores, Gran Canaria, Italy, plus second place on last month's Barum Czech Rally Zlín alongside co-driver Alexey Arnautov. The post Lukyanuk: flat-out approach key to ERC Poland success appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 21 сентября 2018HUTTUNEN KEEN TO AVOID "CATASTROPHE" ON ERC COMEBACKАвтор: ErcJari Huttunen is determined to avoid running first on the road when he makes his FIA European Rally Championship comeback this week. Huttunen, runner-up in last season's Pirelli-sponsored FIA ERC Junior Under 27 Championship, is tackling PZM Rally Poland as part of his Hyundai Driver development Program schedule.Following two days of reconnaissance, the Finnish Hyundai i20 R5 driver said: "Road position will be quite important because there is a lot of loose gravel. If you start first, then it's a catastrophe."He continued: "The stages are very fast, a bit softer than in Finland if I compare Finland. I'm surprised because there are a couple of big jumps but I've been [in Poland] on gravel so it's really interesting and so high-speed. I'm without any test so it's a bit hard to find confidence and there are a lot of fast drivers like [Alexey] Lukyanuk and [Nikolay] Gryazin."PZM Rally Finland gets underway tomorrow (Friday). The post Huttunen keen to avoid "catastrophe" on ERC comeback appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 21 сентября 2018LUKYANUK TOPS POLAND QUALIFYING WITH ERC JUNIORS IN TOWАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk secured the fastest time on PZM Rally Poland's Qualifying Stage, beating his FIA European Rally Championship rivals led by current and former Junior charges. Only 0.940s off championship leader Lukyanuk, Nikolay Gryazin resumed his FIA ERC Junior Under 28 title fight with second fastest time in Qualifying, earning him the right to pick his road position order second this afternoon.Road order will be especially crucial on Poland's gravel roads, with whoever starts first needing to sweep loose gravel away for those starting further down the order.

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FIA ERC Junior Under 27 graduate Jari Huttunen demonstrated why Hyundai selected him for their driver development programme by going third fastest, 1.618s behind Lukyanuk despite saying he had chosen the wrong tyres for the stage.Polish Junior U28 driver Miko Marczyk stormed to fourth place in his ŠKODA Polska Motorsport Fabia R5, continuing his impressive form despite having little gravel experience.Norbert Herczig (MOL Racing Team) and Orhan Avcioğlu (Toksport WRT) were fifth and sixth in their respective Fabias, with Avcioğlu's Junior U28 team-mate Chris Ingram seventh fastest.Despite ripping the rear bumper off his PEUGEOT 208 T16 during a wild moment, Laurent Pellier was still eighth fastest for PEUGEOT Rally Academy, only 0.341s behind Junior U28 rival Ingram.Former Polish national rally champions Grzegorz Grzyb (Rufa Sport) and Łukasz Habaj (eSky Rally Team) completed the top 10.Junior U28"s Filip Mareš was P11 in his first gravel appearance in an R5 for ACCR Czech Rally Team, with Junior U28 championship leader Fabian Kreim only P12 in his similar ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland-prepared car.Another ERC Junior graduate Łukasz Pieniążek (Printsport) went P13, while Dariusz Poloński (Rallytechnology) and Paulo Nobre (Palmeirinha Rally) will be the final drivers to choose their road position this afternoon, P14 and P15 in Qualifying respectively.Start order selection takes place at 14h10 local time this afternoon, held in host city Mikołajki's main square. The post Lukyanuk tops Poland qualifying with ERC Juniors in tow appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 21 сентября 2018NOBRE PICKS FIRST PLACE FOR POLAND'S SATURDAY ERC STAGESАвтор: ErcBrazilian driver Paulo Nobre will lead the FIA European Rally Championship field into Saturday's stages on PZM Rally Poland, starting first on the road aboard his Palmeirinha Rally ŠKODA Fabia R5. Friday morning's Qualifying Stage set the selection order for road picking, with the top 15 fastest drivers effectively running in reverse due to their choices.Alexey Lukyanuk, therefore, starts P15, earning the right to choose first as winner of today's Qualifying Stage."On these gravel roads we need to go as far from the start as possible, so we've picked P15," explained Lukyanuk.PZM Rally Poland's roads are covered in a layer of loose gravel before ERC crews descend upon them, meaning those starting out front effectively sweep gravel away and create more grip for those running behind them.This effect may present a problem for three FIA ERC Junior Under 28 contenders in particular. Championship points leader Fabian Kreim will be fourth car on the road, the ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland driver running wide and losing time during his Qualifying run.Kreim splits Junior U28 rivals Łukasz Pieniążek (Printsport) and Filip Mareš (ACCR Czech Rally Team), who will start third and fifth on the road respectively. All three start behind Nobre and Rallytechnology's Dariusz Poloński.This hands an advantage to fellow young stars in R5 cars Miko Marczyk (ŠKODA Polska Motorsport) and Nikolay Gryazin (Sports Racing Technologies), who will start P12 and P14 on the road with less loose gravel to clean.Wedged in between Marczyk and Gryazin is FIA ERC Junior Under 27 graduate Jari Huttunen, the Hyundai development driver choosing P13 as third fastest driver in Qualifying. The post Nobre picks first place for Poland's Saturday ERC stages appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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SAPO Desporto (desporto.sapo.pt), Лиссабон, 21 сентября 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES ABDICA DO EUROPEU DE RALIS POR FALTA DE APOIOS

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Para lutar pelo título, com cerca de uma centena de quilómetros de testes por prova, os valores podem chegar "aos 600 mil euros" por uma época.O português Bruno Magalhães abdicou da participação nas duas últimas provas do Europeu de Ralis (ERC) devido à falta de apoios para completar o orçamento necessário à participação no rali da Polónia, que arrancou hoje."É uma frustração muito grande ter de abdicar depois de ter andado dois anos a lutar pelo título, com vitórias e subidas ao pódio", disse à agência Lusa o piloto lisboeta.Bruno Magalhães admitiu ter apenas 30 por cento dos cerca de 60 mil euros necessários para disputar o rali polaco, sétima das oito provas do campeonato europeu.Após seis jornadas, o piloto que tem corrido com um Skoda Fabia R5 preparado pela ARC Sport, soma 115 pontos, menos 35 do que o russo Alexey Lukyanuk, que assim pode garantir a renovação do título já este fim de semana."Tem sido um desgaste muito grande andar há dois anos a lutar por apoios prova a prova", admitiu o piloto, tricampeão nacional de ralis entre 2007 e 2009, com a Peugeot.A partir daí, o amadorismo foi o caminho, tendo disputado esporadicamente provas do Intercontinental Rally Challenge, primeiro, e do Europeu nos últimos dois anos, atividade que mantém em paralelo com a de empresário, dos ramos imobiliário e automóvel."Ia fazendo apenas as provas internacionais em Portugal, como o rali da Madeira e dos Açores. Tanto em 2017 como em 2018 foi assim, mas como os resultados foram aparecendo, fui conseguindo alguns apoios para ir fazendo outras provas. Mas, nesta fase do ano, as empresas esgotaram o orçamento para marketing e torna-se mais difícil completar os apoios necessários", explicou à Lusa Bruno Magalhães.Uma época no Europeu exige "pelo menos 450 mil euros, numa versão low cost", frisou. Já para lutar pelo título, com cerca de uma centena de quilómetros de testes por prova, os valores podem chegar "aos 600 mil euros" por uma época.Atualmente, Bruno Magalhães tinha na empresa grega de transporte marítimo Seajets o principal patrocinador, para além da Delta Cafés e do escritório do Parque das Nações da imobiliária ERA."Tem sido cada vez mais difícil encontrar apoios no meio automóvel. Só quem tenha uma grande empresa que apele aos seus fornecedores consegue patrocínios. Para um atleta, que apresenta "só" resultados, é cada vez mais complicado", desabafou.Apesar de não ter números relativos à época passada, Bruno Magalhães lembra que em tempos chegou a gerar "cinco milhões de euros de retorno aos patrocinadores quando a exposição era menor do que agora", que "luta por um título internacional"."Isso significa um retorno de cerca de 10 vezes em relação ao investimento feito, quando, por norma, só exigem o triplo", sublinha à Lusa.Agora, o piloto garante estar já focado "em montar um projeto para o próximo ano". "Gostaria de continuar no Europeu, mas vai depender da vontade dos meus patrocinadores", diz, admitindo um regresso ao campeonato nacional "se for para ganhar".

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 21 сентября 2018LUKYANUK LEADS ERC IN POLAND, PIENIĄŻEK PIPS GRYAZIN IN U28Автор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk followed up his FIA European Rally Championship Qualifying Stage win on PZM Rally Poland with the fastest time on stage one. Russian Performance Motorsport pilot Lukyanuk was paired with MOL Racing Team's Norbert Herczig as the final ERC cars through the Mikołajki Arena superspecial, putting on a grandstand finish by going first and second. Herczig was only 0.8s off championship leader Lukyanuk's lightning pace.A further 0.2s behind, Łukasz Pieniążek edged out Nikolay Gryazin for first in FIA ERC Junior Under 28 by less than half a second, also going third fastest amongst the R5 contingent. Splitting the pair overall, FIA ERC Junior Under 27 graduate and Hyundai development driver Jari Huttunen was fourth, 1.1s behind Lukyanuk.Grzegorz Grzyb grabbed sixth with his Rufa Sport-prepared ŠKODA Fabia R5, ahead of another young star in an R5 car, ERC Junior U28 championship leader Fabian Kreim.ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland driver Kreim led a ERC Junior star lock-out of the remaining top 10 positions overall, with Miko Marczyk (ŠKODA Polska Motorsport), Chris Ingram (Toksport WRT) and Laurent Pellier (PEUGEOT Rally Academy) taking eighth, ninth and P10 respectively being Kreim in seventh.

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ERC Junior Under 27 is led by Rally Team Spain's Efren Llarena, beating ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team pairing Mārtiņš Sesks and Tom Kristensson to fastest time on Friday afternoon. ERC debutant Kacper Wróblewski is fourth, with Mattia Vita completing the top five. The post Lukyanuk leads ERC in Poland, Pieniążek pips Gryazin in U28 appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 21 сентября 2018BIRTHDAY BOY NORBI HAPPY WITH ERC GRAVEL PACE IN POLANDАвтор: ErcNorbert Herczig completed the opening day of PZM Rally Poland - his 43rd birthday no less - in second overall following this evening's Mikołajki Arena stage. The four-time Hungarian champion was 0.6s adrift of stage winner Alexey Lukyanuk, who is on the verge of claiming his first FIA European Rally Championship crown."Today I have my birthday and now after checking the time it's an even better day," said the MOL Racing Team driver.PZM Rally Poland is Herczig's final scheduled appearance in this debut ERC season. He's currently a fine third in the standings following podiums in Greece and Cyprus."Every rally is an absolutely new challenge but a good one for us," said Herczig. "It's a beautiful area and the stages are perfect for us. Earlier, in our country, I rallied more routinely on asphalt. Our country has more rallies on Tarmac but, independently of this, I prefer gravel. This year, we've done more mileage driving on gravel and I hope next year we'll be able to drive faster." The post Birthday boy Norbi happy with ERC gravel pace in Poland appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Açoriano Oriental (acorianooriental.pt), Понта-Делгада, 21 сентября 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES ABDICA DO EUROPEU DE RALIS POR FALTA DE APOIOSO português Bruno Magalhães abdicou da participação nas duas últimas provas do Europeu de Ralis (ERC) devido à falta de apoios para completar o orçamento necessário à participação no rali da Polónia, que arrancou hoje. "É uma frustração muito grande ter de abdicar depois de ter andado dois anos a lutar pelo título, com vitórias e subidas ao pódio", disse à agência Lusa o piloto lisboeta.Bruno Magalhães admitiu ter apenas 30 por cento dos cerca de 60 mil euros necessários para disputar o rali polaco, sétima das oito provas do campeonato europeu.Após seis jornadas, o piloto que tem corrido com um Skoda Fabia R5 preparado pela ARC Sport, soma 115 pontos, menos 35 do que o russo Alexey Lukyanuk, que assim pode garantir a renovação do título já este fim de semana."Tem sido um desgaste muito grande andar há dois anos a lutar por apoios prova a prova", admitiu o piloto, tricampeão nacional de ralis entre 2007 e 2009, com a Peugeot.A partir daí, o amadorismo foi o caminho, tendo disputado esporadicamente provas do Intercontinental Rally Challenge, primeiro, e do Europeu nos últimos dois anos, atividade que mantém em paralelo com a de empresário, dos ramos imobiliário e automóvel."Ia fazendo apenas as provas internacionais em Portugal, como o rali da Madeira e dos Açores. Tanto em 2017 como em 2018 foi assim, mas como os resultados foram aparecendo, fui conseguindo alguns apoios para ir fazendo outras provas. Mas, nesta fase do ano, as empresas esgotaram o orçamento para marketing e torna-se mais difícil completar os apoios necessários", explicou à Lusa Bruno Magalhães.Uma época no Europeu exige "pelo menos 450 mil euros, numa versão low cost", frisou. Já para lutar pelo título, com cerca de uma centena de quilómetros de testes por prova, os valores podem chegar "aos 600 mil euros" por uma época.Atualmente, Bruno Magalhães tinha na empresa grega de transporte marítimo Seajets o principal patrocinador, para além da Delta Cafés e do escritório do Parque das Nações da imobiliária ERA.

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"Tem sido cada vez mais difícil encontrar apoios no meio automóvel. Só quem tenha uma grande empresa que apele aos seus fornecedores consegue patrocínios. Para um atleta, que apresenta "só" resultados, é cada vez mais complicado", desabafou.Apesar de não ter números relativos à época passada, Bruno Magalhães lembra que em tempos chegou a gerar "cinco milhões de euros de retorno aos patrocinadores quando a exposição era menor do que agora", que "luta por um título internacional"."Isso significa um retorno de cerca de 10 vezes em relação ao investimento feito, quando, por norma, só exigem o triplo", sublinha à Lusa.Agora, o piloto garante estar já focado "em montar um projeto para o próximo ano". "Gostaria de continuar no Europeu, mas vai depender da vontade dos meus patrocinadores", diz, admitindo um regresso ao campeonato nacional "se for para ganhar". Bruno Magalhães abdica do Europeu de Ralis por falta de apoios

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Maisfutebol.iol.pt, Лиссабон, 21 сентября 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES ABDICA DO EUROPEU DE RALIS POR FALTA DE APOIOSАвтор: Redacao AutoportalPiloto português falha as duas provas finais do Campeonato da Europa numa altura em que ocupava a segunda posiçãoO piloto português Bruno Magalhães abdicou da participação nas duas últimas provas do Campeonato da Europeu de Ralis (ERC) devido à falta de apoios para completar o orçamento necessário à participação no rali da Polónia, que arranca esta sexta-feira."É uma frustração muito grande ter de abdicar depois de ter andado dois anos a lutar pelo título, com vitórias e subidas ao pódio", revelou o piloto de Lisboa à agência Lusa.Bruno Magalhães admitiu ter apenas 30 por cento dos cerca de 60 mil euros necessários para disputar o rali polaco, sétima das oito provas do campeonato europeu.Após seis jornadas, o piloto que tem corrido com um Skoda Fabia R5 preparado pela ARC Sport, soma 115 pontos, menos 35 do que o russo Alexey Lukyanuk, que assim pode garantir a renovação do título já este fim de semana."Tem sido um desgaste muito grande andar há dois anos a lutar por apoios prova a prova", admitiu o piloto, tricampeão nacional de ralis entre 2007 e 2009, com a Peugeot.A partir daí, o amadorismo foi o caminho, tendo disputado esporadicamente provas do Intercontinental Rally Challenge, primeiro, e do Europeu nos últimos dois anos, atividade que mantém em paralelo com a de empresário, dos ramos imobiliário e automóvel."Ia fazendo apenas as provas internacionais em Portugal, como o rali da Madeira e dos Açores. Tanto em 2017 como em 2018 foi assim, mas como os resultados foram aparecendo, fui conseguindo alguns apoios para ir fazendo outras provas. Mas, nesta fase do ano, as empresas esgotaram o orçamento para marketing e torna-se mais difícil completar os apoios necessários", explicou Bruno Magalhães.Uma época no Europeu exige "pelo menos 450 mil euros, numa versão low cost", frisou. Já para lutar pelo título, com cerca de uma centena de quilómetros de testes por prova, os valores podem chegar "aos 600 mil euros" por uma época.Agora, o piloto garante estar já focado "em montar um projeto para o próximo ano". "Gostaria de continuar no Europeu, mas vai depender da vontade dos meus patrocinadores", acrescentou Bruno Magalhães, admitindo um regresso ao campeonato nacional "se for para ganhar".

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Ojogo.pt, Лиссабон, 21 сентября 2018FALTA DE APOIOS OBRIGA BRUNO MAGALHÃES A FICAR DE FORA DO EUROPEU DE RALISO piloto português não vai participar na sétima prova do campeonato europeu, realizada na Polónia

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Bruno Magalhães abdicou da participação nas duas últimas provas do Europeu de Ralis (ERC) devido à falta de apoios para completar o orçamento necessário à participação no rali da Polónia, que arrancou esta sexta-feira."É uma frustração muito grande ter de abdicar depois de ter andado dois anos a lutar pelo título, com vitórias e subidas ao pódio", disse o piloto lisboeta.Bruno Magalhães admitiu ter apenas 30 por cento dos cerca de 60 mil euros necessários para disputar o rali polaco, sétima das oito provas do campeonato europeu. Após seis jornadas, o piloto que tem corrido com um Skoda Fabia R5 preparado pela ARC Sport, soma 115 pontos, menos 35 do que o russo Alexey Lukyanuk, que assim pode garantir a renovação do título já este fim de semana."Tem sido um desgaste muito grande andar há dois anos a lutar por apoios prova a prova", admitiu o piloto, tricampeão nacional de ralis entre 2007 e 2009, com a Peugeot.A partir daí, o amadorismo foi o caminho, tendo disputado esporadicamente provas do Intercontinental Rally Challenge, primeiro, e do Europeu nos últimos dois anos, atividade que mantém em paralelo com a de empresário, dos ramos imobiliário e automóvel."Ia fazendo apenas as provas internacionais em Portugal, como o rali da Madeira e dos Açores. Tanto em 2017 como em 2018 foi assim, mas como os resultados foram aparecendo, fui conseguindo alguns apoios para ir fazendo outras provas. Mas, nesta fase do ano, as empresas esgotaram o orçamento para marketing e torna-se mais difícil completar os apoios necessários", explicou o português.Uma época no Europeu exige "pelo menos 450 mil euros, numa versão low cost", frisou. Já para lutar pelo título, com cerca de uma centena de quilómetros de testes por prova, os valores podem chegar "aos 600 mil euros" por uma época."Tem sido cada vez mais difícil encontrar apoios no meio automóvel. Só quem tenha uma grande empresa que apele aos seus fornecedores consegue patrocínios. Para um atleta, que apresenta só resultados, é cada vez mais complicado", desabafou.Apesar de não ter números relativos à época passada, Bruno Magalhães lembra que em tempos chegou a gerar "cinco milhões de euros de retorno aos patrocinadores quando a exposição era menor do que agora", que "luta por um título internacional". "Isso significa um retorno de cerca de 10 vezes em relação ao investimento feito, quando, por norma, só exigem o triplo", sublinhou.Agora, o piloto garante estar já focado "em montar um projeto para o próximo ano". "Gostaria de continuar no Europeu, mas vai depender da vontade dos meus patrocinadores", diz, admitindo um regresso ao campeonato nacional "se for para ganhar".

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 22 сентября 2018ERC DRAMA AS LUKYANUK CRASHES OUT OF PZM RALLY POLAND!Автор: ErcPZM Rally Poland has taken an early dramatic turn, as FIA European Rally Championship points leader Alexey Lukyanuk has crashed out on the Świętajno stage. Russian Performance Motorsport driver Lukyanuk suffered severe right rear contact damage to his Ford Fiesta R5 only 2.18 kilometres into the third stage of the rally.His high-impact crash has caused severe damage to his suspension and right rear wheel, though both Lukyanuk and co-driver Alexey Arnautov escape their accident unscathed.Lukyanuk had been battling for first with FIA ERC Junior Under 28 leader Nikolay Gryazin, who now holds a 9.7s lead over ERC Junior Under 27 graduate Jari Huttunen in second place.Combined with Printsport's Łukasz Pieniążek crashing out of fourth place in the same stage - hitting a tree at a hairpin after only 400 metres - ERC Junior U28s are now locking out the rest of the top five places.Chris Ingram is now third, 36.5s behind Gryazin. He has Junior U28 championship leader Fabian Kreim close behind in fourth, 3.9s behind, while ŠKODA Polska Motorsport young talent Miko Marczyk is fifth. The post ERC drama as Lukyanuk crashes out of PZM Rally Poland! appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 22 сентября 2018LUKYANUK EXPLAINS POLAND ERC CRASHАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk has spoken about the crash that put him out of PZM Rally Poland this morning, while co-driver Alexey Arnautov has confirmed they will not be restarting the FIA European Rally Championship counter due to damage sustained to their Ford Fiesta R5. Lukyanuk was second overall, 0.6s behind Nikolay Gryazin, when he hit trouble on stage three, striking a tree and damaging the right-rear corner of his Russian Performance Motorsport entry.He said: "Something went wrong before the jump, the speed was not too high but before the jump the car reacted too good to my steering input and we had too much slide. I understood I could touch the inside of the corner so I had to straighten up the car a bit and we jumped straight on this crest and unfortunately we landed too far from the proper line. It's more like driving mistake than speed."The feeling is not so good, probably I did not get used to the car so well and probably I did not expect it to react so sharp to my steering input or maybe it was some bad sand in the road what made us slide too much before. It was some unexpected thing, too bad but we are fine, what can we do?" The post Lukyanuk explains Poland ERC crash appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 22 сентября 2018GRYAZIN LEADS DOMINANT ERC JUNIORS IN POLANDАвтор: ErcNikolay Gryazin leads RZM Rally Poland both in the overall FIA European Rally Championship order and in FIA ERC Junior Under 28, with a swathe of young stars in R5 cars dominating the top 10. Taking four stage wins out of four this morning - the last of which was shared with ERC Junior Under 27 graduate Jari Huttunen - Gryazin had stolen first place away from championship leader Alexey Lukyanyk after the opening Paprotki text.However, Lukyanuk then crashed out on the next stage, getting his line wrong over a crest and crashing into a tree at high speed. Both Lukyanuk and co-driver Alexey Arnautov were unharmed but his Russian Performance Motorsport Ford Fiesta took heavy right rear damage, forcing him to retire.Huttunen is now second, 11.1s behind Gryazin. 58.4s in arrears to Huttunen, former team-mate Chris Ingram completes the overall podium and holds second in ERC Junior U28.Ingram moved to third after fellow ERC Junior U27 graduate Łukasz Pieniążek crashed his Printsport ŠKODA Fabia R5 into a different tree on the same stage as Lukyanuk.Despite being compromised by an early road order position and the gravel sweeping it entailed, ERC Junior U28 points leader Fabian Kreim surged to third place in his class, only 2.6s behind Ingram in fourth overall.A tight four-way fight amongst local experts emerged for fifth, with former Polish national champion Grzegorz Grzyb currently winning that battle for Rufa Sport.Though briefly dropping behind two of his compatriots on stage three, Grzyb is still 4.5s ahead of ERC Junior U28 hotshot Miko Marczyk in sixth overall, making his ERC debut with ŠKODA Polska Motorsport. That also gives him fourth in ERC Junior U28.eSky Rally Team's Łukasz Habaj is only 1.7s behind Marczyk in seventh, with Tomasz Kasperczyk a further 7.2s behind in eighth.Laurent Pellier had a dramatic nose-heavy jump mid-morning but survived to tell the tale, bringing his PEUGEOT Rally Academy 208 T16 to midday service 9.3s behind Kasperczyk in ninth, good enough for fifth in ERC Junior U28.On his gravel debut in R5 machinery, ACCR Czech Rally Team driver Filip Mareš is tenth overall and sixth in ERC Junior U28, still within touching distance of Pellier.Dariusz Poloński's switch from R2 to R5s in ERC did not go to plan, a fuel pressure problem costing him nearly four minutes on Stare Juchy and sending him outside the top 20. The post Gryazin leads dominant ERC Juniors in Poland appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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RMF 24 (rmf24.pl), Варшава, 22 сентября 2018NIKOŁAJ GRIAZIN LIDEREM 75. RAJDU POLSKI PO 5 ODCINKACH SPECJALNYCHJeżdżący w łotewską licencją Nikołaj Griazin jest jak na razie zdecydowanie najszybszym kierowcą walczącym w 75. Rajdzie Polski. Kolejne lokaty zajmują Fin Janne Huttunen i Brytyjczyk Chris Ingram. W rywalizacji RSMP, a więc walce o nasz krajowy tytuł przewodzi jak na razie Grzegorz Grzyb, ale niewiele tracą do niego Mikołaj Marczyk i Łukasz Habaj. Na trasie nie ma już Łukasza Pieniążka i Aleksieja Łukjaniuka. Obaj z powodu wypadków nie dotarli do mety OS-u "Świętajno". Na odcinku Mikołajki MAX wypadek miał Kacper Wróblewski. OS wstrzymano.Pierwszy, poranny OS "Paprotki" to bardzo dobra jazda Nikołaja Griazina i Aleksieja Lukjaniuka. Ci dwaj kierowcy to główni pretendenci do zwycięstwa w imprezie. Griazin zanotował na tym odcinku czas o niespełna 2 sekundy lepszy od Lukjaniuka. Trzeci czas miał Fin Janne Huttunen.W cyklu Rajdowych Samochodowych Mistrzostw Polski pozycję lidera obronił Łukasz Pieniążek. Kierowca ścigający się normalnie w cyklu Mistrzostw Świata WRC2 zapowiadał tu bardzo szybką jazdę - jak podkreślił dla kibiców. Kolejne lokaty, ale już z ponad 10 sekundami straty zajmowali Grzegorz Grzyb i Mikołaj Marczyk. Lider RSMP 75. Rajdu Polski czyli Grzegorz Grzyb #rajdRMF @RMF24pl pic.twitter.com/vl5YFftfkA - Patryk Serwański (@Serwanski_P) 22 września 2018 Dzień spokojnie zaczął lider RSMP Jakub Brzeziński - miał 6. czas na odcinku. Dla tego kierowcy w Mikołajkach najważniejsze jest zapewnienie sobie tytułu mistrza kraju. W jego przypadku trzeba umiejętnie podejmować ryzyko. Drugi odcinek w tej pętli "Świętajno" to jednocześnie najdłuższy OS tego dnia - ponad 19,5 kilometra. Okazał się także selektywny. Już 400 metrów po starcie odcinka kłopoty zatrzymały Pieniążka. Kierowca uderzył w drzewo. Załodze nic się nie stało, ale o dalszej jeździe nie było mowy. Podobnie zakończyła się przygoda Łukjaniuka. Rosjanin wyleciał z drogi, urwał tylne prawe koło. Załoga także nie ucierpiała, ale z rywalizacji wypadła kolejna szybka załoga. Pozycję lidera utrzymał Griazin. Na drugie miejsce awansował Huttunen, a trzecie Chris Ingram.W RSMP po odpadnięciu Pieniążka na pierwszą lokatę przesunął się Mikołaj Marczyk, choć jego przewaga nad Łukaszem Habajem była symboliczna - wynosiła tylko 0,7 sekundy.Łukasz Habaj na razie 3. w RSMP 75.Rajdu Polski #rajdRMF @RMF24pl pic.twitter.com/ZZ53QrZERR - Patryk Serwański (@Serwanski_P) 22 września 2018 Trzecie miejsce zajmował Grzyb z czasem o ponad 2 sekundy słabszym od lidera.*BREAKING*Lukyanuk is off the road. Crew OK.#FIAERC #RallyPoland pic.twitter.com/zp28HlcfeO - FIA ERC (@FIAERC) 22 września 2018 Ooooooh... @AlexeyLukyanuk ��#FIAERC #RallyPoland pic.twitter.com/Lb11DJoW9d - FIA ERC (@FIAERC) 22 września 2018 Trzeci odcinek w pętli "Stare Juchy" to kolejne zwycięstwo Griazina, który umacniał się na prowadzeniu w klasyfikacji generalnej. Drugi czas miał Huttunen, a trzeci Niemiec Fabian Kreim. W RSMP ponownie zmienił się lider. Najszybciej OS pokonał Grzyb. Miał czas o blisko 6 sekund lepszy od Habaja i o prawie 9 sekund od Marczyka. To pozwoliło mu awansować na pierwsze miejsce. Dalej znaleźli się Habaj i Marczyk. Dobry czas wykręcił Tomasz Kasperczyk i odrobił część strat do czołówki. Z Grzybem przegrał o 4 sekundy. Brzeziński o ponad 6. Nie wszyscy mieli na tym odcinku szczęście. Z ogromną stratą do mety OS-u dotarł Łotysz Martins Sesks.Wow... @MSesks managed to get his Opel Adam back on its wheels and made it through. He lost over 17 minutes!#FIAERC #JuniorU27 #RallyPoland pic.twitter.com/C6bfN2UTVb - FIA ERC (@FIAERC) 22 września 2018 Pętlę zakończył odcinek "Mikołajki MAX" o długości 9 kilometrów. W najważniejszych rajdowych kwalifikacjach zmieniło się tym razem niewiele. Najlepsi ex-aequo okazali się Griazin i Huttunen, czyli najszybsi kierowcy klasyfikacji generalnej. Bardzo dobry trzeci rezultat zanotował Marczyk, ale liderem RSMP pozostał Grzyb.Niestety właśnie na tym kończącym pętlę odcinku wypadek miała załoga, którą w tym sezonie wspiera RMF FM. Z trasy wypadła załoga Kacper Wróblewski i Jacek Spantany. Pojawił się sygnał o wezwaniu pomocy. Odcinek został początkowo zatrzymany, a następnie anulowany. Na miejscu pojechała karetka pogotowia. Samochód jest mocno rozbity, leży na dachu.Według informacji, które otrzymaliśmy, do szpitala na badania pojechał pilot Jacek Spentanty, który uskarżał się na ból szyi. Pozostali kierowcy dotrą na serwis drogą alternatywną. Decyzje dotyczące ich rezultatów podejmą sędziowie. Klasyfikacja generalna 75. Rajdu Polski: 1. Nikołaj Griazin - 31.58:52. Janne Huttunen + 11,13. Chris Ingram +58,4

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4. Fabian Kreim + 1.015. Grzegorz Grzyb + 1.13Klasyfikacja RSMP 75. Rajdu Polski: 1. Grzegorz Grzyb - 33.11:052. Mikołaj Marczyk +4.5 s.3. Łukasz Habaj +6,24. Tomasz Kasperczyk +13,4 (j.) Patryk Serwański Nikołaj Griazin liderem 75. Rajdu Polski po 5 odcinkach specjalnych

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 22 сентября 2018KRISTENSSON AND LLARENA DUEL FOR ERC JUNIOR U28 LEAD IN POLANDАвтор: ErcTom Kristensson and Efrén Llarena are duelling for first place in FIA ERC Junior Under 27 on PZM Rally Poland, after championship leader Mārtiņš Sesks rolled out of the lead this morning. ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team star Sesks began his march towards a potential debut ERC Junior U27 championship title by establishing a 6.1 second lead but found his lead charge derailed on stage four.Hitting one of the deep ruts which line the soft gravel stages, Sesks rolled his car over, eventually resuming and dropping over 17 minutes by the finish line of Stare Juchy. Sesks drove straight back to service and retired afterwards, such was the extent of damage sustained. He will restart tomorrow.Team-mate Kristensson has since set the pace, winning stages three, four and five to establish a 15.2s advantage at the head of the field over Rally Team Spain prodigy Llarena.Miika Hokkanen turned in a solid performance to complete the podium places, 32.4s behind Kristensson in third.Stage five was halted due to a crash for debutatnt Kacper Wróblewski, who had earlier moved into fourth when nearest rival Sebastian Johansson crashed out in the same stage as Sesks.His retirement hands Mattia Vita fourth place, despite hitting a tree midway through Świętajno - the same stage which had caught out ERC championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk. Saintéloc junior Catie Munnings moves into the top five, while also securing her lead in the ERC Ladies' Trophy.Dominik Brož is back in action after his stage one retirement on Friday, well behind after a 10 minute penalty but still safely in sixth position. The post Kristensson and Llarena duel for ERC Junior U28 lead in Poland appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 22 сентября 2018DAY REPORT: JUNIOR STAR GRYAZIN ON TOP IN ERC, HUTTUNEN CLOSINGАвтор: ErcNikolay Gryazin continued to demonstrate the talent of the FIA ERC Junior Under 28 field by leading the overall European Rally Championship order on PZM Rally Poland after leg one, though former ERC Junior Jari Huttunen has begun to close in. Sports Racing Technology driver Gryazin has led since stage two this morning but two stage wins at the end of leg one allowed Huttunen to recoup 3.1s, the pair now separated by only 11.0s with six stages still remaining on Sunday.Huttunen's speed despite not taking part in any pre-event testing is not a great surprise, using his experience as a title contender in ERC Junior Under 27 last year to great effect.His former ERC Junior U27 team-mate Chris Ingram is third overall and locked in a tight battle with ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland's Fabian Kreim. Though he briefly fell behind mid-afternoon, Ingram swiftly regained second in ERC Junior U28 from Kreim on the rerun of Stare Juchy. The pair are separated by a mere 1.7s.

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Miko Marczyk continued the ERC Junior U28 dominance on PZM Rally Poland, making it four Juniors in the overall top five and also finishing leg one fourth in Junior U28.Despite having less gravel experience under his belt than the competitive distance of this event alone, Marczyk held his own, ending leg one ahead of past Polish champions Grzegorz Grzyb (Rufa Sport) and Łukasz Habaj (eSky Rally Team) in sixth and seventh respectively.The Polish trio had been swapping places all afternoon, though ŠKODA Polska Motorsport driver Marczyk can hold comfort from all of Grzyb's attentions being on securing his Polish crown, which he is battling against Habaj for.Autoklub of Czech Republic-backed Filip Mareš moved into eighth place overall and fifth in ERC Junior U28 late on, taking advantage of a mistake by Tiger Energy Drink Rally Team's Tomasz Kasperczyk. The Pole glanced a tree on stage eight, dropping half a minute and allowing Mareš to swoop in, demoting him to ninth.Despite a quick trip off-road in the opening stage Norbert Herczig completes the top 10, driving his MOL Racing Team ŠKODA Fabia R5.Aside from a lairy moment in the opening test which damaged his rear bumper, Marcin Słobodzian had a successful day aboard his Subaru Poland Rally Team-prepared Impreza STi, securing his lead in the ERC2 production category.Leg one recap: Juniors thrill as Lukyanuk spillsPZM 75th Rally Poland kicked off under the low dusk lighting of Mikołajki on Friday night with plenty of sensational sideways action. Qualifying Stage winner Lukyanuk took the initiative by winning the opening superspecial. That lead didn't last long, as ERC Junior Under 28 frontrunner Gryazin moved straight into the lead first thing on Saturday morning with victory on stage two. Nobert Herczig meanwhile showed it wasn't just his car that featured flashes of green but his fingers too, having a venture off-road and losing a few seconds with a trip through someone's garden.Stage three reminded the field how narrow the margins on PZM Rally Poland's ultra-fast roads can be, with two leading contenders both striking trees and ending their respective days early.Oversteering entering a fast left, ERC champion-elect Alexey Lukyanuk ended up off-line over the following jump, landing wide and whacking the right rear of his Russian Performance Motorsport Ford Fiesta off a tree. That came only moments after another podium contender fell by the wayside, as ERC Junior U27 graduate Łukasz Pieniążek struck an entirely different tree 400 metres into the Świętajno test. Unfortunately for Pieniążek, his car was so badly damaged by the impact he won't be returning under Rally2 for leg two.The subsequent shakeup was immediate. Jari Huttunen moved to a second place he would hold for the rest of leg one, while Chris Ingram's successful overhauling of ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland junior Fabian Kreim took him from sixth straight to third. Fellow ERC Junior U28 Miko Marczyk showed pace beyond his experience, jumping straight from eighth to fifth despite having less than 200 kilometres of gravel running under his belt before this weekend.Stare Juchy's first pass was the beginning of the end for Dariusz Poloński, a regular in ERC3 last season. A fuel pump failure stopped him for nearly four minutes and, though he would manage to crawl through the next test and reach midday service, he would go no further on Saturday.Ingram was in awe of the breakneck speeds PZM Rally Poland offers its competitors. He needed equally fast reactions on stage five, a deer spectacularly leaping over the bonnet of his Toksport WRT Fabia while pushing to keep ERC Junior U28 championship rival Kreim behind him.After midday service one of Ingram and Kreim's rivals was eliminated by a foreign object, though thankfully an inanimate one this time. Getting tail-happy on Paprotki's tarmac section and striking a hay bale, PEUGEOT Rally Academy's Laurent Pellier irreparably damaged the radiator on his 208 T16, bowing out of ninth place overall.Świętajno's afternoon run took no scalps this time around but still gave ERC crews plenty of near misses. Ingram's Toksport WRT team-mate Orhan Avcioğlu skated wide at a tight right hander, then moments later brushed one of Świętajno's now infamous trees. Polish ERC Junior U28 contender Tomasz Kasperczyk meanwhile went one step further, going nose first into a tree with his Tiger Energy Drink Rally Team Fiesta and losing half a minute.With Lukyanuk out of the picture, Gryazin had gone on a stage-winning spree, remaining unbeaten all the way until stage eight. Huttunen had tied the ERC Junior U28 star for fastest time on stage five but finally took centre stage himself, eating 1.5s into the younger Russian rocket's lead with a stage victory of his own.Huttunen repeated the feat again to finish the day, winning the leg-closing Mikolajki MAX test 1.6s up on Gryazin, while behind Grzyb snatched away sixth place from national championship rival Habaj at the very end. The post Day report: Junior star Gryazin on top in ERC, Huttunen closing appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 сентября 2018THE PARTY STARTS NOW: LUKYANUK, ARNAUTOV FIA ERC CHAMPIONS FOR 2018*Автор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk and Alexey Arnautov cannot be caught in the battle to win the 2018 FIA European Rally Championship and, subject to confirmation of the final results, will be crowned champions in due course. The Russian Performance Motorsport pair have been on top form for much of the season in their Pirelli-shod, H-Racing-run Ford Fiesta R5 built by M-Sport.Despite crashing out of PZM Rally Poland this morning, their three wins and one second place, coupled with the non-entry in Poland of title rivals Bruno and Hugo Magalhães due to budgetary constraints, means Lukyanuk and Arnautov are the first Russian ERC champions*."It feels a bit strange but I'm happy for the team and for the sponsors," said Lukyanuk. "It's a really big step for us. We tried to be on the limit all the time but we don't have enough practice, enough testing and sometimes we lose control. Still, we have good pace, good feeling, good mood and it's a good end of the season."I'm sorry for Bruno's [Magalhães] withdrawal so early but anyway the competition is very strong. It was a tough year for us but the party starts now."Of his accident this morning, Lukyanuk said: "I think I overworked a bit with the car and I put it sideways before the jump, I had to straighten a bit before but, unfortunately, the speed was okay but the line was not perfect so we hit a tree after landing. Not a good moment for us but that was really unpredictable."A full Q&A with Lukyanuk will be published soon, while ERC All Access on Eurosport on Tuesday will take a closer look behind the scenes of Lukyanuk's winning weekend. Check local listings for more details.Meanwhile, PZM Rally Poland continues tomorrow (Sunday). Nikolay Gryazin heads Jari Huttunen by 11 seconds with six stages remaining. The overnight top five have an average age of 23 to underline the importance of the ERC as a training ground for future talent.*Subject to confirmation of the results by the FIA The post The party starts now: Lukyanuk, Arnautov FIA ERC champions for 2018* appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 сентября 2018HERCZIG LEADS POLAND ERC ROAD ORDER ON FINAL DAYАвтор: ErcMOL Racing Team's Norbert Herczig will lead the FIA European Rally Championship field to the finish line of PZM Rally Poland, running first on the road during leg two. Leg one's top 10 runners are reversed for Sunday's stages, putting 10th placed Herczig out front to sweep loose gravel away.ERC Junior Under 28 pairing Tomasz Kasperczyk (Tiger Energy Drink Rally Team) and Filip Mareš (ACCR Czech Rally Team) resume their battle over fifth in class by running second and third respectively.Łukasz Habaj (eSky Rally Team) and Grzegorz Grzyb (Rufa Sport) will set about catching the mightily impressive ERC Junior U28 debutant Miko Marczyk (ŠKODA Polska Motorsport) for fifth, who had less than 200 kilometres of gravel experience before this weekend.ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland's Fabian Kreim and Toksport WRT driver Chris Ingram pick up their podium battle seventh and eighth in the road order, with rally-leading duo Nikolay Gryazin and Jari Huttunen P10 and ninth to kick off respectively.Four drivers will not return after rally-ending crashes during leg one. Newly crowned champion* Alexey Lukyanuk damaged his car with a high-speed off into a tree on Saturday morning, as did Printsport's ERC Junior U28 contender Łukasz Pieniążek.

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ERC Junior U27 pairing Kacper Wróblewski (Rallytechnology) and Sebastian Johansson will not return either, both suffering accidents yesterday. However, ADAC Opel Rallye Junior star Mārtiņš Sesks is back, the championship leader's decision to retire earlier and drive back to service validated by a fully-fixed Opel ADAM R2.*Subject to confirmation of the final result by the FIA The post Herczig leads Poland ERC road order on final day appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 сентября 2018DAY REPORT: GRYAZIN RESISTS LATE HUTTUNEN CHARGE FOR SECOND ERC WINАвтор: ErcNikolay Gryazin secured his second career FIA European Rally Championship victory on PZM Rally Poland, fending off Jari Huttunen and strengthening his FIA ERC Junior Under 28 title challenge. Gryazin and ERC Junior Under 27 graduate Huttunen were locked in an epic tussle throughout leg two, and with no championship aspirations to worry about, the young Finn went flat out to catch the rally leader.Huttunen won all three afternoon stages, unleashing the shackles on his Hyundai i20. A 10s time penalty for late check-in to SS14 undid his progress but failed to dampen his determination, driving on the ragged edge and finishing with a rear left puncture, broken rear bumper and rear spoiler from his final push.Though he won the rally-closing Baranowo test by 4.6s Huttunen fell short of victory, Gryazin securing victory by 8.3s, with Huttunen settling for second.Young stars in R5 cars dominated the top positions overall, with Chris Ingram scoring his first overall ERC podium in third place. He escaped the clutches of ERC Junior U28 rival Fabian Kreim over the course of leg two for second in class, the Toksport WRT and ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland pilots separated by 17.3s at the finish. Though unable to challenge Ingram, Kreim still secured an ERC Junior U28 podium and fourth overall.ERC Junior U28 debutant Miko Marczyk held off a late challenge from Polish championship rival Łukasz Habaj to score a sensational top five finish for ŠKODA Polska Motorsport.The prodigious young talent has only two years' rallying experience and had covered less than 200 competitive kilometres on gravel before this weekend, yet resisted pressure from both sixth placed Habaj and seventh placed Grzegorz Grzyb.ACCR Czech Team's Filip Mareš successfully pulled away from and then held fellow ERC Junior U28 competitor Tomasz Kasperczyk at bay for eighth overall and fifth in Junior U28. It was a strong result for Mareš, taking part in his first ever gravel rally in an R5-specification car.Despite a trip through a garden on Saturday morning, road sweeping today as first on the road and even rolling his car over this afternoon, Norbert Herczig brought his MOL Racing Team Fabia home P10.Leg tworecap: Russian rockets clinch Polish silverwareAs dawn broke over Mikołajki and Alexey Lukyanuk celebrated his new status as ERC champion* from the sidelines, ERC crews headed to Pozezdrze, where the Juniors were quickest to wake up and get to work. Tiger Energy Drink Rally Team Tomasz Kasperczyk used his home advantage to great effect straight out of the blocks, taking 4.2s out of Filip Mareš to reclaim fourth in ERC Junior U28 and eighth overall.Admitting he'd been to cautious, Autoklob of Czech Republic-backed Mareš responded immediately on Gołdap, regaining his place from Kasperczyk, which he held until the finish. Out front, ERC Junior U28 and rally leader Gryazin had dropped nearly three seconds to Huttunen on the first stage, only to take it all back and then some more through Gołdap, making clear he wasn't surrendering his lead without a fight.Gołdap had offered a welcome reprieve from the narrow tracks featured heavily throughout PZM Rally Poland, its wide open roads a much more forgiving setting. Ingram took a mammoth 9.4s out of ERC Junior U28 rival Kreim despite plenty of sideways moments, though the roads didn't help Ingram's Toksport WRT team-mate Orhan Avcioğlu, who stalled twice at a junction.The ERC field passed through Baranowo without much fuss, though Grzyb did run wide only two corners into the. Habaj capitalised, whittling down his deficit for sixth place down to only 0.2s, while

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Marczyk seized his opportunity to leave his more experienced countrymen behind and build a gap for fifth. Szymon Ruta was not so fortunate, retiring from P13 at midday service with a technical issue.Attention switched back to the lead battle after service. Huttunen had won SS10, with Gryazin responding in the following two tests, though his resistance began to falter thereafter. With no allocation of fresh tyres remaining, Gryazin struggled to match Huttunen on Pozezdrze, dropping 4.1s and focussing his efforts on securing a vital maximum scored for his ERC Junior U28 title campaign instead.Huttunen was pushing hard to put Gryazin under pressure, taking a tyre off his Hyundai's rear-left rim on the very first corner of Pozezdrze. That first corner contact decided the rally in an unexpected manner.Fixing the damage he'd picked up by the roadside and setting off to the next stage, Huttunen rocked up at Gołdap time control one minute late, incurring a 10 second penalty."Damn it!" exclaimed a frustrated Huttunen at Gołdap stage end, and for good reason - it had undone all the ERC Junior U27 graduate's hard work, having gained 10.1s across SS13 and SS14.As Gryazin focussed on bringing his Fabia home in one piece, Huttunen put everything on the line through Baranowo in a last ditch effort to take victory. Flying through the stage, Huttunen pushed his i20 to its limits, keeping his foot to the floor where others lifted or used their brakes. He arrived at the finish line with a car sporting rear bodywork damage and a rear left puncture, visible evidence of his monumental final push.It was not enough though, Gryazin arriving moments later only 4.6s slower, wrapping up a successful weekend for the ERC's Russian contingent with a new ERC champion* crowned and a star of the future scoring his first outright win of 2018.*Subject to confirmation of the results by the FIA The post Day report: Gryazin resists late Huttunen charge for second ERC win appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 24 сентября 2018RIVALS PAST AND PRESENT PRAISE LUKYANUK FOLLOWING ERC TITLE SUCCESS*Автор: ErcThree-time ERC champion Kajetan Kajetanowicz has praised Alexey Lukyanuk after the Russian claimed his FIA European Rally Championship title* in Poland last weekend. Kajetanowicz won his last title in 2017 and spoke highly of Lukyanuk due to the on-stage battles they had."Alexei doesn't give up and is one of these drivers on whom I could always count on to have a fight," said Kajetanwoicz. "When I won the titles, he was nearby and fought until the very end. His 2018 season is one of his best, maybe the best to date."Bruno Magalhães, who remains on course to finish runner-up to Lukyanuk, said: "If I cannot be the champion I am very happy Lukyanuk is the champion. He's shown during the whole year he's the fastest driver. He's also a very nice person. All the time we have a good atmosphere between us. Even last year when, unfortunately, we crashed in the same tree in Latvia he was very sympathetic with me when I was in the hospital."*Subject to confirmation of the results by the FIA The post Rivals past and present praise Lukyanuk following ERC title success* appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Speedweek.com, Мюнхен, 24 сентября 2018POLEN: KREIM WEITER IM RENNEN UM U28-TITELFabian Kreim hat beim vorletzten Lauf zur Rallye-Europameisterschaft in Polen seine Chance auf den U28-Titel gewahrt, Nikolay Gryazin siegt, Alexey Lukyanuk ist neuer Europameister.

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Vierter U28-Podestplatz in Serie, erstmals auf Schotter unter den Top 3 der U28-Wertung: Das Skoda Auto Deutschland Duo Fabian Kreim/Frank Christian (D/D) hat seine Erfolgsserie in der FIA Rallye-Europameisterschaft (ERC) fortgesetzt. Auf den Hochgeschwindigkeitsstrecken der Rallye Polen überzeugen die zweimaligen Deutschen Meister mit einem starken dritten Platz in der U28-Kategorie und Rang vier in der Gesamtwertung der Rallye. Die Entscheidung über den Klassentitel fällt damit in einem spannenden Dreikampf der Skoda Fabia R5-Piloten beim großen Saisonfinale in Lettland (12. bis 14. Oktober)."Wir haben hier auf Schotter einen deutlichen Schritt nach vorn gemacht. Auf den superschnellen Pisten bei der Rallye Polen konnten wir eine Menge Erfahrung sammeln, die uns auf diesem Untergrund noch fehlt. Deshalb werten wir den dritten Platz in der U28-Wertung auch als großen Erfolg für uns - schließlich sind wir erstmals in der EM auf Schotter aufs Podest gefahren", bilanziert Fabian Kreim. Damit beweist der 25-Jährige nach zuvor drei Podestplätzen in Serie auf Asphalt einmal mehr seine Zugehörigkeit zur europäischen Elite: In dieser Saison war er bei den Rallyes auf den Kanarischen Inseln und in Tschechien auf Platz zwei gelandet und hatte bei der Rally di Roma Capitale seinen ersten Klassensieg gefeiert.Bei der Rallye Polen holt Nikolay Gryazin (RUS) seinen dritten U28-Sieg und seinen ersten Gesamttriumph vor Jari Huttunen (Hyundai) in diesem Jahr im Skoda Fabia R5. Fabian Kreim verpasst nach 214 Wertungskilometern nur um 17,3 Sekunden den zweiten Platz in seiner Klasse gegen den Briten Chris Ingram. Die beiden Titelanwärter liefern sich auch am Sonntag bis zur letzten der 15 Wertungsprüfungen ein spannendes Duell auf den engen Feldwegen auf sandigem und steinigem Untergrund. Kreim freut sich am Ende in der Masurischen Seenlandschaft über U28-Platz drei: "In der vorletzten Prüfung hat es richtig zu regnen begonnen, das war tückisch. Ansonsten hat die Rallye jede Menge Spaß gemacht. Ich habe ein besseres Gefühl dafür bekommen, wie man auf diesem Belag fahren muss - das wird mir beim Saisonfinale in Lettland helfen."Beim letzten ERC-Lauf der Saison 2018 gibt es den großen Showdown um den U28-Titel zwischen den Skoda Piloten Kreim, Ingram und Gryazin. Der deutsche Champion Kreim hat in den bislang fünf Events der Klasse in diesem Jahr bis jetzt die meisten Punkte gesammelt - allerdings entscheiden am Ende nur die besten vier Resultate über den Champion. In der virtuellen Zwischentabelle liegt Kreim deshalb auf Platz drei knapp hinter Spitzenreiter Gryazin und Ingram, hat aber noch alle Chancen auf den Titelgewinn."Fabian Kreim und Frank Christian haben bei der Rallye Polen ihre bislang beste Leistung auf Schotter abgeliefert. Ein großes Kompliment geht dafür an unser Fahrerduo genauso wie an das BRR-Einsatzteam um Raimund Baumschlager. Alle gemeinsam werden wir bis zum letzten Wertungskilometer der Saison um den Titel kämpfen", kommentiert Ulrich Bethscheider-Kieser, Leiter Produkt- und Markenkommunikation von Skoda Auto Deutschland.Trotz seines Ausfalls wegen Unfalls im Ford Fiesta R5 konnte der fünffache Saisonsieger Alexey Lukyanuk in diesem Jahr vorzeitig die Europameisterschaft gewinnen.Die Zahl zur Rallye Polen: 15 + 5 Die U28-Wertung bei der Rallye Polen ist fest in der Hand von Skoda. In allen 15 Wertungsprüfungen markiert ein Fabia R5-Pilot die Bestzeit. Auch in der Gesamtwertung ist die tschechische Marke dominant: Die fünf besten Piloten der Klasse vertrauen auf den Hightech-Allradler. Unter den Top 10 platzierten sich neun Skoda Fabia R5.Ergebnis nach 15 Prüfungen (= 214,92 km): 1. Gryazin/Fedorov (LV/RUS), Fabia R5, 1:53:43,5 h 2. Huttunen/Linnaketo (FIN), Hyundai i20 R5, +8.3 sec. 3. Ingram/Whittock (GB), Skoda Fabia R5, + 2:25,9 min. 4. Kreim/Christian (D), Skoda Fabia R5, + 2:43,2 5. Marczyk/Gospodaczyk (PL), Skoda Fabia R5, + 3:27,0 6. Habaj/Dymurski (PL), Skoda Fabia R5, + 3:33,6 7. Grzyb/Wróbel (PL), Skoda Fabia R5, + 3:38,4 8. Mareš/Hloušek (CZ), Skoda Fabia R5, +5:33,7 9. Kasperczyk/Syty (PL), Ford Fiesta R5, + 5:50,6 10. Herczig/Ferencz (H), Skoda Fabia R5, + 6:10,2

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Affaritaliani.it, Милан, 25 сентября 2018PER IL QUARTO ANNO CONSECUTIVO PIRELLI CONQUISTATO IL TITOLO EUROPEO RALLY

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Il pilota russo Alexey Lukyanuk, con una gara di anticipo, conquista il titolo di Campione d'Europa Rally. Nel Rally di Polonia dello scorso weekend, valevole per il campionato europeo, vittoria di Nikolay Gryazin, anche lui con pneumatici Pirelli.Terra o asfalto, sole o pioggia: sempre Lukyanuk e Pirelli. Il trionfo di Alexey Lukyanuk - in coppia con Alexey Arnautov con la Ford Fiesta R5 del team Russian Performance Motorsport- arriva dopo una stagione in cui l'equipaggio ha vinto sugli sterrati vulcanici delle Azzorre, sull'asfalto scivoloso delle Canarie e su quello più tormentato del Rally di Roma Capitale. Oltre ad essere stato il migliore degli aspiranti al titolo europeo sull'asfalto bagnato e fangoso del Rally di Zlin in Repubblica Ceca, mentre era al comando anche sullo sterrato scassamacchine della Grecia o sulle insolite prove speciali miste terra-asfalto di Cipro quando è stato costretto al ritiro.Dovunque i pneumatici Pirelli lo hanno aiutato a fare la differenza. I Pirelli Scorpion K gli hanno garantito resistenza, trazione e direzionalità sugli sterrati veloci ed uniformi come su quelli tormentati e disastrati. I Pirelli P Zero gli hanno assicurato massime prestazioni in tutte le condizioni. I Pirelli Cinturato RW gli hanno offerto la massima tenuta di strada anche sui fondi più bagnati. "I pneumatici Pirelli sono stati preziosi in tutta la mia carriera, ancor più in questa meravigliosa stagione dove il nostro pacchetto è stato fantastico: una sicurezza di rendimento che mi ha aiutato ad esprimermi sempre al massimo." ha detto Alexey Lukyanuk.Non solo Assoluto per Pirelli. Il Campionato Europeo Rally è non solo il campionato più antico della specialità (prima edizione nel 1953, vent'anni prima del mondiale rally) ma anche il più significativo per la varietà dei suoi tracciati e delle condizioni in cui si disputano le gare, oltre che assolutamente il più importante per i piloti privati. Pirelli, che ne è stata protagonista dagli albori e che lo ha vinto nelle ultime quattro edizioni, è non a caso il marchio con il maggior seguito in un campionato dove è impegnata anche come fornitore unico della serie ERC Junior Under 27, riservata ai giovani piloti con vetture a 2 ruote motrici 1600 aspirate, e con i propri piloti è al vertice anche nelle altre graduatorie di categoria: ERC Junior 4x4, ERC2 ed ERC3.Alexey Lukyanuk. Russo di San Pietroburgo, 37 anni, velocissimo e spettacolare sempre, talvolta tanto da esagerare e sbagliare. Corre con Pirelli in pratica da sempre, e con i Pirelli ha vinto anche i titoli nazionali russo ed estone. Si è affacciato sulla scena internazionale nel 2013, ottenendo il Colin McRae ERC Flat Out Trophy dopo aver dato vita ad una splendida battaglia con una leggenda della specialità come François Delecour. Terzo nel ERC 2015, è stato vice campione d'Europa nel 2016, mentre lo scorso anno è rimasto alcuni mesi lontano dalle gare per i postumi di un incidente in patria dopo la vittoria alle Canarie.Mario Isola, head of car racing di Pirelli: "Congratulazioni ad Alexey per il un titolo piloti ottenuto con prestazioni eccezionali nelle più svariate condizioni e tipi di fondo. Il fatto che per Pirelli si tratti del quarto titolo europeo consecutivo dimostra come non sia casuale che Pirelli sia il marchio preferito dai piloti privati, che quest'anno sono al centro della nostra attività nei rally. Come sempre insieme ad un particolare impegno verso i giovani talenti per favorirne la crescita perché abbiano l'opportunità di diventare i futuri protagonisti del campionato europeo e del campionato del mondo rally."Commenti Ci sono altri 0 commenti. Clicca per leggerli

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 26 сентября 2018PIRELLI CELEBRATES ERC TITLE QUADRUPLEАвтор: ErcPirelli's Head of Car Racing, Mario Isola, says Alexey Lukyanuk's FIA European Rally Championship title triumph* is testament to the company's ability to produce tyres capable of winning on asphalt and gravel. Lukyanuk's maiden ERC crown* was Pirelli's fourth in as many years and follows Kajetan Kajetanowicz's trio of title triumphs.Isola said: "Congratulations to Alexey on a well-deserved drivers' title, where he showed amazing speed in a very wide variety of conditions and surfaces. Helping him were our Pirelli tyres, which have kept up a fantastic winning record in Europe this year against tough opposition. The fact that this marks the fourth consecutive year that we clinch the title demonstrates that it's no coincidence."Pirelli has shown itself to be the preferred choice for privateer drivers, which is the focus of our rallying activities this year, along with an emphasis on youth to encourage the next generation of champions and give them the opportunity to succeed in both the European and world championship arena in the future."

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As well as the overall title, Pirelli secured the ERC2 title with Tibor Érdri Jr*, while the Italian company is the official tyre supplier to the FIA ERC Junior Under 27 Championship, which Mārtiņš secured on PZM Rally Poland last weekend.*Subject to confirmation of results by the FIA The post Pirelli celebrates ERC title quadruple appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Paddocktalk, Нью-Йорк, 29 сентября 20182018 RUSSIAN GP (SOCHI): PIRELLI FORMULA ONE F1 RACE PREVIEWThe hypersoft the fastest and softest tyre in the Pirelli Formula 1 range, which has broken lap records at every race it visits now comes to Russia, in combination with the ultrasoft and soft. This is the same nomination as Singapore, with a step between the compounds, because the supersoft is missed out. This should again have the effect of opening up the strategy possibilities by ensuring quite a wide but equally spaced performance gap between the compounds. However, with Russia being a very different type of track to Singapore, there will be many unpredictable elements still to discover from the weekend. THE CIRCUIT FROM A TYRE POINT OF VIEW The Sochi circuit was well-known for being very smooth and slippery when it made its debut in 2014, but since then the asphalt has matured albeit not quite as much as expected, due to the extremes of temperature between summer and winter in Sochi. The race returns to an autumn date, as it was up until 2016. Wear and degradation levels are generally low, but the hypersoft is effectively two steps softer than the softest compound brought to Russia last year: the 2017 ultrasoft. Last year s winning strategy was a one-stopper: Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas took his first-ever victory in Formula 1 by going from the ultrasoft to the supersoft on lap 27. The most demanding corner, which takes the most out of the tyres, is Turn 3: a multiapex left-hander. The front-right tyre works hardest over the course of the 5.848-kilometre lap, which puts the emphasis on traction and braking. MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF CAR RACING With another step between the compounds and the same nominations as Singapore, we hope to see the same sort of strategic variations that we had at the last race, but in a very different context at the Sochi circuit. This is a low severity track, with a smooth surface featuring low wear and degradation, and it s in theory the ideal playing field for the hypersoft. However, as this tyre has never been run in Russia before, the teams are going to have to understand its characteristics as quickly as possible during the free practice sessions in order to see how it would fit into a potential race strategy. It's going to be interesting to see how the Pink hypersoft will work on this track, especially through the demanding Turn 3. WHAT S NEW? Formula 2 and GP3 resumes at the final race close to Europe of the year, after missing Singapore. Russian driver Alexey Lukyanuk was confirmed as European Rally Champion after the Rally of Poland last weekend. It s the fourth year in a row that Pirelli has clinched the European title. Pirelli completed another 2019 tyre development test last week, with Mercedes and Ferrari at Paul Ricard. The next test will be straight after the Japanese Grand Prix, with Renault at Suzuka for two days.



Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 4 октября 2018FORMER ERC CHAMPION KAJTO TO SHOW HIS MUSICAL SIDEАвтор: Erc

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Kajetan Kajetanowicz, the first driver to win the FIA European Rally Championship three years consecutively, will be starring on television in his native Poland next week. Kajetanowicz will appear on Poland's version of Name That Tune along with Tomasz Kuchar (former Hyundai world championship driver), Klaudia Podkalicka (female rally and racing driver) and Karolina Pilarczyk (female drift driver). The show, which has been made for charity, is due to air on 13 October.Meanwhile, the 2018 ERC season concludes on Rally Liepāja from 12-14 October. With Alexey Lukyanuk crowned champion*, the focus switches to the battle for the FIA ERC Junior Under 28 Championship between Nikolay Gryazin, Chris Ingram and Fabian Kreim.*Subject to confirmation of the final results by the FIA The post Former ERC champion Kajto to show his musical side appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 5 октября 2018EVENT PREVIEW: YOUNG RALLY STARS EYE THE PRIZE ON ERC JUNIOR U28 FINALEАвтор: ErcAs well as bidding to win the ERC Junior U28 [...] As well as bidding to win the ERC Junior U28 title on Rally Liepāja, the talented trio will battle for a prize drive in a World Rally Car on a European round of the world championship in 2019**, which goes to the eventual champion. Inaugural title-winner Marijan Griebel used his prize to score overall points on ADAC Rallye Deutschland last August driving a Citroën DS3 WRC.Russian Gryazin, who lives in the Latvian capital Riga and competes under a Latvian licence, is in a strong position to land ERC Junior U28 gold. The 20-year-old, who won Rally Liepāja outright in 2017, has three class wins to his name this season. With regulations allowing drivers to count their best four scores only, a fourth victory would ensure the Sports Racing Technologies' driver becomes champion, regardless of what Ingram and Kreim can achieve in their similar ŠKODA Fabia R5s."We hope to win the ERC Junior U28 title and the event itself," said Gryazin. "We will push for the title but not to the absolute max because I have to be careful as this is the last chance to score points."Brit Ingram (Toksport WRT) and ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland's double German champion Kreim have both taken a win apiece this year. With one round remaining, Ingram is seven points down on Gryazin with Kreim one point further back.Ingram, who graduated to the category for young stars in R5 cars as the Pirelli-supported ERC Junior U27 champion from 2017, said: "We have to win this event. We need to just go flat out although that's going to be an incredibly difficult thing to do. But we learned a lot in Poland and improved a lot so you never know."Third-placed Kreim said: "I don't think we hold the best cards in the fight for the championship. We are in third position and have a lot less experience on gravel than Nikolay and Chris. But we promise to fight to the very end. Hopefully we can find a good rhythm and then learn as much as we can."As well as the three title chasers, SwedeFredrik Åhlinis a known quantity on gravel, as is BritonRhys Yates, who will be competing in Latvia one week after contesting his country's round of the world championship. Yates is back in a Fabia R5 for Roman Kresta's eponymous squad, which also oversees the ACCR Czech Rally Team entry of Filip Mareš. Backed by his national federation, Mareš made his gravel debut in an R5 car on last month's PZM Rally Poland and was able to build his experience throughout the event, as did PEUGEOT Rally Academy's rapid FrenchmanLaurent Pellier.*Subject to confirmation of the final results by the FIA**In order to serve the best interests of the eventual ERC Junior U28 champion, FIA European Rally Championship promoter Eurosport Events will offer a financial grant of €100,000 for a programme of ERC events in 2019 in an R5 car as an alternative to the World Rally Car prize drive. There is no restriction on team or car choice but the grant has to cover two ERC rallies will paid in two instalments: €50,000 after the first and €50,000 after the second.Home hero Sesks prepares for high-speed lap of honour in ERC Junior 27With the Pirelli-supported FIA ERC Junior Under 27 Championship secured*,Mārtiņš Seskswill be able to treat his home event as a high-speed lap of honour. The ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team driver, who hails from Liepāja, was part of the ERC Junior Experience driver training programme 12 months ago but is now savouring the capture of a hugely important title for rising talents in R2 cars. "Coming to my home rally as the newly-crowned ERC Junior Under 27 champion is much better than I had dreamed of before the beginning of the season," said the 19-year-old. "It's going to be a gravel festival

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around my home town in front of the eyes of family, friends and fans. It's going to be tough and spectacular."Tom Kristenssonpartners Sesks at the ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team, driving a second ADAM R2. The Swede won the last round in Poland and also triumphed in the RC4 category when he made his ERC debut on Rally Liepāja last October. Promising NorwegianSindre Furusethwill be hoping to put a run of bad luck behind him in his ADAM, while FinnMiika Hokkanendemonstrated his gravel potential with third in Poland for the Saintéloc Junior Team, which runs a second PEUGEOT 208 R2 for ERC Ladies' Trophy title contenderCatie Munnings. Hungary'sKristóf Klauszand AustrianRoland Stenggwill also be in contention for strong finishes in Latvia, as will ItalianMattia Vita, who has finished fourth in class on the last three events. ACCR Czech Rally Team'sDominik Brožis still working to finalise his participation on the event due to a combination of funding and parts-supply issues. Having completed his competitive schedule for the season, which included a maiden class triumph in Poland, Rally Team Spain'sEfrén Llarenawill be in Liepāja for the ERC Junior Experience training programme and event reconnaissance.ERC2 champion Érdi Jr steps up with ŠKODA Fabia R5Tibor Érdi Jrwill step up to the FIA European Rally Championship's big league when he contests the Rally Liepāja in a ŠKODA Fabia R5. Hungarian Érdi Jr claimed the ERC2 title* for the second year running with his fourth victory of the campaign on Barum Czech Rally Zlín in late August. And with championship honours secured, the 35-year-old Érdi Jr will switch from Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X to ŠKODA Fabia R5 power in Latvia as part of preparations for 2019 when a full season of R5 action is being targeted. "We skipped Rally Poland to collect our ŠKODA Fabia R5 and we're very excited to have this opportunity at the end of a great season for us," said Érdi Jr. "We drove a ŠKODA Fabia R5 on the Mikulás Rally in Hungary two years ago and now we're beginning our preparations for next year by doing as many kilometres as possible. I learn a World Rally Car for many years so it's not a problem to drive this faster car, which opens a new feeling for me."Falcón and Munnings equal in ERC Ladies' Trophy title chaseThe battle for the ERC Ladies' Trophy will be decided on the final round of the FIA European Rally Championship in Latvia. After seven events,Emma FalcónandCatie Munningsare equal on 275 points when dropped scores are taken into account. Munnings, part of the Saintéloc Junior Team line-up in a PEUGEOT 208 R2, has top-scored on the last three events, including September's PZM Rally Poland, which Falcón was unable to contest, and won the ERC Ladies' Trophy in 2016 in her first season of rallying. Having campaigned an R3-specification Citroën DS3 since the start of the year, Canary Islander Falcón switches to a 208 R2, putting her in direct competition with Munnings and removing the power advantage she once enjoyed.Baltic talents swell Rally Liepāja entrySeveral top talents from the Baltic States will be in action on Rally Liepāja. They include recently-crowned FIA European Rallycross champion Reinis Nitišs from Lativa and Lithuanian Vytautas Švedas, a double national champion. Nitišs and Švedas will be among the contenders for ERC2 honours, while Latvian Jānis Berķis pilots a top-of-the-range Ford Fiesta R5.Solberg Jr brings one to watch in ERC3*Oliver Solberg, the teenaged son of former world champion Petter Solberg, will make his FIA European Rally Championship debut having impressed in the national section of Rally Liepāja last season. The Norwegian is one of 15 drivers in the ERC3 division, which also includes his compatriotSindre Furuseth. Solberg's partnership with co-driverVeronica Enganhas resulted inEyvind Brynildsen, another Norwegian talent on the entry, recruiting AustrianIlka Minorto co-drive his Ford Fiesta R5 as he bids for a strong result.And in other news...*Toksport WRT'sOrhan Avcioglu, from Turkey, will continue his learning mission when he makes his Rally Liepāja debut having shown plenty of promise in the ERC thus far.*Former Polish championŁukasz Habajwill make his third start in a ŠKODA Fabia R5 having switched from a Ford Fiesta R5. He finished on the podium on Rally Liepāja in 2017.*Sergei Remennikreturns to ERC2 duty in Latvia armed with a new livery on his Russian Performance Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer. The new look keeps tradition with Remennik's traditional black and green colour scheme but is now more refined.*Austrian Niki Mayr-Melnhof makes his ERC debut in a Ford Fiesta R5, while Paulo Nobre will complete his season-long campaign in a Motorsport Italia Fabia R5, having travelled from Brazil for each event.*RomanianSimone Tempestiniwill make his second start in a Fiat 124 Abarth RGT on gravel having tried the car on loose surfaces for the first time on Rally Poland last month.Watch and listenHighlights from both legs will be shown on Eurosport and available on Eurosport Player. ERC Radio will broadcast live from stage finishes and selected service park visits.ERC standingsClickherefor provisional standings after Round 7 of 8

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ERC statisticsERC rally wins in 2018:Lukyanuk 3, Galatariotis, Gryazin, Kopecký and Magalhães 1ERC stage wins in 2018:Lukyanuk 30; Gryazin 12; Magalhães 8; Al-Attiyah 7 and Huttunen 7; Basso, Campedelli, Jakeš and Nordgren 3; Botka, Herczig and Kreim 2; Åhlin, Avcioǧlu, Brynildsen, Ingram, Mareš, Moura, Pellier, Ptaszek and Tsouloftas 1*Subject to confirmation of the results by the FIA. The post Event preview: Young rally stars eye the prize on ERC Junior U28 finale appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Affaritaliani.it, Милан, 11 октября 2018CAMPIONATO EUROPEO RALLY , IN LETTONIA L'ULTIMO ATTO 2018Al Rally di Liepaja si chiude la stagione 2018 del Campionato Europeo Rally, dove si deciderà anche l'ultimo titolo rimasto da assegnare, quello Junior Under 28, che sarà comunque un pilota Pirelli come tutti gli altri campioni 2018 già decisi, ad iniziare dal campione europeo assoluto, il russo Alexey Lukyanuk che ha consegnato il titolo continentale a Pirelli per il quarto anno consecutivo.Un bottino già straordinario. Accanto ai campioni europei assoluti, i russi Alexey Lukyanuk e Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5), al lettone Martins Sesks (Opel Adam R2) campione europeo Junior Under 27 e leader della categoria ERC3, all'ungherese Tibor Erdi jr. (Mitsubishi Lancer) campione europeo della categoria ERC2, ai piloti Pirelli in trionfo si aggiungerà il nome del campione europeo Junior Under 28, visto che tutti e tre i piloti ancora in lizza utilizzano pneumatici Pirelli.La sfida. Il 21enne russo Nikolay Gryazin recente vincitore assoluto del Rally di Polonia, il 26enne due volte campione di Germania Fabian Kreim e il 24enne inglese già campione europeo Junior Under 27 Chris Ingram sono i tre piloti che con altrettante Skoda Fabia si giocheranno il titolo ancora in palio e probabilmente anche la vittoria nella gara.I piloti Pirelli. Oltre a Gryazin, Kreim e Ingram sono come sempre numerosissimi i piloti che si affidano ai pneumatici Pirelli, fra questi da segnalare che il campione europeo ERC2 Tibor Erdi jr. debutterà in questa gara al volante di una Skoda Fabia R5. Nutrita come di consueto anche la pattuglia degli Junior Under27, con il neo campione Martins Sesks che celebrerà il titolo sulle strade della sua città, Liepaja, di cui è Sindaco il padre.I prodotti. Pirelli fornirà i suoi pneumatici da terra Scorpion K. Sulla carta la scelta preferenziale sarà per le più morbide K8, ma saranno disponibili anche i K6. I piloti del ERC Junior U27 potranno scegliere fra K6 e i più duri K4.Le regole. Durante la gara i piloti di ERC1 (R5) e ERC2 (Gr.N) possono usare fino ad un massimo di 18 gomme, mentre per le 2 ruote motrici del ERC Junior U27 il massimo è di 12.Terenzio Testoni, rally activity manager Pirelli. "Il Rally Liepaja è uno dei rally su terra più veloci in assoluto, con medie orarie molto alte. Una sfida importante per le gomme, che dovranno garantire robustezza, precisione nelle traiettorie e affidabilità. Siamo molto orgogliosi di constatare che gran parte dei giovani talenti europei che corrono con le R5 hanno scelto Pirelli: una piacevole conferma per la nostra filosofia che guarda ai giovani e che al Liepaja li vedrà protagonisti anche a livello assoluto."Commenti Ci sono altri 0 commenti. Clicca per leggerli Campionato Europeo Rally , in Lettonia l

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 13 октября 2018ERC CHAMPION* LUKYANUK: IF YOU CAN'T COMPETE AGAINST THEM, PLAY FOR THEMАвтор: ErcWith the FIA European Rally Championship secured*, Alexey Lukyanuk went from driver to guitar player prior to the start of Rally Liepāja last night. Although he's not competing on the ERC finale, Lukyanuk is in Latvia to follow the progress of fellow Russian Sergei Remennik, who he coaches.

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Lukyanuk also found time to show off his guitar playing skills to the hundreds of fans gathered in Liepāja last night, performing a cover of Queen's We Are the Champions.*Subject to confirmation of the results by the FIA. The post ERC champion* Lukyanuk: If you can't compete against them, play for them appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 14 октября 2018ERC CHAMPIONS OF 2018*Автор: ErcThe 2018 FIA European Rally Championship drew to an action-packed close on Rally Liepāja earlier today. Here's a reminder of who won what this season*. FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP ERC1:Driver: ALEXEY LUKYANUK (RUSSIA, pictured)Co-driver: ALEXEY ARNAUTOV (RUSSIA)FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP ERC2:Driver: TIBOR ÉRDI JR (HUNGARY)Co-driver: GYÖRGY PAPP (HUNGARY)FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP ERC3:Driver: MĀRTIŅŠ SESKS (LATVIA)Co-driver: RENĀRS FRANCIS (LATVIA)FIA ERC JUNIOR UNDER 28 CHAMPIONSHIP:Driver: NIKOLAY GRYAZIN (RUSSIA)FIA ERC JUNIOR UNDER 27 CHAMPIONSHIP:Driver: MĀRTIŅŠ SESKS (LATVIA)FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS:ADAC OPEL RALLYE JUNIOR TEAM (GERMANY)ERC NATIONS' CUP:ADAC OPEL RALLYE JUNIOR TEAM (GERMANY)ERC LADIES' TROPHY:EMMA FALCÓN (SPAIN)*Subject to confirmation of results by the FIA The post ERC champions of 2018* appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Affaritaliani.it, Милан, 15 октября 2018PIRELLI, SI AGGIUDICA ERC JUNIOR CON GRYAZIN E IL ITOLO ITALIANO CON ANDREUCCIE' stato Un weekend rallystico sotto il segno dei pneumatici Pirelli in una stagione trionfale per i piloti che utilizzano i prodotti del costruttore milanese. Nikolay Gryazin con la sua Skoda Fabia gommata con i Pirelli Scorpion da sterrato ha vinto l'ultima gara del campionato europeo, il Rally Liepaja in Lettonia. Luca Rossetti, Andrea Crugnola e Paolo Andreucci hanno occupato nell'ordine l'intero podio del Rally Due Valli, che chiudeva il campionato italiano rally, con il fondamentale contributo dei Pirelli PZero da asfalto. Con questi risultati si allunga ancora di più l'elenco dei titoli conquistati dai piloti Pirelli sia nel ERC che nel CIR.DOMINIO EUROPEO... Il ventunenne russo Nikolay Gryazin si è laureato Campione Europeo Junior Under 28: l'ultimo titolo stagionale che mancava per l'en-plein dei piloti Pirelli. Si aggiunge ad Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta) campione europeo assoluto, Martins Sesks (Opel Adam) campione europeo Junior Under 27 e campione ERC3 e Tibor Erdi Junior (Mitsubishi Lancer) campione ERC2....E ITALIANO. Per Paolo Andreucci e Anna Andreussi (Peugeot 208 T16) è arrivato l'undicesimo titolo nazionale in carriera: un record straordinario. Anche nel CIR monopolio pressoché totale per i piloti Pirelli, con Andrea Crugnola (Ford Fiesta) e Damiano De Tommaso (Peugeot 208 R2B) vincitori rispettivamente del titolo asfalto e degli scudetti Junior e 2 Ruote Motrici.DICHIARAZIONI

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Terenzio Testoni, rally activity manager di Pirelli. "Un fine settimana straordinario che incornicia una bellissima stagione dove i piloti Pirelli hanno dimostrato non solo il loro valore ma anche l'efficienza, l'efficacia e le prestazioni dei pneumatici Pirelli su tutti i tipi di fondo ed in tutte le condizioni meteo. A partire dalla vittoria nel WRC2 in Svezia per arrivare ai successi nel campionato europeo e nei campionati nazionali, a cominciare di quello di casa per Pirelli, il campionato italiano. Gli Scorpion per lo sterrato, i Sottozero per la neve, i PZero per l'asfalto ed i Cinturato per la pioggia hanno consentito ai loro piloti di esprimersi al meglio con la certezza di avere a disposizione prodotti tecnologicamente all'avanguardia. E fa ancora più piacere vedere che la politica Pirelli a supporto dei giovani ha portato ad una lunghissima serie di titoli ed a far emergere dei nuovi talenti che avranno sicuramente un futuro importante."Commenti Ci sono altri 0 commenti. Clicca per leggerli Pirelli, si aggiudica ERC junior con Gryazin e il itolo italiano con Andreucci

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Maisfutebol.iol.pt, Лиссабон, 15 октября 2018BRUNO MAGALHÃES VOLTA A TERMINAR EUROPEU DE RALIS NO PÓDIOАвтор: Redacao AutoportalDepois do segundo lugar em 2017, o piloto português acabou a temporada de 2018 com o lugar mais baixo do pódioO vice campeão da Europa de Ralis em 2017, Bruno Magalhães, voltou a subir esta temporada ao pódio do Campeonato da Europa de Ralis (ERC), apesar de ter falhado a última prova da época.O piloto lisboeta que não alinhou no último fim de semana no Rali da Letónia, viu Nikolay Gryazin, o novo campeão júnior do velho continente, alcançar a vitória na última prova da temporada, beneficiando das ausências do piloto português e de Alexey Lukyanuk, o novo campeão do Europeu de Ralis.Com a vitória no Rali da Letónia, Gryazin ascendeu ao segundo lugar do campeonato, ultrapassando Bruno Magalhães que acabou a temporada na terceira posição.

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Corriere dello Sport (corrieredellosport.it), Рим, 20 октября 2018BASSO TRIONFA AL RALLY DU VALAISL'italiano su Skoda Fabia gommata Pirelli vince l'European Fia(ANSA) - ROMA, 20 OTT - Giandomenico Basso e Lorenzo Granai con una Skoda Fabia R5 gommata Pirelli hanno vinto il Rally du Valais, la celebre gara internazionale svizzera con cui si è concluso sia il Tour European Rally FIA che il campionato nazionale svizzero. Con questo successo il pilota italiano si è assicurato anche la vittoria in questa serie FIA completando il monopolio dei titoli continentali, visto che i piloti Pirelli si erano già assicurati tutti i maggiori titoli del Campionato Europeo Rally FIA: con i russi Alexey Lukyanuk e Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) campioni assoluti, il lettone Martins Sesks (Opel Adam R2) campione europeo Junior Under 27 e leader della categoria ERC3, il russo Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda Fabia R5) campione europeo Junior Under 28, l'ungherese Tibor Erdi jr. (Mitsubishi Lancer) campione europeo della categoria ERC2.

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Ansa (ansa.it), Рим, 20 октября 2018BASSO TRIONFA AL RALLY DU VALAISL'italiano su Skoda Fabia gommata Pirelli vince l'European Fia

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(ANSA) - ROMA, 20 OTT - Giandomenico Basso e Lorenzo Granai con una Skoda Fabia R5 gommata Pirelli hanno vinto il Rally du Valais, la celebre gara internazionale svizzera con cui si è concluso sia il Tour European Rally FIA che il campionato nazionale svizzero. Con questo successo il pilota italiano si è assicurato anche la vittoria in questa serie FIA completando il monopolio dei titoli continentali, visto che i piloti Pirelli si erano già assicurati tutti i maggiori titoli del Campionato Europeo Rally FIA: con i russi Alexey Lukyanuk e Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) campioni assoluti, il lettone Martins Sesks (Opel Adam R2) campione europeo Junior Under 27 e leader della categoria ERC3, il russo Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda Fabia R5) campione europeo Junior Under 28, l'ungherese Tibor Erdi jr. (Mitsubishi Lancer) campione europeo della categoria ERC2.

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Bresciaoggi.it, Брешиа, 20 октября 2018BASSO TRIONFA AL RALLY DU VALAIS(ANSA) - ROMA, 20 OTT - Giandomenico Basso e Lorenzo Granai con una Skoda Fabia R5 gommata Pirelli hanno vinto il Rally du Valais, la celebre gara internazionale svizzera con cui si è concluso sia il Tour European Rally FIA che il campionato nazionale svizzero. Con questo successo il pilota italiano si è assicurato anche la vittoria in questa serie FIA completando il monopolio dei titoli continentali, visto che i piloti Pirelli si erano già assicurati tutti i maggiori titoli del Campionato Europeo Rally FIA: con i russi Alexey Lukyanuk e Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) campioni assoluti, il lettone Martins Sesks (Opel Adam R2) campione europeo Junior Under 27 e leader della categoria ERC3, il russo Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda Fabia R5) campione europeo Junior Under 28, l'ungherese Tibor Erdi jr. (Mitsubishi Lancer) campione europeo della categoria ERC2. PGR

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Lasicilia.it, Рим, 20 октября 2018BASSO TRIONFA AL RALLY DU VALAISL'italiano su Skoda Fabia gommata Pirelli vince l'European FiaROMA, 20 OTT - Giandomenico Basso e Lorenzo Granai con una Skoda Fabia R5 gommata Pirelli hanno vinto il Rally du Valais, la celebre gara internazionale svizzera con cui si è concluso sia il Tour European Rally FIA che il campionato nazionale svizzero. Con questo successo il pilota italiano si è assicurato anche la vittoria in questa serie FIA completando il monopolio dei titoli continentali, visto che i piloti Pirelli si erano già assicurati tutti i maggiori titoli del Campionato Europeo Rally FIA: con i russi Alexey Lukyanuk e Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5) campioni assoluti, il lettone Martins Sesks (Opel Adam R2) campione europeo Junior Under 27 e leader della categoria ERC3, il russo Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda Fabia R5) campione europeo Junior Under 28, l'ungherese Tibor Erdi jr. (Mitsubishi Lancer) campione europeo della categoria ERC2.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 20 ноября 2018PROUD RALLY ISLAS CANARIAS BOSSES PLANNING "EXCITING" ROUTE FOR 2019 ERCАвтор: ErcRally Islas Canarias bosses have welcomed the event's inclusion on the provisional FIA European Rally Championship calendar for 2019, describing it as a "proud" moment. Pending FIA World Motor Sport Council ratification when it meets in St Petersburg, Russia on 5 December, Rally Islas Canarias will take place from 2-4 May as the second event of the upcoming season."We are very proud to be part of the ERC 2019 calendar," a statement from the event organising team read. "Our appointment will be the first weekend of May, for that date we have planned an exciting

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route and we hope to have an awesome entry. To share the FIA ERC calendar with legendary rallies is a pleasure for all of us and for sure our fans as well."Five facts: Rally Islas Canarias 1:Subject to FIA World Motor Sport Council approval, Rally Islas Canarias will host round two of the 2019 FIA European Rally Championship.2:The event marks the first of four asphalt rallies on the provisional ERC calendar for 2019.3:Alexey Lukyanuk's 2018 victory was his third in succession on Rally Islas Canarias.4:Rally Islas Canarias joined the ERC for the first time in 1982 and has counted for Europe's premier rally championship 25 times5:The rally boasts a number of prominent former winners including Didier Auriol, Piero Liatti and Carlos Sainz, who claimed five consecutive triumphs in the 1980s.Clickhereto view the provisional ERC calendar for 2019. The post Proud Rally Islas Canarias bosses planning "exciting" route for 2019 ERC appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 26 ноября 2018ERC CHAMPION* LUKYANUK SET FOR CZECH ADVENTUREАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk will be back in action for the first time since clinching the FIA European Rally Championship title* when he contests the Tipcars Pražský Rallysprint in Czech Republic this weekend. Lukyanuk and co-driver Alexey Arnautov are top seeds for the Prague event, which they will contest in a Rufa Sport-entered Ford Fiesta R5.ERC podium finish Grzegorz Grzyb will be among Lukyanuk's rivals for victory, while Vojtěch Štajf, a former ERC regular, will be another driver to watch when he makes his first start in Volkswagen's all-new Polo GTI R5.The all-asphalt Tipcars Pražský Rallysprint takes place on 1 December.*Subject to confirmation of the results by the FIA The post ERC champion* Lukyanuk set for Czech adventure appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 2 декабря 2018THE BOSS DONE GOOD: HOUŠŤ GUIDES LUKYANUK TO P7 IN PRAGUEАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk joined forces with none other than his team boss Miroslav Houšť for the Tipcars Pražský Rallysprint in the Czech Republic capital Prague yesterday (1 December). Despite being forced to tackle treacherous stage conditions with standard tyres fitted to their Ford Fiesta R5, Lukyanuk and Houšť set a handful of top three stage times on their way to seventh overall for the Rufa Sport team."Thanks to my co-driver Miro, he was reading pacenotes in Russian and Czech," said Lukyanuk, the winner of the 2018 FIA European Rally Championship*.Martin Koči, who was registered for the FIA ERC Junior Under 28 Championship this season, won the event.*Subject to confirmation of the results by the FIA Photo:Facebook.com/lukyanuk The post The boss done good: Houšť guides Lukyanuk to P7 in Prague appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 4 декабря 2018ERC ACES CELEBRATE 2018 ACHIEVEMENTS IN PARISАвтор: ErcLeading drivers from the FIA European Rally Championship gathered in Paris last night (3 December) to celebrate the 2018 season. A boat cruise on the River Seine in the French capital provided a superb setting for the event, which was organised by ERC promoter Eurosport Events and welcomed almost 150 guests, including title-winning drivers, team representatives, championship and ASN officials and partners.ERC Co-ordinator Jean-Baptiste Ley said: "It was a great privilege to welcome so many members of the ERC family to Paris to not only celebrate the 2018 season and honour the successful drivers and teams, but also to remember all the great stories, the action and all the effort that, along with the support of our partners, contributed to making the 2018 FIA European Rally Championship a great success. And with 2018 drawing to an end, the hard work is well underway to ensure the 2019 season is even better."The 2018 FIA European Rally Championship was contested over eight events and the following drivers were honoured in Paris:FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP ERC1:Driver: ALEXEY LUKYANUK (RUSSIA) Russian Performance Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5Co-driver: ALEXEY ARNAUTOV (RUSSIA)Second-place driver: NIKOLAY GRYAZIN (RUSSIA) Sports Racing Technologies ŠKODA Fabia R5Second-place co-driver: YAROSLAV FEDOROV (RUSSIA)Third-place driver: BRUNO MAGALHÃES (PORTUGAL) ARC Sport ŠKODA Fabia R5Third-place co-driver: HUGO MAGALHÃES (PORTUGAL)FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP ERC2:Driver: TIBOR ÉRDI JR (HUNGARY) Érdi Rallye Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution XCo-driver: GYÖRGY PAPP (HUNGARY)Second-place driver: SERGEI REMENNIK (RUSSIA) Russian Performance MotorsportSecond-place co-driver: MARK ROZIN (RUSSIA) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution XThird-place driver: JUAN CARLOS ALONSO (ARGENTINA) RMC MotorsportThird-place co-driver: JUAN PABLO MONASTEROLO (ARGENTINA) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution XFIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP ERC3:Driver: MĀRTIŅŠ SESKS (LATVIA) ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Adam R2Co-driver: RENĀRS FRANCIS (LATVIA)Second-place driver: TOM KRISTENSSON (SWEDEN) ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Adam R2Second-place co-driver: HENRIK APPELSKOG (SWEDEN)Third-place driver: EFRÉN LLARENA (SPAIN) Rally Team Spain PEUGEOT 208 R2Third-place co-driver: SARA FERNÁNDEZ (SPAIN)FIA ERC JUNIOR UNDER 28 CHAMPIONSHIP:Driver: NIKOLAY GRYAZIN (RUSSIA) Sports Racing Technologies ŠKODA Fabia R5Second-place driver: CHRIS INGRAM (GREAT BRITAIN) Toksport WRT ŠKODA Fabia R5Third-place driver: FABIAN KREIM (GERMANY) ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland Fabia R5FIA ERC JUNIOR UNDER 27 CHAMPIONSHIP:Driver: MĀRTIŅŠ SESKS (LATVIA) ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Adam R2Second-place driver: TOM KRISTENSSON (SWEDEN) ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Adam R2Third-place driver: EFRÉN LLARENA (SPAIN) Rally Team Spain PEUGEOT 208 R2FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS:First position: ADAC OPEL RALLYE JUNIOR TEAMSecond position: SAINTÉLOC JUNIOR TEAMThird position: RUSSIAN PERFORMANCE MOTORSPORTERC LADIES' TROPHY:Driver: EMMA FALCÓN (SPAIN) ARC Sport Citroën DS3 R3TSecond-place driver: CATIE MUNNINGS (FRANCE) Saintéloc Junior Team PEUGEOT 208 R2Third-place driver: TAMARA MOLINARO (Italy) Ford Fiesta R5ERC NATIONS' CUP:First position: ADAC OPEL RALLYE JUNIOR TEAMSecond position: RALLY TEAM SPAIN (RFEDA)Third position: ACCR CZECH TEAMSubject to confirmation and FIA World Motor Sport Council approval, the 2019 ERC season will open on the Azores Airlines Rallye from 21-23 March and feature a further seven events.*Subject to confirmation of results by the FIA

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 8 декабря 2018LUKYANUK, OGIER THE BIG FIA RALLY WINNERS AS RUSSIAN CROWNED ERC CHAMPIONАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk and co-driver Alexey Arnautov are officially the winners of the FIA European Rally Championship for 2018 after they were honoured at the governing body's Prize Giving ceremony in St Petersburg, Russia, last night. Lukyanuk, pictured left with team boss Miroslav Houšť (centre) and Arnautov (right) became the provisional ERC title winners on PZM Rally Poland, the penultimate event of the season in September, following a hugely impressive campaign in their Pirelli-equipped H-Racing Ford Fiesta R5.At the FIA Prize Giving ceremony held in the Grand Hall of the historic St Petersburg Philharmonia, city residents Lukyanuk and Arnautov were handed their FIA trophies to officially secure the FIA European Rally Championship for Drivers and Co-drivers respectively.The prize complements the perpetual trophy from ERC Eurosport Events, which was presented at the ERC Awards Ceremony in Paris on Monday night by Eurosport's Laurent Prud'homme and the FIA's Jérôme Roussel.Other FIA title winners honoured in St Petersburg were FIA Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, FIA World Rally Championship winner Sébastien Ogier and Johan Kristoffersson, who won the FIA World Rallycross Championship for a second time.Meanwhile, Gabriele Tarquini and Yvan Muller collected the WTCR - FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by OSCARO for Drivers and Teams respectively. Like the ERC, WTCR OSCARO is promoted by Eurosport Events.Photo:https://www.facebook.com/lukyanuk/ The post Lukyanuk, Ogier the big FIA rally winners as Russian crowned ERC champion appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 13 декабря 2018MAGALHÃES REITERATES HOPES OF 2019 ERC ACTIONАвтор: ErcBruno Magalhães used the recent ERC Awards Ceremony to reiterate his hopes of a return to the FIA European Rally Championship in 2019. Magalhães pushed Alexey Lukyanuk for title glory in his SEAJETS-backed ŠKODA Fabia R5, only to run short of funds ahead of the penultimate event of the season in Poland.In his absence, Lukyanuk became the first Russian to win the ERC title while a further non-entry on Rally Liepāja, coupled with a second consecutive victory from Nikolay Gryazin, meant the Portuguese slipped to third in the final reckoning."I am going to try to continue in ERC because it's the championship l love," Magalhães said earlier this season. "The last two years were the best of my career. I achieved very important results. It was a very, very good atmosphere in these last two years and I am going to do everything I can to continue so I am focused now on 2019."Magalhães was one of two ARC Sport-run drivers honoured in Paris on 3 December with Emma Falcón (left) also in attendance to receive her reward for winning the ERC Ladies' Trophy. The post Magalhães reiterates hopes of 2019 ERC action appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 21 декабря 2018ERC RADIO REPORTERS PICK OUT THEIR STARS AND MOMENTS OF 2018Автор: ErcERC Radio reporters Julian Porter (left) and Chris Rawes (right) have taken time out of their preparations for the festive season to discuss another memorable FIA European Rally Championship campaign. This is what stood out for the intrepid pair in 2018. DRIVER OF THE YEARJP:Nikolay Gryazin only dropped two points in his four scores to win the ERC Junior U28 Championship and showed some great speed, taking the fight to overall champion Alexey Lukyanuk from time to time.CR:Mārtiņš Sesks showed some amazing talent by winning the U27 title but also by demonstrating that he has matured as a driver after participating in the ERC Junior Experience. He has the attributes to become European champion and a world champion in the future. He's quick and marketable, a bit like a young Andreas Mikkelsen.CO-DRIVER OF THE YEARJP:Alexey Arnautov is not only the ERC champion co-driver for 2018 but probably the bravest co-driver in the championship alongside the ever-spectacular and ever-brave Alexey Lukyanuk.CR:Julian thinks Alexey Arnautov is brave but I'm going with another Russian, Yaroslav Fedorov. A nice guy and also very brave sitting alongside the blisteringly quick Gryazin, Fedorov has relaxed a bit more with Nikolay's driving this season, which has allowed him to open up a bit more to show that his ever-present mascot Porky Pig isn't the only one in the team that can have fun.NEWCOMER OF THE YEARJP:Fabian Kreim's improvement from the Azores through to Latvia was quite amazing and proof of his obvious talent. It was also great to see ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland making a smart move by investing in an ERC programme again and giving a young, promising driver the chance to impress outside his homeland.CR:Despite having a surname that has taken me all season to learn to pronounce correctly, our young Turkish driver Orhan Avcioglu has the right attitude. He understood that he wasn't going to be as quick as his U28 team-mate Chris Ingram during his first season in the ERC, but Orhan has a plan mapped out in the ERC and is sticking to it with 2018 for learning and 2019 for podiums. Plus, he also hands out some amazing snacks to the ERC Radio team at events!TEAM OF THE YEARJP:Toksport WRT deserves plenty of credit, guiding Chris Ingram during his transition from R2 to R5 machinery and entering a car for Orhan Avcioglu on event round.CR:This is a real hard one for me to choose as both ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team and Saintéloc Junior Team have shown great commitment to the ERC and also in developing the skills of their young drivers. But if I have to pick one then it would have to be ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team by a slim margin. They have a great professional set-up in the service park, the ADAM is strong and quick and they have developed some very quick drivers too, U27 runner-up Tom Kristensson being one of them and one to watch in the future.MOMENT OF THE YEARJP:Efrén Llarena and Sara Fernández's crash on Rally Islas Canarias was a big blow as they were in the battle for the lead at the time. But what stood out for me was Sara's determination to get going again, despite the front wheel being ripped off."CR:The drama that unfolded in the final kilometres of the Cyprus Rally's final stage was amazing, Nasser Al-Attiyah's hope for a victory were shattered with a puncture, Bruno Magalhães could have won but Simos Galatariotis just did enough by 0.6s. The drama was palpable, pure ERC! The post ERC Radio reporters pick out their stars and moments of 2018 appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 22 декабря 2018SEASON RECAP #1: LUKYANUK LANDS THE BIG PRIZE WITH AZORES ERC WINАвтор: Erc

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Alexey Lukyanuk laid down an emphatic marker for his ERC rivals to aim for, leading the Azores Airlines Rallye from the opening afternoon all the way through to the final stage, and capping his wining start to this year's FIA European Rally Championship with donuts before the finish line. Portuguese drivers Ricardo Moura and Bruno Magalhães gave their all, but had no answer for Lukyanuk's rapid pace, while fellow Pirelli-equipped Chris Ingram was one of a number of ERC Junior Under 28 stars to excel on the demanding gravel spectacular with a class win on his step up to R5 as the ERC Junior Under 27 champion.Martin Koči had been leading ERC Junior U28 up until the penultimate stage on his Azores debut but the ŠKODA Slovakia Motorsport driver would retire six kilometres from the start of the final run, ripping off the front-left wheel of his Fabia R5.Diogo Gago secured the Pirelli-supported ERC Junior Under 27 laurels on his home event, beating Rally Team Spain's Efrén Llarena to first place. Llarena started the closing Tronqueira test - one of several broadcast live on RTP in the Azores, Portugal and beyond - in third place but took advantage when ADAC Opel Junior Rallye Team factory driver Mārtiņš Sesks was delayed by gearbox issues.Juan Carlos Alonso mounted an incredible comeback to win ERC2, recovering from a broken fuel pump on Thursday to make up three minutes and beat Sergei Remennik to victory after the Russian lost time with a time-consuming spin in Tronqueira on Saturday morning.Words of a winner (Alexey Lukyanuk):"I am absolutely happy because with [Ricardo Moura and Bruno Magalhães] it was a great battle. They won the two previous years so I am really proud to be in this company and happy to win in front of so many spectators who always support us and cheer us. Thank you very much for your support Azores!Category winnersFIA ERC1:Alexey Lukyanuk (RUS)/Alexey Arnautov (RUS) Ford Fiesta R5FIA ERC2:Juan Carlos Alonso (ARG)/Juan Pablo Monasterolo (ARG) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution XFIA ERC3:Diogo Gago (PRT)/Miguel Ramalho (PRT) PEUGEOT 208 R2FIA ERC Junior Under 28:Chris Ingram (GBR)/Ross Whittock (GBR) ŠKODA Fabia R5FIA ERC Junior Under 27:Diogo Gago (PRT)/Miguel Ramalho (PRT) PEUGEOT 208 R2ERC Ladies' Trophy:Tamara Molinaro (ITA) The post Season recap #1: Lukyanuk lands the big prize with Azores ERC win appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 23 декабря 2018SEASON RECAP #2: ERC RALLY ISLAS CANARIAS HAT-TRICK FOR LUKYANUKАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk held off the threat from the leading FIA ERC Junior Under 28 Championship drivers to make it three Rally Islas Canarias wins in succession following a sublime performance alongside co-driver Alexey Arnautov on Gran Canaria's demanding all-asphalt stages. In doing so they have become the first crew since Luca Rossetti and Matteo Chiarcossi in 2011 to win the first two events of an ERC season, a result that enables them to extend their title advantage in their Pirelli-equipped Russian Performance Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 on the back of 10 stage wins from 14.Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov landed the ERC Junior Under 28 spoils in style in second overall with a deliberately "calm" approach. After winning the Qualifying Stage on Thursday, they claimed two more stage bests in their Sports Racing Technologies ŠKODA Fabia R5, which ran on Michelin tyres.Behind Gryazin, a late turn of speed decided an epic battle for the final podium position between ERC Junior U28 drivers Fabian Kreim and José Suárez. Kreim had edged ahead early on day two after taking third place on the first night, and though Suárez, in a Hyundai Motor España i20 R5, retaliated just before penultimate service, ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland-backed Kreim confirmed his first ERC podium finish with a storming drive through the rally's final stage.ERC Junior Experience graduate Laurent Pellier capped a fantastic second ERC appearance with a top five overall finish, following on from his first ever stage win on Friday morning's second test. PEUGEOT Rally Academy's young star also recorded his first top five in ERC Junior U28, coming fourth and only 1.5s behind third placed Suárez.Diogo Gago made it two ERC Junior Under 27 wins from two starts following a thrilling battle with Mārtiņš Sesks, which had been a three-way scrap in the Pirelli-supported category until Efrén Llarena

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crashed heavily in his Rally Team Spain entry on the final morning, fortunately without injury to neither he nor co-driver Sara Fernández.Tibor Érdi Jr recovered from his Azores Airlines Rallye exit to dominate ERC2 by going fastest on all but one stage. And with round one winner Juan Carlos Alonso failing to finish due to a technical issue, Érdi Jr's title defence is back on track, despite a throttle fault causing him to stop three times on the last run to make emergency repairs.Championship newcomer Florian Bernardi claimed the ERC3 victory in his Renault Clio, while Canary Islander Emma Falcón took the ERC Ladies' Trophy spoils ahead of Catie Munnings, who overcame a late scare when a sensor issue struck nearing the finish of the final stage.Words of a winner (Alexey Lukyanuk):"I am very very happy. We were winning a lot of stages and showing good confidence. We had some worries that the young drivers here would push really hard but we managed to do a good job, the weather was okay for us, the starting position was very clever and helped us to maintain a good speed. Thanks to Pirelli for tyres, everything worked well with no big problems so quite good for us."Category winnersFIA ERC1:Alexey Lukyanuk (RUS)/Alexey Arnautov (RUS) Ford Fiesta R5FIA ERC2:Tibor Érdi Jr (HUN)/György Papp (HUN) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution XFIA ERC3:Florian Bernardi (FRA)/Victor Bellotto (FRA) Renault Clio R3TFIA ERC Junior Under 28:Nikolay Gryazin (RUS)/Yaroslav Fedorov (RUS) ŠKODA Fabia R5FIA ERC Junior Under 27:Diogo Gago (PRT)/Miguel Ramalho (PRT) PEUGEOT 208 R2ERC Ladies' Trophy:Emma Falcón (ESP) Citroën DS3 R3T The post Season recap #2: ERC Rally Islas Canarias hat-trick for Lukyanuk appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 24 декабря 2018SEASON RECAP #3: MAGALHÃES JOINS RALLY GREATS WITH ACROPOLIS ERC GLORYАвтор: ErcSEAJETS-powered Bruno Magalhães joined an illustrious list of winners with victory on one of the toughest events of them all, the EKO Acropolis Rally, alongside co-driver and namesake Hugo Magalhães. In doing so, the Portuguese reignited his faltering FIA European Rally Championship title bid as Russian rival and ERC leader Alexey Lukyanuk made do with bonus points only following his exit on leg two.MOL Racing Team's Norbert Herczig finished a career-high second with 24-year-old Pole Hubert Ptaszek completing an all-ŠKODA Fabia R5 podium as Tibor Érdi Jr and Amittrajit Ghosh from India claimed the ERC2 and ERC3 spoils respectively.Magalhães was more than a minute in front starting leg three's closing four stages. But a cautious drive avoiding the punctures which had afflicted many of his rivals earlier in the event, meant his final margin of victory was trimmed to 29.1s at the finish in Lamia.Behind, Herczig and TRT Krezus Rally Team's Ptaszek secured their first ERC podiums in second and third respectively, with four-time Hungarian champion Herczig taking time out of Magalhães in three stages from four.Eyvind Brynildsen brought his Autotek Motorsport-prepared Ford Fiesta R5 home in fourth, unable to catch Ptaszek despite pushing as hard as he could throughout leg three's four stages. Cypriot frontrunner Simos Galatariotis finished an excellent fifth, Grzegorz Grzyb claimed sixth in his Rufa Sport ŠKODA Fabia R5, ahead of fellow Fabia runner Jourdan Serderidis, the top Greek finisher, in seventh and Turkey's Orhan Avcioğlu in eighth.Brazilian Paulo Nobre was elated to score his first ever ERC points in ninth with Érdi Jr completing the top 10. Alexey Lukyanuk returned from retirement to score maximum leg points on Sunday, over a minute faster than nearest rival Juuso Nordgren across today's four stages.Words of a winner (Bruno Magalhães):"Sometimes in our lives, dreams come true. To win a rally like Acropolis, my name in the album of winners, is absolutely great. Thanks to my sponsors, they believe in me for many years. It's a big pleasure to win in the country of SEAJETS, and I want to dedicate this to them. Thank you to my team."Category winnersFIA ERC1:Bruno Magalhães (PRT)/Hugo Magalhães (PRT) ŠKODA Fabia R5

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FIA ERC2:Tibor Érdi Jr (HUN)/György Papp (HUN) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution XFIA ERC3:Amittrajit Ghosh (IND)/Ashwin Naik (IND) Ford Fiesta R2ERC Ladies' Trophy:Emma Falcón (ESP) Citroën DS3 R3T The post Season recap #3: Magalhães joins rally greats with Acropolis ERC glory appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 26 декабря 2018SEASON RECAP #5: LUKYANUK'S ERC TITLE HOPES ON TRACK WITH ROMA WINАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk resisted a late challenge from double FIA European Rally Championship title winner Giandomenico Basso for victory on Rally di Roma Capitale, securing his third win of the season alongside co-driver Alexey Arnautov. Basso had more than halved Lukyanuk's lead in a single stage on the final afternoon, but ran out of competitive kilometres to catch the Russian Performance Motorsport driver, falling short by 7.5s.Grzegorz Grzyb held two rivals at bay to secure a "dream" podium, which far exceeded his own expectations for this rally. Ten-time Italian champion Paolo Andreucci had closed to within two seconds of Grzyb in fourth but crashed out.His other challenger for a podium was ERC Junior Under 28 category winner Fabian Kreim. Keen to secure his first class win and vital points for his championship challenge, Kreim focused on reaching the finish while improving his confidence, happy to let Grzyb escape and finish fourth overall.Bruno Magalhães settled for fifth, while ERC Junior U28 runner-up Chris Ingram was a star performer on leg three, scoring his first outright stage victory on SS13, shared with Basso on equal times. Ingram had started the final day 50.9s behind ŠKODA junior driver Juuso Nordgren but made up all that time plus more, jumping to sixth overall with one stage remaining and demoting Nordgren to seventh.Fredrik Åhlin was in good spirits, capturing a second consecutive ERC Junior U28 podium finish on his way to eighth overall. Like Ingram he had lost time with a puncture on leg two but also with a driveshaft failure on day one, overcoming both for a strong class finish.Orhan Avcioğlu came agonisingly close to finishing in ninth, coming into the rally's final stage with only 1.3s in hand over local entrant Marco Pollara. A botched handbake turn at a roundabout on Ostia's rally-closing superspecial sent him into the barriers, costing him nearly seven seconds as he reversed out. Pollara seized on Avcioğlu's error, taking advantage of his mistake to score ninth on his ERC debut and demote Avcioğlu to P10.The FIA RGT class was won by Raphaël Astier, who beat his Abarth 124 rivals Andrea Modanesi in second and Andrea Nucita in third. Astier secured victory despite being forced to nurse his car home with a broken differential through the final loop. Modanesi and Nucita had both retired on day two.Words of a winner (Alexey Lukyanuk):"I'm happy. It was a long and tough event with a lot of stories around with crashes, delays, fire, punctures and stones but we had joy, we had fun and thanks to the organisers for a great. Maybe next time they will make it even better in some aspects. Thanks to my competitors for the great fight, we enjoyed it a lot and congratulations to everyone who reached the finish of this tough rally."Category winnersFIA ERC1:Alexey Lukyanuk (RUS)/Alexey Arnautov (RUS)FIA ERC2:Tibor Érdi Jr (HUN)/György Papp (HUN) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution XFIA ERC3:Mārtiņš Sesks (LVA)/Renārs Francis (LVA) Opel ADAM R2FIA ERC Junior Under 28:Fabian Kreim (DEU)/Frank Christian (DEU) ŠKODA Fabia R5FIA ERC Junior Under 27:Mārtiņš Sesks (LVA)/Renārs Francis (LVA) Opel ADAM R2ERC Ladies' Trophy:Catie Munnings (GBR) PEUGEOT 208 R2 The post Season recap #5: Lukyanuk's ERC title hopes on track with Roma win appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 27 декабря 2018SEASON RECAP #6: KOPECKÝ FIGHTS BACK FOR HOME ERC GLORYАвтор: ErcJan Kopecký scored a record-extending seventh Barum Czech Rally Zlín victory against a strong FIA European Rally Championship field, pushed to the very end by ERC title leader Alexey Lukyanuk. Faced with mixed conditions during the rally's final loop of stages, ŠKODA Motorsport's Kopecký made a bold choice, selecting dry-weather tyres as those around him went for a mixture of standard and extreme wets, Lukyanuk on the former from Pirelli. Kopecký's boldness was rewarded, winning a mostly dry SS13 and SS14 to steal first place away from Lukyanuk before edging out the Russian rocket by 7.5s in a tense finale alongside co-driver and fellow Czech Pavel Dresler.But while Lukyanuk remains winless in Zlín, his championship advantage is up to 36 points over Bruno Magalhães, who placed ninth in the final reckoning in his SEAJETS-backed entry.Third place was decided in an even closer fight, with world championship star Dani Sordo clinging on to a podium finish by a mere 0.3s from local rally ace Miroslav Jakeš.Sordo had taken extreme wets for the final loop but without enough surface water on the stages, his factory-supported Hyundai i20 R5 was sliding around with a lack of grip. Though Jakeš fell short of a shock late podium by the narrowest of margins he did jump from fifth to fourth, passing FIA ERC Junior U28 class winner Nikolay Gyrazin, who eased off to ensure top points in the category for young stars in R5 cars.Second place in ERC Junior U28 looked set to go to Filip Mareš but a final-stage crash ended the Czech federation-backed driver's hopes. This handed runner-up honours to category points leader Fabian Kreim, who had been flying through the final afternoon loop with a clever tyre strategy from the Baumschlanger Rallye & Racing team that runs his ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland Fabia.Chris Ingram moved up to third in ERC Junior U28 after Mareš dropped out. Pushing flat out to try and catch Kreim, Ingram had several moments during the final test, coming home 9.6s shy of his German rival. He did successfully pass Rufa Sport driver Jaromír Tarabus for seventh place overall, only for a time penalty to drop him back to eighth.Magalhães struggled with set-up issues, picking up only two points in his championship fight against Lukyanuk in ninth. PEUGEOT Rally Academy talent Laurent Pellier finished fourth in ERC Junior U28 and also picked up the final ERC point, taking P10 ahead of Orhan Avcioglu.Tibor Érdi Jr secured a second consecutive ERC2 title subject to confirmation of the final results. Mārtiņš Sesks won the Pirelli-supported ERC Under 27 category for the second event running, while Catie Munnings was victorious in the ERC Ladies' Trophy.There was late drama in the FIA RGT class. Simone Tempestini had established a strong lead over Raphaël Astier on leg one but lost some of his lead on the final morning. A hydraulic pump failure on Tempestini's Abarth 124 progressively cost him more time on each stage of the final loop, dropping him behind eventual winner Astier into second. Petr Nešetřil completed the RGT podium in a Porsche 997 GT3.Words of a winner (Jan Kopecký):"This means a lot, especially after the problems we had with the punctures," said Kopecký, ERC champion in 2013. "It was unbelievable, like a nightmare but after showed some good performance yesterday I was still believing when I woke up today. We really used the support from the fans, it was really important."Category winnersFIA ERC1:Jan Kopecký (CZE)/Pavel Dresler (CZE) ŠKODA Fabia R5FIA ERC2:Tibor Érdi Jr (HUN)/György Papp (HUN) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution XFIA ERC3:Mārtiņš Sesks (LVA)/Renārs Francis (LVA) Opel ADAM R2FIA ERC Junior Under 28:Nikolay Gryazin (RUS)/Yaroslav Fedorov (RUS) ŠKODA Fabia R5FIA ERC Junior Under 27:Mārtiņš Sesks (LVA)/Renārs Francis (LVA) Opel ADAM R2ERC Ladies' Trophy:Catie Munnings (GBR) PEUGEOT 208 R2 The post Season recap #6: Kopecký fights back for home ERC glory appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 30 декабря 2018ERC FACTS AND STATS 2018Автор: ErcThe 2018 FIA European Rally Championship generated facts and stats aplenty. Here's a summary. Rally winners:

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Alexey Lukyanuk/Alexey Arnautov: 3Nikolay Gryazin/Yaroslav Fedorov: 2Simos Galatariotis/Antonis Ioannou: 1Jan Kopecký/Pavel Dresler: 1Bruno Magalhães/Hugo Magalhães: 1ERC2 winners:Tibor Érdi Jr/György Papp: 4Juan Carlos Alonso/Juan Pablo Monasterolo: 1Petros Panteli/Kyprias Christodoulou: 1Sergei Remennik/Mark Rozin: 1Marcin Słobodzian/Grzegorz Dachowski: 1ERC3 winners:Tom Kristensson/Henrik Appelskog: 2Mārtiņš Sesks/Renārs Francis: 2Florian Bernardi/Victor Bellotto: 1Diogo Gago/Miguel Ramalho: 1Amittrajit Ghosh/Ashwin Naik: 1Laurent Pellier/Geoffrey Combe: 1ERC Junior U28 winners:Nikolay Gryazin/Yaroslav Fedorov: 4Chris Ingram/Ross Whittock: 1Fabian Kreim/Frank Christian: 1ERC Junior U27 winners:Diogo Gago/Miguel Ramalho (pictured): 2Tom Kristensson/Henrik Appelskog: 2Mārtiņš Sesks/Renārs Francis: 2Qualifying Stage winners:Nikolay Gryazin/Yaroslav Fedorov: 4Alexey Lukyanuk/Alexey Arnautov: 2Jusso Nordgren/Tapio Suominen: 1Nasser Al-Attiyah/Matthieu Baumel: 1Stage winners (top five):Alexey Lukyanuk/Alexey Arnautov: 30Nikolay Gryazin/Yaroslav Fedorov: 20Bruno Magalhães/Hugo Magalhães: 8Nasser Al-Attiyah/Matthieu Baumel: 7Jari Huttunen/Antti Linnaketo: 7Different rally leaders:NineMost lead changes:Cyprus Rally (six)Closest winning margin:0.6s (Simos Galatariotis versus Bruno Magalhães, Cyprus Rally)Longest rally:EKO Acropolis Rally, 237.89 kilometresShortest rally:Rally Islas Canarias: 202.72 kilometres The post ERC facts and stats 2018 appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 31 декабря 2018ERC AWARD WINNERS OF 2018Автор: ErcHere's a reminder of who won what in the 2018 FIA European Rally Championship, which took place over eight rounds between March and October. FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP ERC1:Driver: ALEXEY LUKYANUK (RUSSIA) Russian Performance Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 (pictured)Co-driver: ALEXEY ARNAUTOV (RUSSIA)Second-place driver: NIKOLAY GRYAZIN (RUSSIA) Sports Racing Technologies ŠKODA Fabia R5Second-place co-driver: YAROSLAV FEDOROV (RUSSIA)Third-place driver: BRUNO MAGALHÃES (PORTUGAL) ARC Sport ŠKODA Fabia R5Third-place co-driver: HUGO MAGALHÃES (PORTUGAL)FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP ERC2:Driver: TIBOR ÉRDI JR (HUNGARY) Érdi Rallye Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X

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Co-driver: GYÖRGY PAPP (HUNGARY)Second-place driver: SERGEI REMENNIK (RUSSIA) Russian Performance MotorsportSecond-place co-driver: MARK ROZIN (RUSSIA) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution XThird-place driver: JUAN CARLOS ALONSO (ARGENTINA) RMC MotorsportThird-place co-driver: JUAN PABLO MONASTEROLO (ARGENTINA) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution XFIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP ERC3:Driver: MĀRTIŅŠ SESKS (LATVIA) ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel ADAM R2Co-driver: RENĀRS FRANCIS (LATVIA)Second-place driver: TOM KRISTENSSON (SWEDEN) ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel ADAM R2Second-place co-driver: HENRIK APPELSKOG (SWEDEN)Third-place driver: EFRÉN LLARENA (SPAIN) Rally Team Spain PEUGEOT 208 R2Third-place co-driver: SARA FERNÁNDEZ (SPAIN)FIA ERC JUNIOR UNDER 28 CHAMPIONSHIP:Driver: NIKOLAY GRYAZIN (RUSSIA) Sports Racing Technologies ŠKODA Fabia R5Second-place driver: CHRIS INGRAM (GREAT BRITAIN) Toksport WRT ŠKODA Fabia R5Third-place driver: FABIAN KREIM (GERMANY) ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland Fabia R5FIA ERC JUNIOR UNDER 27 CHAMPIONSHIP:Driver: MĀRTIŅŠ SESKS (LATVIA) ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel ADAM R2Second-place driver: TOM KRISTENSSON (SWEDEN) ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel ADAM R2Third-place driver: EFRÉN LLARENA (SPAIN) Rally Team Spain PEUGEOT 208 R2FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS:First position: ADAC OPEL RALLYE JUNIOR TEAMSecond position: SAINTÉLOC JUNIOR TEAMThird position: RUSSIAN PERFORMANCE MOTORSPORTERC LADIES' TROPHY:Driver: EMMA FALCÓN (SPAIN) ARC Sport Citroën DS3 R3TSecond-place driver: CATIE MUNNINGS (FRANCE) Saintéloc Junior Team PEUGEOT 208 R2Third-place driver: TAMARA MOLINARO (ITALY) Ford Fiesta R5ERC NATIONS' CUP:First position: ADAC OPEL RALLYE JUNIOR TEAMSecond position: RALLY TEAM SPAIN (RFEDA)Third position: ACCR CZECH TEAM The post ERC award winners of 2018 appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 3 января 2019LUKYANUK ON BOARD AS SAINTÉLOC TESTS THE BEST AHEAD OF NEW ERC SEASONАвтор: ErcSaintéloc Racing called on ERC champion Alexey Lukyanuk to test its Citroën C3 R5 as part of its ongoing preparations for the 2019 FIA European Rally Championship. While Lukyanuk's involvement was more in his capacity as a top-line driver rather than a potential candidate for Saintéloc's ERC attack, neither party has ruled out a future collaboration."It was great to have an experienced and fast driver like Alexey for a ride in the C3 R5 and give us his feedback," said Saintéloc's Rally Manager Vincent Ducher following the test close to Valence last month. "Saintéloc want to be back at the top of the ranking in the ERC with this new car so we are looking for different possibilities."Of the test, Lukyanuk said: "The car feels very good and strong. We don't have far-reaching plans with [Saintéloc] but who knows how everything can turn."Co-driven by fellow Russian Alexey Arnautov, Lukyanuk claimed the 2018 ERC title with wins in Azores, Gran Canaria and Italy.Photo:Facebook.com/lukyanuk The post Lukyanuk on board as Saintéloc tests the best ahead of new ERC season appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 9 января 2019TOP ITALIAN CAMPEDELLI TARGETS ERC ATTACKАвтор: ErcSimone Campedelli is working hard to secure the budget for an FIA European Rally Championship title attack in 2019. A frontrunner in the Italian championship in recent seasons, Campedelli also has experience at world and European level.He hopes to start his campaign on Rally Islas Canarias in May and contest the remaining six rounds of the all-action championship, which includes his home event, Rally di Roma Capitale, in July."It would be great to be back in an international contest," said the highly-capable 32-year-old. "It's an opportunity I would really appreciate but, at the moment, I am still waiting for the budget to be secured so the decision is not in my hands. I'm ready and it would be great if we can finalise the deal to start in the ERC."Driving a Ford Fiesta R5 alongside Swiss co-driver Tania Canton, Campedelli proved his talent against the ERC regulars last season with three stage wins and the leg two victory on Rally di Roma Capitale. And had it not been for a spate of punctures, he could have challenged eventual winner Alexey Lukyanuk for the overall victory.ERC1 drivers count their best six scores from a possible eight, meaning Campedelli would not be disadvantaged by missing the planned season opener in the Azores in March. The post Top Italian Campedelli targets ERC attack appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 15 января 2019ERC CHAMPION LUKYANUK HINTS AT POLO R5 RUN AFTER FABIA TESTАвтор: ErcAlexey Lukyanuk, the first Russian to win the FIA European Rally Championship, tried a ŠKODA Fabia R5 for size in Italy earlier today - then hinted he might be getting behind the wheel of Volkswagen's all-new Polo GTI R5 before too long. Having used a Ford Fiesta R5 to win the ERC title in 2018, Lukyanuk sampled a Citroën C3 R5 in testing before Christmas. His run in a Step Five Motorsport Fabia means he continues to build knowledge of R5 machinery as he continues his preparations for the 2019 season."The tests I had were short, only 30 kilometres, but I got to see how the team works as the car goes," said Lukyanuk. "The [car was] very balanced, a very smooth, awesome engine. The team made a nice impression. There are no plans, but I'm increasing my idea. haven't tried the new Polo but maybe I'll try it soon."Photo:Facebook.com/lukyanuk The post ERC champion Lukyanuk hints at Polo R5 run after Fabia test appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 5 февраля 2019ERC CHAMPIONS JOIN FIA HALL OF FAMEАвтор: ErcWalter Röhrl and Miki Biasion, winners of the FIA European Rally Championship in 1974 and 1983 respectively, have been inducted into the FIA Hall of Fame. At a ceremony in Paris last week, the pair were among the 17 FIA World Rally champions recognised for their achievements in winning the coveted world crown by FIA President Jean Todt. Röhrl won rallying's top prize in 1980 and 1982, while Biaison also doubled-up, in 1988 and 1989.The FIA Hall of Fame gallery is located at the FIA Headquarters in both Paris and Geneva, while an online version is also availablehere. It includes the first inductees from 2017 - the 33 FIA Formula One world champions - and now the 17 World Rally champions.

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Clickhereto view the list of FIA ERC champions from Helmut Polensky in 1953 to Alexey Lukyanuk in 2018.Photos:DPPI for FIA The post ERC champions join FIA Hall of Fame appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Eurosport.co.uk, Лондон, 14 февраля 2019ICONIC SETE CIDADES STAGE TO STAR AS AZORES GETS SET TO HOST ERC SEASON OPENERАвтор: ErcThe iconic Sete Cidades stage will once again be the focal point of the Azores Rallye, which opens the 2019 FIA European Rally Championship from 21-23 March. Run twice on Friday 22 March, Sete Cidades features a spectacular section along the rim of a volcanic crater lake, which former Azores Rallye winner Craig Breen has described as one of the greatest spectacles in sport."There's probably no other spectacle in sport like Sete Cidades," said Breen, the Azores winner in 2015. "To drive a rally car along the ridge of a volcano is an incredible experience and then you have the stages on the final day, which are like being in a jungle. It's a really nice rally embraced by all the local fans and the road mileage is short, which is good too. It's definitely a challenge but it's a good experience and it's a nice rally to win because there are a lot of famous winners. I'd love to do it again."Based on the mid-Atlantic archipelago's largest island of São Miguel, the Azores Rallye celebrated its half-century in 2015 and remains one of the most spectacular events on the international calendar. Stages criss-cross breath-taking scenery and lush countryside, and are characterised by their sandy surface and narrow and undulating nature.Alexey Lukyanuk won the event in 2018 on route to claiming the ERC title. World Rally Championship stars past and present, such as Craig Breen, Kris Meeke, Andreas Mikkelsen, Juha Kankkunen, Markko Märtin and Bruno Thiry, are among a long list of former Azores Rallye winners.Meanwhile, other changes for 2019 include an all-new 7.90-kilometre stage on leg one, while the fan-friendly City Show in Ponta Delgada follows a tweaked route.Azores Rallye organisers are once again supporting crew participation with free return shipping of rally cars, service vehicles and spare parts from Portugal. Entry fees for ERC1 and ERC2 drivers are reduced by 50 and 60 per cent respectively compared to 2018, while competitors in two-wheel-drive machinery, which includes ERC3, get free entries.Crews planning to contest the Azores Rallye should follow this link for more information on the ERC season opener:http://www.azoresrallye.com/documentation-for-competitors/. The post Iconic Sete Cidades stage to star as Azores gets set to host ERC season opener appeared first on FIA ERC | European Rally Championship.

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Autosport.pt, Лиссабон, 14 февраля 2019EUROPEU DE RALIS: RALI DOS AÇORES COM NOVIDADESOs amantes dos ralis, portugueses e não só, vão poder disfrutar uma vez mais do esplendor do Rali dos Açores, que mais uma vez volta a ser a prova de abertura do Europeu de Ralis. O icónico troço das Sete Cidades será novamente um dos destaques da prova inaugural do Europeu de Ralis, num evento que se realiza entre 21-23 de março. Como sempre, o troço apresenta uma seção absolutamente espetacular, ao longo da parede do vulcão, algo que um antigo vencedor da prova, Craig Breen, descreve como um das mais icónicas imagens dos ralis em todo o mundo: "Provavelmente, não há outro espetáculo no desporto como as imagens do troço das Sete Cidades", disse Breen, vencedor nos Açores em 2015. "Pilotar um carro de rali ao longo da cordilheira de um vulcão é uma experiência incrível e depois temos os troços do último dia, que são como estar numa selva. É um rali muito bom, abraçado por todos os adeptos locais. É definitivamente um grande desafio, mas é também uma boa experiência e é um bom rali

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para ganhar, porque há muitos vencedores famosos no palmarés. Eu adoraria fazer esta prova de novo".Baseado na maior ilha dos Açores, São Miguel, o Rali dos Açores continua a ser um dos eventos mais espetaculares do calendário internacional. Os troços cruzam paisagens de tirar o fôlego absolutamente exuberantes, com as estradas caracterizadas pela sua superfície arenosa e natureza estreita e ondulante.Alexey Lukyanuk venceu o evento em 2018 a caminho de reclamar o título do ERC. Estrelas do passado e do presente do WRC, como Craig Breen, Kris Meeke, Andreas Mikkelsen, Juha Kankkunen, Markko Märtin e Bruno Thiry, estão entre uma longa lista de antigos vencedores d prova açoriana. Entre as novidades da prova, há um novo troço de 7.90 Km. O City Show em Ponta Delgada viu o seu percurso revisto. Os organizadores do Rali dos Açores apoiam mais uma vez a participação das equipas, com o transporte gratuito. Carros de pro, veículos de serviço e peças sobressalentes, tudo incluído. As taxas de inscrição para os condutores do ERC1 e ERC2 são reduzidas em 50 e 60 por cento, respetivamente, em comparação com 2018, enquanto os concorrentes dos carros de tração às duas rodas, que inclui o ERC3, têm inscrições grátis. Os amantes dos ralis, portugueses e não só, vão poder disfrutar uma vez mais do esplendor do Rali dos Açores, que mais uma vez volta a ser a prova de abertura do Europeu de Ralis. O icónico troço das Sete Cidades será novamente um dos destaques da prova inaugural do Europeu de Ralis, num evento [...]Visualizou de 4 artigos abertos O AutoSport limitou a 4, o número de artigos que poderá ler sem fazer login Para continuar a ler livremente os artigos AutoSport, por favor faça login

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