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34th Rallye Catalunya (Spain) Official Site: http://www.racc.es/rallye/rallye.htm End of Leg 1 Contents: Unofficial top 10 results at the end of Leg 1 Headlines Today's Timetable, Monday 20th April - Leg 1 Stage Winners Stage results - stages ...

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34th Rallye Catalunya (Spain) Official Site: http://www.racc.es/rallye/rallye.htm

End of Leg 1

Contents:

Unofficial top 10 results at the end of Leg 1 Headlines Today's Timetable, Monday 20th April - Leg 1 Stage Winners Stage results - stages 1-7 Tomorrow's Timetable, Tuesday 21st April - Leg 2 Reference Sites and further information

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Unofficial top 10 results at the end of Leg 1

1 D.Auriol/D.Giraudet                  Toyota Corolla WRC        1:19:03,8
2 J.Puras/C.Barrio                  Citroen Xsara Kit        1:19:20,6
3 B.Thiry/S.Prevot                  Ford Escort WRC                1:19:25,1
4 G.Panizzi/H.Panizzi                  Peugeot 306 S16         1:19:26,7
5 R.Burns/R.Reid                  Mit Lancer Ev.IV        1:19:30,3
6 P.Bugalski/J.Chiaroni         Citroen Xsara Kit         1:19:34,0
7 F.Loix/S.Smeets                  Toyota Corolla WRC        1:19:40,9
8 C.Sainz/L.Moya                  Toyota Corolla WRC        1:19:48,0
9 T.Makinen/R.Mannisenmaki        Mit Lancer Ev.IV        1:19:51,9
10 C.McRae/N.Grist                Subaru Impreza 555        1:20:04,8

Formula 2

2 J.Puras/C.Barrio                  Citroen Xsara Kit        1:19:20,6
4 G.Panizzi/H.Panizzi           Peugeot 306 S16         1:19:26,7
6 P.Bugalski/J.Chiaroni         Citroen Xsara Kit        1:19:34,0

Group N 28 G.Trelles/M.Christie Mit Lancer Ev.V 1:25:16,9 32 M.Stohl/P.Muller Mit Lancer Ev.III 1:26:33,0 34 R.Sanchez/E.Galindo Subaru Impreza 98 1:28:53,0

Full Results: http://www.racc.es/rallye/online/7.html

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Headlines - Day belonged to Auriol and the amazing Formula 2 Kitcars. The Citroens and Peugots had an excellent day and consistently matched and bettered the WRC car. - Auriol led the rally after stage 2 and ends the day in front. - Sainz had a bad day and was not happy with his performance. He also had several spins. - Rovanpera exist with engine damage - Liatti lost a lot of time with turbo problems. McRae also experienced some engine problems - slippery conditions have led to almost all drivers/teams experiencing problems with suspension settings and tyres - the stages tomorrow are generally longer than todays and the front wheel drive cars are likely to experience greater tyre wear and fall a little behind the WRC cars.

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Monday April 20 - Leg 1

LEG 1 : 09.00 Start from Lloret de Mar

Stage Place Time km

SS 1   La Trona                 10:51   12,86
SS 2   Alpens - Les Llosses     11:20   21,95
SS 3   Coll de Santigosa        12:39   10,62
SS 4   Coll de Bracons          13:27   19,89
SS 5   La Fullaca - St. Hilari  15:08   21,98
SS 6   Cladells                 15:37   15,27
SS 7   St. Feliu - Tossa        17:04   18,96

Total Leg 1 Competitive 121,53km

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Stage Winners

SS1 - Thiry, SS2 - Auriol, SS3 - Auriol, SS4 - Auriol, SS5 - Auriol, SS6 - McRae, SS7 - Puras

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Stage 1 La Trona 12,86km Start Time: 10:51 Notes: - Carlos Sainz (Toyota): "The car’s nose slid a bit. I’ll try to fix it in the first assistance". - Juha Kankkunen (Ford): "I’m not very satisifed. The road is slippery. I’m happy with the engine". - Richard Burns (Mitsubishi): He had a good race and is very happy, although he complains about how slippery the road is. - Colin McRae (Subaru): "The tires don’t stick (grip) to the road and the car loses stability". - Gilles Panizzi (Peugeot): Very upset, he had problems with the tires. - Freddy Loix (Toyota): "I drove well and I’m satisfied". - Piero Liatti (Subaru): Drove without turbo from the beginning of the stage. - Bruno Thiry (Ford): "The road is slippery for everyone. There is a lot of gravel". - Marcus Gronholm (Toyota): Ran for the first time on tarmac. The race started with a very difficult special stage". - Harry Rovanpera (Seat): His car slides at the front due to the gravel. - Jesús Puras (Citroën):Satisfaction within the team. Everything went fine. - François Delecour (Peugeot): Drove without assisted steering from the beginning of the stage.