A new opponent for Laboulle

While Marc Laboulle has already acquired an advantage which allows him to manage the rest of the season, the vice-Champion of France sees Olivier Bossard land in the French D1 Championship at the wheel of a Citroën Xsara “WRC” .

Published on 22/07/2009 à 09:04

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Disqualified in Sweden for technical non-compliance (the engaged gear sensor was mounted on the engine management unit), Olivier Bossard made the decision to end his involvement in the European Championship. Rallycross. Relegated to fifth place in the D1A ranking, the C2 Super 1600 driver had almost no chance of winning the coveted title.

Consequently, Olivier Bossard will participate in two events of the French Championship. He will be in Kerlabo at the end of the week behind the wheel of a Citroën Xsara? WRC » and will participate in the Lohéac round with his Citroën C2 Super 1600 in D1A.

As for David Meslier, reigning French Champion, he will still have to wait for Mayenne (after Kerlabo and Lohéac) to field his new Clio. Until then, he will already have to try to reduce his fifteen-point gap on Marc Laboulle while Jérôme Grosset-Janin (Citroën C4 “WRC”), Hervé “Knapick” (Peugeot 207 “WRC”) and Philippe Tollemer (Citroën Xsara “WRC”) will also aim for victory.

In D1A, Samuel Peu (Citroën Saxo kit-car) is thirty points ahead of Eric Guillemette (Renault Clio Super 1600). He too will see the arrival of a Bossard. Olivier's son, Steven, aged 18, will take the wheel of the C2 Super 1600 entered at the start of the season in the European Championship.