Belgian raid in Terre du Diois

The drivers from across Quiévrain won everything in the third round of the French Terrestrial Rally Championship. Dominique Bruyneel dominated the general classification, almost from start to finish.

Published on 07/06/2009 à 18:07

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Victory in the scratch for Dominique Bruyneel (Subaru Impreza), victory in group N, accompanied by a very good third place in the scratch, for Cédric Chérain (Subaru Impreza): the Belgian drivers carried out a great raid in this third round of the championship France. It must be said that the ranks had thinned out again on Sunday morning: Laurent Carbonaro put on his 307 WRC on the roof in the 8th special, while Thomas Privé retired in the following special, front transmission broken on his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9. Despite a small scare in a ford, Bruyneel then assured the victory, finishing with more than a minute and half on Paul Chieusse (Peugeot 206 WRC).

Performers: Dominique Bruyneel: 5 best times; Thomas Privé: 1 best time; Philippe Gache: 1 best time; Christophe Ferrier: 1 best time; Paul Chieusse: 2nd best time

Leaders: Dominique Bruyneel (SS1 to SS3, then SS5 to SS10); Thomas Private (SS4)

Main retirements: Bernard Munster (Mechanics in SS1: Clutch); Philippe Gache (Mechanics in ES5: Gearbox Control); Jean Marc Falco (Mechanics in ES6); Laurent Carbonaro (Slight road exit in SS 8); Thomas Privé (Mechanics in SS9: Front transmission); Christophe Ferrier (Clutch in SS1 and exit the road in SS 10)