Towards a final truncated stage at Le Touquet

The route of the Rallye du Touquet - Pas de Calais, first round of the French Asphalt Rally Championship, will be shortened on Saturday in view of health restrictions in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

Published on 08/02/2021 à 08:38

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Towards a final truncated stage at Le Touquet

Without much surprise given the health restrictions in force in France, the Rally du Touquet – Pas de Calais, opening of French Rally Championship 2021, will undergo course changes.

In an interview on the Rallye du Touquet Facebook page, Jean-Marc Roger, head of the organization of the event, confirmed the expected changes.

“We set out on a classic Touquet with a departure on Friday noon with a complete night loop and a return around 22 p.m., 23 p.m., which is not possible since we are in a curfew period. »

Thus, the day of Friday will remain identical in terms of the ES with a start now scheduled around 6 a.m., the second day of Saturday will include only one loop, which will end at the beginning of the afternoon for a total of just under 170 km of times.

Another necessity, the rally will be contested behind closed doors, as was the Monte-Carlo Rally last January in WRC. The field, however, continues to strengthen since in this interview, Stéphane Lefebvre confirmed his commitment to an Opel Corsa Rally4, and will be co-driven by Gilles de Turckheim.