Adrien Fourmaux leader of Jänner in Austria

At the end of the first stage, the Frenchman, assisted by his usual co-driver Alexandre Coria, is in the lead. At the wheel of their Fiesta, the French crew had to face difficult conditions and the desires of the natives.

Published on 06/01/2023 à 19:10

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Adrien Fourmaux leader of Jänner in Austria

Season 2023 ofAdrien fourmaux started early. Engaged in a Ford Fiesta Rally2 identical to the one he will use this year in the WRC2 championship, he is taking advantage of this 36^e edition of the Jännerrallye to prepare for Monte-Carlo. Started yesterday with a night special where Adrien took 2^e instead, the stage consisted of 89,51 km timed today, divided into 10 ES. Author of three consecutive bests, the northern driver had a lead of up to 9s3 after 4 sections. The rest of the debates were more complicated against the reigning Austrian champion Simon Wagner or the former winner Hermann Neubauer who have the advantage of knowing the terrain well. Adrien Fourmaux, however, managed to win the last sector of this Friday in the darkness to build up a gap of 7s8 before the final day.

This consists of 6 ES and 61,60 km.

Jännerrally standings after the first stage

1.	#1	Fourmaux Adrien – Coria Alexandre Ford Fiesta Rally2	RC2	1:05:35.5		97.4
2.	#2	Wagner Simon – Winter Gerald Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	RC2	1:05:43.3	+7.8 +7.8	97.2 0.07
3.	#3	Neubauer Hermann – Mayrhofer U. Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	RC2	1:06:36.5	+ 1: 01.0 +53.2	95.9 0.57
4.	#9	Lengauer Michael – Thauerböck A. Škoda Fabia R5	RC2	1:07:00.3	+ 1: 24.8 +23.8	95.3 0.80
5.	#5	Rossgatterer Martin – Heigl J. Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	RC2	1:07:08.7	+ 1: 33.2 +8.4	95.1 0.88
6.	#16	Wagner Julian – Ostlender Hanna Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	RC2	1:08:02.4	+ 2: 26.9 +53.7	93.9 1.38
7.	#8	Baumschlager R. – Winklhofer P. Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	RC2	1:08:13.2	+ 2: 37.7 +10.8	93.6 1.48
8.	#6	Rosenberger Kris – Schwarz S. Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	RC2	1:09:54.5	+ 4: 19.0 + 1: 41.3	91.4 2.43
9.	#14	Fischerlehner Martin – Schmidt C. Ford Fiesta R5	RC2	1:10:49.7	+ 5: 14.2 +55.2	90.2 2.95
10.	#17	Kohn Filip – Střeska Tomáš Ford Fiesta Rally3	RC3	1:11:46.7	+ 6: 11.2 +57.0	89.0 3.49