2nd Division – Champagne Wines (April 2-3)
Opening round of the French 2nd Division championship, the Champagne event offered a superb field with no less than eight WRC and four R5s. Giordano seemed to have done the hardest part by finishing the 1st stage with a 58" lead over Rebout and 1'34" over Bayard. The leader's main opponent, the Belgian Cunin, had abandoned in the last nighttime ES, also fatal to Jérôme Galpin (Skoda R5), Morin and Barbara. The next day, a 1′ penalty for heating tires on the road, followed by a puncture, called everything into question. The Lorraine went on the attack again in the final lap but lost by 2" to a pugnacious Bayard who did not expect so much, while Rebout paid dearly for a poor choice of tires. Hot dominated the situation in group N while Duchène led from start to finish F2000. B. Sailly
Ranking
1. Bayard-Buysschaert (Toyota Corolla WRC) 1h36’56 »9 (1er Gr. A), 2. Giordano-Salva (Peugeot 208 T16) à 2 » (1er Gr. R), 3. Rebout-Choffel (Peugeot 208 T16) à 11 », 4. Bouchy-Lallement (Citroën DS3 WRC) à 57 », 5. Albert-Mergny (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) à 2’14 », 6. Riester-Houssin (Peugeot 207 S2000) à 2’42 », 7. Saint Requier-Santaella (Peugeot 207 S2000) à 2’55 », 8. Hot-Nicolet (Subaru Impreza N15) à 4’01 » (1er Gr.N), 9. Hinger-Delcambre (Subaru Impreza R4) à 4’02 », 10. Moullan-Balbolia (Mini Cooper JCW) à 4’11 », … 14.Houssin-Brulé (Porsche 997 GT3) à 4’39 » (1er Gr. GT+), … 25. Duchène-Genet (Renault Clio RS) at 8'50" (1st Gr. F2000), etc.
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