The Holy Grail for Faucher at the Rallye du Pays de Saint-Yrieix

Super favorite, Beaubelique immediately took off on a greasy and tricky terrain. After the 2^e loop, he already had a 32” lead over Faucher while Lobry who had to deal with major gearbox problems. Shortly after the start of SS5, Beaubelique made a mistake, remained behind and offered leadership to Faucher who returned to St Yrieix at the end of 1^re stage with a lead of 1'37'' over Longépé who did not take long to understand the instructions for the Clio 4T. The next day, in the 1^re loop, Pijassou and Patier raised their voices. Faucher did not take any risks and managed his lead. In the last ES, Pijassou lost to Patier who made the horses talk and Faucher, who won his first rally national, achieving flawless results. With his 106 S16 N2, Rougier flew over Group N. G. Coëffe

Ranking : 1. Faucher-Petit (Peugeot 207 S2000) 1h23’33’’4 (1^er Gr. A), 2. Patier-Bonnaud (Porsche 996 GT3) at 1'05'' (1^er Gr. GT), 3. Pijassou-Augustin (Peugeot 306 Maxi) at 1’14’’, 4. Longépé-Orillac (Renault Clio 4T) at 1’25” (1^er Gr. R), 5. Lerosier-Corbineau (Clio 4T), 6. Gauthier-Moreau (Skoda Fabia) at 3'05'', 7. Rageau-Brault (Clio 4T) at 3'51'', 8. B . and C. Brun (Clio R3) at 4'08'', 9. Petit-Andrieux (Clio R3) at 4'34'', 10. Meurant-Dussoulier (Clio Maxi) at 4'51'' (1^er Gr. F2000), … 21. Rougier-Poursain (106 S16) at 7’45” (1^er Gr.N), etc.