If several men could claim to win in this Vaucluse classic, only one emerged from the start, flying from start to finish in this 31st edition. For his debut on a Skoda R5, Loïc Panagiotis showed his pretensions from the first time, finishing 1''3 behind Marseillais Bourcier and 2''3 behind Varois Magnou over less than 6 km.
A quick learning experience that he used to completely dominate the two stages, winning 11 of the 12 SS of the rally. Driving for the first time with a splendid C3 R5 from the CHL Sport team, Laurent Lacomy also quickly learned how it worked, even winning SS6 – the only one that escaped Panagiotis – to be 7''5 behind the leader on the evening of the 1st step.
The next day, however, we witnessed a solo rider from Panagiotis, who won with a 32” lead. In the top three from SS2, Scotto was never dislodged from his fine 3rd place and the Gr.A. After a very hot start to the race with Blanc, H. Poudrel (then 6th overall) distanced himself but gave up in the 2nd stage. No suspense in group N where Bernard proved unbeatable.
R. Alezra
Ranking: 1. L. Panagiotis-Goddi (Skoda Fabia) 1h04'36''1 (1st Gr. R5), 2. Lacomy-Bard (Citroën C3) at 32'', 3. Scotto La Chianca-Neto (Fabia S2000) at 52'' (1st Gr. A), 4. Bourcier-Ducousso (Fabia) at 1'22' ', 5. Magnou-Delaplanche (Peugeot 207 S2000) à 2’04’’, 6. Troussier-Troussier (DS3) à 2’14’’, 7. Blanc-Sorba (Porsche 996 GT3) à 3’01’’ (1er Gr. GT), 8. Bernard-Ferre (Mitsubishi Lancer) à 3’17’’ (1er Gr. N), 9. Caradec-Castex (Clio) à 3’52’’, 10. Fiori-Descamp (Fabia) à 4’0’’, 11. Delors-Bagnol (206 SDC) à 4’01’’ (1er Gr. F2000), etc
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