Hanninen to start first in Curitiba

Organisers of Rally Internacional de Curitiba have published the starting list for the opening seven stages on Friday.

The top 10 runners will head off in championship order, where applicable, as follows:

1 Juho Hänninen (Škoda Fabia S2000)
2 Jan Kopecký (Škoda Fabia S2000)
3 Guy Wilks (Škoda Fabia S2000)
4 Bruno Magalhães (Peugeot 207 S2000)
5 Kris Meeke (Peugeot 207 S2000)
6 Daniel Oliveira (Peugeot 207 S2000)
7 Oswaldo Scheer (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
8 Eduardo Peredo (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
9 Paulo Nobre (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
10 Eduardo Scheer (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)

Friday’s first stage is the 18.85-kilometre Campo Magro stage, which is due to get underway at 08:55 local time.

The event is the second round of the 12-event Intercontinental Rally Challenge.