IRC ace Bouffier secures victory in Poland

Bryan Bouffier continued his preparations for Barum Czech Rally Zlín, round seven of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge at the end of August, by claiming victory on Rajd Rzeszowski in Poland last weekend.

The 32-year-old, winner of the centenary edition of the IRC-counting Rallye Monte-Carlo in January, topped the leaderboard on both days of the Tarmac rally to move to the top of the Polish championship standings, a title he has won on three occasions in the past.

Driving a Peugeot 207 Super 2000, Bouffier, who was co-driven by Xavier Panseri, said the result would serve as a boost ahead of the Czech round of the IRC.

“I never start a race completely confident and Zlín will not be so easy because it is a very specific rally and because of the weather,” said the French ace. “But I had a good battle [in Poland] especially on the final day so this always helps. However, the set-up we used in Poland will be different for Zlín so we will see what can happen.”