Magalhães leads in the Azores

News after SS1

Author: Franck Drui
15 July 2010 - 19:23
Magalhães leads in the Azores

Bruno Magalhães has made a sensational start to Sata Rallye Açores by going fastest on the opening 14.9-kilometre Lagoa/Marques stage.

The Peugeot Sport Portugal driver, the winner here in 2008, was three tenths of a second faster than M-Sport Ford Fiesta pilot Andreas Mikkelsen.

Intercontinental Rally Challenge leader Juho Hänninen was third fastest with Škoda Motorsport team-mate Jan Kopecký fourth, after complaining of a build up of dust in his Fabia S2000.

Kris Meeke, the winner in the Azores last season, is facing a tough task by running first on the road and therefore having to clean the stage of the loose surface gravel in his Peugeot UK 207. He was fifth quickest.

Local hero Ricardo Moura was delayed by a puncture six kilometres from the finish of the stage.

Overall positions after SS1

Pos.TeamCarTime
01 Magalhaes Bruno / Magalhaes Carlos Peugeot 207 S2000 10m14.4s
02 Mikkelsen Andreas / Floene Ola Ford Fiesta S2000 +0.3s
03 Hänninen Juho / Markkula Mikko Škoda Fabia S2000 +2.5s
04 Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr Škoda Fabia S2000 +3.9s
05 Meeke Kris / Nagle Paul Peugeot 207 S2000 +5.0s
06 Sousa Bernardo / Silva Nuno Ford Fiesta S2000 +9.1s
07 Peres Pedro / Ferreira Tiago Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +21.5s
08 Pascoal Vítor / Castro Mário Peugeot 207 S2000 +32.4s
09 Moura Ricardo / Eiró Sancho Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +33.3s
10 Silva Sérgio / Leal Paulo Subaru Impreza STI +40.8s
11 Vale Pedro / Medeiros Rui Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII +42.7s
12 Meireles Pedro / Henriques Jorge Subaru Impreza STI +45.4s
13 Torres Rui / Martins Marco Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +48.3s
14 Maciel Paulo / Gouveia Filipe Citroën Saxo VTS +1m00.6s
15 Castro Juan Pablo / Olivenza Juan Subaru Impreza STI +1m09.9s
Road order to affect Azores result, say crews SS2: First stage win for Hänninen
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