SS1: Wilks wins kart track stage

Andersson reported losing five seconds when he suffered a half spin

Author: Franck Drui
15 April 2011 - 15:26
SS1: Wilks wins kart track stage

Guy Wilks has won the opening stage Rally Islas Canarias El Corte Inglés, round two of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Driving a Peugeot UK 207 Super 2000 the English driver completed the tight and twisty Gran Karting Club circuit in a time of 1m23.2s in front of huge numbers of spectators.

Juho Hänninen, the defending IRC champion, was second in his Škoda Fabia S2000 with Team Peugeot Belgium-Luxembourg’s Thierry Neuville third.

PG Andersson reported losing five seconds when he suffered a half spin in his PROTON Satria Neo S2000. Andreas Mikkelsen also spun.

Overall positions after SS1

Pos.DriverCarTime
1 Wilks Guy / Pugh Phil Peugeot 207 S2000 1m23.2s
2 Hänninen Juho / Markkula Mikko Škoda Fabia S2000 +0.5s
3 Neuville Thierry / Gilsoul Nicolas Peugeot 207 S2000 +0.8s
4 Bouffier Bryan / Panseri Xavier Peugeot 207 S2000 +1.1s
5 Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr Škoda Fabia S2000 +1.2s
6 Mikkelsen Andreas / Floene Ola Škoda Fabia S2000 +1.3s
7 Magalhaes Bruno / Grave Paulo Peugeot 207 S2000 +1.9s
8 Loix Freddy / Miclotte Frédéric Škoda Fabia S2000 +2.2s
9 Gardemeister Toni / Suominen Tapio Škoda Fabia S2000 +2.5s
10 Basso Giandomenico / Dotta Mitia Proton Satria Neo S2000 +3.3s
11 Vinyes Joan / Mercader Jordi Suzuki Swift S1600 +4.1s
12 Perez Jonathan / Velasco Enrique Peugeot 207 S2000 +4.3s
13 Settembrini Massimiliano / Bonato Corrado Peugeot 207 S2000 +4.5s
14 Lemes Yeray / Peńate Rogelio Honda Civic VTi +5.8s
15 Andersson Per Gunnar / Axelsson Emil Proton Satria Neo S2000 +6.1s
SS11: Leaders get ready to play tactics SS2: Kopecký takes lead in Canarias
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