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Skoda’s Hänninen to start first at Scone

and Meeke second

By Franck Drui

15 October 2010 - 19:59

Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion-elect Juho Hänninen will start the opening day of the 2010 RACMSA Rally of Scotland first on the road in his Škoda Fabia S2000. The first two stages are set in the historic environs of Scone Palace near Perth.

Hänninen attended the reconnaissance for last year’s Rally of Scotland but did not compete in it. Since the championship is not at stake he plans to go all out for victory, having already won on gravel in Argentina and Sardinia in 2010. Likewise, Meeke is aiming to bow out of the IRC in style as he participates in his last rally for Peugeot UK.

All the drivers will start at two-minute intervals.

Top 10 IRC starting positions for day one:

1 Juho Hänninen (Škoda Fabia S2000) 20:08hrs
2 Kris Meeke (Peugeot 207 S2000) 20:10hrs
3 Guy Wilks (Škoda Fabia S2000) 20:12hrs
4 Andreas Mikkelsen (M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000) 20:14hrs
5 Alister McRae (Proton Satria Neo S2000) 20:16hrs
6 Thierry Neuville (Peugeot 207 S2000) 20:18hrs
7 Keith Cronin (Proton Satria Neo S2000) 20:20hrs
8 Jonathan Greer (Ralliart Lancer Evo IX) 20:22hrs
9 Dave Weston Jr (Subaru Impreza) 20:24hrs
10 David Bogie (Ralliart Lancer Evo IX) 20:26hrs