2016 RALLYE SANREMO_ PR 8_0408
63th Sanremo Rallye: After four stages, Scandola in the lead.
SANREMO (IM) – At 12:32 on a sunny and warm day with just few clouds, started
the 63rd Rallye Sanremo, second round of the Italian Rally Championship. Among the
68 crews there is a whole left by car number 6, the ne of Michele Tassone-Alice De
Marco racing for the Italina Junior Title, obliged to retire after they finished off road
yesterday in the Shakedown, where their car reported serious damages.
Paolo Andreucci and Anna Andreussi, the winners of the last year edition of the
event, won the first stage (SS Bignone 10,66 km) in their Peugeot 208 T16. Behind
them Umberto Scandola and Guido “Gillo” D’Amore, in a Škoda Fabia R5, just one
tenth of a second behind. On a virtual third podium place, three tenth of a second
from the first one, Giandomenico Basso and Lorenzo Granai, in a Ford Fiesta R5 Ldi
LPG supplied. The second stage, San Romolo 14,24 km, has been won by Umberto
Scandola and “Gillo” D’Amore that took the lead of the provisional classification,
1”8 ahead of their direct rivals Andreucci-Andreussi who in this stage arrived second.
Once again Giandomenico Basso and Lorenzo Granai stop the chronometer obtaining
a third time. Umberto Scandola won also the third stage, Semoigo 74000 meters the
shortest stage of the day, recovering time over Andreucci that finished the stage with
a third time overall, 1”8 behind the winner. Second place for Giandomenico Basso,
after three stages he was third overall, 4”5 behind Scandola.
Stage four, the second pass on SS Bignone, last stage before Regrouping, has been
won by Andreucci-Andreussi but they’ve been applied a 10” penalty due to late
arrival at start of the stage TC, which pushed them down to third place. The
classification of 63rd Rallye Sanremo after four special stages and 2,96 timed
kilometers has in the lead Umberto Scandola and “Gillo” D’Amore in a Škoda Fabia
R5, 5”5 faster than Giandomenico Basso and Lorenzo Granai in a Ford Fiesta R5 Ldi
LPG supplied. As usual at ease on these roads Alessandro Perico, fourth overall, 17”8
behind in a Peugeot 208 R5, so far he is in the lead of the Italian Asphalt Rally
Trophy, part of this race, ahead of Simone Campedelli, Peugeot 208 R5, and Andrea
Nucita Ford Fiesta R5.
Results after SS 4: 1. Scandola-D'Amore (Skoda Fabia) in 28'04.4; 2. Basso-Granai
(Ford Fiesta GPL) a 5.5; 3. Andreucci-Andreussi (Peugeot 208 T16) a 12.4; 4. PericoTurati (Peugeot 208) a 17.8; 5. Campedelli-Fappani (Peugeot 208) a 43.4; 6. NucitaNucita (Ford Fiesta) a 44.4; 7. Rusce-Farnocchia (Ford Fiesta) a 1'01.2; 8. MicheliniPerna (Citroen DS3) a 1'01.3; 9. Chentre-Florean (Abarth Grande Punto) a 1'33.3; 10.
Borgogno-Riterini (Peugeot 207) a 1'46.5
Drivers said at the Regrouping after 4 SS
Paolo Andreucci: “ The car is not at its best. Unfortunately we have 10” penalty after
we arrived late at start of the stage TC”.
Giandomenico Basso: “Fine. We are all very fast and this is the base for a good race.
It didn’t rain after all and the choice of the tyres, done for dry asphalt, has been the
right one”.
Umberto Scandola: “Everything fine. The stages were dry. The car is not 100% fine,
but we are satisfied. Spectators are well positioned in safe places, no delays in the
schedule, the organization did a good job as usual”.
Alessandro Perico: “The first two stages we didn’t do very good, now is getting
better”.
Simone Campedelli: “I made not a very tyre choice, I thought it was going to rain”.
Andrea Nucita: “Little upset, I’m not in good shape nor the car. I suffered a puncture
due to three stones on the road in a stretch of 500 meters”.