RALLY GUIDE 1 GB - Barum Czech Rally ZlÃn - Autosport.cz
RALLY GUIDE 1 GB - Barum Czech Rally ZlÃn - Autosport.cz
RALLY GUIDE 1 GB - Barum Czech Rally ZlÃn - Autosport.cz
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BARUM CZECH <strong>RALLY</strong> ZLÍN 2012<br />
Victory for Hänninen at the fourth attempt<br />
The fourth participation in <strong>Barum</strong> <strong>Czech</strong> <strong>Rally</strong> Zlín meant victory for Škoda Motosport factory driver Juno<br />
Hänninen.<br />
Other three positions in final results were occupied by <strong>Czech</strong> drivers. The second was Roman Kresta, the<br />
third was Tomáš Kostka and a big surprise was Tarabus, who finished in the fourth place. The rally was<br />
dominated by Škoda Fabia S2000 cars, which occupy first six places. Over the three days, the spectators<br />
could watch exciting competition between the leading Scandinavian drivers Juho Hänninen and Andreas<br />
Mikkelsen, and last year’s winner Jan Kopecký from the <strong>Czech</strong> Republic. The victories of individual super<br />
stages belonged to these drivers.<br />
Before Sunday’s leg, Hänninen led by 11 seconds over his team colleagues Kopecký, followed by Mikkelsen<br />
with half a minute. However, the Sunday’s stages shuffled the progressive results in first ten positions. In the<br />
first SS, Mikkelsen lost five minutes due to two punctures and then only Škoda factory drivers fought for the<br />
first place. In the SS 13, Hänninen’s biggest rival Kopecký retired due to the problems with the engine.<br />
Andreas Aigner from Austria was the fastest in IRC Production cars; the 2WD was won by Jan Černý with<br />
Citroën. The number of registered crews was 99 from 23 states and 64 of them finished the race.<br />
The rally was prematurely stopped after the accident of crew no. 32 with Subaru Impreza STi, which<br />
happened at SS 13 Halenkovice. The car got off the track, and the reasons are still unknown. During the<br />
accident one of the spectators suffered injuries not compatible with life.<br />
Final Results <strong>Barum</strong> <strong>Czech</strong> <strong>Rally</strong> Zlín 2012:<br />
1. Hänninen, Markkula (FIN, Škoda Fabia S2000) 2:11:28,2 hours<br />
2. Kresta, Gross (CZE, Škoda Fabia S2000) + 1:43,1 mins<br />
3. Kostka, Houšť (CZE, Škoda Fabia S2000) + 1:51,8 mins<br />
4. Tarabus, Trunkát (CZE, Škoda Fabia S2000) + 4:11,7 mins<br />
5. Barrable, Loudon (IRL/<strong>GB</strong>R, Škoda Fabia S2000) + 4:33,6 mins<br />
6. Kruuda, Järveoja (EST, Škoda Fabia S2000) + 5:03,0 mins<br />
7. Aigner, Minorová (AUT, Subaru Impreza STi R4) + 5:34,6 mins<br />
8. Mikkelsen, Floene (NOR, Škoda Fabia S2000) + 5:35,8 mins<br />
9. Sołowow, Baran (POL, Peugeot 207 S2000) + 6:18,7 mins<br />
10. Wiegand, Gottschalk (DEU, Škoda Fabia S2000) + 7:21,8 mins<br />
2WD:<br />
1. Černý, Kohout (CZE, Citroën DS3 R3T) 2:23:32,3 hours<br />
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