The 2022 season of the brand new Italian Absolute Rally Championship began with the PS1 of the Il Ciocco E Valle Del Serchio Rally, won by the duo Andrea Crugnola / Pietro Ometto on the paved roads of Tuscany.
The couple of FPF Sport, who returned to Citroën after a period in Hyundai, achieved the best time at the end of the 2.39km of the “Sassorosso”, winning the 3 points required by the regulations for this first ‘effort’ of the weekend.
Although the driver from Varese admitted a not exactly lightning-fast start, the C3 Rally2 crossed the finish line in 1’36 “260, ahead of Rudy Michelini / Michele Perna’s Volkswagen Polo GTI (Movisport) by 0” 474, with Stefano Albertini / Danilo Fappani who placed third the Škoda Fabia Rally2 Evo of the BSSport-PARacing with a delay of 1 “578. To these go 2 and 1 point in the standings.
Only fourth the reigning Champion crew, Giandomenico Basso / Lorenzo Granai, making their debut with the Hyundai i20 N Rally of Friulmotor with which they have 1 “7 to recover from the leaders.
Giandomenico Basso, Lorenzo Granai, Friulmotor, Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Photo by: ACI Sport
Top5 for the Škoda of Fabio Andolfi / Manuel Fenoli (MS Munaretto), which precede those of Tommaso Ciuffi / Nicolò Gonella (PARacing) and Damiano De Tommaso / Giorgia Ascalone (CR Motorsport-Meteco Corse).
The eighth place goes to Antonio Rusce / Giulia Paganoni at the wheel of Movisport’s Hyundai, keeping behind the Škodas driven by Gianluca Tosi / Alessandro Del Barba (Movisport-Gima Autosport) and Giacomo Scattolon / Giovanni Bernacchini (Movisport-Erreffe), which complete the Top10.
Close to this there are two other Fabia engaged in the main class of Rally2, namely those of Alessio Profeta / Sergio Raccuia (RO Racing) and Christopher Lucchesi / Titti Ghilardi (HP Sport-GR Racing), respectively 3 “8 and 7” away. 9 from the summit.
Now the competitors will face two more tests, the “Puglianella” (8.44 km) at 5:54 pm and the “Careggine 1” (19.90 km) at 6:18 pm.
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