Central Europe Rally

The Central Europe Rally was a rally raid endurance race held in Romania and Hungary.[1] It was held in 2008 as a replacement for the canceled 2008 Dakar Rally.[2] It was organized by the Amaury Sport Organisation.[2]

Route

The event began in Budapest on April 19 and finished at Lake Balaton in Hungary on April 26, 2008.[1]

Here is a table with the locations of the start and finish points of each stage of the Rally, as well as each stage's distance.[3]

Date Stage Start Finish Special Stage (km) Road Section (km) Total Stage winners
Bikes Quads Cars Trucks
20 April1Hungary BudapestRomania Baia Mare63468531 Spain M. Coma Hungary L. Szabo Spain C. Sainz Netherlands H. Stacey
21 April2Romania Baia Mare152140292 France D. Casteu Romania R. Irimescu France S. Peterhansel Netherlands H. Stacey
22 April3Romania Baia MareHungary Debrecen152285437 Slovakia J. Katriňák Romania R. Irimescu South Africa G. de Villiers Czech Republic A. Loprais
23 April4Hungary DebrecenHungary Veszprém150430580 France C. Despres France H. Deltrieu Spain C. Sainz Netherlands H. Stacey
24 April5Hungary Veszprém210107317 France D. Casteu Hungary N. Nemeth Spain C. Sainz Netherlands H. Stacey
25 April6Hungary Veszprém210107317 France C. Despres France H. Deltrieu Spain C. Sainz Netherlands H. Stacey
26 April7Hungary VeszprémHungary Balatonfüred15542197 Slovakia J. Katriňák France C. Declerck Spain C. Sainz Netherlands H. Stacey
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Results

Motorcycles

1. David Casteu (KTM) 12:21:14[4]
2. Francisco López (KTM) +2:58[4]
3. Alain Duclos (KTM) +19:39[4]
4. José Manuel Pellicer (Yamaha) +21:20[4]
5. Cyril Despres (KTM) +22:50[4]

Cars

1. Carlos Sainz/Michel Périn, Volkswagen Race Touareg 2, 11h18m08s[5]
2. Stéphane Peterhansel/Jean-Paul Cottret, Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution, + 2.01m[5]
3. Dieter Depping/Timo Gottschalk, Volkswagen Race Touareg 2, + 6.34m[5]
4. Luc Alphand/Gilles Picard, Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution, + 7.28m[5]
5. Carlos Sousa/Andreas Schulz, Volkswagen Race Touareg 2, + 33.45m[5]
6. Bruno Saby/Alain Guehennec, BMW X3 CC, + 46.30m[5]
7. Robert Baldwin/Kevin Heath, Hummer H3, + 56.02m[5]
8. Philippe Gache/François Flick, SMG, + 1h07m08s[5]
9. Miroslav Zapletal/Valdimir Nemajer, Mitsubishi L200, + 1h12m19s[5]
10. Robby Gordon/Andy Grider, Hummer H3, + 1h25m38s[5]

Trucks

1. Hans Stacey, Eddy Chevaillier, Bernard der Kinderen, MAN TGA, 11:43:20[6]
2. Wulfer van Ginkel, Daniël Bruinsma, Richard de Rooy, GINAF X2222, +0:33:43[6]
3. Aleš Loprais, Ladislav Lála, Milan Holáň, Tatra T815-2, +0:53:18[6]
4. Marek Spáčil, Jiří Žák, Zdeněk Němec, LIAZ 151154, +1:27:42[6]
5. Marco Dono, Andrea Bettiga, Angelo Fumagalli, Iveco, +1:28:27[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Central Europe Rally 2008: 2008 Edition > The Route Archived 2008-04-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 Central Europe Rally 2008: 2008 Edition > Sporting Aspects Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Central Europe Rally – Victory for Sainz and Casteu - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RallySport Magazine – Sainz wins Central Europe Rally
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Motorsport.com: News channel
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