17.07.2012: • German Andreas Schulz to co-drive for Fazza Rally Team star
• French duo of Peterhansel and title rival Schlesser on entry list
• German Andreas Schulz to co-drive for Fazza Rally Team star
• French duo of Peterhansel and title rival Schlesser on entry list
Baja Spain, July 20-22, 2012 2012 FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSS-COUNTRY RALLIES
Dubai’s Khalifa Al-Mutaiwei and German co-driver Andreas Schulz resume their challenge for honours in the 2012 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies after a near three-month lay-off by taking part in this weekend’s Baja Spain.
The nature of the FIA calendar means that there has been no action in the series since the inaugural Sealine Cross-Country Rally in Qatar at the end of April and Al-Mutaiwei is relishing the prospect of getting back in the driving seat of his Fazza Rally Team Mini All4 Racing on Spain’s premier off-road event.
The Emirati, a world champion in 2004, made a dramatic return to the sport at the start of this season with his X-raid-built car and has made an impression from the outset.
After three rounds of the series in Italy, Abu Dhabi and Qatar, Al-Mutaiwei holds second position in the Drivers’ Championship and is a mere 16 points behind twice-Dakar winner Jean-Louis Schlesser from France.
The Frenchman suffered a hand injury taking part in last week’s Silk Way Rally in Russia and faces a fight against time to be fully fit for the Spanish event, where both he and Khalifa will lock horns with an impressive list of international drivers.
Stéphane Peterhansel, the most successful Dakar Rally racer of all time, returns to action as part of the X-raid team with his Mini All4 Racing and further top flight competition is expected from Silk Way Rally winner Boris Gadasin, Czech driver Miroslav Zapletal, Dutchman Erik van Loon, Russian Vladimir Vasilyev and a host of leading European off-road drivers.
“This event comes from a long absence from competition because of the nature of the calendar,” said Al-Mutaiwei. “I am really looking forward to sitting behind the wheel again.
“I have been preparing physically over the last three months. I have lost some weight and got myself into even better shape. I have also spent time with Andy (Schulz) and we reviewed our performances on the last three races and looked at the weak points and where we can make improvements. This is a shorter event by cross-country standards. It is important not to make a mistake and take as many points as possible.
This year’s Baja Spain will be located mainly in the remote Monegros area of Aragon between the Nationa II Highway and the Alcubierre mountains. There will be a punishing 200km stage with a start and finish in the small Aragon municipality of Perdiguera, near Zaragoza, and the action taking place over narrow, dusty tracks in intense summer temperatures.
Competition will also take place over a shorter stage of around 100km, starting in Perdiguera and finishing in the village of La Almolda, with approximately 520km on offer for the car entrants before the finish on Sunday, July 22nd.
2012 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies – positions after round 3:
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Silk Way Rallye 2012, Etappe 4 (11. Juli)
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ASO informs that the Organizers of the Desafío Litoral have decided to cancel the passage of the race through Paragauay, due to the institutional facts and their following consequences, which happened a couple of days ago in this country. Nevertheless, the Desafío Litoral, first edition of a Dakar Series in South America, will not suffer any modification of weiter >>
Honda has announced its intention to participate as a works team in the motorcycle class in the Dakar Rally to be held in January 2013 in South America, travelling north to south through Peru, Chile and Argentina. Honda competed nine tim weiter >>
After Team Dessoude’s last practice session at Château de Lastours, André Dessoude announced some news about his buggy. A few days before the start of the Silk Way Rally, team from Saint-Lô presents its "Juke" a new generation buggy, rede weiter >>
• X-raid in South America in July • ‘Desafio Litoral’ to take the field across Argentina and Paraguay About half a year prior to the 2013 Dakar Rally that will be started in Lim weiter >>
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• Stéphane Peterhansel extends his X-raid deal• Announcement in front of hundreds of fans at the MINI United at Le Castellet This January, Stéphane Peterhansel won with the Monster Ener weiter >>
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After a series of South American presentations, the Dakar World Tour headed to Poland. Whether favourites in their categories or simply motivated by the expedition between Lima and Santiago, everyone present set their sights on t weiter >>
Sealine Cross-Country Rally, Qatar - April 15th-21st, 20122012 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship, round 2Spanish rider Jordi Viladoms has been awarded a two-hour penalty by FIM officials for missing a route checkpoint at the Sealine Cross-Country Rally. The KTM rider drops from third overall to 13th and Sean Gaugain cli weiter >>
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NASSER SALEH AL-ATTIYAH AND LUCAS CRUZ SENRA CLAIM CRUSHING VICTORY FOR OVERDRIVE RACING IN SEALINE CROSS-COUNTRY RALLYSealine Cross-Country Rally, Qatar - April 15th weiter >>
Sealine Cross-Country Rally, Qatar - April 15th-21st, 20122012 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, round 32012 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship, round 2Positions on SS4 (208.63km) weiter >>
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Overall standings after SS2 (330.51km) - unofficial @ 12.15hrsSealine Cross-Country Rally, Qatar - April 15th-21st, 20122012 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, round 32012 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship, round 2 weiter >>
Positions on SS2 (330.51km) - unofficial @ 12.00hrsSealine Cross-Country Rally, Qatar - April 15th-21st, 20122012 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, round 32012 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship, round 2 weiter >>
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Sealine Cross Country Rally, Qatar - Stage 1• Al Rajhi and Al Mutaiwei finish special stage one in third and sixth positions respectively• Kuznetsov completes the team result by coming ninth weiter >>
- Start into the third FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup round- Both MINI ALL4 Racing secure top-five-positions X-raid makes a good start into the Sealine Cross Country Rally held in Qatar. In the 4.2-kilometre & weiter >>
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