Mabanol Sliven Rally events essentials and standings 23.09.2012: Intercontinental Rally Challenge, round 11 of 13 Mabanol Sliven Rally, 28-30 September 2012

Intercontinental Rally Challenge, round 11 of 13

Mabanol Sliven Rally, 28-30 September 2012



EVENT ESSENTIALS


Event: Mabanol Sliven Rally, Intercontinental Rally Challenge round 11 of 13

Starts: 18:00hrs, Friday 28 September, Hadji Dimitar Stadium, Sliven, Bulgaria

Finishes: 14:00hrs, Sunday 30 September, Hadji Dimitar Stadium, Sliven

Headquarters: Hotel Sport Palace, 20 Georgi Danchev Bld, 550178, Sliven

Service park: 3 Georgi Danchev Bld, 550178, Sliven

Facts and figures: Entries received: 40; IRC appearances: None; Stages: 13; Stage distance: 197.32 kilometres (131.92 kilometres on day one, 65.39 kilometres on day two); Liaison: 210.71 kilometres; Total: 408.03 kilometres; Surface: Asphalt
 


POINTS AND STATISTICS

IRC STANDINGS (BEST OF EIGHT SCORES COUNT, ALL POINTS PROVISIONAL)


IRC drivers after round 10 of 13

1 Andreas Mikkelsen (Norway) 136pts; 2 Juho Hänninen (Finland) 93pts; 3 Jan Kopecký (Czech Republic) 83pts; 4 Sepp Wiegand (Germany) 53pts; 5 Giandomenico Basso (Italy) 40pts; 6 Robert Consani (France) and Patrik Flodin (Sweden) 28pts; 8 Bryan Bouffier (France) and Umberto Scandola (Italy) 27pts; 10 Dani Sordo (Spain) and Yağiz Avci (Turkey) 25pts
 


IRC co-drivers after round 10 of 13
1 Ola Fløene (Norway) 136pts; 2 Mikko Markkula (Finland) 93pts; 3 Pavel Dresler (Czech Republic) 83pts; 4 Timo Gottschalk (Germany) 53pts; 5 Mitia Dotta (Italy) 40pts; 6 Göran Bergsten (Sweden) 28pts; 7 Guido D’Amore (Italy) and Xavier Panseri (France) 27pts; 9 Carlos del Barrio (Spain) 25pts; Kyrylo Nevit (Turkey) 25pts
 


IRC manufacturers after round 10 of 13

1 ŠKODA 325pts; 2 Peugeot 187pts; 3 M-Sport Ford 137pts; 4 Subaru 110pts; 5 Renault 109pts; 6 Honda 43pts
 


IRC Production Cup drivers after round 10 of 13

1 Andreas Aigner (Austria) 75pts; 2 Robert Consani (France) 72pts; 3 Marco Tempestini (Romania) 63pts; 4 Vitaliy Pushkar (Ukraine) 41pts; 5 Toshi Arai (Japan) 36pts, 6 Garry Jennings (United Kingdom), Ricardo Moura (Portugal), Jarkko Nikara (Finland), and Massimiliano Rendina 25pts; 10 Johan Heloïse (France) 22pts
 


IRC Production Cup co-drivers after round 10 of 13

1 Nicolas Klinger (France) 72pts; 2 Dorin Pulpea (Romania) 63pts; 3 Daniela Ertl (Austria) 50pts; 4 Ivan Mishyn (Ukraine) 41pts; 5 Dale Moscatt (Australia) 36pts; 6 Sancho Eiró (Portugal), Jarkko Kalliolepo (Finland), Barry McNulty (United Kingdom) and Mario Pizzuti (Italy) 25pts; 10 Thibault Gorczyca (France) 22pts
 

IRC 2WD Cup drivers after round 10 of 13

1 Harry Hunt (United Kingdom) 76pts; 2 Robert Consani (France) 75pts; 3 Vlad Cosma (Romania) 43pts; 4 Martin Kangur (Estonia) 33pts; 5 Petru-Antone Boschetti (France), Simone Campedelli (Italy), Jan Černy (Czech Republic), Paulo Maciel (Portugal), Marty McCormack (United Kingdom) and Joan Vinyes (Spain) 25pts
 


IRC 2WD Cup co-drivers after round 10 of 13

1 Robbie Durant (United Kingdom) 76pts; 2 Nicolas Klinger (France) 50pts; 3 Florin Dorca (Romania) 43pts; 4 Cédric Beynet (France), Danilo Fapani (Italy), Filipe Gouveia (Portugal), Nicolas Klinger (France), Pavel Kohout (Czech Republic), Benoit Manzo (France), Jordi Mercader (Spain), David Moynihan (Ireland) and Andres Ots (Russia) 25pts
 


IRC 2WD Cup manufacturers after round 10 of 13

1 Renault 308pts; 2 Honda 131pts; 3 M-Sport 90pts; 4 Peugeot 41pts; 5 ŠKODA 35pts
 


IRC rally wins in 2012 (drivers)

Juho Hänninen 3; Jan Kopecký 2; Andreas Mikkelsen 2; Giandomenico Basso 1; Dani Sordo 1; Yağiz Avci: 1
 

IRC rally wins in 2012 (manufacturers)

ŠKODA 7; M-Sport Ford 2; MINI 1 (note: MINI is not currently eligible for IRC manufacturers’ points)
 


IRC stage wins in 2012 (drivers)

Andreas Mikkelsen 50; Juho Hänninen 29; Jan Kopecký 20; Giandomenico Basso 7; Freddy Loix 5; Yuriy Protasov 5; Robert Consani 4; Dani Sordo 3; Pierre Campana 2; Sepp Wiegand 2; Mikko Pajunen 2; Marco Tempestini 2; Germain Bonnefis 1; Bryan Bouffier 1; Patrik Flodin 1; Tomáš Kostka 1; Yağiz Avci: 1
 

Stage wins in 2012 (manufacturers)

ŠKODA 102; M-Sport Ford 16; Peugeot 9; Renault 4; MINI 3; Subaru 2
 
 


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IRC POINTS EXPLAINED

IRC drivers’ championship: Points will be awarded to the top 10 eligible finishers on all IRC events as follows: 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1. On the Cyprus Rally double points will be awarded to the top 10 eligible finishers as follows: 50-36-30-24-20-16-12-8-4-2. Drivers will count their best eight scores out of a possible 13.
 
IRC manufacturers’ championship: Points will be awarded to the two highest-placed cars from each eligible make on all rounds with the exception of the Cyprus Rally as follows: 25-18-12-10-8-6-4-2-1. On the Cyprus Rally, double points will be awarded. All available points will be allocated even if a manufacturer’s leading car finishes outside of the overall top 10. Manufacturers will count their best eight scores out of a possible 13.
 
IRC Production Cup: The IRC Production Cup is for drivers in R4 and Group N4 production cars. It will be contested on all 13 rounds of the IRC and use the same point-scoring system as the main IRC drivers’ championship.
 
IRC 2WD Cup: Drivers in any two-wheel-drive rally car built to Group A, Group N and Group R regulations will be eligible for the IRC 2WD Cup drivers' title. However, only car makes registered as an IRC manufacturer will be permitted to score IRC 2WD Cup manufacturers' points.
 

- Richard Rodgers, photo IRc