Dienstag - Juli - 13.07.2010 - 12:18:34 Uhr
22 – KEVIN ABBRING (NLD, Renault Clio R3)
Day One – Disappointed to finish Day One in fifth nearly two minutes behind leader Arzeno, Abbring didn’t suffer any significant problems. He set slower times than he had hoped, but was already improving after just one day of rallying. His times were on average 0.5 seconds per kilometre faster than on his last WRC tarmac rallying in Catalunya in 2009 and by the end of SS3, Abbring had shaved 22 seconds off his SS1 time. On the back of his first J-WRC win in Portugal and with Championship rival Burkart absent in Bulgaria, this is Abbring’s chance to snatch the lead in the J-WRC standings and he entered Day Two more confident and ready to push harder.
Day Two – The back of Abbring’s Clio was sliding a lot on SS6, but he had a good morning nonetheless, climbing to fourth. However, disaster struck in the afternoon when a broken alternator forced him to stop at the start of SS10 and superally, pulling him back to eighth place.
Day Three – Abbring restarted on Day Three, but had lost too much time to rival the series leaders. He did however put in strong times despite struggling with bad pace notes on SS12 and finished in seventh. This gave him six J-WRC points and promoted him to Championship leader.
23 – HANS WEIJS (NLD, Citroën C2 Super 1600)
Day One – Weijs finished Day One in third place in the J-WRC, under half a minute behind leaders Arzeno and Neuville. A consistently strong performance clocking the third fastest time on each of the day’s four stages was undermined by brake troubles during SS2 and SS3. The same problem plagued Weijs in Portugal, his first round of the 2010 J-WRC, forcing him to retire without earning any Championship points.
Day Two – Weijs performed what seemed to be miracle on Day Two. He had to drive SS5 without any pace notes because his co-driver, Bjorn Degandt, was unwell and lost his voice. The C2’s alternator then broke on SS9, but luckily Weijs was able to change it before SS10. Despite this, he won two stages (SS8 and SS10) and climbed to second, finishing the day a full 50 seconds ahead of third- placed Lemes.
Day Three – After suffering pace note difficulties on SS11, Weijs picked up a small problem with his suspension on SS12. But it was easily fixed at service and he drove home to claim his first 18 J-WRC points of 2010.
24 – EGOI VALDES LOPEZ (ESP, Renault Clio R3)
Day One – After a series of problems on the last round in Portugal, Lopez found the stages difficult but was happy to complete the Day One in Bulgaria. Despite finishing the day in ninth place in the J-WRC, Lopez hoped the first day would mark the start of a weekend without retirement, allowing him to gain more experience on tarmac.
Day Two – A steady drive for Lopez left him pleased to have finished two days in a row without any significant problems and climbing one place to seventh. With his eye on completing the rally unperturbed, Lopez was content with the performance of his Clio on Day Two.
Day Three – The final day went well for Lopez and after the exclusion of fellow countryman Lemes, he climbed to sixth and earned himself eight more J-WRC points.
26 – TODOR SLAVOV (BLG, Renault Clio R3)
Day One – After problems with the brakes on his R3 on SS1, Slavov continued the day untroubled and was disappointed at finishing 1 minute 19 seconds behind leader Arzeno on such familiar stages, the young Bulgarian lying in fifth at the end of Day One on his home rally.
Day Two – Slavov lost nearly three minutes on SS6 when he got a puncture and had to stop and change his tyre only 500m into the stage. A broken calliper at midday service then meant he arrived three minutes late at the next time control. However, a more positive afternoon left him in sixth only 20 seconds behind the pair battling for fourth and over two minutes clear of seventh-placed Lopez.
Day Three – The final spot on the J-WRC podium went to Slavov on his home rally. He climbed three positions, having benefited from the exclusion of Lemes and then fought back strongly over the final four stages (including winning SS12 and SS14), to pass Broccoli and Kruuda by the end of the rally.
27 – ALESSANDRO BROCCOLI (SMR, Renault Clio R3)
Day One – Broccoli struggled throughout Day One with pace note problems and consistently lost time in his Clio R3, finishing the day in seventh place and over three minutes off the lead. He entered Day Two hoping that he and his co-driver Angela Forina would have solved the problem and be able to make up some lost time.
Day Two – The second day was a matter of endurance for Broccoli. His pace notes were still not good, though better than on Day One, and he wasn’t confident on the slippery Bulgarian tarmac. However, his strategy of survival paid off as by the end of the day he had climbed to fourth place. With Kruuda only seven seconds behind him and hungry for his position, the final day presented a new challenge for the San Marinese Clio driver.
Day Three – The exclusion of Lemes left Broccoli with the podium in his sights. However, local driver Slavov proved too quick on Day Three and snatched himself third place. Broccoli was however pleased to finish fourth and claim 12 more J-WRC points, putting him fourth in the J-WRC standings.
28 – HARRY HUNT (GBR, Ford Fiesta R2)
Day One – Hunt lost almost four minutes on SS2 when he and his co-driver had to stop and change a punctured tyre on his Fiesta R2 and, like many others, he lost his brakes at the end of the stage. He was more confident in SS3 and fortunately when SS4 – a repeat of SS2 - was cancelled and the drivers were nominally awarded their
SS2 times, the stewards took into account Hunt’s puncture on the first round of the stage and awarded him a time almost three and a half minutes quicker than SS2. Nonetheless, he finished the day lying in tenth, over ten minutes behind the series leaders and hoping for better luck on Day Two.
Day Two – A cautious drive led to a less eventful second day. He didn’t suffer any significant problems and steered his Fiesta home to safety nearly 20 minutes behind leader Neuville but having moved up one place to ninth.
Day Three – After having successfully completed SS11, Hunt’s driveshaft broke at the beginning of SS12 forcing him to retire from Rally Bulgaria.
29 – THIERRY NEUVILLE (BEL, Citroën C2 Super 1600)
Day One – Neuville didn’t enjoy SS1, but still clocked the second fastest time. He then racked up stage wins on the subsequent three stages of Day One, (though SS4 was a nominal repeat of SS2 following an accident leading the stage to be prematurely cancelled). This impressive performance came in spite of his losing the brakes on
his C2 Super 1600 in SS2 and having to rely on his handbrake. He finished Day One lying second in the J-WRC, only 1.8 seconds behind leader Arzeno and looking to push for a win after failing to take home any J-WRC points in his first two rounds in Turkey and Portugal.
Day Two – Neuville won both the morning stages, SS5 and SS6, despite having the wrong tyres for the latter. He took the lead in the J-WRC after the opening stage of Day Two and held this position throughout the day, finishing 51.1 seconds ahead of second-placed Weijs.
Day Three – Poor pace notes on SS11 aside, Neuville finished Day Three confidently to win the sprinter standings once again and top the J-WRC podium for the first time, totalling seven stage wins across the event and claiming his first 25 Championship points.
30 – KARL KRUUDA (EST, Suzuki Swift Super 1600)
Day One – Lacking confidence on tarmac, Kruuda was disappointed to spin on SS1. Things went better in SS2 and SS3 but an overcautious drive left him in eighth in his Swift at the end of Day One and over three and a half minutes behind leaders Arzeno and Neuville. After a second place in Portugal making him the youngest ever JWRC
podium finisher, this seventeen year old Estonian hoped to push harder on Day Two as he quickly increased his familiarity with the Bulgarian tarmac.
Day Two – Kruuda climbed to fifth by the end of Day Two, showing the same relentless persistence he had in Portugal. Unphased by the trials of the slippery Bulgarian tarmac, Kruuda’s pace continually improved until he ended the day only seven seconds behind fourth-placed Broccoli.
Day Three – Pleased with fifth place and 10 Championship points, which moved him up to third in the J-WRC standings, Kruuda was disappointed not to catch Broccoli on Day Three, finishing the event only one second
behind his San Marinese rival.
31 – YERAY LEMES (ESP, Renault Clio Super 1600)
Day One – Lemes ended Day One a clear fourth in the J-WRC despite the cooling fan on his Clio S1600 not working and causing his engine to overheat on SS1. The problem continued in the afternoon and on SS3 Lemes hit the tyre blocks in the chicane. This didn’t stop him from setting strong times on only his third WRC event.
Day Two – After breaking his steering rod whilst warming up his tyres en route to SS7, Lemes and his co-driver, Rogelio Peñate, were able to fix it. However, a subsequent stewards’ decision excluded the duo for having undertaken this repair to their Clio in a place where it was not permitted.
32 – MATHIEU ARZENO (FRA, Citroën C2 Super 1600)
Day One – Arzeno stormed into the lead in his new C2 S1600 on SS1 and held position throughout the first day, despite rival Neuville claiming the next three stage wins. Forced to retire in Portugal, his first J-WRC event, Arzeno came to Bulgaria to gain experience, but used his extensive karting skill to show his potential on tarmac from the start. With a lead of only 1.8 seconds over Neuville at the end of Day One, Arzeno started Day Two
ready to push to keep first position.
Day Two – A troublesome second day meant Arzeno dropped from first to tenth in the J-WRC. He spun and got a rear puncture at the end of SS5, losing 15 seconds and falling into second behind Neuville. Then a front right puncture on his C2 S1600 one kilometre into SS6 which he had to stop and change cost him another four minutes, leaving him in fifth place. However, his day came to a premature end when he went off the road on SS8
and was forced to retire from the day.
Day Three – Arzeno restarted for the final day and once again proved his potential speed by putting in consistently strong times and claiming a stage win on SS11. However, he was already too far out of contention to jockey for position and was left content with eighth and his first four J-WRC points.
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Day One – Disappointed to finish Day One in fifth nearly two minutes behind leader Arzeno, Abbring didn’t suffer any significant problems. He set slower times than he had hoped, but was already improving after just one day of rallying. His times were on average 0.5 seconds per kilometre faster than on his last WRC tarmac rallying in Catalunya in 2009 and by the end of SS3, Abbring had shaved 22 seconds off his SS1 time. On the back of his first J-WRC win in Portugal and with Championship rival Burkart absent in Bulgaria, this is Abbring’s chance to snatch the lead in the J-WRC standings and he entered Day Two more confident and ready to push harder.
Day Two – The back of Abbring’s Clio was sliding a lot on SS6, but he had a good morning nonetheless, climbing to fourth. However, disaster struck in the afternoon when a broken alternator forced him to stop at the start of SS10 and superally, pulling him back to eighth place.
Day Three – Abbring restarted on Day Three, but had lost too much time to rival the series leaders. He did however put in strong times despite struggling with bad pace notes on SS12 and finished in seventh. This gave him six J-WRC points and promoted him to Championship leader.
23 – HANS WEIJS (NLD, Citroën C2 Super 1600)
Day One – Weijs finished Day One in third place in the J-WRC, under half a minute behind leaders Arzeno and Neuville. A consistently strong performance clocking the third fastest time on each of the day’s four stages was undermined by brake troubles during SS2 and SS3. The same problem plagued Weijs in Portugal, his first round of the 2010 J-WRC, forcing him to retire without earning any Championship points.
Day Two – Weijs performed what seemed to be miracle on Day Two. He had to drive SS5 without any pace notes because his co-driver, Bjorn Degandt, was unwell and lost his voice. The C2’s alternator then broke on SS9, but luckily Weijs was able to change it before SS10. Despite this, he won two stages (SS8 and SS10) and climbed to second, finishing the day a full 50 seconds ahead of third- placed Lemes.
Day Three – After suffering pace note difficulties on SS11, Weijs picked up a small problem with his suspension on SS12. But it was easily fixed at service and he drove home to claim his first 18 J-WRC points of 2010.
24 – EGOI VALDES LOPEZ (ESP, Renault Clio R3)
Day One – After a series of problems on the last round in Portugal, Lopez found the stages difficult but was happy to complete the Day One in Bulgaria. Despite finishing the day in ninth place in the J-WRC, Lopez hoped the first day would mark the start of a weekend without retirement, allowing him to gain more experience on tarmac.
Day Two – A steady drive for Lopez left him pleased to have finished two days in a row without any significant problems and climbing one place to seventh. With his eye on completing the rally unperturbed, Lopez was content with the performance of his Clio on Day Two.
Day Three – The final day went well for Lopez and after the exclusion of fellow countryman Lemes, he climbed to sixth and earned himself eight more J-WRC points.
26 – TODOR SLAVOV (BLG, Renault Clio R3)
Day One – After problems with the brakes on his R3 on SS1, Slavov continued the day untroubled and was disappointed at finishing 1 minute 19 seconds behind leader Arzeno on such familiar stages, the young Bulgarian lying in fifth at the end of Day One on his home rally.
Day Two – Slavov lost nearly three minutes on SS6 when he got a puncture and had to stop and change his tyre only 500m into the stage. A broken calliper at midday service then meant he arrived three minutes late at the next time control. However, a more positive afternoon left him in sixth only 20 seconds behind the pair battling for fourth and over two minutes clear of seventh-placed Lopez.
Day Three – The final spot on the J-WRC podium went to Slavov on his home rally. He climbed three positions, having benefited from the exclusion of Lemes and then fought back strongly over the final four stages (including winning SS12 and SS14), to pass Broccoli and Kruuda by the end of the rally.
27 – ALESSANDRO BROCCOLI (SMR, Renault Clio R3)
Day One – Broccoli struggled throughout Day One with pace note problems and consistently lost time in his Clio R3, finishing the day in seventh place and over three minutes off the lead. He entered Day Two hoping that he and his co-driver Angela Forina would have solved the problem and be able to make up some lost time.
Day Two – The second day was a matter of endurance for Broccoli. His pace notes were still not good, though better than on Day One, and he wasn’t confident on the slippery Bulgarian tarmac. However, his strategy of survival paid off as by the end of the day he had climbed to fourth place. With Kruuda only seven seconds behind him and hungry for his position, the final day presented a new challenge for the San Marinese Clio driver.
Day Three – The exclusion of Lemes left Broccoli with the podium in his sights. However, local driver Slavov proved too quick on Day Three and snatched himself third place. Broccoli was however pleased to finish fourth and claim 12 more J-WRC points, putting him fourth in the J-WRC standings.
28 – HARRY HUNT (GBR, Ford Fiesta R2)
Day One – Hunt lost almost four minutes on SS2 when he and his co-driver had to stop and change a punctured tyre on his Fiesta R2 and, like many others, he lost his brakes at the end of the stage. He was more confident in SS3 and fortunately when SS4 – a repeat of SS2 - was cancelled and the drivers were nominally awarded their
SS2 times, the stewards took into account Hunt’s puncture on the first round of the stage and awarded him a time almost three and a half minutes quicker than SS2. Nonetheless, he finished the day lying in tenth, over ten minutes behind the series leaders and hoping for better luck on Day Two.
Day Two – A cautious drive led to a less eventful second day. He didn’t suffer any significant problems and steered his Fiesta home to safety nearly 20 minutes behind leader Neuville but having moved up one place to ninth.
Day Three – After having successfully completed SS11, Hunt’s driveshaft broke at the beginning of SS12 forcing him to retire from Rally Bulgaria.
29 – THIERRY NEUVILLE (BEL, Citroën C2 Super 1600)
Day One – Neuville didn’t enjoy SS1, but still clocked the second fastest time. He then racked up stage wins on the subsequent three stages of Day One, (though SS4 was a nominal repeat of SS2 following an accident leading the stage to be prematurely cancelled). This impressive performance came in spite of his losing the brakes on
his C2 Super 1600 in SS2 and having to rely on his handbrake. He finished Day One lying second in the J-WRC, only 1.8 seconds behind leader Arzeno and looking to push for a win after failing to take home any J-WRC points in his first two rounds in Turkey and Portugal.
Day Two – Neuville won both the morning stages, SS5 and SS6, despite having the wrong tyres for the latter. He took the lead in the J-WRC after the opening stage of Day Two and held this position throughout the day, finishing 51.1 seconds ahead of second-placed Weijs.
Day Three – Poor pace notes on SS11 aside, Neuville finished Day Three confidently to win the sprinter standings once again and top the J-WRC podium for the first time, totalling seven stage wins across the event and claiming his first 25 Championship points.
30 – KARL KRUUDA (EST, Suzuki Swift Super 1600)
Day One – Lacking confidence on tarmac, Kruuda was disappointed to spin on SS1. Things went better in SS2 and SS3 but an overcautious drive left him in eighth in his Swift at the end of Day One and over three and a half minutes behind leaders Arzeno and Neuville. After a second place in Portugal making him the youngest ever JWRC
podium finisher, this seventeen year old Estonian hoped to push harder on Day Two as he quickly increased his familiarity with the Bulgarian tarmac.
Day Two – Kruuda climbed to fifth by the end of Day Two, showing the same relentless persistence he had in Portugal. Unphased by the trials of the slippery Bulgarian tarmac, Kruuda’s pace continually improved until he ended the day only seven seconds behind fourth-placed Broccoli.
Day Three – Pleased with fifth place and 10 Championship points, which moved him up to third in the J-WRC standings, Kruuda was disappointed not to catch Broccoli on Day Three, finishing the event only one second
behind his San Marinese rival.
31 – YERAY LEMES (ESP, Renault Clio Super 1600)
Day One – Lemes ended Day One a clear fourth in the J-WRC despite the cooling fan on his Clio S1600 not working and causing his engine to overheat on SS1. The problem continued in the afternoon and on SS3 Lemes hit the tyre blocks in the chicane. This didn’t stop him from setting strong times on only his third WRC event.
Day Two – After breaking his steering rod whilst warming up his tyres en route to SS7, Lemes and his co-driver, Rogelio Peñate, were able to fix it. However, a subsequent stewards’ decision excluded the duo for having undertaken this repair to their Clio in a place where it was not permitted.
32 – MATHIEU ARZENO (FRA, Citroën C2 Super 1600)
Day One – Arzeno stormed into the lead in his new C2 S1600 on SS1 and held position throughout the first day, despite rival Neuville claiming the next three stage wins. Forced to retire in Portugal, his first J-WRC event, Arzeno came to Bulgaria to gain experience, but used his extensive karting skill to show his potential on tarmac from the start. With a lead of only 1.8 seconds over Neuville at the end of Day One, Arzeno started Day Two
ready to push to keep first position.
Day Two – A troublesome second day meant Arzeno dropped from first to tenth in the J-WRC. He spun and got a rear puncture at the end of SS5, losing 15 seconds and falling into second behind Neuville. Then a front right puncture on his C2 S1600 one kilometre into SS6 which he had to stop and change cost him another four minutes, leaving him in fifth place. However, his day came to a premature end when he went off the road on SS8
and was forced to retire from the day.
Day Three – Arzeno restarted for the final day and once again proved his potential speed by putting in consistently strong times and claiming a stage win on SS11. However, he was already too far out of contention to jockey for position and was left content with eighth and his first four J-WRC points.
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