21 Oct: Rally Wales Int. Entry List

… Dayinsure Wales Rally GB, 28-30 Oct …

Kris Meeke will be hoping to put the disappointment of Spain behind him as he approaches next weekend’s Dayinsure Rally Wales GB. Despite rolling their Abu Dhabi Total WRT DS3 on the second stage of a very wet Rally Spain last weekend, Kris and Paul Nagle still set the fastest time on the final stage of the first day.

Kris remarked: “Obviously, it was a bit of a frustrating start to the day for us. We knew it was going to rain, but it was torrential in the mountains! And when the dust that normally covers these roads gets wet, the surface becomes incredibly slippery… A few kilometres after the start of SS2, I was caught out by some standing water in the ruts. It put the car sideways on the road and we touched the bank and rolled. The damage was superficial and we only lost fifteen or twenty seconds with the roll! But with the conditions, I don’t think I would have been able to fight for the lead in any case. I quickly refocused on my main objective for the weekend: find a good rhythm and feel comfortable on this surface.”

Things didn’t get much better when Kris’ Citroën DS 3’s engine failed in Sunday’s opening stage. “There’s not much to say about it, really,” said Kris, “It just rounded off a frustrating weekend. It’s very rare for us to have to retire with an electrical issue but that’s just part and parcel of racing. But we have to look at the positives and move forward. A little bit like in Corsica, I have finished this rally feeling better than I did at the end of 2015. And that’s the most important thing, because we’re already focused on 2017!”

However, there’s just the little matter of a weekend in Wales to sort out before 2017 dawns.

Dayinsure Wales Rally GB Timetable:
Friday 28 Oct.
SS1, 08.17 Hrs, Myherin 1, 31.82 kms
SS2, 09.08 Hrs, Sweet Lamb 1, 4.24 kms
SS3, 09.21 Hrs, Hafren 1, 35.14 kms
SS4, 11.12 Hrs, Dyfnant 1, 17.91 kms
Newtown Service, 12.55 Hrs
SS5, 13.51 Hrs, Myherin 2, 31.82 kms
SS6, 14.42 Hrs, Sweet Lamb 2, 4.24 kms
SS7, 14.55 Hrs, Hafren 2, 35.14 kms
SS8, 16.46 Hrs, Dyfnant 2, 17.91 kms
Deeside Service, 19.55 Hrs

Saturday 28 Oct.
SS9, 08.15 Hrs, Pantperthog 1, 9.64 kms
SS10, 08.48 Hrs, Dyfi 1,21.12 kms
SS11, 09.24 Hrs, Gartheiniog 11.34 kms
Corris Regroup, 10.23 Hrs
SS12, 11.01 Hrs, Pantperthog 2, 9.64 kms
SS13, 11.34 Hrs, Dyfi 2,21.12 kms
SS14, 12.10 Hrs, Gartheiniog 2, 11.34 kms
SS15, 13.15 Hrs, Aberhirnant, 13.91 kms
SS16, 15.38 Hrs, Cholmondeley Castle, 1.80 kms
Deeside Service, 16.43 Hrs

Sunday 30 Oct.
SS17, 08.31 Hrs, Clocaenog 1, 7.70 kms
SS18, 09.08 Hrs, Brenig 1, 7.93 kms
SS19, 09.25 Hrs, Alwen 1 10.41 kms
SS20, 10.30 Hrs, Clocaenog 2, 7.70 kms
SS21, 11.11 Hrs, Alwen 2, 10.41 kms
SS22, 12.05 Hrs, Brenig 2 – Power Stage, 7.93 kms
( 22 Special Stages / 330.21 kms – 205.18 miles )

Dayinsure Wales Rally GB Entry List:
Driver / Co-driver / Car / Class
1, Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia, Volkswagen Polo R WRC, RC1
2, Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila, Volkswagen Polo R WRC, RC1
3, Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Gilsoul, Hyundai New Generation i20 WRC, RC1
4, Dani Sordo/Marc Marti, Hyundai New Generation i20 WRC, RC1
5, Mads Østberg/Ola Floene, Ford Fiesta RS WRC, RC1
6, Eric Camilli/Benjamin Veillas, Ford Fiesta RS WRC, RC1
7, Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle, Citroën DS3 WRC, RC1
8, Craig Breen/Scott Martin, Citroën DS3 WRC, RC1
9, Andreas Mikkelsen/Anders Jaeger, Volkswagen Polo R WRC, RC1
12, Ott Tanak/Raigo Molder, Ford Fiesta RS WRC, RC1
14, Stéphane Lefebvre/Gilles De Turckheim, Citroën DS3 WRC, RC1
18, Valeriy Gorban/Volodymyr Korsia, BMW-Mini John Cooper Works WRC, RC1
20, Hayden Paddon/John Kennard, Hyundai New Generation i20 WRC, RC1
30, Yazeed Al Rajhi/Michael Orr, Ford Fiesta RS WRC, RC1
37, Lorenzo Bertelli/Simone Scattolin, Ford Fiesta RS WRC, RC1
32, Teemu Suninen/Mikko Markkula, Škoda Fabia R5, RC2
33, Esapekka Lappi/Janne Ferm, Škoda Fabia R5, RC2
34, Nicolas Fuchs/Fernando Mussano, Škoda Fabia R5, RC2
35, Pontus Tidemand/Jonas Andersson, Škoda Fabia R5, RC2
36, Jan Kopecký/Pavel Dresler, Škoda Fabia R5, RC2
38, Marius Aasen/Veronica Engan, Ford Fiesta R5, RC2
40, Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari/Killian Duffy, Škoda Fabia R5, RC2
41, Jose Antonio Suarez Mirand/Candido Carerra Estevez, Peugeot 208 T16, RC2
42, Kevin Abbring/Sebastian Marshall, Hyundai i20 R5, RC2
43, Frigyes Turán/Gábor Zsiros, Ford Fiesta R5, RC2
44, Jaroslaw Koltun/Ireneusz Pleskot, Ford Fiesta R5, RC2
45, Maciek Szczepaniak/Hubert Ptaszek, Ford Fiesta R5, RC2
46, Ole Christian Veiby/Stig Rune Skjærmoen, Skoda Fabia R5, RC2
47, Alain Foulon/TBA, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X, RC2
48, Khalid Suwaidi/Marshall Clarke, Ford Fiesta R5, RC2, RC2
49, Jim Van den Heuvel/Jouri Dockx, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, RC2
50, Fredrik Ahlin/Andrew Roughead, Ford Fiesta R5, RC2
51, Osian Pryce/Dale Furniss, Ford Fiesta R5, RC2
52, David Bogie/Kevin Rae, Škoda Fabia R5, RC2
53, Rhys Yates/Tom Woodburn, Ford Fiesta R5, RC2
54, Gus Greensmith/Katrin Becker, Ford Fiesta R5, RC2
61, Simone Tempestini/Giovanni Bernacchini, Citroën DS3 R3T, RC3
62, Michel Fabre/Maxime Vilmot, Citroën DS3 R3T, RC3
64, Martin Koči/Lukáš Kostka, Citroën DS3 R3T, RC3
65, Terry Folb/Franck Le Floch, Citroën DS3 R3T, RC3
66, Vincent Dubert/Alexandre Coria, Citroën DS3 R3T, RC3
67, Michael Burri/Anderson Levratti, Renault Clio R3T, RC3
68, Mohammed Al Mutawaa/Stuart Loudon, Citroën DS3 R3T, RC3
69, William Wagner/Antoine Paque, Citroën DS3 R3T, RC3
70, Yohan Rossel/Benoit Fulcrand, Citroën DS3 R3T, RC3
16, Quentin Gilbert/Renaud Jamoul, Citroën DS3 WRC, RC1
31, Elfyn Evans/Craig Parry, Ford Fiesta R5, RC2
39, Pierre-Louis Loubet/Vincent Landais, Citroën DS3 R5, RC2
81, Sheikh Abdulla Al Qassimi/Steve Lancaster, Ford Fiesta RS WRC, RC1
82, Sander Parn/James Morgan, Ford Fiesta R5, RC2
83, Jamie Anderson/Ross Whittock, Ford Fiesta R5, RC2
84, Bernd Casier/Pieter Vyncke, Ford Fiesta R5, RC2
85, Richard Ceen/Eirik Spilling, Ford Fiesta R5, RC2
86, Bob Ceen/Richard Crozier, Ford Fiesta R5, RC2
87, Chris Ingram/Elliot Edmondson, Vauxhall Adam R2, RC4
88, Robert Duggan/Gerard Conway, Vauxhall Adam R2, RC4
89, Sacha Kakad/James Aldridge, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, RC2
90, Filip Pyck/Peter Dehouck, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, RC2
91, Dan Moss/Sam Allen, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX, RC2
92, Tony Jardine/TBA, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX, RC2
93, Spencer Wilkinson/Glyn Thomas, Subaru Impreza WRX Sti, RC2
94, Neville Jones/Christopher Davies, Subaru Impreza WRX STI, RC2
95, Julian Barnett/Sasha Heriot, Subaru Impreza WRX Sti, RC2
96, Pepe Lopez/Borja Rozada, Peugeot 208 R2, RC4
97, Guy Butler/Jon Ambler, Renault Twingo R1, RC5
98, Tom Williams/Emma Morrison, Ford Fiesta R2, RC4