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15-Oct-2009
P-WRC: Its the final fight in Production
For Armindo Araujo, the forthcoming Rally GB will be a chance to parade his title-winning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX - for the four drivers behind him in the standings, it will offer the chance of silver across the spread of a season.
Nasser Al-Attiyah is favourite for the runners-up spot. He has won twice this season in his Barwa Rally Team Subaru and will have benefited from competing more recently than some of those around him.
Al-Attiyah won the Troodos Rally round of the Mi… [read article]
12-Oct-2009
FIA appeal ruling makes Araujo P-WRC champion
Portuguese driver Armindo Araujo has been confirmed as this year's Production Car World Rally Champion, after a decision by the FIA Court of Appeal to drop his title rival Nasser Al Attiyah to last place on the Acropolis Rally of Greece.
Araujo, 32, looked to have wrapped up the title when he moved into an 11 point lead over Al Attiyah on Rally Australia. However the title remained provisional, subject to the outcome of an appeal by Al Attiyah's Barwa Rally Team which… [read article]
06-Sep-2009
Prokop the P-WRC winner in Australia but Araujo is provisional champion
Four different drivers led the FIA Production Car World Rally Championship category on Repco Rally Australia, but in the end it was Czech Republic driver Martin Prokop who took the win, his first of the P-WRC season, by 42.2 seconds.
The Mitsubishi Lancer driver recovered from an early 20 second time loss, to take the lead half way through the 35 stage event and gradually increase his advantage through today's final 10 stages.
The win caps off a remarkable four weeks in the ca… [read article]
05-Sep-2009
Prokop pushes to the front in Production
Fastest time on the first three stages of the morning was enough to elevate Martin Prokop to the top of the Rally Australia Production Car World Rally Championship leaderboard - despite the fact that the Czech Republic driver felt he was missing his mojo.
Coming out of a sodden Saturday morning opener, overnight P-WRC leader Richard Mason was worried about his time. He lost 13 seconds in the 20-kilometre test. “We got smoked in there,” said the leader, who was now defendin… [read article]
05-Sep-2009
Martin Prokop leads into last day Down Under
Mitsubishi driver Martin Prokop further extended his advantage at the top of the Production Car World Rally Championship timesheets, with three more fastest times on the afternoon's four gravel stages.
Despite his lead, Prokop admitted it still might not be enough for what will be the longest final day of the season.
“We still have 120 kilometres to go,” he said. “And the gap from me to second place is not enough. I have to push tomorrow and we’ll see. … [read article]
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