A special test with 363.85 km marked the fourth stage of the 22th edition of the Rally dos Sertões, on Wednesday (27th), between the cities of Paracatu and São Francisco in Minas Gerais State. Competitors had a tough day and a lot of them didn´t complet the stage within the time limit (6h30min).
In cars (FIA T1 category), the duo Reinaldo Varela / Gustavo Gugelmin (Divino Fogão Rally Team / Overdrive) won again with the time of 3h52min43s. It is the third win in four special. Guilherme Spinelli and Youssef Haddad (Mitsubishi Petrobras) finished just 27 seconds behind and remain in the overall leadership, with 9h10min27s.
Cristian Baumgart and Beco Andreotti (X Rally Team / NWM) finished third and are the first runners-up in the overall standings.
“Today we had problems to solve. As we were the first car in a long special, we took many UTVs, motorcycles and quads in the course. But it´s normal in a dispute”, said Varela.
Of the 45 cars entered in the Sertões in 2014, 43 were on the special stage this Wednesday and only 32 arrived within the time limit. In cars, there are more categories in the dispute: Prototypes T1, Pro Brasil, Super Production, Production T2 and Production T2 / TR4.
Trucks had special reduced
For the “giants of the Rally” the special test was reduced, ending at the 278 km. Edu Piano / Solon Mendes / Antonio Carlos de Sales (Trucks Ford Racing / Motorsport Territory) won again with a time of 2h09min22s.
Guido Salvini / Flavio Bisi / Fernando Chwaigert (Mobil Delvac Salvini Racing) were the first runner up.
5th Stage: São Francisco (MG) / Diamantina (MG) – Marathon
On Thursday (28th), the competitors depart towards Diamantina (Minas Gerais State) in the dispute of the 5th stage of the Rally dos Sertões 2014. There will be 645.44 km in total on the fifth day (223,57 km of initial liaison, 335.98 km of special and 85,89 km of final liaison). It will be the marathon stage, where, at the end, they may not receive external mechanical assistance.
Between Goiânia and Belo Horizonte, Sertões will go through five more cities. Three will host the rally for the first time: Catalão, Paracatu and São Francisco. Caldas Novas and Diamantina complete the route.
Besides cars and trucks, the Sertões also has disputes in the categories of bikes, quads and UTVs. There are seven stages, more than 2600 km. The dispute has 197 competitors in total from seven countries: Brazil, Chile, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the UK. In bikes and quads category, the Sertões will also be valid for the FIM World Cross Country Rally.
Results (unofficial):
Cars – 4th Stage
Overall
1 #308 REINALDO VARELA/GUSTAVO GUGELMIN (DIVINO FOGO RALLY TEAM / OVERDRIVE) 03h52min43s
2 #302 GUIGA SPINELLI/YOUSSEF HADDAD (MITSUBISHI PETROBRAS) 03h53min10s
3 #316 CRISTIAN BAUMGART/BECO ANDREOTTI (X RALLY TEAM / NWM) 03h56min26s
4 #303 MARCOS BAUMGART/KLEBER CINCEA (X RALLY TEAM / NWM) 04h01min10s
5 #360 JOÃO FRANCIOSI/RAFAEL CAPOANI (MITSUBISHI PETROBRAS) 04h08min20s
6 #364 ROMEU FRANCIOSI/ROGEIRINHO DE ALMEIDA (MITSUBISHI RALLIART BRASIL) 04h11min32s
7 # 310 LUIZ FACCO/HUMBERTO PIAUÍ (ACELERA SIRIEMA) 4h18min14s
8 #356 JORLEY JR./MAYKEL JUSTO (MEM MOTORSPORT) 04h20min06s
9 #345 LUIS NACIF/FILIPE OLIVEIRA (MICROCITY) 04h20min18s
10 #312 REGIS BRAGA/KIKA BRAGA (BAHIA RALLY) 04h24min07s
T1 FIA
1 #308 REINALDO VARELA/GUSTAVO GUGELMIN (DIVINO FOGO RALLY TEAM / OVERDRIVE) 03h52min43s
2 #302 GUIGA SPINELLI/YOUSSEF HADDAD (MITSUBISHI PETROBRAS) 03h53min10s
3 #316 CRISTIAN BAUMGART/BECO ANDREOTTI (X RALLY TEAM / NWM) 03h56min26s
Protótipos T1
1 #360 JOÃO FRANCIOSI/RAFAEL CAPOANI (MITSUBISHI PETROBRAS) 04h08min20s
2 #364 ROMEU FRANCIOSI/ROGEIRINHO DE ALMEIDA (MITSUBISHI RALLIART BRASIL) 04h11min32s
3 #345 LUIS NACIF/FILIPE OLIVEIRA (MICROCITY) 04h20min18s
Pró Brasil
1 # 310 LUIZ FACCO/HUMBERTO PIAUÍ (ACELERA SIRIEMA) 4h18min14s
#356 JORLEY JR./MAYKEL JUSTO (MEM MOTORSPORT) 04h20min18s
2 #348 JORGE WAGENRUHR JR/JOEL KRAVTCHENCO (LIFE SIL) 04h26min14s
Super Production
1 #312 REGIS BRAGA/KIKA BRAGA (BAHIA RALLY) 04h24min07s
2 #331 GLAUBER FONTOURA/MINAE MIYAUTI(MITSUBISHI RALLIART BRASIL) 04h29min39s
3 #376 CELIO NETO/ARTHUR DI PACE (JP3 MOTORSPORT) 04h53min35s
Production T2
1 #318 WAGNER RONCON/JOSELITO MELO JR. (DUDU RALLY TEAM) 04h40min48s
2 #354 VILSON THOMAS/WILLIAM THOMAS (MAINHA RACING) 04h51min22s
3 #357 NADIMIR OLIVEIRA/RICARDO SILVA (MAINHA RACING) 04h51min33s
Trucks
1 #401 EDU PIANO/SOLON MENDES/ANTONIO SALES (FORD RACING TRUCKS) 2h09min22s
2 #402 GUIDO SALVINI/FLAVIO BISI/FERNANDO CHWAIGERT (MOBIL DELVAC SALVINI RACING) 2h09min48s
3 #403 FELICIO BRAGANTE/EVANDRO BAUTZ/PACO CORDER (ASA ALUMÍNIO RALLY TEAM) 2h11min18s
Overall
Cars
Overall
1 #302 GUIGA SPINELLI/YOUSSEF HADDAD (MITSUBISHI PETROBRAS) 09h10min27s
2 #316 CRISTIAN BAUMGART/BECO ANDREOTTI (X RALLY TEAM / NWM) 09h16min29s
3 #308 REINALDO VARELA/GUSTAVO GUGELMIN (DIVINO FOGO RALLY TEAM / OVERDRIVE) 09h17min28s
4 #303 MARCOS BAUMGART/KLEBER CINCEA (X RALLY TEAM / NWM) 09h21min53s
5 #360 JOÃO FRANCIOSI/RAFAEL CAPOANI (MITSUBISHI PETROBRAS) 09h49min58s
6 #364 ROMEU FRANCIOSI/ROGEIRINHO DE ALMEIDA (MITSUBISHI RALLIART BRASIL) 09h52min31s
7 #356 JORLEY JR./MAYKEL JUSTO (MEM MOTORSPORT) 10h06min16s
8 #331 GLAUBER FONTOURA/MINAE MIYAUTI(MITSUBISHI RALLIART BRASIL) 10h12min49s
9 #345 LUIS NACIF/FILIPE OLIVEIRA (MICROCITY) 10h17min08s
10 #312 REGIS BRAGA/KIKA BRAGA (BAHIA RALLY) 10h29min25s
T1 FIA
1 #302 GUIGA SPINELLI/YOUSSEF HADDAD (MITSUBISHI PETROBRAS) 09h10min27s
2 #316 CRISTIAN BAUMGART/BECO ANDREOTTI (X RALLY TEAM / NWM) 09h16min29s
3 #308 REINALDO VARELA/GUSTAVO GUGELMIN (DIVINO FOGO RALLY TEAM / OVERDRIVE) 09h17min28s
Protótipo T1
1 #360 JOÃO FRANCIOSI/RAFAEL CAPOANI (MITSUBISHI PETROBRAS) 09h49min58s
2 #364 ROMEU FRANCIOSI/ROGEIRINHO DE ALMEIDA (MITSUBISHI RALLIART BRASIL) 09h52min31s
3 #345 LUIS NACIF/FILIPE OLIVEIRA (MICROCITY) 10h17min08s
Pró Brasil
1 #356 JORLEY JR./MAYKEL JUSTO (MEM MOTORSPORT) 10h06min16s
2 #309 JOSE SAWAYA/MARCELO HASEYAMA (S2 RALLY) 10h33min39s
3 #348 JORGE WAGENRUHR JR./ JOEL KRAVTCHENCO (LIFE SIL) 10h44min24s
Super Production
1 #331 GLAUBER FONTOURA/MINAE MIYAUTI (MITSUBISHI RALLIART BRASIL) 10h12min49s
2 #312 REGIS BRAGA/KIKA BRAGA (BAHIA RALLY) 10h29min25s
3 #376 CELIO NETO/ARTHUR DI PACE (JP3 MOTORSPORT) 10h58min24s
Production T2
1 #354 VILSON THOMAS/WILLIAM THOMAS (MAINHA RACING) 11h06min04
2 #340 PIETRO BRANCHINA NETO / HENRY KIRST (MRT) 11h13min23s
3 #318 WAGNER RONCON/JOSELITO MELO JR. (DUDU RALLY TEAM) 11h16min22s
Trucks
1 #401 EDU PIANO/SOLON MENDES/ANTONIO SALES (FORD RACING TRUCKS) 8h31min01s
2 #403 FELICIO BRAGANTE/EVANDRO BAUTZ/PACO CORDER (ASA ALUMÍNIO RALLY TEAM) 9h33min13s
3 #402 GUIDO SALVINI/FLAVIO BISI/FERNANDO CHWAIGERT (MOBIL DELVAC SALVINI RACING) 11h24min10s
