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PAULO NOBRE’S 🇧🇷 RALLY ISLAS CANARIAS 🇪🇸 APPEARANCE COMES DURING A BUSY PERIOD FOR THE BRAZILIAN 🇧🇷
ERC 🌎 EVENT PREVIEW: RALLY ISLAS CANARIAS 🇪🇸
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ERC event preview: Rally Islas Canarias
It’s Tarmac next in the battle for 2019 FIA European Rally Championship glory as Rally Islas Canarias hosts the all-action ERC from 2-4 May.
Essentials
What: FIA European Rally Championship round 2 of 8*
When: 2-4 May 2019
Where: Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Stages: 16
Distance: 200.98 kilometres
Surface: Asphalt
ERC appearances (since 2004 restructuring): 4 (2013, 2016-2018)
*Also counting for: FIA ERC1 Junior Championship, FIA ERC3 Junior Championship, ERC2, ERC3, FIA European Rally Championship for Teams, ERC Nations’ Cup, ERC Ladies’ Trophy, Abarth Rally Cup
Recent winners:
2018: Alexey Lukyanuk/Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5)
2017: Alexey Lukyanuk/Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5)
2016: Alexey Lukyanuk/Alexey Arnautov (Ford Fiesta R5)
2015: Miguel Fuster/Ignacio Aviñó (Porsche 997 GT3 RS)*
2014: Didier Auriol/Denis Giraudet (Citroën Xsara WRC)*
*Non-ERC event
Overview
It’s Tarmac next in the battle for 2019 FIA European Rally Championship glory as Rally Islas Canarias hosts the all-action ERC from 2-4 May.
Rally Islas Canarias in 100 words
With the stages climbing and descending at a frequent rate, drivers pay close attention to corner speed and lines to ensure optimal momentum is maintained, while precise car set-up and pacenote accuracy are vital. One of the notable features of the sealed stages is the abrasive surface, constructed partly from volcanic lava. It means grip levels are high and remain constant if it rains, although tyre wear can increase. However, with the opportunity to take ‘cuts’ through corners limited, the roads remain relatively debris-free. Returning to the ERC schedule in 2016, it’s a rally big on challenge and spectator numbers.
What’s new for 2019?
The Valleseco stage on leg two and the Valesquillo Free Practice and Qualifying Stage are new, while San Mateo and Gáldar get revised opening sections. As well as counting as round two of the Spanish Tarmac championship, Rally Islas Canarias is also a qualifying round of the new-for-2019 Spanish Supercampeonato from governing body RFEDA.
Talking points
*A record-breaking 120-car entry includes some of the best drivers from the European and Spanish championships, plus a number of competitors from the Canary Islands. They include Emma Falcón, the ERC Ladies’ Trophy winner from 2018 who steps up to R5 power, and event stalwart Luis Mónzon.
*Among the top Spaniards in action are current leaders of the national asphalt series and Supercampeonato, Pepe López and Xevi Pons, a former world championship regular.
How to follow?
On TV and online: Live coverage of selected stages on FIAERC.com and Facebook. Daily highlights on Eurosport and YouTube. Regular videos and news updates at FIAERC.com
ERC Radio: Live from the end of all stages and selected service park visits. Available at FIAERC.com or download the official ERC App
Social media: Follow the ERC on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Five facts:
1: Rally Islas Canarias boasts a number of prominent former winners including Didier Auriol, Piero Liatti and Carlos Sainz, who claimed five consecutive victories in the 1980s
2: The Canary Islands is known for its good weather with the ambient temperature ranging from 17-24 degrees centigrade
3: Rally Islas Canarias joined the ERC for the first time in 1982 and has counted for Europe’s premier rally championship 24 times
4: Islas Canarias comes from the Latin Insula Canaria, or Island of the Dogs, which were believed to be a type of monk seal
5: A dish of choice in the Canary Islands is ropa vieja, made from chicken, beef, potatoes and beans
Media activities and opportunities:
Mandatory media safety briefing: 17h30, 1 May, Media Centre
Free Practice (for priority drivers): 09h00-11h00, 2 May, GC-132 (3.15 kilometres)
Qualifying Stage (for priority drivers): 11h45-12h45, 2 May, GC-132 (3.15 kilometres)
Shakedown (for all drivers): 13h30-15h30, 2 May, GC-132 (3.15 kilometres)
Start order selection: 17h00, 2 May, Podium Zone, Parque Santa Catalina
Pre-event press conference: 17h30, 2 May, Podium Zone (Emma Falcón, Łukasz Habaj, Pepe López, Alexey Lukyanuk, Alberto Monarri in attendance)
Ceremonial start: 20h30, 2 May, Podium Zone
Finishing podium and post-event press conference: 18h15, 4 May, Podium Zone
More information/resources, including event itinerary, entry list and maps:
https://www.fiaerc.com/event/rally-islas-canarias-2019/
ENDS
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3 May 2019