Rally Princesa de Asturias

Rally Príncipe de Asturias
Alberto Hevia in 2005 driving a Renault Clio S1600.
CategoryRally
Country ESP Asturias, Spain
Inaugural season1964
Drivers' champion ESP Miguel Ángel Fuster
Official websiterallyprincipe.com

The Rally Príncipe de Asturias is a rally motorsport competition usually held in September in Asturias, Spain, organized by the Automóvil Club Principado de Asturias (ACPA). In the early years, the championship was called Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo.

The rally started in 1964, becoming the oldest and most popular car competition in Spain. In its first year, the entree fee was 800 pesetas and had a purse of 30,000 pesetas.

This competition is part of the Spanish Rally Championship, the Asturias Rally Championship and the European Rally Championship (western zone) with a maximum coefficient. On July 19, 2007, it was included in the 2008 calendar of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge and was repeated for two additional seasons.

The championship is split into the following segments:

  • Tuesday and Wednesday: Registration and other administrative tasks
  • Thursday: Shakedown, technical checks, and official ceremony.
  • Friday and Saturday: The race, split into three stages. The two first are on Friday and the last on Saturday morning.

Although in April 2013 the Rally fell from the calendar due to a lack of institutional support[1] and was later announced to be canceled, the organization managed to get the support of the board of the Cangas del Narcea and was able to re-establish the competition for the year.[2]

On June 29, 2013 the first "Rally Fórmula Príncipe de Asturias" was held with the intention to raise funds for the rally. The event was held in the "Toño Fernández" circuit in the town of Cibuyo, in Cangas del Narcea, and on the 14th, 15th, and 16 September 50th anniversary was celebrated.[3][4] The winner of the race was Luis Monzón (Mini John Cooper Works WRC), followed by Sergio Vallejo (Porsche 911) and Óscar Palacio (Porsche 911).[5]

Champions

Alberto Hevia in the 2009 Rally Príncipe de Asturias.
Annual champions[6]
Year Edición Driver Copilot Car Series
1964 1st Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo Spain Luis Huerta Spain José Luis Tuya Ford Cortina Lotus
1965 2nd Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo Spain Luis Fernández Trabanco Spain Manuel González Morris 1.100
1966 3rd Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo Spain Pedro Puche Spain Pedro Amengual Saab 99 Sport Spain
1967 4th Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo Roter Barón Ben Spain Ricardo Muñoz Porsche 911 Spain
1968 5th Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo France Bernard Tramont Spain Ricardo Muñoz Renault-Alpine A 110 Spain
1969 6th Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo France Bernard Tramont Spain Luis Blasco Renault Alpine A 110 Spain
1970 7th Rallye Premio Ciudad de Oviedo Spain Eladio Doncel Spain Juan A. Conde Porsche 911 S Spain
1971 8th Rallye Premio Ciudad de Oviedo Spain Alberto R. Jiménez Spain Juan A. Conde Porsche 911 S Spain
1972 9th Rallye Ciudad de Oviedo Spain Estanislao Reverter Spain Antonio Reverter Renault Alpin che Spain
1973 10th ? Spain J. I. Villacieros Spain J.A. Lobo Renault Alpine 1600 Spain
1974 11th ? Spain Salvador Cañellas Spain Daniel Ferrater Seat 1430-1800 Spain
1975 12th Rallye Príncipe de Asturias Spain Antonio Zanini Spain Eduardo M. Adam Seat 1430-1800 Spain
1976 - Not held
1977 14th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain José María Puig Spain Enrique Seat 124/1800 Spain
1978 15th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Tino Suárez Spain J.B. Pino Seat FL-80 Spain
1979 16th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Aladino Martínez Spain López Seat 124/1200 Spain
1980 17th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain José Antonio López-Fombona Spain L. Menéndez Fiat 131 Abarth Spain
1981 18th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Genito Ortiz Spain Susi Cabal Renault 5 Turbo 2 Spain
1982 19th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Antonio Zanini Spain J. Sabater Talbot Sumbeam Lotus Spain
1983 20th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Genito Ortiz Spain R. Mínguez Renault 5 Turbo ERC, Spain
1984 21st Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Salvador Serviá Spain J. Sabater Opel Manta 400 ERC, Spain
1985 22nd Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Salvador Serviá Spain J. Sabater Lancia 037 Rallye ERC, Spain
1986 23rd Rally Príncipe de Asturias Italy Fabrizio Tabaton Italy Tedeschini Lancia Delta S4 ERC, Spain
1987 24th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Antonio Boto Ford Sierra Cosworth Spain
1988 25th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Italy Alex Fiorio Italy L. Pirollo Lancia Delta HF-1 Spain
1989 26th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Pep Bassas Spain A. Rodríguez BMW M3 Spain
1990 27th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Jesús Puras Spain J. Arrate Lancia Delta Integrale I 16V Spain
1991 28th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain José María Ponce Spain José Carlos Deniz BMW M3 Spain
1992 29th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Pedro Diego Spain Icíar Muguerza Lancia Delta I 16V Spain
1993 30th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Daniel Alonso Spain Salvador Belzunces Ford Escort Cosworth Gr.N ERC, Spain
1994 31st Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Oriol Gómez Spain Marc Martí Renault Clio Williams ERC, Spain
1995 32nd Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Luis Monzón Spain José Carlos Deniz Ford Escort Cosworth ERC, Spain
1996 33rd Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Oriol Gómez Spain Marc Martí Renault Mégane Maxi ERC, Spain
1997 34th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Jesús Puras Spain Carlos del Barrio Citroën ZX 16V ERC, Spain
1998 35th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Jesús Puras Spain Carlos del Barrio Citroën Xsara Kit Car ERC, Spain
1999 36th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Jesús Puras Spain Carlos del Barrio Citroën Xsara Kit Car Spain
2000 37th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Jesús Puras Spain Marc Martí Citroën Xsara Kit Car Spain
2001 38th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Luis Monzón Spain José Carlos Déniz Peugeot 206 WRC Spain
2002 39th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Manuel Cabo Spain Eduardo González Citroën Saxo Kit Car Spain
2003 40th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Enrique García Ojeda Spain Raquel Fernández Peugeot 206 S1600 Spain
2004 41st Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Alberto Hevia Spain Alberto Iglesias Pin Renault Clio S1600 ERC, Spain
2005 42nd Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Daniel Sordo Spain Marc Martí Citroën C2 S1600 ERC, Spain
2006 43rd Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Dani Solà Spain Xavier Amigo Citroën C2 S1600 Spain
2007 44th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Enrique García Ojeda Spain Jordi Barrabés Peugeot 207 S2000 Spain
2008 45th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Italy Giandomenico Basso Italy Mitia Dotta Fiat Grande Punto S2000 IRC, Spain
2009 46th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Petr Starý Škoda Fabia S2000 IRC, ERC, Spain
2010 47th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Alberto Hevia Spain Alberto Iglesias Pin Škoda Fabia S2000 ERC, Spain
2011 48th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Alberto Hevia Spain Alberto Iglesias Pin Škoda Fabia S2000 ERC, Spain
2012 49th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Andorra Joan Vinyes[7] Spain Jordi Mercader Suzuki Swift S1600 ERC, Spain
2013 50th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Luis Monzón Spain José Carlos Déniz Mini John Cooper Works WRC Spain
2014 51st Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Miguel Ángel Fuster Spain Ignacio Aviñó Ford Fiesta R5 Spain
2015 52nd Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Miguel Ángel Fuster Spain Ignacio Aviñó Porsche 997 GT3 RS 3.8 Spain
2016 53rd Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Iván Ares Spain José Antonio Pintor Skoda Fabia R5 Spain
2017 54th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Spain Iván Ares Spain José Antonio Pintor Hyundai i20 R5 Spain

References

  1. ^ Nacho Villarín. "Última Hora: Asturias se queda sin 'Príncipe'". Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  2. ^ Nacho Villarín. "El 'Príncipe' salva sus bodas de oro". Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  3. ^ López, Pipo (May 1, 2013). "El Príncipe de Asturias podrá celebrar su 50 aniversario". As. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  4. ^ Redacción (May 1, 2013). "El Rally Príncipe de Asturias celebrará su 50 edición". Asturias Mundial. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  5. ^ Redacción (September 15, 2013). "Oscar Palacio y Agustín Ramos, terceros en el 50th Rallye Príncipe de Asturias". Curuxa Rallye. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  6. ^ Rallye Príncipe de Asturias Roll of Honour.rallybase.nl
  7. ^ www.revistascratch.com. "Triste victoria de Joan Vinyes en el 49 Rallye Príncipe de Asturias". Retrieved October 11, 2012.
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