After seven thrilling days through astonishing landscapes and crossing the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais, in a dispute that was longer than 2.6 thousand Km, the 22nd edition of Rally dos Sertões come to an and this Saturday, 30th, in Belo Horizonte. The party happened at the beautiful Pampulha Lagoon, and received a good amount of spectators, and happened in the same date of the Virada Cultural, seeing the winners of Sertões 2014.
On bikes Portuguese Paulo Goncalves (Honda HRC Team) won the last special, raced between Diamantina and Belo Horizonte, with 125.88 km timed and different floor types (gravel, fine gravel with bumps and cattle grids), with trial trial sections, up and down hills. The champion of the Sertões in 2013 won four of the seven stages, but could not overcome the Spaniard Marc Coma (KTM Red Bull Factory Team) is the new champion of the Rally. Coma won one less special than his rival, and won his second title in the biggest off-road race in Brazil (the first was in 2010).
World leader of the FIM Cross Country Rally, Coma came waging a private battle with the Portuguese and won with the advantage of 3min23s (total 18h21min51s).
Outside the international fight, the Brazilian Jean Azevedo (Honda Rally Mobil) was a highlight, and finished third, 14min05s behind Coma. Portuguese Helder Rodrigues (Team HRC Honda) was fourth, followed by Spanish Jordi Viladoms (Red Bull KTM Factory Team).
"Winning here in Brazil is very difficult, especially when you have such strong riders in the race, as Paul and Jean. It was a hard route, and I’m very happy. The pace was very strong, and I had to do my best to win this year. In all my career I could only win Sertões once. If it is ten days or seven days, for me it has the same value. It was as hard this year as it was in 2010", he said.
>From 37 bikes that left Goiania (GO), 32 raced the last special.
Quads: Brazilian win
In quads, Robert Nahas (RNN Sports) won his second title in his 11th participation in Sertões. The rider was also champion in 2005 and 2008. On Saturday, he administered the advantage and finished third, 4min51s ahead of the Polish Rafal Sonik (Sonik Team), the runner-up.
Nahas finished in 20h38min09s, 22min54s ahead of Sonik. Gabriel Varela (Divino Fogão Rally Team) was third. Tom Rosa (ATV Yamaha) was fourth, and Rodolfo Brito (ATV Yamaha) finished in fifth place.
Sonik, who has won the Sertões in 2010 and is leading the World Cross Country Rally FIM was the best in two specials this year.
>From 17 quads starting the rally, nine "survived" to arrive in Belo Horizonte.
UTVs see turnaround in the last stage
In UTVs, José Hélio Rodrigues and the navigator Edmilson Camargo Jr. (Polaris Racing / Ze and Faces 4x4) won the last special, but the title went for a duo that did not win any stages, but managed to maintain regularity: Vinicius Mota / Rafael Shimuk (Taguatur Racing). They finished fifth in the last day and were champions with 22h27min12 time, over 22 minutes ahead for the runners-up Henrique Gutierrez and Weidner Moreira (Polaris).
The result was surprising since the duo André Sawaya / Eduardo Costa (S2 Rally / Bike Box) was leading up to the penultimate day of competition, with more than 30 minutes ahead. Saturday, however, they had a break at km 140 and did not complete.
Zé Hélio and Camargo Jr. won four specials, but had a break in one of the stages and, finishing seventh overall. Elson Cascão/Claudia Grandi (Kandangus Rally Team) was third overall. Leadro Torres / Idali Son (Xtreme Plus / Torres Racing) finished fourth and duo Gustavo Lapertosa / Marcello Brandão placed fifth.
Seventeen UTVs started on the last day of the rally. Twenty-one out from Goiania towards Belo Horizonte.
Between Goiânia and Belo Horizonte, Sertões went through five more cities. Three hosted the rally for the first time: Catalão, Paracatu and São Francisco. Caldas Novas and Diamantina completed the route.
Besides bikes, quads and UTVs, the Sertões also has disputes in the categories of cars and trucks. 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)
Unofficial results of the 7th stage and overall:
Bikes - 7th stage
1. #1 PAULO GONCALVES (HONDA / TEAM HONDA HRC) 01h34min57s
2. #2 MARC COMA (KTM / KTM RED BULL FACTORY TEAM) 01h36min11s
3. #5 JEAN AZEVEDO (HONDA / HONDA MOBIL DE RALLY) 01h36min47s
4. #12 RUBEN FARIA (KTM / KTM RED BULL FACTORY TEAM) 01h38min29s
5. #4 HELDER RODRIGUES (HONDA / TEAM HONDA HRC) 01h38min40s
Motos - Overall
1. #2 MARC COMA (KTM / KTM RED BULL FACTORY TEAM) 18h21min51s
2. #1 PAULO GONCALVES (HONDA / TEAM HONDA HRC) 18h25min14s
3. #5 JEAN AZEVEDO (HONDA / HONDA MOBIL DE RALLY) 18h35min56s
4. #4 HELDER RODRIGUES (HONDA / TEAM HONDA HRC) 18h43min37s
5. #3 JORDI VILADOMS (KTM / KTM RED BULL FACTORY TEAM) 18h48min28s
Quads - 7th stage
1. #101 RAFAL SONIK (HONDA / SONIK TEAM) 01h49min25s
2. #105 GABRIEL VARELA (CAN-AM / DIVINO FOGAO RALLY TEAM) 01h52min41s
3. #100 ROBERT NAHAS (PROTOTIPO / RNN SPORTS) 01h54min16s
4. #104 NEI COSTA (NC RALLY TEAM) 01h55min41s
5. #112 DIOGO ZONATO (RNN SPORTS) 01h56min57s
Quads - Overall
1. #100 ROBERT NAHAS (PROTOTIPO / RNN SPORTS) 20h38min09s
2. #101 RAFAL SONIK (HONDA / SONIK TEAM) 21h01min04s
3. #105 GABRIEL VARELA (CAN-AM / DIVINO FOGAO RALLY TEAM) 21h34min53s
4. #103 TOM ROSA (YAMAHA / NC RALLY TEAM) 22h43min18s
5. #110 RODOLFO BRITO (PARAIBA RALLY TEAM) 23h49min34s
UTVs - 7th stage
1. #202 JOSE HELIO/EDMILSON CAMARGO (POLARIS RACING) 01h52min11s
2. #204 CALOS AMBROSIO/CADU SACHS (PODIUM) 01h56min17s
3. #205 FABIO CAMPOS/SERGIO AVALLONE (SACRAMENTO RACING) 01h57min16s
4. #213 VINÍCIUS MOTA/RAFAEL SHIMUK (TAGUATUR RACING) 02h01min054s
5. #208 LEANDRO TORRES/IDALI RODRIGUES FILHO (XTREME PLUS / TORRES RACING) 02h03min22s
UTVs - Overall
1. #213 VINÍCIUS MOTA/RAFAEL SHIMUK (TAGUATUR RACING) 22h27min12s
2. #218 HENRIQUE GUTIERREZ/ WEIDNER MOREIRA (PODIUM) 22h49min20s
3. #211 ELSON CASCAO II/CLAUDIA GRANDI (KANDANGUS RALLY TEAM) 23h06min24s
4. #208 LEANDRO TORRES/IDALI RODRIGUES FILHO (XTREME PLUS / TORRES RACING) 23h35min52s
5. #219 GUSTAVO LAPERTOSA/MARCELLO BRANDÃO (LAPERTOSA MOTORSPORTS) 26h40min53s
The sixth and penultimate stage of the 22th edition of the Rally dos Sertões, held on Friday (29th) in Diamantina (Minas Gerais State), had the victory of the duo Cristian Baumgart and Beco Andreotti (X Rally Team / NWM). It was a very close dispute with Reinaldo Varela / Gustavo Gugelmin (Divino Fogão Rally Team / Overdrive), who were the first runner up, only two seconds behind.
Guilherme Spinelli and Youssef Haddad (Mitsubishi Petrobras) remain the overall leadership and got the third place on the day. This Saturday (30th), the competitors dispute the last stage - between Diamantina and Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais State) - and the difference between the leaders is a little over three minutes. It will be a good battle for the title.
Baumgart and Andreotti won the 6th stage with the time of 2h33min06s. "This was the first special test that we won, even for two seconds, with a strong pace. Tomorrow is the last day and we will try everything to win", said the co-driver Andreotti.
Thirty-nine cars started on the special in Diamantina. Besides the T1 FIA category, there are also dispute in the categories Prototypes T1, Pró Brasil, Super Production, Production T2 and Production T2 / TR4.
Trucks: six wins in six stages
Rally ends only when the last stage is completed. But the trio Edu Piano / Solon Mendes / Antonio Carlos de Sales (Trucks Ford Racing / Território Motorsport) is almost there. They won all the stages so far and had more than hour of advantage for the trio Felicio Bragante / Ricardo Costa / Paco Corder (Asa Alumínio Rally Team), who are the first runner up.
Seventh Stage: Diamantina (MG) / Belo Horizonte (MG)
On Saturday (30th), the competitors will dispute the 7th and final stage between Diamantina and Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais State). There will be 336.96 km in total (54.38 km of initial liaison, 125.88 km of special and 151.96 km of final liaison).
Between Goiânia and Belo Horizonte, Sertões went through five more cities. Three hosted the rally for the first time: Catalão, Paracatu and São Francisco. Caldas Novas and Diamantina completed 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.
Guilherme Spinelli and Youssef Haddad (Mitsubishi Petrobras) remain the overall leadership and got the third place on the day. This Saturday (30th), the competitors dispute the last stage - between Diamantina and Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais State) - and the difference between the leaders is a little over three minutes. It will be a good battle for the title.
Baumgart and Andreotti won the 6th stage with the time of 2h33min06s. "This was the first special test that we won, even for two seconds, with a strong pace. Tomorrow is the last day and we will try everything to win", said the co-driver Andreotti.
Thirty-nine cars started on the special in Diamantina. Besides the T1 FIA category, there are also dispute in the categories Prototypes T1, Pró Brasil, Super Production, Production T2 and Production T2 / TR4.
Trucks: six wins in six stages
Rally ends only when the last stage is completed. But the trio Edu Piano / Solon Mendes / Antonio Carlos de Sales (Trucks Ford Racing / Território Motorsport) is almost there. They won all the stages so far and had more than hour of advantage for the trio Felicio Bragante / Ricardo Costa / Paco Corder (Asa Alumínio Rally Team), who are the first runner up.
Seventh Stage: Diamantina (MG) / Belo Horizonte (MG)
On Saturday (30th), the competitors will dispute the 7th and final stage between Diamantina and Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais State). There will be 336.96 km in total (54.38 km of initial liaison, 125.88 km of special and 151.96 km of final liaison).
Between Goiânia and Belo Horizonte, Sertões went through five more cities. Three hosted the rally for the first time: Catalão, Paracatu and São Francisco. Caldas Novas and Diamantina completed 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.
