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+++ Rallye Monte Carlo: Wiegand/Christian Mit Klassensieg Und Platz Acht Gesamt +++ 19.01.2013 16:32 PRESSEINFORMATION +++ Rallye Monte Carlo: Wiegand/Christian mit Klassensieg und Platz acht gesamt +++ 19.01.2013 16:32 Monaco/Weiterstadt – „Wir haben es geschafft“, jubeln Sepp Wiegand und sein neuer Copilot Frank Christian nach dem vorzeitigen Ende der ‚Monte’. Wegen von Zuschauern verstopften Zufahrtswegen wurden die letzten zwei Prüfungen gestrichen. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt hatten sich die beiden ŠKODA Piloten bereits auf Gesamtrang acht nach vorn gekämpft, der Klassensieg war trotz Schnee und Regen ebenfalls längst in trockenen Tüchern. „So etwas habe ich noch nicht erlebt“, schildert ein überglücklicher und überhaupt nicht erschöpfter Sepp Wiegand. Bei der ersten Schlitterpartie über den Col de Turini hatte der ŠKODA Youngster im absolut zuverlässig laufenden Fabia S2000 bei dichtem Schneetreiben sogar ein vor ihm gestartetes WRC auf dem Plateau ein- und überholt. Bei der zweiten Überquerung drehte er – zur Freude der tausenden Fans – an gleicher Stelle ungewollt eine Pirouette. Das war es dann aber auch schon mit den Unartigkeiten des ansonsten äußerst diszipliniert agierenden Wiegand. Der 22-jährige Zwönitzer und sein 28-jähriger Copilot aus Oberhausen harmonierten bei ihrem ersten gemeinsamen Einsatz auf Anhieb hervorragend und absolvierten diese für sie komplett neue Rallye vom ersten bis zum letzten Meter clever und durchdacht. Wie souverän sie dabei den Klassensieg holten, zeigt der Abstand auf die Verfolger: In den drei Prüfungen des heutigen Tages konnten sie ihren Vorsprung auf das nächste WRC 2-Team ohne Risiko auf gut sechs Minuten verdoppeln. Eine Leistung, auf die das Team ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland aufbauen will – und das möglichst schon in gut zwei Wochen bei der Rallye Schweden… Nikolaus Reichert, Sportchef von ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland: „Dieser Erfolg des jungen Sepp Wiegand kann nicht hoch genug eingeschätzt werden: Erste Monte, erster Einsatz mit dem neuen Beifahrer Frank Christian, erste Rallye auf Eis und Schnee und erster Wettkampf über vier Tage in einem hochklassigen Teilnehmerfeld! Trotzdem darf nicht vergessen werden, dass dieses Resultat auch einer tadellosen Teamarbeit zu verdanken ist: hochmotivierte Mechaniker, engagierte Renningenieure und präzise „Eisspione“ haben diesen Auftakt nach Mass erst möglich gemacht.“ Endstand der Rallye Monte Carlo 2013: 1.Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 5:18:57,2 h 2. Sébastien Ogier/ Julien Ingrassia VW Polo R WRC + 01:39,9 min 3. Dani Sordo/Carlos Del Barrio Citroën DS3 WRC + 03:49,0 min 4. Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC + 05:26,3 min 5. Mads Ostberg/Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC + 08:13,1 min 6. Bryan Bouffier/Xavier Panseri Citroën DS3 WRC + 12:03,7 min 7. Martin Prokop/Michal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC + 23:27,3 min 8. Sepp Wiegand/Frank Christian* ŠKODA Fabia S2000 + 29:34,5 min 9. Olivier Burri/Guillaume Duval Peugeot 207 S2000 + 35:38,2 min 10. M. Kosciuszko/M. Szczepaniak Mini John Cooper Works WRC + 36:28,0 min * Sieger in der WRC 2-Wertung Für die nächsten Tage sind folgende TV-Übertragungen von der ‚Monte’ geplant: Sonntag, 20. Januar Seite 1 / 2 ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland GmbH, Unternehmenskommunikation, Max-Planck-Str. 3-5, 64331 Weiterstadt Tel.: +49 6150 133 120, Fax: +49 6150 133 129, E-Mail: [email protected], www.skoda-media.de 00:10 Uhr Servus TV Tag 4 18:30 Uhr Sport 1 Tageszusammenfassung 19:30 Uhr n-tv PS Rallye WM Montag, 21. Januar 22:35 Uhr Servus TV Highlights Ansprechpartner Andreas Leue Referent Motorsport und Tradition Tel. +49 6150 133-126 [email protected] Seite 2 / 2 ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland GmbH, Unternehmenskommunikation, Max-Planck-Str. 3-5, 64331 Weiterstadt Tel.: +49 6150 133 120, Fax: +49 6150 133 129, E-Mail: [email protected], www.skoda-media.de Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org).
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