Rally France Statistics Rally France Rally The teams and drivers were constantly battling extreme weather throughout the 361 2015 Rally France. Two of the nine special stages were cancelled due to landslides, while up to 361 litres of rain fell on Corsica during three rally days. Facts Pocket 796 The penultimate stage of the 2016 Rally France, Kräling Kräling “Antisanti–Poggio-di-Nazza”, hosts the highest point of the rally at 796 meters above sea level. Volkswagen Drivers and co-drivers Volkswagen Polo R WRC Technical specifications #1 Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia Engine 10,000 Type Straight-four engine with turbocharger and intercooling Last year, the Displacement 1,600 cc Date of birth 17/12/1983 (32) Rally Finland is Volkswagen Performance Power output: 234 kW (318 hp) at 6,250 rpm; Place of birth Gap (F) known as 1000 duo Jari-Matti torque: 430 Nm at 5,000 rpm WRC victories 35 (28 with Volkswagen) Lakes Rally. The Power transmission 2 Latvala/Miikka Gearbox Sequential, six-speed racing gear box Tour de Corse up Anttila won the Rally Final drive Permanent four-wheel drive, multi-plate limited-slip differentials Date of birth 26/11/1979 (36) the ante: with Clutch Double-disk sintered metal clutch by ZF France for the second Chassis/suspension Place of birth Aix-en-Provence (F) its never-ending sequences of turns, time in a row. After their Front/rear McPherson struts, dampers from ZF WRC victories 35 (28 with Volkswagen) Steering Servo-assisted rack and pinion steering the Rally France historic victory in Alsace Breaking system Ventilated disc brakes Information Motorsport earned the nick- Wheels Size 8 x 18 inch for asphalt, 7 x 15 inch for gravel Chassis used at Rally France in 2014, the two Finns Performance No. WVWZZZ6RZFWP00016 (33), WOB-VW 142 (14/12/2015) name “The Rally of were successful as well on Acceleration 0–100 km/h in approx. 3.9 seconds Sébastien Ogier’s WRC record at Rally France 10,000 Corners”. Top speed 200 km/h Seven starts (2008, 2010–2015), two wins (2011, 2013) Corsica in 2015. #2 Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Motorsport Contacts 2 The name Ogier was two more times Rally France Entry list OGIER ? on the list of Rally France winners: in Date of birth 03/04/1985 (31) Volkswagen Motorsport GmbH 1961 and 1963, Jean-Claude Ogier won the Tour de Corse No. Driver/co-driver Vehicle Place of birth Töysä (FIN) Communications and Marketing together with René Trautmann. However, Ogier2 doesn’t 1 Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (F/F) Volkswagen 2 Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila (FIN/FIN) Volkswagen WRC victories 16 (9 with Volkswagen) Ikarusallee 7a work out as Jean-Claude is not related to Volkswagen’s 3 Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Gilsoul (B/B) Hyundai D-30179 Hannover Sébastien Ogier (winner 2013 and 2011). 4 Dani Sordo/Marc Martí (E/E) Hyundai Phone +49 511 67494-0 5 Mads Østberg/Ola Fløene (N/N) Ford Date of birth 10/09/1972 (44) 53.78 E-mail [email protected] 1991 6 Eric Camilli/Benjamin Veillas (F/F) Ford Place of birth Janakkala (FIN) The longest stage in 7 Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle (GB/IRL) Citroën Internet www.volkswagen-motorsport.com WRC victories 16 (9 with Volkswagen) Volkswagen’s team the 2016 edition of the 8 Craig Breen/Scott Martin (IRL/GB) Citroën 9 Andreas Mikkelsen/Anders Jæger (N/N) Volkswagen member Luís Moya Rally France is “Anti- Andre Dietzel Head of Communications and Marketing 12 Ott Tänak/Raigo Mõlder (EST/EST) Ford Chassis used at Rally France won the Rally France santi–Poggio-di-Nazza” Mobile +49 175 7234689 20 Hayden Paddon/John Kennard (NZ/NZ) Hyundai No. WVWZZZ6RZFWP00017 (34), WOB-VW 143 (14/12/2015) with 53.78 kilometres 37 Lorenzo Bertelli/Simone Scattolin (I/I) Ford E-mail [email protected] as a co-driver of Carlos Jari-Matti Latvala’s WRC record at Rally France in length. For com- A total of 77 entries. Eleven starts (2004–2008, 2010–2015), two wins (2014, 2015) Sainz in 1991. The first parison: last year it was Ingo Roersch Communications – #1 Ogier/Ingrassia Spaniards to win the the “Muracciole–Col Andreas Mikkelsen/Anders Jæger Mobile +49 172 1499157 #9 event on that occasion, de Sorba” stage with Ogier E-mail [email protected] 2015/2016 WRC Season matrix Latvala by the way. 48.46 kilometres. Mikkelsen Date of birth 22/06/1989 (27) Place of birth Oslo (N) Marc Hecht Communications – #2 Latvala/Anttila pos. 1 WRC victories 2 (2 with Volkswagen) Mobile +49 152 54528780 2016 WRC Classifications pos. 2 E-mail [email protected] pos. 3 Drivers Co-drivers Manufacturers pos. 4 Date of birth 29/07/1989 (27) pos. 5 Helge Gerdes Communications – #9 Mikkelsen/Jæger 01 Ogier 169 01 Ingrassia 169 01 Volkswagen Motorsport 256 Place of birth Oslo (N) 2016 Mobile +49 175 5223111 02 Mikkelsen 110 02 Jæger 110 02 Hyundai Motorsport 201 pos. 6 WRC victories 1 (1 with Volkswagen) 03 Paddon 94 03 Kennard 94 03 M-Sport 122 pos. 7 04 Neuville 94 04 Gilsoul 94 04 Volkswagen Motorsport II 121 pos. 8 China cancelled Rally www.facebook.com/VolkswagenMotorsport 05 Latvala 89 05 Anttila 89 05 Hyundai Motorsport N 96 Chassis used at Rally France pos. 9 www.twitter.com/VolkswagenRally 06 Sordo 86 06 Martí 86 06 DMACK World Rally Team 64 No. WVWZZZ6RZEWP00191 (25), WOB-VW 524 (17/12/2014) 07 Østberg 78 07 Fløene 78 07 Jipocar Czech National Team 18 pos. 10 Andreas Mikkelsen’s WRC record at Rally France www.youtube.com/VolkswagenRally Seven starts (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012–2015), 2nd place 2014, 3rd place 2015 www.instagram.com/VolkswagenMotorsport Points allocation: P1 = 25; P2 = 18; P3 = 15; P4 = 12; P5 = 10; P6 = 8; P7 = 6; P8 = 4; P9 = 2; P10 = 1 RallyRally France France Day Day by by day day LiaisonLiaison SSSS LiaisonLiaison hrshrs kmkm kmkm kmkm Thursday,Thursday, 29 29 September September 2016 2016 ShakedownShakedown (Sorbo-Ocagnano), (Sorbo-Ocagnano), 210 210 min. min. 05.4005.40 13.9313.93 08:0008:00 FIAFIA pre-event pre-event press press conference conference (Bastia (Bastia airport) airport) 12:3012:30 AutographAutograph session session (Ajaccio) (Ajaccio) 18:4518:45 CeremonialCeremonial start start (Ajaccio) (Ajaccio) 19:3019:30 Kräling Kräling ParcParc fermé fermé (Ajaccio) (Ajaccio) 21:3021:30 Friday,Friday, 30 30 September September 2016 2016 RallyRally France France Facts Facts and and figures figures StartStart (Ajaccio) (Ajaccio) 07:3007:30 TyreTyre Fitting Fitting Zone Zone (Porticcio), (Porticcio), 10 10 min. min. 15.6015.60 08:0508:05 SSSS 01 01 Acqua Acqua Doria–Albitreccia Doria–Albitreccia 1 1 25.7825.78 49.7249.72 08:5808:58 TheThe event event SSSS 02 02 Plage Plage du du Liamone–Sarrola-Carcopino Liamone–Sarrola-Carcopino 1 159.87 59.87 29.1229.12 21.9121.91 11:0611:06 SinceSince last last year, year, the the FIA FIA World World Rally Rally Championship Championship (WRC) (WRC) is is back back on on RegroupingRegrouping (Porticcio) (Porticcio) 12:1612:16 thethe island island Corsica. Corsica. The The Tour Tour de de Corse Corse was was held held for for the the first first time time in in TyreTyre Fitting Fitting Zone Zone (Porticcio), (Porticcio), 10 10 min. min. 13:3113:31 19561956 and and became became from from 1973 1973 to to 2008 2008 part part of of the the WRC WRC calendar. calendar. SSSS 03 03 Acqua Acqua Doria–Albitreccia Doria–Albitreccia 2 2 25.7825.78 49.7249.72 14:2414:24 SSSS 04 04 Plage Plage du du Liamone–Sarrola-Carcopino Liamone–Sarrola-Carcopino 2 259.87 59.87 29.1229.12 127.06127.06 16:3216:32 AfterAfter a ayear’s year’s absence absence due due to to rotation rotation in in 2009, 2009, the the 2010 2010 Rally Rally FlexiFlexi service service A A(Bastia (Bastia airport), airport), 45 45 min. min. 22.4922.49 19:3719:37 FranceFrance moved moved to to the the Alsace Alsace region region with with its its base base in in Strasbourg Strasbourg and and ParcParc fermé fermé (Bastia, (Bastia, Place Place Saint-Nicolas) Saint-Nicolas) 23:0023:00 waswas held held there there five five times. times. ∑ ∑Day Day 01 01 358.36358.36 157.68157.68 ∑516.04∑516.04 TheThe venue venue RallyRally France France is is an an asphalt asphalt event, event, held held on on narrow narrow and and fast fast sections sections withwith rough rough and and abrasive abrasive tarmac tarmac places. places. What’s What’s new new in in 2016? 2016? Well, Well, approximateapproximate 70 70 per per cent cent of of the the competitive competitive distance distance has has changed changed comparedcompared to to the the 2015 2015 edition. edition. LiaisonLiaison SSSS LiaisonLiaison hrshrs TheThe country country kmkm kmkm kmkm CapitalCapital ParisParis Saturday,Saturday, 01 01 October October 2016 2016 AreaArea 643,801643,801 square square kilometres kilometres ServiceService B B(Bastia (Bastia airport), airport), 15 15 min. min. 22.7022.70 08:2008:20 PopulationPopulation 64.764.7 million million SSSS 05 05 La La Porta–Valle-di-Rostino Porta–Valle-di-Rostino 1 1 26.7326.73 53.7253.72 09:2209:22 LanguageLanguage FrenchFrench SSSS 06 06 Novella–Pietralba Novella–Pietralba 1 1 36.1036.10 30.8030.80 41.2741.27 11:0311:03 CurrencyCurrency EuroEuro RegroupingRegrouping (Bastia (Bastia airport) airport) 12:2312:23 TimeTime zone zone UTC+2UTC+2 ServiceService C C(Bastia (Bastia airport), airport), 30 30 min.