41 RallyRACC Catalunya COSTA DAURADA – Rally de España 2005 Rally Guide 1 RALLY GUIDE 1 1 41 RallyRACC Catalunya COSTA DAURADA – Rally de España 2005 Rally Guide 1 INDEX page 1. INTRODUCTION & WELCOME 4 2. HISTORY 2.1 Brief event history 5 2.2 Previous winners 5 2.3 Brief summary of 2004 6 3. ORGANISER 3.1 Contact details 7 3.2 Key Officials 7 4. SALOU – Host city 8 5. ACCOMMODATION RESERVATION 9 5.1 Hotels 9 5.2 Apartments 10 5.3 Coaches transfers 10 6. EVENT SCHEDULE 11 7. ENTRY DETAILS 13 7.1 Titles for which the rally counts 13 7.2 Criteria for acceptance of entries 13 7.3 Eligible cars 13 7.4 Entry fees 14 7.5 Entry inclusions 14 7.6 Payment of entry fees 15 7.7 Service plates 15 7.8 Auxiliary plates 15 8. ADVERTISING 15 9. PORTAVENTURA – SERVICE PARK 9.1 Location 16 9.2 Access to the Service Park 16 9.3 Available services 16 9.4 Space request 17 9.5 Service park responsible 17 10. RECONNAISSANCE 17 11. ADMINISTRATIVE CHECKS 18 12. SCRUTINEERING 19 13. SHAKEDOWN 19 14. MEDIA 20 15. HELICOPTER USE 22 16. FUEL 22 17. INSURANCE 22 18. IMPORT OF VEHICLES AND SPARE PARTS 23 19. TWO-WAY RADIO 23 2 41 RallyRACC Catalunya COSTA DAURADA – Rally de España 2005 Rally Guide 1 20. HOSPITALITY 23 21. GENERAL FACTS 21.1 Traffic regulations in Spain 24 21.2 Climate in Catalunya 24 21.3 Sunrise and Sunset 24 21.4 Time change 24 21.5 Holiday 24 21.6 Car dealers 25 21.7 Copy service 26 APPENDIX Itinerary Special stages diference Map – Leg 1 Map – Leg 2 Map – Leg 3 Catalunya map Access to Salou map Salou map Service park Shakedown map FORMS Shakedown application form Service Park facilities application form Media accreditation form FIA fuel application form Radio Licence application Helicopter registration form Accomodation application form THIS DOCUMENT HAS NO REGULATORY POWER AND IS ISSUED AS A GUIDE ONLY 3 41 RallyRACC Catalunya COSTA DAURADA – Rally de España 2005 Rally Guide 1 1. INTRODUCTION and WELCOME Dear friends, Welcome to this new edition of the rally, organised by the RACC and sponsored by Telefónica MoviStar and Würth, which this year will be staged in the Costa Daurada and on the roads of Tarragona. The Tarragona Tourist Board, the Salou Town Council, the PortAventura theme park and the Tarragona Chamber of Commerce have joined to co-operate with the RACC, with the aim of giving back to Tarragona the leading role played by the area during the time it hosted one of the legs of the Rally Catalunya. Most of the stages have already been run in previous editions and once again we have tried to design a compact asphalt rally allowing to draw up an efficient safety plan. The Podium, where the rally cars will be driving through every day, will be located in Salou, and it will be the venue of the Ceremonial Start on Thursday October 27 and the final Prize Giving Ceremony on Sunday, October 30. The Rally Service Park will be located only 1.6 km from Salou, in the facilities of PortAventura, which will also be hosting the Rally Headquarters and the Media Center in its “PortAventura” Hotel. Once again, we ask you for your highest collaboration to achieve a safe rally, following the instructions of the rally officials and the guidelines established by the organisation, taking special care to respect the neighbouring residential and farming areas crossed by the rally, especially during reconnaissances. As always, our whole team is at your disposal to help you prepare for the rally and for any queries you might have about the event. We look forward to seeing you in October in Salou and the Costa Daurada. Aman Barfull Clerk of the Course 4 41 RallyRACC Catalunya COSTA DAURADA – Rally de España 2005 Rally Guide 1 2. HISTORY 2.1 Brief event history Since its beginnings in 1906, the Reial Automòbil Club de Catalunya (RACC) has been behind the organisation of the best car and motorcycle events in the country. In 1916, the RACC promoted the first Volta Catalunya, the forerunner of the Rally Catalunya, which would appear in 1957. In 1965, and for nine years, it was replaced by the Rally Barcelona-Andorra. In 1988 the two most important rallies in the country which score for the European Championship, the Rally Catalunya and the Rally Costa Brava, came together with a view to becoming a rally that would score for the World Championship. Finally, in 1991, the FIA included the Rally Catalunya-Costa Brava in the World Championship Calendar. The high organisation and sports level the event has achieved is reflected by the two prizes obtained in 1996 and 1997, when it was elected the Best Rally of the Year by the World Rally Team Association (WRTA), and was also considered the Best Event of the World Championship by the World Rally Press Association (WRPA) in 1997. In 2005 the rally changes its nerve centre and moves to the Costa Daurada. Stages already used in previous editions of the rally are recovered from the years when one leg of the rally was staged on the roads of Tarragona. Salou and PortAventura will host the HQ and the Rally Service Park. 2.2 Previous winners I 1957 Sebastián Salvadó - «MILANO» Alfa Romeo 1975 II 1958 Luciano Eliakin - Augusto Lluch Saab 93 III 1959 Alex Soler-Roig - Manuel Romagosa Porsche IV 1960 Max Hohenlohe - Augusto Lluch BMW 700 V 1961 Joan Fernández - Ramon Grifoll BMW 700 VI 1962 «CLERY» - «CALA» BMW 700 VII 1963 Jorge Palau-Ribes - Jorge Palou Fiat Abarth 850 VIII 1964 Jaume Juncosa - Salvador Cañellas Fiat Abarth 1000 IX 1973 Salvador Cañellas - Daniel Ferrater Seat 1430 / 1800 X 1974 Marc Etchebers - Marie Christine Etchebers Porsche Carrera XI 1975 Antonio Zanini - Eduardo Martínez Seat 1430 / 1800 XII 1976 Jorge de Bagration - Manuel Barbeito Lancia Stratos XIII 1977 Antonio Zanini - Juan José Petisco Seat 124 / 1800 XIV 1978 Antonio Zanini - Juan José Petisco Fiat 131 Abarth XV 1979 Beni Fernández - José Luis Sala Fiat 131 Abarth XVI 1980 Antonio Zanini - Jordi Sabater Porsche 911 SC XVII 1981 Eugenio Ortiz - Guillermo Barreras Renault 5 Turbo XVIII 1982 Antonio Zanini - Víctor Sabater Talbot Sunbeam Lotus XIX 1983 Andártico Vudafieri - Tiziano Siviero Lancia Rallye XX 1984 Salvador Servià - Jordi Sabater Opel Manta 400 XXI 1985 Fabrizio Tabaton - Luciano Tedeschini Lancia Rallye XXII 1986 Fabrizio Tabaton - Luciano Tedeschini Lancia Delta S4 5 41 RallyRACC Catalunya COSTA DAURADA – Rally de España 2005 Rally Guide 1 XXIII 1987 Dario Cerrato - Giuseppe Cerri Lancia Delta HFAWD XXIV 1988 Bruno Saby - Jean François Fauchille Lancia Delta 4 WD XXV 1989 Yves Loubet - Jean-Marc Andrié Lancia Delta Integrale XXVI 1990 Dario Cerrato - Giuseppe Cerri Lancia Delta Integrale XXVII 1991 Armin Schwarz - Arne Hertz Toyota Celica GT4 XXVIII 1992 Carlos Sainz - Luis Moya Toyota Celica T 4WD XXIX 1993 François Delecour - Daniel Grataloup Ford Escort Cosworth 4x4 XXX 1994 Enrico Bertone - Max Chiapponi Toyota Celica T4WD XXXI 1995 Carlos Sainz - Luis Moya Subaru Impreza 555 XXXII 1996 Colin McRae - Derek Ringer Subaru Impreza 555 XXXIII 1997 Tommi Makinen - Seppo Harjanne Mitsubishi Lancer Evo4 XXXIV 1998 Didier Auriol - Denis Giraudet Toyota Corolla WRC XXXV 1999 Philippe Bugalski - Jean Paul Chiaroni Citroën Xsara Kit Car XXXVI 2000 Colin McRae - Nicky Grist Ford Focus WRC XXXVII 2001 Didier Auriol - Denis Giraudet Peugeot 206 WRC XXXVII 2002 Gilles Panizzi – Hervé Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC XXXIX 2003 Gilles Panizzi – Hervé Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC XXXX 2004 Markko Martin – Michael Park Ford Focus RS WRC04 2.3 Summary of the 2004 edition Although the victory of the first leg of the rally went to Citroën’s Sébastien Loeb, it was the Estonian driver Markko Martin with Ford who took the overall victory of the 40th Rally Catalunya-Costa Brava. Martin took over the lead in the second leg, after the withdrawal of Frenchman Sébastien Loeb, closely followed by Peugeot’s Finnish driver Marcus Grönholm. Eventually, Martin limited himself to checking Grönholm, administering the advantage he had already taken the previous day. Much more interesting was the fight between Grönholm (Peugeot) and Sainz (Citroën) for the place on the second step of the podium. The Finnish driver was finally second ahead of Carlos Sainz who said goodbye to his sports career and the Spanish fans from the podium with his final third place. Swedish driver Per Gunnar Andersson (Suzuki) became Junior World Champion without the need to win the last round of the championship. Andersson limited himself to staying in second position without trying to fight with the winner of the rally, Frenchman Nicolas Bernardi (Renault), who became runner-up of the Junior WRC. 6 41 RallyRACC Catalunya COSTA DAURADA – Rally de España 2005 Rally Guide 1 3. ORGANISER 3.1 Contact details PERMANENT SECRETARIAT Monday to Friday, 09.00 - 14.00 and 16.00 - 19.00 hours RACC - Reial Automòbil Club de Catalunya Avenida Diagonal, 687 08028 Barcelona Motorsport area Telf.: 93 495 50 34 Fax: 93 448 23 38 e-mail: [email protected] Press Office Telf: 93 495 50 29 Fax: 93 448 24 90 e-mail: [email protected] RACC Travel Telf: 93 495 50 15 Fax: 93 448 22 77 e-mail: [email protected] Accomodation reservation RALLY HEADQUARTERS From Monday 24 October, until Sunday 30 October 2005 PORTAVENTURA HOTEL PORTAVENTURA Av. Alcalde Pere Molas km. 2 43480 Vilaseca - Salou Rally Secretariat Telf: 93 495 76 16 Fax: 93 495 76 17 e-mail: [email protected] Media Centre Telf: 93 495 76 18 Fax: 93 495 76 19 WEBSITE www.rallyracc.com 3.2 Key officials § Clerk of the Course Aman Barfull [email protected] § General Secretary of the Meeting Ramón Corominas [email protected] § Sponsoring Xavier Roca [email protected] § Secretariat & relations with FIA oficials Nuria Port [email protected] § Entries & Team relations Coordinator Marina Duñach [email protected] § Service Park co-ordinator Arturo Fdez de la Puente [email protected] Manel Soler § Media Relation’ Officer Josep Mª Miret [email protected] § Media Office Assistant Albert Riudeubàs [email protected] § Media Accreditations Lluïsa Torras [email protected] 7 41 RallyRACC Catalunya COSTA DAURADA – Rally de España 2005 Rally Guide 1 4.