Rally Islas Canarias “Trofeo El Corte Ingles” 2009 results: Sergio Vallejo wins

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Sergio Vallejo has won the Rally Islas Canarias (Rd 2 Spanish tarmac championship) for the third time in-a-row in his Porsche 911 977 GT3.

Miguel Fuster finished second with his Porsche and leads the championship after two rounds. Santiago Concepcion took third in another Porsche with Xevi Pons fourth in the Group N+ Mitsubishi EvoX. Enrique Garcia Ojeda brought his Subaru Rally Team Spain machine home in fifth.

Vallejo lead the rally by 24 seconds after the first leg with Concepcion second as Fuster dropped from second to fourth after losing a minute. Ojeda also lost a minute on the opening day.

Fuster put on a charge on the final day to move from fourth to second after setting fastest time on five of the days six stages to trail Vallego by a minute at the end.

Manuel Avino retired his Porsche 977 GT3 with engine failure on the first day after starring on the previous championship round.

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Rally Islas Canarias 2009 Results

1. Sergio Vallejo/Diego Vallejo (E) Porsche 997 GT3 2:13.23,9
2. Miguel Fuster/Jose Vicente Medina (E) Porsche 997 GT3 +1.00,2
3. Santiago Concepcion/Nazer Ghuneim (E) Porsche 997 GT3 +1.48,2
4. Xevi Pons/Alex Haro (E) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X +2.07,8 (1. N4)
5. Enrique Garcia Ojeda/Jordi Barrabes (E) Subaru Impreza WRX STI N14 +3.47,9 (2. N4)
6. Yeray Lemes/Samuel Vega (E) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +4.24,9 (3. N4)
7. Jose Maria Ponce/Carlos Larrode (E) BMW M3 +10.10,8 (1. A8)
8. Matthias Kahle/Thomas Schünemann (D) Porsche 997 GT3 +12.05,4
9. Rogelio Cardenes/Jose Vega (E) Toyota Yaris TS +20.38,5 (1. A6)
10. Jose Perez/Raimunda Rodriguez (E) BMW M3 +21.50,1 (2. A8)

SPANISH NATIONAL ASPHALT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER RD. 2

1. Fuster 65, 2. Pons 55, 3. Ojeda 48, 4. Vallejo 35, 5. Avino 27, Concepcion 27.

Source: autoklub.pl