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[03-09-2011]
PIERRE CAMPANA TAKES SECOND RALLY VICTORY WITH DRIVE-PRO IN RALLYE MONT-BLANC
 Pierre Campana has continued his impressive debut with the MINI John Cooper Works WRC car and Team Drive-Pro by securing victory in the 63rd Rallye Mont-Blanc Morzine this afternoon.
The 26-year-old Corsican, with his long-time co-driver Sabrina de Castelli, can now boast two victories out of the three rallies he has contested in the MINI following his triumph in the Richard Burns Memorial Rally in August.
In addition to the solid finish that he attained at the recent WRC event in Germany, Pierre has now finished three consecutive rally events and added crucial experience to his learning curve.
The 12-stage Rallye Mont-Blanc Morzine is one of the most prestigious events in the national championship. Pierre’s victory reinforces the outright competitiveness and reliability of the MINI John Cooper Works WRC, as well as the increasing confidence that Pierre has with the car after just three events.
After a solid day of action on Friday, which saw Pierre conclude the opening five stages in a close fourth place after a combined distance of 109.80km, the rising rally sensation made his way up the order today and, after an eventful end to the morning, he found himself leading overall at the start of the tenth special stage just after lunch.
Pierre got off to a tough start in the day’s first stage, the 22.30km Morzine-Montriand stage, which saw Pierre suffer a slow puncture some 6km before the end and lose over one minute of time, but better fortunes were to follow.
Pierre once again showed how quickly he can learn and adapt to new stages by posting the quickest time in SS9, the 21.21km Samoens-Morzine stage, and following that up with two further stage wins in SS10, a repeat of the morning’s 16.15km Samoens-Marillon stage, and SS11, a repeat of SS9. Those performances cemented his position at the head of the classification and a second place in the rally’s twelfth and final stage was more than enough to guarantee Pierre overall victory.
Pierre’s participation in this event is all part of his continued learning curve with Drive-Pro and with the MINI John Cooper Works WRC, as he prepares for this second WRC event at Rallye de France Alsace later this month.
Pierre Campana: “I am thrilled to have won Rallye Mont-Blanc Morzine today and to be celebrating my second rally win with the MINI in just my third event with the car and the Drive-Pro team. It has been fantastic to have been given the opportunity to take part in this great national event and to show once again just how competitive and reliable this car is. The Michelin tyres used in this championship are very competitive and performed well. We took our usual deliberate cautious start to the event to ensure we learn as much as possible from the car at this event, but today I was able to show the full potential with some stage wins, which helped us to keep the overall victory. I’ve now finished all three of the rallies I have taken part in with Drive-Pro, so we are building strong foundations as we prepare for our next WRC participation in Rallye France Alsace in a few weeks. Thanks again to everyone who has allowed us to take part this weekend and particularly to the Drive-Pro team who have done such a fantastic job this weekend.”
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