From the Sertões International Rally
The 17th edition of Sertões International Rally was the toughest in history. This is the unanimous opinion among pilots and navigators that participated in the competition, between June 23rd and July 3rd.
In this scenario the highest position on the podium could not belong to anyone but him: Carlos Sainz, twice speed rally world champion, and perhaps one of the biggest legends of all times.
Beside the navigator, the Spanish Lucas Senra, Sainz finished the race with minimal advantage: 1min04s9 ahead of the pair composed by the Qatari pilot Nasser Al-Attiyah and the German Timo Gottschalk - Sainz's teammates in Volkswagen, and also riding a Touareg Race 2.
Along the ten competition days, Sainz swapped the leadership with the Qatari pilot Nasser Al-Attiyah for four times, and added up a smaller number of victories in the stages (6 x 4). This leadership swapping was partially due to the change of ground faced by the competitors, who had better or worse performance according to their driving characteristics.
One of the competition days, the time difference among the two of them was mere 3s9, after more than 3 thousand kilometers raced. The Spanish managed to definitely take the lead only one stage before the last, and finished the competition last Friday (July 3rd) in Natal (RN), with marginal advantage.
After ten very difficult stages of competition, in the greatest Brazilian adventure, cars, trucks, quads and bikes were welcome with warmth by the capital of Rio Grande do Norte. With five thousand people present, champions arrival took place in Lagoa do Pitangui, one of the most post cards of the Brazilian Northeast.
Sertoes International Rally 2009 is supervised by FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme), CBM (Confederação Brasileira de Motociclismo) and CBA (Confederação Brasileira de Automobilismo).
Sertões 2009 Results
Cars (overall)
1 - Carlos Sainz/ Lucas Cruz Senra, Race Touareg 2 - 29h16min40s1
2 - Nasser Al-Attiyah/ Timo Gottschalk, Race Touareg 2 - 29h17min49s5
3 - Jean Azevedo/ Youssef Haddad, Mitsubishi L200 Evolution - 33h09min42s8
4 - Roberto Reijers/ Rogério Almeida, Ford Ranger - 34h52min01s7
5 - Felipe Bibas/ Emerson Cavassin, Mitsubishi L200 Evolution - 35h08min33s3
6 - Maurício Neves/ Eduardo Bampi, Race Touareg 2 - 35h16min40s3
7 - Luiz Facco/ Sílvio Deusdará, Mitsubishi L200 RS - 35h38min09s4
8 - Richard Vaders/ José Antônio Spacassassi, Sherpa - 37h04min06s2
9 - Jarbas Caiado de Castro/ Wallace Von Schimidt, Sherpa 2 - 37h07min59s7
10 - Romeu Franciosi/ Deco Muniz, Sherpa - 38h16min40s9
Bikes (overall)
1 - Zé Hélio, Honda CRF 450X - 34h17min57s5
2 - Denisio do Nascimento (Deni), Honda CRF 450X - 35h17min10s6
3 - Juca Bala, KTM EXC 450R - 35h46min47s1
4 - Sérgio Augusto Klaumann (Guto), Yamaha WR 450F -36h42min11s4
5 - Jacek Czachor, KTM 690 Rally - 37h14min28s2
6 - Rodolpho Mattheis, KTM 450 ECX - 37h14min38s9
7 - João Ricardo Geaquinto (Jotão), KTM EXC - 38h16min51s0
8 - Sergio Ferraz Ribeiro Filho (Serginho), KTM ECX 530 - 38h18min26s0
9 - Dimas Mattos, KTM 690 Rally - 38h18min45s0
10 - Ezair Rodrigo Bossa (Maninho), KTM XCW 450 - 38h56min25s5
Trucks (overall)
1 - Edu Piano/ Davi Fonseca/ Sólon Mendes, Ford F4000 - 26h33min54s30
2 - Amable Barrasa/ Guilherme Petrine/ Raphael Bettoni, Ford F4000 - 26h37min15s00
3 - Guido Salvini/ Weidner Moreira/ Fernando Chwaigert, Mercedes-Benz Atego 1725 - 32h07min25s70
4 - Ulysses Marinzeck/ Evandro Luiz/ Jose de Carvalho, Ford 1722E Cargo - 35h13min28s30
5 - André Azevedo/ Maykel Justo/ Ronaldo Pinto, Mercedes-Benz Ateto 1725 - 50h02min45s50
The 17th edition of Sertões International Rally was the toughest in history. This is the unanimous opinion among pilots and navigators that participated in the competition, between June 23rd and July 3rd.
In this scenario the highest position on the podium could not belong to anyone but him: Carlos Sainz, twice speed rally world champion, and perhaps one of the biggest legends of all times.
Beside the navigator, the Spanish Lucas Senra, Sainz finished the race with minimal advantage: 1min04s9 ahead of the pair composed by the Qatari pilot Nasser Al-Attiyah and the German Timo Gottschalk - Sainz's teammates in Volkswagen, and also riding a Touareg Race 2.
Along the ten competition days, Sainz swapped the leadership with the Qatari pilot Nasser Al-Attiyah for four times, and added up a smaller number of victories in the stages (6 x 4). This leadership swapping was partially due to the change of ground faced by the competitors, who had better or worse performance according to their driving characteristics.
One of the competition days, the time difference among the two of them was mere 3s9, after more than 3 thousand kilometers raced. The Spanish managed to definitely take the lead only one stage before the last, and finished the competition last Friday (July 3rd) in Natal (RN), with marginal advantage.
After ten very difficult stages of competition, in the greatest Brazilian adventure, cars, trucks, quads and bikes were welcome with warmth by the capital of Rio Grande do Norte. With five thousand people present, champions arrival took place in Lagoa do Pitangui, one of the most post cards of the Brazilian Northeast.
Sertoes International Rally 2009 is supervised by FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme), CBM (Confederação Brasileira de Motociclismo) and CBA (Confederação Brasileira de Automobilismo).
Sertões 2009 Results
Cars (overall)
1 - Carlos Sainz/ Lucas Cruz Senra, Race Touareg 2 - 29h16min40s1
2 - Nasser Al-Attiyah/ Timo Gottschalk, Race Touareg 2 - 29h17min49s5
3 - Jean Azevedo/ Youssef Haddad, Mitsubishi L200 Evolution - 33h09min42s8
4 - Roberto Reijers/ Rogério Almeida, Ford Ranger - 34h52min01s7
5 - Felipe Bibas/ Emerson Cavassin, Mitsubishi L200 Evolution - 35h08min33s3
6 - Maurício Neves/ Eduardo Bampi, Race Touareg 2 - 35h16min40s3
7 - Luiz Facco/ Sílvio Deusdará, Mitsubishi L200 RS - 35h38min09s4
8 - Richard Vaders/ José Antônio Spacassassi, Sherpa - 37h04min06s2
9 - Jarbas Caiado de Castro/ Wallace Von Schimidt, Sherpa 2 - 37h07min59s7
10 - Romeu Franciosi/ Deco Muniz, Sherpa - 38h16min40s9
Bikes (overall)
1 - Zé Hélio, Honda CRF 450X - 34h17min57s5
2 - Denisio do Nascimento (Deni), Honda CRF 450X - 35h17min10s6
3 - Juca Bala, KTM EXC 450R - 35h46min47s1
4 - Sérgio Augusto Klaumann (Guto), Yamaha WR 450F -36h42min11s4
5 - Jacek Czachor, KTM 690 Rally - 37h14min28s2
6 - Rodolpho Mattheis, KTM 450 ECX - 37h14min38s9
7 - João Ricardo Geaquinto (Jotão), KTM EXC - 38h16min51s0
8 - Sergio Ferraz Ribeiro Filho (Serginho), KTM ECX 530 - 38h18min26s0
9 - Dimas Mattos, KTM 690 Rally - 38h18min45s0
10 - Ezair Rodrigo Bossa (Maninho), KTM XCW 450 - 38h56min25s5
Trucks (overall)
1 - Edu Piano/ Davi Fonseca/ Sólon Mendes, Ford F4000 - 26h33min54s30
2 - Amable Barrasa/ Guilherme Petrine/ Raphael Bettoni, Ford F4000 - 26h37min15s00
3 - Guido Salvini/ Weidner Moreira/ Fernando Chwaigert, Mercedes-Benz Atego 1725 - 32h07min25s70
4 - Ulysses Marinzeck/ Evandro Luiz/ Jose de Carvalho, Ford 1722E Cargo - 35h13min28s30
5 - André Azevedo/ Maykel Justo/ Ronaldo Pinto, Mercedes-Benz Ateto 1725 - 50h02min45s50