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2008 Central Europe Rally

Motorsport event in Romania and Hungary

Motorsport event in Romania and Hungary

FieldValue
name2008 Central Europe Rally
previous_round2007 Dakar Rally
next_round2009 Dakar Rally
country
stages7
stagekm1092
stagekm_note
overallkm2671
overallkm_note
category1Cars
driver1ESP Carlos Sainz and FRA Michel Périn
team1Volkswagen Race Touareg 2
category2Bikes
driver2FRA David Casteu
team2KTM
category3Trucks
driver3NED Hans Stacey, BEL Eddy Chevaillier, NED Bernard der Kinderen
team3MAN

The 2008 Central Europe Rally was a rally raid endurance race held in Romania and Hungary that legally served as the 30th running of the Dakar Rally.

The Amaury Sport Organisation, which organises the Dakar Rally, created this event as a temporary event after the 2007 killing of French tourists in Mauritania less than two weeks before the originally scheduled start of the Dakar Rally. All Dakar entries were deferred to this event, and for logistical and legal reasons by the ASO's moves, allowed this event to serve as the 30th running of the Dakar Rally.

In the Cars category, Carlos Sainz Sr. won the rally by 2:01 over Stéphane Peterhansel.

In the Trucks division, Hans Stacey was the rally winner.

In the Bikes division, David Casteu was the rally winner.

Route

The event began in Budapest on April 19 and finished at Lake Balaton in Hungary on April 26, 2008.

Below is a table with the locations of the start and finish points of each stage of the Rally, as well as each stage's distance.

DateStageStartFinishSpecial Stage (km)Road Section (km)Total (km)Stage winnersBikesQuadsCarsTrucksTotal (km)1,0921,5792,671colspan="4"
20 April1HUN BudapestROM Baia Mare63468531ESP M. ComaHUN L. SzaboESP C. SainzNED H. Stacey
21 April2ROM Baia MareROM Baia Mare152140292FRA D. CasteuROM R. IrimescuFRA S. PeterhanselNED H. Stacey
22 April3ROM Baia MareHUN Debrecen152285437SVK J. KatriňákROM R. IrimescuRSA G. de VilliersCZE A. Loprais
23 April4HUN DebrecenHUN Veszprém150430580FRA C. DespresFRA H. DeltrieuESP C. SainzNED H. Stacey
24 April5HUN VeszprémHUN Veszprém210107317FRA D. CasteuHUN N. NemethESP C. SainzNED H. Stacey
25 April6HUN VeszprémHUN Veszprém210107317FRA C. DespresFRA H. DeltrieuESP C. SainzNED H. Stacey
26 April7HUN VeszprémHUN Balatonfüred15542197SVK J. KatriňákFRA C. DeclerckESP C. SainzNED H. Stacey

Results

Motorcycles

  1. David Casteu (KTM) 12:21:14

  2. Francisco López (KTM) +2:58

  3. Alain Duclos (KTM) +19:39

  4. José Manuel Pellicer (Yamaha) +21:20

  5. Cyril Despres (KTM) +22:50

Cars

  1. Carlos Sainz/Michel Périn, Volkswagen Race Touareg 2, 11h18m08s

  2. Stéphane Peterhansel/Jean-Paul Cottret, Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution, + 2.01m

  3. Dieter Depping/Timo Gottschalk, Volkswagen Race Touareg 2, + 6.34m

  4. Luc Alphand/Gilles Picard, Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution, + 7.28m

  5. Carlos Sousa/Andreas Schulz, Volkswagen Race Touareg 2, + 33.45m

  6. Bruno Saby/Alain Guehennec, BMW X3 CC, + 46.30m

  7. Robert Baldwin/Kevin Heath, Hummer H3, + 56.02m

  8. Philippe Gache/François Flick, SMG, + 1h07m08s

  9. Miroslav Zapletal/Valdimir Nemajer, Mitsubishi L200, + 1h12m19s

  10. Robby Gordon/Andy Grider, Hummer H3, + 1h25m38s

Trucks

  1. Hans Stacey, Eddy Chevaillier, Bernard der Kinderen, MAN TGA, 11:43:20

  2. Wulfer van Ginkel, Daniël Bruinsma, Richard de Rooy, GINAF X2222, +0:33:43

  3. Aleš Loprais, Ladislav Lála, Milan Holáň, Tatra T815-2, +0:53:18

  4. Marek Spáčil, Jiří Žák, Zdeněk Němec, LIAZ 151154, +1:27:42

  5. Marco Dono, Andrea Bettiga, Angelo Fumagalli, Iveco, +1:28:27

References

References

  1. [http://www.centraleuroperally.com/2008/CER/presentation/us/r3_5-le-parcours.html Central Europe Rally 2008: 2008 Edition > The Route] {{webarchive. link. (2008-04-28)
  2. [http://www.centraleuroperally.com/2008/CER/presentation/us/r3_2-aspects-sportifs.html Central Europe Rally 2008: 2008 Edition > Sporting Aspects] {{webarchive. link. (April 23, 2008)
  3. "The route".
  4. [http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/26042008/58/central-europe-rally-victory-sainz-casteu.html Central Europe Rally – Victory for Sainz and Casteu - Yahoo! Eurosport UK]
  5. "RallySport Magazine – Sainz wins Central Europe Rally".
  6. "Motorsport.com: News channel".
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