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We were fighting within 24 seconds, it was very close. My entire team here at the rally, my family and my sponsors. It comes as a surprise, but I think we were racing strongly from the beginning, with lots of common sense, calm and a level head. I gave it my all today. Nani Roma — Winner of the car classification: I think the best part was tackling three gruelling stages with a total of over kilometres raced mostly on dunes.

It was very demanding, the dunes are very tough. The best part was all this training, all these tests, lots of kilometres… That was the best part, to be honest. Pablo Quintanilla motorcycles bounced back to claim his first stage this year, but it was Frenchman David Casteu who moved into the lead. Nevertheless, it was the Frenchman who moved into the overall lead. Navigating was a bit tricky. I got lost and it cost me several minutes, but after that I settled into a good pace and had no problems finding my way around.

I rode well, I felt well. This stage was much tougher than the previous one, to be honest. Yesterday was too soft, with lots of fesh-fesh. I was in my element. I started the second special very strongly and suddenly we heard a deafening noise coming from the gearbox, so we just eased up and finished in good condition. Nani had already opened up a sizeable gap with Michel Perin by the end of the first loop and never looked back as he charged towards the stage win.

The famous Paracas wind made the dunes extremely soft and we had trouble crossing them. Lots of motorcycles went down. I also had a small fall when I hesitated and let the motorcycle pitch up. Anyway, we had a great stage despite these problems. We were able to press on hard and ride well, and I got used to the new motorcycle. We rode the same loop twice, and the second time things were quite messed up, with more dust, more stones and lots of fesh-fesh , more than the first time. We knew the dunes and all the other things always make it hard to race here. It was a nice stage, no walk in the park.

The first special was a horror story, but the second one went well. The quad race should also go down to the wire, with defending champion and Dakar winner Ignacio Casale as the man to beat. The Chilean rider has no doubt set his sights on a repeat win. The champion of the quad category in the Dakar, Ignacio Casale, is a versatile driver.

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In he participated in the rally race of the Chilean championship. He is happy with everything he does on wheels. Precisely, in the Peruvian competition Ignacio Casale learned what he needed to get a better result in the Dakar, especially as far as how to face the dunes, navigation, how to interact with the navigation and safety devices, to know his machine and about the organization of the race.

When the race started in Rosario, I already felt confident. The French rider was 3rd in the last edition, and he will work with team-mate Michael Metge 13th throughout the year. Now the leader of the Japanese team, Olivier is starting his season in Sardinia and expects to get up to speed in two Dakar Series events that he has already marked on his calendar: Olivier Pain, after reaching the podium in the Dakar last January, you have decided on a preparation strategy aimed at winning the event that is completely different….

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Within your strategy, how will your participation in the Desafio Guarani help? It will be a great opportunity to fine tune all the settings, and to get the whole team working as a unit. Your participation in the Desafio Inca will also be an important part of your preparation…. Of course, because it is essential to ride the dunes at some time of the year.

I remember Peru in the and editions of the Dakar; those stages across the sand were very demanding. If I can be competitive on that kind of terrain from September onwards, I know that will help to keep those sensations fresh in my mind when I compete again four months later. The long strings of dunes of the Ica Desert will be a decisive test for drivers and riders in the run-up to the Dakar. Having checked out the courses of the three loop stages on the race programme, sports manager Juan Valdivia confirmed that the Peruvian leg of the Dakar Series will pack more sand than any other: They will need to put all their technical skills and tricks to work to surf the fofas, an especially fine and light type of sand which tends to give way under their wheels.

The reconnaissance team has kept the loop geometry of the stages, but it has also introduced more varied terrains than in the edition. Once reconnaissance was complete, the route details were sent to agents from the Ministry of Culture and Ministry of the Environment attended the reconnaissance so they can protect high-value archaeological and natural sites.

It will be the last date of the Dakar Series season and will give rise to a wild battle before the crowning of the prize-winners. It will be the last opportunity of the year to grab a Dakar Challenge Wild Card, which will enable the three most deserving amateurs a motorbike driver, a quad-driver and a car crew to win free registration for the Dakar Here is a reminder of the registration conditions for the Dakar Challenge: At the end of the race, the driver with the best general ranking in the motorbike, quad and car category will win a registration for the Dakar Rally.

The bolivian pilot Marco Bulacia becomes the winner of the Dakar Series on the car category after the three stages run on the big dunes of the Ica desert. Marco proudly hosted the bolivian banner in Peru and win his first crown on gthe Dakar Series. The Peruvian world-class event reached its climax today, with the best pilot in each of the three categories taking the overall victory at the end of the final stage. Pablo Quintanilla surprised everyone from the first stage. He moved into the overall lead and that is where he stayed until the end of the event, showing just how much preparation went into his KTM.

The Chilean rider took all the specials in the race apart from the second stage. A fantastic performance in the land of the Incas, where he tamed the awe-inspiring dunes of Ica beneath an unforgiving sun which pushed the riders to the limit. This result earned them the much coveted free tickets to the Dakar Rally. I rode smartly, without making any mistakes. I won my first international rally. David Casteu motorcycles and Ignacio Flores quads won the stage, while Pablo Quintanilla motorcycles and Ignacio Casale quads defended their lead in the general classification.

This lead will take give Guilherme some breathing room ahead of the last stage, in which he will seek to deliver the knockout blow. Fellow Chilean Daniel Gouet also stepped into the spotlight by taking the first section of the day and, all in all, putting on a great show in Ica. Frenchman Cyril Despres had to quit the race after running into trouble during the second stage. He had been riding strongly when his motorcycle stopped with 20 km to go. Despres said after the stage that he still had not identified the mechanical problem. It was a great rally —what a pity. The car performed faultlessly.

Time to be extra careful with the bike now, as any mistake could cost us dearly. Pablo Quintanilla motorcycles , Ignacio Casale quads and Guilherme Spinelli autos were the big winners of the stage. Quintanilla surprised everyone in a positive way when he topped the ranking at the end of the gruelling first circuit, leaving Heinrich and Salvatierra to fight for second place, with the Bolivian rider gaining the upper hand.

Cyril Despres and David Casteu managed to climb a few places at the end of the stage, finishing sixth and fourth, respectively. The Brazilian driver came to Paracas as one of the favourites to win the race and today he confirmed that status. Guilherme was able to double the lead he had opened up in the first loop, giving him some breathing space ahead of the second stage. The Brazilian team look poised to continue their great race.

We had to be constantly on the lookout because dunes require a great focus, but I was totally relaxed. I was the first to start, so I put the pedal to the metal thinking they were right on my heels. I went really fast, which is why I got a big gap. I must say I was quite inspired. There are still two days to go and I must treat the quad well. I had some trouble with fog at the beginning. My bike went well. Everything is ready for the show to get on the road.

With over 1, kilometres of racing entirely on dunes, the maiden edition of the Dakar Series in Peru will be anything but a walk in the park for the competitors. Drivers, riders, navigators and mechanics must work hard on their two- and four-wheeled machines well in advance to avoid being caught offside. Seemingly small things like a vehicle with papers that are not up-to-date or an expired driving or sporting licence can dash the hopes of the competitors and knock them out of the race before they have covered a single inch.

In the end, 37 motorcycles, 26 quads and 20 cars were cleared to start tomorrow. Cyril Despres stands out as the favourite in the motorcycle category. The car category, one of those which have raised the most expectation, is sure to feature lots of action. Motorcycle rider David Casteu will be on the hunt for a win to crown his great performance, but rivals such as Daniel Gouet, the Prohens brothers, Juan Carlos Salvatierra and Pablo Quintanilla will certainly not go down without a fight.

Last but not least, the Dakar Challenge will also be a clear objective for rookies aiming to take home one of the free spots on offer for the Dakar Rally and amass as much experience as possible. Everything is ready for the commencement of hostilities in the car 7 , motorcycle 12 and quad 13 categories. Many talented countrymen of mine will be here. Racing here gives us lots of experience. Peruvians are eager to practise the sport, as shown by the 12 quads on the start line.

The time has come. The first foray of the Dakar Series into Peru began today in Paracas with the scrutineering and the symbolic start. The maiden edition of a Dakar Series event in Peru started on a high in Paracas, where the technical and administrative checks have been underway since the early hours. The race will officially kick off later this evening, at 5 pm local time, with the symbolic start on El Chaco Boulevard. With the formalities out of the way, the event will feature three stages in as many days of racing entirely within Peru, from Thursday 3 to Sunday 6.

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Sand here, sand there, sand everywhere awaits the competitors on the jaw-dropping deserts around Ica. The 1, km course will feature link sections. Competitors will get the opportunity to shine in no fewer than 6 specials 5 in the car category. He has tested the Polo GTI R5 and has always been one of our preferred candidates for the debut of our new customer sport car.

It is fantastic that he will drive the R5 Polo in Spain. Everyone in the team is looking forward to the rally and to working with Petter and his team-mate Eric Camilli. This sees the Norwegian return to his rallying roots. He remains the last nordic world rally champion.

In , and , Solberg competed in the WRC with his own team. He then spent one final year as a works driver with Ford in Solberg claimed 52 podium results in the World Rally Championship, 13 of them victories. Three world champions in one WRC rally for the first time for eight years. As such, the last three men to win the title will all compete in Spain — albeit in different classes. The last time three world champions raced at the same event was the Rally Finland Loeb, Solberg, Kankkunen.

Solberg and Volkswagen in the WRX — an extremely successful combination. This has proven to be a winning combination: Volkswagen is responsible for the development and technical preparation of the two Polo R Supercars, while PSRX Volkswagen Sweden looks after the logistics, on-site running of the car, and the marketing side of things. Solberg originally wanted to be a painter — however, he gave up his training place for motorsport. The rally pedigree within his family tree is evidence of the fact that speed is in his blood. His brother Henning Solberg recently claimed the best result for an R5 car in the overall standings at the Rally Turkey — sixth place — and can also look back on an eventful WRC career.

When Petter married his wife Pernilla, the Solbergs joined forces with the Walfridsson family — already an established name on the Rallycross and rallying scene. Pernilla was long regarded as one of the best female rally drivers in the world. Already part of the family: Veronica Engan in the co-driver seat at the Rally Spain. The choice of co-driver for the Rally Spain was an obvious one. Veronica Engan has competed alongside son Oliver in various R2 rallies since , and is virtually a member of the family. This is the sole works appearance scheduled for the Volkswagen Polo GTI R5, before it begins to participate in domestic and international championships for customers.

When deciding on the driver line-up for the first of two cockpits for the Rally Spain, Volkswagen chose to rely on familiar resources. Having Eric and Ben in the cockpit puts us in an excellent position. I was delighted and am proud to be part of the team at this important premiere.

After an intensive year of testing, it is great to be competing in the first rally with the Polo GTI R5 and I have plenty of motivation to do well. Ben and I will prepare diligently for the Rally Spain and hopefully we will be able to start the R5 Polo on its career path with a good result. The Volkswagen Polo played an important role in the private life of the year-old from an early stage. And I like the design. I think that it is a very good R5 car — but we will only know for certain after the Rally Spain and the first head-to-head comparison with the very strong competition.

Benjamin Veillas — return to the four-time world championship-winning team. The Rally Spain marks the return of co-driver Benjamin Veillas to the four-time world championship-winning team from Volkswagen.

Veillas has formed a team with Camilli since the Rally France on Corsica in , celebrating six podiums in the WRC 2 category and one best stage time in the WRC top category thus far. After the works debut: Customers, over to you: The production-based successor model was developed according to category R5 regulations and is intended exclusively for customer racing. Volkswagen Motorsport presented the new rally car to customers shortly before homologation. Representatives of the privateer teams visited the headquarters in Hannover, where they experienced the kW PS four-wheel drive together with test driver Dieter Depping D at a test centre in nearby Sulingen.

Before being licensed for motorsport, the Polo GTI R5 will have completed around 10, test kilometres in total. Before the first customer cars are delivered, further test drives and the competitive debut are scheduled. And for the Volkswagen Motorsport team, it will be a mini comeback after the final race in Australia , since Volkswagen Motorsport will be taking care of the car at the debut.

The ideal rally, at which to make a debut: The kW PS car for customers competing in rallies around the world — such as those in the WRC 2 category, the European Rally Championship and national championships — will be given a baptism of fire at the most diverse rally in the FIA World Rally Championship. The event in Catalonia is held on both asphalt and gravel, with the teams given just 75 minutes to completely convert the chassis and many other components.

For Volkswagen, the Rally Spain also represents the perfect event from another perspective: With its varying surfaces, the Rally Spain is obviously also excellently suited to a first really tough test under competitive conditions. Dawn of a new era in rallying: Volkswagen achieved an awful lot in just four years in the World Rally Championship — 12 titles, 43 of a possible 52 race wins, and stage wins.

With the Polo GTI R5, Volkswagen is now embarking on a new chapter in rallying, with the goal being to add to that successful record — in customer sport. As such, Spain has been carefully selected for the debut. It gives the engineers a little more time to ensure the car is fully and optimally developed. Originally planned for late summer, the homologation has now been put back by a few weeks to 01 October Once the car has been successfully homologated, a customer often does not have the opportunity to make any changes or test the car thoroughly.

For this reason, we are taking the time to ensure that we supply our customers with a fully-developed and fast Polo GTI R5 in October. The Autostadt in Wolfsburg is showcasing the winning car until early May on the ground floor of the ZeitHaus museum. The car on display is a loan from Volkswagen Motorsport. Together with co-driver Julien Ingrassia, the Frenchman also scored important points for the prestigious Manufacturer's Championship title for Volkswagen.

Volkswagen dominated the World Rally Championship from to Together with three outstanding driver teams, the redeveloped Polo R WRC laid the foundation for success and 43 overall victories for the Volkswagen Motorsport team. The company's WRC involvement spawned four World Championship titles each in the driver, co-driver, and manufacturer's categories. Visit the Autostadt website.

Petter Solberg N took victory at the Rally Sweden in class 9 of the competition for vintage rally cars. Solberg was driving alongside his wife Pernilla, who served as co-driver to the world rally champion. The husband and wife team finished second overall out of the historic cars on the Swedish stages. The main goal was to finish the rally and to develop my skills for the WRX joker laps. Finishing sixth in our class with two stage wins is fantastic. Kristoffersson and Solberg start the classic rally event in Sweden.

In , he finished eleventh in the WRC2 class. In and , Solberg dominated the historic Rally Sweden. This year, the world rally champion is expecting a bigger challenge. As such, we are now focussing on the opposition with two-wheel drive. New rally Polo makes guest appearance in Monaco.

The new rally car for customer sports was on display during the driving event for the new Volkswagen up! The Rally Monte Carlo 26—28 January was also held this weekend, making it the perfect opportunity for the new racer to strut its stuff in front of an expert audience. The four-day test took place near the Swedish town of Kall. With temperatures as low as minus 15 degrees Celsius and an icy surface with many snow banks along the four-kilometre section of route, the conditions were ideal to give the hp Polo GTI R5 a really stern test, during which it demonstrated its excellent reliability.

The team has done such a great job and the car is fantastic to drive. I used my years of rallying experience to work with the engineers on small changes to the car. All over the world: The anticipation is half the fun: Development of the four-wheel drive rally car for the customer sports scene, which is based on the new sixth generation Polo, began at the start of last year, and the new car was presented to the public for the first time in December. Demand for the new rally Polo is great — not least because the Polo GTI R5 incorporates all the know-how of its predecessor, which won four world titles in the pinnacle of rallying, the WRC.

We are obviously pleased about this, and it is an additional motivation to provide the teams with the best possible rally car. Roughly 11, kilometres as the crow flies to reach the customer 15 of the hp Polo GTI R5 are set to be delivered to the first customers in the second half of this year.

Three cars have also been sold to teams from Belgium: Printsport has succesfully implemented projects with young and talented drivers like Esapekka Lappi, Ole Christian Veiby and Jari Huttunen. One rally GTI will also be sent to Portugal. The longest journey — almost 11, kilometres as the crow flies — will be undertaken by three Polo GTI R5s, as they are shipped to the South American country of Paraguay.

However, we are still in the process of structuring production, and in the implementation phase in the aftersales area. We obviously want to be ideally positioned in time for the sales launch. The development of the Rally Polo, which has been in full swing since the start of , has incorporated all the experience and know-how acquired by during the successful period in the FIA World Rally Championship WRC , which saw Volkswagen win four world titles between and Following the first successful tests on asphalt and gravel last November and December, more tests are now planned, in order to be able to deliver the Polo GTI R5 to the first customer sport teams in time for its first rally outings in the second half of this year.

The rally sports car: The stage is set for the rally GTI: The four-wheel drive rally car for customer sports, which is based on the sixth and latest generation of the new Polo, was introduced to the public for the first time at the official driving presentation of the Polo GTI in Mallorca on Monday evening. The development of the new rally sports car incorporated the experience and know-how acquired whilst winning four world titles in the pinnacle of rallying, the WRC, from to In the rally Polo, the GTI family has another spectacular ambassador.

Our team and the colleagues at Volkswagen Design in Wolfsburg deserve great credit for this. Initial tests on asphalt and gravel took place in mid-November in Fontjoncouse, France, and will continue in Great Britain in December. The capacity of the rally car is limited to 1.

This is sufficient to generate an impressive kW hp and maximum torque of Newton metres. A close-stepped, sequential, five-speed racing gearbox and permanent four-wheel drive achieve outstanding acceleration on any surface — whether asphalt, gravel or snow. The four-door, steel chassis, which serves as the basis for the assembly, is manufactured at the production plant in Pamplona, Spain. In accordance with FIA regulations, it is strengthened with a role cage and other safety components.

The first deliveries to customer sports teams, and the first competitive outings, are planned for the second half of the year. In , the International Automobile Federation FIA passed the R5 regulations for a new generation of rally cars, aimed primarily at customer teams, talented youngsters and privateers. Since then, more than cars have been produced by five different manufacturers and have been in action in national and international championships all over the world. First tough test passed: Volkswagen test driver Dieter Depping and Swedish WRC2 champion Pontus Tidemand spent three days testing the new hp rally car for customer racing, which is based on the sixth and latest generation of the production Polo, in demanding conditions.

First up on a 3. With the route alternating between fast and winding sections, the durability of the tyres, brakes, engine and cooling system were tested. The following two days were spent on stony surfaces: The four-wheel drive Polo GTI R5 successfully mastered the rough gravel routes, which put a huge amount of strain on the chassis, dampers and suspension. The venue for the tests was familiar territory for the Polo: It was here in that Volkswagen carried out the first test on the Polo R WRC, which went on to win the World Rally Championship four times in a row between and Dieter Depping was also at the wheel of the test car back then.

This first test was primarily about getting a lot of kilometres under our belt, in order to give the engineers as much data as possible. I can tell you one thing now: The R5 Polo is also very good, very quick and precise. I immediately felt right at home! Volkswagen is expanding its customer racing programme with the new Polo GTI R5, and is offering the new rally car to professional teams and drivers eligible to compete in national and global championships, as well as the WRC2 category of the FIA World Rally Championship WRC , from the second half of In doing so, Baumschlager set a new world record: The final round of the ORM could hardly have been more exciting: This would have made Baumschlager the runner-up in the championship.

However, the man from Salzburg went for broke in his Polo on the final stage, beating Neubauer by 5. The experienced Austrian was understandably delighted: Also because it will most probably be my last national title. The GTI for rallying: In the second half of , Volkswagen will make the hp rally version of the Polo available to professional teams and aspiring drivers to enable them to compete in championships across the globe — including the FIA World Rally Championship WRC. The development of the Polo GTI R5 has been in full swing since the start of the year, with initial test drives planned for this year.

The experience gained from the successful WRC era is being incorporated directly: And Gerard-Jan de Jongh also brings all his expertise as the senior project engineer. Like the production model — which is due to be launched at the end of this year — the Polo GTI R5 has a powerful four-cylinder turbo engine with direct fuel injection. Other features include four-wheel drive, a sequential five-speed racing transmission and a comprehensive safety package, which are the most important features of the R5 category brought into being by the international automobile association, the FIA, in This gives privateers, teams and importers the opportunity to contest national, regional and international championships with cost-effective, powerful rally cars.

After the successful introduction of the Golf GTI TCR, which has brought home wins and titles in numerous championships on the circuit since , Volkswagen Motorsport is expanding its involvement in customer racing to rallying. The occasion was the Rallylegend in San Marino — the annual get-together for legendary rally drivers and cars.



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The invitations were sent out by world championship winning co-driver Luis Moya E. It is really an honour for me to be here. Plus, it was nice to be back in my world championship winning Polo again after such a long time. As such, Baumschlager and Winklhofer go into the season finale just two points behind Neubauer and Ettel. The two Volkswagen drivers had to hang on at the end to claim the podium finish in the fifth race of the Austrian Rally Championship: They had some difficulties with the brakes on the 13th of 14 special stages.

There was no way to fix the issue before the final special stage, meaning that Baumschlager had to drive the final 9. He did not lose his grip on second place. Baumschlager is now in third place in the championship, with 67 points. He is 14 points behind overall leader Neubauer.

I heard a loud bang and considered stopping, but I was able to battle on with just the front brake axle. I had to hang on and I was praying that we would be able to finish the rally. I am more than happy with the result. Minor cause, major effect: Raimund Baumschlager A retired early from the Schneebergland Rally, the fourth event of the Austrian Rally Championship, after an accident. An error in the pace notes saw his Volkswagen Polo R WRC come off the track at high speed and overturn on the second of a total of eight special stages.

Baumschlager and his co-driver Pirmin Winklhofer D remained unscathed. Baumschlager won four of the 15 special stages in extremely difficult conditions. This was a more than respectable achievement for Baumschlager and co-driver Pirmin Winklhofer D , who had only completed a few test kilometres with the Polo R WRC prior to the event.

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