Cautious climb...to first place of Group N

Bernardo Sousa and Carlos Magalhães completed the Porto Rally super special in third place overall and first place in Group N with no real problems. This result satisfies the expectations of the team and boosts their confidence at the start of the second part of the race, which is really decisive in terms of classification.

It was quite a difficult super special with a few problems, but even so Bernardo Sousa achieved the fastest time amongst group N participants. However, the pilot was not very satisfied with his performance...

“The tyres didn’t work and I made some mistakes due to the slippery track... The super special wasn’t easy but, even so, we managed the fastest time in Group N. It was somewhat surprising but it also shows that my opponents also had problems.
The “real rally” will take place tomorrow and this result is encouraging but not overwhelming... We’re still going to keep trying for a place on the group N podium, which would be an excellent result for who is competing “away from home”.

Six special Races will take place tomorrow – three stretches repeated twice, divided into two sections that always start and end in Fafe. At the end of the afternoon, we’ll know how the team with door number 8 fared.

Super Special Classification:
1st Bruno Magalhães, 1m42.9s; 2nd José Pedro Fontes, 1m47.7s; 3rd Bernardo Sousa / Carlos Magalhães, 1m47.4s (1st GRN); 4th Pedro Leal, 1m47.6s; 5th Adruzilo Lopes, 1m47.6s (2º GRN); 6th Fernando Peres, 1m49.5s…