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With its win in Canada still fresh in everyone's minds, Team #peugeot Hansen has switched its focus to France's round of the 2016 FIA World #rallycross Championship on September 3-4 with renewed determination. Sébastien Loeb and Timmy Hansen are both ready to roar in their respective #peugeot 208 WRXs to light up Lohéac. |
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Kenneth Hansen (Team Principal) "Lohéac is a big #event for the entire team and we are totally focused on this important occasion. We've gone well there these past two years, especially in 2015 when Timmy came first. We obviously intend to do all we can to win there again. Timmy's recent victory in Canada at the beginning of August was a big confidence booster but we remain acutely aware of how competitive this championship is. Competing in France adds to the pressure, too, but we see it as positive pressure because we will have plenty of support!"
Sébastien Loeb (PEUGEOT 208 #wrx 9, Team #peugeot Hansen) "The French round of the championship is obviously something special. For me, it will be one of the few venues I already knew before the start of the season. Having said that, the other drivers are so sharp that I don't think it will make much of a difference. I have fond memories of my participation in 2013. It was my first taste of #rallycross which is an extremely popular sport in this part of France. I think the circuit's profile should suit the #peugeot 208 #wrx and I hope we are competitive in front of our home crowd."
Timmy Hansen (PEUGEOT 208 #wrx 21, Team #peugeot Hansen) "Canada three weeks ago was perhaps the best performance I have ever posted in a final, so I'm feeling pumped up for Lohéac which is a circuit I have always enjoyed. It is quite special and, like many tracks, gives good grip, which is something I appreciate. The atmosphere is always unique, too, a bit like Le Mans. My win at Lohéac last year was simply unforgettable."
TIMETABLE (local times) Friday, September 2 4:00pm: Qualifying order draw
Saturday, September 3 10:30am: Free Practice 2:00pm: Qualifying 1 4:00pm: Qualifying 2
Sunday, September 4 8:00am: Warm up 9:10am: Qualifying 3 11:20am: Qualifying 4 3:00pm: semi-finals and final
CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS (AFTER 7 ROUNDS) FIA World #rallycross Championship – Drivers 1. Petter Solberg (Peter Solberg World RX Team, Citroën DS3), 161 pts 2. Mattias Ekström (EKS, Audi S1), 157 pts
4. Johan Kristoffersson (Volkswagen RX Sweden, Volkswagen Polo), 129 pts 5. Sebastien Loeb (Team #peugeot Hansen, #peugeot 208 WRX), 121 pts
8. Timur Timerzyanov (World RX Team Austria, Ford Fiesta), 67 pts 9. Robin Larsson (Robin Larsson, Audi A1), 62 pts 10. Anton Marklund (Volkswagen RX Sweden, Volkswagen Polo), 59 pts 11. Janis Baumanis (World RX Team Austria, Ford Fiesta), 59 pts 12. Kevin Eriksson (Olsberg MSE, Ford Fiesta ST), 57 pts
FIA World #rallycross Championship – Teams 1. EKS, 256 pts 2. Team #peugeot Hansen, 226 pts 3. Volkswagen RX Sweden, 188 pts
TV COVERAGE Broadcast in 120 countries à http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/article/tvlisting. The semi-finals and final will be broadcast live in France on L'Equipe 21 and in Sweden on SVT.
ABOUT Rallycross Rallycross events use mixed-surface asphalt/dirt (60%/40%) circuits of about one kilometre in length and can feature one or more jumps. The drivers are knocked out as the weekend progresses and only the six fastest and bravest of them get to contest the final.
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2016 CALENDAR (*) rounds which also count towards the European Championship 1. April 16-17: Portugal (Montalegre) 2. May 7-8: Germany (Hockenheim) 3. May 14-15: Belgium (Mettet)* 4. May 28-29: Great Britain (Lydden Hill) 5. June 11-12: Norway (Hell)* 6. July 2-3: Sweden (Holjes)* 7. August 6-7: Canada (Trois-Rivières) 8. September 3-4: France (Lohéac) 9. September 17-18: Spain (Barcelona)* 10. October 1-2: Lithuania (Riga)* 11. October 15-16: Germany (Estering)
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