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Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart team's fourth competitive outing of the 2008 season marks a return to the extreme west of the European continent for the inaugural 'Pax Rally em Portugal'.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and its motorsport unit MMSP have entered three Pajero/Montero Evolution MPR13s for Luc Alphand/Gilles Picard (France), Stéphane Peterhansel/Jean-Paul Cottret (France) and Joan 'Nani' Roma/Lucas Cruz (Spain). They are the same three crews who formed the team's triumphant line-up on last May's Rali Transiberico which was won by Luc Alphand with his co-driver Gilles Picard.
Pax Rally is the second contest to figure in the newly created Dakar Series. It fittingly features a return to Lisbon where entrants had gathered just after the New Year festivities for the start of the 2008 Dakar, only to see the annual African classic cancelled at the last moment.
Shortly after this disappointing blow, the Dakar organisers (ASO) announced plans to introduce a new cross-country rally series which officially kicked off with last April's Central Europe Rally. Mitsubishi's Stéphane Peterhansel led for much of this event through Hungary and Romania, but was dislodged from top spot shortly before the finish of what turned out to be one of the closest cross-country events ever.
The five-day Pax Rally promises to be just as thrilling, with Mitsubishi fielding a trio of Pajero/Montero Evolutions for what will be one of the final participation of the discipline's most successful petrol-engined prototype.
Scrutineering for the Pax Rally will take place in the centre of Lisbon on Tuesday September 9, with competitive action beginning the following morning over mixed terrain similar to that encountered during the Transiberico.
Following an overnight halt in Castelo Branco to the northeast of the country's capital and close to the Spanish border with 230km of selective section, the second stage will bring competitors back to the Lisbon region with 220km, while the third day will take the form of a loop, twice of 100km to the east of the Lisbon. The penultimate leg will see survivors strike south towards the Algarve with 170km of selective section and which takes in some of the territory that hosted the early action of the 2007 Dakar. The event finishes in Portimao on Sunday September 14 following a relatively short loop 65km through the challenging bush and scrubland of Portugal's southern tip. The total distance of the PAX Rally will be 2,144km including 885km competitive section.
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200
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Carlos Sainz
Michel Perin |
E
F |
VW RACE TOUAREG 2 |
T1.2 |
201
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Stephane Peterhansel
Jean-Paul Cottret |
F
F |
MITSUBISHI PAJERO/MONTERO EVOLUTION |
T1.1 |
202
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Dieter Depping
Timo Gottschalk |
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D |
VW RACE TOUAREG 2 |
T1.2 |
203
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Luc Alphand
Gilles Picard |
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F |
MITSUBISHI PAJERO/MONTERO EVOLUTION |
T1.1 |
204
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Giniel De Villiers
Dirk Von Zitzewitz |
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D |
VW RACE TOUAREG 2 |
T1.2 |
205
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Nasser AL-ATTYAH
Tina Thorner |
QAT
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T1.2 |
206
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Joan Roma
Lucas CRUZ SENRA |
E
E |
MITSUBISHI PAJERO/MONTERO EVOLUTION |
T1.1 |
207
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Filipe CAMPOS
Jaime BAPTISTA |
P
P |
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T1.2 |
208
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Pedro GRANCHA
Paulo PRIMAZ |
P
P |
NISSAN NAVARRA OFF ROAD |
T1.1 |
209
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Guerlain Chicherit
Matthieu Baumel |
F
F |
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T1.2 |
210
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Helder OLIVEIRA
Victor JESUS |
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P |
NISSAN PATHFINDER R51 |
T1.1 |
211
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Leonid NOVITSKIY
Oleg TYUPENKIN |
RUS
RUS |
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T1.2 |
212
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Orlando TERRANOVA
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T1.2 |
213
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Ricardo Leal Dos Santos
Joao LUZ |
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BMW X5 |
T1.2 |
214
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Pedro GAMEIRO
Miguel DOMINGUEZ |
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NISSAN NAVARRA |
T1.1 |
215
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Maurizio TRAGLIO
Fabien LURQUIN |
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B |
NISSAN PATHFINDER R50 |
T1.1 |
216
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Alexandre RE
Pedro RE |
P
P |
NISSAN PATHFINDER R51 |
T1.1 |
217
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Rui COSTA
Nuno ALVES |
P
P |
RENAULT PROTO |
T1.1 |
218
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Balazs Szalay
Lazslo BUNCOCKI |
HON
HON |
OPEL ANTARA RR |
T1.1 |
219
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Nuno INOCENCIO
Sergio COSME |
P
P |
MITSUBISHI PAJERO DID |
T1.2 |
220
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Francisco INOCENCIO
Paulo FIUZA |
P
P |
MITSUBISHI PAJERO DID |
T1.2 |
221
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Paulo MARQUES
Octavio NOGUEIRA |
P
P |
MITSUBISHI PAJERO |
T1.2 |
222
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Kenjiro SHINOZUKA
Roberto DI PRIZIO |
J
I |
NISSAN PATROL GR Y61 |
T2.1 |
223
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Xavier FOJ
Juan PUJOLAR |
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E |
TOYOTA LAND CRUISER KXR |
T2.2 |
224
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Lino CARAPETA
Rui ANTONIO |
P
P |
BOWLER WILDCAT |
T1.2 |
225
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Antonio SOUSA
Jose MAGALHAES |
P
P |
BOWLER WILDCAT 200 |
T1.1 |
226
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Gerard BENIELLI
Pascal LAROQUE |
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OFF ROAD BUGGY |
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Morgan PICARD
Denis SCHURGER |
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SUBARU FORESTER |
T1.1 |
228
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Jose GAMEIRO
Antonio SARAIVA |
P
P |
NISSAN NAVARRA |
T1.1 |
229
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Daniel SASKIN
Damir BRUNER |
CRO
CRO |
OPEL ANTARA |
T1.1 |
230
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Laszlo LISZI
Georg RACK |
HON
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MITSUBISHI PAJERO |
T1.2 |
231
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Alejandro MARTINS
Jose MARQUES |
P
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TOYOTA LAND CRUISER |
T1.2 |
232
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Ceu PIRES DE LIMA
Filipe MARTINS |
P
P |
TOYOTA LAND CRUISER |
T1.2 |
233
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Alexandra GAMEIRO
Isabel ROBALO |
P
P |
NISSAN NAVARRA |
T1.2 |
234
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Jose LOPEZ RIVAS
Joan RUBI |
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MITSUBISHI KAOT |
T1.2 |
235
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Adelio MACHADO
Paulo TORRES |
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TOYOTA LAND CRUISER |
T2.2 |
236
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Francisco PITA
Humberto GONCALVES |
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TOYOTA LAND CRUISER |
T2.2 |
237
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Michel DE NORA
Maurizio DOMINELLA |
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TOYOTA LAND CRUISER |
T2.2 |
238
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Luis FERREIRA
Pedro SERENO |
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P |
LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 |
T1.2 |
239
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Nuno PINTO COELHO FARIA
Joao MARTINS |
P
P |
NISSAN RLMD21SFA |
T1.1 |
240
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Gabi NICOLAE
Alexandro BOJICA |
RO
RO |
MITSUBISHI L200 |
T1.2 |
241
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Manuel ROSA
Vitor FREITAS |
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MAZDA BT50 PROTO |
T1.2 |
242
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Jose LUCAS
Luis TIRANO |
P
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MITSUBISHI PAJERO |
T1.2 |
243
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Jiri JANECEK
Jiri WOLF |
CZ
CZ |
TOYOTA 120 |
T2.2 |
244
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Peter KUBIK
Lukas VACOVSKY |
CZ
CZ |
TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 80 |
T2.2 |
245
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Rui TRINDADE
Joaquim SERRAO |
P
P |
NISSAN NAVARRA |
T1.2 |
246
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Tiago AVELAR
Silva SANTOS |
P
P |
NISSAN NAVARRA PROTO |
T1.2 |
247
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Jose CAMILO MARTINS
Mario FEIO |
P
P |
NISSAN NAVARRA |
T1.2 |
248
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Mario LUCAS
Francisco LUIS |
P
P |
MITSUBISHI MONT. CURTO 3.2 |
T2.2 |
249
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Miguel SOUSA
Joao ANDRADE |
P
P |
LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 |
T1.2 |
250
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Miroslav Zapletal
Tomas OUREDNICEK |
CZ
CZ |
MITSUBISHI L200 |
T1.1 |
251
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Robert GORECKI
Ernest GORECKI |
POL
POL |
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY |
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