Tirabassi on top in JWRC.
Renault driver Bruce Tirabassi holds a comfortable lead in the Junior World Rally Championship category, following leg two today [Saturday] of the Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo.
The Clio was promoted to the front of the field when overnight leader Daniel Carlsson [Suzuki] was excluded by rally officials after a traffic offence on the road section back to Monte Carlo left him over the limit.
Renault driver Bruce Tirabassi holds a comfortable lead in the Junior World Rally Championship category, following leg two today [Saturday] of the Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo.
The Clio was promoted to the front of the field when overnight leader Daniel Carlsson [Suzuki] was excluded by rally officials after a traffic offence on the road section back to Monte Carlo left him over the limit.
Kosti Katajamaki is second in his Volkswagen Polo and Marco Ligato completes the top three.
The 1600cc drivers though only completed one stage today [SS8], after SS7 was cancelled and a road accident blocked their route to stages nine and ten.
The third and final day of the 2003 Monte Carlo Rally tomorrow [Sunday] features two stages, run twice as a pair with service in between, once again on the harbourside at Monaco.
The first stage of the pair takes crews over the Col du Turini, arguably the most famous stage in the entire World Rally Championship. Tomorrow's stage distance totals 104.20kms with the day starting at 0800 and seeing the overall rally winners take the podium at 1500.
Overall JWRC after SS10 / Leg 2 - Top 8:
1.Brice TirabassiRenault Clio3hours 41mins 07.8secs2.Kosti KatajamakiVolkswagen Polo+03mins 47.0secs3.Marco LigatoFiat Punto+04mins 12.3secs4.Alessandro BroccoliOpel Corsa+04mins 54.0secs5.Ville-Pertti TeuronenSuzuki Ignis Super 1600+07mins 18.7secs6.Guy WilksFord Puma+07mins 24.9secs7.Urmo AavaSuzuki Ignis Super 1600+07mins 58.8secs8.Juraj SebaljRenault Clio+08mins 27.8secs
