Motorsports
Al-Attiyah (car) and Sunderland (bicycle), the first W2RC World Champions
qatar pilot Nasser al-Attiyah (Toyota), cars, and the British Sam Sunderland (Gasgas) win the world title on motorcycles this Sunday FIA and FIM ‘cross-country’ rallies (W2RC)respectively, after finishing Andalusia Rallythe last valid test for World championship both professional.
The fifth and final stage of the rally, developed in a time section along the coast of the province of Cadiz, saw a partial victory for the French motorcycle. Adrian Van Beveren Proved victory in Andalusia (Honda).
a Sunderland After previous tests at the Dakar Rally in Abu Dhabi, Kazakhstan and Morocco, fifth place was enough for him to clinch the world title.
in the car, french Sebastian Loeb (Bahrain Raid Extreme) won the Andalusia Rally by six seconds ahead of Al-Attiyah, who, by winning this final stage, was able to retain the lead in the overall World Championship standings.
‘Chaleco’ Releases Cristina Gutierrez With T3 Title
Elsewhere in the automotive category, Belgium’s Guillaume de Mevius (Red Bull Junior Team) won the T3 category and Chile’s Francisco ‘Chaleco’ López (Factory South Racing) was crowned the new Modality World Champion.
Pau Navarro wins T4 after just 18 years
In T4, 18-year-old Pau Navarro (FN Speed) became the only Spaniard to win the Andalucia Rally, beating compatriot Gerardo Fares (Can-Am Factory South Racing) in the final overall standings.
In the complementary two-wheel category, Frenchman Alexandre Giroud (Yamaha-SMX-Dragon) won the Andalusian Rally in quad and also proved a world championship winner.
In the Rally 2 category, USA’s Mason Klein (BAS World KTM) is the new World Champion. In Rally 3, Moroccan Amin Esiguer was crowned World Champion, while Frenchman Jeremy Miroir (DB Motors) won the ‘Andalusia Rally’.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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