Thread: [ERC] 2012 European Rally Championship

Any official article about Rox's programme? I read only about Turkish championship...

Don't know if it was mentioned here but Jan Černý will do several ERC events in DS3 R3T. I think it's something like 6 events.

Mirek - thanks for the info!

Tolis - unfortunately the official press realease from United Business doesn't say anything about ERC plans:


Luca Rossetti in the Turkish Rally Championship with the Skoda Fabia S2000

Luca Rossetti and United Business, the company that takes care of his sporting management, have signed an agreement with Pegasus Racing, with the cooperation of Skoda Turkey ��� Yuce Auto, to take part in the 2012 Turkish Rally Championship. The series consists of six events plus the Bosphorus Rally, also valid for the European Rally Championship.

Luca Rossetti said: ���I am really happy to take part in this championship, for me it is the beginning of a new challenge. It will all be new for me, except for my friends of Pegasus Racing who will support this participation and with whom I already won the Bosphorus Rally in 2010 and Bulgaria Rally in 2011. As an Italian driver, I am proud to represent Skoda Turkey ��� Yuce Auto in an official programme���.

Cem Acar, Team Manager of Pegasus Racing, said: ���We as Pegasus Racing, and as friends of Luca Rossetti, will extremely appreciate to see Luca in the Turkish Rally Championship. Pegasus Racing is strongly confident that Turkish rally spectators will also be stubbornly waiting for his presence on our battle fields. Our current supporter companies ���TCHEALTH��� and ���Mobiltrust��� are welcoming and leading this great driver's presence in our championship���.

The first event for Luca Rossetti and Matteo Chiarcossi in the Turkish Rally Championship will be the Ege Rally, a tarmac event based in Izmir, with 138 km of special stages, on April 7th ��� 8th.

Perico is thinking of doing the ERC.
Autosportfoto.sk :: For Alessandro Perico the 2012 sporting season begins with new challenges in Italy and in Europe

Hmm, if he likes this nationality swapping maybe Rossetti can replace Mikkelsen at Skoda UK next year when Andreas moves to VW WRC

You can't change nationality but only citizenship. That's quite a difference. Moreover I think Rossetti is changing only the license

Yes only for scoring points for the championship. Italians are quite passionate about their country, so changing citizenship won't happen to fast with those people I think.

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Originally Posted by modri dirkac

Rok Turk in a Peugeot 207 S2000 EVO (2012), his first start will be Croatia Rally.

He's on entrylist of Ronde delle Dolomiti in Italy this coming week-end

I don't know if it was posted here or not, but here's an official promotional video for the launch of Lotus Exige R-GT:
2012 Lotus Exige R-GT official launch promo - YouTube

... and here is a short video showing Bernardo Sousa's tests before Rally 1000 Miglia:
Sousa: Czeka nas jeszcze dużo pracy - Wiadomości - Rajdy - autoklub.pl

Originally Posted by Tom206wrc

He's on entrylist of Ronde delle Dolomiti in Italy this coming week-end

Only for testing. He was also racing in very short Sprint Rally Cerknica (SLO) with Citroen DS3 R3T from Friulmotor.

I really hope Juho Hänninen will be at Rally 1000 Miglia next month, because with the duel vs Ucci, it'll show how improvements the 2012 spec. 207 S2000 will have done...or not

In my opinion Mille Miglia is so special event for newcomers that I don't think Juho can challenge Ucci in his first start. I hope to be wrong though.

I think that's almost for every Italian asphalt rally.

I don't agree In my opinion Mille Miglia is special because of usually very difficult and changeable road conditions.

With Ucci his form last years don't see many beat him of the IRC and ERC top drivers.

Originally Posted by Tom206wrc

I really hope Juho Hänninen will be at Rally 1000 Miglia next month, because with the duel vs Ucci, it'll show how improvements the 2012 spec. 207 S2000 will have done...or not

Juho will be there for sure