Rally Islas Canarias 2021

[106 sport]

The 45 Rally Islas Canarias opens its entries period and publishes its itinerary

Today, Friday, October 8, from 2:00 p.m., the 45 Rally Islas Canarias has opened its entries period. At the same time, Todo Sport has made public the itinerary of an edition that will be held, between November 18 and 20, the 2022 last chapter of the FIA ​​European Rally Championship.

Next November, the Rally Islas Canarias will once again delight fans. The European event will be held between the 18th and 20th as the closing of an FIA European Rally Championship that is developing in a spectacular way with up to five different winners in six races contested.

This Friday, October 8, from 2:00 p.m., the entries period for the 45th edition of the Rally Islas Canarias has been opened, a period that will open until Thursday, November 2 at 8:00 p.m. This day has also been designated to publish the supplementary regulations, maps and also the final itinerary.

Precisely, the itinerary is one of the aspects that the fans and teams that have planned their participation in Gran Canaria during the second half of November have been waiting the most.

First day will be held the stages of 'Valsequillo' (11.91 km), 'San Mateo' (13.86 km), 'Tejeda' (13.66 km) and 'Santa Lucía' (12.94 km ), each of them twice, to close that day with stage of 'Las Palmas de Gran Canaria' (1.53 km). The second and final leg will consist of two visits to 'Arucas' (7.18 km), 'Moya' (12.96 km), 'Valleseco' (14.56 km) and the two versions the Telde stage, 'Telde Tradición del Motor (10.39 km) in the first instance and 'Telde Ciudad Deportiva' (11.11 km) in the second. In short, a route that runs through a good part of the Gran Canaria geography and that will offer a high dose of emotion.

The official website, www.rallyislascanarias.com, already hosts the supplementary regulations, maps and itinerary for this edition from 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 8.


https://www.rallyislascanarias.com/index.php/en/component/k2/item/168-the-45-rally-islas-canarias-opens-its-entries-period-and-publishes-its-itinerary

[106 sport]

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr1BNbxkMQ6pSt5NVC9_hgQ/videos

Special stages aviables on Youtube

[Tom K]

I am disappointed they removed Galdar. Now all the stages are pretty similar. Also I have an impression that year after year the shakedown is worse.

[106 sport]

I am disappointed they removed Galdar. Now all the stages are pretty similar. Also I have an impression that year after year the shakedown is worse.

I agree with your statement about Galdar and Shakedown.

Galdar is a spectacular stage in downhill. The shakedown looks like quite straight.

By the other hand, TC2 and TC4 had not been held for a long time. Both of them, are selective stages.

Regards.

[106 sport]

In Gran Canaria, we assume that this year's entry will be considerably lower in quality and quantity than last year, when we had 40 R5 in the rally.

How many foreign drivers with R5/Rally 2 could we have this year?

Thanks.

[Tom K]

No Mikkelsen, no Cais, no Gryazin (probably). Lukyanuk is a question mark.

Yes, Santa Lucia is back - very nice stage.

I am gonna to attend for the sixth year in a row. Love this place! Please, let us know, when the location of pre-event test will be known.

[106 sport]

No Mikkelsen, no Cais, no Gryazin (probably). Lukyanuk is a question mark.

Yes, Santa Lucia is back - very nice stage.

I am gonna to attend for the sixth year in a row. Love this place! Please, let us know, when the location of pre-event test will be known.

Wellcome again to Gran Canaria !!! The island known as "Miniature Continent"

It is a pity,I thought Cais came to Gran Canaria.

I wish Gryazin, Luky and many more good drivers will come here.

As far as I know, the tests will be mainly in Artenara (like in 2017, 2018 and 2019) on Tuesday, day 16.

Here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjc-x8ICC4M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myth3cABCXw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5suBGpkoO6o


Greetings

Enjoy your stay here.

[YerayEcoBoost]

Ken Torn (Fiesta Rally3)
Sami Pajari (Fiesta Rally4)
JB Franceshi (Clio Rally4)
Javier Pardo (Swift Rally2-kit)
Joan Vinyes (Swift Rally2-kit)

They have confirmed their presence

Enviado desde mi MI 8 Lite mediante Tapatalk

[YerayEcoBoost]

Tibor Erdi Jr (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X)
Dariusz Polonski (Abarth 124 Rally)

Enviado desde mi MI 8 Lite mediante Tapatalk

[PLuto]

In Gran Canaria, we assume that this year's entry will be considerably lower in quality and quantity than last year, when we had 40 R5 in the rally.

How many foreign drivers with R5/Rally 2 could we have this year?

Thanks.

Yes, quality and quantity will be definitely lower. Date clash with Monza, final dates for rounds in some national championships in same time (or +- one week)... So for sure no Mikkelsen, no Cais, no Gryazin, no Herczig, no Tempestini...

[YerayEcoBoost]

Iago Caamaño (Citroën C3 Rally2)
Iván Ares (Hyundai i20 R5)
Heinz-Walter Schewe (Porsche 996 GT3 Cup)

[Fast Eddie WRC]

No ERC Radio here but will there stll be some live stages via ERC & Eurosport ?

[Tom K]

By Pluto "ERC Rally Radio is over after Rally Islas Canarias...

[YerayEcoBoost]

Paulo Soria (Clio Rally4 by Toksport)
Juan Carlos Alonso (Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo by The Racing Factory)
Nil Solans (Hyundai i20 N Rally2)
Simone Campedelli (Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo)

Enviado desde mi MI 8 Lite mediante Tapatalk

[Tom K]

It looks like test day could be in Galdar.

https://rallyislascanarias.com/index.php/es/noticias3/item/169-galdar-se-vincula-una-edicion-mas-al-rally-islas-canarias

[Fast Eddie WRC]

By Pluto "ERC Rally Radio is over after Rally Islas Canarias...

Well it wont be the usual reporting team of Porter & Rawes as they confirmed they've finished in Hungary...

[Tom K]

Well it wont be the usual reporting team of Porter & Rawes as they confirmed they've finished in Hungary...

They confirmed Rally Hungary was their last rally they've been working together... It's because Julian will be on Monza. Chris and radio will be during Islas Canarias. Trust me;)

Similar situation was during Fafe. Julian was in Finland.

[PLuto]

They confirmed Rally Hungary was their last rally they've been working together... It's because Julian will be on Monza. Chris and radio will be during Islas Canarias. Trust me;)

Similar situation was during Fafe. Julian was in Finland.

It is like Tom wrote, Chris will be in Canarias and Rally radio will be working. Only Julian will be missing as he is in Monza in same date.

[Tom K]

Lukyanuk entered. About 20 cars Rally2.

More here: https://rallyislascanarias.com/index.php/en/component/k2/item/171-marczyk-y-llarena-will-fight-the-fia-erc-runner-up-in-gran-canaria

[Tinke1979]

It is going to be my first time to spectate Rally Islas Canarias this year, do anyone of you have any tips for good spectating places, with maybe some small chance to see some action too :)
and is there any more info about that Gáldar test day? is it on tuesday? And can someone give specific info about the road they use?

[Andre Oliveira]

https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/68540-rally-islas-canarias-2021/

[Jarek Z]

Entry list has been published. Marczyk with No. 1, Llarena, Lukyanuk, Solans and Bonato behind him:
https://www.fiaerc.com/countdown-to-canarias-marczyk-tops-erc-entries-for-season-decider/

[PLuto]

Full entry list is available here - https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/static.fiaerc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Rally-Islas-Canarias-2021-entry-list.pdf

[PLuto]

It is going to be my first time to spectate Rally Islas Canarias this year, do anyone of you have any tips for good spectating places, with maybe some small chance to see some action too :)
and is there any more info about that Gáldar test day? is it on tuesday? And can someone give specific info about the road they use?

Rally is really good to spectate, I can highly recommend it. There are lot of nice places to watch, only depends on your personal taste which type of corners do you lprefer. And pre-event test day is on Tuesday, but not in Galdar.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Full entry list is available here - https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/static.fiaerc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Rally-Islas-Canarias-2021-entry-list.pdf

Great to see Lukyanuk back. ERC just isnt the same without him.

[Jarek Z]

Great to see Lukyanuk back. ERC just isnt the same without him.

Yes. He adds spectacle to every rally he competes in. I think that Lukyanuk and Solans are main favoutites to win this rally.

[Tinke1979]

Rally is really good to spectate, I can highly recommend it. There are lot of nice places to watch, only depends on your personal taste which type of corners do you lprefer. And pre-event test day is on Tuesday, but not in Galdar.'


Are you sure that it is not on Galdar?
--> https://rallyislascanarias.com/index.php/es/noticias3/item/169-galdar-se-vincula-una-edicion-mas-al-rally-islas-canarias

This article makes me to believe that test day is held on Galdar(?) ... And if you have better info about test day, can you tell me too? :)

But yeah.. action places with maybe possibility to see some crashes are the one that I "hunt" usually :) because those kind of places usually offers nice driving too, and those are not so boring to spectate! Saves and driving "on the edge" is that flair why I watch rally :)

[Tom K]

First rule on Islas Canarias - do not try to make more than one stage per section. Even if it seems possible its almost not. I've tried it in 2016, when I needed to follow "my crew". I had shit places and still did not manage. The stages are in the middle of island and configuration of route makes it hard to drive from point to point.

I would say Tejeda and Santa Lucia stages are best on Friday - mix fast road and spectacular views. 10th kilometer of Tejeda is good, Santa Lucia should be nice whole. Saturday stages are worse in my opinion but still you should be able to find sth. Onboards are available so you can judge and choose.

Jose Maria Ponce on the list. He did all the editions so far!

[Tinke1979]

First rule on Islas Canarias - do not try to make more than one stage per section. Even if it seems possible its almost not. I've tried it in 2016, when I needed to follow "my crew". I had shit places and still did not manage. The stages are in the middle of island and configuration of route makes it hard to drive from point to point.

I would say Tejeda and Santa Lucia stages are best on Friday - mix fast road and spectacular views. 10th kilometer of Tejeda is good, Santa Lucia should be nice whole. Saturday stages are worse in my opinion but still you should be able to find sth. Onboards are available so you can judge and choose.

Jose Maria Ponce on the list. He did all the editions so far!




Yeah I was thinking that hurry from stage to stage is not an option there, so just to do this like the way I do my last Spain WRC trip couple of years ago, only relaxing without any hurry to get as many stages as I can, and managed to get couple of nice spectating spots with that tactic...

Do you mean those higher parts on Tejeda with that 10th kilometer?

[106 sport]

It is going to be my first time to spectate Rally Islas Canarias this year, do anyone of you have any tips for good spectating places, with maybe some small chance to see some action too :)
and is there any more info about that Gáldar test day? is it on tuesday? And can someone give specific info about the road they use?

Hi.


The tests will be mainly in Artenara (like in 2017, 2018 and 2019) on Tuesday, day 16.

Here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjc-x8ICC4M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myth3cABCXw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5suBGpkoO6o

[Tinke1979]

Hi.


The tests will be mainly in Artenara (like in 2017, 2018 and 2019) on Tuesday, day 16.

Here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjc-x8ICC4M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myth3cABCXw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5suBGpkoO6o


Thanks! Starting at 8:00 and ending at 18:00 maybe?

[PLuto]

Thanks! Starting at 8:00 and ending at 18:00 maybe?

9-19:30

[Jarek Z]

Is it the last rally ever for Mitsubishi Lancer in the ERC? Tibor Erdi says that the car’s homologation expires at the end of the year and switches to Skoda R4:
https://www.fiaerc.com/erdi-jr-looks-4-ward-with-skoda-fabia-rally2-kit-move-for-erc-season-finale/

[106 sport]

Just now, I am in Artenara, on Test Tuesday.

There have been five accidents in the whole day...

Its a pitty.

Twenty minutes ago, Albert Von Thurn

[dimviii]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEaQswDX0AE9a_c?format=jpg&name=large

[Jarek Z]

Miko Marczyk wins qualifying stage. Lukyanuk is second, Pernia third:
https://www.fiaerc.com/countdown-to-canarias-marczyk-tops-erc-qualifying-stage/

[RS]

Footage from the superfast qualy stage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtsFaeMKvU4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=989QHJLvbAY

[mknight]

MRF tires now competitive also on tarmac? (Campedelli)

[Jarek Z]

MRF tires now competitive also on tarmac? (Campedelli)

Maybe, but Solans is in a disappointing 11th position.

[Co-driven]

Maybe, but Solans is in a disappointing 11th position.

But in his case maybe there is also the Hyundai factor?

[Jarek Z]

Yes, could be, who knows?

Both Solans are actually much slower than I expected.

[RS]

Lukyanuk really dominating here, good to see him happy again.

[dimviii]

Βonato


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEoiS6iXoAQeXzo?format=jpg&name=large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEoiT23XEAIKSFA?format=jpg&name=large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEoiU5qXwAUefVu?format=jpg&name=large

[Jarek Z]

Is it the last rally ever for Mitsubishi Lancer in the ERC? Tibor Erdi says that the car’s homologation expires at the end of the year and switches to Skoda R4:
https://www.fiaerc.com/erdi-jr-looks-4-ward-with-skoda-fabia-rally2-kit-move-for-erc-season-finale/

But he crashes on the very first stage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ3DoOGF9QM

[Danny0405]

Lukyanuk far ahead but good fight between Llarena and Marczyk for 2nd place (and also 2nd position in the championship).

On ERC3-Junior, Franceschi in favorable position so far with the impressive performance from Fotia. Looks difficult for Pajari to reverse the situation, may have an impact on his choice for next year (between Rally2 and Rally3 car as he has to choose for WRC and the ERC3-Junior Winner wins some Rally3 drives). But quite happy if it is Franceschi he had some setbacks in clinching a budget.

[Danny0405]

Big battle between Llarena and Marczyk for 2nd position in the championship standings.
If no mistake, the most probable now is Llarena 2nd and Marczyk 3rd for the rally so all will be played by the daily standing and there is only a 0.2s gap between the two today so far (Marczyk ahead): so the one who beats the other in the last stage will clinch the 2nd place in the championship (except if Llarena by 0.1s)

[RS]

Llarena did it in the end, a good fight between two talented young drivers.

Nice to see Luky win the final Eurosport era event of ERC, and so much happier than he was this time last year when he won the title but not the rally.

I’m a bit sad that Eurosport are exiting the rallying scene after they brought so much over the years, especially with IRC. I hope that ERC doesn’t lose it’s character and that the WRC promoter can improve the coverage moving forwards.

[lmmjvss]

I hate this feeling that the new promoter will make the fees so much expansive for the privateers in 2022...

[PLuto]

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Are you sure that it is not on Galdar?
--> https://rallyislascanarias.com/index.php/es/noticias3/item/169-galdar-se-vincula-una-edicion-mas-al-rally-islas-canarias

This article makes me to believe that test day is held on Galdar(?) ... And if you have better info about test day, can you tell me too? :)

But yeah.. action places with maybe possibility to see some crashes are the one that I "hunt" usually :) because those kind of places usually offers nice driving too, and those are not so boring to spectate! Saves and driving "on the edge" is that flair why I watch rally :)

Now I can confirm, that official test was really around Tejeda, as I noted before. In Galdar it was completely different action - it was on Sunday and it was "farewell day" of Eurosport in ERC. It was quite top secret also for Eurosport members, thats why I was not able to write here more details before. There were two sections - one codriving skills with Alexey Lukyanuk and Laurent Pellier in Citroen C3 Rally2, in the other codriving and then driving skills in Renault Clio Rally5 together with JB Franceschi and Paulo Soria. More info (in czech) and some pictures available here - http://www.autosport.cz/clanek.php?cl=21914