SS9: Ketomaa makes it four in a row in Latvia

Rally Liepāja-Ventspils - News after SS9

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2 February 2013 - 17:15
SS9: Ketomaa makes it four in a row (…)

Jari Ketomaa has completed day two of Rally Liepāja-Ventspils with his fourth stage win of the FIA European Rally Championship counter.

Ketomaa, in a Ford Fiesta Regional Rally Car, set the pace through the 3.40-kilometre Ventspils kalns spectator stage, going 5.0s faster than Jan Černy and 5.1s quicker than Craig Breen. It means the Finn’s overnight lead ahead of Peugeot driver Breen stands at 12.1s heading into Sunday’s final six stages.

“It’s a very good day and I’m very satisfied,” said Ketomaa. “I enjoyed the stages and I knew the pace would come when I got into the rhythm.”

Breen reported being caught out by a few patches of fog, which meant he wasn’t as committed as he would ordinarily have been in certain corners.

Based at Ventspils’ Adventure Park and using part of the venue’s artificial ski slope, the stage provided crews with a rare respite from the high-speed stages this afternoon. “The stage was fun, just for spectators,” said top Lithuanian driver Vytautas Švedas, who was the fastest ERC Production Car Cup contender in his Mitsubishi Lancer. “There was fog and some unusual things but I liked it.

Leg three begins with the second run of Ventbunkers at 08:30hrs local time on Sunday 3 February. The finish is scheduled for 15:35hrs in Ventspils.

Pos.#Nat.DriverCarTime
1 1 FIN Ketomaa Jari / Lindström Kaj Ford Fiesta S2000 1h09m19.9s
2 2 IRL Breen Craig / Moynihan David Peugeot 207 S2000 +12.1
3 6 RUS Lukyanuk Alexey / Arnautov Alexey Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X +1:03.4
4 3 FRA Delecour F. / Savignoni D. Peugeot 207 S2000 +1:17.4
5 9 LTU Švedas V. / Sakalauskas Ž. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X +2:22.3
6 4 CZE Černý Jan / Kohout Pavel Škoda Fabia S2000 +2:32.0
7 7 EST Plangi Siim / Sarapuu Marek Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 +2:36.9
8 10 LVA Kisiels R. / Ronis Arnis Mini John Cooper Works S2000 +2:51.3
9 21 RUS Pushkar Vitaliy / Mishyn Ivan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 +3:04.8
10 16 LVA Egle Aivis / Dauga Andis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X +3:42.2
11 14 EST Jeets Raul / Toom Andrus Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X +4:59.9
12 17 HUN Turán Frigyes / Zsiros Gábor Subaru Impreza Sti R4 +5:08.1
13 8 CZE Orsák Jaroslav / Šmeidler David Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +5:13.3
14 19 HUN Szabó Gergély / Borbely Karoly Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 +5:27.9
15 29 FRA Lefebvre S. / Dubois Thomas Peugeot 208 R2 +6:24.6
16 31 FIN Immonen Risto / Lukka Mikko Citroën C2 R2 Max +6:35.0
17 18 LTU Kvaraciejus R. / Čepulis M. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X +6:38.1
18 5 CZE Tlusťák A. / Vyoral Lukáš Škoda Fabia S2000 +7:38.7
19 24 AUT Danzinger H. / Wüstenhagen K. Renault Clio R3 +7:50.2
20 20 CZE Štajf Vojtěch / Řiháková P. Subaru Impreza STI +8:16.9

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