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Johnsen is first winner of the TER Historic during the opening round of the new series: 67. Rally Moritz Costa Brava

17.03.2019

Three Porsches on the podium steps of TER H – Tour European Rally Historic.

Swedish Anders and Ingrid Johnsen on Porsche 911 RS 3.0 won the opening round of the TER H – Tour European Rally Historic finishing in third position in the overall classification of the 67th Rally Moritz Costa Brava. With 8 special stages won in the TER H, they finished ahead of the German Heinz Walter Schewe and his codriver the Belgian Frank Blondeel driving a Porsche 911 SC 3.0. The third step of the podium is for Spanish Alex Sasplugas codriven by Oriol Espinolain a Porsche 911 SC 3.
Belgian crew Carlo Mylle and Olivier Laporte with Porsche 911 Carrera RSR occupy the fourth and the britishTimothy Metcalfe codriven by John Connor on a Ford Escort RS 1800, the fith position in the Tour European Rally Historic.

The first J1/J2 TER H Trophy is awarded to Swedish Mats Myrsell and Esko Juntillawith their Ford Sierra Cosworth 4X4.

It was not a good event for the Swiss Guy Trolliet and Sébastien Moulin with their Porsche 911 3.2 who abandoned at the end of the second special stage of the rally on mechanical problems. 

After three special stage, Tom van Rampuy and Jens Vanoverschelde, the Belgian crew on a BMW M3 leader in the J1/J2 TER H Trophy must abandon the rally at the exit of the fifth special stage on break mufler.
Retirement in the sixth special stage of the spanish Gonzalo Ambit copiloted by Marc Pié on Lancia Delta Integrale 16V following an accident when they was second in J1/J2 TER H Trophy.

Next round of the TER H – Tour European Rally Historic will be 34th Sanremo Rally Storico from April 12th to 14th, 2019.