2008 Central Europe Rally

Motorsport event in Romania and Hungary the World Rally Championship event held in Central Europe Central European Rally 2008 Central Europe Rally 2007 Dakar Rally 2009 Dakar Rally 7 1092 2671 Cars ESP Carlos Sainz and FRA Michel Périn Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 Bikes FRA David Casteu KTM Trucks NED Hans Stacey, BEL Eddy Chevaillier, NED Bernard der Kinderen MAN The 2008 Central Europe Rally was a rally raid endurance race held in Romania and Hungary that legally served as the 30th running of the Dakar Rally.Central Europe Rally 2008: 2008 Edition > The Route https://web.archive.org/web/20080428075332/http://www.centraleuroperally.com/2008/CER/presentation/us/r3_5-le-parcours.html 2008-04-28 The Amaury Sport Organisation, which organises the Dakar Rally, created this event as a temporary event after the 2007 killing of French tourists in Mauritania less than two weeks before the originally scheduled start of the Dakar Rally.Central Europe Rally 2008: 2008 Edition > Sporting Aspects https://web.archive.org/web/20080423064302/http://www.centraleuroperally.com/2008/CER/presentation/us/r3_2-aspects-sportifs.html April 23, 2008 All Dakar entries were deferred to this event, and for logistical and legal reasons by the ASO's moves, allowed this event to serve as the 30th running of the Dakar Rally. In the Cars category, Carlos Sainz Sr. won the rally by 2:01 over Stéphane Peterhansel. In the Trucks division, Hans Stacey was the rally winner. In the Bikes division, David Casteu was the rally winner. Route The event began in Budapest on April 19 and finished at Lake Balaton in Hungary on April 26, 2008. Below is a table with the locations of the start and finish points of each stage of the Rally, as well as each stage's distance.http://www.centraleuroperally.com/2008/CER/presentation/us/r3_5-le-parcours.html The route 2008-04-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080428075332/http://www.centraleuroperally.com/2008/CER/presentation/us/r3_5-le-parcours.html 2008-04-28 Date Stage Start Finish Special Stage (km) Road Section (km) Total (km) Stage winners Bikes Quads Cars Trucks 20 April 1 HUN Budapest ROM Baia Mare 63 468 531 ESP M. Coma HUN L. Szabo ESP C. Sainz NED H. Stacey 21 April 2 ROM Baia Mare ROM Baia Mare 152 140 292 FRA D. Casteu ROM R. Irimescu FRA S. Peterhansel NED H. Stacey 22 April 3 ROM Baia Mare HUN Debrecen 152 285 437 SVK J. Katriňák ROM R. Irimescu RSA G. de Villiers CZE A. Loprais 23 April 4 HUN Debrecen HUN Veszprém 150 430 580 FRA C. Despres FRA H. Deltrieu ESP C. Sainz NED H. Stacey 24 April 5 HUN Veszprém HUN Veszprém 210 107 317 FRA D. Casteu HUN N. Nemeth ESP C. Sainz NED H. Stacey 25 April 6 HUN Veszprém HUN Veszprém 210 107 317 FRA C. Despres FRA H. Deltrieu ESP C. Sainz NED H. Stacey 26 April 7 HUN Veszprém HUN Balatonfüred 155 42 197 SVK J. Katriňák FRA C. Declerck ESP C. Sainz NED H. Stacey Total (km) 1,092 1,579 2,671 Results Motorcycles 1. David Casteu (KTM) 12:21:14Central Europe Rally – Victory for Sainz and Casteu - Yahoo! Eurosport UK 2. Francisco López (KTM) +2:58 3. Alain Duclos (KTM) +19:39 4. José Manuel Pellicer (Yamaha) +21:20 5. Cyril Despres (KTM) +22:50 Cars 1. Carlos Sainz/Michel Périn, Volkswagen Race Touareg 2, 11h18m08shttp://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2593&Itemid=2 RallySport Magazine – Sainz wins Central Europe Rally 2008-04-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20170801031546/http://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2593&Itemid=2 2017-08-01 dead 2. Stéphane Peterhansel/Jean-Paul Cottret, Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution, + 2.01m 3. Dieter Depping/Timo Gottschalk, Volkswagen Race Touareg 2, + 6.34m 4. Luc Alphand/Gilles Picard, Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution, + 7.28m 5. Carlos Sousa/Andreas Schulz, Volkswagen Race Touareg 2, + 33.45m 6. Bruno Saby/Alain Guehennec, BMW X3 CC, + 46.30m 7. Robert Baldwin/Kevin Heath, Hummer H3, + 56.02m 8. Philippe Gache/François Flick, SMG, + 1h07m08s 9. Miroslav Zapletal/Valdimir Nemajer, Mitsubishi L200, + 1h12m19s 10. Robby Gordon/Andy Grider, Hummer H3, + 1h25m38s Trucks 1. Hans Stacey, Eddy Chevaillier, Bernard der Kinderen, MAN TGA, 11:43:20http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=286831&FS=DAKAR# Motorsport.com: News channel 2008-04-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606160259/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=286831&FS=DAKAR# 2011-06-06 dead 2. Wulfer van Ginkel, Daniël Bruinsma, Richard de Rooy, GINAF X2222, +0:33:43 3. Aleš Loprais, Ladislav Lála, Milan Holáň, Tatra T815-2, +0:53:18 4. Marek Spáčil, Jiří Žák, Zdeněk Němec, LIAZ 151154, +1:27:42 5. Marco Dono, Andrea Bettiga, Angelo Fumagalli, Iveco, +1:28:27 References Category:Rally raid races Central Central Rally