Rally Príncipe de Asturias

Rally Príncipe de Asturias

Alberto Hevia in 2005 driving a Renault Clio S1600.
Category	Rally
Country	ESP Asturias, Spain
Inaugural season	1964
Drivers' champion	ESP Miguel Ángel Fuster
Official website	rallyprincipe.com

The Rally Príncipe de Asturias is a rally motorsport competition usually held in September in Asturias, Spain, organized by the Automóvil Club Principado de Asturias (ACPA). In the early years, the championship was called Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo.

The rally started in 1964, becoming the oldest and most popular car competition in Spain. In its first year, the entree fee was 800 pesetas and had a purse of 30000 pesetas.

This competition is part of the Spanish Rally Championship, the Asturias Rally Championship and the European Rally Championship (western zone) with a maximum coefficient. On July 19, 2007, it was included in the 2008 calendar of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge and was repeated for two additional seasons.

The championship is split into the following segments:

• Tuesday and Wednesday: Registration and other administrative tasks
• Thursday: Shakedown, technical checks, and official ceremony.
• Friday and Saturday: The race, split into three stages. The two first are on Friday and the last on Saturday morning.

Although in April 2013 the Rally fell from the calendar due to a lack of institutional support^[1] and was later announced to be canceled, the organization managed to get the support of the board of the Cangas del Narcea and was able to re-establish the competition for the year.^[2]

On June 29, 2013 the first "Rally Fórmula Príncipe de Asturias" was held with the intention to raise funds for the rally. The event was held in the "Toño Fernández" circuit in the town of Cibuyo, in Cangas del Narcea, and on the 14th, 15th, and 16 September 50th anniversary was celebrated.^[3][4] The winner of the race was Luis Monzón (Mini John Cooper Works WRC), followed by Sergio Vallejo (Porsche 911) and Óscar Palacio (Porsche 911).^[5]

Champions

Alberto Hevia in the 2009 Rally Príncipe de Asturias.

Annual champions^[6]

Year	Edición	Driver	Copilot	Car	Series
1964	1st Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo	Luis Huerta	José Luis Tuya	Ford Cortina Lotus
1965	2nd Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo	Luis Fernández Trabanco	Manuel González	Morris 1.100
1966	3rd Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo	Pedro Puche	Pedro Amengual	Saab 99 Sport	Spain
1967	4th Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo	Roter Barón Ben	Ricardo Muñoz	Porsche 911	Spain
1968	5th Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo	Bernard Tramont	Ricardo Muñoz	Renault-Alpine A 110	Spain
1969	6th Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo	Bernard Tramont	Luis Blasco	Renault Alpine A 110	Spain
1970	7th Rallye Premio Ciudad de Oviedo	Eladio Doncel	Juan A. Conde	Porsche 911 S	Spain
1971	8th Rallye Premio Ciudad de Oviedo	Alberto R. Jiménez	Juan A. Conde	Porsche 911 S	Spain
1972	9th Rallye Ciudad de Oviedo	Estanislao Reverter	Antonio Reverter	Renault Alpin che	Spain
1973	10th ?	J. I. Villacieros	J.A. Lobo	Renault Alpine 1600	Spain
1974	11th ?	Salvador Cañellas	Daniel Ferrater	Seat 1430-1800	Spain
1975	12th Rallye Príncipe de Asturias	Antonio Zanini	Eduardo M. Adam	Seat 1430-1800	Spain
1976 - Not held
1977	14th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	José María Puig	Enrique	Seat 124/1800	Spain
1978	15th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Tino Suárez	J.B. Pino	Seat FL-80	Spain
1979	16th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Aladino Martínez	López	Seat 124/1200	Spain
1980	17th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	José Antonio López-Fombona	L. Menéndez	Fiat 131 Abarth	Spain
1981	18th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Genito Ortiz	Susi Cabal	Renault 5 Turbo 2	Spain
1982	19th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Antonio Zanini	J. Sabater	Talbot Sumbeam Lotus	Spain
1983	20th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Genito Ortiz	R. Mínguez	Renault 5 Turbo	ERC, Spain
1984	21th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Salvador Serviá	J. Sabater	Opel Manta 400	ERC, Spain
1985	22th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Salvador Serviá	J. Sabater	Lancia 037 Rallye	ERC, Spain
1986	23th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Fabrizio Tabaton	Tedeschini	Lancia Delta S4	ERC, Spain
1987	24th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Carlos Sainz	Antonio Boto	Ford Sierra Cosworth	Spain
1988	25th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Alex Fiorio	L. Pirollo	Lancia Delta HF-1	Spain
1989	26th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Pep Bassas	A. Rodríguez	BMW M3	Spain
1990	27th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Jesús Puras	J. Arrate	Lancia Delta Integrale I 16V	Spain
1991	28th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	José María Ponce	José Carlos Deniz	BMW M3	Spain
1992	29th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Pedro Diego	Icíar Muguerza	Lancia Delta I 16V	Spain
1993	30th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Daniel Alonso	Salvador Belzunces	Ford Escort Cosworth Gr.N	ERC, Spain
1994	31th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Oriol Gómez	Marc Martí	Renault Clio Williams	ERC, Spain
1995	32th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Luis Monzón	José Carlos Deniz	Ford Escort Cosworth	ERC, Spain
1996	33th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Oriol Gómez	Marc Martí	Renault Mégane Maxi	ERC, Spain
1997	34th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Jesús Puras	Carlos del Barrio	Citroën ZX 16V	ERC, Spain
1998	35th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Jesús Puras	Carlos del Barrio	Citroën Xsara Kit Car	ERC, Spain
1999	36th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Jesús Puras	Carlos del Barrio	Citroën Xsara Kit Car	Spain
2000	37th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Jesús Puras	Marc Martí	Citroën Xsara Kit Car	Spain
2001	38th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Luis Monzón	José Carlos Déniz	Peugeot 206 WRC	Spain
2002	39th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Manuel Cabo	Eduardo González	Citroën Saxo Kit Car	Spain
2003	40th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Enrique García Ojeda	Raquel Fernández	Peugeot 206 S1600	Spain
2004	41th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Alberto Hevia	Alberto Iglesias Pin	Renault Clio S1600	ERC, Spain
2005	42th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Daniel Sordo	Marc Martí	Citroën C2 S1600	ERC, Spain
2006	43th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Dani Solà	Xavier Amigo	Citroën C2 S1600	Spain
2007	44th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Enrique García Ojeda	Jordi Barrabés	Peugeot 207 S2000	Spain
2008	45th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Giandomenico Basso	Mitia Dotta	Fiat Grande Punto S2000	IRC, Spain
2009	46th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Jan Kopecký	Petr Starý	Škoda Fabia S2000	IRC, ERC, Spain
2010	47th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Alberto Hevia	Alberto Iglesias Pin	Škoda Fabia S2000	ERC, Spain
2011	48th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Alberto Hevia	Alberto Iglesias Pin	Škoda Fabia S2000	ERC, Spain
2012	49th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Joan Vinyes[7]	Jordi Mercader	Suzuki Swift S1600	ERC, Spain
2013	50th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Luis Monzón	José Carlos Déniz	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	Spain
2014	51th Rally Príncipe de Asturias	Miguel Ángel Fuster	Ignacio Aviñó	Ford Fiesta R5	Spain

References

1. Nacho Villarín. "Última Hora: Asturias se queda sin 'Príncipe'". Retrieved 24 April 2013.
2. Nacho Villarín. "El 'Príncipe' salva sus bodas de oro". Retrieved 2 May 2013.
3. López, Pipo (1 May 2013). "El Príncipe de Asturias podrá celebrar su 50 aniversario". As. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
4. Redacción (1 May 2013). "El Rally Príncipe de Asturias celebrará su 50 edición". Asturias Mundial. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
5. Redacción (15 September 2013). "Oscar Palacio y Agustín Ramos, terceros en el 50th Rallye Príncipe de Asturias". Curuxa Rallye. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
6. Rallye Príncipe de Asturias Roll of Honour.rallybase.nl
7. www.revistascratch.com. "Triste victoria de Joan Vinyes en el 49 Rallye Príncipe de Asturias". Retrieved 11 October 2012.

External links

• Official site of the Rally Príncipe de Asturias
• Information page