Finnish driver Jari-Matti Latvala, the main favorite for the overall title in the FIA European Historic Rally Championship (EHRC), driving a Toyota Celica ST185, set the fastest time on Thursday afternoon’s shakedown at the season-closing Historic Rally Fafe. Over the 3.03 km Gontim stage, the Toyota driver finished 3.4 seconds ahead of his closest rival, Poland’s Maciej Lubiak (Porsche 911 2.7 RS), the current EHRC leader.
In this shakedown session ahead of the Historic Rally Fafe, which officially begins on Friday morning, Italian driver Valter Pierangioli (Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4×4) set the third-fastest time, ahead of France’s Richard Genesca (Subaru Legacy RS).
The Portuguese duo Rui Madeira and Nuno Rodrigues da Silva (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III), the only national team competing in this final round of the EHRC, showed strong pace by setting the fifth-fastest overall time with the same car that earned them the Production World Championship title back in 1995.
It’s worth recalling that this Historic Rally Fafe will decide the European title, in a showdown between the previously mentioned contenders: Maciej Lubiak, Jari-Matti Latvala, and Will Graham (BMW M3).
Shakedown (3,03 km)
1º, Jari-Matti Latvala/Topi Luhtinen (Toyota Celica ST 185), 1m56.5s
2º, Maciej Lubiak/Grzegorz Dachowski (Porsche 911 2.7 RS), a 3.4s
3º, Valter Pierangioli/Michela Baldini (Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4×4), a 5.7
4º, Richard Genesca/Florent Sompayrac (Subaru Legacy RS), a 7.4
5º, Rui Madeira/Nuno Rodrigues da Silva (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III), a 12.3
6º, Hervé Guignard/Jean-Jacques Collinet (Alpine A 310), a 12.8
7º, Will Graham/Karen Graham (BMW E30 M3), a 17.9
8º, Ernie Graham/Anna Graham (Ford Escort Escort RS 1800), a 19.3
9º, Eric Guignard/Didier Mefre (Renault 5 Turbo Cevennes), a 19.7
10º, Gregory McCormack/Rhodri Evans (Ford Escort RS 1800), a 20.1
11º, Fintan McGrady/Dean Beckett (Ford Escort RS 1800), a 22.4
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY (7 novembro)
Partida (Câmara Municipal de Fafe) 09h30
Assistência (Praça da Feira Velha) 09h37/09h52
PEC 1 – Montim/Vila Pouca 1 (13,12 km) 10h17
PEC 2 – Cabeceiras 1 (10,70 km) 11h55
PEC 3 – Anjos/Gontim (14,04 km) 12h48
Reagrupamento (Praça da Feira Velha) 13h33/13h43
Assistência (Parque da Cidade) 13H49/14h19
PEC 4 – Montim/Vila Pouca 2 14h44
PEC 5 – Cabeceiras 2 16h22
PEC 6 – Anjos/Gontim 2 17h15
Assistência (Praça das Comunidades) 18h01/18h46
Parque Fechado (Praça da Feira Velha) 18h54
SATURDAY (8 novembro)
Partida (Praça da Feira Velha) 09h30
Assistência (Praça da Comunidades) 09h37/09h52
PEC 7 – Várzea Cova 1 (10,74 km) 10h22
PEC 8 – Queimadela/Travassós 1 (8,98 km) 11h06
PEC 9 – Vilacova 1 (7,66 km) 11h50
Reagrupamento (Praça da Feira Velha) 12h32/12h42
Assistência (Praça das Comunidades) 12h49/13h19
PEC 10 – Várzea Cova 1 13h49
PEC 11 – Queimadela/Travassós 2 14h33
PEC 12 – Vila Cova 2 15h17
Parque Fechado (Praça da Feira Velha) 15h17
Fafe/06/novembro/2025
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