The Basque Hillclimb Championship started this weekend with the Subida a Opakua. It rained very hard all day and the race was actually stopped after the first timed race because of lightning. At that point the race track was already shortened because one of the drivers deposited a large amount of oil near the finish. It was then decided to bring the finishline a few hundred metres downhill. So even though winner Aitor Zabaleta set a faster time than last year, it does not count as a new trackrecord.
As mentioned Zabaleta won the Opakua Hillclimb for the fourth time in as many years. Joseba Olea was second fastest in practise but during the single race session he was passed by Arkaitz Ordoki and Joseba Iraola. Egoitz Coroso was fastest touringcar driver in practise but fell back to fourth in the race. Bruno Scherer was second fastest in practise but the Porsche 911 GT3 pilot ran into trouble in the race and ended up last. Instead it was Markel Cestafe who won with Igor Urien second. Ander Corcuera was third quickest touringcar driver and FL winner.
Pos. | Last Name | First Name | Car | Cl. | Final | |
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1 | Zabaleta | Aitor | Lola BMW | C3 / 8 | 2:09,824 | |
2 | Ordoki | Arkaitz | BRC B-49 | CMP7 | 2:18,566 | |
3 | Iraola | Joseba | Demon Car R34 | CM+8 | 2:19,313 | |
4 | Olea | Joseba | Demon Car R34 | CM+8 | 2:23,762 | |
5 | Cestafe | Markel | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VII | A5 | 2:25,557 | |
6 | Urien | Igor | Citroën AX | E2 / 5 | 2:29,917 | |
7 | Corcuera | Ander | Volkswagen Golf II | FL10 | 2:30,473 | |
8 | Coroso | Ander | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX | N+6 | 2:32,078 | |
9 | Goiriena | Eneko | BMW M3 | R5 | 2:33,692 | |
10 | Echave | Ricardo | Ford Sierra Cosworth | R5 | 2:35,364 | |
11 | “Lebeiti” | Renault 5 TDC | B6 | 2:36,307 | ||
12 | Lapuente | Ruben | Renault Clio Sport | F2 / 5 | 2:36,486 | |
13 | Vazquez | Juan Carlos | Seat Leon Cupra | FL10 | 2:36,515 | |
14 | Olabegogeaskoetxea | Iñigo | BMW M3 | R5 | 2:36,622 | |
15 | Holke | Roland | Peugeot 208 VTi | R2 / 3 | 2:36,673 | |
16 | Lapuente | Iñaki | Renault Clio Sport | A3 | 2:39,079 | |
17 | Lopez de Goikoetxea | Iban | Renault 5 GT Turbo | FL10 | 2:39,464 | |
18 | Sanz | Francisco Javier | Ford Escort Zakspeed | H9 | 2:39,601 | |
19 | Insausti | José Antonio | Opel Kadett | FL10 | 2:40,390 | |
20 | Perez de Villareal | Andoni | BMW E30 | FL10 | 2:42,444 | |
21 | Duperou | Joseph | BMW Compact | FL10 | 2:42,485 | |
22 | Uncella | Roberto | Renault 11 Turbo | R4 | 2:43,469 | |
23 | Bobes | Manuel | Ford Escort MK1 | H9 | 2:45,702 | |
24 | Lopez de Guereñu | Oskar | Ford Escort MK2 | H9 | 2:45,812 | |
25 | Lopez de Muniain | Gaizka | BRC CM02 | CM7 | 2:47,233 | |
26 | Perez | Luis | BMW E21 | H9 | 2:48,410 | |
27 | Sanz | Joseba | Peugeot 206 RC | A3 | 2:48,554 | |
28 | Uribarrena | Iker | BMW 325i | FL10 | 2:48,846 | |
29 | Romo | Endika | BMW E30 | FL10 | 2:48,955 | |
30 | Bilbao | Unai | Citroën Saxo VTS | A2 | 2:49,745 | |
31 | Buesa | Iñigo | BMW E30 | FL10 | 2:49,930 | |
32 | Muga | Pablo | Citroën Saxo VTS | A2 | 2:50,215 | |
33 | Rendo | Eloy | Citroën ZX | F2 / 5 | 2:50,334 | |
34 | Mendinueta | Mikel | Peugeot 205 GTI | R3 | 2:50,740 | |
35 | Santos | Eder | BMW E30 | FL10 | 2:51,679 | |
36 | Ruiz | Roberto | Renault 5 GT Turbo | F2 / 5 | 2:52,046 | |
37 | Martin | Denis | Honda Civic VTI | R2 | 2:52,677 | |
38 | Scherer | Lucas | Renault Clio Cup | A2 / 4 | 2:53,210 | |
39 | Diaz-Pulido | Rafael | Simca Rallye II | H9 | 2:53,678 | |
40 | Racamonde | Iñaki | Citroën AX Sport | R1 | 2:53,777 | |
41 | Gorbea | Jabi | Simca Rallye II | H9 | 2:53,778 | |
42 | Celaya | Iñigo | BMW 325i | FL10 | 2:55,169 | |
43 | Erdoiza | Santiago | BMW M3 | R5 | 2:56,069 | |
44 | Galilea | Ivan Luis | BMW E30 | FL10 | 2:56,270 | |
45 | Morilla | Sergi | BMW Serie 1 | FL10 | 2:56,782 | |
46 | Portu de Castro | Xabier | Opel Kadett | R3 | 2:56,791 | |
47 | Lopez de Guereñu | Ruben | Citroën Saxo VTS | N1 | 2:56,890 | |
48 | Exposito | Jon | BMW E30 | FL10 | 2:57,400 | |
49 | Mujika | Xabier | Opel Corsa GSi | R2 | 2:58,800 | |
50 | Errasti | Iker | Citroën Saxo VTS | N1 | 3:01,359 | |
51 | Saiz | German | BMW M3 | R5 | 3:04,618 | |
52 | Elizondo | Andoni | Volkswagen Golf I | FL10 | 3:06,545 | |
53 | Coroso | Montxo | BMW E30 | R4 | 3:09,753 | |
54 | Scherer | Bruno | Porsche 911 GT3 | GT6 | 3:30,084 |