Results Course de Côte de Châtel-Saint-Denis / Les Paccots 2017

The Course de Côte de Châtel-Saint-Denis / Les Paccots was the final round of the Swiss Hillclimb Championship. Marcel Steiner had already secured himself the title last week and decided to skip this race. Frédéric Neff won the title by default after Roger Schnellmann had to withdraw with technical problems.

The weather conditions were very difficult this year. Light rain was followed by sunshine and then hard rain. Picking the correct tyres was a big gamble for everyone. Right before the singleseaters began their first race the rain started coming down hard. All the drivers were lined up with slick tyres. Robin Faustini decided that it was too dangerous and withdrew from the startline. For this action he was promptly disqualified. All singleseaters were on slicks… well except one. Joël Grand made the correct gamble and set the fastest time. In the second race he succesfully defended his lead. His luck kept going as the third race was cancelled because of the difficult conditions. This meant that Grand scored his first ever overall victory. A great end to his season. His race winning Tatuus Master will change hands (for one event) as Robin Faustini will pilot the car in Mickhausen.

While the singleseaters struggled in the rain, the touringcars had better conditions. Thomas Kessler was initially the fastest driver but in the very end he was passed by Romeo Nüslli. The two also finished second and third overall. For Nüssli his victory means that he ends up third in the touringcar championship. New champion Frédéric Neff finished fourth overall and also claimed his 12th consecutive InterSwiss victory. Last year’s winner Eric Berguerand struggled with the tyres and ended up fifth overall.

16-17/09/2017 – Course de Côte de Châtel-Saint-Denis / Les Paccots

Pos.	Last Name	First Name		Car	Cl.	Final
1	Grand	Joël		Tatuus Master	E2-SS 2000	2:13,735
2	Nüssli	Romeo		Ford Escort Cosworth	E1 +3500	2:13,755
3	Kessler	Thomas		Mitsubishi Lancer	E1 +3500	2:16,761
4	Neff	Frédéric		Porsche 996 Cup	IS +3000	2:19,783
5	Berguerand	Eric		Lola FA99	E2-SS 3000	2:20,123
6	Nüssli	Sandro		Tatuus Renault	E2-SS 2000	2:20,615
7	Zemp	Michel		Seat Leon TCR	E1 3500	2:23,857
8	Balmer	Christian		Tatuus Master	E2-SS 2000	2:24,194
9	Winiger	Richard		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	E1 +3500	2:24,523
10	Bertocchi	Mario		BMW E36	E1 3500	2:24,978
11	Genoud	Alexandre		BMW 320 WTCC	E1 3500	2:25,197
12	Burri	Stephan		Volkswagen Polo	E1 1600	2:26,340
13	Murcia	Arnaud		Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VII	E1 +3500	2:26,441
14	Winiger	Fabrice		Seat Cup Racer	E1 3500	2:26,732
15	Pfefferlé	Alain		Porsche 935	H +3500	2:27,449
16	Fuhrer	Rudi		Honda CRX	E1 2000	2:27,687
17	Kistler	Dany		Audi RS2 Quattro	E1 +3500	2:27,837
18	Favre	Bertrand		BMW E30	E1 3000	2:28,260
19	Bürki	Martin		Volkswagen Polo	IS 1600	2:28,331
20	Cereghetti	Aramis		BMW M5 E34	E1 +3500	2:29,398
21	Buehrer	Nicolas		BMW M1	H 3500	2:30,095
22	Beyeler	Etienne		Opel Ascona B	E1 3000	2:30,782
23	Coquoz	Sebastien		Opel Kadett GT/E	E1 2000	2:30,965
24	Girard	Maurice		BMW M1	H 3500	2:31,094
25	Vallat	Patrick		Volkswagen Golf II	IS 2000	2:31,607
26	Milliquet	Cedric		Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI	E1 3500	2:31,708
27	Nicole	Benjamin		BMW 2002 Ti	E1 3000	2:32,077
28	Andrey	Thomas		Peugeot 405	IS 2000	2:32,348
29	Marty	Roman		Opel Kadett C	IS 3000	2:32,527
30	Siggen	Grégoire		Lola T96/50	E2-SS 3000	2:32,607
31	Leuenberger	Frédéric		Renault Clio RS	E1 2000	2:32,785
32	Mächler	Albin		BMW M2	E1 +3500	2:32,874
33	Raemy	Philippe		Peugeot 306	IS 2000	2:33,165
34	Hedinger	Patrick		Peugeot 205 GTI	IS 2000	2:33,426
35	Villoz	Hervé		Renault Clio RS	IS 2000	2:33,967
36	Oertig	Beat		Peugeot 106 Maxi	E1 1600	2:34,357
37	Chariatte	Sylvain		Volkswagen Golf GTI	E1 1600	2:34,409
38	Halter	Joe		Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VII	N +3000	2:34,861
39	Ochsner	Jürg		Opel Kadett C	IS 2000	2:35,247
40	Monnier	Ludovic		Volkswagen Golf	IS 2000	2:35,352
41	Kuhn	Sergio		Peugeot 206 RC	IS 2000	2:35,380
42	Mariaux	Florent		BMW E30	E1 3000	2:35,686
43	Lanz	Andreas		Toyota Corolla AE86	IS 1600	2:35,952
44	Spiess	Erwin		Renault Clio RS	E1 2000	2:35,960
45	Ruch	René		Ferrari F355 GT	E1 +3500	2:36,250
46	Nicolet	Jérôme		Renault Clio Cup	E1 2000	2:36,654
47	Emch	Jean-Luc		BMW M3	E1 3000	2:36,867
48	Burri	Rolf		Opel Kadett C	IS 3000	2:37,035
49	Marmorat	Alain		Seat Leon Supercopa	E1 3500	2:37,431
50	Schorderet	Yann		Volkswagen Golf II	IS 2000	2:38,677
51	Meier	Gilbert		Honda Integra	IS 2000	2:38,873
52	Piccina	Julien		Volkswagen Scirocco	IS 2000	2:39,251
53	Eberle	Harry		Opel Kadett C	IS 3000	2:39,451
54	Banz	Armin		Opel Kadett C	IS 3000	2:39,965
55	Petit	Ronan		BMW 323Ti Compact	E1 3000	2:40,429
56	Plancherel	Jérôme		Renault Clio Cup	E1 2000	2:41,333
57	Tapparel	Eddy		Opel Kadett C	E1 2000	2:41,815
58	Fernandes	Ricardo		BMW M3	E1 3500	2:42,346
59	Bracelli	Yves		Peugeot 106 GTI	A 2000	2:43,040
60	Nicolas	Gerard		McLaren MP4 12c	GT +3000	2:43,970
61	Baeriswyl	Heribert		Alpine A310	H 2000	2:43,978
62	Zihlmann	Roland		Volkswagen Golf I	IS 1600	2:44,078
63	Mathys	Hans-Ulrich		Fiat Uno	IS 1400	2:44,430
64	Comby	Alexandre		Porsche 934/5	IS +3000	2:44,611
65	Schenk	Simon		Audi S3 Turbo	E1 3500	2:44,877
66	Biaggi	Gaetan		Volkswagen Golf I	E1 2000	2:45,818
67	Schöpfer	Stefan		Audi 50	IS 1400	2:46,908
68	Piccinato	Giuliano		Honda Integra Type-R	SS 2000	2:47,278
69	Weber	Damien		BMW 323i	IS 3000	2:47,796
70	Pillonel	Yann		BMW 325i	IS 3000	2:47,909
71	Santos	Ted		Seat Ibiza	IS 3000	2:48,141
72	Metroz	Alex		Ford Sierra Cosworth	IS 3500	2:48,816
73	Sigrist	Hans		Renault Clio	E1 2000	2:49,425
74	Gfeller	Heinz		Ford Fiesta ST	E1 1600	2:49,660
75	Jolidon	Nicolas		BMW 130i	E1 3000	2:50,572
76	Pauli	Walter		Alpine A110	H 1400	2:51,159
77	Marchand	Quentin		Ford Fiesta	A 2000	2:51,287
78	Schneider	Dominic		Citroën Saxo	IS 1600	2:52,048
79	Stockli	Patrick		Honda Integra Type-R	SS 2000	2:53,099
80	Schopfer	Julien		Peugeot 106	N 2000	2:53,830
81	Luig	Michael		Renault Clio Ragnotti	A 2000	2:54,315
82	Krähenbühl	Andre		Honda Integra Type-R	SS 2000	2:54,508
83	Gerber	Patrick		Honda Integra	SS 2000	2:54,673
84	Raemy	Ole		Lada 2101	E1 1600	3:01,200
85	Roussel	Joel		Lola B02/50	E2-SS 3000	3:01,362
86	Kuhn	Oski		Honda Integra	SS 2000	3:02,785
87	Bovier	Jean-Pierre		Austin Cooper RS	E2-SH 1400	3:03,988
88	Aubort	Patrick		Renault Clio	N 2000	3:05,809
89	Gerber	Urs		Suzuki Swift	SS 2000	3:10,825
90	Hungerbühler	Thomas		Opel Astra Coupé	SS +3000	3:11,357
91	Berguerand	Louis		Tatuus FR2000	E2-SS 2000	3:12,254
92	Bonsera	Michel		Peugeot 106 GTI	IS 1600	3:13,976
93	Spring	Andreas		BMW 318is E36	A 2000	3:21,451
94	Hafner	Marc		Arcobaleno KHC	E2-SS 1600	3:23,475
95	Rey	Roger		Martini MK45	E2-SS 1600	3:56,929
96	Burkart	Andreas		Talbot Darracq T150C	H +3500	4:33,145
E	Faustini	Robin		Reynard 92D	E2-SS 3000

16-17/09/2017 – Course de Côte de Châtel-Saint-Denis / Les Paccots (Regional)

Pos.	Last Name	First Name		Car	Cl.	Final
1	Von Rotz	Dominic		Audi A4	L4 +2000	2:30,866
2	Grispino	Claudio		Renault 5 Williams	E1 2000	2:31,223
3	Jakober	Patrick		Volkswagen Golf	E1 2000	2:34,961
4	Roberto	Nicola		Peugeot 205	E1 2000	2:35,277
5	Bernard	Cédric		Subaru Impreza WRX	L2 +3000	2:37,832
6	Stacchi	Mattia		BMW M3	E1 2500	2:38,690
7	Bombardier	Alain		Renault Clio III Cup	E1 2000	2:39,565
8	Jaquemet	Stéphane		Renault Clio Cup	E1 2000	2:39,866
9	Hofer	Thomas		Citroën Saxo VTS	IS 1600	2:43,361
10	Pittet	Stéphane		Renault Clio III Cup	E1 2000	2:43,877
11	Bitto	Giuseppe		Renault Clio Cup	E1 2000	2:44,390
12	Bochez	Alexandre		Volkswagen Golf I GTI	IS 2000	2:45,189
13	Pasche	Nicolas		Renault Clio Ragnotti	N 2000	2:45,454
14	Cavadini	Jean-Philippe		Subaru Impreza GT	N +2000	2:46,833
15	Durussel	Dylan		Peugeot 206	L4 2000	2:51,028
16	Genoud	Sébastien		Renault Clio RS	E1 2000	2:51,163
17	Fleury	Sébastien		Renault Clio	A 2000	2:52,605
18	Bochez	Olivier		Volkswagen Golf I GTI	IS 2000	2:54,736
19	Droz	Daniel		Volkswagen Jetta	E1 1600	2:55,727
20	Frioud	David		Peugeot 106 S16	E1 1600	2:56,820
21	Werlé	Loïc		Renault Clio	IS 2000	2:58,149
22	Carapella	Mario		Seat Ibiza Cupra	L4 2000	3:00,555
23	Morel	Eric		Arcobaleno Yamaha	E2-SS 1150	3:01,842
24	Jaunin	Pierre-André		Alfa Romeo 75	E1 2500	3:02,918
25	Blanc	Vincent		Peugeot 106	N 1600	3:04,225
26	Jeanneret	Kilian		Volkswagen Polo	IS 1600	3:05,135
27	Diehl	Daniel		Toyota Corolla AE92	IS 1600	3:06,220
28	Mingard	Brian		Citroën Saxo	N 1600	3:19,294
29	Mingard	Raphael		Citroën Saxo	N 1600	3:43,303