The Bergrallye Cup reached its halfway point at the Bergrallye Gasen-Strassegg. With 2,5 kilometres it is the longest course of the season. Rupert Schwaiger dominated the event with his mighty Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo. With three fastest times he was the well-deserved winner. Felix Pailer had a big moment in the second race. But even with a perfect run he would probably not have beaten Werner Karl this time. For Karl it was his first class victory of the season. The two drivers also finished second and third overall. They were the only 4-wheel-drive pilots at the finish. Stefan Wiedenhofer suffered clutch problems and retired in practise, Julian Theuretzbacher also did not make it to the end. Their misfortune allowed Manuel Seidl to finish fourth overall. The Porsche pilot narrowly beat Thomas Weberhofer. For Weberhofer it was his best event yet in the Opel Omega.
The E1 -2000 class was the most competitive in Gasen-Strassegg. Diethard Sternad won the class with a lead of just .238 seconds. Although it has to be said Sternad was actually fastest in all three races. Jürgen Halbartschlager was the unlucky second, but still not as unlucky as Heiko Fiausch. That is because Fiausch lost third place by just 0.006 seconds to Michael Wels!
Pos. | Last Name | First Name | Car | Cl. | Final | |
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1 | Schwaiger | Rupert | Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo | E1 +2000 2WD | 2:16,035 | |
2 | Karl | Werner | Audi S2R Quattro | E1 +2000 4WD | 2:18,427 | |
3 | Pailer | Felix | Lancia Delta Integrale | E1 +2000 4WD | 2:19,544 | |
4 | Seidl | Manuel | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | E1 +2000 2WD | 2:21,511 | |
5 | Weberhofer | Thomas | Opel Omega Bi-Turbo | E1 +2000 2WD | 2:22,213 | |
6 | Sternad | Diethard | Alfa Romeo 156 TS | E1 2000 | 2:22,490 | |
7 | Halbartschlager | Jürgen | Volkswagen Golf | E1 2000 | 2:22,728 | |
8 | Taus | Reinhold | Subaru Impreza WRX | A +2000 | 2:22,894 | |
9 | Wels | Michael | Volkswagen Scirocco | E1 2000 | 2:24,991 | |
10 | Fiausch | Heiko | Opel Astra | E1 2000 | 2:24,997 | |
11 | Speckl | Christian | Volkswagen Golf | E1 1600 | 2:25,682 | |
12 | Duller | Benjamin | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI | A +2000 | 2:26,327 | |
13 | Wilhelm | Bernard | Puch TR5 | E1/E2-SH | 2:26,332 | |
14 | Emsenhuber | Michael | Volkswagen Corrado | E1 2000 | 2:26,652 | |
15 | Holzer | Dieter | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII | N +2000 | 2:27,476 | |
16 | Blasl | Hermann | Opel Kadett C | E1 2000 | 2:30,349 | |
17 | Warmuth | Rene | Volkswagen Polo | E1 1600 | 2:30,567 | |
18 | Zamberger | Martin | Peugeot 106 GTI | E1 1600 | 2:30,607 | |
19 | Müllner | Andreas | BMW M3 E36 | E1 +2000 2WD | 2:30,777 | |
20 | Hartl | Roland | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI | A +2000 | 2:31,669 | |
21 | Mayer | Chris-André | Honda Civic Type-R | A 2000 | 2:33,122 | |
22 | Pyringer | Florian | Volkswagen Golf I | E1 1600 | 2:34,534 | |
23 | Hutter | Gregor | Alfa Romeo 145 | E1 1600 | 2:35,365 | |
24 | Harrer | Helmut | Honda Civic Type-R | A 2000 | 2:36,189 | |
25 | Blasl | Manuel | Volkswagen Golf 17 | E1 1600 | 2:36,615 | |
26 | Pirkner | Markus | Volkswagen Scirocco | H 2500 | 2:36,679 | |
27 | Glinzner | Gerald | Porsche 911 SC | H +2500 | 2:37,094 | |
28 | Jud | Werner | Volkswagen Golf II | E1 2000 | 2:38,296 | |
29 | Orasche | Patrick | Renault Megane Coupé | A 2000 | 2:38,497 | |
30 | Binder | Karl-Heinz | Ford Sierra RS500 | E1 +2000 2WD | 2:38,966 | |
31 | Reiss | Ronald | Ford Escort | E1 +2000 2WD | 2:40,005 | |
32 | Schutting | Wolfgang | Renault Clio Williams | N 2000 | 2:42,993 | |
33 | Zöchling | Manfred | Volkswagen Golf GTI | H 2500 | 2:43,464 | |
34 | Brandl | Matthias | Volkswagen Golf II | E1 2000 | 2:43,948 | |
35 | Teufel | Andreas | Volkswagen Polo | E1/E2-SH | 2:45,057 | |
36 | Ulz | Patrick | Alfa Romeo Sud Ti | H 1600 | 2:45,673 | |
37 | Flechl | Patrick | Opel Astra GSi | N 2000 | 2:45,779 | |
38 | Würcher | Andre | Fiat 500 Proto | E1/E2-SH | 2:47,331 | |
39 | Sailer | Daniel | BMW E30 | E1 +2000 2WD | 2:48,563 | |
40 | Haidn | Franz | BMW 325ix E30 | H 2500 | 2:49,995 | |
41 | Harrer | Johann | Alfa Romeo 145 | E1 2000 | 2:50,173 | |
42 | Schauperl | Karl-Heinz | Volkswagen Beetle | E1 +2000 2WD | 2:50,240 | |
43 | Hausleitner | Christopf | Mazda 323 GTR | A +2000 | 2:53,936 | |
44 | Rabl | Josef | Audi 80 | E1 1600 | 2:57,215 | |
45 | Ehrmann | Pascal | Peugeot 207 RC | A +2000 | 2:57,499 | |
46 | Blecha | Johann | Suzuki Swift GTI | E1 1400 | 3:05,464 | |
47 | Mandl | Erwin | NSU TT | H 1300 | 3:12,806 |