Romanian Rally Championship

Romanian Rally Championship is the annual rally series in Romania. It is organized by FRAS (Federaţia Română de Automobilism Sportiv) and sponsored by Dunlop.^[1]

Seasons

2013

Round	Rally	County	Date	Surface	Winner	Car
1	Tess Rally Braşov	Braşov	March 22–23	tarmac	François Delecour	Peugeot 207 S2000
2	Raliul Timişului	Timiş	April 12–13	tarmac	François Delecour	Peugeot 207 S2000
3	Delta Rally	Tulcea	May 30–June 1	gravel	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 R4
4	Raliul Transilvaniei	Cluj	June 20–22	tarmac	François Delecour	Peugeot 207 S2000
5	Raliul Sibiului	Sibiu	July 25–27	gravel	François Delecour	Peugeot 207 S2000
6	Raliul Aradului	Arad	August 23–24	gravel	François Delecour	Peugeot 207 S2000
7	Raliul Moldovei	Bacău	September 13–14	gravel	François Delecour	Peugeot 207 S2000
8	Raliul Iaşului	Iaşi	October 4–5	gravel	François Delecour	Peugeot 207 S2000
9	Raliul Harghitei	Harghita	October 25–26	gravel	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 R4

2012

Round	Rally	County	Date	Surface	Winner	Car
1	Tess Rally Braşov	Braşov	March 30–31	tarmac	Valentin Porcișteanu	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 R4
2	Raliul Timişului	Timiş	April 27–28	tarmac	Valentin Porcișteanu	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 R4
3	Raliul Moldovei	Bacău	May 25–26	gravel	François Delecour	Peugeot 207 S2000
4	Raliul Transilvaniei	Cluj	June 22–23	tarmac	Csaba Spitzmüller	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 R4
5	Raliul Sibiului	Sibiu	July 20–21	gravel	François Delecour	Peugeot 207 S2000
6	Raliul Aradului	Arad	August 17–18	gravel	François Delecour	Peugeot 207 S2000
7	Raliul Ţara Bârsei	Braşov	September 7–8	gravel	François Delecour	Peugeot 207 S2000
8	Raliul Iaşului	Iaşi	October 5–6	gravel	François Delecour	Peugeot 207 S2000

2011

In the 2011 championship were planned to be held 9 rallies, the same from the previous year and the new entry Raliul Moldovei.^[2] However, Raliul Argeşului was canceled three days before the start for safety reasons.^[3] Raliul Târgu Mureş, held at the start of May, was stopped at halfway stage due to unexpected snowy weather,^[4] and only half of the points were awarded.^[5] The champion at the end of the season was Valentin Porcişteanu, last year's runner-up, who had won four of the eight rallies held. Second place in the overall standings came Bogdan Marişca, while third came Dan Gârtofan. Previous year's champion Gergő Szabó finished fifth, behind Marco Tempestini fourth.^[6]

Round	Rally	County	Date	Surface	Winner	Car
1	Raliul Braşovului	Braşov	April 8–9	tarmac	Valentin Porcișteanu	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
2	Raliul Târgu Mureş	Mureş	May 6–7	tarmac	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
3	Raliul Clujului	Cluj	May 27–28	tarmac	Valentin Porcișteanu	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
4	Raliul Argeşului	Argeş	June 17–18	tarmac	canceled
5	Raliul Sibiului	Sibiu	July 8–9	gravel	Marco Tempestini	Peugeot 207 S2000
6	Raliul Aradului	Arad	August 5–6	gravel	Valentin Porcișteanu	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
7	Raliul Ţara Bârsei	Braşov	September 2–3	gravel	Valentin Porcișteanu	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
8	Raliul Iaşului	Iaşi	September 23–24	gravel	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
9	Raliul Moldovei	Bacău	October 14–15	gravel	Bogdan Marişca	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9

2010

In the 2010 championship were held 8 rallies.^[7] The champion at the end of the season was Gergo Szabo, ahead of Valentin Porcişteanu and Dan Gârtofan.^[8]

Round	Rally	County	Date	Surface	Winner	Car
1	Raliul Braşovului	Braşov	April 16–18	tarmac	Bogdan Marişca	Subaru Impreza N15
2	Raliul Argeşului	Argeş	May 7–9	tarmac	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
3	Raliul Târgu Mureş	Mureş	June 4–6	tarmac	Csaba Spitzmüller	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
4	Raliul Clujului	Cluj	June 25–26	tarmac	Bogdan Marişca	Subaru Impreza N15
5	Raliul Sibiului	Sibiu	July 16–18	mixed	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
6	Raliul Ţara Bârsei	Braşov	August 27–28	gravel	Valentin Porcișteanu	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
7	Raliul Aradului	Arad	September 17–19	gravel	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
8	Raliul Iaşului	Iaşi	October 8–10	gravel	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9

2009

In the 2009 championship were held eight rallies.^[9] The champion at the end of the season was Gergo Szabo, ahead of Marco Tempestini (nicknamed Tempesta) and Jarkko Miettinen.^[10]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time
1	Tess Rally Braşov^[11] (March 13–15)	1	Valentin Porcișteanu	Mitsubishi Evo 9	56:22.4
		2	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Evo 9	56:34.4
		3	Manuel Mihalache	Mitsubishi Evo 9	57:29.8

2	Timiş Rally^[12] (April 24–25)	1	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Evo 9	57:13.7
		2	Valentin Porcișteanu	Mitsubishi Evo 9	57:20.6
		3	Marco Tempestini	Peugeot 207 S2000	57:29.4

3	Raliul Iaşului^[13] (May 22–23)	1	Jarkko Miettinen	Mitsubishi Lancer	53:32.6
		2	Marco Tempestini	Subaru Impreza N15	53:59.6
		3	Bogdan Marişca	Mitsubishi Evo 9	54:18.3

4	Raliul Clujului^[14] (June 20–21)	1	Bogdan Marişca	Mitsubishi Evo 9	1:03:51.9
		2	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Evo 9	1:04:04.0
		3	Valentin Porcișteanu	Mitsubishi Evo 9	1:04:08.8

5	Raliul Sibiului^[15] (July 16–18)	1	Jarkko Miettinen	Mitsubishi Evo 9	1:02:08.1
		2	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Evo 9	1:02:47.2
		3	Bogdan Marişca	Mitsubishi Evo 9	1:04:31.1

6	Raliul Ţara Bârsei Dunlop - SEAT^[16] (August 21–22)	1	Jarkko Miettinen	Mitsubishi Lancer	53:14.1
		2	Valentin Porcișteanu	Mitsubishi Evo 9	54:02.6
		3	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Evo 9	54:19.1

7	Raliul Aradului^[17] (September 25–26)	1	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Evo 9	1:11:06.4
		2	Marco Tempestini	Peugeot 207 S2000	1:12:47.3
		3	Dan Gârtofan	Subaru Impreza N15	1:16:09.2

8	Raliul Argeşului Euromall^[18] (October 31–November 1)	1	Jarkko Miettinen	Mitsubishi Evo 9	1:10:32.8
		2	Marco Tempestini	Peugeot 207 S2000	1:12:46.7
		3	Valentin Porcișteanu	Mitsubishi Evo 9	1:14:29.8

Color	Surface
Gold	Gravel
Silver	Tarmac

2008

In 2008 were held eight rallies in the championship:^[19]^[20]

Round	Rally	County	Surface	Winner	Car
1	Tess Rally	Braşov	tarmac	Jarkko Miettinen	Mitsubishi Evo 9
2	Raliul Banatului Montan UCM Reşiţa	Timiş	tarmac	Jarkko Miettinen	Mitsubishi Evo 9
3	Raliul Hunedoarei Lukoil	Hunedoara	tarmac	Jarkko Miettinen	Mitsubishi Evo 9
4	Raliul Clujului	Cluj	tarmac	Claudiu David	Mitsubishi Evo 9
5	Raliul Sibiului	Sibiu	gravel	Jarkko Miettinen	Mitsubishi Evo 9
6	Raliul Ţara Bârsei Seat-Mobil 1	Braşov	gravel	Jarkko Miettinen	Mitsubishi Evo 9
7	Raliul Avram Iancu	Cluj	gravel	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Evo 9
8	Raliul Iaşi 600 Prista Oil	Iaşi	gravel	Tapio Laukkanen	Subaru Impreza N14

Classifications

General classification
Pos	Driver	Car
1	Jarkko Miettinen	Mitsubishi Evo 9
2	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Evo 9
3	Marco Tempestini	Subaru Impreza N14
4	Dan Gîrtofan	Subaru Impreza N14
5	Claudiu David	Mitsubishi Evo 9
6	Manuel Mihalache	Mitsubishi Evo 9
7	Bogdan Marişca	Mitsubishi Evo 9
8	Daniel Ungur	Subaru Impreza N14
9	Tapio Laukkanen	Subaru Impreza N14
10	Valentin Porcișteanu	Mitsubishi Evo 7

Stages wins
Pos	Driver	Car	Stages wins
1	Jarkko Miettinen	Mitsubishi Evo 9	26
2	Alexandru Piţigoi	Ford Focus WRC	17
3	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Evo 9	14
4	Tapio Laukkanen	Subaru Impreza N14	8
5	Marco Tempestini	Subaru Impreza N14	7
6	Dan Gîrtofan	Subaru Impreza N14	4
7	Bogdan Marişca	Mitsubishi Evo 9	4

Mitsubishi Cup
Pos	Driver	Car
1	Jarkko Miettinen	Mitsubishi Evo 9
2	Gergő Szabó	Mitsubishi Evo 9
3	Manuel Mihalache	Mitsubishi Evo 9

Dacia Ursus Cup
Pos	Driver	Car
1	Edwin Keleti	Dacia Logan
2	Vlad Cosma	Dacia Logan
3	Bogdan Samoilă	Dacia Logan

Group A
Pos	Driver	Car
1	Adrian Răspopa	Suzuki Ignis S1600 / Suzuki Swift S1600
2	Alexandru Mitroi	Citroen C2R2 Max
3	Nistor Duval	Citroen C2R2
4	Alexandru Filip	Citroen C2R2
5	Ernest Mulner	Skoda Fabia

Group H (modified or WRC cars)
Pos	Driver	Car
1	Thomas Abraham	Mitsubishi Evo 9
2	Alexandru Piţigoi	Ford Focus WRC
3	Bernd Künzel	Mitsubishi Evo 5
4	Bogdan Ungureanu	Honda Civic Type R
5	Cătălin Berari	Mitsubishi Evo 9

Rookies
Pos	Driver	Car
1	Bogdan Barbu	Renault Clio
2	Bogdan Ungureanu	Honda Civic Type R
3	Vlad Cosma	Dacia Logan

Team standings
Pos	Team
1	Hiparion RT1
2	Napoca RT Silver
3	Napoca RT Red

2007

In 2007 were held ten rallies in the championship:^[21]^[22]

Round	Rally	County	Surface	Winner	Car
1	Raliul Braşovului	Braşov	tarmac	Dan Gîrtofan	Subaru Impreza N12
2	Raliul Bannatului Montan - UCM Reşiţa	Timiş	tarmac	Bogdan Marişca	Mitsubishi Evo 9
3	Raliul Hunedoarei Lukoil	Hunedoara	tarmac	Daniel Ungur	Subaru Impreza N11
4	Raliul Siromex Baia Mare	Baia Mare	tarmac	Bogdan Marişca	Mitsubishi Evo 9
5	Raliul Argeşului	Argeş	gravel	Marco Tempestini	Subaru Impreza N12
6	Raliul Clujului-Mobil 1	Cluj	tarmac	Bogdan Marişca	Mitsubishi Evo 9
7	Raliul Sibiului-Pirelli	Sibiu	gravel	Bogdan Marişca	Mitsubishi Evo 9
8	Raliul Ţara Bârsei Braşov Dunlop Seat	Braşov	gravel	Dan Gîrtofan	Subaru Impreza N12
9	Raliul Avram Iancu Cluj	Cluj	gravel	Constantin Aur	Mitsubishi Evo 9
10	Raliul Iaşului	Iaşi	gravel	Dan Gîrtofan	Subaru Impreza N12

Classifications

General classification
Pos	Driver	Car
1	Dan Gîrtofan	Subaru Impreza N12
2	Bogdan Marişca	Mitsubishi Evo 9
3	Marco Tempestini	Subaru Impreza N12
4	Constantin Aur	Mitsubishi Evo 9
5	Daniel Ungur	Subaru Impreza N11
6	Mihai Leu	Mitsubishi Evo 9
7	Alexandru Piţigoi	Mitsubishi Evo 9
8	Cătălin Cismaru	Mitsubishi Evo 9
9	Daniel Onoriu	Mitsubishi Evo 9
10	Sorin Badea	Mitsubishi Evo 9

Group A
Pos	Driver	Car
1	Alexandru Mitroi	Citroen C2
2	Nistor Duval	Citroen C2
3	Heinz Göllner	Seat Ibiza
4	Jean Tatu	Renault Clio RS
5	Dimitris Vergitdis	Fiat Punto Kit Car

Group H
Pos	Driver	Car
1	Günther Graef	Toyota Celica
2	Cătălin Berari	Mitsubishi Evo 9
3	Manuel Mihalache	Subaru Impreza N11
4	Bernd Künzel	Mitsubishi Evo 5
5	Aurel Cladoveanu	Mitsubishi Evo 4

Mitsubishi Cup
Pos	Driver	Car
1	Bogdan Marişca	Mitsubishi Evo 9
2	Constantin Aur	Mitsubishi Evo 9
3	Mihai Leu	Mitsubishi Evo 9

Dacia Joe Cup
Pos	Driver	Car
1	Cristian Turbatu	Dacia Logan
2	Bogdan Stanoiev	Dacia Logan
3	Ernest Mulner	Dacia Logan

Rookies
Pos	Driver	Car
1	Bogdan Stanoiev	Dacia Logan
2	Alina Bunica	Dacia Logan
3	Andrei Caşcaval	Seat Ibiza

Team standings
Pos	Team
1	Motorhome Racing
2	Viola BkP Racing Team

2006

In 2006 were held eight rallies in the championship and it was one of the closest.^[23] The eventual champion at the end of the season was Constantin Aur, followed at one point distance by Claudiu David and Dan Gîrtofan.^[24]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time
1	Raliul Brasovului "Urban"^[25] (March 31–April 1)	1	Bogdan Marişca	Mitsubishi Evo 9	53:40.4
		2	Dan Gîrtofan	Subaru N12	54:04.4
		3	Claudiu David	Mitsubishi Evo 7	55:11.6

2	Raliul "Mobil 1 Siromex"^[26] (May 5–6)	1	Marco Tempestini	Subaru N11	1.25.04.4
		2	Alexandru Piţigoi	Mitsubishi Evo 9	1.25.19.1
		3	Romulus Preda	Mitsubishi Evo 7	1.25.44.5

3	Raliul "Pietricica"^[27] (May 26–27)	1	Claudiu David	Mitsubishi Evo 7	1.20.32.1
		2	Constantin Aur	Mitsubishi Evo 9	1.21.18.6
		3	Dan Gîrtofan	Subaru N12	1.21.49.4

4	Raliul Clujului "Mobil 1"^[28] (June 17–18)	1	Dan Gîrtofan	Subaru N12	1.16.36.4
		2	Constantin Aur	Mitsubishi Evo 9	1.17.17.7
		3	Marco Tempestini	Subaru N12	1.18.07.7

5	Raliul Sibiului "OMV"^[29] (July 21–22)	1	Constantin Aur	Mitsubishi Evo 9	1.27.12.7
		2	Cătălin Cismaru	Mitsubishi Evo 5	1.29.34.7
		3	Bogdan Marişca	Mitsubishi Evo 9	1.29.54.2

6	Raliul Muscelului^[30] (August 25–26)	1	Marco Tempestini	Subaru N12	1.23.41.2
		2	Claudiu David	Mitsubishi Evo 7	1.23.48.9
		3	Constantin Aur	Mitsubishi Evo 9	1.23.53.2

7	Raliul "Ţara Bârsei"-Seat^[31] (September 22–23)	1	Claudiu David	Mitsubishi Evo 7	1.16.44.7
		2	Constantin Aur	Mitsubishi Evo 9	1.17.07.8
		3	Marco Tempestini	Subaru N12	1.17.27.7

8	Raliul "Hunedoara Lukoil"^[32] (October 13–14)	1	Dan Gîrtofan	Subaru N12	51.16.8
		2	Bogdan Marişca	Mitsubishi Evo 9	51.22.6
		3	Claudiu David	Mitsubishi Evo 7	51.46.5

Color	Surface
Gold	Gravel
Silver	Tarmac

References

External links

FRAS – Federaţia Română de Automobilism Sportiv
Autorally – News about the Romanian Rally Championship

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