RALLYE DE FRANCE - Schedule

ROUND 13 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 9 - 12 October 2008

Rally Route

The rally is again based in Ajaccio with the action held over stages close to the island's west coast.  Each leg comprises a different loop of stages used in both the morning and afternoon.  Most of the roads are familiar to competitors from last year, but the opening two legs each include a test not used for several years and the final day's stages have been reversed from 2007.  The first and last legs head south of Ajaccio with the middle day's competition stretching north of the town.  The three legs are all of similar distance and drivers face 16 stages covering 359.02km in a route of 1094.36km.

Thursday 9 October: Ceremonial start

Start   Place Austerlitz, Ajaccio                               18.00

Friday 10 October: Day 1 Ajaccio - Ajaccio

Start   Port CCI                                        08.30 SS1     Acqua Doria - Serra di Ferro            15.92km 09.18 SS2     Portigliolo - Bocca Albitrina                   16.62km 10.11 SS3     Arbellara - Aullene                             27.42km 11.09 Serv A  Port CCI (30 mins)                                      13.19 SS4     Acqua Doria - Serra di Ferro            15.92km 14.37 SS5     Portigliolo - Bocca Albitrina                   16.62km 15.30 SS6     Arbellara - Aullene                     2       7.42km  16.28 Serv B  Port CCI (45 mins)                                      18.13 Finish  Port CCI                                18.58

Total                                   119.92km

Saturday 11 October: Day 2 Ajaccio - Ajaccio

Start   Place de Gaulle                                 07.45 Serv C  Port CCI (15 mins)                                      07.55 SS7     Carbuccia - Scalella                    21.88km 08.48 SS8     Calcatoggio - Plage du Liamone          25.17km 10.21 SS9     Appricciani - Coggia                    14.37km 11.19 Serv D  Port CCI (30 mins)                                      12.54 SS10    Carbuccia - Scalella                    21.88km 14.02 SS11    Calcatoggio - Plage du Liamone          25.17km 15.35 SS12    Appricciani - Coggia                    14.37km 16.33 Serv E  Port CCI (45 mins)                                      17.43 Finish  PortAventura                            18.28

Total                                           122.84km

Sunday 12 October: Day 3 Ajaccio - Ajaccio

Start   Place de Gaulle                                 07.45 Serv F  Port CCI (15 mins)                                      07.55 SS13    Agosta - Pont de Calzola                        31.81km 08.43 SS14    Pietra Rossa - Verghia                  26.32km 09.36 Serv G  Port CCI (30 mins)                                      11.11 SS15    Agosta - Pont de Calzola                        31.81km 12.14 SS16    Pietra Rossa - Verghia                  26.32km 13.07 Serv H  Port CCI (10 mins)                                      14.20 Finish  Place Foch, Ajaccio                             14.48

Total                                           116.26km Rally total                             359.02km


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