FONTE: UFFICIO STAMPA NOTUL RALLY COSTA BRAVA – The 72 Rally Motul Costa Brava has become this weekend the epicenter of the best historic motor racing in Europe.
The seventy-second edition ended on Saturday night at the podium in Girona, after two days through the most legendary stages of the country. The event has once again beaten its own record, with 247 teams and an unrivalled range of the most legendary vehicles in rally history.
The spectators have really enjoyed it, on the stages and the Fornells de la Selva service park, where there was a great atmosphere during the two days of the race. The organization of RallyClassics has been exemplary in an event of great logistical complexity.
Year after year, the Rally Motul Costa Brava has grown until becoming the leading rally for historic vehicles in Europe. It is also an unbeatable starting point for the FIA European Historic Rally Championship and the Spanish Championships of this specialty. This year, the participation in the Sporting category has been around 170 teams, an extraordinary number, while in Regularity there have been around seventy teams, to which we must add 7 cars in the Legend category.
The overall victory went to the French team of Julien Saunier and Marie Noëlle Ratier (Porsche 911 SC 3.0), who also dominated the European Championship classification from start to end. It is a great achievement given that this was the first participation in the Rally Motul Costa Brava for both driver and co-driver.
The seventy-second edition was also a boost for the #MotorDona program promoted by RallyClassics. This year there were 70 women participating in the rally, 15% of the total number of participants, which reaches 28% among the total of co-drivers.
The #MotorDona program wants to promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in the world of classic racing, also within the organization and in the tasks of mechanics, engineers, team leaders or marshals.
All of this is possible thanks to the participation of all the institutions, sponsors, volunteers, and teams.
Alex Romani, president of Club RallyClassics: “We can put an excellent mark on this edition of the Rally Motul Costa Brava, based on what the drivers and federations have told us. It has been a memorable Costa Brava, which has moved thousands of people through the different stages of the rally. Never had so many people been seen on the stages or in the assistance park; we have made a world-class classic motorsports event. I want to especially thank the effort and involvement of the organization’s 500 volunteers; the Rally Motul Costa Brava cannot have a better team. I also want to remember Josep Maria Molas and Vicenç Nubiola, who have left us these days and who were also part of the family of classic enthusiasts”.