BRC on podium in 2015 Rally Adriatico

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This year's edition of the gravel Rally Adriatico was won by the Umberto Scandola/Guido D'Amore duo in a Skoda Fabia S2000. Scandola was the leader since the very start and won 7 out of the rally's 8 special stages. Giandomenico Basso and Lorenzo Granai in a Ford Fiesta R5 LDI (BRC Racing Team) drove very well, too, and finished second after day one.

On day two BRC's driver and co-driver had to give way to a young French driver Sebastian Chardonnet – the greatest revelation of the rally. He too was driving a Ford Fiesta R5 (wearing Ford Racing livery). Chardonnet ultimately took the second spot, pushing Basso in his LPG-powered car to third.

BRC's other team, Giorgio Cogni and Alessandro Rappoldi in a Suzuki Swift LPG, completed the 2015 Rally Adriatico in seventh place of the R1 class and the Suzuki Rally Trophy.

General standings of the 2015 Rally Adriatico:

1. Umberto Scandola/Guido D'Amore (Skoda Fabia S2000) – 1:20'45.0;
2. Sebastian Chardonnet/Thibault De La Haye (Ford Fiesta R5) – 21.0 behind;
3. Giandomenico Basso/Lorenzo Granai (Ford Fiesta R5 LDI) – 50.3 behind.

General standings of the 2015 Italian Rally Championship (CIR – Campionato Italiano Rally):

1. Paolo Andreucci (29 pts);
2. Umberto Scandola (23);
3. Giandomenico Basso (22);
4. Sebastian Chardonnet (18).

The next round of the Italian Rally Championship featuring BRC's LPG-powered Ford Fiesta R5 LDI, Rally Targa Florio in Sicily, will be held on May 28-30, 2015.