During the first two qualifying sessions held on Saturday, in the first place in the intermediate classification stage reigned the current world champion Petter Solberg. Norway's two victories, and needless to anyone of the players is certainly not able to surpass its result.
The second Saturday of the weekend finished the second winner of the two results Timur Timerzyanov. The speaker on the Ford Fiesta Russians began confidently Canadian weekend.
Future winner Timmy Hansen so far kept a low profile — to his credit was the tenth time in the first qualifying session and the sixteenth and... the last second!
The first and second qualification:
Sunday's third and fourth qualifying session took place in a different scenario. Leader stage Petter Solberg in third qualification showed only the eighth time, immediately after Timur Timerzyanovym. In the final session of the pre-Norway I won, but the Russian was marked only the fourth time.
Nevertheless, these results racers enough to retain the first two positions in the classification stage, and with them the pole in semi-races.
Timmy Hansen has shown the results of the sixth and fifth, respectively, and into the semi-finals, but only with the tenth position of the selection of a dozen lucky, got to the semi-final race.
Holders of the first two positions at the start of the first semi-final of Petter Solberg and Johan Kristofferson and finished race one another — a Norwegian won, and Swede finished second. Anton Marklund managed to leave behind two former rally drivers Sebastien Loeb and Ken Block, which allowed him to fifth place at the start of the third exit and go to the finals. He has closed the list of participants to the finish line first semifinal arrival Niclas Grönholm — son of two-time rally champion Marcus Gronholm in the world.
The second semi-final was marked by a large number of events, serious overturned the final table results. To start with the owner of the pole position Timur Timerzyanov poorly received start and lost several positions, rolling back from first to fourth place.
Grab the first position in the race season leader Mattias Ekström briefly led the peloton — punched wheel put an end to attempts to Swede win another victory. His Audi lame on one wheel and losing speed slowly continued towards the finish line.
Ret Ekström has opened the way to victory Andreas Bakkerudu. Norwegian rider Hoonigan Racing Division gave Timur Timerzyanovu closer to their attack distance and completed the second semi-final on the first position.
Russia's persecuted Bakkeruda heels, but could not beat him. Moreover, after the arrival on the «joker-lap» under the curtain of the race between Timerzyanovym and Bakkerudom turned more and Toomas Heikkinen! But with him, Timur figured out pretty quickly — and enough half-circle. As a result, the Russians finished second and third Finn.
After the semi-final rounds, the participants went to the service park for surgical repair of motor vehicles, were damaged in the semifinals. And while mechanics worked, the judge decide the fate of one of the vouchers in the final. The trial was brief — too aggressive in the opinion of the judges Toomas Heikkinen attack on its results in the second semi-final lost Timur Timerzyanov.
The Russian has already left the waiting area in front of the starting grid, but the judges were relentless and Timerzyanovu had to lay down their arms. After the disqualification of Timur his place in the finals took Timmy Hansen — in the second semi-final race the Swede showed the fourth result.
Before the start of the final race on the track in Trois-Rivieres, Canada poured rain. This has confused the card drivers and teams — only Petter Solberg and Toomas Heikkinen left their cars on slicks, what then certainly regret...
Norway's «lost race» right at the start. It's too slow, «he left the pad» and rolled from the first position to the last. And it was published in the Finn leaders at the first corner of the second round slid on the outer radius, behind just two opponents — Andreas Bakkeruda and Timmy Hansen.
Later in the course of arrival Hansen Jr. tactically outplayed Bakkeruda — Swede did not linger behind Hoonigan Racing Division of the Norwegian team and the pilot pulled into the «joker-circle» on the fourth lap, managing to maintain the second position and protection against attacks Johan Kristofferson.
And then — as if using all unspent at the weekend rate margin — Peugeot 208 Supercar Timmy began to approach the Ford Focus RS RX Andreas...
And then — a trick! Andreas Bakkerud drove to the «joker», but left behind Timmy Hansen — even ahead of Johan Kristofferson. In this manner they reached the finish line.
The second three participants conducted their struggle. It turned out to be faster in the end who in the fourth Toomas Heikkinen, fifth place went to Petter Solberg, and the last sixth position in the final race went to Anton Marklund.
The final:
As a result of the Canadian stage Petter Solberg took the lead the individual competition, beating one of the losers of the weekend Mattias Ekström — at the Norwegian is now 161 points against 157 at the Swede.
But to enjoy his success... the Norwegians had a hospital bed! After arrival finish an unpleasant incident. The car refused Anton Marklund front brakes and he speed of 140 km / h hit a slow down to 35 km / h — to greet the winner — Petter Solberg.
From hitting the two vehicles were seriously damaged, and the Norwegians had to go to hospital for a check — strike «cost» him a pain in the back, but it did not come luckily to serious injuries.
After his overseas tour to rally-cross World Championship returns to Europe — after the break in the first weekend of September the series will continue to step on the road in France in Loeake.
