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The Spaniards Alvaro Ochagavias Temino and Manuel Macho Gomez (Porsche 911 turbo 2.4l), who had already won RS4 at the end of Saturday, did it again late on Sunday morning, winning the RS6 between Burzet and Saint-Martial, via Lachamp-Raphaël. It was another classic Monte-Carlo stage which they negotiated perfectly, slightly better than the steady and consistent overall leaders, Belgium’s Michel Decremer and Jennifer Hugo (Alfa Romeo Giulia TI).
Just like the previous stage, RS6 was contested on a generally dry road, in a dream landscape, with lots of snow on the slopes, in front of many fans who had made the trip to admire the rolling museum of the 27th Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique. The Spaniards finished ahead of the Decremer-Hugo tandem, tied with the Lancia Fulvia Coupé of Italians Fabrizio Rossi and Marco Frascaroli, who had won the previous stage and launched a fine comeback in the overall standings.
Just behind, a former winner, co-driver Sébastien Chol, perfectly navigated Ludovic de Luca, the driver of the small Peugeot 104 ZS bearing number 15, to 4th place in this RS6, tied with the BMW 323i of Luis Climent Asensio, the former Spanish rally champion, and Carles Jimenez Valls. As a direct consequence of this stage, the overall standings have shifted again behind the Belgian tandem Decremer-Hugo. The Spanish BMW is now in second place, just ahead of the Austin Mini Cooper driven by Italians Giorgio Schön and Francesco Giammarino, who won RS1 on Saturday morning.
After these two morning stages, a welcome break was organised in Saint-Agrève, on the Market Square, and as of each and every year, the town council had pulled out all the stops. More than 200 crews were able to enjoy local produce in a friendly atmosphere, in front of many nostalgic fans who didn’t want to miss the 27th Rallye Monte Carlo Historique for anything in the world. The next target was another long-standing ritual stopping-off point for the Monte Carlo: Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid, in Haute-Loire, to continue following in the footsteps of the greatest rally drivers of all time.
