Thread. The image, borrowed from billiards, would be enough to describe the Due Valli Rally Andrea Crugnola and Pietro Elia Ometto. The reigning Italian champions took everything: in the lead from the first to the last metre, the points from the Power Stage on Friday afternoon and above all those from the victory celebrated upon arrival at the foot of the Arena. A clear, absolute, undisputed victory, which arrived in true Crungola style. He attacked immediately in the first two special stages on Friday, he managed himself in the night one, he placed another very heavy blow on the first long stage on Saturday and practically closed the game.
What made everything even more decisive was the mistake of Giandomenico Basso, who in the penultimate special stage hit the barriers of a chicane and damaged the cooling of his Yaris Rally 2, losing a second place that seemed impossible to transform into first but which was still safely in the safe. Instead, zero points and the bitterness of having arrived in Verona as leader of the Tricolore and leaving again seeing the rival already almost on the run for the championship.
Thus, at the end of a light and dark race, the silver medal was taken by a very concrete Simone Campedelli, currently the third force in the championship but ready to take advantage of every misstep of the two hares. The Romagnola eventually preceded Marco Signor, who once again appeared to be in great form and capable of winning the duel, again on the edge of tenths, with the Slovenian Bostjan Avbelj.
The final ranking of the 42nd Rally Due Valli: 1. Crugnola-Ometto (Citroen C3) in 1:08’43.9; 2. Campedelli-Canton (Skoda Fabia Rs) at 46.2; 3. Signor-Michi (Skoda Fabia Rs) at 56.2; 4. Avbelj-De Guio (Skoda Fabia Rs) at 59.4; 5. Nucita-Pollet (Hyundai I20n) at 1’09.6; 6. Mabellini-Lenzi (Skoda Fabia Rs) at 1’12.9; 7. Sartor-Mattucci (Skoda Fabia Evo) at 1’58.6; 8. Rusce-Farnocchia (Skoda Fabia Rs) at 2’08.4; 9. Bottoni-Peruzzi (Skoda Fabia Rs) at 2’23.4; 10. Aragno-Guzzi (Skoda Fabia Evo) at 2’35.6.
