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Spectacular ERC finale planned for Rallye International du Valais

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The Rallye International du Valais is set to stage a spectacular finale to the 2015 FIA European Rally Championship, with the Swiss event hosting a challenging asphalt end to the season on 29-31 October.

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Since the creation of the Rallye International du Valais, its route has evolved while keeping its traditional characteristics. As usual, the 56th edition will feature a classic yet innovative itinerary around Sion, from where the rally will start, and Martigny, where it will finish. The competitors will pit against each other during three busy days in Valais, where the roads seem to have been drawn purposely for choosing special stages. There will be 17 of them, totalling 233 kilometres.

The action will get underway won Thursday 29 October with the special stage of Leukerbad (Loèche-les-Bains) in the German-speaking part of Valais, which was visited for the first time last year since the event bears the name of Rallye International du Valais. Two other classic special stages will form part of the first day on Thursday, before the competitors head towards the service park in Sion.

On Friday (30 October), there will two identical loops of three stages repeated twice. Between the two loops, there will be a first pass in the stage ‘Caserne’, followed by a regroup and a service halt in Sion, the canton’s capital. There will be no service in the evening as the service park will move to Martigny in the afternoon. Therefore, the service is scheduled first thing on Saturday morning.

The challenge will rise higher and higher on Saturday (31 October) with the event’s ‘mammoth’ stages in the area of Verbier/Grand Saint Bernard, where two loops of three stages await the competitors with a service halt in Martigny in between, just after the second pass in ‘Caserne’.

At 17h00 on Saturday, the winner of the 56th Rallye International du Valais will climb on the rostrum set up in the enclosure of the CERM in Martigny for the unchanging finish ceremony, followed by the final press conference, the ritual prize-giving and the final big night party!

15/10/2015 17:24
The Rallye International du Valais is set to stage a spectacular finale to the 2015 FIA European Rally Championship, with the Swiss event hosting a challenging asphalt end to the season on 29-31 October.

Since the creation of the Rallye International du Valais, its route has evolved while keeping its traditional characteristics. As usual, the 56th edition will feature a classic yet innovative itinerary around Sion, from where the rally will start, and Martigny, where it will finish. The competitors will pit against each other during three busy days in Valais, where the roads seem to have been drawn purposely for choosing special stages. There will be 17 of them, totalling 233 kilometres.

The action will get underway won Thursday 29 October with the special stage of Leukerbad (Loèche-les-Bains) in the German-speaking part of Valais, which was visited for the first time last year since the event bears the name of Rallye International du Valais. Two other classic special stages will form part of the first day on Thursday, before the competitors head towards the service park in Sion.

On Friday (30 October), there will two identical loops of three stages repeated twice. Between the two loops, there will be a first pass in the stage ‘Caserne’, followed by a regroup and a service halt in Sion, the canton’s capital. There will be no service in the evening as the service park will move to Martigny in the afternoon. Therefore, the service is scheduled first thing on Saturday morning.

The challenge will rise higher and higher on Saturday (31 October) with the event’s ‘mammoth’ stages in the area of Verbier/Grand Saint Bernard, where two loops of three stages await the competitors with a service halt in Martigny in between, just after the second pass in ‘Caserne’.

At 17h00 on Saturday, the winner of the 56th Rallye International du Valais will climb on the rostrum set up in the enclosure of the CERM in Martigny for the unchanging finish ceremony, followed by the final press conference, the ritual prize-giving and the final big night party!