Paolo Andreucci and Anna Andreussi, Peugeot 207 Super 2000, win the Italian 2012 Championship

The Italian Rally Championship has been decided in Sanremo. The Italian Junior Rally Championship went to the Sicilians Andrea Nucita and Giuseppe Princiotto on Citroen C2 Max. The win of the race went to Basso - Dotta, on Ford Fiesta RRC.

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13/10/2012 - Paolo Andreucci and Anna Andreussi, on Peugeot 207 Super 2000, are the Italian Rally 2012 Champions. The Tuscan driver, at his seventh Italian title, and the co-driver from Friuli mathematically secured the Italian Rally Championship, series organized by ACI-CSAI, a race earlier than the end of the season that will take place on the roads of the Rally Costa Smeralda in Sardinia in next 26-27 October. Andreucci, after the retirement of Umberto Scandola's Skoda, that was his main rival, kept running ending fourth in the classification of the Italian championship. The race of Sanremo also had another awaited verdict: the Sicilians Andrea Nucita and Giuseppe Princiotto, Citroen C2 Max, won the Italian Junior title. The two drivers of Vieffecorse ended in the best possible way a season lived as protagonists in this series reserved to youngsters.

The 54th Rallye of Sanremo, race valid for CIR, but also for the Intercontinental series IRC, was dominated by Giandomenico Basso and co-driver Mitia Dotta, on Ford Fiesta RRC. The Italian driver, despite not constantly taking part in the CIR nor in IRC, ended this season confirming himself among the fastest drivers in the world thanks to a series of positive results that highlighted once again his pure class. Basso proceeded the Czech Republic driver Jan Kopecky, that is Skoda's works driver, and Andrea Perico. The driver from Bergamo, who shared his Peugeot 207 Super 2000 with Fabrizio Carrara, obtained a good second place in the Italian classification, a result that rewards his season that has seen him so many times unlucky protagonist. Very good performance also by Stefano Albertini, third in CIR.

Simone Campedelli, on the works Citroen DS3 obtained the victory in the Junior Italian classification as well as in the classification of the two wheel drive cars, while ending eighth in the absolute classification.
Important win by the lineup Andolfi - Casalini that won the round in the Trophy Twingo R2 Gordini Top, leading Michele Tassone;Michelini-Bosi got the win in the Citroen Racing Trophy Italia on Citroen DS3.

Final classification of the 54th Rallye Sanremo : 1. Basso- Dotta (Ford Fiesta RRC) in 2:19'03.6 ; 2. Kopecky - Dresler (Skoda Fabia Super 2000) at 35.7 ; 3. Perico - Carrara (Peugeot 207 Super 2000) at 2'13.7 ; 4. Albertini - Scattolini (Peugeot 207 Super 2000) at 3'08.3 ; 5. Andreucci - Andreussi (Peugeot 207 Super 2000) at 3'55.5 ; 6. Breen - Nagle (Peugeot 207 Super 2000) at 5'00 ; 7. Turan - Zsiros ( Ford Fiesta Super 2000) at 6'50.8; 8. Campedelli - Fappani (Citroen Ds3 R3) at 7'20.5 ; 9. P. Campana - S. De Castelli( Peugeot 207 Super2000) at 8'07.0 10.Vescovi - Guzzi (Renault Clio R3 C) at 8'18.9.

CIR Drivers classification: 1.G.Basso ; 2.A.Perico -2'13.7; 3. S.Albertini -3'08.3; 4.P.Andreucci -3'55.5 ; 5.S.Campedelli -7'20.5 ; 6. F.Andolfi -15'37.0; 7.A. Nucita -17'53.8; 8.M. Tassone -18'04.9.

CIR Championship classification: Andreucci 138 points; Scandola 112; Basso 75; Perico66; Albertini 64; Gamba 63; Campedelli 52; Nucita 20; Rendina 18 ; Pajunen 14.

CIR Junior classification: 1. S.Campedelli (Citroen DS3); 2. F.Andolfi (Renault New Twingo) at 8'16.5 ; 3.A. Nucita(Citroen C2) at 10'33.3; 4.M.Tassone (Renault Twingo) at 10'44.4.

Junior classification: A. Nucita 266 points; Andolfi 215; Campedelli 200; Pajunen 192 ; Campedelli 200; Tassone 184; Cunial 151; Carella 113

Italian Constructors Championship 2012 classification: 1.Peugeot-193 2.Skoda-159 3.Ford-73

Italiano Production 2012 classification: 1.Rendina 75 points 2.Ferrarotti 25

Suzuki Rally Cup 2012 (points): 1.D. De Filippi - G.Cresta (Championship winners) 143; 2. C. Peloso - P. Carrucciu 115; 3.C. Gubertini - A. Ialungo 105; 4. M. Giordano- M. Siracusa 108.

Twingo R2 Gordini Top Trophy: 1.M.Tassone - G. Agnese; 2. F.Andolfi - A. Casalini; 3. A. Carella - I.Riolfo.

Citroen Racing Trophy Italia: 1. R.Michelini - M.Bosi; 2.A.Crugnola - M.Ferrara 2'55; 3.A.Re - M. Cicognini 4'17.2.