The 43rd annual RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Dauraga, the 6th round of the FIA Junior Rally Championship, will be held in the crisp air of autumn from October 4th till 7th. Though this event was held as WRC Rd4 in March last year, it back to the same season as in 2003-2005.

Rally Catalunya is staged in Catalunya, located in southeastern part of Spain bordering on France. The region is well known as one of the foremost resort in the Europe with Pyrenees in the north and beautiful Mediterranean coast such as Costa Daurada in the south. The head quarter of the rally is placed at Port Aventura, one of the largest amusement parks in the Europe, 500m from the city center of Salou. Salou is about 100km towards southwest from Barcelona, the capital of Catalunya province.

Special stages are set at the winding roads with asphalt paving in the hilly zone of Tarragona. Rally Catalunya is known as the fastest tarmac event in WRC for the smoother surfaces and wider roads of the stages than any other events. In contrast to the cars for gravel events, rally cars for here are adjusted its dimension to almost road racing circuits.
But the roads can be slippery for the grit and dust scattered on the line because every driver will take short-cuts inside the shoulders of the roads at each corner. Such variable conditions will tests judgments of the crews.

Although stages in Leg1 and Leg3 are similar to those of past, 4 stages (SS8, 12 /Coll Del Grau and SS 10, 14 /La Serra d’Almos) in the Leg2 are thoroughly new. This rally will require concentration of the SUZUKI crews for after a long interval since 2005.

Urmo Aava who is currently leading the championship and P-G Andersson, second in standings, will attend this event with a SUZUKI Swift Super1600 manufactured by Suzuki Sport Europe. Jaan Molder will also participate with a Swift Super1600 .

The Rally Catalunya will start at 19:30 on October 4th. The ceremonial start will be held at the podium in Salou facing blue beautiful ocean. The overall length of the rally total 1,359.96 km and it includes 18 special stages (covering 352.87 km). Then the rally will end on the 7th in Salou.

Please look forward to our victory.