Fourth place for Erik van Loon in difficult first stage, fine first day for Anja

Navigation during the first stage of the Andalucia Rally is very difficult. Due to the high speeds, Erik van Loon and Sébastien Delaunay miss a number of turns, but manage to limit the damage. Van Loon lets his teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah pass him and loses some time partly as a result, but still manages to record a handsome fourth time. For Anja and Jan van de Laar the rally also started well, especially the cooperation between brother and sister was top.

"It wasn't my favorite stage," says Van Loon. "We missed quite a few turns, then you have to turn again and get back in rhythm. That wasn't down to Sébastien, but to the speed and complexity of the notes. At one point we missed a turn to a waypoint, shot through and accidentally picked up the next waypoint, which gave us 2 minutes of penalty time. In the neutralization we gave Yazeed Al-Rajhi an extra spare tire and in the second stretch we let Nasser pass. All in all still a good test with a good result, on to tomorrow!"

During the first stage things went well between Anja and her brother Jan: "With Jan it went great! We did have to search for a while at WP100, but it turned out it wasn't there. Other than that, one flat tire and just drove well. Nice start of the rally!"

The second stage will be held in the region of Malaga and will cover 228 kilometers. The route consists of many winding paths between hills and mountains.

Automatic translation from the original Dutch version
Source Van Loon Racing