rallye sanremo

Thierry Neuville: I was flat out on that last stage, it was incredible and I can't believe the result. I pushed really hard, it was such a nice battle over the weekend, so intensive because the IRC is such a competitive championship. The car felt good, I am so happy. I hope this win won't be the last for me.

WRC event winner Francois Duval will return to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge on Rallye Sanremo in Italy next week - and he now wants to continue in the series next season too.

Luca Cantamessa has been selected to pilot the BFGoodrich Drivers' Team entry on Rallye Sanremo, the penultimate round of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge on September 24-26.

SS1 - Perinaldo (12.40 kms): Loeb fastest through SS1; Duval second; Gronholm third; Panizzi fourth; Sainz fifth; Solberg sixth; Tirabassi leads the JWRC category; Loeb leads the overall rally by 0.5 secs. Stage times and overall standings after SS1.