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Montichiari (Brescia), 21 April 2007 – Giandomenico Basso, the 2006 European Rally Champion, has written for the third time his name into the precious roll of honour of 1000 Miglia Rally which is the third round of the Italian Championship.

From Thursday evening, with the beginning into Castrezzato Circuit, till today, he has always been into the podium position. “Basso the Great” (8 Special Stages won over 15), co-drivered by Mitia Dotta, has begun to go faster and faster from the beginning till the end, and he hasn’t given Luca Rossetti (Peugeot 207 S2000) the possibility to reach him during the competition. In fact, in all the 2 legs, Rossetti has tried to get near Basso, and he has also tried to improve his feeling with this factory car.

Third is Paolo Andreucci (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), who has always had to fight against the others like Luca Cantamessa (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX). At the beginning, Andreucci had some different problems, but he has always wanted to improve his driving skills & car knowledge in order to get better results. Cantamessa is fourth overall, in front Andrea Dallavilla (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX). After him, Piero Longhi and Andrea Aghini (both on Subaru Impreza STi), who have suffered a lot due to the law potency of their car – as they has told.

The top ten is completed with the other three Lancer Evo IX, driven by Sandro Sottile, Andrea Perego and Fabio Gianfico. Between 2WD cars, the Martinican Simon Jean Joseph (Citroen C2 S1600) has retired due to electrical problems, and the winner is Ivan Paire (Renault Clio S1600), even if, during the whole day, he had some tyres problems.

The main retirements: Volkan Isik (accident), Perico (transmission), Medici (brakes), Betti (injection). Renato Travaglia, after being stopped at the beginning of the competition, he has restarted from the second leg thanks to “Super Rally” option.

In this first meeting of the new “Italian Trophy GT Rally”, the Finnish Toni Gardemeister won on his Nissan 350Z before Calabrini (Porsche Cayenne) and Patuzzo (Porsche 911 GT3); while “Memorial Nicola Busseni” has given everybody a real fantastic show.

The competition, after 15 long and difficult stages, three days, has finished with the arrival into the beautiful Piazza Santa Maria in Montichiari, and it has been also characterized by the sun, hot and thousand and thousand of rally enthusiasts placed all over the stages.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION: 1. Basso-Dotta (Fiat Grande Punto) in 3.13’25’’4; 2. Rossetti-Chiarcossi (Peugeot 207 S2000) at 37’’9; 3. Andreucci-Andreussi (Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX) at 1’25’’0; 4. Cantamessa-Capolongo (Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX) at 1’34’’2; 5. Dallavilla-Rocco (Mitsubishi
Lancer EVO IX) at 1’43’’0.