Vine Country Rally 2013

The Rebenland Rallye 2013 was held on March 22nd and 23rd, 2013 in Leutschach , Austria . It was the second round of the Austrian State Rally Championship in 2013 and was also part of the Historic State Rally Championship , Historic Rallye Cup , OSK Rally Cup and the Mitropa Rally Cup .

background

The total length of the Rebenland Rally was 247.43 kilometers. There were 13 special stages on the program, five of them on the first day and eight more on the second day. The total length of the special stages was 152.09 kilometers, which were carried out exclusively on paved roads. A total of 74 vehicles started.

The Austrian Christian Mrlik had to cancel his planned start on the rally weekend due to budget fixations.

Course of the rally

day 1

The reigning Austrian rally champion Raimund Baumschlager won the first two special stage best times for himself. After two special stages Baumschlager was 8.7 seconds ahead of his toughest opponent, Beppo Harrach . Gerwald Grössing and Kris Rosenberger lined up in third and fourth place. The Austrian Achim Mörtl took fifth place overall at that time . The fourth special stage was extremely slippery for all participants, as the drivers used their rally cars to pull out mud, gravel and snow in the corners. Baumschlager and Harrach won the fourth special test at the same time. On the fifth and final special stage on the first day, Harrach was 16.1 seconds behind his competitor Baumschlager. Grössing and Rosenberger fought a hottest battle for third place, because Rosenberger was only 22.2 seconds short of third place. Mörtl delivered an impressive performance and finished fifth after the first day and was half a second short of Rosenberger. The German Hermann Gassner sen. took sixth place and is 25.5 seconds behind Mörtl.

day 2

Baumschlager won the sixth and seventh special stages and was 18.1 seconds ahead of Harrach. Rosenberger lost part of his cardan shaft and lost around 1.5 minutes. Grössing was able to consolidate a third place. Due to the Rosenberger incident, Mörtl moved up to fourth overall. There was an accident on the eighth special stage because Fritz Waldherr brushed against an A-mast , skidded and went off the track. Wooden parts of the mast were thrown through the air, one wooden part injured a spectator's left arm. The spectator and Waldherr were brought with the rescue to the Wagna State Hospital. The copilot Klaus Ostermann complained of pain in his shoulder and was flown to the Graz accident hospital by helicopter. The eighth special stage was then canceled and Harrach won his first special stage best time. Harrach won the 13th and last special stages before Baumschlager. Rosenberger lost fourth place on Saturday morning and was able to regain fourth place in the afternoon. Due to a defective turbocharger , Gaßner lost valuable two minutes and with it his fifth place overall, finishing seventh in the end. Mörtl celebrated his successful comeback and won the 2WD ranking with a one minute lead over Michael Böhm .

Special stages

Day	WP	Time	Surname	length	winner	time	Speed	Overall leader
Day 1 (March 22nd)	SS1	15:38	Poessnitz I	08.34 km	Raimund Baumschlager	05: 24.7	092.47 km / h	Raimund Baumschlager
	SS2	16:03	Hohenegg I.	11.78 km	Raimund Baumschlager	08: 01.3	088.11 km / h
	SS3	17:41	Poessnitz II	08.34 km	Raimund Baumschlager	05: 20.5	093.68 km / h
	SS4	18:06	Hohenegg II	11.78 km	Raimund Baumschlager Beppo Harrach	08: 10.0	086.55 km / h
	SS5	19:44	Poessnitz III	08.34 km	Raimund Baumschlager	05: 28.7	091.34 km / h
Day 2 (March 23)	SS6	08:20	Poharingberg I	02.99 km	Raimund Baumschlager	01: 50.4	097.50 km / h
	SS7	08:35	Gloss I	11.02 km	Raimund Baumschlager	06: 23.4	103.47 km / h
	SS8	10:25	Poharingberg II	02.99 km	Beppo Harrach	01: 48.6	099.12 km / h
	SS9	10:40	Gloss II	11.02 km	Raimund Baumschlager	06: 15.5	105.65 km / h
	SS10	14:01	Schlossberg I	20.07 km	Raimund Baumschlager	13: 30.3	091.97 km / h
	SS11	14:44	Eichberg I.	16.06 km	Raimund Baumschlager	10: 08.0	095.09 km / h
	SS12	16:14	Castle Hill II	20.07 km	Raimund Baumschlager	13: 50.7	089.71 km / h
	SS13	16:57	Eichberg II	16.06 km	Beppo Harrach	10: 19.3	093.36 km / h

Results

Austrian State Rally Championship

Item	driver	Co-driver	vehicle	total time	Residue	Points
Division I.
01. (1.)	Raimund Baumschlager	Klaus Wicha	Škoda Fabia S2000	1: 36: 32.6		20th
02. (2.)	Beppo Harrach	Andreas Schindlbacher	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX R4	1: 37: 06.9	34.3	18th
03. (3.)	Gerwald Grössing	Sigi Schwarz	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX R4	1: 39: 31.8	2: 59.2	16
04. (4.)	Kris Rosenberger	Tina-Maria Monego	VW Polo S2000	1: 40: 32.8	4: 00.2	14th
05. (10.)	Asja Zupanc	Blanka Kacin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1: 46: 06.2	9: 33.6	12
06. (14.)	Peter Schuhmacher	Werner Puntschart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1: 47: 24.6	10: 52.0	10
07. (19.)	Andreas Mörtl	Michael Uschan	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1: 51: 14.9	14: 42.3	9
08. (26.)	Martin Kalteis	Günter Lang	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	1: 53: 34.1	17: 01.5	8th
09. (28.)	Robert Zitta	Markus Grünsteidl	Subaru Impreza STi N12	1: 53: 52.2	17: 19.6	7th
10. (36.)	Csaba Juhász	Zsolt Juhász	Honda Civic	1: 56: 52.1	20: 19.5	6th
11. (51.)	Peter Ölsinger	Petra seer	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	2: 12: 19.3	35: 46.7	5
Division II (2WD)
01. (5.)	Achim Mörtl	Jürgen Rausch	Citroën DS3 R3T	1: 41: 28.4		20th
02. (6.)	Michael Bohm	Katrin Becker	Suzuki Swift S1600	1: 42: 25.7	57.3	18th
03. (9.)	Peter Ebner	Gerald Winter	Citroën DS3 R3T	1: 45: 02.2	3: 33.8	16
04. (12.)	Matej Grudnik	Florjan Rus	Renault Twingo RS R2	1: 46: 49.2	5: 20.8	14th
05. (13.)	Alan Pajk	Jaka Cevc	Citroën C2 R2 Max	1: 46: 55.4	5: 27.0	12
06. (15.)	Klemens Haingartner	Manfred Ambroschütz	Citroën DS3 R3T	1: 47: 46.3	6: 17.9	10
07. (17.)	Daniel Wollinger	Bernhard Holzer	Opel Corsa OPC	1: 50: 33.6	9: 05.2	9
08. (18.)	Andreas Kainer	Markus Tucek	Opel Corsa OPC	1: 50: 41.6	9: 13.2	8th
09. (20.)	Alois Handler	Andreas Scherz	Peugeot 207 RC R3T	1: 51: 54.6	10: 26.2	7th
10. (23.)	Viliam Prodan	Zdravko Draženović	Citroën C2 R2 Max	1: 52: 28.5	11: 00.1	6th
11. (24.)	Tomas Hrvatin	Damir Kuzmić	Renault Clio	1: 52: 30.1	11: 01.7	5
12. (25.)	Zsolt Baracskai	Tibor Lovász	Citroën C2 R2 Max	1: 52: 40.2	11: 11.8	4th
13. (27.)	Alfred Leitner	Richard Schützner	Peugeot 206 RC	1: 53: 42.8	12: 14.4	3
14. (30.)	Attila Varga	Roland Savanyu	Suzuki Swift S1600	1: 54: 58.1	13: 29.7	2
15th (32nd)	Heinz Leitgeb	Jasmin Leitgeb	Renault Clio R3	1: 55: 35.7	14: 07.3	1

Historic State Rally Championship

Item	driver	Co-driver	vehicle	total time	Residue	Points
01. (16.)	Karl Wagner	Gerda Zauner	Porsche 911	1: 48: 50.7		20 + 6
02. (21.)	Christian Rosner	Roman storm	Porsche 911 RS	1: 52: 17.6	3: 26.9	15 + 5
03. (29.)	Paolo Pasutti	Giovanni Campeis	Porsche 911	1: 54: 43.6	5: 52.9	12 + 4
04th (31st)	Johannes Huber	Harald Gottlieb	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	1: 55: 24.0	6: 33.3	10 + 3
05. (40.)	Aleš Jirátko	Roman Opletal	BMW 2002 TI	2: 01: 24.6	12: 33.9	8 + 6
06. (49.)	Ferenc Wirtmann	György Barna	Ford Escort RS 2000	2: 11: 34.8	22: 44.1	6 + 5
07th (50th)	László Mekler	Edit Mekler-Mikó	Alfa Romeo Giulia Super	2: 12: 03.1	23: 12.4	4 + 5
08. (52.)	Walther Di Stietka	Wolfgang Puff	VW 1302	2: 13: 41.5	24: 50.8	3 + 4
09. (55.)	Hans-Peter Wieger	Renate Wieger	Ford Escort RS 1600	2: 19: 13.4	32: 57.9	2 + 4

Historic rally trophy

Item	driver	Co-driver	vehicle	total time	Residue	Points
Historic Rallye-Pokal (HRP) I
01. (54.)	Gunter Stampfl	Bianca Stampfl	Opel Ascona A.	2: 19: 13.4		15th
Historic Rallye-Pokal (HRP) II
01. (56.)	Raimund Valenta	Manfred Cerny	Porsche 911	2: 23: 18.4		15th

OSK rally cup

Item	driver	Co-driver	vehicle	total time	Residue	Points
Division P1
01. (12.)	Matej Grudnik	Florjan Rus	Renault Twingo RS R2	1: 46: 49.2		20th
02. (13.)	Alan Pajk	Jaka Cevc	Citroën C2 R2 Max	1: 46: 55.4	6.2	18th
03. (23.)	Viliam Prodan	Zdravko Draženović	Citroën C2 R2 Max	1: 52: 28.5	5: 39.3	16
04. (25.)	Zsolt Baracskai	Lovász, Tibor	Citroën C2 R2 Max	1: 52: 40.2	5: 51.0	14th
05. (39.)	Andreas Sumann	Günther Baumgartner	Citroën C2 R2	2: 00: 42.4	13: 53.2	12
Division P2
01. (43.)	Herbert Weingartner	Alois Pospischil	Toyota Celica 4WD	2: 05: 06.6		20th
02. (45.)	Walter Pfeffer	Daniela Ertl-Weissengruber	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	2: 08: 35.7	3: 29.1	18th
Division P3
01. (22.)	Willi Rabl jun.	Uschi Breinessl	Volkswagen Golf Kit Car	1: 52: 18.6		20th
02. (34.)	Bernd Gebetsberger	Andreas Thauerböck	Volkswagen Golf II	1: 56: 44.9	4: 26.3	18th
03. (38.)	Attila Rongits	László Hannus	Lada VFTS	2: 00: 07.8	7: 49.2	16
03. (41.)	Erich Krautberger	Alexander Mayer	BMW 325 E36	2: 02: 50.0	10: 31.4	14th
04. (47.)	Kurt Adam	Gerlinde Krenn	Seat Ibiza Cupra	2: 10: 50.7	18: 32.1	12

Mitropa Rally Cup

Item	driver	Co-driver	vehicle	total time	Residue	Points
Mitropa Rally Cup
01. (5.)	Achim Mörtl	Jürgen Rausch	Citroën DS3 R3T	1: 41: 28.4		40 + 12
02. (7.)	Hermann Gassner Sr.	Karin Thannhauser	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	1: 42: 56.7	1: 28.3	36 + 9 + 10
03. (7.)	Robert Pritzl	Karina Hepperle	Subaru Impreza STi N15	1: 43: 22.4	1: 54.0	33 + 8 + 10
04. (10.)	Asja Zupanc	Blanka Kacin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1: 46: 06.2	4: 37.8	30 + 6 + 10
05. (11.)	Manuel Kössler	Heidrun Haner	Subaru Impreza STi N11	1: 46: 10.3	4: 41.9	28 + 5 + 10
06. (12.)	Matej Grudnik	Florjan Rus	Renault Twingo RS R2	1: 46: 49.2	5: 20.8	26 + 4 + 10
07. (13.)	Alan Pajk	Jaka Cevc	Citroën C2 R2 Max	1: 46: 55.4	5: 27.0	24 + 3 + 10
08. (14.)	Peter Schuhmacher	Werner Puntschart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1: 47: 24.6	5: 56.2	22 + 2
09. (23.)	Viliam Prodan	Zdravko Draženović	Citroën C2 R2 Max	1: 52: 28.5	11: 00.1	20 + 0 + 10
10. (24.)	Tomas Hrvatin	Damir Kuzmić	Renault Clio	1: 52: 30.1	11: 01.7	18 + 0 + 10
11. (27.)	Alfred Leitner	Richard Schützner	Peugeot 206 RC	1: 53: 42.8	12: 14.4	16 + 0
12. (32.)	Heinz Leitgeb	Jasmin Leitgeb	Renault Clio R3	1: 55: 35.7	14: 07.3	14 + 0
13. (35.)	Thomas Regner	Gottfried Witzmann	Renault Clio R3	1: 56: 50.8	15: 22.4	12 + 0
14. (36.)	Csaba Juhász	Zsolt Juhász	Honda Civic	1: 56: 52.1	15: 23.7	11 + 0
15. (37.)	Viacheslav Chulykanov	Valery Dyudin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	1: 58: 15.4	16: 47.0	10 + 0
16. (42.)	Christian Knaupp	Ralf Kistenfeger	Citroën C2	2: 03: 26.0	21: 57.6	9 + 0 + 10
17. (46.)	Heimo Pope	Andreas Kuess	Renault Clio RS	2: 09: 47.9	28: 19.5	8 + 0
Mitropa Rally Historic Cup
01. (16.)	Karl Wagner	Gerda Zauner	Porsche 911	1: 48: 50.7		20 + 5 + 5
02. (29.)	Paolo Pasutti	Giovanni Campeis	Porsche 911	1: 54: 43.6	5: 52.9	18 + 5 + 5
03. (40.)	Aleš Jirátko	Roman Opletal	BMW 2002 TI	2: 01: 24.6	12: 33.9	16 + 5 + 5
04th (48th)	Heinz-Walter Schewe	Herbert Reinhold	Porsche 911	2: 10: 59.3	22: 08.6	14 + 5 + 5
05th (52nd)	Walther Di Stietka	Wolfgang Puff	VW 1302	2: 13: 41.5	24: 50.8	12 + 5 + 5
06. (55.)	Hans-Peter Wieger	Renate Wieger	Ford Escort RS 1600	2: 19: 13.4	30: 22.7	10 + 5 + 5
07. (56.)	Raimund Valenta	Manfred Cerny	Porsche 911	2: 23: 18.4	34: 27.7	9 + 5 + 5

Web links

• official homepage
• Results on eWRC-results.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Event announcement 2013 (PDF; 534 kB)
2. ↑ Entry list Rebenland Rallye 2013 (PDF; 142 kB)
3. ↑ Mrlik has to cancel
4. ↑ Two best times of the state champion
5. ↑ Baumschlager with all the best times
6. ↑ Bad luck for Rosenberger - Baumschlager leads
7. ↑ "A lot can happen in the afternoon"
8. ↑ Baumschlager triumphs in the vineyard