Author of a great start in the Supercar final, Davy Jeanney perfectly resisted the return of his former teammate Timmy Hansen, this Sunday, October 20, shod on slick tires. A risky bet but ultimately a winning one.
A breathtaking finale and an explosion of joy at the finish. Davy Jeanney may have many years of rallycross and a career that has taken him to the world championship, the thirty-year-old from the PGRX team did not hide his happiness at having succeeded in beating his friend and rival: l ex-world champion Timmy Hansen.
At loggerheads
The Tourangeau started perfectly and was able to resist the return of his former teammate to the world championship, within the Peugeot-Hansen team (2015 and 2016).
“Everything was decided at the start. Then, I made two or three errors which allowed him to put pressure on me throughout the final. I really understood that I was going to win when I managed to keep a little lead when I took the joker turn in the penultimate round (out of a total of seven),” whispered the pilante from Tours, whose victory at Dreux was his first, delighted his ex-partner, Timmy Hansen, just as much: “Davy is a great driver.
And he proved it today. For my part, I tried to put a lot of pressure on him but while remaining fair. I could have “pushed” him more but I wanted us to stay on the track,” confessed the driver from Gotene (Sweden), who came with Team Eleven to salute his last visit to the circuit, in 2013.
Lots of shows in Dreux
Finally third, the Scandinavian could only welcome his rival’s strategy: “The sky remained threatening all day and the rain started to fall a little before the start. We chose to wear slick tires (for dry weather). It was a gamble but it turned out to be a winner! », concluded the winner of the final Drouaise stage.
Steven Bossard, French champion in the category, would have been involved in this fratricidal fight but was prevented from doing so. “I was champion before arriving here and it could be felt in my concentration. But in the semi-final, when I was second, a competitor made me spin. I stall and I lose 25 seconds,” concluded the Breton crowned in Supercar 13 years after his title won in Super 1600. A long road…
Lumet a notch above
Valentin Lumet topped the French championship in the junior category. Winner at Dreux yesterday, the 20-year-old driver of the Clio V RX secured his 7th victory of the season. Something to make him happy: “Tonight, we’re just going to have fun and party!” »
David Berthélem
