Breen dominates opening stages in Switzerland

Craig Breen (Peugeot 208 T16) dominated the opening leg of the Rallye du Valais in Switzerland, the 10th and final round of the ERC. The Waterford driver and his British co-driver Scott Martin arrived at the overnight halt with a lead of 15.4 seconds. His closest challenger is Swiss driver Olivier Burri (Citroen DS3R5).

Breen was quickest on the qualifying stage and continued the trend on the opening 8-82km stage where he was 0.6 of a second faster than the Citroen DS3 R5 of Olivier Burri.

Francois Delecour (Porsche 997 GT3) was 0.9 of a second behind in third. It was a bad start for French ace Bryan Bouffier, who was forced out when his Peugeot 208 T16 hit a wall. He was credited with the fifth fastest time.