Omloop van Vlaanderen 2025 + Div. 2 - SS16: Houthulst 3 - all cars, double pass (raw footage)

Описание: The first stage from the final loop of the 65th Omloop van Vlaanderen, a 3rd pass on SS Houthulst.

After visiting the split point in the loop this morning, now we went to the stage start.

SS Houthulst is 11.81 km long.

Results overall top 10:
1. Cédric Cherain (1, Porsche 992 Rally GT) was the fastest on this stage and completed in 5:56.60 (avg 119.2 km/h)
2. Vincent Verschueren (2, Citroën C3 Rally2) +4.5
3. Bernhard ten Brinke (8, Škoda Fabia RS Rally2) +5.1
4. Niels Reynvoet (4, Citroën C3 Rally2) +6.6
5. Bjorn Syx (3, Toyota GR Yaris Rally2) +7.8
6. Frédéric Miclotte (5, Škoda Fabia RS Rally2) +13.3
7. Robin Maes (9, Škoda Fabia RS Rally2) +14.4
8. Nicola Stampaert (8, Škoda Fabia RS Rally2) +15.4
9. Steven Dolfen (12, Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo) +15.7
10. Richard Pex (11, Škoda Fabia RS Rally2) +24.3

After this stage, Cherain has extended his lead to 32.7 seconds over Verschueren, who still manages to keep off ten Brinke, now on +40.17.

M-Cup top 5:
1. Franky Boulat (26, BMW E36 M3) completed in 6:29.1 (avg 109.3 km/h, P12 overall)
2. Tobi Vandenberghe (27, BMW E87) +2.6
3. Wouter Lievens (31, BMW E36 M3) +4.2
4. Tom Ceuppens (45, BMW E87) +20.5
5. Cris Algoedt (32, BMW 1M Coupé) +32.7

Boulat still leads with 23.22 seconds now over Vandenberghe; Ceuppens has a safe 3rd place, now on +3:04.39.

Division 2 top 5:
1. Benoit Cornette (101, BMW E46 M3) completed in 6:34.4 (avg 107.8 km/h)
2. Didier Spillebeen (105, BMW E30) +22.2
3. Michiel Seys (102, BMW E36 Compact) +24.8
4. Bram Fonteyne (103, Volvo 240 Turbo) +25.8
5. Stefaan T'Joens (106, Renault Clio III RS) +32.8

For division 2 rally, this was SS12 and the penultimate stage.
After the stage, Michiel Seys is leading, he more than doubles his lead with now 46.4 seconds advantage over Bram Fonteyne. Didier Spillebeen is in a safe 3rd place on +58.9.
Cornette is in SuperRally after his car stalled between SS4 and 5, he had to retire from the lead and restarted after missing out 2 stages and is now on +19:04.9 (with 2x 10 minutes penalty).
Seys eventually won the rally, with Fonteyne and Spillebeen finishing on resp. +51.3 and +56.9.

Complete stage results: see https://www.ewrc-results.com/results/...

Div. 2: https://www.ewrc-results.com/results/...

Thumbnail: Benoit Cornette

Enjoy!

00:00 Course cars
04:15 Rally
41:36 Course car
42:24 Rally division 2
52:20 Demo (mixed with 2nd pass div 2)
55:51 Stage finished