Long
way
to
go
“Of
course,
I’m
happy
to
progress
to
the
next
stage,
but
there’s
still
a
long
way
to
go.
I’m
also
very
pleased
that
seven
from
India
made
it
to
the
next
round,”
said
an
elated
Wadia.
“For
us
Indians,
it
was
our
first
experience
in
the
Cross
Car
and
so
a
steep
learning
curve.
Now,
we
all
are
focussed
on
Stage-2
and
I
hope,
most
if
not
all
of
us
make
it
to
the
last
Stage,”
he
added.
40
qualifiers
The
40
qualifiers
form
nine
countries
of
the
Asia-Pacific
region
were
divided
into
seven
groups,
each
given
one
recce
run
and
two
timed
outings
with
the
best
timed
lap
taken
into
account
for
classification.
The
top
three
from
each
group,
along
with
four
other
fastest
drivers
across
all
groups,
progressed
to
Stage-2
which
will
be
run
at
the
same
venue
on
Tuesday
(October
11)
when
12
finalists
for
the
Wednesday’s
(October
12)
final
round
will
be
chosen
based
on
their
performance.
Tarmac
configuration
Due
to
heavy
overnight
rains,
the
course
was
shifted
from
dirt
to
a
tarmac
configuration.
On
Tuesday,
the
course
will
be
extended
to
1,800M
and
3kms
for
Wednesday,
but
all
subject
to
the
weather
conditions.
The
winners
of
the
Asia-Pacific
region
will
be
announced
on
Wednesday,
after
all
drivers
have
been
interviewed
by
the
four-member
Jury
which
comprises,
FIA
Rally
Director
Andrew
Wheatley
(Chairman),
Pernilla
Solberg,
Maciej
Woda
and
Guy
Botterill
(Driver
Advisor).
WRC
feeder
The
winner
of
the
FIA
Rally
Star
Asia-Pacific
Final
will
represent
the
region
in
the
2023
FIA
Rally
Star
Training
Season.
Besides
six
rallies
in
an
M-Sport
Ford
Fiesta
Rally3,
the
Training
Season
package
includes
physical
and
intellectual
assessment,
driver
coaching
and
testing.
The
aim
is
to
equip
the
successful
contestants
with
the
attributes
they
need
as
they
attempt
to
secure
a
drive
in
the
FIA
World
Rally
Championship
(WRC)
in
the
future.
At
the
end
of
2023,
the
best
four
FIA
Rally
Star
Team
members
are
rewarded
with
a
season
in
the
FIA
Junior
WRC
Championship
in
2024.
For
2025,
three
drivers
go
forward
into
a
second
Junior
WRC
season.
And
if
one
of
the
FIA
Rally
Star
Team
members
wins
the
title,
they
secure
a
WRC2
campaign
in
a
Rally2
car
for
2026
with
a
Rally1
drive
their
next
target.
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