Jesús Puras
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Spanish |
Full name | Jesús Puras Vidal de la Peña |
Born | Santander, Cantabria | March 16, 1963
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1991–1992, 1994–2002 |
Teams | Mazda, Citroën |
Rallies | 37 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 1 |
Podiums | 2 |
Stage wins | 25 |
Total points | 32 |
First rally | 1991 Monte Carlo Rally |
First win | 2001 Tour de Corse |
Last win | 2001 Tour de Corse |
Last rally | 2002 Rallye Sanremo |
Jesús Puras Vidal de la Peña (born March 16 1963), also known as 'Chus Puras', is a Spanish rally driver active in the World Rally Championship from 1991 to 2002. Puras was well known for his blistering performances on tarmac rallies.
Career[]
Puras debuted in rallying in 1982 and captured the Spanish Rally Championship title eight times; in 1990 and 1992 with a Lancia Delta Integrale 16V, in 1995 and 1997 with a Citroën ZX 16S, from 1998 to 2000 with a Citroën Xsara Kit Car and in 2002 with a Citroën Xsara WRC. Driving a Ford Escort RS Cosworth, he also won the 1994 FIA Group N Cup (now as World Rally Championship-3).[1]
Along with teammate Philippe Bugalski, he was chosen by the Citroën Total World Rally Team to be part of their driver line-up for the first bit-part campaign with the Citroën Xsara Kit Car in 1999. He secured his only WRC win at the 2001 Tour de Corse with co-driver Marc Martí (who then went on to pilot former double world champion Carlos Sainz and in recent years, Dani Sordo) with the Citroën Xsara WRC.
However, with performances overshadowed by the upcoming Sébastien Loeb, he retired from the Citroën factory team and the WRC in 2002, ending with a sixth place in his last rally – the 2002 Rallye Sanremo.
WRC victories[]
# | Event | Season | Co-driver | Car |
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1 | 45ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France | 2001 | Marc Martí | Citroën Xsara WRC |
WRC results[]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Pts |
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1991 | Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda 323 GTX | Ret |
7 |
40th | 4 | ||||||||||||
Jesús Puras | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | Ret |
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1992 | Mauro Rallye Team | Lancia Delta HF Integrale | 6 |
34th | 6 | |||||||||||||
1994 | Jesús Puras | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | 9 |
8 |
12 |
Ret |
Ret |
17 |
15 |
30th | 5 | |||||||
1995 | Citroën Hispania | Citroën ZX 16S | Ret |
NC | 0 | |||||||||||||
1996 | Seat Sport | Seat Ibiza Kit Car | Ret |
Ret |
15 |
NC | 0 | |||||||||||
1997 | Citroën Hispania | Citroën ZX Kit Car | Ret |
NZL | NC | 0 | ||||||||||||
1998 | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara Kit Car | SWE | KEN | Ret |
NZL | Ret |
GBR | NC | 0 | ||||||||
1999 | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara Kit Car | Ret |
FRA 2 |
NZL | 11th | 6 | |||||||||||
Citroën Hispania | ESP Ret |
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Jesús Puras | Subaru Impreza WRX | Ret |
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Toyota Corolla WRC | Ret |
16 | ||||||||||||||||
Citroën Sport | Citroën Xsara Kit Car | Ret |
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2000 | Jesús Puras | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | MON | SWE | KEN | POR Ret |
Ret |
NC | 0 | |||||||||
Citroën Sport | Citroën Xsara Kit Car | ESP Ret |
NZL | |||||||||||||||
Jesús Puras | Citroën Saxo Kit Car | FRA 28 |
35 |
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2001 | Jesús Puras | Citroën Saxo Kit Car | MON Ret |
SWE | 11th | 10 | ||||||||||||
Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | ESP Ret |
ARG | CYP | GRE | KEN | FIN | NZL | ITA Ret |
FRA 1 |
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2002 | BBF Citroën Sport | Citroën Xsara WRC | MON | SWE | FRA | ESP 12 |
CYP | ARG | GRE | KEN | FIN | 19th | 1 | |||||
Automobiles Citroën | GER Ret |
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Piedrafita Sport | 6 |
NZL | AUS | GBR |
References[]
- ^ "Jesús Puras". RallyBase. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
External links[]
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- 1963 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Santander, Spain
- World Rally Championship drivers
- Rally drivers from Cantabria
- Spanish rally drivers
- Dakar Rally drivers
- European auto racing biography stubs
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- European rallying biography stubs