As a reward for having already clinched the title in N2, Dall'Agnol and Dalmut competed in the A6 category in the last round claiming an excellent second place, a great result for the young crew's debut in the category.

Having already secured the title in the N2 category (set aside for cars with 1.6 engines, limited preparation and 4x2 traction) of the 2007 Brazilian Rally Championship with the crew Fabio Dall'Agnol and Marcelo Dalmut; the Fiat Rally Team has guaranteed second place in the A6 category (for 1.6 engines, unlimited preparation and 4x2 traction),  with the crew of outgoing champions Luís Tedesco and Bruno Mega during the eighth and final round of the series, the Rally Paraná Campina Grande do Sul which was held on 8th December in the city of Campina Grande do Sul in the south of Brazil.

As a reward for having already clinched the title in N2, Dall'Agnol and Dalmut competed in the A6 category in the last round driving the new Fiat Palio Abarth (2008) claiming an excellent second place, a great result for the young crew's debut in the category. "The car is more powerful and I could already feel the difference on the first stage. I hope that 2008 will be as good as it was this season for us and that next year I will be able to compete in the A6 category," said Dall'Agnol the youngest pilot (at 21 years old) in the category to ever conquer the title of the Brazilian Rally Championship.

Tedesco and Mega meanwhile weren't able to clinch the A6 crown which would have given them a unprecedented fifteenth title; they came into the rally lying in second place in the points standings and they finished in the same position in the final standings. The crew led the class almost up to the end of the day but a flat tyre caused several other problems ending the possibility of the Team being able to dispute the championship title with the crew of Rafael Túlio and Gilvan Jablonski from the Peugeot Rally Team.

"First of all it is necessary to congratulate Tulio and Jablonski who deserve the title, it was a very rough championship on the tracks and very controversial off the trails. I was able to take four victories in eight rallies but as I was not allowed to score in the round in Minas Gerais for reason of the regulations, this fact could be considered very important for losing the eleventh title of Fiat Rally Team," affirmed Tedesco, who is a fourteen time champion in the category.

The last rally of the year accomplished what had been promised: a high level of emotion in the A6 category right until the finish line, a great contest between two crews, two teams and two brands. The Brazilian Rally Championship arrived to the end of the season with another brand, Chevrolet, competing for the title with Fiat and Peugeot, and everything indicates that good news will soon come to light for the category in terms of new pilots, teams and brands.

The Fiat/Ted Racing Team is sponsored by: Fiat, Banco Fiat and supported by Yokohama, Sparco, Formacco, Santa Rita, Jump, Artmix, Academia Limit, RSSP, Iveco and Fila.

by Claudio Perlini

Final classification of the 2007 Brazilian Rally Championship:

Class A6 - 1st Rafael Túlio/Gilvan Jablonski (Peugeot 206) 64 points, 2nd Luís Tedesco/Bruno Mega (Fiat Palio) 51 points, 3rd Leandro Brustolin/Daniel Ceconelo (VW Gol) 30 points

Class N2 - 1st Fábio Dall Agnol/Marcelo Dalmut (Fiat Palio) 63, 2nd Ulysses Bertholdo/Sidinei Broering (GM Celta) 62 points, 3rd Marlon Koerich/Joseane Koerich (GM Celta) 34 points