Top handicaps for top drivers

Andy Priaulx, Gabriele Tarquini, Rickard Rydell and Dirk Müller occupy the top-four places in the Drivers’ Championship, but also in the handicap weight list. Priaulx and Tarquini, who are only separated by one point, will both be carrying 65 extra kilos in Valencia, ten more than Rydell and Dirk.

All the other title contenders also have ballast on board; the lightest of them being James Thompson and Yvan Muller with 30 kg.

As newcomer to the championship, local competitors Oscar Nogués and María De Villota will be given an automatic 20 kg handicap.