October 9, 2025: Spring-like weather once again provided the backdrop for the third day of the Modena Cento Ore. The day began with the start from Cervia–Milano Marittima, heading towards Rimini and San Marino, followed by the two special stages of Urbania and Le Cesane, separated by a passage through the historic center of Urbino. From Romagna to the Marche region and back again, the afternoon continued with races at the Misano World Circuit.
The start from Piazza Garibaldi, the heart of Cervia–Milano Marittima, led the legendary “Cento Ore” cars through the colorful streets of the town, famous for its salt pans. After passing through Rimini, the route climbed up to San Marino. Once in the Marche region, the competition heated up with the seventh special stage, the first of the day, held in Urbania. The second stage, at Le Cesane, took place after the parade through the jewel of art and history that is Urbino’s old town. It was once again won by the crew that has made the special stages their trademark: Glenn and Conrad Janssens of the Trafiroad Rallyteam, driving a Ferrari 308 GTB. Behind them came the Jochers with their Opel Ascona 400, followed by James Crossland and Robert Brooks of GTO Engineering, also driving a 308 GTB in “Michelotto” specification. Today’s two fast-paced stages also favored Olivier Breittmayer and Eric Forney, who, at the wheel of their powerful BMW M1 Procar, finished fourth and third respectively.
After lunch in the green countryside of the Marche region, the drivers headed to the Misano World Circuit. Here Breittmayer and Forney, with their BMW M1 Procar, set the best time after a comeback that began as the lights went out, overtaking the Opel Ascona 400 Conrero of Stephan and Matthias Jocher, who gave up their position halfway through the race.
In third place, confirming their results from the first three days, were Mr John of B and Sibel with the compact Porsche Carrera 6 of Team John of B. Fourth came the Jaguar E-Type of Team GR Asia, driven by Richard Meins and Robert Huff, just four-tenths of a second behind the Carrera 6. Fifth were Jeremy Lancksweert and Christophe Van Riet with their Ferrari 365 GTB/4, showing clear improvement compared to their performance at Mugello.
Back in Cervia–Milano Marittima, the participants enjoyed an evening aperitif and dinner by the sea.
Although, at the end of the fourth day, the Competition standings still leave several crews mathematically in contention for the overall win, two teams in particular have shown remarkable consistency throughout the week and seem poised to fight for victory. They are the German duo Stephan and Matthias Jocher with the Opel Ascona 400 Conrero, who lead the Belgian pair Glenn and Conrad Janssens in their Ferrari 308 GTB by just one minute and forty-three seconds. Further back, the Englishmen James Crossland and Robert Brooks in the Ferrari 308 Michelotto sit 4 minutes and 35 seconds adrift but must watch out for the Anglo-Italian pairing of Marcus Anderson and Andrea Arena in a Jaguar E-Type, just seven seconds behind. Also still in contention for the podium are Mr John of B and Sibel with their Porsche Carrera 6, only four seconds further back.
The battle for sixth place remains open as well, between the two Ford Escorts of David and Hilary Tomlin and the British duo Ben Gill and Dave Didcock, close behind.
In the Regularity category, British sports cars continue to dominate the top positions. Americans Jeffery Gault and Raffaele Conti remain in the lead with their Jaguar XK 140. In second place are Beat Roethlisberger and Philippe Romero in a Jaguar E-Type, while Alexander Marmureanu and Laura Huettner, also in an E-Type, slip to third.
Tomorrow marks the final day of this spectacular edition of the Modena Cento Ore, featuring the two traditional special stages and the races at the Imola Circuit. The grand finale will take place with the awards ceremony in Piazza Roma, in the vibrant heart of Modena.
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