Bruno Magalhães has announced that he has switched navigators for the 2011 IRC season.
Paulo Grave will replace the departing Carlos Magalhães from next year on. Grave has previously navigated for Bruno Magalhães, with the pair finishing second in the A6 Class of the 2005 Sata Rally Açores and winning Class A6 on the 2006 edition of the Rali Vinho Madeira, claiming fourth along the way. They also finished second in the N4 Class of the Vodafone Rally de Portugal, in a Peugeot 207 S2000.
“Paulo was my co-driver from 2002 until 2007 when he stopped rallying. I know him perfectly so the change will not be a problem.”
Carlos Magalhães will leave the navigator seat of the Peugeot 207 S2000 after a successful time paired with Bruno. The pair won this year’s Sata Rally Açores after Juho Hanninen punctured and Jan Kopecký crashed out during the final stages. Carlos will now leave to partner Daniel Olivera, who will compete in next year’s IRC season.
Bruno said: “Carlos is a great friend of mine and for his career this change can be better and for me I will still have a good co-driver.”
The new Magalhães-Grave partnership will begin on next year’s Rallye Monte Carlo.
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