The Rally Islas Canarias - Rally of Spain recovers the Gran Karting Club de Maspalomas super special stage

The Gran Karting Club de Maspalomas super special stage is the second SSS of the Rally Islas Canarias - Rally of Spain. As a novelty, this year the rally will have two super specials stages, one of them is the Gran Canaria Arena, which crosses the basketball stadium, and the other is in the karting.

The rally's organising committee is bringing back this super special stage, which is held entirely within the Gran Karting Club de Maspalomas, recovering a section where drivers such as Juha Kankkunen, Gilles Panizzi, Enrico Bertone and Gustavo Trelles have driven.


The rally informs about the spectators areas set up on this section, the bus service, the closed roads and also provides information.

Complete itinerary.

Thursday, 6 March 2025. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

 

The Costa Canaria super special stage will be held entirely within the Gran Karting Club de Maspalomas, recovering a special stage where drivers such as Juha Kankkunen, Gilles Panizzi, Enrico Bertone and Gustavo Trelles have driven.

 

Total distance of the Costa Canaria: 1.50 kilometres.
Starting time: 10:35 Canary Islands time (11:35 peninsular time).
Live tv. This super special stage will be broadcast live.

 

Ticket to access the Costa Canaria super special stage: in order to access the show section of the karting you will have to buy a ticket. Tickets will go on sale shortly and the ticket includes a parking space inside the venue. The organisation of the Rally Islas Canarias - Rally de España will communicate it through its website and its official social networks.

 

Start line Costa Canaria (Coordinates: 27.785345974, -15.506156127) The start of the super special stage is right in front of the karting shed on the circuit.

Finish line Costa Canaria (Coordinates: 27.785341659, -15.506196791).

 

Tyre warm-up area. They are always located before the start of the stage.


(Coordinates: 27.784806004, -15.511747807).


Timetable


- Road closure time: Sunday 27th April (previous day) at 07:35 am. From this time the super special stage will be closed to traffic for non-residents of the area.

 

- Safety caravan time: vehicles belonging to the safety caravan will be circulating from 7:35 a.m. onwards, checking the set-up of the sections and verifying the correct location of the public.


- Time for the first participant to pass: 10:35 Canary Islands time.


Road closures


Road closures: (Coordinates: 27.783120760, -15.519266957)


These timetables may be subject to change at the discretion of the race director.


RULES FOR THE LOCATION OF THE SPECTATORS (these rules apply to all the timed sections of the 49th Rally Islas Canarias).
1.- Only the areas marked with tape and yellow signs are suitable for the location of the public.


2 .- The areas marked with red tape and signage are prohibited for the location of public.


3.- It is not allowed to walk on the stretch from 30 minutes before the start of the first participant.


4.- The FIA safety delegate, from the race direction, monitors live the location of the public on the section through the onboard cameras of the safety caravan and the participants. In the event that the safety rules are not being respected, the stage will be stopped, which could lead to its cancellation. We ask for the maximum cooperation of the public for a correct and safe development of the event.

 

SPECTATORS AREAS INSIDE THE KARTING


Spectator area 1:
Coordinates: 27.787111775, -15.506323630


Spectator area 2:
Coordinates: 27.786053926, -15.505748391


More public areas will be set up shortly in anticipation of the interest of the fans in this show section. Please visit the rally website regularly as the organisers will be updating the information on their website.


Access to the Costa Canaria super special stage:
Access roads: GC-500 and GC-1.
Bus service.


The rally organisers are providing spectators with a bus service to access the timed sections. In the coming days will be published on the website of the Rally the link to the platform of the company Canaryshuttle that will provide the service for booking tickets and will be published where and how to buy tickets.

 

Departure point and timetable of the bus service to the Costa Canaria super special stage:


Maspalomas Market. The departure of the service starts at 7:00 am. 30 minutes after passing the broom car, the same unloading area for passengers before the start of the section will be used as a pick-up point to return to the car parks/launching points. The return journey starts from 12.30 p.m. onwards. Price of the return ticket 15 €.
See location

 
The Rally Islas Canarias is organized by Todo Sport and promoted by the Government of the Canary Islands, Vice-Ministry of Physical Activity and Sports, the Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria, the Instituto Insular de Deportes de Gran Canaria, the Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the Instituto Municipal para la Promoción de la Actividad Física y el Deporte de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the Consejo Superior de Deportes, and the Real Federación Española de Automovilismo (RFEDA). Private companies such as Hyundai Canarias, Avis Canarias, Repuestos Doral, Fred. Olsen Express & Baleària, Lopesan, BP Ultimate, Sonocom and Servitecnic, Canary Shuttle and Pepsi (Ahembo).

Last modified on Thursday, 06 March 2025 15:27