Jesús Puras

WRC driver


Name = Jesús Puras
Nationality = flagicon|ESP Spanish
Years = 1991–2002
Teams = Citroen, Seat, Ford
Races = 29 (Group A)
Wins = 1
Podiums = 2
Stagewins = n/a
Points = 32
First race = 1991 Monte-Carlo
First win = 2001 Tour de Corse
Last win = 2001 Tour de Corse
Last race = 2002 Rallye Sanremo

Jesús Puras Vidal de la Peña also known as just 'Chus Puras' (Born March 16, 1963) is a Spanish rally driver active is the years 1991-2002. Puras was notorious for his blistering performances on tarmac rallies and along with teammate Philippe Bugalski, he was chosen by the Citroën Total World Rally Team to be part of their driver line-up for the first bit-part campaign with the Citroën Xsara WRC in 2001. He secured his only WRC win that year at the Tour de Corse with co-driver Marc Marti (who then went on to pilot former double champion Carlos Sainz and in recent years, Dani Sordo). However, with performances over shadowed by the upcoming Sebastien Loeb, he retired from the Citroën Xsara WRC team and rallying in 2002, ending with a 6th place in his last rally - the 2002 Rallye Sanremo.

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