# Jesús Puras

Jesús Puras Vidal de la Peña (born March 16 1963), also known as 'Chus Puras', is a Spanish rally driver active in the World Rally Championship from 1991 to 2002. Puras was well known for his blistering performances on tarmac rallies.

## Career

Puras debuted in rallying in 1982 and captured the Spanish Rally Championship title eight times; in 1990 and 1992 with a Lancia Delta Integrale 16V, in 1995 and 1997 with a Citroën ZX 16S, from 1998 to 2000 with a Citroën Xsara Kit Car and in 2002 with a Citroën Xsara WRC. Driving a Ford Escort RS Cosworth, he also won the 1994 FIA Group N Cup (now as World Rally Championship-3).
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 Kit Car in 1999. He secured his only WRC win at the 2001 Tour de Corse with co-driver Marc Martí (who then went on to pilot former double world champion Carlos Sainz and in recent years, Dani Sordo) with the Citroën Xsara WRC.
However, with performances overshadowed by the upcoming Sébastien Loeb, he retired from the Citroën factory team and the WRC in 2002, ending with a sixth place in his last rally – the 2002 Rallye Sanremo.

## WRC victories

| # | Event | Season | Co-driver | Car |
| 1 | 45ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France | 2001 | Marc Martí | Citroën Xsara WRC |

## WRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Pts |
| 1991 | Mazda Rally Team Europe | Mazda 323 GTX | MON Ret | SWE | POR 7 | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | CIV | | | 40th | 4 |
| 1991 | Jesús Puras | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | | | | | | | | | | | | | ESP Ret | GBR | 40th | 4 |
| 1992 | Mauro Rallye Team | Lancia Delta HF Integrale | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP 6 | GBR | 34th | 6 |
| 1994 | Jesús Puras | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | MON 9 | POR 8 | KEN | FRA 12 | GRE | ARG Ret | NZL Ret | FIN | ITA 17 | GBR 15 | | | | | 30th | 5 |
| 1995 | Citroën Hispania | Citroën ZX 16S | MON | SWE | POR | FRA | NZL | AUS | ESP Ret | GBR | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1996 | Seat Sport | Seat Ibiza Kit Car | SWE | KEN | INA | GRE | ARG Ret | FIN | AUS Ret | ITA | ESP 15 | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1997 | Citroën Hispania | Citroën ZX Kit Car | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP Ret | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | INA | ITA | AUS | GBR | NC | 0 |
| 1998 | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara Kit Car | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP Ret | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA Ret | AUS | GBR | | NC | 0 |
| 1999 | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara Kit Car | MON Ret | SWE | KEN | POR | | FRA 2 | ARG | GRE | NZL | | | | | | 11th | 6 |
| 1999 | Citroën Hispania | Citroën Xsara Kit Car | | | | | ESP Ret | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 6 |
| 1999 | Jesús Puras | Subaru Impreza WRX | | | | | | | | | | FIN Ret | | | | | 11th | 6 |
| 1999 | Jesús Puras | Toyota Corolla WRC | | | | | | | | | | | CHN Ret | | | GBR 16 | 11th | 6 |
| 1999 | Citroën Sport | Citroën Xsara Kit Car | | | | | | | | | | | | ITA Ret | AUS | | 11th | 6 |
| 2000 | Jesús Puras | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | MON | SWE | KEN | POR Ret | | | | | FIN Ret | CYP | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2000 | Citroën Sport | Citroën Xsara Kit Car | | | | | ESP Ret | ARG | GRE | NZL | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2000 | Jesús Puras | Citroën Saxo Kit Car | | | | | | | | | | | FRA 28 | ITA 35 | AUS | GBR | NC | 0 |
| 2001 | Jesús Puras | Citroën Saxo Kit Car | MON Ret | SWE | POR | | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 10 |
| 2001 | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | | | | ESP Ret | ARG | CYP | GRE | KEN | FIN | NZL | ITA Ret | FRA 1 | AUS | GBR | 11th | 10 |
| 2002 | BBF Citroën Sport | Citroën Xsara WRC | MON | SWE | FRA | ESP 12 | CYP | ARG | GRE | KEN | FIN | | | | | | 19th | 1 |
| 2002 | Automobiles Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | | | | | | | | | | GER Ret | | | | | 19th | 1 |
| 2002 | Piedrafita Sport | Citroën Xsara WRC | | | | | | | | | | | ITA 6 | NZL | AUS | GBR | 19th | 1 |