Italian Rally Championship

In a field consisting entirely of Clio Rally5s prepared by Motorsport Italia, Alberto Siccardi and Stefano Sappracone secured their debut victory in the Italian Junior Rally Championship at Rally Lazio Cassino. Second and third place finishers Giacomo Marchioro - Daniele Conti and Sebastian Dallapiccola - Fabio Andrian move to the top of the classification and will face Matteo Greco - Edoardo Brovelli and Mattia Ricciu - Giovanni Mazzone for the crown at Rally di Sanremo (18-19 October).

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French Junior Rallycross Championship

Like Kelig Gouesbet in Lohéac, Gautier Sarhy chose the ideal moment to show his talent in a field dominated by Clio RX. Second after the qualifying rounds and second in his semi-final in Mayenne, the Bordeaux driver made an excellent start to race to his third victory of the year ahead of Thomas Quincé and Willem Tarrière. With this victory, Gautier Sarhy will challenge Dylan Léger and Kelig Gouesbet for the title in Dreux (11-12 October).

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Brazilian Rally Championship

Clio Rally4 and Clio Rally5 struck hard with a resounding one-two finish at Rally Rio Negrinho. Luis Eduardo Stedile and Luis Felipe Eckel drove their Clio Rally5 to overall victory in round four of the year ahead of countrymen Leandro Brustolin and Andrey Karpinski in a Clio Rally4. This result allows both crews to retain the Rally 4 championship lead, heading to the final two rounds of the season.

Dutch Rally Championship

Clio Rally3 clinched the Dutch national title ahead of the final round, with Willem Wouter Overbeek and Joyce Ruite being crowned NRK and NC3 champions at the Hellendoorn Rally. Clio Rally3, Clio Rally4 and Clio Rally5 dominated their respective classes with Jeroen Klein Kromhof - Jouri Dockx, Maurice Kuijstermans - Daan Tijink and Fabian Kamermans - Stefan Müller. Lastly, Max van Empel and Eddy Smeets clinched the Clio Rally Trophy with Clio Rally5 despite their accident in SS8.

Slovak Rally Championship

Artur Długosz and Mateusz Martynek won the maiden edition of Rally Martin in their Clio Rally3. On these new tarmac roads, the Polish duo finished seventh overall and took a big step towards the national title in their category. The same special stages saw a one-two finish for the Clio Rally5, with the Czech duo of Ivan Chlud and Tomáš Drbal finishing ahead of the Slovak pair of Stanislav Zeman and Ján Konfal.

Swedish Rally Championship

The final round of the season, the South Swedish Rally, saw Simon Andersson and Jörgen Jönsson finish seventh overall in their Clio Rally4. On the strength of this solid performance, the Swede ended the season in sixth place in the two-wheel drive category and fifth in the Junior category, having scored more points than anyone else in the two rounds he contested, which bodes well for the model’s future in Sweden!

Turkish Rally Championship

Clio Rally3 and Clio Rally5 were both victorious at the ESOK Rally, round five of the calendar. Women’s championship leader Eda Soylu extended her advantage with another victory with co-driver Cicek Güney. Meanwhile, Clio Rally5 set the pace in RC5 under the leadership of Demir and Asena Sancakli, who also finished third in the Junior category.

French Rally Cup

Antoine Dhaisne and Camille Flajolet won their class in their Clio Rally3, as did Maxime Fourmaux and Margaux Perrin in their Clio Rally5 at Rallye Le Béthunois. Clio Rally4 and Clio Rally5 also triumphed at Rallye des Jardins de Sologne, with Mathieu Mallet - Julien Mallet and Calvin Lucas - Julie Plat. Meanwhile, Clio Rally5 scored class wins at the Ronde de la Durance with Romain Bertrand and Bastien Masse, Rallye du Chasselas with Laurent and Amélie Zambon, and the Ronde de l’Est with Elona Ginet and Maëva Dupuy.

German Rally Cup

Max Schumann and Ann Felke finished third overall in the ADAC Ladermanufaktur Rally Ostwestfalen and scored another win in RC4 in their Clio Rally4. The duo’s strong result places them at the top of the DMSB Rally Cup, the DMSB Rally Cup Pirelli, and the DMSB Rally Cup Renault Sindermann, with three rounds remaining in the season.

And elsewhere …

Clio Rally3 excelled again on German asphalt with Carsten Mohe and Andrea Lieber taking overall victory at the ADMV Herkommer Kfz-Technik Rallye Grünhain, where Matteo Müller and Willy Wirth also triumphed in their Clio Rally5. Still in Germany, Julian Birtel and Jasmin Wittemann dominated the RC5 class at the ADAC Gerhard-Mitter-Gedächtnisrallye Calw.

In Italy, the Clio Rally3s of Valentino Ledda and Claudio Mele (Rally3 & Juniors), Franco Rossi and Mirco Mazzini (Gentlemen), and Paola Fedi and Andrea Volpi (Women) all won at Rally Alto Appennino Bolognese. Meanwhile, Riccardo Verbilli and Simone Raggioli took Rally5 top honours in their Clio Rally5. At the same time, Emanuele Bruscino and Filippo Guarcini dominated the Rally5 class in the CRZ version of the Rally Lazio Cassino in their Clio Rally5.

In Belgium, Michaël Nuée and Emelyne Delpire set the pace in their Clio Rally3 at the B-Short in Momignies. Elsewhere in Europe, Javier García López and Marta finished on the overall podium and won their category in their Clio Rally4 at Rallycrono Indamóvil Ciudad de Énix (Spain), whilst Tiago and Fernando Pereira won in their Clio Rally5 at Sever do Vouga (Portugal).