Clio Rally is in fine form as the back half of the season nears. The four models in the range intended for rally competition delivered outstanding performances this weekend in Denmark, Germany, Slovenia and Turkey, whilst also securing a quadruple win in the same event in France.

Danish Rally Championship

Clio Rally3 and Clio Rally5 came out swinging at the Rally Juelsminde. Despite a penalty for a late check-in, Carsten Jensen and Michael Fasterholdt won in RC3 by 0.2s whilst Kim and Tobias Abildgaard secured another podium spot for the model in its class. Meanwhile, Oliver Sørensen and Claus Amstrup led a Clio Rally5 sweep of the top six in RC5. As leaders of their respective championships, Carsten Jensen and Oliver Sørensen now sit second and third in the Dansk Super Rally general classification.

Slovenian Rally Championship

Clio Rally5 continued its impressive run in Slovenia with a victory for Alan Pajk and Enej Bobič, who led a one-two-three finish for the model in its class at Rally Dolina zelenega zlata. Finishing second behind their rivals for the D1 and Class 5 titles, Rene Černigoj and Blaž Gerbec secured a podium finish in the Juniors’ class. The event was also a success for the Austrian crew of Maximilian Lichtenegger and Bernhard Ettel, who won the CEZ2 class and finished sixth overall in their Clio Rally3.

Turkish Rally Championship

Clio Rally5 triumphed on the gravel stages of the Kapadokya Rallisi. Ugur Kaban and Mert Kaya put in a flawless performance to secure a convincing victory in RC5, whilst also finishing runners-up in the two-wheel-drive class. Finishing third in their class and in the Women’s category, Hilal Aslan and Güray Akgün secured further trophies for the model. Sinan Soylu and Ali Emre Yilmaz were less successful, finishing just off the RC3 podium aboard their Clio Rally3.

French Rally Cup

The range set the pace yet again in France, as Clio Rally3, Clio Rally4, Clio Rally5 and Clio Rally6 all won their respective classes at the Rallye des 12 Travaux d’Hercule, driven by Antoine Bordagaray - Alan Autegarden, Thierry Landais - Morgan Lefebvre, Gabriel Thibaudeau - Dimitri Pilet and Jimmy Godeau - Honorine Godeau.

Elsewhere, Clio Rally3 and Clio Rally5 triumphed at Rallye d’Autun La Châtaigne with Fabrice Martin – Romain Gavoye and Pascal Bérard – Caroline Bérard, as well as at Rallye du Boulonnais with Théau Poiriez – Margot Delnieppe and Rémy Morin - Sébastien Duthoit, and at Rallye des Vallées with Maxime Rémy – Hervé Faucher and Louis Gass – Alison Girard. Finally, Jérémy and Laure Schillewaert drove a Clio Rally5 to victory at Rallye de Saint-Germain-la-Campagne.

German Rally Cup

Round nine of the Deutscher Rallye Cup, the ADAC Rallye Oberehe, saw Clio Rally3 secure a one-two finish in RC3 with Willem Wouter Overbeek - Renaldo Lier and Klaus Werner - Mika Jordan. The German tarmac also favoured Clio Rally5, with a lockout of the class podium led by Oliver Selmikeit and Claudia Nicolaus.

And elsewhere

In Denmark, Clio Rally3 and Clio Rally5 also did well at the EC Skiring Rallysprint, where Carsten Jensen and Michael Fasterholdt finished just off the overall podium, whilst Lukas Rosenlund Schmidt and Jan Jørgensen won their class. Clio Rally3 also picked up another trophy in Ireland, with Adrian Quinn Jr and Des Sherlock securing a class podium finish at the Galway Summer Rally. Lastly, the model was on course to win with Charles Tsjoen and Eddy Chevaillier before the Belgian duo retired after the final special stage of the Humus Paide Rally (Estonia).

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