FIA World Rally Championship

Clio Rally4 won on the world stage with Uruguayan Ignacio Gardiol and his Argentinian co-driver Rubén García on Rally Chile Bio Bío. Immediately in control of the RC4 class, the duo took the lead on SS8 before overcoming the challenges of the mud and fog to win by 45.5s. They also finished fifth overall in the Chilean Rally Championship, where they now lead their class. Despite a technical issue on Friday, Clio Rally3 reached the WRC3 podium with Ghjuvanni Rossi and Kylian Sarmezan.

French Rally Championship

Matteo Chatillon and Maxence Cornuau made the most of their return to special stages after their spectacular crash on Secto Rally Finland. Back on the national scene at the Rallye Cœur de France, the Alpine Racing and Michelin Motorsport-backed Clio Rally3 crew ran the table to win the RC3 group and finish in the overall top ten among the best Rally2, GT+ and RGT cars. The ARL Sport duo thus won all the stages in their class. Meanwhile, Romain Auvert and Maxime Belivier won in Rally5 with Clio Rally5.

Clio Trophy Belgium

Despite the erratic weather, Nard Ippen was unbeatable on the East Belgian Rally. With co-driver Ward Hanssens, the Dutchman dominated the event to win ahead of the Thomas Martens - Marc Huysegems and Leny Cols - Pascal Lopes crews. With this victory, Nard Ippen retakes control of the trophy ahead of the season finale at the Spa Rally (30 November-1 December). Also of note was the RC3 victory of Harry Bouillon and Frédéric Jacquemin in their Clio Rally3 on the same roads that hosted round six of the Belgian Rally Championship.

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Clio Trophy Canarias

After a fierce battle throughout the nine stages of the Rallye Villa de Teror, Álvaro Santana and Juan Monzón won by just three-tenths of a second from Noé Armas and Alejandro Falcón. With this second consecutive victory, achieved by the smallest margin in the history of Clio Trophy Canarias, Álvaro Santana now leads the general classification heading to the season finale at the Maspalomas Rally (25-26 October). Manuel Hernández and David Bethencourt completed the podium on their return to competition.

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Clio Cup GB

Oulton Park hosted round five of the Clio Cup GB calendar. General classification leader Nicky Taylor (Graves Motorsport) took pole position before being overtaken by Ben Colburn (Westbourne Motorsport). The roles were reversed a few hours later as Nicky Taylor got the better of his rival to win ahead of Daire Flock (Westbourne Motorsport) in a race prematurely interrupted by Ben Colburn’s off. Thanks to his success, Nicky Taylor will head to the season finale at Brands Hatch (26 October), 22 points clear of Daire Flock and 52 points ahead of Ben Colburn.

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FIA European Rally Trophy

Round 12 of the FIA European Rally Trophy in Slovenia saw Hermann Gaßner Jr and Michael Wenzel lead Clio Rally3 to fifth place overall and RC3 victory on Rally Nova Gorica. Meanwhile, Gregor Fakin and Žan Umek won RC5 on home soil with Clio Rally5. Competing in the same model, Spain’s Édgar Vigo and co-driver Fátima Ameneiro Teijeiro finished third to retain the overall FIA ERT lead. The event also hosted round five of the Slovenian Championship, where Jure Jereb and Matej Praček performed well with Clio Rally5 in the race for the D1 title, moving to within three points of the leader.

Danish Rally Championship

Clio Rally3 won RC3 on the Stoholm Rally, the final round of the Danish Rally Championship, in the hands of Carsten Jensen and Michael Fasterholdt. The crew finished the season third overall and RC3 champions on the national scene. On the same roads, Oliver Sørensen and Frederik Bülow Glad led a Clio Rally5 sweep of the top four in RC5. Third-placed Jakob Egholm and Sarah Haulrik clinched the Danish crown in the RC5 class.

Madeira Rally Championship

With victory on the Rali Municípios do Funchal e Câmara de Lobos with Clio Rally4, Rui Jorge Fernandes and João Pedro Freitas kept themselves in the hunt for the RC4 title in the Madeira Rally Championship. The duo finished fourth overall, ahead of Vasco Silva Jr and Tiago Fernandes, who still lead the general classification. The two Clio Rally4 crews will also battle for the two-wheel drive crown at the season finale on the Rali Porto Santo (29-30 November).

Swiss Rally Championship

Clio Rally5 also tasted victory in the penultimate round of the Swiss Rally Championship on New Rally del Ticino. The Italian duo of Michel Della Maddalena and Alessia Vanzini won by nearly three minutes in a Clio Rally5 lockout of the top four in RC5. The Rallye International du Valais (24-26 October) will host the season finale.

French Rally Cup

Clio Rally3 scored another overall podium with Fabrice Martin and Romain Gavoye, third on the Rallye de l’Alsace Bossue and leading a 1-2 finish for the model in RC3. The same roads benefited Clio Rally5, with Terry and Laurie Folb leading a 1-2 finish in Rally5. Clio Rally3 and Clio Rally5 won at the Rallye Charlemagne, respectively with Mickaël and Aurélie Delrue as well as Andrea Pelini and Jean-Louis Hottelet. Clio Rally4 and Clio Rally5 were also victorious on the Rallye Vienne et Glane, with Frédéric and Sabrina Meurant and Éric Sauteur and Cindy Millac. Lastly, Clio Rally5 won its class with David and Théo Valomet at the Rallye du Val d’Ance and with Pierre-André Albingre and Arnaud Gagnard at the Ronde Nationale de Quarré-les-Tombes.

And elsewhere…

Clio Rally3 continues to impress in Italy, with victory for Matteo Giordano and Manuela Siragusa on Rally Valli della Carnia (Italy). Christian Buccino and Daniela Stagno also won their category with Clio Rally5.

Clio Rally4 claimed an overall podium result, with Gil Antunes finishing third at the Leiria Gold Challenge (Portugal). Luis Caetano led a Clio Rally5 top-four sweep in its class. The same model finished second overall in the Temahallen Rallysprint (Sweden) with Simon Andersson and Carl Eriksson.

Lastly, Clio Rally5 set the pace in its class with Vasco Tintim and Francisco Ponte at the Rali de Ourique (Portugal), Daniel and Sandra Wittner at the ADAC VMS Ostwestfalen Rally (Germany) and Andrea Innangi and Antonino Marino at the Rally Porta del Gargano (Italy).

Coming up

This week, the Clio Trophy France Terre will conclude on the Rallye Terre des Cardabelles with a thrilling duel for the title between Tom Pellerey and Benjamin Boulenc. Alongside the 20 crews entered, the event will welcome a Clio Rally4 and an impressive field of 12 Clio Rally3s. Elsewhere, the French Junior Rallycross Championship will travel to Essay, where Valentin Lumet will have his first opportunity to be crowned with Clio RX. Lastly, the Clio Cup Series will be at Circuit Paul Ricard for round eight, also hosting the 2024 Clio Cup France and Clio Cup Mid-Europe season finales.