RENAULT CLIO RALLY RESULTS: CLIO RANGE SCORES WINS ACROSS EUROPE AND WORLDWIDE

CLIO RALLY3, RALLY4 AND RALLY5 CONTINUE STRONG FORM WITH PODIUMS AND CLASS VICTORIES ACROSS INTERNATIONAL RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Renault's Clio rally range continued its impressive run of results with victories and podium finishes across several international and national championships during another busy rally weekend.

From the FIA European Rally Championship and European Rallycross Championship to events in Poland, Brazil, Estonia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Portugal and France, the Clio Rally3, Clio Rally4 and Clio Rally5 collected class victories, podium finishes and championship points on both asphalt and gravel.

"Renault's Clio rally range continued its strong international form with victories, podium finishes and championship success across multiple rally series."

ERC3 PODIUM STRENGTHENS TITLE CHALLENGE

At Rally di Roma Capitale, Lucas Zielinski and Ewen Leenhardt completed another consistent performance in their Clio Rally3, securing third place in ERC3 after winning two special stages.

The David Auto Competition crew now sits second in the ERC3 championship, only one point behind the series leaders.

The Italian event also counted towards the Italian Rally Championship, where Andrea Di Nella and Manuela Raggi guided their Clio Rally5 to victory in the R1 class.

DOUBLE PODIUM IN EURO RX4

The Clio Rally4 maintained its strong European Rallycross form with a double podium at Euro RX of Sweden.

Andrea Benezet finished second to remain at the top of the Euro RX4 championship standings, while Ivo Gabrans also secured a podium finish despite difficult conditions.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS BRING MORE SUCCESS

Renault's customer rally programme also celebrated victories across several national championships.

In Spain, Jose Javier Perez and Unai Conde claimed victory in the third round of the Clio Trophy Spain Asphalto.

The Brazilian Rally Championship saw Eduardo Tonial and Lucas Neumann win the Rally4 category, taking six class stage victories at the Nova Prata Rally.

In Bulgaria, Dinko Ivanov and Nedialko Sivov secured another Clio Rally5 victory at the Pamporovo Rally, leading a category clean sweep for the model.

CLIO RALLY3 SHINES IN ESTONIA AND POLAND

Priit Koik and Allan Birjukov claimed EMV3 class victory at the Louna-Eesti Rally, giving the Clio Rally3 its second Estonian championship win of the season.

In Poland, Michal Chorbinski and Adam Chrzanowski continued their unbeaten campaign by winning their category at Rajd Malopolski by more than three minutes while finishing seventh overall.

The event also featured additional podium finishes for the Clio Rally3 and Clio Rally4.

WINNING STREAK CONTINUES IN SLOVENIA AND FRANCE

The Clio Rally5 remained unbeaten in Slovenia with another victory at Rally Zelezniki, where it secured 1-2-3-4 finishes in both Division 1 and Class 5.

Across France, the Clio Rally3, Rally4 and Rally5 all claimed class victories at Rallye Charlemagne, Rallye de Saint-Marcellin, Saint-Sornin-Leulac Rally and Rallye de la Cote Roannaise.

MORE INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS

Further victories came in:

Italy – Rally di Castiglione Torinese

Portugal – Rali da Calheta and SOMA Group Rally Series Lousada

Ireland – Kerry Mini Stages Rally

Finland – HYAcenter Ralli

Romania – Trofeul Comandau

Spain – Rallysprint Cielo de La Palma

These results underline the continued competitiveness of Renault's Clio customer rally cars across multiple rally categories and championships.

"The Clio Rally3, Rally4 and Rally5 continued to deliver competitive performances on both asphalt and gravel across Europe and South America."

KEY POINTS

• Renault's Clio rally range collected victories and podium finishes across multiple championships.

• Lucas Zielinski and Ewen Leenhardt finished third in ERC3 at Rally di Roma Capitale.

• The ERC3 podium moved Zielinski and Leenhardt to second in the championship standings.

• Andrea Di Nella and Manuela Raggi won the R1 class in the Italian Rally Championship.

• Andrea Benezet remained Euro RX4 championship leader with second place in Sweden.

• Jose Javier Perez and Unai Conde won the Clio Trophy Spain Asphalto round.

• Eduardo Tonial and Lucas Neumann claimed Rally4 victory in Brazil.

• Priit Koik and Allan Birjukov won the EMV3 class in Estonia.

• Michal Chorbinski and Adam Chrzanowski remained unbeaten in the Polish Rally Championship.

• Clio Rally5 secured another victory and category clean sweep at Rally Zelezniki in Slovenia.

• Renault customer crews also celebrated victories in France, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Ireland, Finland and Spain.

• The Clio Rally3, Rally4 and Rally5 continued to perform strongly on both asphalt and gravel.

Quotes

"The Clio Rally range once again demonstrated its versatility by delivering victories and podium finishes across international rally competition."

"Strong performances in ERC3, Euro RX4 and several national championships highlight the continued competitiveness of Renault's customer rally programme."