Clio Trophy Spain Tierra & Spanish Gravel Rally Championship

After winning the season opener at Rallye Tierras Altas de Lorca, Tomás Llinares and Nacho Aviñó repeated at Rallye Ciudad de Pozoblanco. They secured first place in the Clio Trophy Spain Tierra, finishing ahead of Salvador España and Gema Cañero, who edged out Jaime López and David Fernández for second by just 0.4s. Llinares’ win extends his lead in the general classification before the next round at Rally Princesa de Asturias (11–12 September).

The event was part of the Spanish Gravel Rally Championship. Japanese driver Rio Ogata and Finnish co-driver Mikael Korhonen finished fourth overall and secured a class victory with Clio Rally3. Kanta Yanaguida and Ville Mannisenmäki also placed in the top three with another Clio Rally3. Jordi Nualart and Daniel Rivera were less fortunate and retired after an off with Clio Rally4.

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FFSA French Rallycross Championship

Clio RX kicked off a new season on the rallycross circuits at the Lessay venue. 2025 season rivals Thomas Quincé and Gautier Sarhy faced a newcomer at the head of the field, Ronan Deslandes, who won the Clio Cup France Juniors category last year. Thomas Quincé took top honours to become the first leader of Division 5 of the French Rallycross Cup. Gautier Sarhy and Ronan Deslandes joined him on the podium and trail by seven points going into the next round at Faleyras (16–17 May).

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Brazilian Rally Championship

The 25th edition of the Rally Estação hosted round two of the Brazilian championship. Competing with Clio Rally4, Leandro Brustolin and Andrey Karpinski got their season back on track in style by winning the gravel stages in both rounds held during the event. Long-time leaders on day one with Clio Rally5, Eduardo Tonial and Lucas Neumann secured a 1-2 finish for Renault in Rally 4 and RC4 on the second day.

Irish Tarmac Rally Championship

Third in their class at the start of the season at the Galway International Rally, Adrian Quinn Jr and Des Sherlock demonstrated just how much progress they had made in their Clio Rally3 at round four of the season. On the special stages of the International Rally of the Lakes, the pair set three fastest times and were in contention for victory right up until the final kilometres, before having to settle for a promising runner-up spot in RC3.

Mexican Rally Championship

A fixture on both the NACAM and Mexican scenes, the RAC 1000 Rally saw Emiliano Retama and Jonathan Dávila dominate their class with Clio Rally5. Consistent and focused throughout the twelve special stages of a demanding gravel route, the crew avoided numerous pitfalls to win in RC5 whilst also finishing in the top five overall.

Turkish Rally Championship

Clio Rally5 also triumphed at Rally Bodrum, the second round of the Turkish championship. Ugur Kaban and Mert Kaya took the top spot in the RC5 class and a podium finish in the two-wheel-drive category on the gravel stages. Sinan Soylu and Ali Emre Yilmaz also impressed with Clio Rally3, finishing second in the RC3 class and sixth overall.

French Rally Cup

Clio Rally3 was victorious with Fabrice Martin behind the wheel. Co-driven by Coralie Darras, he steered the car to a class victory whilst finishing just off the overall podium at Rallye de Lorraine. At the same event, Josef Wecker and Hans-Peter Loth claimed the Euro Rally Trophy with Clio Rally3, whilst Paul Bandelier and Maxime Biegalke were victorious with Clio Rally5. Moving to Rallye de Lozère, Clio Rally3 and Clio Rally5 also excelled with Gaël Tribouillois - Laëtitia Arnaud and Julien Charnay - Charlotte Baille. Meanwhile, Damien Vaissière and Sébastien Romero triumphed with Clio Rally5 at Rallye Val d’Agout.

On the regional scene, all three variants won at Rallye du Morbihan with Jérémy Bordagaray - Brice Ricou (Clio Rally3), Thomas Bordagaray - Romain Bourse (Clio Rally4), and Hugo Dénié - Enzo Ravinet (Clio Rally5). At Rallye du Pays Gentiane, Clio Rally3 and Clio Rally5 dominated their respective classes with Gérard Delorme - Sophie Bert and Pierre-Marie Lacroix - Nathalie Lacroix. Finally, Nicolas Paviet-Roche and Mélodie Bellavarde won at the Rallye du Beaufortain, where 19 Clio Rally5s were in action.

And elsewhere

In Belgium, Olivier Decoene and François Geerlandt won at the Bernard Degroote Monteberg Rally with Clio Rally3. There were also numerous podium finishes, notably with Nelson and Erik Quispe at Rally Premio Presidente de la República (Peru), Mika Karppanen and Kati Pereläinen at the Xmeal Asfalttiralli (Finland) and Miguel Ángel Atta and Juan Monzón Cruz at Rally Villa de Santa Brígida (Spain).

Simon Andersson and Julia Thulin won in the two-wheel-drive class at the Hässleholms GP (Sweden) with Clio Rally4. Meanwhile, the Clio Rally5 continued to add to its impressive list of achievements in Italy with Giuseppe Bertolutti - Alvise Tosi (Rally5) and Genny Moruzzi - Omar Scussat (Women’s) at Rally del Friuli Venezia Giulia, as well as with Grado and Vella at the Rally Show Valle dei Templi. Finally, Clio Rally5 shone in Portugal with a 1-2 finish in the P2-4 class led by Jorge Carvalho and Diogo Marujo at the Rali de Santo Tirso, and a double P2-4 and 2WD win by Carlos Rafael Marreiros and Ricardo Barreto at Rally Flor do Alentejo - Cidade de Serpa.