European Rally Championship

2025 Clio Trophy France Asphalte top Juniors Lucas Zielinski and Ewen Leenhardt made their third FIA ERC appearance at Rally di Roma Capitale. The official Clio Rally3 crew drove a smart rally, demonstrating consistency and pace. The David Auto Compétition duo made the most of their Michelin tyres on the Italian tarmac to win two special stages before securing third place overall. With this solid performance, the pair are now second in ERC3, just one point behind the leaders. The event also hosted round four of the Italian Rally Championship, where Andrea Di Nella and Manuela Raggi drove their Clio Rally5 to victory in the R1 class at national level.

European Rallycross Championship

Renault Clio Rally4 continued its strong start to the season on the European rallycross scene with a double podium at the Euro RX of Sweden. Andrea Bénézet and Ivo Gabrāns overcame challenging conditions to secure valuable points following a spectacular final at the Höljes circuit. Thanks to his second-place finish, Andrea Bénézet retains the Euro RX4 championship lead ahead of the next round in Ireland (July 18–19).

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Brazilian Rally Championship

Clio Rally5 claimed its second victory of the season at round three of the Brazilian championship. On the gravel stages of the Nova Prata Rally, Eduardo Tonial and Lucas Neumann triumphed in the Rally 4 category, taking six of the nine special stages in their class and finishing fourth overall. Competing with Clio Rally4, Leandro Brustolin and Andrey Karpinski saw their rally end prematurely on SS5.

Bulgarian Rally Championship

Clio Rally5 also continued to shine on the Bulgarian special stages at Rally Pamporovo. Already victorious at the season opener, Dinko Ivanov and Nedialko Sivov secured another win whilst once again finishing just off the overall podium. The crew led a one-two-three finish for the model in their category, finishing ahead of the pairs Petar Yordanov and Lyubka Yordanova, and Ioannis Konstantinidis and Nikos Tsakiris.

Estonian Rally Championship

Priit Koik and Allan Birjukov scored their second victory of the season with Clio Rally3 in Estonia. The crew were second to none on the gravel special stages of the Lõuna-Eesti Ralli, taking the EMV3 honours ahead of the other Clio Rally3 with the Belgian duo of Charles Tsjoen and Jasper Vermeulen. The pair put in a fine performance, finishing in the top ten overall whilst also finishing runners-up in the Sprintrally event.

Polish Rally Championship

Renault Clio continued to dominate the Polish rally scene at the Rajd Małopolski. As has been the case since the start of the season, Michał Chorbiński and Adam Chrzanowski recorded the fastest times in their class throughout the third round of the calendar, leading Clio Rally3 to victory by more than three minutes. Seventh overall, the pair continued their winning streak, extending their championship lead. On the tarmac stages, Tomasz Bargiel and Jakub Wróbel also finished third in the RC3 ERT class, whilst Sergiusz Janowski and Krzysztof Grzenia secured a class podium and a podium in the two-wheel-drive category aboard Clio Rally4.

Slovenian Rally Championship

Clio Rally5 continued its unbeaten run on Slovenian special stages this season at Rally Železniki. The tarmac roads suited the car, with a sweep of the top four in D1 and a lockout of the top five in Class 5, both led by Alan Pajk and Enej Bobič. The pair took the opportunity to get back on track in the championship, beating Rene Černigoj and Blaž Gerbec, who had dominated the first two rounds of the year.

French Rally Cup

In France, Clio Rally3, Clio Rally4 and Clio Rally5 dominated their respective classes at Rallye Charlemagne with victories for the crews of Andrea Pelini - Alexandre Desquiret, Sylvain Fouteret - Xavier Lefebvre, and Oliver Sørensen - Frederik Glad. Clio Rally3 and Clio Rally5 also won with Nicolas Morel - Ninon Curioz and Théo Jacquemet - Clarys Tardy at Rallye de Saint-Marcellin.

The same success was repeated on the regional scene with a triple victory at Rallye de Saint-Sornin-Leulac thanks to the pairs of Romain Auvert – Pascal Auvert (Rally3), Laurent Zambon – Maëva Perrinaud (Rally4) and Matéo Leger – Laura Grégoire (Rally5). Lastly, Clio Rally3 and Clio Rally5 also set the pace at Rallye de la Côte Roannaise with Gérard Delorme – Corentin Blanchon and Thomas Santiago – Lucas Bonnefoy.

And elsewhere

The range enjoyed more success in Italy with victories for Clio Rally3 and Clio Rally5, with Samuele Rossato - Andrea Rossello and Fabrizio Caveglia - Fabio Treccani at the Rally di Castiglione Torinese. Clio Rally3 also secured another class podium finish with Adrian Quinn Jr and Des Sherlock at the Kerry Mini Stages Rally (Ireland).

In Portugal, both Clio Rally4 and Clio Rally5 were victorious on the tarmac roads of Rali da Calheta. Round five of the Madeira Championship saw Clio Rally4 dominate the two-wheel-drive and RC4 categories with Emanuel Martins and João Camacho, whilst Clio Rally5 claimed victory in the RC5 category with André Freitas and Agostinho Bettencourt.

Clio Rally4 also posted a solid result with Hiroya Minowa and Juho Koski-Lammi, finishing fourth overall and second in their category at the HYAcenter Ralli (Finland). Notable victories for Clio Rally5 included those of Eduard Crintoiu and Octavian Bostan at the Trofeul Comandău (Romania), Francisco Perestelo and Santiago González at Rallysprint Cielo de La Palma (Spain), and Tiago and Fernando Pereira at the SOMA Group Rally Series Lousada (Portugal).

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