20 juillet 2026
Customer Racing Activities – 2026/#29
From fresh stage wins in the World Rally Championship to successes across Europe, Clio Rally delivered another prolific weekend across all types of special stages.
Clio Trophy Canarias
At Rallye Ciudad de La Laguna, Walter Delgado and Alejandro Rodríguez won round three of the all-Clio Rally5 competition in the Canary Islands. The crew led from start to finish, winning seven of the nine special stages to secure victory ahead of Kevin Kipar and David del Cristo Dorta, with Noé Armas and Efrain González completing the podium. Thanks to their second victory of the season, Walter Delgado and Alejandro Rodríguez extend their lead in the general classification ahead of the next round at Rallye Villa de Teror (26–27 September). On the same special stages, Javier Alonso and Mayte González took a class win in their Clio Rally3, whilst Erik Guerra and Claudia Lemes finished on the podium in RC4 and the top ten overall aboard their Clio Rally4.
World Rally Championship
Clio Rally3 again demonstrated its top-level speed at the Rally Estonia. The Renault four-wheel-drive car initially set the pace with Rio Ogata and Mikael Korhonen before their crash on SS3. However, the model continued to shine, securing six more stage wins for Kanta Yanaguida - Juho Koski-Lammi and Jarkko Nikara - Tomiya Maekawa, who finished fifth and seventh in WRC3 at the end of a weekend full of challenges.
Austrian Rally Championship
Clio Rally3 again showcased its competitiveness on the Austrian roads of the Weiz Rally. Round five of the season saw the car dominate its class and look set to finish on the overall podium, until Günther Knobloch and Erik Fürst were caught out on a muddy section of SS9. Even so, Clio Rally3 finished third in RC3 and fourth in the Austrian Cup with Chris-Andre Mayer and Manuel Brandner.
San Marino Rally Championship
Following its victory in March at the Circuito Rally Scuderia San Marino, Clio Rally5 did it again at Rally Bianco Azzurro. Italians Roberto Maddalosso and Roberto Segato claimed their second win of the campaign on the tarmac special stages set out around Rovereta. Luca Ferraris and Martina Fiori secured a one-two finish for the model in its class.
Slovak Rally Championship
Both Clio Rally4 and Clio Rally5 secured places on the two-wheel-drive podium at the Vranov Rally, the fourth round of the Slovakian calendar. Tomáš Polovka and Daniel Turcsányi finished runner-up in class in their Clio Rally4, whilst Stanislav Zeman and Peter Krišanda scored a fourth straight class win aboard their Clio Rally5 and are closing in on the title as the season reaches the halfway mark.
French Rally Cup
Clio Rally3, Clio Rally4 and Clio Rally5 won their respective classes at Rallye de Saintonge, with Thomas Bordagaray - Brice Ricou, Thierry Landais - Morgan Lefebvre, and Gabriel Thibaudeau - Dimitri Pilet. Clio Rally3, Clio Rally5 and Clio Rally6 also triumphed in the regional category at Rallye des Vallées Axonaises, with Guillaume Halbourg - Arthur Mulder, Thomas Simeon - Edouard Lafosse, and David Lekeu - Florentin Lekeu. Lastly, Clio Rally4 and Clio Rally5 set the pace with Nathanaël Zappacosta - Louka Parrot and Damien Vincent - Frédéric Vincent at Rallye de Bagnols-les-Bains.
And elsewhere
The fifth-generation Renault Clio continued its run of success in Italy with a clean sweep of the top nine for Clio Rally3, led by Marco Colombi and Angelica Rivoir at Rally Coppa Camuna. Clio Rally5 also claimed victory there with Fabio Rivaldi and Paolo Tiziani, as well as with Flavio and Federico Termine at the Rally Valle del Belice.
Clio Rally4 also made its mark with a class victory for the Swedish duo Simon Andersson and Hampus Larsson at the KOMO Rallysprint (Denmark), where they finished just off the overall podium behind a trio of Rally2 cars. The model also secured a podium finish in the P2-4 class with Tiago Nunes and Nuno Nóbrega at the Rampa Regional Ilha Pneu (Portugal).