Customer Racing Activities – 2026/#32

From Asia to Europe and South America, Clio Rally continues to make headlines with new victories and top-class performances across all terrains and in all categories.

Asian-Pacific Rally Championship

Clio Rally4 conquered the roads of the Sumatera Utara International Rally to secure a prestigious victory on the continental scene. Indonesians Sakha Rahim and Muhammad Zaki Supriatna starred on their home country’s gravel stages to win the APRC4 class by more than three minutes. Finishing second in RC4, the pair also secured a top-five finish in the APRC and came ninth overall.

Peruvian Rally Championship

Clio Rally5 reaffirmed its status as the benchmark in Peru at Rally Premio Ciudad de Arequipa. Horacio Cánepa and Ricardo Figueroa led the way on the tarmac special stages of round five of the season to secure another victory in the RC5 class.

Polish Rally Championship

Clio Rally3 continued its strong run in Poland with Michał Chorbiński and Adam Chrzanowski. The duo secured their fourth victory of the season at Rajd Rzeszowski whilst finishing seventh overall. They were also victorious in RC3 and CEZ2 and came second in Junior ERT. Meanwhile, their countrymen Tomasz Bargiel and Jakub Wróbel finished third in their class and also in the top ten overall.

Spanish Rally Championship

Clio Rally5 earned a podium result at round six of the Spanish Super Rally Championship. On the gravel roads of Rally de Tierra Isla de Los Volcanes – Trofeo Ciudad de Arrecife, Raúl Hernández and Antonio Jesús Sánchez were in with a chance of victory before having to settle for the runner-up spot in their class.

Swedish Rally Championship

Clio Rally4 put in a strong showing in Sweden at round five of the championship. On the gravel stages of the Emiltrofén, Simon Andersson and Julia Thulin gradually found their rhythm. They navigated the course’s many pitfalls to climb into the overall top ten, finishing just 8.9s off the two-wheel-drive podium.

French Rally Cup

In France, Clio Rally3 and Clio Rally5 won in their respective classes at Rallye du Florival, with Fabrice Martin - Aurélie Ziebel and Florian Zingle - Mireille Guy. Meanwhile, Hugo Dénié and Evann Guille led a Clio Rally5 sweep of the top six places at Rallye du Centre Bretagne.

And elsewhere

Elsewhere in rally competition, Clio Rally3 secured a place on the overall podium at the Mühlstein Rally (Austria) with Martin Roßgatterer and Andreas Thauerböck. At the same event, Clio Rally5 dominated the RC5 class and finished third in the Alpe Adria Cup with Alessandro Prodorutti and Maurizio Lazzer. Meanwhile, the model won its class and finished third overall with Alessio Pollara and Gaspare Beninati at Rally Tirreno-Messina (Italy), where Carmelo Garufi and Diego Cardone also brought Clio Rally5 to victory.

Clio Rally3 finished just off the podium in its class with Nelson and Erik Quispe at the Rally Pisco (Peru). Meanwhile, Clio Rally4 performed well with Rodrigo Correia and Mário Castro, finishing eighth in the Explore Santa Maria Rally (Portugal) and in the top five for two-wheel drive cars in the Azores Rally Championship. Lastly, Clio Rally5 secured a one-two finish with the crews of Jip van Iersel and Xavier Mangé, and Olivier Maes and Frédéric Mahieu at Rally van Staden (Belgium).

📸 Maciej Niechwiadowicz Photographer

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