Clio Cup Series

The battle for the Clio Cup Series title reached a turning point in Navarra. After winning Saturday’s race following a collision between his rivals, David Pouget took the general classification lead. Alexandre Finkelstein struck back the next day, keeping his hopes alive before the season finale at Portimão (27–29 November). Damiano Puccetti and Gaël Castelli also remain in contention. Meanwhile, Andreas Stucki secured the Clio Cup France title, while GPA Racing retained their Clio Cup Series team crown.

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Clio Trophy Spain Asfalto

The seventh edition of Clio Trophy Spain Asfalto concluded on the special stages of RallyRACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada. With new co-driver Estefanía García, José Javier Pérez earned his second victory of the season, finishing second in the trophy behind Miguel Gayoso. After their debut at Rallye La Llana, the Latvian duo of Ilja Zakmans and Peters Marks finished runner-up.

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Clio Trophy Galicia

Newly crowned in Clio Trophy Spain Asfalto, Miguel Gayoso also clinched the Clio Trophy Galicia title. Despite going off the road at Rallye San Froilán, the Spaniard and co-driver Carlos Guitián sealed the deal with three wins in the season’s first three rounds. Marco Lorenzo and José Ángel Fente won the event, ahead of Adrián Torreiro - Pedro Rivas and Ánxel Vizoso - Brais López. The season finale takes place at Rallye Ourense (6–7 November).

Brazilian Rally Championship

Clio Rally5 claimed the Brazilian national title. Arriving at Rally Nova Itália with just a half-point lead over their closest rivals in the Rally 4 category, Eduardo Tonial and Lucas Neumann thought they had lost it all when they retired on the opening special stage. But their rivals dropped out in the following timed sector, handing the title to the Renault crew.

Italian Rally Championship

After winning the Italian R1 Championship with Davide Nicelli and Martina Bertelegni, Clio Rally5 won again at the season-ending Rally Sanremo. Cristian Mezzatesta and Emanuele Balestra triumphed, leading the model to a clean sweep of the top six. Stefano Vacca - Nicolò Barla and Roberto Defilippi - Marco Amerio completed the podium on the Italian tarmac.

Turkish Rally Championship

Clio Rally5 was victorious again in round six of the Turkish championship. On the gravel stages of the Kocaeli Rallisi, Ugur Kaban and Mert Kaya won the class, finished runner-up in the two-wheel-drive category, and secured a top-ten overall finish. Hilal Aslan and Güray Akgün completed the model’s second RC5 class podium and finished second in the Women’s category.

Uruguayan Rally Championship

Renault’s superb campaign in Uruguay continued with a seventh overall win in seven rounds. Luigi Contin and Cecilia Cèdres won the Mariscala Tierra Rally with Clio Rally4, ahead of Rodrigo Fialho and Rodrigo Arbiza with Clio Rally5, who took the RC4N win. Jorge Alfaro and Pablo Bieito completed the podium in a Renault-dominated top six.

French Rally Cup

All four models in the Clio Rally range competed at the French Rally Cup Final. On the roads around Remiremont, Clio Rally3 and Clio Rally5 retained their titles. After securing a fantastic 12th-place overall finish, Fabrice Martin and Romain Gavoye led a five-car sweep for Renault in Rally3. Meanwhile, Nicolas Lods and Alex Richard took the win among the 22 Clio Rally5s competing in Rally5.

Meanwhile, Clio Rally4 also secured a top-five finish with Anthony Dujardin and Angela Feuray. Clio Rally6 achieved a double top-ten finish with Thibault Blanc - Clément Blanc and David Lekeu - Florentin Lekeu. Also worth noting was Viano and Christelle Bou-Meunier’s second-place finish in the Women’s category with Clio Rally3, beaten only by a Rally2 car.

And elsewhere

Sebastian Butyński and Jakub Brzeziński won the Rajd Śnieżki (Poland) outright in Clio Rally3. In Italy, Clio Rally3, Clio Rally4, and Clio Rally5 triumphed at Rally Porta del Gargano with Luca Della Sala - Andrea Marzella, Fabio Solitro - Rosario Navarra and Giuseppe Mainolfi - Antonio Bruni. Meanwhile, Roberto Benazzo and Giampaolo Francalanci completed a Clio Rally3 podium sweep while Manuel Daziano and Davide Nicola Penna won the Rally5 class and secured a podium finish in the U25 category at Rally delle Palme.

The range also starred in Belgium. At the Hemicuda Rally special stages, Michiel Stubbe - Luc Stubbe and Olivier Maes - Kristof Borgoo led Clio Rally4 and Clio Rally5 to victory in their respective classes. Clio Rally4 also triumphed in Portugal with Emanuel Martins and João Camacho at the Rampa Regional do Porto Moniz. At the same time, Carlos Faria and João MonteClio secured another podium finish for Clio Rally5 at the Prova Extra Rampa Regional de Porto Moniz.