The Clio Trophy France Asphalte and its impressive service park head for the Alps for round three of the year, and the pressure is set to mount in Morzine.

Yoan Corberand and Julien Deslauriers-Sablonnière, winners of Rallye Rhône Charbonnières and Rallye Rouergue Rodez Aveyron Occitanie respectively, are the favourites. After monopolising the top two places in the opening two events, they are keen to continue their duel on a rally they know well, but where they have yet to finish on the podium in a Renault Clio Rally5.

Behind the early-season frontrunners, the chase pack comprises competitors determined to win the official programme reserved for the best Junior. While Valentin Ascenzi and Melvin Rabilloud have shared the category honours, Tom Vauclare leads the classification and will do everything he can to extend his lead. Paul Dachicourt and Jean-Claude Pietri are also well placed thanks to their solid results and hope to make their presence felt at the sharp end of the order.

Other protagonists, such as Lucas Zielinski, will adopt a more attacking approach to get back on track after a start that fell short of expectations. For their part, Alex Florenson, Yohan Codaccioni and Enzo Beschet will target another top ten finish, as will Charlotte Olea. The latter will also look to extend her winning streak in the Women’s category, where she will face Emma Chalvin and 2022 category winner Élodie Rey-Gines.

Anthony Diel, Jérôme Janny, and Romain Fostier, who finished on the trophy podium in Morzine in the 2020, 2021, and 2023, could thwart their ambitions. Determined to convert their speed into results, Louis Gass, Amaury Facchinetti and Kévin Duc will also be ones to watch, as will Nicolas Paviet-Roche, Arnaud Boulangé and Mathieu Duclos. Meanwhile, Yohan Roumieux and Sylvain Lenne will be keen to put in a solid performance on their debut in this iconic rally.

Defending Gentlemen title holder Pascal Bérard will be chasing a second consecutive victory on the Alpine roads to maintain his unbeaten record this year. Jacques Bourrat, Franck Giraud, Laurent Lambert and Raphaël Monnier will be his fiercest challengers. The category will also see the return of Philippe Janvier and the first appearance of Michaël Durigon, who already has 20 Morzine participations under his belt.

In search of points, Julien Arnaud, Maxence Girard, Benoit Martin, David Panteix, Hugo Ramillon and Laurent Zambon will look to get off the shneid, as will four new competitors. Among them, Nicolas Vanderweerde and Benjamin Rico will return to the service park, while Bastien Bouverat and Hugo Aimaretti will make their Clio Trophy France Asphalte debut.

Members of one of the three official Clio Rally3 crews competing in the FIA World Rally Championship, Matteo Chatillon and Maxence Cornuau, will be present with the Alpine A290 Rallye, which will make a demonstration run on selected stages ahead of its competitive debut. 6 Clio Rally3, 4 Clio Rally4, and 12 Clio Rally5 cars not competing in the trophy will also be in action.

The Rallye Mont-Blanc Morzine consists of 13 special stages, six on Saturday and seven on Sunday, covering a total of 173.18 kilometres over a total distance of 437.68 kilometres. Each of the last ten timed sectors will award up to five ‘Performer Jean Ragnotti’ points to the five fastest drivers, in addition to the points awarded at the finish.

Entry list
#79 Yoan Corberand – Pauline Compozieux
#80 Julien Deslauriers-Sablonnière – Amandine Brunel
#81 Tom Vauclare – Frédéric Vauclare (J)
#82 Valentin Ascenzi – Benoît Manzo (J)
#83 Paul Dachicourt – Adèle Dachicourt (J)
#84 Jean-Claude Pietri – Jean-François Muselli (J)
#85 Anthony Diel – Yannis Gosselin
#86 Yohan Roumieux – Bastien Fontaine
#87 Melvin Rabilloud – Enzo Mahinc (J)
#88 Lucas Zielinski – Ewen Leenhardt (J)
#89 Alex Florenson – Charline Dichamp (J)
#90 Romain Fostier – Ophélie Abchiche
#91 Yohan Codaccioni – Hugo Olivier (J)
#92 Enzo Beschet – Emmanuel Guinchard (J)
#93 Amaury Facchinetti – Emma Bonnemort (J)
#94 Jérôme Janny – Helena Pecheur
#95 Kévin Duc – Séverine Chamiot-Maitral (J)
#96 Benjamin Rico – Samuel Passetemps (J)
#97 Pascal Bérard – Caroline Bérard (G)
#98 Sylvain Lenne – Nathan Chalendar
#99 Charlotte Olea – Cécile Pages (J, F)
#100 Louis Gass – Alison Girard (J)
#101 Nicolas Vanderweerde – Kevin Dejonge
#102 Nicolas Paviet-Roche – Mélodie Bellavarde
#103 Élodie Rey-Gines – Lisa Tornior (F)
#104 Jacques Bourrat – Jean Bourrat (G)
#105 Raphaël Monnier – Jean-François Hugon (G)
#106 Franck Giraud – Christophe Dubien (G)
#107 Michaël Durigon – Mylène Richard (G)
#108 Laurent Zambon – Carine Chauveau
#109 Laurent Lambert – Yannick Le Moing (G)
#110 Arnaud Boulangé – Lilou Boulangé
#111 Julien Arnaud – Luna Galleano (J)
#112 Bastien Bouverat – Corentin Legris (J)
#113 Emma Chalvin – Charline Quartini (J, F)
#114 Philippe Janvier – Julie Derory (G)
#115 Mathieu Duclos – Valentine Donat-Magnin
#116 Hugo Aimaretti – Justin Blanchard-Gaillard (J)
#117 Hugo Ramillon – Baptiste Gauthier (J)
#118 Benoit Martin – Anne-Laurence Breton
#119 David Panteix – Lou Cardot (J)
#120 Maxence Girard – Maxime Cotte-Colisson (J)