The French Rally Championship 2nd Division resumes in Florac and Baccarat

This May 1st weekend marks the return of the French Rally Championship 2nd Division. After the Ronde de la Giraglia was put on hold last April due to the blockade of the island's ports by fishermen, and its rescheduled date (October 23rd to 25th) has already been announced, two events on this calendar will take place this weekend. This is one of the unique features of the French Rally Championship 2nd Division: there will be three double-headers this season, the first being this one, and the second will be next weekend with the... Rally Ain-Jura and the Dieppe Rally, while the last event will be the Montagne Noire Rally and the Tour Auto de La Réunion, from July 23rd to 26th. In fact, starting this weekend, the field is split between the Lozère Rally in Florac and the Lorraine Rally in Baccarat. However, the championship leader has entered the Occitanie/Pyrénées-Méditerranée region. These two events, in addition to the French Rally Championship 2nd Division, will also count towards their respective regional championships, allowing crews to score points towards qualification for the French Rally Cup Final.

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Lozère Rally: Jordan Berfa on a mission against the locals

Jordan Berfa, winner of the Rallye du Pays de Grasse Fleurs & Parfums in early April, has chosen the challenging Rallye de Lozère for his second appearance of the season in this championship. Co-driven once again by Benjamin Gary, who also traveled to the Canary Islands last week to accompany Benjamin Veillas, Pablo Sarrazin, and Yannick Roche as course opener, Jordan Berfa will start tomorrow from Florac with the number 1 on his car doors. Hyundai i20N R5. But there will still be some valiant opponents for Jordan Berfa to beat: Eddie Lemaitre and Thomas Chauffray will be there with a Porsche Eric Rousset and Christophe Sauce also entered the 992 GT+ with their Citroën C4 WRC, as well as Dorian Nicolas – William Julien (Citroën C3 Rally2) and Ayrton Lechartier – Marine Maye (Citroën C3 Rally2).

Lorraine Rally: Antonin Mougin, a hat trick?

In the city of crystal, there will also be plenty to discuss. It had been 29 years since the Rallye de Lorraine had returned to the calendar of the French Rally Championship 2nd Division, providing the perfect opportunity to crown successors to Sylvain Polo and Gilles Mondésir, winners of the 1997 edition. Renault Mégane Maxi. This weekend, defending champions Antonin Mougin and Isabelle Galmiche will lead the field on the road in a Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo: having gone off the road last week at the Rallye de la Luronne, Mougin will be eager to perform well. Behind this duo, Jean-Renaud Marchal – Kévin Bronner (Citroën C3 Rally2), Alain Vauthier – Mélanie Grandjean (Škoda Fabia RS Rally2), Armando Pereira – Benjamin Mondière (Volkswagen Polo GTI R5), and Nicolas Florentz – Marine Baconnier (Hyundai i20 R5) will also be competing, not to mention several Renault Clio Rally3s who could be in contention.