Adrien Fourmaux wins the Canary Islands Rally ahead of Bonato

Cock-a-doodle Doo ! THE Rally of the Canaries could not smile better at the French. The tricolors offer themselves a double at the end of the 17 special stages of the Spanish round, which marked the end of the championship ERC 2020. Associated with Renaud Jamoul in the Ford Fiesta MkII, Adrien fourmaux wins 25 seconds ahead of his compatriot Yoann bonato co-driven by Benjamin Boulloud at the wheel of the Cirtroën C3 R5.

However, the first day was largely Spanish, dominated by Ivan Ares, (Hyundai) et Nil Solans (Skoda). Fourmaux a dans un premier temps bénéficié d’une piste sèche dans la super spéciale de vendredi soir alors que ses adversaires partaient sous la pluie, ce qui lui avait permis de revenir à hauteur.

But the race really changed during the 12th special this Saturday. Adrien Fourmaux made the hole in one. In this special stage alone, Ares lost 25 seconds and Solans 1'25. The latter, who was driving with a puncture after using all his spare wheels, continued to tumble afterwards.

Adrien Fourmaux, who won two scratches on Saturday, found himself in the lead ahead of Yoann Bonato and Ivan Ares who managed to maintain third place overall.

But where are the championship leaders? They had a nightmare Friday. On roads that alternated between wet and dry, the choice of tires proved crucial, sometimes turning into a lottery. The favorites all paid the price and were content to play for the places of honor. Oliver Solberg, author of an excellent Saturday, did the best and finished fourth with his Volkswagen Polo Gti R5, 1'17 behind Fourmaux.

Insufficient to steal the title from Alexey Lukyanuk. The 40-year-old Russian offers himself his second European crown despite his seventh place over the weekend.