Castine: Pellier at full throttle

French Gravel Rally Championship leader Laurent Pellier, co-driven by Kevin Bronner, claimed all six scratch finishes on the first day. Pablo Sarrazin and Yannick Roche lead Emmanuel Gascou and Gilles de Turckheim onto the provisional podium.

Published 03/05/2025 à 18:43

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Laurent Pellier-Kévin Bronner ©Bastien Roux/DPPI

Laurent Pellier (Fabia RS Rally2-2C Yacco RS) is in great form for this second round of the season. At the wheel of his Skoda, Pellier scored a clean sweep by winning every stage of this first leg.

Less than 30 seconds behind the leader, Pablo Sarrazin (C3 Rally2-Sarrazin Motorsport Iron Lynx) confirmed his current good form and gained valuable information for the rest of his season. Sarrazin is a little isolated in second place, with a lead of more than 50 seconds over Emmanuel Gascou (Fabia RS Rally2-AMD Motorsport). The latter knows he didn't push hard enough on his second run.

Pierre Ragues (Fabia RS Rally2-2C Yacco RS) finished this first day just off the podium ahead of Mickaël Prévalet at the wheel of a “first generation” Fabia R5.

The gaps are small in the Stellantis Motorsport Rally Cup 4. Loïc Costes (208 Rally4) has a 4,5-second lead over Mattéo Codaccioni (208 Rally4). A little further back, Benjamin Barnouin (208 Rally4) completes the provisional podium.

More than 60 kilometers over six special stages are on the program for the final stage.