Heart of France – Bonato unbeatable

With a lead of around fifty seconds at the start of the last loop, Yoann Bonato (C3 Rally2-CHL Sport Auto) was able to drive completely free after the abandonment of William Wagner (Polo GTI R5-Sarrazin Motorsport) during the 'ultimate assistance of rally. With more than a minute in advance, Bonato cruised through the last three stages before enjoying his sixth victory at Vendôme and his third consecutive CFR success since the Rallye du Rouergue.

Quentin Giordano – Photo Bastien Roux / DPPI

Victim of a broken longitudinal shaft at the start of the first stage, Quentin Giordano (Polo GTI R5-Sarrazin Motorsport) achieved an unimaginable “comeback” by finishing the rally in second place ahead of Cédric Robert (A110 Rally-Team Bonneton HDG) , already present on the Cœur de France podium last year.

Robert close to the title in 2WD

Nicolas Ciamin – Photo Bastien Roux / DPPI

Après avoir perdu deux minutes ce matin, Nicolas Ciamin (i20 N Rally2-Hyundai 2C Competition) terminait avec un temps scratch pour rallier l’arrivée au pied du podium.

Anthony Cosson – Photo Bastien Roux / DPPI

Anthony Cosson (Porsche 991 GT3 Cup) a tout tenté pour accrocher une place sur le podium. Le Tourangeau termine finalement au 5e rang après une touchette dans l’ES12.

Cédric Robert – Photo Bastien Roux / DPPI

Cédric Robert moves a little closer to the title of French 2WD Champion with another victory ahead of Grégory Fontalba (A110 Rally). The latter could breathe since he became the new winner of the Trophy Alpine Elf Rally 2022.

Gregory Fontalba – Photo Bastien Roux / DPPI

Among the women, Sarah Rumeau (Corsa Rally4-Cilti) made a mistake in SS11. Mireille Vidueira (Fiesta Rally3) took the opportunity to take her first victory of the season in the category.

The final classification