Jordan Berfa French Land Rally Champion

Jordan Berfa (Hyundai i20 R5) a beau avoir échoué au pied du podium de la 27e édition du Rally Terre du Vaucluse, the 22-year-old driver nevertheless won the title of French Terrestrial Rally champion. His weekend was complicated when he suffered a puncture in seventh place which did not prevent him from securing a category victory in Group R.

" How good that feels !, admitted the one who succeeds Jean-Marie Cuoq. It's just 'extra' to win the title. The whole team did an incredible job all season to give us this result! I want to thank everyone who participated in this project and today I am the happiest! »

Jordan Berfa would have had a lot to do to fight for the top three, the podium being monopolized by the WRC.

Lionel Baud (DS 3 WRC) dominated the event from start to finish to sign his second consecutive success of the season after the Cardabelles. He won with more than a minute ahead of Thibault Durbec (DS 3 WRC) who took the advantage in the second stage over Cyrille Feraud (Citroën C4 WRC), French vice-champion of the 2017 season. .

Romain Dumas completed the top five in his Citroën Xsara WRC despite experiencing hydraulic problems from the start. The double winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans competed in an event on gravel for the first time and benefited from the retirements of Jean-Marc Falco (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) and Frantz Comoli (DS 3 R5) who were victims of mechanical problems.

Thibaud Peluttiero (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Mohammed Al Mutawaa (DS 4 R5) dominated the R3 category and finished 3th overall while Arnaud Masciaux (Renault Clio F214) won in the 2 Wheel Drive category, but it was the 2016 French Junior champion Loïc Astier who won the title aboard his DS 3 R3 while competing in his first season on gravel.