Bonato's excellent operation in the Heart of France

Yoann Bonato (Citroën C3 R5) took advantage of his good lead in the 21st edition of the Rally Heart of France to win without forcing with more than a minute ahead of Pierre Roché (Skoda Fabia R5) and thus sign his 3rd victory of the season.

Avec les abandons de Bryan Bouffier (Hyundai i20 R5) et Quentin Gilbert (Skoda) dans la première étape, Yoann Bonato pourrait être en mesure de remporter le titre le 30 octobre au Critérium des Cévennes alors qu’il reste encore deux manches à disputer !

Quentin Giordano (Hyundai) completes the podium ahead of Éric Mauffrey (Skoda). Bruno Longépé (Skoda) completes the Top 5 with the retirement of Nicolas Ciamin (Fiat Abarth 124 Rally) due to a mechanical problem in the first special of the day.

Yohan Rossel (Peugeot 208 R2) won in the R2 category, finishing in 6th place after taking advantage of a penalty inflicted on Sébastien Dommerdich (Peugeot 205 GTI Max). Cedric Robert (Renault Clio RS R3T) lost for only 6 seconds after also being penalized but still won the R3 category.

Victory in the Clio R3T Trophy went to Guillaume Jean who won by 2 seconds ahead of Mathieu Walter. Mathieu Franceschi (Ford Fiesta R2) achieved success in the Junior championship.

Discover the report of the Rallye Coeur de France in issue 2185 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.