The national elite of the Rally in Châteauroux for the Final of the Coupe de France

Organized by the FFSA with the assistance of the 19 Motor Sport Leagues, the French Rally Cup born in 1984 takes into account all the national and regional rallies organized over 12 months from September to September in order to establish a ranking of the best amateur drivers . Exceptionally, following the sporting and extra-sporting consequences of the health crisis, this year the ranking takes into account the rallies organized over 24 months between September 9, 2019 and September 12, 2021. For this edition, this represents a total of nearly 390 qualifying events!

At the end of this regular season, the best crews from the 19 regional leagues are qualified and invited to participate in the final meeting of the season. The number of qualifiers per league varies depending on the number of crews classified, with on average around ten qualifiers, giving a total of more than 210 finalists.

The contenders for the succession of Jean-Michel DA CUNHA and Sébastien DURAND are legion © Bastien Roux / DPPI

This final, the location of which changes every year, is organized on a completely new route in order to guarantee total sporting fairness. This year, it is therefore the Regional Motor Sports League Center Val de Loire which has been entrusted with the organization, the ASA du Berry and the Ecurie Berrichonne being in charge of the sporting and technical part.

The much desired trophy has arrived in Indre

Divided into 2 stages and 4 sections, the course represents a total of 436,58 km for 128,68 km timed. It includes a prologue (PR1) and 9 special timed events:

Friday, October 15th
– From 09:45 a.m., departure of the Mach36 and passage through the assistance zone of the Parc de Belle Isle Daniel Bernardet
– Prologue of 8,6km. Their ranking, which does not count for the final ranking, will determine the starting order of the competitors on the 1st day of the Rally.
– From 16:00 p.m., loop of 3 timed events of 8,6, 7,25 and 1,93km.

Samedi octobre 16 2021
– From 09:30 a.m., first loop of 3 timed events 11,3, 28,1 and 11,65 km
– Passing through a crew signing park in the Saint Paul car park in Argenton Sur Creuse
– Return to the regrouping park at Mach 36
– Passage through the assistance zone of the Parc de Belle Isle Daniel Bernardet
– Second loop of 3 timed events identical to the 1st loop
– Arrival in parc ferme and awards ceremony on podium at Mach 36 from 18:00 p.m.

More than 10 pilots and co-pilots traveled the roads of France for 000 months in search of the ideal trajectory that could lead them to Châteauroux. Here are the lucky ones elected by league: