Margaillan unlocks his counter

After an intense duel against Florent Todeschini and Florian Barral, Matthieu Margaillan, co-driven by his sister Mathilde, won a round of the French Championship for the first time.

Published on 09/05/2023 à 13:30

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First for Margaillan © Bastien Roux / DPPI

With a sunny first stage, then a second marked by showers making some braking difficult, the Castine 2023 was no exception to the rule and crowned a fine winner with Matthieu Margaillan. A true institution of the French Rally Championship on gravel, Castine is renowned for technical and mechanically demanding special stages.

With a gap between the first two never exceeding more than 9”3, Florent Todeschini and Margaillan went blow for blow during this second meeting of the season.

First to open hostilities at the wheel of his i20 N Rally2, Todeschini confirmed his rise to power at the wheel of a car that he discovered at the start of the Championship. Margaillan hit hard in SS3 to