Christmas comes early for Thomas and Marine Capelli

This is the beautiful story of this edition of the Rhône-Charbonnières. Winner of the 2024 Michelin Amateurs Trophy, the young 29-year-old driver, co-driven by his sister, took advantage of his prize of a premier-class rally during this event. The story of a weekend that will remain etched in his memory.

Published 02/05/2025 à 09:00

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Christmas comes early for Thomas and Marine Capelli

Le Rally Rhône-Charbonnières was certainly an edition of "firsts." Réhane Gany set the first overall time in the French Rally Championship, and Pablo Sarrazin also achieved his first career podium. Added to this was Ludovic Godard's first 2-wheel drive victory... and Thomas's first appearance. Hair in a premier class car. The Savoyard was taking advantage, at Charbo, of his prize as winner of the 2024 Michelin Amateurs Trophy. A major partner of the CFR, the Clermont-Ferrand manufacturer has made a habit of offering the winner of its trophy a stint, for the duration of a rally, in a Rally2 class car and under a professional structure. Sarah Rumeau and Styve Juif have had the pleasure of winning the "Michelin Amateurs" in the past: the now triple French Champion had cleverly