Yoann Bonato wins the Heart of France

Yoann Bonato (Citroën C3 R5) won his 3rd victory at the Rally Heart of France (Loir-et-Cher). The resident of Team CHL Sport Auto who had relied on wet weather took the lead over Yoann Bonato (Citroën C3 R5) in the second stage disrupted by rain to reach the finish with less than ten seconds to spare. ahead of the championship leader. The Gardois nevertheless maintains a good lead before the Rallye des Cévennes (October 24-26) which will conclude the season.

“We were chasing this victory! I'm happy, the weekend is positive, congratulates the winner. After Mont Blanc we carried out tests to identify the problems we had. Everyone got back to work behind us and it feels good to feel that. Thank you everyone. For the Championship, we didn't do the job properly before so we must congratulate Yohan and Benoît who will be able to enjoy this title. »

Quentin Gilbert (Skoda Fabia R5) completed the podium by winning by 4 seconds ahead of William Wagner (Volkswagen Polo GTI R5) and won the Michelin R5 Trophy. Pierre Roché (Skoda Fabia R5) completed the Top 5 ahead of Benoît Vaillant (Citroën C3 R5).

“It’s a good result even if once again, we wanted to do better, comments Quentin Gilbert. We still need to work on some details such as the choice of tires for example. We still had a good race, defending ourselves against William who I would like to congratulate for his great race. Congratulations also to the two 'Yos'. We won the Michelin Trophy, that’s good. We plan to drive the Skoda Fabia R5 Evo but I don't know when yet. »

Cédric Robert (DS 3 R3) took 7th place by winning the Michelin Trophy outside R5. Boris Carminato won in the Clio R3T, placing behind the Fabia R5 of Jean-Luc Roche. Jean-Luc Franceschi completed the Top 10 in the general classification by winning the 208 Rally Cup.

Discover the report of the Rallye Coeur de France in issue 2236 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.