Monte-Carlo Rally – Baffoun winner of the RGT, Berfa of Promotion

It is easy to say it at the end of the Monte-Carlo, but the RGT drivers may regret not having come in greater numbers on this 92^e editing. If there were difficult conditions to negotiate for a 2-wheel drive, the generally dry terrain was very quickly made for an RGT. This is what Raphaël Astier and Denis Giraudet were demonstrating in SS1 when a hose became disconnected and a fire broke out on their Alpine. With their withdrawal, the category suddenly became very open.

Among the 4 other crews able to aim for victory, Philippe Baffoun was the most experienced. If it was just his 2^e Monte-Carlo with the A110, this “king of DIY” was in its 10th^e participation since 2015. Immediately in the lead, he did not let anyone prevent him from winning for the first time in the RGT. Eric Royère stole several best times from him, but he was satisfied with 2^e place ahead of Christophe Berard who discovered the French GT. Armand Fumal brings up the rear after experiencing unusual boredom. The Belgian was forced to go through the super rally after the fuel crew put water in his tank...

Participant in his 2^e Monte-Carlo after a victory in RC4 in 2016 on a 208 then R2, Jordan Berfa achieved the objective he had set for himself. At 28 years old, the driver from the southwest did not have the most recent mount (an i20 still R5), but that did not prevent him from entering the top ten of WRC2 several times. Associated with Cloé Thomas, Berfa finishes 15th^e of Monte Carlo.

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