Rhône-Charbonnières ES 1: Bonato by a short head

All the favorites started on hard tires for this first loop.

Yoann Bonato (C3 Rally2-Trajectus Motorsport) set the first benchmark on this new “Charbo” special stage in the Col de la Luère.
The Citroën driver is half a second ahead of Réhane Gany (C3 Rally2-Sarrazin Motorsport-Iron Lynx).

The Alpine will be comfortable in the dry and Raphaël Astier (A110 GT-P-CHL Sport Auto) confirms this. He is credited with the third time, as is Eric Camilli (i20 N Rally2-2C Compétition).

Hugo Margaillan (i20 N Rally2-CHL Sport Auto) completes the Top 5 of this first time trial of the rally.

The provisional Top 10 of SS 1