Léo Rossel, Côme Ledogar and Ludovic Godard victorious in the French Cup

The three men were considered favorites in their respective races, and they lived up to expectations, winning as predicted. At Lamalou-les-Bains (Hérault), Léo Rossel and his co-driver Guillaume Mercoiret lifted their third Rally The Hérault duo, with their careers in the event, are the most decorated crews in this competition. However, a brake fluid leak forced them to check in late and incur a 50-second penalty… which was erased by 2,7 seconds on the very last stage. The Gard duo, Dorian Nicolas and Vincent Carmille, finished ahead of Jérémie Turco and Alexandra Fontana, who took third place, completing an all-Citroën C3 Rally2 top three.

Côme Ledogar – Méryl Giraldo in the style of Léo Rossel – Guillaume Mercoiret

In the Beaujolais vineyards, the atmosphere was festive last weekend for the Rallye des Vignes de Régnié. Clearly inspired by Léo Rossel, Côme Ledogar also triumphed there for the third time in his career, alongside his future co-driver. Porsche At Le Touquet at the end of the week, Meryl Giraldo, Ghislain Barbier, and Yoann Bouchet put in a commendable performance, finishing second less than 20 seconds behind the winners, a gap of less than half a second per kilometer: an interesting analysis in view of the first round of the French Asphalt Rally Championship. A third Porsche joined the duo on the podium, driven by Stéphane André and Nicolas Saint-Martin.

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Ludovic Godard more ready than ever before the CFR

He too showed his best side this weekend. Committed, finally, to his Alpine Driving an A110 GT+ and co-driving with Franck Gilliot, Ludovic Godard stunned the competition at the Rallye de Franche-Comté last Saturday. In the midst of preparing for the Rallye Le Touquet – Pas-de-Calais, and despite initially being slated to compete in the event with his Porsche 991 GT+, Godard dominated the rally, finishing 33,1 seconds ahead of Denis Millet and Guillaume Duval (Volkswagen Polo R5 GTi), then by 44,4 seconds over the Swiss drivers Sacha Althaus and Lisiane Zbinden (Škoda Fabia RS Rally2). With this victory, Ludovic Godard has already secured his third win of the season after the Rallye de Meuse and the Ronde du Jura.