Rally du Ferol 2020 :
Pepe Lopez (Citroën C3 Rally2, Citroën Rally Team) wins Rally du Ferol, the second round of the Spanish asphalt rally championship and mixed championship.
The young Citroën driver took the lead of the rally on special stage (SS) 3 with a remarkable stage scratch at dusk, nearly 10 seconds ahead of José A. Suarez (Skoda Fabia Rally2). He then consolidated his lead with a second stage win in SS4, to finish the first day with a 14.4s lead over the Skoda driver.
During the second day, the Lopez - Rozada crew was put under pressure by José Suarez. Their lead dropped to 2.4s with two ES to run. Unfazed, Pepe Lopez and his Citroën C3 Rally2 won the last two special stages to take victory. Pepe Lopez thus consolidated his first place in the asphalt rally championship and moved up to the lead in the mixed championship.
Alberto Monarri and Diego San Juan de Eusebio (Citroën C3 Rally2, SMC Junior Motorsport) finished fifth overall.
RALLYE IL CIOCCI E VALLE DEL SERCHIO 2020 :
Andrea Crugnola (Citroën C3 Rally2, FPF Motorsport) wins Rally Il ciocci and Valle del Serchio, the second round of the Italian asphalt rally championship. Opposed to Giandomenicao Basso (VW Polo R5), he largely dominated the event.
The Citroën driver set a strong pace on day one, winning four of the five stages. He came back to service park with a lead of nearly seven seconds over current championship leader G.Basso. On the second day, the Crugnola - Ometto crew maintained a high pace and extended their lead over Basso to nearly 20 seconds at the end of the ten stages of the rally.
This was Andrea Crugnola's third victory in four races with the Citroën C3 Rally2. This success enabled him to close the gap with Giandomenico Basso in the championship.
Antonio Rusce finished ninth on the X Race Sport team's Citroën C3 Rally2.
Rally Autun Sud-Morvan 2020 :
Pierre Roché (Citroën C3 Rally2, Team FJ) wins Autun Sud-Morvan national rally, after a hard-fought battle with William Wagner (Citroën C3 Rally2, PH Sport). The two C3 drivers won eleven of the twelve stages on the program, a sign of their undivided domination of the event. The two crews will once again face each other in the "Michelin challenge" at the Rally du Mont-Blanc, organized from September 3rd to 5th for the come back of the French Rally Championship.
For their first rally in the Citroën C3 Rally2, Mathias Vaison finished in fourth place and Jean-Pierre Chirat in eleventh position.
Credit photo : CERA, CIR, Team FJCredit photo : CERA, CIR, Team FJ