The Renault Clio Rally3 is a rally car developed and built by Alpine Racing (previously known as Renault Sport) to FIA's Group Rally3 regulations. It is based upon the Renault Clio road car and debuted in 2023.
Development The Renault Clio Rally3 was revealed in 2022. The car completes the Renault Clio ladder in relation to the Groups Rally regulation with its Rally4 and Rally5 variants, and would be Renault's first all-wheel drive challenger. The car is the straight rival to the Ford Fiesta Rally3 of M-Sport, which is only other available Rally3 car for competition.
During the period when the car is under development, it was testing in France in 2022. The car launched in the second half of 2023 and is eligible to compete in both European Rally Championship and World Rally Championship-3, as well as its junior category.
The car passed Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile homologation on 25 April 2023.
Competition history The car made its World Rally Championship debut at the 2023 Rally Finland, driven by Markus Manninen. It made its first appearance for World Rally Championship-3 points at the 2023 Acropolis Rally, driven by Efthimios Halkias. The car's debut win in the World Rally Championship-3 was at the 2024 Rally Latvia, driven by Joosep Ralf Nõgene. Mattéo Chatillon gave the car its second win in the category at the 2024 Central European Rally.
Rally victories WRC3 Year No. Event Surface Driver Co-driver 2024 1 2024 Rally Latvia Gravel Joosep Ralf Nõgene Aleks Lesk 2 2024 Central European Rally Tarmac Mattéo Chatillon Maxence Cornuau 2025 3 2025 Monte Carlo Rally Mixed Arthur Pelamourgues Bastien Pouget 4 2025 Rally Islas Canarias Tarmac Mattéo Chatillon Maxence Cornuau 5 2025 Rally Estonia Gravel Takumi Matsushita Ville MannisenmäkiSources:
ERC3 Year No. Event Surface Driver Co-driver 2025 1 2025 Barum Czech Rally Zlín Tarmac Hubert Kowalczyk Jarosław Hryniuk 2026 1 2026 Rally Sierra Morena Tarmac Lucas Zielinski Ewen LeenhardtSources: https://ewrc-results.com/event/98089-andalucia-rally-sierra-morena-cordoba-world-heritage-site/final-results?sct=564
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