Citroen Racing take ERC title

Alexey Lukyanuk and Alexey Arnautov secured the first European Rally Championship title for the C3 R5 at the final round of the season in the Canaries last weekend. Fellow C3 crew Yoann Bonato and Benjamin Boulloud also claimed a fine second place at the tricky asphalt event.

Didier Clément, Head of Customer Racing, Citroën Racing 

“It’s a genuine clean sweep for Citroën Racing this weekend! We can really be very proud of this season in the ERC. One of our targets for the year was to win the title. Alexey Lukyanuk spearheaded our efforts this year and has had a fantastic season, fighting at the front at pretty much every round. Yoann Bonato also strengthened our line-up at the last three rounds. With two podiums in three races, he confirmed he is a major player at this level whilst equally demonstrating the obvious competitiveness of the C3 R5. The numbers don't lie either: we had no fewer than nine crews taking part in this round in the car. We also won the lot in the Spanish championship thanks to the two titles for Pepe Lopez and Borja Rozada. Lastly, hats off to Rally Team Spain, who won the European Rally Championship Teams’ title.”

Image courtesy: FIA ERC

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