The Renault Clio Rally4 is a rally car developed and built by Renault Sport for the Rally Pyramid regulation of the Rally4 category. It is based upon the Renault Clio road car and used by the crews competing the European Rally Championship-3.[2]
 A Clio Rally4 at the 2021 Rally Poland | |
| Category | Rally4 |
|---|---|
| Constructor | Renault Sport |
| Technical specifications[1] | |
| Length | 4,050 in (10,287.0 cm) |
| Width | 1,988 in (5,049.5 cm) |
| Height | 1,450 in (3,683.0 cm) |
| Axle track | 1,500 in (3,810.0 cm) |
| Wheelbase | 2,579 in (6,550.7 cm) |
| Engine | Renault TCe 1.3 L (79 cu in) I4, 16-valve turbocharged front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Transmission | Sadev 5-speed sequential 2-wheel drive |
| Weight | 1,080 kg (2,381.0 lb) |
| Competition history | |
| Debut | 2021 |
Development
editThe Renault Clio Rally4 weighs 1,080 kilograms (2,380 lb) and features a five-speed sequential gearbox and a turbocharged 1,330-cubic-centimetre (81 cu in) four-cylinder engine, which is more powerful than that in the Rally5 variant.[1][3] It features adjustable shock absorbers, using slightly wider tyres at tarmac events than the Rally5 car.[1][3] The Rally4 car is largely based upon the Rally5 version in most aspects,[2][4] which itself is derived from the standard road-going R.S. Line model of the mark five Clio.[3]
Competition history
editThe car made its debut at the Targa Florio – Rally Internazionale di Sicilia, driven by Paolo Andreucci.[5]
Rally victories
editEuropean Rally Championship-3
edit| Year | No. | Event | Surface | Driver | Co-driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 |  2021 Rally Liepāja
|
Gravel |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
|
Anthony Gorguilo
|
| 2 |  2021 Azores Rallye
|
Gravel | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
|
Anthony Gorguilo
| |
| 3 |  2021 Rally Islas Canarias
|
Tarmac | Anthony Fotia
|
Arnaud Dunand
| |
| Sources:[6] | |||||
European Rally Championship-4
edit| Year | No. | Event | Surface | Driver | Co-driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 2022 Azores Rallye
|
Gravel | Anthony Fotia
|
Arnaud Dunand
|
| 2023 | 2 |  2023 Rally Poland
|
Gravel |  Ola Nore
|
Rune Eilertsen
|
| 3 | 2023 Rally Liepāja
|
Gravel | Ola Nore
|
Torstein Eriksen
| |
| Sources:[7][8] | |||||
Junior European Rally Championship
edit| Year | No. | Event | Surface | Driver | Co-driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021[a] | 1 | 2021 Rally Liepāja
|
Gravel | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
|
Anthony Gorguilo
|
| 2 |  2021 Rally di Roma Capitale
|
Tarmac | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
|
Anthony Gorguilo
| |
| 3 |  2021 Barum Czech Rally Zlín
|
Tarmac | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
|
Anthony Gorguilo
| |
| 4 | 2021 Rally Islas Canarias
|
Tarmac | Anthony Fotia
|
Arnaud Dunand
| |
| 2023 | 5 | 2023 Rally Poland
|
Gravel | Ola Nore
|
Rune Eilertsen
|
| 6 | 2023 Rally Liepāja
|
Gravel | Ola Nore
|
Torstein Eriksen
| |
| Sources:[9][10] | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ The championship was referred to as ERC3 Junior.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Clio Rally4, born to win". Renault Sport. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b "New Renault Clio Rally4 cleared for ERC action". European Rally Championship. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "New Clio Rally on display on the Monte-Carlo". Renault Sport. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Abreu, José Luis (2 April 2021). "RENAULT CLIO RALLY 4, OBJECTIVO: TORNAR-SE A NOVA REFERÊNCIA NA SUA CLASSE" [Renault Clio Rally 4; objective: Create a new reference for the class]. autosport.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Andreucci "impressed" as ERC-bound Renault Clio Rally4 shows potential on debut". European Rally Championship. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "ERC3 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "ERC4 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "ERC4 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "ERC3 Junior 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "ERC Junior 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
External links
edit
- Official website (in English and French)
- Renault Clio Rally4 at eWRC-results.com