Renault Clio Rally3

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

ERC3

External links

• (in English and French)