Rally 3 class

**WRCStan** · 1st May 2022, 13:11

Originally Posted by Sulland

Anyone that dare to speculate, or knows something:

- What engine are we guessing Renault will use on their Rally3 Clio?
The 1,3 Rally4 engine, or do they have a 1,6 engine they can use?

Prove that such an entity exists with desire to build such a car first.

**wyler** · 1st May 2022, 13:34

Originally Posted by WRCStan

Prove that such an entity exists with desire to build such a car first.

strong rumor about homologation on april 2023

**WRCStan** · 1st May 2022, 21:48

Originally Posted by wyler

strong rumor about homologation on april 2023

If so, they do have a 1.6l engine. It's only offered as part of an automatic hybrid but that can be ignored.

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 1st May 2022, 22:43

"Two-time ERC champion and nine-time Colin McRae Flat Out Trophy winner Alexey Lukyanuk was on Cyprus on Saturday, April 30th. The reason for the presence of the Russian champion was his compatriot Dmitry Feofanov and his acquisition of the new Ford Fiesta Rally3."

**dupanton** · 2nd May 2022, 10:27

Originally Posted by WRCStan

Prove that such an entity exists with desire to build such a car first.

They are working on it. They are finalizing the car to start testing.

**WRCStan** · 2nd May 2022, 11:11

Originally Posted by dupanton

They are working on it. They are finalizing the car to start testing.

But who is/are "they"? The people kept in the shadows who cannot be mentioned like we're in some dystopian novel. Even Google has been silenced.

**wyler** · 2nd May 2022, 11:26

Originally Posted by WRCStan

But who is/are "they"? The people kept in the shadows who cannot be mentioned like we're in some dystopian novel. Even Google has been silenced.

google better! : )

Renault Customer Racing director Benoit Nogier

wrc.com, WEDNESDAY | 16 FEB 2022
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/wrc...o-break-cover/

dirtfish.com, 09 FEB ‘22
https://dirtfish.com/rally/renault-r...unch-timeline/

and others...

**Sulland** · 2nd May 2022, 12:21

Nogier said that they will start testing in end of feb, beginning of march. Now we are in the beginning of may.
So someone from Renault could come out with a small update on the project.

**vino_93** · 2nd May 2022, 12:45

About Renault : https://www.autohebdo.fr/actualites/...episode-1.html

**WRCStan** · 2nd May 2022, 14:07

Where I'm coming from: Renault corporate have cancelled Renault Sport and target a 100% electric offering for consumer cars. No more Renault Sport cars. But, the side hustle's side hustle that was Renault Sport Customer Racing isn't worth abandoning. (If it wasn't commercially successful it'd be shut down immediately, no?) That department, now shifted out of the Renault brand to Alpine Customer Racing, see a Renault Rally3 could be a viable commercial success and so plod on developing a car build.

Hypothesise with me. Alpine couldn't care what the new guys from Renault Customer Racing are doing with Renaults, at least for now whilst these restructures take time. Renault brand clearly don't want to be associated with this dirty carbon stuff or motorsport, even if it's a little earner overall for the corporate. So maybe Renault corporate will put their foot down with a firm hand on an Alpine developed Renault Rally3? It's a possibility.

Google Renault Clio Rally4, we know they exist but there isn't an official landing page for them anywhere. Renaultsport.com redirects to Alpine F1 team. Some Customer Racing pressers continue to be released by a contractor PR company, but there's nothing on their own Rally3 or what they're up to structurally - obviously. Everything is in the shadows and brought to light through personal relationships in news articles and forum posts.