The 2016 French road rally championship without a promoter

The withdrawal of Dark Dog, historical partner of Option Sport Evenement (OSE) as a sponsor of the Moto Tour since 2005 and then of the French road rally championship since 2015, redistributes the cards for the 2016 season.

The withdrawal of Dark Dog, historical partner of Option Sport Evenement (OSE) as a sponsor of the Moto Tour since then of the French road rally championship since, redistributes the cards for the 2016 season.

First item on the agenda of the meeting of the National Road Rally Commission (CNRR) on Saturday at the headquarters of the French Motorcycling Federation (FFM), this withdrawal leads to the return to a French road rally championship without a promoter while that the Moto Tour could be reborn from its ashes (read).

French road rally championship 2016 (provisional timetable)

Rallye des Garrigues in Laverune (34) on March 12 and 13, 2016 Rallye de la Sarthe in la Suze (72) on April 2 and 3, 2016 Corsica Rallies in Porticcio (2A) on April 23 and 24, 2016 Rallye des Ardennes in Sedan (08) on May 28 and 29, 2016 Rallye de l’Ain in Cerdon (01) on June 18 and 19, 2016 Rallye du Dourdon in Villecomtal (12) on July 15 and 16, 2016

The Commission has also expressed its desire not to increase the registration fee for an event (220 euros), while defining the provisional calendar for the 2016 French road rally championship..

Note that the 2016 Rallye de la Sarthe will be cut off from one of its particularly popular stages: that of the Bugatti circuit, which cannot take place this year due to a conflict of dates in the calendar..

Final judgment

The committee also announced the final decision of the National Disciplinary and Arbitration Tribunal (TNDA) on the 2015 championship rankings. Following the complaint filed by the KTM Team France CTM83, the TNDA finally canceled the penalties awarded during the .

This decision changes the podium of the 2015 French rally championship: Julien Toniutti remains scratch French champion on the handlebars of his Yamaha MT-09, but the second and third place are reversed in favor of Laurent Filleton: the driver of the 1290 Superduke of the KTM Team France CTM83 – also at the top of the constructors’ classification – becomes vice champion of France while Christophe Velardi (Ducati Moto Prestige) finds himself third.

The winners of the 2015 championship by category

• Mono : Florent Derrien (KTM Duke 690 R)
• Top Sport : Sonia Barbot (Suzuki GSX-R 1000)
• Sport 1 : Felix Caviglioli (KTM 400 EXC)
• Sport 2 : Maxime Mettra (Kawasaki Versys 650)
• Roadster : Julien Toniutti (Yamaha MT-09)
• Scooter : Mathieu Bruneau (Honda Integra 750)
• 125 : Kevin Cheylan (MZ 125)
• Sidecar : Alain and Edith Amblard (Suzuki 1300 GSX-R)
• Old : Gerard Spagli – (Kawasaki Z 1000)
• Classics : Antoine-François Caviglioli (Honda 650 Dominator)
• Feminine : Sonia Barbot (Suzuki GSX-R 1000)
• Hope : Pierre Reynaud (Aprilia 1000 Tuono R)
• Veterans : Pascal Poulios (Honda 600 Hornet)
• Builders : KTM Motorcycle Rev Counter 83

The six rounds of the 2016 French road rally championship should, as every year, give rise to anthological battles, to follow naturally on the Site: stay connected !

Marcus HIMSELF

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