HISTORIC TOUR CHARADE | Film of the week-end

Film of the weekend: “Indian winter at Charade

Absent from the Historic Tour calendar last year, the Charade circuit was the scene of many on-track battles this weekend! The 338 drivers involved adapted to the changing weather conditions to battle it out on this demanding 3.975 km track.

In five weeks' time, the third round of the French Historic Circuit Championship will take place at Magny-Cours on July 5, 6 & 7.

THE WEEKEND IN FIGURES

21: the number of races contested.

338: the number of drivers entered in the race.

0.018 : the gap between second and third place in the Formula Renault Turbo Classic (Jean-Charles MONNET ahead of Adrien REMY-SPIRE).

UPDATE ON THE FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIP

After two rain-drenched heats, the most consistent and cleanest drivers emerged from the pack. In the Single-Seater/Proto category, François Belle (F. Ford Historique / 155 pts) was alone at the top of the standings, 14 points ahead of Switzerland's Gislain Genecand (F.Ford Historique 141pts), himself just one point ahead of Jean-Charles Monnet and his 140 points in Formule Renault Classic. In the pre-90s French GT/Tourism championship, 2023 French champion Emmanuel Brigand (Racing Over 2L) is alone in the lead with 146 points, ahead of Nicolas Beloou (Trophée Lotus / 140pts) and Antoine Benne (Maxi 2L / 130 pts). In the French GT/Tourisme post 90 championship, Mathieu Rigoulet takes first place in the Roadster Pro Cup with 121 points, ahead of Augustin Moreau (111 pts) and Lois Morel (110pts) both in the Youngtimer Gti Cup. Finally, in the French Historic Endurance Championship, the duo of Jean-Pierre Richelmi and Philippe Gache dominate with 52 points, ahead of Jean-François Besson and Guillaume Gagnard (40pts) and Christian Danne and Julien Grenet (38pts).

THE WEEKEND'S PODIUMS

GT Classic Trophy

Race 1: 1. Patrick DELANNOY, 2. Sébastien MATHIEU, 3. Didier SAMSON

Race 2: 1. Sébastien MATHIEU, 2. Patrick DELANNOY, 3. Didier SAMSON

Proto Classic

Race 1: 1. Josserand DE MURARD, 2. Didier BERREZAI

Race 2: 1 Josserand DE MURARD, 2 Didier BERREZAI

Formula Ford Kent Trophy

Race 1: 1 Matthieu MIDY, 2 Augustin SANJUAN, 3 Gislain GENECAND

Race 2: 1 Arnaud DOUSSE, 2 Gislain GENECAND, 3 Christian VAGLIO GIORS

F3 Classic Trophy

Race 1: 1 Eric MARTIN, 2 Frédéric LAJOUX, 3 Manfredo ROSSI DI MONTELERA

Race 2: 1 Eric MARTIN, 2 Frédéric LAJOUX, 3 Manfredo ROSSI DI MONTELERA

FRenault Classic Trophy (Turbo)

Race 1: 1. Lionel ROBERT, 2. Jean-Charles MONNET, 3. Adrien REMY-SPIRE

Race 2: 1 Lionel ROBERT, 2 Jean-Charles MONNET, 3 Adrien REMY-SPIRE

Trophée FRenault Classic (Atmo)

Race 1: 1. Benoit BAGUR, 2. Dean RIMBERT, 3. Alain QUERE

Race 2: 1. Benoit BAGUR

Maxi 1300 Series

Race 1: 1. Philippe GANDINI, 2. Xavier MICHEL, 3. Laurent PUGET

Race 2: 1. Xavier MICHEL, 2. François POUILLON, 3. Michel WILDERS

Maxi 2L Classic

Race 1: 1. Jean-Pierre RICHELMI, 2. Damien SIONNEAU, 3. Antoine BENNE

Race 2: 1 Jean-Pierre RICHELMI, 2 Damien SIONNEAU, 3 Antoine BENNE

Youngtimers GTI Cup

Race 1: 1 Frédéric CHAULAN, 2 Gael GRANDPIERRE, Augustin MOREAU

Race 2: 1. Gael GRANDPIERRE, 2. Vincent MOREAU, 3. Lois MOREL

Formula Ford Historic Challenge

Race 1: 1. François BELLE, 2. Gislain GENECAND, 3. Alain GIRARDET

Race 2: 1 Gislain GENECAND, 2 Alain GIRARDET, 3 François BELLE

Lotus Trophy

Race 1: 1. Dominique VULLIEZ, 2. Nicolas BELOOU, 3. Xavier JACQUET

Race 2: 1. Dominique VULLIEZ, 2. Nicolas BELOOU, 3. Florent CAZALOT

Racing Over 2L

Course 1 : 1. Emmanuel BRIGAND, 2. Sebastien CALAS, 3. Olivier DUSAILLY

Course 2 : 1st Emmanuel BRIGAND, 2nd Sebastien CALAS, 3rd Olivier DUSAILLY

Proto Historic

Course : 1 : 1. Louis KOLLY

Course 2 : 1st Louis KOLLY

Roadster Pro Cup

Course 1 : 1. Ludovic BELLINATO, 2. MAURICE, 3. Laurent FRESNAIS

Course 2 : 1. Ludovic BELLINATO, 2. Mathis VISENTIN, 3. MAURICE

200 KM Historic Tour 

Race: 1 BESSON/GAGNARD, 2 Jean-Pierre DESTOMBES, 3 Sergio Santiago Luis PEINETTI

Saloon Cars Trophy (support grid)

Race 1: 1. Vincent DELARCHE, 2. Fabrice LEFEBVRE, 3. RIGIN M / RIGON A

Race 2: 1. Sébastien MATHIEU, 2. Fabrice LEFEBVRE, 3. Alain DEROGNAT

Superberline 2.0L (guest)

Race 1: 1. Rémi COUVREUR, 2. Paul SANTOS, 3. Philippe GOSSET

Race 2: 1. Florian CABARROU, 2. Rémi COUVREUR, 3. Paul SANTOS

Supersixties by NKHTGT (guest)

Race 1: 1. Armand ADRIAANS, 2. Luc DE COCK, 3. SAUTTER R / NEWALL A

Race 2: 1. Luc DE COCK, 2. Armand ADRIAANS, 3. SAUTTER R / NEWALL A

THE CONTINUATION

Round #3: Historic Tour Magny-Cours, July 5, 6 & 7.

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