Fri 17 May 2024

Entries published for Essay, with full grid in Euro RX1

The Euro RX1 and Euro RX3 entry lists have today been revealed for the FIA European Rallycross Championship’s return to France and Essay’s Circuit des Ducs next month (8-9 June).

Euro RX has not visited Essay for 13 years, meaning excitement and anticipation levels are sky-high – as reflected by the size and calibre of the entry in both Euro RX1 and Euro RX3.

There will be a full 20-car grid in the top-tier, setting the scene for a battle royale in the season curtain-raiser. Following his heroics last year, Patrick O’Donovan is back for a full-on title tilt in his Peugeot 208, while a pair of former Euro RX3 champions join the field in the shape of Volland Racing duo Yury Belevskiy and Damian Litwinowicz.

Two of the series’ giant-killers from 2023 – Norway’s Sivert Svardal and Hungarian Máté Benyó – similarly have their sights set on the top step of the podium, but will need to get the better of experienced campaigners René Münnich and Tamás Kárai, both of whom seem to be getting faster with the passing years.

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Frenchmen Fabien Pailler, Andréa Dubourg and Pascal Lambec will be hoping to exploit home advantage, and there is also a strong national contingent in Euro RX3, led by rising star Dylan Dufas, the category’s latest winner after triumphing at Germany’s Estering last summer.

Dufas will be joined by compatriots Andrea Bénézet – the youngest member of a proud rallycross dynasty looking to make his mark on the international stage – fan favourite Jimmy Terpereau and Jérémy Lambec, the latter twice a top three championship finisher on the domestic scene.

Nils Volland is the highest-placed Euro RX3 returnee from last year, and will be partnered at multiple title-winning outfit Volland Racing by Antiguan teenager Nico Geleyns and Lithuania’s Rytis Rutkauskas.

Tickets to attend the race weekend can be purchased here.

EURO RX1 ENTRY LIST, EURO RX OF FRANCE

No.	Driver	Nat.	Team	Nat.	Car
2	Oliver O’DONOVAN	IRL	Team RX Racing	GBR	Proton Iriz
7	Patrick O’DONOVAN	GBR	Team RX Racing	GBR	Peugeot 208
10	Mikko IKONEN	FIN	Betomik Racing	FIN	Hyundai i20
11	Aleš FUČÍK	CZE	KRTZ Motorsport ACCR Czech Team	CZE	VW Polo
12	Jens HVAAL	NOR	JC Raceteknik	SWE	Audi S1
19	Pascal LAMBEC	FRA	Pascal Lambec	FRA	Renault Clio
20	Fabien PAILLER	FRA	Pailler Compétition	FRA	Peugeot 208
22	Máté BENYÓ	HUN	Korda Racing KFT	HUN	Peugeot 208
23	Andréa DUBOURG	FRA	DA Racing	FRA	Peugeot 208
24	Sivert SVARDAL	NOR	Sivert Svardal	NOR	VW Polo
37	Mika LIIMATAINEN	FIN	Betomik Racing	FIN	Hyundai i20
38	Mandie AUGUST	DEU	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	DEU	SEAT Ibiza
39	Zoltán KONCSEG	HUN	Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület	HUN	Audi S1
50	Attila MÓZER	HUN	Nyirád Motorsport KFT	HUN	Ford Fiesta
51	Márk MÓZER	HUN	Nyirád Motorsport KFT	HUN	Ford Fiesta
55	Paulius PLESKOVAS	LTU	TSK Baltijos Sportas	LTU	Škoda Fabia
66	Damian LITWINOWICZ	POL	Volland Racing	POL	Audi S1
73	Tamás KÁRAI	HUN	Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület	HUN	Audi S1
77	René MÜNNICH	DEU	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	DEU	SEAT Ibiza
95	Yury BELEVSKIY	CHE	Volland Racing	POL	Audi S1

33	Ulrik LINNEMANN*	DNK	Linnemann Promotion	DNK	VW Polo

* On reserve list

EURO RX3 ENTRY LIST, EURO RX OF FRANCE

No.	Driver	Nat.	Team	Nat.	Car
2	Rytis RUTKAUSKAS	LTU	Volland Racing	POL	Audi A1
7	Sámuel KOVÁCS	HUN	Korda Racing KFT	HUN	Škoda Fabia
9	Dylan DUFAS	FRA	Team Dufas	FRA	Renault Clio
12	Andrea BÉNÉZET	FRA	Andrea Bénézet	FRA	Renault Clio
26	Nicolas GELEYNS	ATG	Volland Racing	POL	Audi A1
28	Josef STREBINGER	AUT	KRTZ Motorsport	CZE	Škoda Fabia
30	Nils VOLLAND	DEU	Volland Racing	POL	Audi A1
37	Jimmy TERPEREAU	FRA	Jimmy Terpereau	FRA	Peugeot 208
58	Dominik SENEGACNIK	AUT	KRTZ Motorsport	CZE	Škoda Fabia
66	Jérémy LAMBEC	FRA	Jérémy Lambec	FRA	Audi A1
99	João RIBEIRO	PRT	João Ribeiro	PRT	Audi A1
104	André SOUSA	PRT	André Sousa	PRT	Audi A1
131	Balázs KÖRMÖCZI	HUN	Szada Ring Racing KFT	HUN	VW Polo