Category: France

Four drivers battled for the lead at the Course de Côte du Pays de Crussol. Only one of them could be the winner and just like last year that was Marcel Sapin. Damien Chamberod took the lead in the second race but Sapin quickly restored order in the third race. Chamberod just barely managed to …

The French Hillclimb Championship Division 2 started this weekend with the Course de Côte de Quillan – Col du Portel. This racetrack will also host the Coupe de France Final later this year. Local man Nicolas Verdier always drives well here. He took victory in 2014 and 2016 while he was second in 2015. For …

The Course de Côte de Steige was a brand new hillclimb in the Alsace region in France. The race was competed two weeks ago but the results were not yet on this website. Billy Ritchen dominated the event in his Dallara F311 Mercedes. Ritchen was 1,5 seconds quicker than Pierre Mayeur and 2,5 seconds faster …

It is a hard time for hillclimb racing in France as entries are trending down everywhere. But the worst situation is in northern Bourgogne. The Course de Côte de Pisy was competed here last weekend with just over 30 drivers. Last year there were over 70 drivers, so in one year time they lost more …

The French Hillclimb Championship moved to Brittany for the Course de Côte de Saint Gouëno. Random rain showers gave an extra dimension to the course. However in the end everything was the same as always. Sébastien Petit won the event, Geoffrey Schatz was second and Cyrille Frantz was third. Unlike previous events it was not …

The 40th Course de Côte de Colombier-Fontaine was also competed last Thursday. Samy Guth won the event for the third time in a row. Olivier Gregoire was second while Florian Serralta completed the podium.

Also competed this Thursday and also in Normandy was the Course de Côte de Gisors. Situated on the eastern edge of Normandy the Gisors Hillclimb attracted a few more drivers than its counterpart in Gavray. Alain Le Sausse dominated the event. He took a lead of over 2 seconds on runner-up Alain Facon. There were …

Thursday was Ascension Day which is a holiday in France. A number of hillclimbs have their yearly event on this day. One of them was the Course de Côte de Gavray in western Normandy. John Nicol scored his first victory, Dominique Hamel was second and Julien Petit was third.

The French Historic Hillclimb Championship visited the Course de Côte de Seyssel this weekend. It is one of the rare stand-alone events on the historic hillclimb calendar. 29 drivers entered the speed hillclimb. Jean-Marc Debeaune was the quickest after the first race. However Edmond Guistarini quickly recovered to set fastest time in the second and …

Jérémy Debels became the winner of the Course de Côte d’Istres this weekend. His longtime rival Jean-Claude Morel finished second while Jean-Marc Farnochia completed the podium.