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SARAH RUMEAU & JULIE AMBLARD swap Vaucluse for Rallye du Var

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October 30, 2026

GRRL! SUMMARY:

  • SARAH RUMEAU and JULIE AMBLARD, 2026 French Gravel Rally Champions, will skip the Rallye Terre de Vaucluse season finale to contest the Rallye du Var on asphalt instead.
  • The pair will again campaign the 2C Compétition Skoda Fabia RS Rally2, aiming to close the season strongly after retiring at the ERC finale in Fafe, Portugal.
  • Their last tarmac outing together was the 2025 Rallye du Var, where they finished sixth in a Sarrazin World Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 under Iron Dames livery.
  • SARAH RUMEAU showed competitive tarmac pace at Rallye Mont-Blanc Morzine — co-driven by MARINE LACRUZ in AMBLARD’s absence — finishing seventh with the Skoda.
  • The Rallye du Var also doubles as the CFR Asphalt Championship decider, with Raphael Astier and Yoann Bonato level on points heading to Sainte-Maxime.

UPCOMING:

  • Rallye Terre de Vaucluse (final round, French Gravel Rally season) – week of Nov 2, 2026 (date not stated, found Oct 30, 2026)
  • Rallye du Var, Sainte-Maxime – (date not stated, found Oct 30, 2026)

LINKS TO RACER'S PROFILE PAGES:

SARAH RUMEAU JULIE AMBLARD

2c competition, cfr asphalt championship, rallye du var, skoda fabia rs rally2

GRRL! summary based upon reporting by Pierre Barre originally appearing on autohebdof1.com