The Renault Clio Rally5 is a rally car developed and built by

Renault Sport Renault Sport () or Renaultsport, was a motorsport, performance and special vehicles division for Renault-badged cars and later a sub-badge of Renault cars managed by Automobiles Alpine, Alpine. The first Renault Sport was officially established ...

for the Group Rally5 specification of the

Rally Pyramid The FIA Rally Pyramid is the collective description and organisation of championships, car performance classes and driver aptitude in international rallying. In 2019 the FIA rally commission presented a radical overhaul to the rally pyramid to in ...

. It is based upon the

Renault Clio The Renault Clio () is a supermini (B-segment) car, produced by French automobile manufacturer Renault. It was launched in 1990, and entered its fifth generation in 2019. The Clio has had substantial critical and commercial success, being consi ...

road car and made its WRC debut at the

2020 Rally Mexico The 2020 Rally Mexico (also known as the Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2020) was a motorsport, motor racing event for rallying, rally cars that was held over four days between 12 and 15 March 2020. It marked the seventeenth running of Rally Mexico and ...

Development

Intended to be driven by rally beginners, the Clio Rally5 uses a less powerful engine than the Rally4 variant. Unlike the Clio Rally4, the Rally5 does not feature adjustable

shock absorbers A shock absorber or damper is a mechanical or hydraulic device designed to absorb and damp shock impulses. It does this by converting the kinetic energy of the shock into another form of energy (typically heat) which is then dissipated. Most sho ...

. The car also uses slightly narrower tyres at tarmac events than the Rally4 car.

Competition history

The car was used in the Renault Clio Trophy created by

Toksport Toksport WRT is a motorsport preparation and race team based at the Nürburgring in Quiddelbach, Germany. The team has prepared cars for, and entered events in 26 motorsport championships around the globe and has won notable FIA championships ...

on select events of the 2021 European Rally Championship season, with the winner of the category offered a three-event drive in a Renault Clio Rally4.

References

External links

*
Renault Clio Rally5
at eWRC-results.com {{Rally Pyramid cars Clio Rally5 Rally5 cars