Iron Dames secure best-ever rally result

The Iron Dames rally crew of Sarah Rumeau and Julie Amblard secured their best-ever overall result with fourth at the French Gravel Rally Championship‘s Rallye Terre des Causses.

The duo were on the pace from the start and set a pair of third-fastest stage times, and a consistent run across the opening day meant they ended Saturday in a podium position.

The second day started with another third-fastest stage time, and Sarah and Julie held onto their podium position until the final stage. However, a hard-charging Pablo Sarrazin in the stablemate Citroën C3 Rally2 took the position on the final 20km stage, forcing the Iron Dames to miss out on a maiden rally podium by just 6.9 seconds.

RESULTS

Sarah and Julie: 4th

We drove well on the first day. We had a couple of punctures which affected our tyre quota, but we stayed positive and now we’ve passed a milestone of being on podium pace. We’re hoping to make even more progress at the next event and learn more with this car.

Sarah Rumeau

Stay up to date with all our latest events and results by subscribing to our newsletter mailing list!