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The Rallye du Var is a motor rally held in the month of November in the French commune of Sainte-Maxime in Var. It is often held as the final round of the French Rally Championship.

The rally has attracted famous names such as the recently-retired nine-time WRC champion, Sébastien Loeb (the 2000, 2009 and 2014 winner), 1994 WRC champion Didier Auriol (the 1987 and 1988 winner), Freddy Loix, Craig Breen, Jari-Matti Latvala (the 2011 winner), Dany Snobeck (the 1982 and 2008 winner), Romain Dumas, François Chatriot (the 1985, 1986 and 1989 winner), and Julien Maurin (the 2013 winner). Jari-Matti Latvala was the first non-Frenchman and thus foreign driver to win the rally, and it was also his first win on asphalt.

Recent years

In 2011, Jari-Matti Latvala became the first foreign driver to win the race and the first Finn to do so. He beat previous winner Stéphane Sarrazin and Estonian driver Ott Tänak. He and his co-driver Miikka Anttila won in a ,Ford Fiesta RS WRC.

In 2012, Cédric Robert won this rally for a third time, following his wins in 2002 and 2010. He was again co-driven by Matthieu Duval.

In 2013, Julien Maurin won for the first time with co-driver Nicolas Klinger.

In 2014, Sébastien Loeb driving his Citroën DS3 WRC won the Rallye du Var for the third time and the second with his wife Sévérine Loeb as the co-driver. The second place driver was David Salanon and third was Patrick Magnou.

In 2015, the 61st running of this event, David Salanon and Romain Roche won in a Ford Fiesta RS WRC.

As well as part of the French Rally Championship, the Rallye du Var was part of the European Rally Championship calendar from 1984 to 2001.

Winners

References

External links

Rallye du Var website

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 The '''Rallye du Var''' is a motor rally held in the month of November in the French commune of [[Sainte-Maxime]] in [[Var]]. It is often held as the final round of the [[French Rally Championship]].
 The rally has attracted famous names such as the recently-retired nine-time WRC champion, [[Sébastien Loeb]] (the 2000, 2009 and 2014 winner), 1994 WRC champion [[Didier Auriol]] (the 1987 and 1988 winner), [[Freddy Loix]], [[Craig Breen]], [[Jari-Matti Latvala]] (the 2011 winner), [[Dany Snobeck]] (the 1982 and 2008 winner), [[Romain Dumas]], [[François Chatriot]] (the 1985, 1986 and 1989 winner), and [[Julien Maurin]] (the 2013 winner). Jari-Matti Latvala was the first non-Frenchman and thus foreign driver to win the rally, and it was also his first win on asphalt.
 ==Recent years==
+In 2011, [[Jari-Matti Latvala]] became the first foreign driver to win the race and the first Finn to do so. He beat previous winner [[Stéphane Sarrazin]] and Estonian driver [[Ott Tänak]]. He and his co-driver [[Miikka Anttila]] won in a ,[[Ford Fiesta RS WRC]].
+In 2012, Cédric Robert won this rally for a third time, following his wins in 2002 and 2010. He was again co-driven by Matthieu Duval.
+In 2013, [[Julien Maurin]] won for the first time with co-driver Nicolas Klinger.
 In 2014, [[Sébastien Loeb]] driving his [[Citroën DS3 WRC]] won the Rallye du Var for the third time and the second with his wife Sévérine Loeb as the co-driver. The second place driver was David Salanon and third was Patrick Magnou.