The championship battle is heating up !

Historic Tour Val de Vienne offered another major round of the French Historic Circuit Championship. On the technical layout of the Circuit du Val de Vienne, the different grids delivered a full programme of races, with some hierarchies confirmed and others reshuffled. Held on 22 and 23 May 2026, this round marks an important stage of the season, both for the sprint standings and the endurance grids. Several leaders consolidated their positions, including François Belle in Single-Seaters, Dominique Vulliez in GT/Touring pre-90, Franck Quagliozzi in GT/Touring post-90 and Christian Vaglio-Giors in Endurance Prototypes.

French Championship Standings Update

GT/Touring post-90. Franck Quagliozzi made an excellent move in the championship, helped by a very strong performance in Youngtimers GTI. With 155 points, he now pulls clear of Florent Aumard and Florian Malosse. Florian Zavattin, winner in GT Classic at Val de Vienne, remains the leading GT Classic representative in the overall standings, with 110 points.

Top 10 GT/Touring post-90

• 1. Franck Quagliozzi – 155.0 pts (Y.T. GTI)

• 2. Florent Aumard – 118.0 pts (Y.T. GTI)

• 3. Florian Malosse – 116.0 pts (Y.T. GTI)

• 4. Florian Zavattin – 110.0 pts (GT Classic)

• 5. Fabien Aumard – 106.0 pts (Y.T. GTI)

• 6. Yoann Hervé – 94.0 pts (Y.T. GTI)

• 7. Denis Empois – 92.5 pts (GT Classic)

• 8. Jean-Pascal Roche – 84.5 pts (GT Classic)

• 9. Laurent Sabatier – 81.0 pts (GT Classic)

• 10. Frédéric Chaulan – 73.0 pts (Y.T. GTI)

GT/Touring pre-90. The Lotus Trophy has a major influence on the provisional hierarchy: Dominique Vulliez takes the lead with 155 points, ahead of Nicolas Beloou. Behind them, Marc Alloend-Bessand and Malivai Castelli keep up the pressure in Sprint Series Pré 66, while Philippe Baert remains the best-placed Sprint 81 driver inside the top five.

Top 10 GT/Touring pre-90

• 1. Dominique Vulliez – 155.0 pts (Lotus)

• 2. Nicolas Beloou – 145.0 pts (Lotus)

• 3. Marc Alloend-Bessand – 121.0 pts (Sprint 66)

• 4. Malivai Castelli – 120.0 pts (Sprint 66)

• 5. Philippe Baert – 110.0 pts (Sprint 81)

• 6. Philippe Koenig – 108.0 pts (Lotus)

• 7. Jérôme Cattelin – 92.0 pts (Lotus)

• 7. Xavier Jacquet – 92.0 pts (Lotus)

• 9. Christian Danne – 87.0 pts (Sprint 81)

• 10. Sydney Beynat – 84.0 pts (Sprint 81)

Single-Seaters. François Belle continues his perfect run in Formula Ford Historic and takes the championship lead with 160 points. Arnaud Dousse and Axel Castillou, both competing in Formula Ford Kent, complete the top three after a particularly eventful weekend. In Formula Renault Historic & Classic, Christian Vaglio-Giors remains the highest-ranked driver, sitting fifth overall.

Top 10 Single-Seaters

• 1. François Belle – 160.0 pts (F. Ford Historic)

• 2. Arnaud Dousse – 150.0 pts (F. Ford Kent)

• 3. Axel Castillou – 145.0 pts (F. Ford Kent)

• 4. Jean Dionisotti – 130.0 pts (F. Ford Historic)

• 5. Christian Vaglio-Giors – 110.0 pts (F. Renault)

• 6. Thomas Clausi – 102.5 pts (F. Renault)

• 7. Eric Lecluse – 92.0 pts (F. Ford Historic)

• 8. Antoine Martin – 83.5 pts (F. Renault)

• 9. Jean-Charles Monnet – 82.0 pts (F. Renault)

• 10. Jean-Philippe Hérault – 70.0 pts (F. Ford Historic)

Endurance. In endurance, Christian Vaglio-Giors confirms his status in the Prototypes with 80 points, while Florian Zavattin takes the lead in the GT/Touring post-1990 standings. In GT/Touring pre-1990, Julien Grenet and Christian Danne now have 80 points and have firmly established themselves at the top.

Endurance GT/Touring post-1990

• 1. Florian Zavattin – 75.0 pts

• 2. Eric Empois / Denis Empois – 61.0 pts

• 3. Sébastien Mathieu – 40.0 pts

• 4. Marc Louail – 30.0 pts

• 4. Antoine Rigon / Mathieu Rigon – 30.0 pts

Endurance GT/Touring pre-1990

• 1. Julien Grenet / Christian Danne – 80.0 pts

• 2. Philippe Baert – 35.0 pts

• 2. Johan Renaut / Jean-Jacques Renaut – 35.0 pts

• 4. Jean-Pierre Richelmi / Philippe Gache – 30.0 pts

• 4. Vincent Pernet / Anthony Farcy – 30.0 pts

Endurance Prototypes

• 1. Christian Vaglio-Giors – 80.0 pts

• 2. Pierre Boite – 52.0 pts

• 3. Lionel Vancheri – 50.0 pts

• 4. Jean-Pierre Destombes – 35.0 pts

• 4. Amaury Gariel – 35.0 pts

Race Podiums by Category

Trophée Saloon Cars GT Classic – Race 1

• SC90: 1. Florian Zavattin; 2. Grégory Yvetot; 3. Eric Empois

• SC80: 1. Fabrice Lefebvre; 2. Pierre-Yves Gautier

• SC60: 1. Pascal Fachinetti

• SC70: 1. Arthur Pirio

• Guest: 1. Patrick Delannoy

Trophée Saloon Cars GT Classic – Race 2

• SC90: 1. Florian Zavattin; 2. Eric Empois; 3. Denis Empois

• SC80: 1. Fabrice Lefebvre; 2. Gérard Verney; 3. Pierre-Yves Gautier

• SC60: 1. Pascal Fachinetti

• SC70: 1. Arthur Pirio

• Guest: 1. Patrick Delannoy

Trophée Formule Ford Kent + Challenge Formula Ford Historic – Race 1

• Kent pre-93 / pre-93: 1. Axel Castillou; 2. Arnaud Dousse; 3. Arsène Cilian

• Histo B: 1. François Belle; 2. Jean Dionisotti; 3. Christian Vaglio-Giors

• Histo A: 1. Eric Lecluse; 2. Jean-Philippe Hérault; 3. Didier Mantz

• pre-90: 1. Dean Rimbert

Trophée Formule Ford Kent + Challenge Formula Ford Historic – Race 2

• Kent pre-93 / pre-93: 1. Axel Castillou; 2. Arnaud Dousse; 3. Arsène Cilian

• Histo B: 1. François Belle; 2. Christian Vaglio-Giors; 3. Jean Dionisotti

• Histo A: 1. Eric Lecluse; 2. Jean-Philippe Hérault; 3. Didier Mantz

• pre-90: 1. Dean Rimbert

Trophée FRenault Classic – Race 1

• A: 1. Antoine Martin; 2. Thomas Clausi; 3. Christian Vaglio-Giors

• B: 1. Sachel Rotge Manuello; 2. Antoine Castillo; 3. Nikita Abramov

Trophée FRenault Classic – Race 2

• A: 1. Thomas Clausi; 2. Antoine Martin; 3. Christian Vaglio-Giors

• B: 1. Sachel Rotge Manuello; 2. Maxime Viricel; 3. Antoine Castillo

Sprint Series Pré 66 – Race 1

• Sport Car: 1. Marc Alloend-Bessand

• GT +2L: 1. Damien Kohler; 2. François Thibaud; 3. Christian Tetot

• GT -2L: 1. Malivai Castelli; 2. Philippe Baert; 3. F. Lasaires / L. Desnoux

• MINI: 1. Philippe Aubrun

Sprint Series Pré 66 – Race 2

• GT +2L: 1. Damien Kohler; 2. François Thibaud; 3. Christian Tetot

• GT -2L: 1. Malivai Castelli; 2. Philippe Baert; 3. James Melady

• MINI: 1. Philippe Aubrun

• Sport Car: 1. No classified finisher (Marc Alloend-Bessand disqualified)

Youngtimers 2L Cup + Sprint Series Pré 81 – Race 1

• INV: 1. Damien Kohler

• GT +2L: 1. J.-J. Renaut / J. Renaut; 2. Philippe Baert; 3. Christian Danne

• A3: 1. Franck Quagliozzi; 2. Florian Malosse; 3. Florent Aumard

• GT -2L: 1. Jean-Marc Breugnot

• N2: 1. Christophe Claudet

• BER -2L: 1. Sydney Beynat

Youngtimers 2L Cup + Sprint Series Pré 81 – Race 2

• INV: 1. Damien Kohler

• GT +2L: 1. J.-J. Renaut / J. Renaut; 2. Philippe Baert

• A3: 1. Franck Quagliozzi; 2. Florent Aumard; 3. Yoann Hervé

• GT -2L: 1. Jean-Marc Breugnot

• N2: 1. Christophe Claudet

• BER -2L: 1. Sydney Beynat

Trophée Lotus – Race 1

• Category 1: 1. Nicolas Beloou; 2. Dominique Vulliez; 3. Philippe Koenig

• Category 2: 1. Bernard Richard; 2. Jean-Paul Malanede

Trophée Lotus – Race 2

• Category 1: 1. Dominique Vulliez; 2. Nicolas Beloou; 3. Xavier Jacquet

• Category 2: 1. Bernard Richard; 2. Jean-Paul Malanede

200 KM de l’Historic Tour – Race

• Proto < 3L: 1. Christian Vaglio-Giors; 2. Jean-Pierre Destombes; 3. Lionel Vancheri

• GT/Touring Post 90: 1. Florian Zavattin; 2. Denis Empois / Eric Empois; 3. Antoine Rigon / Mathieu Rigon

• GT/Touring Pré 90: 1. Christian Danne / Julien Grenet; 2. Johan Renaut / Jean-Jacques Renaut; 3. Jean-Pierre Richelmi / Philippe Gache

Coming Up

Round #3: Historic Tour Charade, 18, 19 & 20 September.

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