Claire Schönborn delivers her best performance of the season at the Central European Rally; receives tremendous fan support during Junior WRC finale
Show me the gravel – preparing for Portugal
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From home to hydrogen
Intensive weeks of rallying for Claire Schönborn: Central European Rally across Germany, Austria and Czechia marks finale of the Junior WRC year and marks the season highlight for Claire Schönborn
“Fighting for each chance to get behind the wheel”
From hillclimb to the World Rally Championship: Claire Schönborn looks back on her first year in rallying.
Claire in the air
Successful debut at Rallye Finland – Claire Schönborn with big step in performance
Flat-out Festival Finland
Claire Schönborn takes the next step in the World Rally Championship
Claire cool: defying the heat at the Acropolis
Second World Championship race on loose surfaces – the 25-year-old from Hunsrück continues to climb the learning curve
Heat, respect and the Acropolis
Claire Schönborn with new vigour ahead of Rally of Gods in Greece.
New co-driver: more commitment for Claire
More experience, more calm and more dedication: Claire Schönborn has a new co-driver in Michael Wenzel.
Rally flair with Claire – sideways experience for Julia Klöckner
Adrenaline instead of official business: The President of the German Bundestag, Julia Klöckner, got a taste of rally air as a co-driver for a special stage.
What the international press says
“From zero to WRC season in just four rallies” – that’s what the trade media wrote.
It was an eventful week of preparation for Claire Schönborn ahead of her big gravel debut – the upcoming Rally Portugal. And this preparation didn’t even really start smoothly. Spoiler: All’s well that ends well.
“Breakdowns, bad luck and mishaps” – the test
There were several punctures on the trailer on the way from Germany to Portugal, followed by an engine failure on the Fiesta Rally3 Evo during the test drives. The start to the new terrain was anything but smooth. However, the tireless and self-sacrificing commitment of PSH Motorsport and Nico Lesch made it possible to continue participating in the tests and the rally despite all the adversities.
Every day is a school day – the rally
The rally itself was just as challenging as the journey there. Changing weather conditions and demanding sections of the route demanded full concentration and maximum adaptability. Despite some technical setbacks and cold deformations on the vehicle, the team successfully completed the rally and gained important insights.
The result was a respectable fourth place in the RC3 category and 15th place overall out of 64 participants – a solid result and valuable experience on gravel. The impressions gained form an important basis for the upcoming WRC highlight in Portugal from May 15 to 18.