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Mecklen-burger Landpute

Vulkaneifel Therme

ADAC Team Mittelrhein

Valuable for the experience bank

Claire Schönborn twelfth in Poland.

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Learning curves, Poland edition

Claire Schönborn faces her next European rally challenge.

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Rome, sweet Rome

Claire Schönborn impresses on ERC outing.

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Chasing the Clock in the Eternal City

The Tiber, the tempo and centuries of tradition – on the weekend of 3 to 5 July, Claire Schönborn lines up for the first time at the Rally di Roma.

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Podium & Positives

At the second round of the ADAC Opel GSE Rally Cup—the Rallye Vosges Grand-Est, held around Gérardmer, France—Claire Schönborn made it onto the podium for the first time.

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From home to hydrogen

From home to hydrogen

13. October 2025 |

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

Claire in the air

Claire in the air

3. August 2025 |

Successful debut at Rallye Finland – Claire Schönborn with big step in performance

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The People

Fast facts

Claire

Schönborn

Claire

Schönborn

Driver

Claire

Schönborn

Date of birth

July 31, 1999

Claire

Schönborn

Place of birth

Traben-Trarbach, Germany

Claire

Schönborn

Place of residence

Löffelscheid, Germany

Michael

Wenzel

Michael

Wenzel

Co-driver

Michael

Wenzel

Date of birth

April 24, 1974

Michael

Wenzel

Place of birth

Kaiserslautern, Germany

Michael

Wenzel

Place of residence

Mehlingen, Germany

Rally driver

From naught to WRC in just four rallies. Has prevailed in the worldwide selection program "Beyond Rally Women's Driver Development".

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Race engineer

Comprehensive technical expertise in set-up, strategy, data analysis and technical systems.

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Mechanic

Can do everything, does everything: brakes, engine, decals. Natural born screwdriver.

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Facets

Claire & Michael

She is the boss, he gives the commands. In rallying, the driver and co-driver are always looking for perfect communication. Crisp, efficient, to the point. Two who fit together: this is what makes Claire Schönborn and Michael Wenzel tick – each with three defining characteristics.

Rally co-driver

European Rally Championship, World Rally Championship, DRM and Co. – has a lot of experience, a calm demeanor and not only shows the way according to the pace notes ...

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3D digitizer

Measures a lot, and with moderation. Creates plans of buildings for the planned fit-out based on 3D measurements with the scanner. And digitally. It's better, as Tocotronic already knew.

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Marco Pantani double

Cycling! On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. In between running, athletics training and juggling. Eye-hand coordination? Whoa, yes!

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“There is only one plan A – and that is to be successful.”
Claire Schönborn

WRC Young Driver Team

The Calendar

Season

FIA

European Rally Championship

FIA

European Rally Championship

2026

FIA

European Rally Championship

Sweden

May 22-May 24, 2026

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FIA

European Rally Championship

Italy

03. june-05. june 2026

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FIA

European Rally Championship

Poland

July 24-July 26, 2026

FIA

European Rally Championship

Czech republic

August 14-August 16, 2026

FIA

European Rally Championship

United Kingdom

September 04 – September 06, 2026

FIA

European Rally Championship

Portugal

October 23-October 25, 2026

ADAC Opel

GSE Rally Cup

ADAC Opel

GSE Rally Cup

2026

ADAC Opel

GSE Rally Cup

Eindhoven (NED)

May 29-May 30, 2026

ADAC Opel

GSE Rally Cup

Géradmer (FRA)

June 13-June 14, 2026

ADAC Opel

GSE Rally Cup

Weiz (AUT)

July 17-July 18, 2026

ADAC Opel

GSE Rally Cup

St. Wendel (GER)

August 14-August 15, 2026

ADAC Opel

GSE Rally Cup

Lübbecke (GER)

September 25-26, 2026

ADAC Opel

GSE Rally Cup

Sanremo (ITA)

October 17-October 18, 2026

ADAC Opel

GSE Rally Cup

Spa (BEL)

November 28-November 29, 2026

ERC Sweden

May 22-May 24, 2026

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ERC Italy

June 03-June 05, 2026

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ERC Poland

July 24-July 26, 2026

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ERC Czech Republic

August 14-August 16, 2026

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ERC United Kingdom

September 04 - September 06, 2026

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ERC Portugal

October 23-October 25, 2026

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GSE Eindhoven (NED)

May 29-May 30, 2026

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GSE Géradmer (FRA)

June 13-June 14, 2026

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GSE Weiz (AUT)

July 17-July 18, 2026

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GSE St. Wendel (GER)

August 14-August 15, 2026

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GSE Lübbecke (GER)

September 25-26, 2026

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GSE Sanremo (ITA)

October 17-October 18, 2026

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GSE Spa (BEL)

November 28-November 29, 2026

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The Technology

Vehicles

OPEL

Corsa

OPEL

Corsa

Rally4

OPEL

Corsa

In brief

The Opel Corsa Rally4 continues its relentless march towards success: since its debut in 2022, the 160 kW (218 hp) 1.2-litre three-cylinder turbo engine has secured no fewer than two championship titles in the FIA Junior European Rally Championship (JERC) – through Laurent Pellier (2022) and Calle Carlberg (2025). The Rüsselsheim-based car has thus clearly outpaced its Stellantis Rally4 siblings, the Peugeot 208 Rally4 and Lancia Ypsilon Rally4 HF, in the JERC title tally, impressively underlining its reputation as the most successful customer car in its class – following the dominant era of the Opel Adam R2 between 2015 and 2018.

OPEL

Mocha GSE

OPEL

Mocha GSE

Rally

OPEL

Mocha GSE

In brief

With the new Opel Mokka GSE Rally, the ADAC Opel GSE Rally Cup raises the world’s first electric one-make rally cup to the next league: 207 kW (281 hp) and 345 Nm make the all-electric customer athlete more than twice as powerful as its Corsa predecessor. The new charging concept is just as clever – mobile battery storage units, which are brought directly between the special stages by electric trucks, replace the electricity from the grid and thus ensure significantly more competition kilometers.

The Partners

Sponsors and supporters

Opel Motorsport

Website

Multitude AG

Website

Hankook Tire

Website

HJS GmbH & Co KG

Website

Mecklenburger Landpute

Website

Vulkaneifel Therme

Website

ADAC Mittelrhein e. V.

Website

Results

Central European Rally

2025

Date: 16/10.–19/10/2025
Servicepark: Passau (Germany)

Surface: Asphalt

Special stages: 18
Stage kilometers: 306.08 km
Total distance: 1,444.69 km

Overall winner: Kalle Rovanperä/Jonne Halttunen, Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, 2h 36m 20.1s

Junior WRC results

01

#34

Mille Johansson/Johan Grönvall (SWE/SWE)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

2h 54m 27.8s

02

#32

Taylor Gill/Daniel Brkic (AUS/AUS)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 1.6s

03

#37

Kazaz Kerem/Corentin Silvestre (TUR/FRA)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 4m 24.9s

04

#38

Diego Dominguez/Rogelio Peñate (PAR/ESP)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 4m 38.9s

05

#40

Claire Schönborn/Michael Wenzel (GER/GER)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 5m 53.7s

Results

Rally Finland

2025

Date: 31.07.–03.08.2025
Service park: Jyväskylä (Finland)

Surface: Gravel

Special stages: 20
Stage kilometers: 307.22 km
Total distance: 1,400.39 km

Overall winner: Kalle Rovanperä/Jonne Halttunen, Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, 2:21:51.4 hrs.

Junior WRC results

01

#64

Eamonn Kelly/Conor Mohan (IRL/IRL)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

2h 41m 21.6s

02

#60

Taylor Gill/Daniel Brkic (AUS/AUS)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 8.3s

03

#62

Ali Türkkan/Oytun Albayrak (TUR/TUR)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 21.7s

04

#70

Aatu Hakalehto/Joonas Ojala (FIN/FIN)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 50.4s

05

#63

Kerem Kazan/Coreentin Silvestre (TUR/FRA)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 2m 14.9s

06

#61

Mille Johansson/Johan Grönvall (SWE/SWE)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 2m 31.4s

07

#65

Diego Domínguez jr./Rogelio Peñate (PAR/ESP)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 2m 55.1s

08

#67

Max Smart/Malcom Read (KEN/NZL)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 5m 00.0s

09

#68

Claire Schönborn/Michael Wenzel (GER/GER)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 8m 12.8s

10

#66

Thomas Martens/Max Freeman (BEL/GBR)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 1h 22m 46.6s

Results

Rally Greece

2025

Date: 26.06.–29.06.2025
Service Park: Lamia (Greece)

Surface: Gravel

Special stages: 17
Stage kilometres: 345.76 km
Total distance: 1,422.04 km

Overall winners: Ott Tänak/Martin Järveoja (EST/EST), Hyundai i20 N Rally1, 4h 12m 20.1s

Junior WRC results

01

#68

Ali Türkkan/Oytun Albayrak (TUR/TUR)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

4h 39m 31.7s

02

#63

Taylor Gill/Daniel Brkic (AUS/AUS)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 5m 51.4s

03

#71

Diego Domínguez jr./Rogelio Peñate (PAR/ESP)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 6m 17.1s

04

#65

Kerem Kazaz/Corentin Silvestre (TUR/FRA)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 10m 21.8s

05

#66

Eamonn Kelly/Conor Mohan (IRL/IRL)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 20m 10.5s

06

#64

Mille Johansson/Johan Grönvall (SWE/SWE)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 26m 58.5s

07

#70

Max Smart/Malcom Read (KEN/NZL)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 33m 51.4s

08

#72

Claire Schönborn/Michael Wenzel (GER/GER)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 38m 48.5s

Results

Rally Portugal

2025

Date: 15.05.–18.05.2025
Service Park: Matosinhos (Portugal)

Surface: Gravel

Special stages: 24
Stage kilometres: 344.50 km
Total distance: 1,790.65 km

Overall winners: Sébastien Ogier/Vincent Landais (FRA/FRA), Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, 3h 48m 35.9s

Results Junior WRC

01

#87

Taylor Gill/Daniel Brkic (AUS/AUS)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

4h 15m 07.3s

02

#68

Mille Johansson/Johan Grönvall (SWE/SWE)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 13.4s

03

#90

Kerem Kazaz/Corentin Silvestre (TUR/FRA)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 4m 11.7s

04

#91

Thomas Martens/Max Freeman (BEL/GBR)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 4h 40.9s

05

#95

Max Smart/Malcolm Read (RSA/AUS)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 4h 45.2s

06

#96

Joosep Ralf Nõgene/Aleks Lesk (EST/EST)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 5h 53.6s

07

#88

Eamonn Kelly/Conor Mohan (IRL/IRL)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 10h 46.3s

08

#94

Diego Domínguez Jr./Rogelio Peñate (PAR/ESP)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 20h 10.3s

09

#89

Ali Türkkan/Oytun Albayrak (TUR/TUR)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 34h 12.5s

10

#93

Tristan Charpentier/Florian Barral (FRA/FRA)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 1h 24m 15.3s

11

#93

Claire Schönborn/Jara Hain (GER/GER)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 1h 50m 15.2s

DNF

#97

Shaker Jweihan/Aisvydas Paliukėnas (JOR/LIT)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

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Results

Rally Sweden

2025

Date: 13.02.–16.02.2025
Service park: Umeå (Sweden)

Surface: Snow/ice

Special Stages:18
Stage kilometres: 293.84 km
Total distance: 1,054.63 km

Overall winners: Evans Elfyn/Martin Scott (GBR/GBR), Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, 2h 33m 39.2s

Results Junior WRC

01

#56

Taylor Gill/Daniel Brkic (AUS/AUS)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

2h 51m 17.7s

02

#58

Mille Johansson/Johan Grönvall (SWE/SWE)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 22.8s

03

#60

Eamonn Kelly/Conor Mohan (IRL/IRL)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 1m 22.7s

04

#54

Ali Türkkan/Oytun Albayrak (TUR/TUR)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 1m 31.1s

05

#64

Kerem Kazaz/Corentin Silvestre (TUR/FRA)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 2m 48.3s

06

#63

Thomas Martens/Max Freeman (BEL/GBR)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 3m 04.2s

07

#65

Claire Schönborn/Jara Hain (GER/GER)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 10m 28.6s

08

#66

Lyssia Baudet/Léa Sam-Caw-Freve (BEL/FRA)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 13m 24.9s

09

#61

Tristan Charpentier/Florian Barral (FRA/FRA)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 13m 43.7s

10

#57

Diego Domínguez Jr./Rogelio Peñate (PAR/ESP)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 40m 09.8s

11

#59

Max Smart/Cameron Fair (RSA/GBR)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 47m 47.2s

12

#62

Joosep Ralf Nõgene/Aleks Lesk (EST/EST)

Ford Fiesta Rally3

+ 1h 09m 42.5s

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