Between the crossings at the French-Italian border, the Col de Tende and the Col de la Lombarde, and the arrival in Isola 2000, Leg 2 of the E-Rallye Monte-Carlo was one of the most anticipated, and feared, by the 61 crews who set off Thursday morning from the Terrasses du Soleil in Monaco.

RS3: A quartet in front

At the end of the 18.806 km stage between Sospel and Breil-sur-Roya, held in the Col de Brouis, no fewer than four crews delivered a perfect performance, finishing the 3rd Regularity Stage without a single penalty point:

• Eneko Conde / Lukas Sergnese (Kia EV6 no. 6),
• Jérôme Aymard / Philippe Loens (Alpine A290 GTS no. 15),
• Emmanuel Guigou / Émilien Le Borgne (Alpine A290 no. 19),
• Roman Babick / Jannik Hille (Volkswagen ID3 GTX no. 23).

Results RS3 

RS4: Guigou / Le Borgne shine again

Stage 4 was billed as one of the day’s highlights… and it certainly delivered. Over the 14 km of this legendary stage, including 3.7 km of unpaved road and 46 tight hairpin turns on the Col de Tende, Emmanuel Guigou and Émilien Le Borgne (Alpine A290 No.19) put on a masterclass.

With only 46 penalty points, they finished 26 points ahead of the Jan Riha / Martin Venus crew, securing a crucial stage win. At the finish, Émilien Le Borgne didn’t hide his satisfaction:
« It was the perfect stage for him. The rally spirit was really there: strategy, car management, driving pleasure… This is the kind of stage where you truly have fun. »

Meanwhile, the championship leaders struggled a bit more:

• Guerrini / Prusak – 6th (84 pts)
• Conde / Sergnese – 10th (118 pts)
• Zdarsky / Nabelek – 18th (179 pts)

Results RS4

RS5: Defending champions respond

Winners in 2023 and 2024, Eneko Conde and Lukas Sergnese bounced back from their disappointing performance in the previous stage. The Spanish duo clinched RS5 with just one penalty point, ahead of the two-time Bridgestone FIA ecoRally Cup champions Michal Zdarsky / Jakub Nabelek (6 penalty points). The crew Jan Riha / Martin Venus (8 points) completes the podium.

Results RS5

RS6: Portuguese in strong form

In the final Regularity Stage of the day, held in the stunning Col de la Lombarde between Italy and France and featuring a crossing at 2,347 meters of altitude, two Portuguese crews in a Kia EV3 reached Isola 2000 with the fewest penalty points. Car No. 39, driven by Eduardo Carpinteiro Albino and José Carlos Figueiredo (11 points), finished ahead of car No. 5 with Nuno Serrano and Ivo Tavares (17 points).

Results RS6

At the end of these first two stages, championship leaders Guido Guerrini / Artur Prusak head the E‑Rallye with 145 penalty points. They lead with a 43‑point margin over the Portuguese crew that won RS6. Eneko Conde and Lukas Sergnese follow closely, only 2 points behind their Iberian rivals.

The tone is set ahead of the third leg, which will take place this Friday, October 17, starting at 9 a.m. for the first competitor, once again from the Terrasses du Soleil in Monaco, heading toward the Var and Alpes-Maritimes regions.

Provisional general classification after Leg 2