Amaury Molle
| Amaury Molle | |
|---|---|
 Amaury Molle en 23 September lors de la séance photo officielle pour le ERC Championnat d'Europe de rallye, ERC Rally Roma di Capitale 2020. | |
| Nationality |  Belgium |
| Born | 17 December 1994 Charleroi (Belgique) |
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Amaury Molle, born on 17 December 1994 in Charleroi (Belgium), is a driver in rally from Belgium. He started his career in rallying after trying karting, quad biking and buggy during his youth. He is currently a European Rally Championship driver, ERC. He notably competed in the ERC3 championship in 2020 and obtained, as a result for his first season, a third place finish. He has also won various league titles in Belgium. See, career[citation needed][1]
Career
2014: Debut in competition
For the 2014 season, Amaury Molle launched his career in motorsport, in rallying by starting at the van Haspengouw rally, the first round of the Belgian Rally Championship.
In June, he took part in his first round of the European Championship, in Ypres.
2015 : Debut in the World Rally Championship - WRC
Change of team and car.
In 2015, Amaury Molle signed with J-Motorsport and made his debut in FIA WRC World Rally Championship on the occasion of the German round, the Deutschland Rally. For this race, he drove the same car used in the Belgian championship, the same year, the FORD Fiesta R2, 1.6.
2016 : Change of car and discovery of the Opel Adam R2
The 2016 season was complicated with a lot of mechanical problems that prevented Amaury from shining with the new car taken over by the team. Despite these concerns, the victory in Junior place at the Spa Rally is the highlight of the season.
2017: New team, new challenge
New season and a break of a few months. 2017 was marked by the change of team and car during the season. The year started with a change of car and category with the rise in RC3 and the Citroën Racing DS3 R3 MAX. However, engine problems marred Amaury's performance and a desire to compete has set in. From then on, Amaury relaunched with his new team, Pevatec Competition. From the round of the Condroz 2017 rally, Amaury then drove with the team based not far from Ypres. In the meantime, during the summer of 2017, Amaury participated as a freelancer in the WRC during the German summer round. Since then, he has driven the Peugeot 208 R2.
2018: WRC 3 World Championship
The 2018 season was a 2WD World Championship campaign for Amaury. The campaign began at the end of 2017 with tests in preparation for the first round, the legendary Rallye Monte-Carlo, where Amaury excelled with a podium and a 2nd place in WRC 3.
It is at Tour de Corse that Amaury Molle then had a less convincing result but a first experience in the mountains for the young Belgian.
Unfortunately, the lack of budget prevented Amaury from finishing his campaign and he finished in 15th place in the world in 2WD.
2019: Beginning in RC2 category, in R5 car
First participation in R5 for Amaury during the Wallonia rally, the home round, for the young Namur resident. At 24, he moved aboard a Skoda Fabia R5 from the Italian team, Delta Rally. He finished the event at the gates of the TOP 10 with constant development and interesting lap times for a first in 4-wheel drive.
On the occasion of the Ypres Rally, Amaury renewed contact with the Peugeot 208 R2. Car with which he finished the Spa Rally 2019 in 2nd position in Junior. For Ypres, it was Guillaume Leclercq in the co-pilot seat. Their debut together was excellent since it was a victory that the Franco-Belgian duo pocketed. Victory at Ypres in Junior.
August marked the start of a new cooperation with the creation of a new duo, with the Nice player, Florian Barral, to the right of Amaury. To mark the start of their cooperation Amaury accepted the proposal of the German team, Tok Sport and participated for a one-off (instead of their initial participation with Pevatec, in WRC at the rally of Germany) in ERC, European Rally Championship, during the Barum Rally in the Czech Republic. Problems on the second day of racing put an end to the hopes of the duo.
In November, he drove another R5 with the brand new Citroen C3 R5, brand new from the factory. An engine failure at the start of the rally prevented its development from being shown.
On the occasion of the Ypres Rally, Amaury renewed contact with the Peugeot 208 R2. Car with which he finished the Spa Rally 2019 in 2nd position in Junior. For Ypres, it was Guillaume Leclercq in the co-pilot's seat. Their debut together was excellent since it was a victory that the Franco-Belgian duo pocketed. Victory at Ypres in Junior.
August marked the start of a new cooperation with the creation of a new duo, with the Nice player, Florian Barral, to the right of Amaury. To mark the start of their cooperation Amaury accepted the proposal of the German team, Tok Sport and participated for a one-off (instead of their initial participation with Pevatec, in WRC at the rally of Germany) in ERC, European Rally Championship, during the Barum Rally in the Czech Republic. Problems on the second day of racing put an end to the hopes of the duo.
2020: 3rd final place in the European Junior Championship and ERC 3
A very good year for Amaury Molle and his co-pilot Florian Barral. Despite the complicated sanitary conditions with the appearance of the Covid-19 virus, the duo made an impression with a final podium in the 2-wheel-drive category and in the 2-wheel-drive junior category. It was in Rome that their 2020 European campaign began during the Rallye Roma Di Capitale. First asphalt round of the calendar and first European podium! A 3rd place obtained after a fight against the vehicles of the Rally4 category, much more efficient than the duo's mount, the Peugeot 208 R2.
Excellent in Rome but too fast in Latvia. The duo started in 3rd place in the second round of the championship. Unfortunately on the last day of racing, a big accident prevented Amaury from taking the important points for the championship. A series of 8 spins ended the duo's race.
It is in Portugal in the region of Fafe that Amaury took 4th place in the final to reclassify in the championship. Complicated rally due to weather conditions. The rest of the season took place in Hungary, with a round taking place on difficult terrain. Asphalt and dirt (asphalt car configuration). Big mechanical problems from the first special made it difficult for the crew. But this did not prevent them, even on the verge of abandonment, to finish in 4th position, once again!
Finally, it is in the Canary Islands, Spain, and not in Spa in Belgium, round canceled because of the Covid-19, that Amaury and Florian finished their European 2020 campaign. And it is in 3rd position in the general classification that he finishes the year after having managed their last rally in order to concretize their performance on the 2020 season. Currently the best result of Amaury Molle on an international ranking.
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Career results
All results available here : https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/67877-amaury-molle/
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References
- ↑ Shacki. "Amaury Molle - rally profil eWRC-results.com". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ↑ "amaurymolle.com" (in français). Retrieved 2021-03-09.
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