Gilbert, who won both the WRC 3 and Junior WRC titles this year, will drive a DS 3 R5 at Rallye du Var (27 - 29 November), the final round of the French Championship. The Frenchman won the Junior WRC crown with five wins from six events. His prize is a WRC 2 campaign in 2016 in a DS 3 supported by Citroën Racing, and Gilbert hopes the Var outing will familiarise him with the car ahead of January’s opening round at Rallye Monte-Carlo. “I don’t really know the car as I’ve only covered a few kilometres in it in development sessions. I haven’t driven a four-wheel-drive machine for over a year as I decided to concentrate on mastering the DS 3 R3-MAX in the Junior WRC, so I have a lot...
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