Maxime Vilmot changes to top gear!

Maxime Vilmot increases his speed

In addition to providing the notes of the historic winter rally from the second edition together with his team, Race4You, Maxime Vilmot also participates as a competitor in the event every year.

After two years (2018 and 2019) at the wheel of a Dacia Logan as a starter (Forlighter), then a 2020 edition as co-driver of Serge Cazaux in a BMW M3 E30, Maxime will change his roles again in January of the year following!

"Since Serge no longer participates in rallies, I thought it was a good opportunity to get behind the wheel myself and fight for the best possible classification, something I have never been able to do in an event before. In a few days, I went from the registration with a Peugeot 106 S16 group A to that of a Subaru Impreza 555. With this car, I hope to have a result that will delight me!

All the "ingredients" are there to have an extraordinary rally: snow, ice, 200 km of special stages even at night. This will be my first real driving experience with a 4WD and I look forward to it! I intend to take advantage of this chance and fulfill this pleasure that makes me happy. ”

- declared the french Maxime Vilmot

After the weekend of January 22-24 in Romania, Maxime will continue his season in Spain to provide the notes of the Costa Brava Rally together with his team, Race4You.

Maxime made his rally debut as a driver in 2017 at the "Legend Boucles a Bastogne" in Belgium, with a Volkswagen Golf II GTi 16v with co-driver Jeremy Brissiaud. In the same year he lined up at the start, with the same race car and at the "Rallye Regional 24 Dordogne Perigord" and "Rallye National du Pays de Saint-Yrieix" in France, having as co-drivers Passetemps Samuel and Baudin Bastien! The following year, Maxime took the Dacia Logan, which he drove as a Forlighter with Thomas Alexis, at the "Romania Historic Winter Rally", and will complete his year with the Belgian stage of the "Legend Bocules a Bastogne". and the French stages "Rallye National de Saintonge HCV" and "Rallye National du Pays de Saint-Yrieix HCV". In 2019 he drove the same Dacia Logan, with the same co-driver, Thomas Alexis, at the 3rd edition of "Romania Historic Winter Rally", the rest of the year completing it with a stage in Belgium and two in France with a beautiful model of Ford Escort RS 2000 MK II. Although a difficult year due to the pandemic, in 2020 he managed to participate in a stage in both Belgium and France, with the same Ford Escort!

From the position of co-driver, in which he made his debut in 2006, Maxime participated in the French National Rally Championship and international stages in countries such as Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Morocco but also at the 2016 World Rally Championship!