Rallye Beauce-Appalaches 2026 : Besner & Gaudreau win

Rallye Beauce-Appalaches 2026 : Besner & Gaudreau win

09/21/2026

After three seasons on the regional circuit, the Rallye Beauce-Appalaches made its official debut on the Canadian Rally Championship (CRC) calendar in 2026, taking over the fall date previously held by Rallye Défi. With no fewer than 34 entries on the start list, the stage was set for intense battles across the region’s gravel and tarmac roads.

 
 

Besner and Gaudreau Take Victory in a Brand-New Machine

Before the rally even got underway, Jean-Sébastien Besner and Hubert Gaudreau sprang a major surprise by arriving with a brand-new car rather than their Ford Fiesta Proto R they registered with. It was behind the wheel of a Škoda Fabia Evo 2 Rally2, acquired just weeks prior to the event, that the crew took the start. Following a brief period of acclimation, they took control of the rally, setting fastest stage times on 20 of the 27 scheduled stages to seal overall victory.

 
 

Battle for the Overall Podium

Teaming up for the very first time, Alex Moreau and co-driver Leah Brisset showcased immediate chemistry. Claiming four stage wins, they kept the pressure on the leaders all weekend long to secure an impressive 2nd place overall, finishing just 43.9 seconds adrift of top spot.

 
 

Former CRC champions Jérôme Mailloux and Philippe Poirier (TEST Racing) completed the podium in their Subaru WRX STI, having posted two benchmark times while showing trademark consistency within the top three.

 
 

Standout Drive in the Prepared Class

Michael Dimkovski and Simon Levac turned in one of the most remarkable performances of the weekend. Despite limited seat time compared to the rest of the top eight, they powered their Can-Jam Motorsports-prepared Subaru WRX STI to a stunning 4th place overall, simultaneously capturing top honors in the Prepared class (formerly Production).

 
 

Two-Wheel Drive: Leblanc3 Rally Team Undefeated

Holding the class lead prior to the start, the crew of André and René LeBlanc guided their Ford Fiesta Rally4 to the finish without incident to take the win in 2WD. They finished 2 minutes 33.3 seconds clear of the runner-up pairing of Maxime Galpin and Théo Mallet (Peugeot 208 Rally4).

 
 
 

Dave St-Pierre and Éric Dubé (Ford Fiesta R2) crossed the line an additional 3 minutes 11 seconds back to complete the 2WD podium.

 
 

A Milestone for the Toyota GR Corolla

The event was also highlighted by an eagerly awaited debut: father-and-son duo Dave and Christopher Nadeau contested their very first national rally aboard a freshly prepared Toyota GR Corolla out of the CAS Compétition team. Entered in the Prepared 4WD class, it stands as the first privateer GR Corolla to compete in a North American rally.

 
 

Blessed with ideal weather conditions, high-caliber competition, and stunning landscapes, this inaugural national edition of the Rallye Beauce-Appalaches proved to be a resounding success. See you next year!

Photos : @enzosepu_phvid

Text : Frédéric Senterre

 
 

Final Results via Rallyscoring.com

Pos CAR ENTRANT DRIVER / CO-DRIVER CL CAR Stage
Compl
SS 1 P
O
S
SS 2 P
O
S
SS 3 P
O
S
SS 4 P
O
S
SS 5 P
O
S
SS 6 P
O
S
SS 7 P
O
S
SS 8 P
O
S
SS 9 P
O
S
SS 10 P
O
S
SS 11 P
O
S
SS 12 P
O
S
SS 13 P
O
S
SS 14 P
O
S
SS 15 P
O
S
SS 16 P
O
S
SS 17 P
O
S
SS 18 P
O
S
SS 19 P
O
S
SS 20 P
O
S
SS 21 P
O
S
SS 22 P
O
S
SS 23 P
O
S
SS 24 P
O
S
SS 25 P
O
S
SS 26 P
O
S
SS 27 P
O
S
PEN TOTAL Diff to
1st comp
Diff to
prev
comp
CAR
1 59 CAS Liftier Jean-Sébastien Besner / Hubert Gaudreau 4RM Open Skoda Fabia Evo 2 27 4:33.3 1 2:54.6 1 6:32.5 1 3:43.6 3 6:52.3 4 3:22.1 1 6:41.9 4 3:24.0 1 2:35.0 1 5:33.4 1 2:38.0 1 5:46.0 5 1:35.2 1 3:22.1 1 5:38.5 1 1:32.2 1 3:21.7 1 5:38.6 1 1:31.9 1 3:21.3 1 4:37.3 1 3:29.8 1 3:39.5 4 3:19.5 1 4:45.2 5 3:34.6 3 3:35.9 1 “”:”” 1:47:40.0 . . 59
2 121 Alex Moreau Rally Alex Moreau / Leah Brisset 4RM Open Subaru STI 27 4:50.0 6 3:06.4 4 6:37.7 2 3:32.0 1 6:33.7 1 3:26.0 4 6:30.8 2 3:26.0 3 2:45.9 4 5:43.0 3 2:40.4 3 5:36.2 2 1:35.6 2 3:30.6 3 5:44.7 4 1:34.1 2 3:25.2 3 5:40.5 3 1:33.9 2 3:23.8 3 4:45.7 3 3:30.9 2 3:40.6 6 3:22.5 3 4:38.1 1 3:28.9 1 3:40.7 5 “”:”” 1:48:23.9 0:00:43.9 0:00:43.9 121
3 252 Test Racing Jérôme Mailloux / Philippe Poirier 4RM Open Subaru TRGRD 27 4:40.2 2 3:01.8 3 7:07.7 6 3:32.7 2 6:35.3 2 3:25.9 3 6:26.0 1 3:29.6 4 2:44.1 3 5:41.2 2 2:42.5 4 5:35.1 1 1:36.1 3 3:33.1 4 5:41.6 3 1:35.6 4 3:28.6 4 6:00.7 8 1:34.9 3 3:36.5 7 4:53.5 7 3:36.6 5 3:44.5 7 3:35.0 7 4:40.9 3 3:31.9 2 3:37.6 2 “”:”” 1:49:49.2 0:02:09.2 0:01:25.3 252
4 777 Groupe Promotion Clark Sébastien Clark / Patrick Lévesque 4RM Open Ford Fiesta R5 27 4:45.7 3 3:01.0 2 7:02.2 4 3:46.4 5 7:23.8 8 3:23.1 2 6:48.2 7 3:36.3 7 2:42.3 2 5:58.7 6 2:40.2 2 5:50.6 6 1:37.1 4 3:27.1 2 5:48.6 5 1:35.5 3 3:23.9 2 5:43.3 4 1:35.2 4 3:21.6 2 4:47.6 4 3:43.7 7 3:39.1 3 3:31.7 5 4:44.8 4 3:41.1 6 3:39.8 4 “”:”” 1:51:18.6 0:03:38.6 0:01:29.4 777
5 997   Michael Dimkovski / Simon Levac 4RM Prepair Subaru WRX STI 27 4:46.5 4 3:08.9 7 7:09.6 7 3:45.4 4 6:55.0 5 3:35.0 7 6:39.1 3 3:25.9 2 2:49.4 5 5:54.8 5 2:48.5 7 6:01.6 8 1:39.6 6 3:34.2 6 5:52.4 6 1:38.0 6 3:30.3 6 6:00.4 7 1:36.5 5 3:25.9 4 4:44.4 2 3:39.2 6 3:35.4 1 3:21.0 2 4:40.6 2 3:37.4 5 3:39.3 3 “”:”” 1:51:34.3 0:03:54.3 0:00:15.7 997
6 875 AZE Vincent Trudel / Michelle Miller 4RM Open Subaru STI AZE002 27 4:49.4 5 3:07.5 5 7:00.0 3 3:47.3 6 7:14.4 7 3:33.4 6 6:44.9 5 3:33.0 6 2:50.1 6 5:59.7 7 2:48.3 6 5:40.8 3 1:38.8 5 3:33.8 5 5:41.5 2 1:37.1 5 3:29.9 5 5:40.0 2 1:38.0 6 3:35.6 6 4:48.1 5 3:35.8 4 3:40.4 5 3:26.7 4 4:47.1 6 3:36.8 4 3:44.7 6 “”:”” 1:51:43.1 0:04:03.1 0:00:08.8 875
7 21 Test Racing Yohan Tessier / Marie-France Desmarais 4RM Open Subaru TRGRD 27 4:56.3 7 3:08.5 6 7:17.4 8 3:50.1 8 6:52.3 3 3:31.3 5 6:46.0 6 3:32.0 5 2:50.4 7 5:47.4 4 2:45.6 5 5:43.0 4 1:40.7 7 3:35.3 7 5:54.4 7 1:39.4 7 3:31.5 7 5:51.3 5 1:38.9 7 3:30.3 5 4:51.9 6 3:35.3 3 3:39.0 2 3:32.2 6 4:51.0 7 3:43.2 7 3:46.7 7 “”:”” 1:52:21.4 0:04:41.4 0:00:38.3 21
8 73 Leblanc3 Rallye Team André LeBlanc / René LeBlanc 2RM Open Ford Fiesta Rallye 4 27 4:57.4 8 3:15.9 10 7:06.2 5 3:57.2 9 6:57.9 6 3:40.6 8 6:52.8 8 3:42.4 9 2:50.7 8 6:04.8 8 2:50.1 8 5:54.3 7 1:44.3 8 3:40.3 8 6:16.4 13 1:41.5 8 3:37.9 8 5:58.6 6 1:41.5 8 3:39.0 9 5:01.8 8 3:56.7 11 3:54.6 9 3:37.3 9 4:54.0 8 4:01.1 12 4:25.7 15 “”:”” 1:56:21.0 0:08:41.0 0:03:59.6 73
9 208 FJ Sports Inc. Maxime Galpin / Théo Mallet 2RM Open Peugeot 208 Rallye 4 27 5:11.5 11 3:18.7 11 7:40.6 9 3:49.4 7 7:30.2 9 3:45.7 9 7:19.2 11 3:42.2 8 2:56.4 10 6:11.1 9 2:55.3 9 6:01.9 9 1:45.7 11 3:40.6 9 6:09.8 9 1:45.1 10 3:38.4 9 6:06.4 10 1:43.6 11 3:41.6 11 5:10.6 10 3:54.7 9 3:57.2 10 3:39.2 10 5:15.2 11 4:00.8 11 4:03.2 9 “”:”” 1:58:54.3 0:11:14.3 0:02:33.3 208
10 114 SP Rally Dave St-Pierre / Éric Dubé 2RM Open Ford Fiesta R2 27 5:23.9 16 3:23.2 13 7:44.7 10 4:06.1 10 7:41.5 11 3:53.3 10 7:12.9 9 3:48.0 10 3:02.6 13 6:24.7 12 2:59.5 13 6:14.3 12 1:46.7 13 3:53.2 15 6:13.6 11 1:48.5 15 3:51.4 16 6:16.8 13 1:47.0 15 3:53.8 15 5:20.2 14 3:56.7 12 4:08.2 12 3:49.3 14 5:15.7 12 3:57.7 9 4:12.3 12 “”:”” 2:02:05.8 0:14:25.8 0:03:11.5 114
11 141   Andrew Benson / Brandon Pace 4RM Open Subaru Impreza 27 5:24.4 17 3:26.2 15 7:53.0 13 4:09.1 12 7:36.5 10 3:55.1 11 7:17.1 10 3:54.7 11 3:00.8 11 6:20.1 10 2:56.4 10 6:10.6 10 1:44.9 9 3:47.9 12 6:17.2 14 1:45.5 11 3:46.9 12 6:14.3 11 1:45.4 14 3:45.0 12 5:19.1 13 4:12.5 15 4:15.4 16 3:45.7 13 5:21.4 14 4:06.0 13 4:13.8 13 “”:”” 2:02:25.0 0:14:45.0 0:00:19.2 141
12 860   Mark Toufanov / David Bell 2RM Open Toyota GT86 27 5:26.6 18 3:31.6 18 8:12.9 15 4:11.4 13 7:51.3 12 4:00.0 12 7:42.2 12 4:02.0 12 3:05.2 14 6:33.1 15 3:05.2 16 6:30.7 15 1:51.7 15 3:56.1 18 6:55.1 24 1:57.4 22 4:13.1 23 7:02.3 22 1:56.3 22 4:10.9 21 5:52.2 20 4:36.1 23 4:26.7 23 4:04.9 17 5:40.5 15 4:25.9 15 4:17.2 14 0:00:30.0 2:10:08.6 0:22:28.6 0:07:43.6 860
13 993 Grand Times Hotel Jean Audet / Jonathan Desgroseilliers 2RM Open Peugeot 208 Rallye 4 27 6:16.8 24 4:09.8 25 9:27.8 22 4:55.2 21 8:55.2 19 4:25.6 19 8:28.9 16 4:15.9 17 3:18.7 24 7:14.0 25 3:12.0 23 7:02.2 25 1:58.8 22 4:09.3 26 7:10.7 27 1:57.4 23 4:06.2 22 7:03.5 23 1:56.1 21 4:26.6 25 6:10.3 24 4:33.9 21 4:31.7 24 4:09.5 18 5:53.5 18 4:32.9 17 4:33.8 17 “”:”” 2:18:56.3 0:31:16.3 0:08:47.7 993
14 167 Fit Rallye Furie Philippe Normandeau / Victoria East 2RM Prepair Honda Fit 27 6:29.2 25 3:53.8 24 9:02.1 21 4:32.1 17 8:37.8 18 4:17.7 18 8:35.6 18 4:11.8 16 3:29.5 28 7:14.1 26 3:26.2 27 7:03.7 26 2:06.5 25 4:22.1 27 7:10.7 26 2:07.5 26 4:18.8 24 7:06.1 24 1:57.9 23 4:15.3 23 6:37.5 26 4:43.8 26 4:31.9 25 4:12.2 20 5:59.1 19 4:46.1 18 4:42.0 19 “”:”” 2:19:51.1 0:32:11.1 0:00:54.8 167
15 173 AZE Marc-André Drouin / Michael Szewczyk 4RM Prepair Subaru Impreza WRX 23 5:00.5 10 3:12.2 8 7:44.7 11 4:41.5 20 9:41.4 20 4:34.5 20 9:24.2 19 4:35.8 19 2:55.4 9 16:49.5# 31 8:10.4* 31 11:34.3* 30 6:55.2* 28 3:42.1 10 6:10.1 10 1:47.3 14 3:41.5 10 6:04.5 9 1:43.6 10 3:40.1 10 5:09.6 9 3:56.6 10 4:08.4 13 3:39.4 11 5:11.7 10 3:59.5 10 4:04.3 11 “”:”” 2:32:18.3+ 0:44:38.3 0:12:27.2 173
16 544   Karianne Hubert / Érika Séguin 4RM Open Subaru STI 23 5:36.9 20 3:34.5 19 8:28.6 18 4:33.0 18 8:27.9 17 4:13.4 16 8:13.6 15 4:08.3 14 3:13.3 20 6:48.8 20 3:04.3 15 6:35.1 19 1:52.5 17 4:04.6 24 7:05.7 25 11:32.2# 28 8:21.7* 27 10:38.6* 27 6:31.9* 26 4:10.8 20 6:06.3 23 4:24.2 19 4:18.2 18 4:01.1 15 5:59.2 20 4:29.2 16 4:38.1 18 “”:”” 2:35:12.0+ 0:47:32.0 0:02:53.7 544
17 16 KJT Karim Fodil-Lemelin / Jonathan Downing 4RM Prepair Subaru WRX STI 27 5:38.0 21 3:35.1 20 30:24.1 25 4:19.5 14 9:55.0 21 4:39.9 21 9:31.3 20 4:41.8 20 3:13.6 21 6:49.5 21 3:11.3 22 6:34.3 17 1:56.3 20 4:02.3 21 6:47.6 23 1:52.7 18 4:02.6 21 6:51.3 21 1:50.5 19 4:05.9 19 5:56.6 21 4:42.1 25 4:23.0 22 4:02.1 16 5:45.9 16 4:52.5 19 4:50.7 20 “”:”” 2:38:35.5 0:50:55.5 0:03:23.5 16
18 359   Ben Zapsky / Alyssa V. Montmigny 4RM Prepair Subaru Impreza 25 5:43.9 23 3:44.0 23 8:24.9 17 4:27.9 16 7:55.5 13 4:05.6 14 19:24.2# 23 9:35.8* 23 3:20.0 25 6:52.3 23 3:10.6 19 6:38.5 22 1:56.5 21 4:06.2 25 6:44.1 20 2:03.3 24 4:01.0 20 6:45.5 20 1:51.0 20 4:16.4 24 5:35.9 17 4:14.4 16 4:18.7 20 4:10.6 19 5:47.3 17 15:15.8 21 4:31.7 16 “”:”” 2:39:01.6+ 0:51:21.6 0:00:26.1 359
19 41 Shifted Racing Team Kurt Duddy / Myriam Bertrand 2RM Prepair Nissan Sentra 21 5:13.0 12 3:25.1 14 18:24.1# 24 9:32.1* 22 13:27.6* 23 9:16.9* 23 13:06.0* 22 9:11.3* 22 3:00.9 12 6:21.8 11 2:57.4 11 6:10.7 11 1:46.2 12 3:48.7 13 6:13.9 12 1:45.6 12 3:48.0 13 6:14.6 12 1:44.3 12 3:47.8 13 5:16.7 12 4:08.4 13 4:00.6 11 3:45.1 12 5:18.5 13 4:12.6 14 4:04.2 10 0:00:10.0 2:40:12.1+ 0:52:32.1 0:01:10.5 41
20 108 BHS Motorsport Samuel Bherer / Jonathan Lachance 4RM Open Subaru WRX STI 17 4:57.9 9 3:13.5 9 7:49.5 12 13:32.0# 23 11:33.7* 22 8:22.1* 22 11:26.0* 21 8:24.0* 21 7:35.0* 30 10:33.4* 29 7:38.0* 30 10:35.1* 29 6:35.2* 27 3:44.6 11 6:08.0 8 1:43.2 9 3:42.3 11 6:18.2 14 1:42.9 9 3:37.6 8 5:12.7 11 3:49.3 8 3:51.8 8 3:35.1 8 5:10.8 9 3:44.7 8 3:50.1 8 “”:”” 2:48:26.7+ 1:00:46.7 0:08:14.6 108
DNF 94 Stream Racing Enrico Bouchard / Éric Desbiens 2RM Open BMW 1600 TI 20 5:39.5 22 3:40.7 21 8:52.5 20 4:23.5 15 8:12.1 14 4:05.3 13 7:58.1 13 4:04.9 13 3:20.1 26 6:56.1 24 3:16.4 25 6:43.7 23 54:18.4 29                         4:14.0 22 6:04.0 22 4:28.6 20 4:21.8 21 4:32.3 21 10:19.9 21 8:17.5 20         DNF DNF 94
DNF 71 F.A.S.T. Racing Blu Vandaalen / Heidi Fennell 4RM Open Subaru Impreza 15                                 3:20.8 27 6:41.3 19 3:11.1 20 6:34.3 18 1:52.2 16 4:03.9 23 6:41.2 19 1:50.2 16 3:59.9 19 6:33.6 18 1:47.9 17 3:55.8 16 5:31.9 16 4:15.3 17 4:10.9 14                     DNF DNF 71
DNF 229   Francis Belley / Dany Mallette 2RM Open Ford Fiesta 15 5:17.0 13 3:26.7 16                         3:05.7 15 6:24.8 13 3:03.1 14 6:18.9 14 1:45.1 10 3:55.0 17 6:21.9 15 1:46.8 13 3:50.7 15 6:27.2 17 1:44.8 13 4:04.3 18                                 DNF DNF 229
DNF 331 F.A.S.T. Racing Cal Vandaalen / Meg Grandmaison 4RM Prepair Subaru Impreza 15                                 3:13.7 22 6:50.9 22 3:10.4 18 6:35.6 20 1:55.2 18 4:02.2 20 6:44.3 21 1:52.2 17 3:57.4 18 6:37.0 19 1:49.7 18 3:50.7 14 5:29.1 15 4:08.9 14 4:12.5 15                     DNF DNF 331
DNF 56   André Lortie / Mia Quandie A-Robinson 2RM Open Peugeot 208 Rallye 4 14 7:24.5 26 4:36.3 26 14:23.3 23                     3:49.6 29 8:23.6 28 3:48.7 28 8:09.6 28 2:28.4 26 5:03.0 28 8:45.8 29 2:23.5 27 4:58.8 26 8:37.4 26 2:19.3 25                                     DNF DNF 56
DNF 201 Cyber 3D Dave Nadeau / Christopher Nadeau 2RM Prepair Toyota Corolla GR 14                                     7:28.2 27 3:21.7 26 7:16.2 27 2:04.9 24 6:40.7 29 8:10.5 28 2:05.7 25 4:20.6 25 7:26.6 25 2:00.3 24 4:27.1 26 6:12.8 25 4:39.7 24 4:48.5 26                     DNF DNF 201
DNF 318   Louis Descheneaux-Beaulac / Caroline Moreau 2RM Prepair Ford Fiesta 14                                 3:09.7 17 6:32.6 14 2:59.3 12 6:14.9 13 2:04.7 23 3:54.2 16 6:38.2 17 1:56.0 21 3:50.1 14 6:26.4 16 1:47.7 16 4:33.0 27 5:48.8 18 4:15.5 18 4:17.1 17                     DNF DNF 318
DNF 36 Berra Rally Racing Team Anthony Bechard / Étienne Beauchamp-Plouffe 2RM Prepair Mazda RX-8 12                                 3:11.2 18 6:37.7 16 3:06.0 17 6:35.7 21 1:50.0 14 3:57.1 19 6:46.4 22 1:53.4 19             4:03.2 17 5:49.6 19 4:35.8 22 4:18.5 19                     DNF DNF 36
DNF 705   Dan Galipeau / Colin Turk 2RM Prepair Ford Fiesta ST 12 5:32.8 19 3:42.4 22 8:24.1 16 4:36.2 19 8:27.6 16 4:16.9 17 8:06.0 14 4:11.3 15 3:13.9 23 6:38.0 17 3:12.4 24 6:34.2 16                                                                 DNF DNF 705
DNF 575   Simon Bauman / Daniel Kelly 2RM Prepair Mitsubishi Lancer 9                                 3:13.1 19 10:55.8 30 4:35.5 29         4:03.3 22 6:36.3 16 1:55.3 20 3:53.9 17 6:25.6 15 26:45.2 27                                     DNF DNF 575
DNF 666   Frédéric Gagné / Alexandre Bessette 4RM Open Mitsubishi Lancer 8 5:20.1 15 3:21.1 12 7:58.2 14 4:06.3 11 8:16.4 15 4:06.1 15 8:32.6 17 4:29.4 18                                                                                 DNF DNF 666
DNF 888 Test Racing Philippe Dubé / Matthieu Toupin 4RM Open Subaru Impreza WRX 7                                 3:06.6 16 6:38.3 18 3:11.1 21 6:46.7 24 1:55.7 19 3:53.1 14 6:38.8 18                                                     DNF DNF 888
DNF 783   Vincent Bourque / Simon Lamarre 4RM Open Subaru WRX 3 5:19.1 14 3:29.7 17 8:38.7 19                                                                                                     DNF DNF 783
NHY = Not Here Yet, Miss stage, # = 10 min.     * = 5 min.     + =Added missing stages     © www.RallyScoring.com, 09/12/2026 22:33:12
 
 
 

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