Bin Ali Curumthaullee Wins Autonexx Trophy 2026 Rally in Mauritius

The Mauritian rally calendar delivered another exciting weekend as the Autonexx Trophy 2026 took place across two stages, with competitors tackling the scenic routes between Chamarel and Plaine-Champagne on Saturday evening, before moving on to the La Pipe and Pavé Citron stages on Sunday. At the end of the two-day event, Bin Ali Curumthaullee and his co-driver Beelall Khodabocus took victory in the Rallye Régularité Sportive category, driving a Toyota GT86. The pair finished ahead of Ikraam Kader and Adesh Boyjonauth in a Toyota GR Morizo, with Ismael Bhoyrag and Shriyans Teeluck in a Suzuki Swift Sport rounding out the category podium. **What is Rallye Régularité Sportive?** Unlike traditional stage rallying — where outright speed is the primary objective — Régularité Sportive (Sporting Regularity) challenges crews to complete each stage as consistently and precisely as possible, matching pre-set target times rather than simply going as fast as they can. Precision, car control, and sustained consistency over the entire route are what separate winners from the rest. It is a discipline that rewards smooth, intelligent driving as much as raw pace. **A Nail-Biting Overall Classification** The overall rally standings produced one of the tightest finishes of the season. Thierry Duvivier and Frédéric Nokiah, piloting an Alpine A110 S — the French sports car renowned for its lightweight performance — claimed overall victory by a razor-thin margin of just 3.6 seconds over Ritesh Ramdarshan and Julien Froget in a Skoda Fabia R5, a car widely used in international rally competition. Xavier Lachkar and Cédric Froget completed the overall podium in a Toyota Yaris GR. The closeness of the overall result underlines the competitive depth that Mauritian rallying has developed in recent years, with a diverse mix of machinery — from French sports coupes to purpose-built rally cars and Japanese hot hatches — all capable of challenging for top honours. **Why It Matters** The Autonexx Trophy forms part of the ongoing Mauritius rally championship season, providing local drivers and co-drivers with structured competitive experience across some of the island's most dramatic and varied road surfaces. Events in the highlands around Plaine-Champagne and Chamarel, in the Black River district of southwestern Mauritius, are particularly popular with competitors and spectators alike for their challenging terrain and scenery. Curumthaullee's win in the Régularité category puts a spotlight on an often-overlooked side of the sport — one that is accessible to a wider range of drivers and vehicles, and which demands a different but equally demanding skill set. Source: ION News