Renault 5 Turbo CRAZY Driving || ONBOARD Group B Monster

This is Jean Baptiste Lavaux at the wheel of his spectacular Renault 5 Turbo, one of the most surprising entries at Turckheim Hillclimb 2020, displaying some very very committed driving behind the wheel of the Group B mid-engined, Rear Wheel Drive little Monster.
With over 300Hp from the 1.4L Turbo Engine moving the sub-900Kg machine in quite a brisk manner, that will always only tell part of the story because the combination of Turbo-lag, Manual Gearbox and most of the weight being placed at the rear portion of the car makes for a driving experience which needs a capable driver. One that can steer from the Rear and be comfortable with some courageous powersliding... Luckily that seems to be the case...
00:00 Outside Footage
00:50 Onboard Footage

[@snakeNP215]

This guy is a beast at driving this thing, you can tell hes had a lot of time behind the wheel of this renault and that he has a giant set of balls

[@ps3shakes123]

Yeah he knows that car like I know my %*$@. Smooth , perfect shifts.

[@kaloy066]

his BALLS is the downforce

[@HillClimbMonsters]

He is for sure a natural at it ;)

[@maxprofitonemilliongoal5433]

5:42 Profit SLOTS 2020 kzbin.info/www/bejne/epiuaX-FZqqsjck

[@bigkeg9173]

Short shift H pattern for the old school win 👍 I love old school 😊

[@HillClimbMonsters]

We all do ;)

[@nlknighteagle5847]

Aren't all manual cars using an h pattern? Or does it have something special on a race car (besides a different placement of gears) ?

[@bigkeg9173]

@@nlknighteagle5847 sequential gearboxes are what alot use, but also the paddle shifters are used alot.

[@asfatebecomes]

@@nlknighteagle5847 a sequential geae box is like a motorcycle, just up and down, or forward and backwards with the stick... Also gain the ability to power shift without the clutch!

[@nlknighteagle5847]

Thanks for the answers!

[@colinyoung4909]

He looks so casual driving like a maniac that was awesome

[@HillClimbMonsters]

It takes a confident driver to slide around a Renault 5 Turbo for sure ;)

[@IgnisMan]

A cool little french Rocket 👍😍

[@cooperwilliams4686]

Loved seeing this being driven properly.. It takes a lot of skill and balls to slide a short wide car around like that. Especially with the engine in the boot! Reminded me of watching Jean ragnotti rally these when I was a kid.

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Having someone taking a Group B machine to the Limit in 2020 is something only Hillclimb Racing can offer ;)

[@cooperwilliams4686]

@@HillClimbMonsters keep it up... Its a public service you are doing in these boring times. 👍🏻

[@aderiley6592]

One amongst the best sounding cars ever built.

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Group B machinery always holds a special place on our hearts...

[@stephanemartin2989]

Jean Baptiste Lavaux is driving impressively. Sure Jean Ragnotti congratulates him. This driving style is a very sport practive with this car and requires talent to run this racing car. Beautiful to watch.

[@Miester7]

Who else has a permanent smile watching this?!!

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Every true petrolhead we guess ;)

[@AeroDisco64]

I do 😋

[@ricardofilipe9494]

Me

[@probablygraham]

What a brilliant drive. I remember back in the 80s when there was a European championship with grids of about 30 of these little monsters. There was a great mix of drivers from different countries with well known names like Jan Lammers who had driven in F1, and lesser known drivers whose skill was outweighed by their insanity. I remember the crowd laughing when one of the cars came around after the first lap with a set of round tyre marks going all along the side of one of the cars. The next lap one of the cars had tyre marks going along the side of the car and over the roof and bonnet :-) Great fun and sorely missed.

[@jean-louismougin2025]

Vive la Renault 5 Turbo 💙❤️!

[@theproduct8375]

His brake/rev match game is on point! Love seeing the footwork!

[@hillclimbracingfan5821]

He looks so casual and nonchalant while flying on the track.Makes you think just how crazy and fast some drivers really are.And that's very nice R5 Turbo.

[@lucabettoni1452]

Thats a hard car to drive. I never saw a renault 5 turbo group B driven like that. Edit: i tought Ragnotti drove only fwd cars, didnt know he drove rwd cars also. I know him btw

[@HillClimbMonsters]

It is a pretty great display of skill for sure.. But a certain Jean Ragnotti might be someone you should look for when it comes to drive Renault 5 Turbos on the limit... ;)

[@cjoca125]

@@HillClimbMonsters The King of Asphalt

[@AxelP33]

Check out Patrick Melot and Jean Ragnotti ofc..

[@cooperwilliams4686]

Watch Jean ragnotti in his Renault 5 turbo then 👍🏻

[@cooperwilliams4686]

Watch Jean ragnotti in his Renault 5 turbo then 👍🏻

[@torgrimmyt3549]

Thanks for the video - spectacular driving, well edited, without annoying music and one of my all-time favorite cars; really enjoyed the watch.

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Happy to provide some clean, pure automotive entertainment ;)

[@ineedadab]

Every time I see this car fly around a corner I can't help but to think of lowriders lol

[@garethedwards5799]

Renault R5: I am both speed and violence. Me: Woah, French Mountain Climbing Drift Machine.

[@monty6545]

1.4 OHV push rod engine LOL !! Love this .

[@WynnofThule]

How can something outdated at it's inception age so well? It's a paradox but this wonderful thing pulls it off.

[@tim3437]

its great to see you show the outside shots to go with the onboard!

[@HillClimbMonsters]

As long as we have them, we will include them ;)

[@olivierdamiron7279]

This guy is tearing it like nobody's business. Driven like it should! Great footage.🏁

[@adamjohnson7385]

That's one sweet ride! And drove at it's limit...the way it should be! That's what I'm talking about!

[@Hybridog]

If you watch to the very, very end you see him exclaim and shake his hand in pain. The way the wheel whipped around a few times you have to wonder if he didn't sprain something. Like driving a wild French animal, what a beast. Thanks for such a gret video.

[@luisangeljaquez3951]

Wow!! This renault 5 had the driver sliding!! Very impressive and fun to watch!! 👏👏👏👏

[@russellhueners8499]

Man that little Renne gets with it, and the driver lets the rear hang out just enough to get job done, fantastic!, weave section, "we dont need no weave section", flick left, flick right, dosn't lift. The driver, what can I say, not his first time behind the wheel and "nails" the entry and exit of every turn, very nice job

[@shinobi5371]

Awesome, love this and the three wheels on the ground turns 👌

[@UnknownArtist994]

Goden era! Pure cars with mighty engines!!😍😍

[@Vassilika1]

The proof this was recorded in 2020: the fu*kin face mask in the right door ... :/

[@addeats]

😂

[@i6billy998]

fucking 2020 when people cry over face masks

[@antoinedescours2459]

safety first

[@robfearnley9749]

What have you built n raced in ANY YEAR buddy ?? askin for a friend 😜😜

[@billpreston2162]

And the virus is a scamdemic, plannedemic, hoax and psy op, being used to usher in the New World Order, which is one world government, with its headquarters in Israel. A cashless society, with all money and transactions eventually being on micro chips, total surveillance, from facial recognition, voice recognition, eye identification, finger print identification and everyone being tracked with micro chips from the day they are born to the day they die. Crashing all the countries economies all at once, making countries bankrupt and governments insolvent. Supply chains shutting down, leading to food shortages worldwide. The so called virus is planned to go to march 2025..

[@stephenswift8001]

It take a lot of talent to drive a one these cars like this! Impressive skills!

[@speedfreak6683]

Superschönes Fahrzeug , hoffe am Deutschen Berg geht es nächstes Jahr weiter. Danke für das tolle Video. Bester Bergrennen Kanal,

[@stefankosar1235]

What a phantastic car and so spectacular driven!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@Friendroid]

1:45 face mask in the bottom right of the screen, in case you are watching this in 2030.

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Sign of the times we guess...

[@Yaro2]

See ya in 10 years mate

[@yannn5541]

On the outside the car look violently crazy on the corner, yet in the inside the driver is so calm

[@rudylamarmotte]

super montage, et très belle vidéo, et le pilote bah j'en parle même pas tellement il gère l'animal, une voiture de légende et du bon pilote bravo !!!

[@paulfisker]

Spectacular driving. Not many can handle this car.

[@lietkynes81]

Absolutely! He keeps the car balanced like a gymnast on a rope.

[@bishopservais]

CA !!! C'est du vrai pilotage de rallymem !!! Boite manuelle bien exploitée !! BRAVO!!!!

[@mnije]

These old R5’s are a hoot! What a wicked car.

[@Gettenhart]

My man has balls of steel. Insane driving skills

[@alexandrelapiculteur3497]

Wonderful legendary car. It's great to see such car still running

[@spannersautocomputerrepair7528]

That car is a handful - what an amazing driver!!

[@tkhotatia1163]

I may not be the most knowledgeable car person, and I mayb have only recently found out about it, but man I can say this is my favourite car right now. I love small little boxy retro hatchbacks like this, especially when they are so quick and have so much history!

[@manytuko332]

👏👏👏 sacrée maîtrise du pilotage 👍

[@rolandskyline8539]

Cool stuff thank's to the Crew awsome preased Peace from Austria Vienna 😷🤛🏻🃏😎👏🏻👍🏻✌🏻

[@jimgoodwin6294]

I used to have one back in the day - awesome little giant killer....

[@kadekchandra4298]

Whoa what a driver excellent control over the machine

[@markwalton8644]

He can really make this car dance👍

[@woopimagpie]

Really awesome to see the old girl being driven in such a spirited manner.

[@AdamAdamHDL]

That man is having fun.

[@gaycha6589]

Awesome car. Awesome driver. Just perfect

[@clio2rsminicup]

Chapeau bas !

[@fivedotsdave9723]

That is great car control when you think the car is high powered, rear wheel drive, rear engined (give or take a bit) and a short wheelbase, the driver looks so relaxed and so in control.....

[@xr500t]

That front wheel lifting is the balls!

[@armandotobias6492]

NICE AND CLEAN, GOOD DRIVER, GREAT CAR😉👍

[@danaminaie7897]

the driver is so skilful. goodjob

[@ME10920]

Love it!

[@tomwilcox7429]

Just amazing !

[@acyds]

that seems fun as hell to drive

[@klemenskolberg6691]

. Long time ago - wonderful memories of motorsport. A mid-engined car is particularly difficult to drive - beautiful scenes...

[@olspanner]

Great onboard footage. Sideways spectacular but slower!

[@HillClimbMonsters]

He was still pretty quick, almost winning the Historic class outright ;)

[@forrestg.3977]

Simply wonderful 🎉

[@forkwit2848]

Really love the group B maxi turbo of this car

[@SlowLude]

Incredible skill, drove it like a true rally car

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Not afraid to take it behind the limit whatsoever, that´s for sure ;)

[@dxd48c]

epic! fantastic car and driver1

[@RMHoocra]

He could of got a fastest time if that face mask wasn't weighing him down 👀

[@HillClimbMonsters]

It was for safety measures alongside the roll-bar :P

[@maxprofitonemilliongoal5433]

6:24 Easy BIG WIN kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3-xlWV6j7iXgdU

[@sandrinecoudert4939]

Exceptionnelle un autre monde bravo

[@nicolafabris1041]

Big foot ! Bravo ! Ciao from IT

[@rickyrodriguez08]

Uno de los mejores Hot hatchback de la historia.

[@user-xd5fr9bq7d]

lovely design 🤤

[@mikebadcossi2583]

Yessss.... thats what i called driver with big balls....👍

[@sergioescribano9599]

Im love this car😍

[@matteino1980]

WHAT A DRIVEEEEE!

[@renelenglart]

Superbe auto bleue canon !!! ❤❤😊

[@ratachepuda]

Pedazo vídeo, de lo mejor (o lo mejor) que he visto del renault 5 turbo en YoTube

[@thierryprudhomme4533]

FÉLICITATIONS au pilote sur une R5 Turbo je serait incapable de dire 1 ou 2 mais sur laquelle il n'y a rien a dire et un pilote de folie j'en ai eu des frissons car j'ai tourné sur circuit en TURBO 2 d'origine et en Alpine GTA V6 turbo mais c’était de la promenade en comparaison.

[@milanzdrahal5691]

R5 poslední Renault co měl ještě koule !!!

[@m.s.6545]

I owend one of these when i was 20 back in 1990. Luckely i didnt die lol. This car was evil fast.....and fun !

[@lautr7489]

Insane

[@jjclasicas]

This is really the professional mode level. No 1320, no Pagani´s at 390Km/h, no drifting channels.

[@hillclimbracingfan5821]

+José Manuel Check Hillclimbfans and TNT Video-there really are no channels that record action in a way they do.

[@brenden8783]

Love these things

[@HillClimbMonsters]

We all do ;)

[@burakkutlu]

Professional and excellent 👍

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Thanks ;)

[@pascal0013]

Et ça roule encore😉 vive la France 🇫🇷

[@akacurmurdar1]

Three wheel drifts? That's some old school right there.

[@SANDSCORCHER]

Nice driving 😎👌🏻👍🏻

[@newnight79]

Oh wow... this thing wanna play!

[@stranera7793]

Bel video, gran sound.

[@TheDrAkira]

Great video, amazing car, but that poor gearbox!!! Monster! That poor thing was innocent!!! xDDD

[@kant1galrmecanique778]

At 4.00 it was just 👌 but very good race👍

[@hodsi]

Crazy.

[@rosmanao]

Que TOP 👌

[@lukalamole8842]

Skills ++

[@PirataDesign]

Braveheart !!!!!

[@estakkasergioescamilla8032]

Sin palabras...

[@brigittelpb9269]

I love the tiny mask in the hillclimb car's door 😂😂

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Safety first we guess :P

[@asd36f]

4:52 - Yeah, baby!

[@mullerman1104]

Ist der Reifen oben, wird man dich loben!

[@31boudu]

wow!!

[@dave5309]

Love it!! Does anyone know if this is a front or rear engine?

[@davidlaurent3565]

Enorme

[@lolololo3837]

JbL un team du 54 avec une belle petite équipe de passionné

[@bingoberra18]

Oh how I look forward to the day someone will run a R5 Superproduction on a hillclimb, I will die a happy man.

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Well...that´s something that might have happened some years ago and it might be a question of time until we get that footage... but hey, who knows? ;)

[@bingoberra18]

@@HillClimbMonsters Ohh yes, there is only 6 cars ever produced I think. One is currently for sale at Silverstone auctions, expected to go for 350k euro+ :D

[@bradleyjoson9695]

Cest genial la maxi cest mario qui a travaille de su👌👌👌👌Ems

[@motorfab7014]

Also James Bond Never say never R.i.p. Sean P.S. great pilot