Rally Corsica

Gareth Jones in the Subaru Impreza WRC at the 2008 Tour de Corse

The Corsica Rally , officially Tour de Corse , is a rally on the French island of Corsica . It was the French round of the World Rally Championship from 1973 to 2008 and has been again since 2015.

history

The Corsica Rally was first held in 1956. The name Tour de Corse comes from the early days of the event, when the route ran around the entire island. From 1973 it was part of the World Rally Championship . In 1985 the Italian Attilio Bettega and in 1986 the Finn Henri Toivonen died together with his US co-driver Sergio Cresto in the Corsica Rally . This led to the banishment of the sophisticated Group B vehicles from the World Rally Championship. From the mid-1980s, the distance of the Corsica Rally was reduced further and further from the previous 1000 kilometers. With an interruption in 1996, the rally was part of the World Rally Championship every year until 2008. The special stages were last driven in the region around Ajaccio . The Tour de Corse has been part of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge calendar since 2011 . The rally will now be held again as a tour around a larger part of the island.

The return of the WRC

After Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena retired from the World Rally Championship , Loeb comes from Alsace and the number of spectators in Alsace decreased noticeably in 2014 , the rally was again awarded to Corsica in 2015 .

Characteristic

The special stages lead exclusively on paved, winding mountain roads. The rally is therefore called the rally of 10,000 corners . The average speed is also relatively low because of the narrow lane width. The roads are partly dusty, which is also due to the fact that the curves have to be cut frequently to drive fast. The asphalt is rough and in some places is in poor condition. This creates a high level of tire wear and the risk of tire damage.

Overall winner

The record winners of the Tour de Corse are Bernard Darniche and Didier Auriol with six wins each.

year	rally	driver	Co-driver	vehicle
1956 1	01. Tour de Corse	Gilberte Thirion	Nadège Ferrier	Renault Dauphine
1957 1	02. Tour de Corse	Michel Nicol	Roger de la Geneste	Alfa Romeo Giulietta
1958 1	03. Tour de Corse	Guy Monraisse	Jacques Feret	Renault Dauphine
1959 1	04. Tour de Corse	Pierre Orsini	Jean-Baptiste Canocini	Renault Dauphine
1960 1	05th Tour de Corse	Herbert Linge	Paul-Ernst Straehle	Porsche SC 90
1961 1	06. Tour de Corse	René Trautmann	Jean-Claude Ogier	Citroën DS 19
1962 1	07th Tour de Corse	Pierre Orsini	Jean-Baptiste Canocini	Renault Dauphine
1963 1	08th Tour de Corse	René Trautmann	Jean-Claude Ogier	Citroën DS 19
1964 1	09. Tour de Corse	Jean Vinatier	Roger Masson	Renault 8 Gordini
1965 1	10th Tour de Corse	Pierre Orsini	Jean-Baptiste Canocini	Renault 8 Gordini
1966 1	11th Tour de Corse	Jean-François Piot	Jean-François Jacob	Renault 8 Gordini
1967 1	12th Tour de Corse	Sandro Munari	Luciano Lombardini	Lancia Fulvia HF Coupe
1968 1	13th Tour de Corse	Jean-Claude Andruet	Maurice Gelin	Renault Alpine A110
1969 1	14th Tour de Corse	Gérard Larrousse	Maurice Gelin	Porsche 911 R.
1970 1	15th Tour de Corse	Bernard Darniche	Bernard Demange	Renault Alpine A110 1800
1971	no rally Corsica
1972 1	16th Tour de Corse	Jean-Claude Andruet	Michèle Espinosi-Petit	Renault Alpine A110 1800
1973	17th Tour de Corse	Jean-Pierre Nicolas	Michel Vial	Renault Alpine A110 1800
1974	18th Tour de Corse	Jean-Claude Andruet	Michèle Espinosi-Petit	Lancia Stratos HF
1975	19th Tour de Corse	Bernard Darniche	Alain Mahé	Lancia Stratos HF
1976	20th Tour de Corse	Sandro Munari	Silvio Maiga	Lancia Stratos HF
1977	21st Tour de Corse	Bernard Darniche	Alain Mahé	Fiat 131 Mirafiori Abarth
1978	22. Tour de Corse	Bernard Darniche	Alain Mahé	Fiat 131 Mirafiori Abarth
1979	23rd Tour de Corse	Bernard Darniche	Alain Mahé	Lancia Stratos HF
1980	24th Tour de Corse	Jean-Luc Thérier	Michel Vial	Porsche 911 SC
1981	25th Tour de Corse	Bernard Darniche	Alain Mahé	Lancia Stratos HF
1982	26th Tour de Corse	Jean Ragnotti	Jean-Marc Andrié	Renault 5 Turbo
1983	27th Tour de Corse	Markku Alén	Ilkka Kivimäki	Lancia Rally 037
1984	28th Tour de Corse	Markku Alén	Ilkka Kivimäki	Lancia Rally 037
1985	29th Tour de Corse	Jean Ragnotti	Pierre Thimonier	Renault 5 Maxi Turbo
1986	30. Tour de Corse	Bruno Saby	Jean-François Fauchille	Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2
1987	31st Tour de Corse	Bernard Béguin	Jean-Jacques Lenne	BMW M3
1988	32nd Tour de Corse	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
1989	33rd Tour de Corse	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Lancia Delta Integrale
1990	34th Tour de Corse	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1991	35th Tour de Corse	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Celica GT-Four
1992	36th Tour de Corse	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1993	37th Tour de Corse	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1994	38th Tour de Corse	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1995	39th Tour de Corse	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Toyota Celica GT-Four
1996 1	40th Tour de Corse	Philippe Bugalski	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	Renault Mégane Maxi
1997	41st Tour de Corse	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Subaru Impreza WRC
1998	42nd Tour de Corse	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Subaru Impreza WRC
1999	43rd Tour de Corse	Philippe Bugalski	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	Citroën Xsara Kit Car
2000	44th Tour de Corse	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC
2001	45th Tour de Corse	Jesus Puras	Marc Martí	Citroën Xsara WRC
2002	46th Tour de Corse	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC
2003	47th Tour de Corse	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru Impreza WRC
2004	48th Tour de Corse	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Focus WRC
2005	49th Tour de Corse	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Xsara WRC
2006	50th Tour de Corse	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Xsara WRC
2007	51st Tour de Corse	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën C4 WRC
2008	52nd Tour de Corse	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën C4 WRC
2009 1	53rd Tour de Corse	Pascal Trojani	Francis Mazotti	Peugeot 307 WRC
2010	no rally Corsica
2011 1	54th Tour de Corse	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Peugeot 207 S2000
2012 1	55th Tour de Corse	Dani Sordo	Carlos Del Barrio	Mini Countryman
2013 1	56th Tour de Corse	Bryan Bouffier	Xavier Panseri	Peugeot 207 S2000
2014 1	57th Tour de Corse	Stéphane Sarrazin	Jacques-Julien Renucci	Ford Fiesta RRC
2015	58th Tour de Corse	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	VW Polo R WRC
2016	59th Tour de Corse	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	VW Polo R WRC
2017	60th Tour de Corse	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
2018	61st Tour de Corse	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC
2019	62nd Tour de Corse	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

¹ No World Cup status

Web links

• Official website of the organizer
• Results on eWRC-results.com