Rally Corsica
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.
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1956 1 | 1. Tour de Corse |
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Renault Dauphine |
1957 1 | 2. Tour de Corse |
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Alfa Romeo Giulietta |
1958 1 | 3. Tour de Corse |
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Renault Dauphine |
1959 1 | 4. Tour de Corse |
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Renault Dauphine |
1960 1 | 5th Tour de Corse |
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Porsche SC 90 |
1961 1 | 6. Tour de Corse |
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Citroën DS 19 |
1962 1 | 7th Tour de Corse |
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Renault Dauphine |
1963 1 | 8th Tour de Corse |
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Citroën DS 19 |
1964 1 | 9. Tour de Corse |
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Renault 8 Gordini |
1965 1 | 10th Tour de Corse |
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Renault 8 Gordini |
1966 1 | 11th Tour de Corse |
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Renault 8 Gordini |
1967 1 | 12th Tour de Corse |
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Lancia Fulvia HF Coupe |
1968 1 | 13th Tour de Corse |
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Renault Alpine A110 |
1969 1 | 14th Tour de Corse |
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Porsche 911 R. |
1970 1 | 15th Tour de Corse |
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Renault Alpine A110 1800 |
1971 | no rally Corsica | |||
1972 1 | 16th Tour de Corse |
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Renault Alpine A110 1800 |
1973 | 17th Tour de Corse |
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Renault Alpine A110 1800 |
1974 | 18th Tour de Corse |
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Lancia Stratos HF |
1975 | 19th Tour de Corse |
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Lancia Stratos HF |
1976 | 20th Tour de Corse |
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Lancia Stratos HF |
1977 | 21st Tour de Corse |
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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Abarth |
1978 | 22. Tour de Corse |
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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Abarth |
1979 | 23rd Tour de Corse |
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Lancia Stratos HF |
1980 | 24th Tour de Corse |
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Porsche 911 SC |
1981 | 25th Tour de Corse |
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Lancia Stratos HF |
1982 | 26th Tour de Corse |
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Renault 5 Turbo |
1983 | 27th Tour de Corse |
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Lancia Rally 037 |
1984 | 28th Tour de Corse |
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Lancia Rally 037 |
1985 | 29th Tour de Corse |
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Renault 5 Maxi Turbo |
1986 | 30. Tour de Corse |
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Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 |
1987 | 31st Tour de Corse |
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BMW M3 |
1988 | 32nd Tour de Corse |
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Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
1989 | 33rd Tour de Corse |
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Lancia Delta Integrale |
1990 | 34th Tour de Corse |
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Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
1991 | 35th Tour de Corse |
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Toyota Celica GT-Four |
1992 | 36th Tour de Corse |
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Lancia Delta HF Integrale |
1993 | 37th Tour de Corse |
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Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
1994 | 38th Tour de Corse |
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Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD |
1995 | 39th Tour de Corse |
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Toyota Celica GT-Four |
1996 1 | 40th Tour de Corse |
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Renault Mégane Maxi |
1997 | 41st Tour de Corse |
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Subaru Impreza WRC |
1998 | 42nd Tour de Corse |
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Subaru Impreza WRC |
1999 | 43rd Tour de Corse |
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Citroën Xsara Kit Car |
2000 | 44th Tour de Corse |
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Peugeot 206 WRC |
2001 | 45th Tour de Corse |
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Citroën Xsara WRC |
2002 | 46th Tour de Corse |
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Peugeot 206 WRC |
2003 | 47th Tour de Corse |
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Subaru Impreza WRC |
2004 | 48th Tour de Corse |
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Ford Focus WRC |
2005 | 49th Tour de Corse |
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Citroën Xsara WRC |
2006 | 50th Tour de Corse |
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Citroën Xsara WRC |
2007 | 51st Tour de Corse |
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Citroën C4 WRC |
2008 | 52nd Tour de Corse |
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Citroën C4 WRC |
2009 1 | 53rd Tour de Corse |
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Peugeot 307 WRC |
2010 | no rally Corsica | |||
2011 1 | 54th Tour de Corse |
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Peugeot 207 S2000 |
2012 1 | 55th Tour de Corse |
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Mini Countryman |
2013 1 | 56th Tour de Corse |
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Peugeot 207 S2000 |
2014 1 | 57th Tour de Corse |
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Ford Fiesta RRC |
2015 | 58th Tour de Corse |
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VW Polo R WRC |
2016 | 59th Tour de Corse |
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VW Polo R WRC |
2017 | 60th Tour de Corse |
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC |
2018 | 61st Tour de Corse |
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Ford Fiesta WRC |
2019 | 62nd Tour de Corse |
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC |
1 No World Cup status