Tour de France for automobiles 1975
The 1975 Tour de France for automobiles was held as a stage race for automobiles from September 15 to 23 in France .
In 1975, the Tour Auto organizers broke with the tradition of holding special stages as mountain and circuit races . Up until the previous year, long-distance races on racetracks were not uncommon. In 1975 special stages like rallies were introduced, whereby the tour lost a large part of its character. But the form of the stage race was retained. The race started in Nice and led back to the starting point via Nîmes , Bourg-en-Bresse , Caen , Albi and La Grande-Motte . 127 participants - a record starter field - had to complete 22 special tests over 4200 km. 59 reached the destination in southern France.
The race was dominated by Bernard Darniche in a Lancia Stratos which, until he retired, only Jean Égreteaud in a Porsche 911 could follow. Christine Dacremont won the women’s ranking on an Alpine A310 , who finished sixth in the overall ranking.
The first six of the overall ranking
Pl. | driver | Copilot | vehicle |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bernard Darniche | Alain Mahé | Lancia Stratos |
2 | Jean-Francois Mas | M. Celrier | Porsche Carrera |
3 | Jean-Pierre Rouget | Jean-Claude Lefèvre | Porsche Carrera |
4th | Maurice Nussbaumer | Didier Piole | Alpine A110 1800 |
5 | Bernard Béguin | Jacques Andrevon | Alfa Romeo GTV |
6th | Christine Dacremont | Ganaëlle | Alpine A310 |
Class winner
class | driver | Copilot | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|
Group 4/5 | Bernard Darniche | Alain Mahé | Lancia Stratos | Overall victory |
Group 3 | Jean-Francois Mas | M. Celrier | Porsche Carrera | Rank 2 |
Group 2 | Guy Chasseuil | Patrice Chonez | Opel Ascona | Rank 12 |
Group 1 | Bernard Béguin | Jacques Andrevon | Alfa Romeo GTV | Rank 5 |