- Tour de Corse
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"Rallye de France" redirects here. For the current French round of the WRC, see Rallye de France–Alsace.
The Tour de Corse - Rallye de France is a rally first held in 1956 on the island of Corsica. It was part of the World Rally Championship from the inaugural 1973 season to 2008. The name "Tour de Corse" refers to the fact that in the early days it was run around the island; nowadays it only features roads around Ajaccio. The rally is held on asphalt roads, and it is known as the "Ten Thousand Turns Rally" because of the twisty mountain roads.
Several drivers have been killed during the event. Attilio Bettega, driving a Lancia Rally 037, died during the fourth special stage of the 1985 rally, Zérubia-Santa Giulia. In 1986, exactly a year later, Henri Toivonen and his co-driver Sergio Cresto died in their Lancia Delta S4 during the 18th stage of the event, Corte-Taverna.
The first running of the rally was won by the Belgian female driver Gilberte Thirion in a Renault Dauphine. Two drivers have won the event a record six times; Bernard Darniche (1970, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981) and Didier Auriol (1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995). The only non-French drivers to win the event more than once are Sandro Munari, Markku Alén and Colin McRae. Sébastien Loeb won the last four WRC runnings of the event.
Winners
Season Driver Co-driver Car 2011 Thierry Neuville
Nicolas Gilsoul
Peugeot 207 S2000 2010 Rally cancelled 2009 Pascal Trojani
Francis Mazotti
Peugeot 307 WRC 2008 Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
Citroën C4 WRC 2007 Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
Citroën C4 WRC 2006 Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
Citroën Xsara WRC 2005 Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
Citroën Xsara WRC 2004 Markko Märtin
Michael Park
Ford Focus RS WRC 04 2003 Petter Solberg
Phil Mills
Subaru Impreza WRC2003 2002 Gilles Panizzi
Hervé Panizzi
Peugeot 206 WRC 2001 Jesús Puras
Marc Martí
Citroën Xsara WRC 2000 Gilles Panizzi
Hervé Panizzi
Peugeot 206 WRC 1999 Philippe Bugalski
Jean-Paul Chiaroni
Citroën Xsara Kit Car 1998 Colin McRae
Nicky Grist
Subaru Impreza WRC 1997 Colin McRae
Nicky Grist
Subaru Impreza WRC 1996 Philippe Bugalski
Jean-Paul Chiaroni
Renault Mégane Maxi 1995 Didier Auriol
Denis Giraudet
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 1994 Didier Auriol
Denis Giraudet
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD 1993 François Delecour
Daniel Grataloup
Ford Escort RS Cosworth 1992 Didier Auriol
Bernard Occelli
Lancia Delta HF Integrale 1991 Carlos Sainz
Luís Moya
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 1990 Didier Auriol
Bernard Occelli
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V 1989 Didier Auriol
Bernard Occelli
Lancia Delta Integrale 1988 Didier Auriol
Bernard Occelli
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 1987 Bernard Béguin
Jean-Jacques Lenne
BMW M3 1986 Bruno Saby
Jean-François Fauchille
Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 1985 Jean Ragnotti
Pierre Thimonier
Renault 5 Maxi Turbo 1984 Markku Alén
Ilkka Kivimäki
Lancia Rally 037 1983 Markku Alén
Ilkka Kivimäki
Lancia Rally 037 1982 Jean Ragnotti
Jean-Marc Andrié
Renault 5 Turbo 1981 Bernard Darniche
Alain Mahé
Lancia Stratos HF 1980 Jean-Luc Thérier
Michel Vial
Porsche 911 SC 1979 Bernard Darniche
Alain Mahé
Lancia Stratos HF 1978 Bernard Darniche
Alain Mahé
Fiat 131 Abarth 1977 Bernard Darniche
Alain Mahé
Fiat 131 Abarth 1976 Sandro Munari
Silvio Maiga
Lancia Stratos HF 1975 Bernard Darniche
Alain Mahé
Lancia Stratos HF 1974 Jean-Claude Andruet
Michèle 'Biche' Espinosi-Petit
Lancia Stratos HF 1973 Jean-Pierre Nicolas
Michel Vial
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 1972 Jean-Claude Andruet
Michèle 'Biche' Espinosi-Petit
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 1971 Rally Cancelled 1970 Bernard Darniche
Bernard Demange
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 1969 Gérard Larrousse
Maurice Gelin
Porsche 911 R 1968 Jean-Claude Andruet
Maurice Gelin
Alpine-Renault A110 1967 Sandro Munari
Luciano Lombardini
Lancia Fulvia HF Coupé 1966 Jean-François Piot
Jean-François Jacob
Renault 8 Gordini 1965 Pierre Orsini
Jean-Baptiste Canocini
Renault 8 Gordini 1964 Jean Vinatier
Roger Masson
Renault 8 Gordini 1963 René Trautmann
Jean-Claude Ogier
Citroën DS19 1962 Pierre Orsini
Jean-Baptiste Canocini
Renault Dauphine 1961 René Trautmann
Jean-Claude Ogier
Citroën DS19 1960 Herbert Linge
Paul-Ernst Strähle
Porsche SC 90 1959 Pierre Orsini
Jean-Baptiste Canocini
Renault Dauphine 1958 Guy Monraisse
Jacques Feret
Renault Dauphine 1957 Michel Nicol
Roger de la Geneste
Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1956 Gilberte Thirion
Nadège Ferrier
Renault Dauphine In 1996, due to the World Rally Championship's event rotation system used from 1994–96, the rally counted only for the FIA 2-Litre World Championship for Manufacturers.
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