Tour de Corse

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The Tour de Corse is a rally race first held in 1956 on the island of Corsica . Currently it is part of the World Rally Championship. 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, and it is known as the “Ten Thousand Turns Rally” because of the twisty mountain roads.

Several drivers have been killed during this event. Henri Toivonen, Sergio Cresto and Attilio Bettega died there during the 1985 and 1986 events.

The first running of the rally was won by the Belgian female driver Gilberte Thirion in a Renault Dauphine. The drivers with the most wins are Bernard Darniche (1970, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981) and Didier Auriol (1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995). The winner in years 2005 – 2007 was Sébastien Loeb.

[edit] Winners since 1973

Season	Driver	Co-driver	Car
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 Martin	Michael Park	Ford Focus WRC
2003	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru Impreza WRC
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 (non-WRC)
1995	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Toyota Celica GT-Four
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
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 'Bichie' Espinosi-Petit	Lancia Stratos HF
1973	Jean-Pierre Nicolas	Michel Vial	Alpine-Renault A110 1800