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 "rally of 10,000 corners" 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 2006 was Sébastien Loeb.
[edit] Winners since 1973
- 2006 – Sébastien Loeb, Citroën
- 2005 – Sébastien Loeb, Citroën
- 2004 – Markko Martin, Ford
- 2003 – Petter Solberg, Subaru
- 2002 – Gilles Panizzi, Peugeot
- 2001 – Jesús Puras, Citroën
- 2000 – Gilles Panizzi, Peugeot
- 1999 – Philippe Bugalski, Citroën
- 1998 – Colin McRae, Subaru
- 1997 – Colin McRae, Subaru
- 1996 – Philippe Bugalski, Renault (non-WRC)
- 1995 – Didier Auriol, Toyota
- 1994 – Didier Auriol, Toyota
- 1993 – François Delecour, Ford
- 1992 – Didier Auriol, Lancia
- 1991 – Carlos Sainz, Toyota
- 1990 – Didier Auriol, Lancia
- 1989 – Didier Auriol, Lancia
- 1988 – Didier Auriol, Ford
- 1987 – Bernard Béguin, BMW
- 1986 – Bruno Saby, Peugeot
- 1985 – Jean Ragnotti, Renault
- 1984 – Markku Alén, Lancia
- 1983 – Markku Alén, Lancia
- 1982 – Jean Ragnotti, Renault
- 1981 – Bernard Darniche, Lancia
- 1980 – Jean-Luc Thérier, Porsche
- 1979 – Bernard Darniche, Lancia
- 1978 – Bernard Darniche, Fiat
- 1977 – Bernard Darniche, Fiat
- 1976 – Sandro Munari, Lancia
- 1975 – Bernard Darniche, Lancia
- 1974 – Jean-Claude Andruet, Lancia
- 1973 – Jean-Pierre Nicolas, Renault
In 1996, the rally counted only for the 2-Litre World Cup, not the World Rally Championship.
| Rallies in the World Rally Championship: |
| 2007 championship events: Monte Carlo | Sweden | Norway | Mexico | Portugal | Argentina | Sardinia | Greece |
| Past championship events include: Arctic | Australia | Brazil | China | Côte d'Ivoire | Cyprus | Indonesia |
