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1973 Tour de Corse

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1973 Tour de Corse
17th Tour de Corse
Round 13 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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Host countryFrance
Rally baseCorsicaCorsica, France
Dates run1 December 1973 – 2 December 1973
Stages21 (1,179.80 km; 733.09 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac
Overall distance3,020 km (1,880 miles)
Statistics
Crews50 at start, 22 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Jean-Pierre Nicolas
France Michel Vial
France Alpine-Renault
Alpine-Renault A110 1800

The 1973 Tour de Corse (formerly the 17th Tour de Corse) was the 13th round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. It started in December in the County of Corsica in France, and the rally was run primarily on the road. Jean-Pierre Nicolas won the round with co-driver Michel Vial.[1]

Report

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In 1973, the World Rally Championship finished with the Tour de Corse in Corsica. The race had 22 rounds, with Jean-Pierre Nicolas winning most of them.[1]

Jean-Luc Thérier driving in an Alpine-Renault A110 1800

Alpine, Ford, Opel, Porsche, Alfa Romeo, and Audi finished in the points.[1]

Results

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1973 Tour de Corse results
Finish Total
time
Group Car # Driver
Co-driver
Car Mfr.points
Overall In
group
1 1 5 h : 06 m : 31 s 4 1 France Jean-Pierre Nicolas
France Michel Vial
France Alpine-Renault A110 1800 20
2 2 5 h : 14 m : 37 s 4 5 France Jean-François Piot
France Jean de Alexandris
France Alpine-Renault A110 1800
3 3 5 h : 18 m : 46 s 4 7 France Jean-Luc Thérier
France Marcel Callawaert
France Alpine-Renault A110 1800
4 4 5 h : 21 m : 33 s 2 France Guy Chasseuil
France Christian Baron
United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600 10
5 5 5 h : 24 m : 37 s 4 11 France Francis Serpaggi
France Félix Mariani
France Alpine-Renault A110 1800
6 6 5 h : 27 m : 31 s 4 9 France Jean-Pierre Manzagol
France Pierre Alessandri
France Alpine-Renault A110 1800
7 7 5 h : 52 m : 11 s 1 France Henri Greder
Belgium Christine Beckers
Germany Opel Commodore GS/E 4
8 8 5 h : 54 m : 13 s 3 40 France Gérard Dantan-Merlin
France Vincent Laverne
Germany Porsche 911 3
9 9 6 h : 07 m : 48 s 1 21

France Jean-Claude Lagniez
France Michel Thiery

Italy Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 2
10 10 6 h : 17 m : 14 s 2 42

France Yves Évard
France Gilbert Carraz

Germany Audi 80

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11 11 6 h : 18 m : 43 s 1 52

France Bernard Picone
France Davini Alex

Germany Opel Ascona

12 12 6 h : 22 m : 31 s 4 25

France Robert Simonetti
France Jean-Michel Simonetti

France Alpine-Renault A110 1800

13 13 6 h : 26 m : 45 s 1 58

France Jérôme Chevanne
France Lionel Boutin

Germany Opel Ascona

14 14 6 h : 37 m : 38 s 2 64

France Jean Colombo
France Daniel Dazin

Germany Opel Ascona

15 15 6 h : 46 m : 33 s 1 53

France Pascal Santini
France Vivarelli(driver)

Germany Opel Ascona

16 16 6 h : 58 m : 35 s 1 22

France Jean-Louis Barailler
France Jean-Paul Poggini

Germany Opel Ascona SR

17 17 7 h : 05 m : 34 s 1 19

France Claude Ballot-Léna
France Jean-Claude Morenas

Italy Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV

18 18 7 h : 07 m : 17 s 3 33

France Christian Gardavot
France Jean Ancey

France Alpine-Renault A110 1800

19 19 7 h : 19 m : 36 s 3 36

France Michel Gordon
France Mario Bastelica

France Alpine-Renault A110 1800

20 20 7 h : 27 m : 19 s 3 32

France Jean-Claude Torre
France Jean-Paul Poggini

France Alpine-Renault A110 1800

21 21 7 h : 27 m : 41 s 2 47

France Brancaleoni
France Marchioni

Germany Audi 80

22 22 8 h : 11 m : 43 s 3 39

Japan Yuji Nishimura
Japan Tanaka

Japan Datsun 240Z

Retired (Differential) 4 3 France Bernard Darniche
France Alain Mahe
France Alpine-Renault A110 1800
Retired 3 10 France Michel Jullien
France Bernard Pellegrin
France Alpine-Renault A110 1600
Retired (Electrical Problem) 2 14 France Marie-Claude Beaumont
France Marie-Odile Desvignes
Germany Opel Ascona
Retired (Motor) 2 15 France Guy Fréquelin
France Jean-Claude Marcoup
Germany Audi 80
Retired (Suspension) 2 16 France Jean-Claude Gamet
France Willy Huret
United Kingdom Ford Escort RS1600
Retired (Transmission) 2 17 France Claude Laurent
France Jacques Marché
Netherlands DAF 66
Retired (Gear Box) 2 20 France Jean-Louis Clarr
France Jacques Jaubert
Germany Opel Ascona
Retired 4 24 France Rolland D'Abel de Libran
France Jean-François du Roure
France Alpine-Renault A110 1600
Retired 4 26 France Gilbert Casanova
France Rolland(driver)
France Alpine-Renault A110
Retired 4 28 Italy Angelo Corio
Italy Emilio Corio
Italy Fiat 124 Abarth Spider
Retired 4 29 France Georges Fantino
France Jean-Pierre Lehideux
France Alpine-Renault A110
Retired 4 31 France Pierre-Louis Moreau
France Patrice Baron
France Alpine-Renault A110 1800
Retired 3 34 France Christian Piot
France Mattei(Driver)
France Alpine-Renault A110 1600S
Retired 3 37 France Gérard Morière
France Bernard Ferrand
France Alpine-Renault A110
Retired 2 41 France Yves Tillier
France Hirtz(Driver)
United Kingdom Ford Capri
Retired 2 43 France Jean-Claude Briavoine
France Laplanche(Driver)
United Kingdom Ford Capri 2600 RS
Retired 2 44 France Michel Robini
France Guarnieri(Driver)
Germany Opel Ascona
Retired 2 45 France Philippe Mercier
France P. Alberola
Germany Audi 80
Retired 2 46 France Bonnet(Driver)
France Massoni(Driver)
Germany BMW 2002
Retired 2 48 Monaco Jean Taibi
France Pierre Innocenti
France Peugeot 304
Retired 2 50 France Jean-Paul Moreau
France Jean-Paul Coquelet
France Simca Rallye 2
Retired 2 51 France Charlotte(Driver)
France A. Hanriot
France Renault 12 Gordini
Retired 1 54 France Pelli(Driver)
France Torre(Driver)
Germany Opel
Retired 1 56 France Delserre(Driver)
France Robini(Driver)
Germany BMW 2002 Tii
Retired 1 60 France Francis Vincent
France Bernard Bontaz
Italy Alfa Romeo
Retired 1 61 France Bernard Donguès
France Hauduc (driver)
Italy Alfa Romeo
Retired ??? 62 France Michel Bour
France Bruno Ferry
France Alpine-Renault A110
Retired ??? 63 France Philippe Farjon
France Sonati (driver)
France Alpine-Renault A110

Championship standings

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1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 13
After round 13 Team Season end
Position Points Position Points
1 147 France Alpine Renault 1 147
2 84 Italy Fiat 2 84
3 76 United Kingdom Ford 3 76
4 44 Sweden Volvo 4 44
5 42 Sweden Saab 5 42
6 34 Japan Datsun 6 34
7 33 France Citroën 7 33
8 28 Germany BMW 8 28
9 27 Germany Porsche 9 27
10 25 Japan Toyota 10 25
11 25 Germany Opel 11 25
12 18 Poland Polski Fiat 12 18
13 17 Italy Lancia 13 17
14 15 East Germany Wartburg 14 15
15 14 Germany Volkswagen 15 15
16 13 France Peugeot 16 13
17 4 Japan Mitsubishi 17 4
18 3 Czechoslovakia Škoda 18 3
19 2 Italy Alfa Romeo 19 2
20 2 Germany Audi 20 2

References

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  1. ^ a b c Oliveira, André (17 November 2013). "17. Tour de Corse - Rallye de France 1973". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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