1973 Tour de Corse

1973 Tour de Corse
*17th Tour de Corse*
1973 Tour de Corse; 17th Tour de Corse
Round 13 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	France
Rally base	Corsica, France
Dates run	1 December 1973 – 2 December 1973
Stages	21 (1,179.80 km; 733.09 miles)
Stage surface	Tarmac
Overall distance	3,020 km (1,880 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Jean-Pierre Nicolas; Michel Vial; Alpine-Renault; Alpine-Renault A110 1800
Crews	50 at start, 22 at finish

The 1973 Tour de Corse (formally the 17th Tour de Corse)was the Thirteenth round of inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in December in the County of Corsica in France, the rally was run primarily on tarmac, Jean-Pierre Nicolas won the round with the co-driver Michel Vial'.

Report

In 1973, WRC Rally finished with the Tour de Corse , Occurred in Corsica Island. France are Dominated by the Alpines, Audis, and A110 1800. The race had 22 rounds, with Jean-Pierre Nicolas won the majority of rounds.

Jean Luc Thérier driving in your Alpine-Renault A110 1800.

Alpine, Ford, Opel, Porsche, Alfa Romeo and Audi finished in the points, the WRC Rally finished in the Tour de Corse, only 22 drivers completed the race, 28 others drivers retired the race for problems, or accident.

Results

1973 Tour de Corse results
Finish		Total time	Group	Car #	Driver Co-driver	Car	Mfr.points
Overall	In group	Total time	Group	Car #	Driver Co-driver	Car	Mfr.points
1	1	5 h : 06 m : 31 s	4	1	Jean-Pierre Nicolas Michel Vial	Alpine-Renault A110 1800	20
2	2	5 h : 14 m : 37 s	4	5	Jean-François Piot Jean de Alexandris	Alpine-Renault A110 1800	15
3	3	5 h : 18 m : 46 s	4	7	Jean-Luc Thérier Marcel Callawaert	Alpine-Renault A110 1800	12
4	4	5 h : 21 m : 33 s	2		Guy Chasseuil Christian Baron	Ford Escort RS1600	10
5	5	5 h : 24 m : 37 s	4	11	Francis Serpaggi Félix Mariani	Alpine-Renault A110 1800	8
6	6	5 h : 27 m : 31 s	4	9	Jean-Pierre Manzagol Pierre Alessandri	Alpine-Renault A110 1800	6
7	7	5 h : 52 m : 11 s	1		Henri Greder Christine Beckers	Opel Commodore GS/E	4
8	8	5 h : 54 m : 13 s	3	40	Gérard Dantan-Merlin Vincent Laverne	Porsche 911	3
9	9	6 h : 07 m : 48 s	1	21	Jean-Claude Lagniez Michel Thiery	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	2
10	10	7 h : 18 m : 64 s	2	42	Yves Évard Gilbert Carraz	Audi 80	1
10	10	6 h : 17 m : 14 s	2	42	Yves Évard Gilbert Carraz	Audi 80	1
11	11	6 h : 18 m : 43 s	1	52	Bernard Picone Davini Alex	Opel Ascona
12	12	6 h : 22 m : 31 s	4	25	Robert Simonetti Jean-Michel Simonetti	Alpine-Renault A110 1800
13	13	6 h : 26 m : 45 s	1	58	Jérôme Chevanne Lionel Boutin	Opel Ascona
14	14	6 h : 37 m : 38 s	2	64	Jean Colombo Daniel Dazin	Opel Ascona
15	15	6 h : 46 m : 33 s	1	53	Pascal Santini Vivarelli(driver)	Opel Ascona
16	16	6 h : 58 m : 35 s	1	22	Jean-Louis Barailler Jean-Paul Poggini	Opel Ascona SR
17	17	7 h : 05 m : 34 s	1	19	Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Claude Morenas	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
18	18	7 h : 07 m : 17 s	3	33	Christian Gardavot Jean Ancey	Alpine-Renault A110 1800
19	19	7 h : 19 m : 36 s	3	36	Michel Gordon Mario Bastelica	Alpine-Renault A110 1800
20	20	7 h : 27 m : 19 s	3	32	Jean-Claude Torre Jean-Paul Poggini	Alpine-Renault A110 1800
21	21	7 h : 27 m : 41 s	2	47	Brancaleoni(driver) Marchioni(Driver)	Audi 80
22	22	8 h : 11 m : 43 s	3	39	Yuji Nishimura Tanaka(Driver)	Datsun 240Z
Retired (Differential)			4	3	Bernard Darniche Alain Mahe	Alpine-Renault A110 1800
Retired (Quitter)			3	10	Michel Jullien Bernard Pellegrin	Alpine-Renault A110 1600
Retired (Electrical Problem)			2	14	Marie-Claude Beaumont Marie-Odile Desvignes	Opel Ascona
Retired (Motor)			2	15	Guy Fréquelin Jean-Claude Marcoup	Audi 80
Retired (Suspension)			2	16	Jean-Claude Gamet Willy Huret	Ford Escort RS1600
Retired (Transmission)			2	17	Claude Laurent Jacques Marché	DAF 66
Retired (Gear Box)			2	20	Jean-Louis Clarr Jacques Jaubert	Opel Ascona
Retired (Quitter)			4	24	Rolland D'Abel de Libran Jean-François du Roure	Alpine-Renault A110 1600
Retired (Quitter)			4	26	Gilbert Casanova Rolland(driver)	Alpine-Renault A110
Retired (Quitter)			4	28	Angelo Corio Emilio Corio	Fiat 124 Abarth Spider
Retired (Quitter)			4	29	Georges Fantino Jean-Pierre Lehideux	Alpine-Renault A110
Retired (Quitter)			4	31	Pierre-Louis Moreau Patrice Baron	Alpine-Renault A110 1800

Championship standings after the event

1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 13
After round 13		Team	Season end
Position	Points	Team	Position	Points
1	147	Alpine Renault	1	155
2	84	Fiat	2	91
3	66	Ford	3	76
4	44	Volvo	4	44
5	42	Saab	5	42
6	34	Datsun	6	34
7	33	Citroën	7	33
8	28	BMW	8	28
9	25	Toyota	10	25
10	24	Porsche	9	27
11	21	Opel	11	25
12	18	Polski Fiat	12	18
13	17	Lancia	13	17
14	15	Wartburg	14	15
15	14	Volkswagen	15	15
16	13	Peugeot	16	13
17	4	Mitsubishi	17	4
18	3	Škoda	18	3
19	1	Audi	20	2

References

https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/13891-tour-de-corse-rallye-de-france-1973/

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