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]

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

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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   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
3 3 5 h : 18 m : 46 s 4 7   Jean-Luc Thérier
  Marcel Callawaert
  Alpine-Renault A110 1800
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
6 6 5 h : 27 m : 31 s 4 9   Jean-Pierre Manzagol
  Pierre Alessandri
  Alpine-Renault A110 1800
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 6 h : 17 m : 14 s 2 42

  Yves Évard
  Gilbert Carraz

  Audi 80

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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
  Marchioni

  Audi 80

22 22 8 h : 11 m : 43 s 3 39

  Yuji Nishimura
  Tanaka

  Datsun 240Z

Retired (Differential) 4 3   Bernard Darniche
  Alain Mahe
  Alpine-Renault A110 1800
Retired 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 4 24   Rolland D'Abel de Libran
  Jean-François du Roure
  Alpine-Renault A110 1600
Retired 4 26   Gilbert Casanova
  Rolland(driver)
  Alpine-Renault A110
Retired 4 28   Angelo Corio
  Emilio Corio
  Fiat 124 Abarth Spider
Retired 4 29   Georges Fantino
  Jean-Pierre Lehideux
  Alpine-Renault A110
Retired 4 31   Pierre-Louis Moreau
  Patrice Baron
  Alpine-Renault A110 1800
Retired 3 34   Christian Piot
  Mattei(Driver)
  Alpine-Renault A110 1600S
Retired 3 37   Gérard Morière
  Bernard Ferrand
  Alpine-Renault A110
Retired 2 41   Yves Tillier
  Hirtz(Driver)
  Ford Capri
Retired 2 43   Jean-Claude Briavoine
  Laplanche(Driver)
  Ford Capri 2600 RS
Retired 2 44   Michel Robini
  Guarnieri(Driver)
  Opel Ascona
Retired 2 45   Philippe Mercier
  P. Alberola
  Audi 80
Retired 2 46   Bonnet(Driver)
  Massoni(Driver)
  BMW 2002
Retired 2 48   Jean Taibi
  Pierre Innocenti
  Peugeot 304
Retired 2 50   Jean-Paul Moreau
  Jean-Paul Coquelet
  Simca Rallye 2
Retired 2 51   Charlotte(Driver)
  A. Hanriot
  Renault 12 Gordini
Retired 1 54   Pelli(Driver)
  Torre(Driver)
  Opel
Retired 1 56   Delserre(Driver)
  Robini(Driver)
  BMW 2002 Tii
Retired 1 60   Francis Vincent
  Bernard Bontaz
  Alfa Romeo
Retired 1 61   Bernard Donguès
  Hauduc (driver)
  Alfa Romeo
Retired ??? 62   Michel Bour
  Bruno Ferry
  Alpine-Renault A110
Retired ??? 63   Philippe Farjon
  Sonati (driver)
  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   Alpine Renault 1 147
2 84   Fiat 2 84
3 76   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 27   Porsche 9 27
10 25   Toyota 10 25
11 25   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 2   Alfa Romeo 19 2
20 2   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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