1973 Tour de Corse

1973 Tour de Corse 17th Tour de Corse
Round 13 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event
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)
Statistics
Crews	50 at start, 22 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Jean-Pierre Nicolas Michel Vial 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.

Report

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.

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

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

Results

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	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			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

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	167
2	84	Fiat	2	84
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

External links

• Official website
• 1973 Tour de Corse at Rallye-info (Archived 2020-06-27 at the Wayback Machine)