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A Year, A Picture: Tour de Corse 1982
The “Group B” washes into Corsica in 1982, but it is Jean Ragnotti and his legendary yellow Renault 5 Turbo who win. The reigning French Rally Champion scores his second international victory.The 1982...
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A Year, A Picture: Tour de Corse 1983
The 1983 Tour de Corse marks the peak of the Lancia Scuderia, crowned Manufacturers’ World Champion that year, which completes an unprecedented quadruplet in the Beauty Island.1983 marks the 10-year...
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A Year, A Picture: Tour de Corse 1984
After his victory in the 1983 Tour de Corse, Markku Alén strikes back in 1984. This edition marks the first appearance of the Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 in competition, but the Lancia Rallye 037 continues to...
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A Year, A Picture: Tour de Corse 1985
For the 29th edition of the Tour de Corse, 139 crews take the start on the Île de Beauté. The Renault 5 Maxi Turbo makes its first appearance in the World Rally Championship.For this 29th edition, the...
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A Year, A Picture 1986
122 crews start the 30th edition of the Tour de Corse in Ajaccio in May 1986. A duel between Peugeot and Lancia is supposed to give the pace to the 5th round of the WRC throughout Ajaccio, Bastia,...
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A year, A picture : Tour de Corse 1987
After the Tour de Course 1986, the FISA forbade the Group B cars to compete because they became too dangerous. That’s why, in 1987, we saw the advent of the Group A, especially during the Tour de...
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A Year, A Picture : Tour de Corse 1988
The World Rally Championship 1988 stops by the île de Beauté in May for the 32nd Tour de Corse, which counts 93 drivers at the starting line in Ajaccio. This year sees the first victory of a Ford...
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A Year, A Picture: Tour de Corse 1989
This 33rd edition of the Tour de Corse is remembered because of its small amount of competitors who started the race in Ajaccio. Indeed, there were only 79 to take the roads at the end of April. We...
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A Year, A Picture: Tour de Corse 1990
Thirty special stages are planned for the 34th edition of the Tour de Corse. On May 6th, 94 cars lined up on the starting line in Ajaccio for a race that will make them drive through Abla and Calvi. On...
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A Year, A Picture : Tour de Corse 1991
For the fifth leg of the World Rally Championship which contains 27 stages, 100 teams were at the starting line in Ajaccio on April 28th but only 48 were ranked at the end in Ajaccio on May 1st. This...
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