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.
Alpine, Ford, Opel, Porsche, Alfa Romeo, and Audi finished in the points.
Results 1973 Tour de Corse results Finish Totaltime Group Car # DriverCo-driver Car Mfr.points Overall Ingroup 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 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 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 Alpine-Renault A110 1600S Retired 3 37 Gérard Morière Bernard Ferrand Alpine-Renault A110 Retired 2 41 Yves Tillier Hirtz Ford Capri Retired 2 43 Jean-Claude Briavoine Laplanche Ford Capri 2600 RS Retired 2 44 Michel Robini Guarnieri Opel Ascona Retired 2 45 Philippe Mercier P. Alberola Audi 80 Retired 2 46 Bonnet Massoni 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 A. Hanriot Renault 12 Gordini Retired 1 54 Pelli Torre Opel Retired 1 56 Delserre Robini BMW 2002 Tii Retired 1 60 Francis Vincent Bernard Bontaz Alfa Romeo Retired 1 61 Bernard Donguès Hauduc Alfa Romeo Retired ??? 62 Michel Bour Bruno Ferry Alpine-Renault A110 Retired ??? 63 Philippe Farjon Sonati 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 1 147 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
External links Official website 1973 Tour de Corse at Rallye-info ()