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The Tour de Corse - Rallye de France is a rally race first held in 1956 on the island of Corsica. It has been part of the World Rally Championship schedule since the inaugural 1973 season. The name "Tour de Corse" refers to the fact that in the early days it was run around the island; nowadays it only features roads around Ajaccio. The rally is held on asphalt roads, and it is known as the “Ten Thousand Turns Rally” because of the twisty mountain roads.
Several drivers have been killed during the event.

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The Tour de Corse - Rallye de France is a rally race first held in 1956 on the island of Corsica. It has been part of the World Rally Championship schedule since the inaugural 1973 season. The name "Tour de Corse" refers to the fact that in the early days it was run around the island; nowadays it only features roads around Ajaccio. The rally is held on asphalt roads, and it is known as the “Ten Thousand Turns Rally” because of the twisty mountain roads.
Several drivers have been killed during the event. Attilio Bettega, driving a Lancia Rally 037, died during the fourth special stage of the 1985 rally, Zérubia-Santa Giulia. In 1986, exactly a year later, Henri Toivonen and his co-driver Sergio Cresto died in their Lancia Delta S4 during the 18th stage of the event, Corte-Taverna.
The first running of the rally was won by the Belgian female driver Gilberte Thirion in a Renault Dauphine. Two drivers have won the event a record six times; Bernard Darniche (1970, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981) and Didier Auriol (1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995). The only non-French drivers to win the event more than once are Sandro Munari, Markku Alén and Colin McRae. Sébastien Loeb has won the previous four runnings of the event
Winners
| Season | Driver | Co-driver | Car |
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| 2008 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |
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| 2007 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |
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| 2006 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |
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| 2005 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |
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| 2004 | | Michael Park | Ford Focus WRC |
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| 2003 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC |
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| 2002 | Gilles Panizzi | | Peugeot 206 WRC |
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| 2001 | Jesús Puras | | Citroën Xsara WRC |
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| 2000 | Gilles Panizzi | | Peugeot 206 WRC |
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| 1999 | Philippe Bugalski | | Citroën Xsara Kit Car |
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| 1998 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Subaru Impreza WRC |
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| 1997 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Subaru Impreza WRC |
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| 1996 | Philippe Bugalski | | Renault Mégane Maxi |
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| 1995 | Didier Auriol | | Toyota Celica GT-Four |
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| 1994 | Didier Auriol | | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD |
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| 1993 | François Delecour | | Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
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| 1992 | Didier Auriol | | Lancia Delta HF Integrale |
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| 1991 | Carlos Sainz | Luís Moya | Toyota Celica GT-Four |
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| 1990 | Didier Auriol | | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
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| 1989 | Didier Auriol | | Lancia Delta Integrale |
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| 1988 | Didier Auriol | | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
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| 1987 | | | BMW M3 |
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| 1986 | Bruno Saby | | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 |
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| 1985 | Jean Ragnotti | | Renault 5 Maxi Turbo |
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| 1984 | Markku Alén | | Lancia Rally 037 |
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| 1983 | Markku Alén | | Lancia Rally 037 |
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| 1982 | Jean Ragnotti | | Renault 5 Turbo |
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| 1981 | Bernard Darniche | | Lancia Stratos HF |
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| 1980 | Jean-Luc Thérier | | Porsche 911 SC |
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| 1979 | Bernard Darniche | | Lancia Stratos HF |
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| 1978 | Bernard Darniche | | Fiat 131 Abarth |
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| 1977 | Bernard Darniche | | Fiat 131 Abarth |
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| 1976 | Sandro Munari | | Lancia Stratos HF |
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| 1975 | Bernard Darniche | | Lancia Stratos HF |
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| 1974 | Jean-Claude Andruet | | Lancia Stratos HF |
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| 1973 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas | | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 |
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| 1972 | Jean-Claude Andruet | | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 |
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| 1971 | Cancelled. |
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| 1970 | Bernard Darniche | | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 |
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| 1969 | Gérard Larrousse | | Porsche 911 R |
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| 1968 | Jean-Claude Andruet | | Alpine-Renault A110 |
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| 1967 | Sandro Munari | | Lancia Fulvia HF Coupé |
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| 1966 | | | Renault 8 Gordini |
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| 1965 | | | Renault 8 Gordini |
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| 1964 | | | Renault 8 Gordini |
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| 1963 | | | Citroën DS19 |
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| 1962 | | | Renault Dauphine |
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| 1961 | | | Citroën DS19 |
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| 1960 | Herbert Linge | | Porsche SC 90 |
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| 1959 | | | Renault Dauphine |
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| 1958 | Guy Monraisse | | Renault Dauphine |
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| 1957 | | | Alfa Romeo Giulietta |
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| 1956 | | | Renault Dauphine |
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In 1996, due to the World Rally Championship's event rotation system used from 1994-96, the rally counted only for the FIA 2-Litre World Championship for Manufacturers.
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