1978 Tour de Corse

1978 Tour de Corse
*22º Tour de Corse - Rallye de France*
1978 Tour de Corse; 22º Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
Round 10 of the 1978 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	France
Rally base	Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Dates run	4 November 1978 – 5 November 1978
Stages	10 (543.10 km; 337.47 miles)
Stage surface	Tarmac
Transport distance	616.9 km (383.3 miles)
Overall distance	1,160 km (720 miles)
Statistics
Crews	116 at start, 37 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Bernard Darniche; Alain Mahé; Fiat-Alitalia; Fiat 131 Abarth; 6:47:34

The 1978 Tour de Corse (also known as the 22º Tour de Corse - Rallye de France) was the 10th round of the sixth World Rally Championship season, and the 18th in the Cup for Rally Drivers. It took place on November 4 and 5 in the County of Corsica in France, and the rally was run primarily on the road. Bernard Darniche repeated his 1977 win with co-driver Alain Mahé, again driving a Fiat 131 Abarth - as did second-place finisher Jean-Claude Andruet and third-placed Sandro Munari.^[1]

Report[edit]

In 1978, the Tour de Corse in Corsica was the penultimate race of the World Rally Championship. The race was held across ten stages, with Jean-Claude Andruet winning four of them. Andruet led the rally until the ninth stage. As usual, most of the top finishers (9 out of the top 10) were from France. Triumph had mounted a significant effort this year, with two TR7 V8s driven by Tony Pond and Jean-Luc Thérier, but both had to retire before the first two special stages were over after the transmission oil plugs fell out of both the cars.^[2]

Aside from four Fiat 131 Abarth in the top five, three Porsche 911, two Opel Kadett GT/E, and one Alpine A110 finished in the points.^[1]

Results[edit]

1978 Tour de Corse results
Finish		Total time	Group	Car #	Driver Co-driver	Car	Mfr.points
Overall	In group	Total time	Group	Car #	Driver Co-driver	Car	Mfr.points
1	1	6 h : 47 m : 34 s	4	1	Bernard Darniche Alain Mahé	Fiat 131 Abarth	18
2	2	6 h : 51 m : 59 s	4	3	Jean-Claude Andruet "Biche"	Fiat 131 Abarth
3	3	6 h : 52 m : 59 s	4	5	Sandro Munari Mario Mannucci [it]	Fiat 131 Abarth
4	4	6 h : 57 m : 44 s	4	9	Jacques Alméras Jean-Claude Perramond	Porsche 911	12
5	5	6 h : 58 m : 12 s	4	10	Michèle Mouton Françoise Conconi	Fiat 131 Abarth
6	1	7 h : 05 m : 11 s	3	29	Pierre-Louis Moreau Patrice Baron	Porsche 911
7	1	7 h : 06 m : 09 s	2	6	Jean-Pierre Nicolas Vincent Laverne	Opel Kadett GT/E	12
8	2	7 h : 17 m : 55 s	3	27	Daniel Rognoni Gilbert Dini	Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7
9	6	7 h : 19 m : 19 s	4	21	Claude Balesi Jean-Paul Cirindini	Alpine-Renault A110 1800	5
10	1	7 h : 31 m : 03 s	1	89	Christian Dorche Jean-François Fauchille	Opel Kadett GT/E
11	2	7 h : 32 m : 11 s	1	91	Bernard Picone Robert Cianelli	Opel Kadett GT/E
12	3	7 h : 32 m : 13 s	3	24	Robert Simonetti Jean-Michel Simonetti	Alpine-Renault A110 1800
13	2	7 h : 36 m : 10 s	2	41	Jean-Marie Jacquemin Dorothée Jacquemin-Lebeau	Chrysler Sunbeam
14	3	7 h : 39 m : 58 s	2	77	Daniel Canarelli Gilbert Giraud	Opel Kadett GT/E
15	7	7 h : 44 m : 53 s	4	19	Jean-Marie Soriano G. Morelli	Alpine-Renault A110 1600
16	4	7 h : 54 m : 47 s	2	38	Auguste Turiani (Tchine) Denise Emanuelli	Opel Kadett GT/E
17	5	8 h : 02 m : 35 s	2	49	Alain Coppier Robert Jocteur-Monrozier	Peugeot 104 ZS
18	3	8 h : 05 m : 08 s	1	107	Ange-Paul Franceschi Daniel Chiesa	Opel Kadett GT/E
19	4	8 h : 08 m : 47 s	1	97	Martine Cordesse Nicole Garçon	Opel Kadett GT/E
20	6	8 h : 15 m : 58 s	2	61	Gilbert Casanova Jean-Yves Arrii	Simca Rallye 2
21	7	8 h : 23 m : 17 s	2	47	Georges Fantino Auguste Giuge	Opel Kadett GT/E
22	5	8 h : 28 m : 53 s	1	94	Vincent Sanna Gilbert Luigi	Opel Kadett GT/E
23	6	8 h : 31 m : 45 s	1	101	Richard Thomas (rally driver) Jean-Claude Bonnard	Opel Kadett GT/E
24	7	8 h : 33 m : 03 s	1	114	François Baldacci Joseph Cristiani	Opel Kadett GT/E
25	8	8 h : 34 m : 10 s	1	117	Jean-Pierre Deriu "Chasty"	Simca Rallye 3
26	9	8 h : 35 m : 05 s	1	111	F. Bartoli J-L. Colonna	Opel Kadett GT/E
27	4	8 h : 35 m : 08 s	3	35	Pierre Gusciani R. Pradier	Alpine-Renault A110 1600
28	10	8 h : 38 m : 48 s	1	103	Mathieu Martinetti Frédéric Coubard	Autobianchi A112 Abarth
29	8	8 h : 45 m : 57 s	2	44	Jean-Charles Silvani Tanaka(Driver)	Renault 5 Alpine
30	9	8 h : 46 m : 36 s	2	70	Guillaume Sanson Jean-Pierre Demaille	Peugeot 504
31	11	8 h : 49 m : 55 s	1	105	X. Bartoli Mme. L. Bartoli	Opel Kadett GT/E
32	12	8 h : 57 m : 27 s	1	106	Jean-Baptiste Bastelica Pierre Colombiani	Volkswagen Golf GTi
33	5	8 h : 59 m : 29 s	3	34	Izé De Castelli J-C. Guilbert-Moine	Porsche 911 SC
34	10	9 h : 14 m : 10 s	2	71	Jean-Charles Bassoul François Bassoul	Renault 5 Alpine
35	13	9 h : 18 m : 24 s	1	121	B. Pasqualini P. Massiani	Peugeot 104
36	11	9 h : 20 m : 02 s	2	57	M. Bussotti (Benny) M. d'Apolo	Opel Kadett GT/E
37	12	9 h : 34 m : 34 s	2	84	L. Tomasi M. Giudicelli	Simca Rallye 2

SS1	Retired (clutch)		4	2	Tony Pond Fred Gallagher	Triumph TR7 V8
SS5	Retired (differential)		4	4	Jean-Pierre Manzagol Jean-François Philippi	Alpine-Renault A110 1800
SS2	Retired (gearbox)		4	7	Jean-Luc Thérier Michel Vial	Triumph TR7 V8
SS1	Retired (engine)		4	8	Francis Serpaggi Dominique Subrini	Lancia Stratos HF
SS2	Retired (accident)		4	11	Adartico Vudafieri [it] Bruno Scabini	Lancia Stratos HF
SS3	Retired (electrical)		4	12	Vincent Francis Willy Huret	Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0
SS3	Retired (punctures)		4	14	Attilio Bettega Gianni Vacchetto	Lancia Stratos HF
SS3	Retired		4	15	Verdura Farre	Alpine-Renault A110 1600
	Retired		4	16	Sébastien Vannucci François "FanFan" Vannucci	Alpine-Renault A110
	Retired		4	17	Murati Jacques Filippi	Alpine-Renault A110
	Retired		4	18	Ange-Marie Venturini Dominique Simonini	Alpine-Renault A110
	Retired		4	20	Marc Wilmot Uwe Fraas	Alpine-Renault A110
SS5	Retired (Accident)		3	22	Gérard Swaton Bernard Cordesse	Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7
	Retired		3	23	"Sartou" Maurice Gélin	Porsche 911
	Retired		3	25	Giancarlo Ontano Giuseppe Fiorucci	Porsche 911
	Retired		3	26	Michel Branca Camoin	Alpine-Renault A310
SS6	Retired (accident)		3	28	Christian Gardavot Georges Otto	Porsche 911
	Retired		3	31	"Rocal" A. Paolucci	Porsche 911
	Retired		3	32	Francis Leymarie Patrick Vieux-Rochat	Alpine-Renault A110
	Retired		3	33	Jean Taibi Pierre Innocenti	Alpine-Renault A110 1600S
	Retired		3	36	"Noquin" Gérard Roncin	Porsche 911
SS4	Retired (brakes)		1	37	Jean-Louis Clarr "Tilber"	Opel Kadett GT/E
SS3	Retired (electrics)		2	39	Yves Loubet Jean-Louis Mérigot	Opel Kadett GT/E
SS3	Retired (suspension)		2	42	Jean-Sébastien Couloumiès Jean-Bernard Vieu	Opel Kadett GT/E
	Retired		2	43	Charles Alberti René Alemany ("Toutàfond")	Opel Kadett GT/E
SS2	Retired (oil pipe)		2	45	Christine Dacremont Isabelle Perrier	Fiat 127 Sport
	Retired		2	46	Jean Bondrille Vincent Fattaccio	Opel Kadett GT/E
SS2	Retired (oil)		2	48	Antonella Mandelli Cristina Bertone	Fiat 127 Sport
	Retired		2	50	Agostini Cipriani	Triumph Dolomite Sprint
SS5	Retired (distributor)		2	51	Mariane Fourton Marie-Madeleine Fouquet	Fiat 127 Sport
	Retired		2	52	"La Guepe" Christiane Dutto	Simca Rallye 2
	Retired		2	53	Albert Braida Alain Boniface	Volkswagen Golf GTi
	Retired		2	54	Jean-Jacques Audouard Rochebrun	Opel Kadett GT/E
SS3	Retired (distributor)		2	55	Anna Cambiaghi Enrica Marenghi	Fiat 127 Sport
	Retired		2	56	"Olgui" Christian Ledent	Opel Kadett GT/E
	Retired		2	58	Luc Desangles Paul-Marie Feretti	Opel Kadett GT/E
SS6	Retired (distributor)		2	59	Joëlle Chardin-Hazard Antoinette Straumann	Fiat 127 Sport
	Retired		2	60	F-J. Galgani R. Dominici	Toyota
	Retired		2	62	Jean-Yves Navucet Dominique Le Corre	Opel Kadett GT/E
SS10	Retired (electrical)		2	63	Maurizia Baresi Iva Boggio	Fiat 127 Sport
	Retired		2	64	Massimo Belfiglio Mauro Fulchieri	Autobianchi A112 Abarth
	Retired		2	65	Touquet Touquet	Toyota
	Retired		2	66	Simongiovanni Muffragi	Simca Rallye 2
	Retired		2	68	Jean-André Antonetti J. Fabiani	Opel Kadett GT/E
	Retired		2	69	J. Milanini D. Agostini	Opel Ascona
	Retired		2	72	Jacques de Peretti César de Peretti	Opel Kadett GT/E
	Retired		2	73	Jean Lasfargeas Emile	Opel Kadett GT/E
	Retired		2	74	Patrick Bernardini Alain Marketou	Simca Rallye 2
	Retired		2	76	Bernard Matteudi Philippe Denkin	Opel Kadett GT/E
	Retired		2	78	André Colonna Jean Campana	Renault 5 Alpine
	Retired		2	79	Jean-Pierre Carducci Cerezuela	Simca Rallye 2
	Retired		2	80	Jacques Filippi Charles Luciani	Simca Rallye 2
	Retired		2	81	Jean-Charles Martinetti Philippe Gabrielli	Simca Rallye 2
	Retired		2	82	Baranovsky Attil	Peugeot 104
	Retired		2	83	François Andreucci Panutti	Simca Rallye 2
	Retired		2	85	Meme Mariani	Peugeot 104
	Retired		1	86	Claude Laurent Jacques Marché	Peugeot 104 ZS
	Retired		1	87	Dominique De Meyer Baudon	Opel Kadett GT/E
	Retired		1	90	Jean-Pierre Mari ("Smack") Jean-Pierre Giacomoni	Toyota Celica Liftback
SS5	Retired (mechanical)		1	92	Marc Praschl Christian Petit	Ford Escort RS2000 Mk II
	Retired		1	93	Xavier Carlotti Jean-Luc Pegoix	Peugeot 104 ZS
	Retired		1	95	"Bagheera" "Titus"	Opel Kadett GT/E
	Retired (accident)		1	96	Jean-Pierre Leude François Souquet	Opel Kadett GT/E
	Retired		1	98	José Murati de Susini	Opel Kadett GT/E
	Retired		1	99	Jean-Félix Farrucci Albert Gori	Opel Kadett GT/E
	Retired		1	100	J-P. Istria Patrick de la Foata	Opel Kadett GT/E
	Retired		1	102	Gugliemi Seigneurie	Opel Kadett GT/E
	Retired		1	104	Charles Marcelli ("Toupi") Jean Filippini ("Rolac")	Volkswagen Golf GTi
	Retired		1	108	Italo Arena Davinen	Toyota
	Retired		1	109	Alex De Lanfranchi Quilici	Volkswagen Golf GTi
	Retired		1	110	Grazzini Caraffa	Opel Ascona
	Retired		1	112	Félicien Balesi Balesi	Volkswagen Golf GTi
	Retired		1	113	Chiappe Antonini	Volkswagen Golf GTi
	Retired		1	115	Jean Porri Mijane	Opel Kadett GT/E
	Retired		1	116	Rinaldi Albertini	Simca Rallye 2
	Retired		1	118	Membre Merlang	DAF
	Retired		1	119	Colombani Cameron	Peugeot 104
	Retired		1	120	André Paoletti Paoletti	Simca Rallye 2
	Retired		1	122	Godart Breton	Volkswagen Golf GTi

Championship standings[edit]

1978 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers: points standings after round 10
After round 10		Team	Season end
Position	Points	Team	Position	Points
1	134	Fiat	1	134
2	86	Opel	3	100
3	82	Ford	2	100
4	79	Porsche	4	79
5	50	Toyota	6	50
6	49	Lancia	7	49
7	45	Peugeot	8	45
8	42	Datsun	5	52
9	33	Renault	9	33
10	18	Saab	11	18
11	17	Volkswagen	12	17
12	16	Mitsubishi	13	16
13	14	Vauxhall	14	14
13	14	Alfa Romeo	14	14
15	12	British Leyland Cars	10	24
15	12	Mercedes	16	12
17	10	Volvo	17	10
18	6	Škoda	19	6
19	5	Alpine-Renault	20	5
20	4	Lada	21	4

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Oliveira, André (2013-06-29). "22. Tour de Corse - Rallye de France 1978". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06.
^ Kjellström, PeO (1991-07-18). "Segra eller dö" [Win or die]. Teknikens Värld (in Swedish). Vol. 43, no. 14. Stockholm, Sweden: Specialtidningsförlaget AB. p. 76.

External links[edit]

Official website
1978 Tour de Corse at Rallye-info (Archived 2016-08-05 at the Wayback Machine)

[tour-1] Oliveira, André (2013-06-29). "22. Tour de Corse - Rallye de France 1978". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06.

[TV1491.76-2] Kjellström, PeO (1991-07-18). "Segra eller dö" [Win or die]. Teknikens Värld (in Swedish). Vol. 43, no. 14. Stockholm, Sweden: Specialtidningsförlaget AB. p. 76.

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