Rallye de France Alsace

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Sébastien Loeb at the 2010 event

The Rallye de France Alsace is a rally competition held in the Alsace region of France. In 2010, it became the French round of the World Rally Championship, the Rallye de France, replacing the Tour de Corse.

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Alsace Place in Grand Est, France

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In 2015, it was revealed in a meeting on 20 January in Paris that the rally would no longer be part of the World Rally Championship due to local authorities in the Alsace region withdrawing support." [1]

Winners

Season Driver Co-driver Car Event report
2010 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC Report
2011 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Citroën DS3 WRC Report
2012 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC Report
2013 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC Report
2014 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC Report

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References

  1. ↑ Pettit, Vince (22 January 2015). "Rallye de France searching for new location as Alsace Region support withdrawn". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
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