Rallye de France – Tour de Corse 2008 Entry List: No Alex Bengue but there are 26 WRCs entered

Posted by Scott Coursey 18 September, 2008

The Tour de Corse entry has recently been published and the WRC can boast another healthy field of World Rally Cars in the 80 car field.

There will be some disappointment for the French fans in the fact that Alex Bengue's (he had said he would enter) name dosen't appear on the list in his Yacco sponsored BSA 307 WRC, but they have Brice Tirabassi out for his second run in the SWRT S14 WRC. Duval will once again be in the senior Ford team as Latvala will still be relegated to the Stobart squad but will be back in the works team on the gravel events.

Outside the manufacturer entries you have the likes of Mikkelsen and Ostberg ready to renew their rivalry after their controversial last meeting on the Rally Larvik. Gareth Jones is back out in his Andrew Vicari sponsored S12b, Barry Clark returns for duty with the Munchi's squad and there is a smattering of private French WRCs.

The rally is the final JWRC round with Ogier odds on favourite to lift the title. Juha Hanninen enters another rally in his Evo 9 outside his PWRC commitments, as he seeks to gain further experience. Speculation has associated him with a 207 or Fabia S2000 for next season.

Tour de Corse 1985:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnNFldEWrIE

Toure de Corse tribute:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUR952pUO68

Notable Entries:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC M
2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC M
3. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 M
4. Francois Duval BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 M
5. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 M
6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 M
7. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 MT
8. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 MT
11. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC M
12. Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC M

14. Brice Tirabassi Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 A8
15. Barry Clark Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 A8
16. Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 A8
17. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 A8
21. Mads Ostberg Adapta WRT Subaru WRC A8
22. Gareth Jones Subaru Impreza WRC S12B A8
23. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus WRC 07 A8
24. Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC A8
25. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC A8

31. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 J
32. Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600 J
33. Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600 J
34. Andrea Cortinovis Renault Clio S1600 J
35. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 J
37. Simone Bertolotti Renault Clio Sport CR R3 J
39. Stefano Albertini Renault Clio J
40. Milos Komljenovic Renault Clio R3 J
41. Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600 J
42. Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600 J
43. Florian Niegel Suzuki Swift S1600 J
44. Hans Weijs Jr Citroen C2-R2 Max J
45. Kevin Abbring Renault Clio RS R3 J
47. Gilles Schammel Renault Clio R3 J
48. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio R3 J
59. Pierre Campana Renault Clio R3 MAXI J
60. Pierre Marche Suzuki Swift J

61. Alain Vauthier Peugeot 206 WRC A8
62. Marc Vallicconi Peugeot 307 WRC A8
63. Francois Padrona Subaru Impreza WRC A8
64. Armando Pereira Subaru Impreza WRC A8
65. Georges Guebey Peugeot 206 WRC A8
66. Jose Micheli Citroen Xsara WRC A8
67. Emanuele Garosci Subaru Impreza A8
68. Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 N4
69. Ludvik Otto Subaru Impreza N4
70. Jean-Dominique Mattei Peugeot 207 S2000 N4