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Tour de Corse 1988 counts for:
1988 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers
1988 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
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| 177th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 5 of 13 |
| Official name: | Tour de Corse |
| Edition: | 32nd |
| Date: | from Tuesday 3-May-1988 to Friday 6-May-1988 |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
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| Entries: | 93 | |
| Starters: | 93 | |
| Finishers: | 42 | (45.2% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 30 | |
| Shortest: | 2.86 | km | (SS1 Vignola - Capo di Feno) |
| Longest: | 32.62 | km | (SS12 Campile - Morosaglia) |
| Slowest: | 75.45 | km/h | (SS15 Folelli - Sainte Lucie de Moriani) |
| Fastest: | 98.73 | km/h | (SS4 Zerubia - Pont d'Acoravo) |
| Planned stage distance: | 627.20 | km | (47.1% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 627.20 | km | (47.1% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 705.08 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,332.28 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 1st win and 1st podium for Didier Auriol. |
| Second place was 4th podium for Yves Loubet. |
| Third place was 6th podium for Bruno Saby. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 22nd win and 66th podium for Ford. |
| | Second and third places were 100th to 101st podiums for Lancia. |
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Auriol's first win, Ford's first win in seven years, Sierra's only win and Lancia's only defeat in 1988. Quite something.
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Toyota debuted their new WRC challenger, Celica ST-165. Kankkunen (pictured) retired with engine problems, Eriksson finished sixth.
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Related links
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Safari 1988
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Acropolis 1988
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