The Rallye de France Alsace was a

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competition held in the

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region of

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. The rally took place on roads in the

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mountains, as well as on similar vineyard tracks to

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. In 2010, it became the French round of the

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, the Rallye de France, replacing the

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rally in Corsica. After 5 editions, it was revealed in a meeting in January 2015 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. The French round of the World Rally Championship returned to Tour de Corse in 2015.

Winners

References

External links

Rallye de France Alsace

Fédération Française du Sport Automobile

Rallye de France - Alsace
at eWRC-results Recurring sporting events established in 2010 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2014

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