The three-day asphalt event contains just nine stages, seven of which exceed 35km, combining fast sections with twisty and narrow mountain roads for which the rally is historically known. Each evening’s halt will be in a different town as it follows a linear route. French Motor Sports Federation president Nicolas Deschaux promised the route would be ‘old school’ and offer drivers a rally far removed from other rounds of the series. After a Thursday evening start ceremony in Ajaccio, the route heads north on Friday via 109.24km of stages before overnighting in the north-east town of Bastia. The middle leg is the longest with 128.58km of action. It repeats two of Friday’s tests as it...
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