Rallye Côte d'Ivoire

The Rallye Côte d'Ivoire, perhaps better known as the Rallye Bandama as it was originally called, or the Ivory Coast Rally, is a rally race held annually in Côte d'Ivoire in Africa. In common with other races on the continent, it is known for its arduous conditions and high attrition rate among competitors; the chances of finishing were 1 out of 10 and in 1972, 45 cars started, and no cars finished. It was part of the World Rally Championship for drivers and manufacturers from 1978 to 1981, and part of the drivers' championship only in 1977 and from 1982 to 1992. In 2006, the event was part of the African Rally Championship, but was dropped for the 2007 season due to reports by observers.[citation needed]

The 2010 event was cancelled due to the political situation in the country.[1]

Winners

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Year Event Winner(s) Vehicle
1969 1er Rallye Bandama France Marc Gérenthon
France Hélène Gérenthon
Renault 8 Gordini
1970 2ème Rallye Bandama West Germany Hans Schuller
France Grassiot
Datsun 1600 SSS
1971 3ème Rallye Bandama France Robert Neyret
France Jacques Terramorsi
Peugeot 504
1972 4ème Rallye Bandama no finishers
1973 5ème Rallye Bandama Kenya Edgar Herrmann
West Germany Hans Schuller
Datsun 180B SSS
1974 6ème Rallye Bandama Finland Timo Mäkinen
United Kingdom Henry Liddon
Peugeot 504
1975 7ème Rallye Bandama France Bernard Consten
France Flocon
Peugeot 504
1976 8ème Rallye Bandama Finland Timo Mäkinen
United Kingdom Henry Liddon
Peugeot 504 V6
1977 9ème Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire United Kingdom Andrew Cowan
United Kingdom Johnstone Syer
Mitsubishi/Colt Lancer 1600 GSR
1978 10ème Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire France Jean-Pierre Nicolas
France Michel Gamet
Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé
1979 11ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Finland Hannu Mikkola
Sweden Arne Hertz
Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0
1980 12ème Rallye "Marlboro" Côte d'Ivoire Sweden Björn Waldegård
Sweden Hans Thorszelius
Mercedes 500 SLC
1981 13ème Rallye "Marlboro" Côte d'Ivoire Finland Timo Salonen
Finland Seppo Harjanne
Datsun Violet GT
1982 14ème Rallye "Marlboro" Côte d'Ivoire West Germany Walter Röhrl
West Germany Christian Geistdörfer
Opel Ascona 400
1983 15ème Rallye "Marlboro" Côte d'Ivoire Sweden Björn Waldegård
Sweden Hans Thorszelius
Toyota Celica TCT
1984 16ème Rallye "Marlboro" Côte d'Ivoire Sweden Stig Blomqvist
Sweden Björn Cederberg
Audi Sport Quattro
1985 17ème Rallye "Marlboro" Côte d'Ivoire Finland Juha Kankkunen
United Kingdom Fred Gallagher
Toyota Celica TCT
1986 18ème Rallye "Marlboro" Côte d'Ivoire Sweden Björn Waldegård
United Kingdom Fred Gallagher
Toyota Celica TCT
1987 19ème Rallye "Marlboro" Côte d'Ivoire Sweden Kenneth Eriksson
West Germany Peter Diekmann
Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V
1988 20ème Rallye "Marlboro" Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast Alain Ambrosino
Ivory Coast Daniel Le Saux
Nissan 200SX
1989 21ème Rallye "Marlboro" Côte d'Ivoire France Alain Oreille
France Gilles Thimonier
Renault 5 GT Turbo
1990 22ème Rallye "Viking" Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Ivory Coast Patrick Tauziac
France Claude Papin
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1991 23ème Rallye "Viking" Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka
United Kingdom John Meadows
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1992 24ème Rallye "Viking" Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka
United Kingdom John Meadows
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1993 25ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama France Patrice Servant
France Thierry Brion
Audi Quattro S2
1994 26ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama France Patrice Servant
France Thierry Brion
Audi Quattro S2
1995 not held
1996 27ème Rallye "Marlboro" Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast Alain Ambrosino
France Alain Florentin
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
1997 28ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Ivory Coast Alain Ambrosino
France Alain Florentin
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
1998 29ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama France Patrice Servant
France Alain Florentin
Peugeot 106
1999 30ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama France Marc Molinié
France Christian Tribout
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
2000 not held
2001 31ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Belgium Tom Colsoul
Belgium Bob Colsoul
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI
2002 not held
2003 32ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Ivory Coast Fané Bakary
Ivory Coast Konan Clément
Subaru Impreza WRX
2004 not held
2005 33ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Ivory Coast Fané Bakary
Ivory Coast Konan Clément
Subaru Impreza WRX
2006 34ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Belgium Patrick Emontspool
Belgium Alain Robert
Subaru Impreza WRX
2007–
2008
not held
2009 35ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Ivory Coast Moriféré Soumaoro
France Philippe Garcia
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2010 36ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama event cancelled
2011 37ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Ivory Coast Moriféré Soumaoro
France Philippe Garcia
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2012 38ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Ivory Coast Moriféré Soumaoro
France Philippe Garcia
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2013 39ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Ivory Coast Bakary Fane
Ivory Coast Moussa Fane
Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2014 40ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Ivory Coast Gary Chaynes
Ivory Coast Romain Comas
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2015 41ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Ivory Coast Gary Chaynes
Belgium David Israel
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2016 42ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Ivory Coast Gary Chaynes
Belgium David Israel
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2017 43ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Ivory Coast Moriféré Soumaoro
Ivory Coast Romain Comas
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
2018 44ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Bandama Ivory Coast Gary Chaynes
France Didier Le Borgne
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
2019 45ème Rallye Côte d’Ivoire Bandama Kenya Manvir Baryan
Scotland Drew Sturrock
Škoda Fabia R5
2020 46ème Rallye Côte d’Ivoire Bandama Ivory Coast Gary Chaynes
Ivory Coast Romain Comas
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
2021 47ème Rallye Côte d’Ivoire Bandama Ivory Coast Gary Chaynes
Ivory Coast Romain Comas
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2022 48ème Rallye Côte d’Ivoire Bandama Zambia Leroy Gomes
Zambia Urshlla Gomes
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2023 49ème Rallye Côte d’Ivoire Bandama Ivory Coast Gary Chaynes
Ivory Coast Romain Comas
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X

References

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  1. ^ "Final results Rallye Côte d'Ivoire - Bandama 2010". ewrc-results.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-22.
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