RACING DRIVER

Bernard Darniche

1942 - Today

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Bernard Jean Darniche (born 28 March 1942 in Cenon, a commune in the Gironde department) is a French former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978, each time behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos HF. He also holds the record for most victories in the Tour de Corse which he won six times (1970, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981), a feat later equalled by Didier Auriol. He competed in the first World Rally Championships in 1973, winning the 16th Moroccan Rally and placing second in the 44th Alpine Rally, and was one of the top competitors for the remainder of the decade. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard Darniche has received more than 36,116 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Bernard Darniche is the 446th most popular racing driver (down from 426th in 2019), the 4,646th most popular biography from France (down from 4,288th in 2019) and the 59th most popular French Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Bernard Darniche ranks 446 out of 1,080. Before him are Adrian Sutil, Christian Danner, Ken Kavanagh, Brian Henton, Trevor Taylor, and Hubert Auriol. After him are Chico Serra, Olivier Grouillard, Juan Jover, Brian Naylor, Chet Miller, and Aldo Gordini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Bernard Darniche ranks 515. Before him are Philippe Gondet, Néstor Togneri, Michael Giles, Klaus Beer, Meave Leakey, and Christine Darden. After him are Shere Hite, Gennady Logofet, Arrigo Miglio, Salim Ahmed Salim, Johny Schleck, and Paulos Faraj Rahho.

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In France

Among people born in France, Bernard Darniche ranks 4,646 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacqueline du Bief (1930), Marguerite Audoux (1863), Jacques Lataste (1922), Elizabeth Debicki (1990), Jean Hardouin (1646), and Robert Hirsch (1925). After him are Jules Koundé (1998), Olivier Grouillard (1958), Anton Grasser (1891), Gilles Perrault (1931), Nicaise Auguste Desvaux (1784), and Maryse Bastié (1898).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Bernard Darniche ranks 59. Before him are André Pilette (1918), Eugène Martin (1915), François Hesnault (1956), Yannick Dalmas (1961), Éric Bernard (1964), and Élie Bayol (1914). After him are Olivier Grouillard (1958), Pierre Gasly (1996), François Delecour (1962), François Mazet (1943), Jean Lucas (1917), and Gilles Panizzi (1965).

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