Bernard Jean Darniche[1] (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. He finished third in the inaugural FIA Cup for Rally Drivers in 1977, the first of three successive top ten finishes in the drivers' championship.
He also won the Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo in 1979, the event where he holds the record for most wins on the infamous Col de Turini stage, a 1,600 m Alpine mountain pass normally driven in darkness. The so-called "Night of the Long Knives" has seen Darniche victorious on ten occasions.
^"Décret du 13 juillet 1994 portant promotion et nomination" (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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...
Darniche is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: BernardDarniche (born 1942), French rally driver Philippe Darniche (born 1943), French...
Rally Championship event, with a victory by longtime Stratos privateer BernardDarniche. When the Fiat group favoured the Fiat 131 for rallying, Lancia also...
time Renault elected to compete with the A110. With a team featuring BernardDarniche, Jean-Pierre Nicolas and Jean-Luc Thérier as permanent drivers and...
Renault Dauphine. Two drivers have won the event a record six times; BernardDarniche (1970, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981) and Didier Auriol (1988, 1989...
into a ravine. In the 1960s, French racing and rally driver Bernard Consten (fr: Bernard Consten) won the race five times, making it the record winner...
Patrick Chêne, Jean Mamère, Marc Toesca, Thierry Marie, Paul Belmondo, BernardDarniche, Jean-François Guiborel and others. The group used the service tunnel...
Jean-Pierre Beltoise for one car, and rally specialists Jean Ragnotti and BernardDarniche, while he himself raced the GTP entry with Jacky Haran. The other French...
Championship wins with Lancia were Markku Alén, Didier Auriol, Sandro Munari, BernardDarniche, Walter Röhrl, Björn Waldegård and Henri Toivonen. The history of the...
Le Mans : 5th and Winner of Group 6 in 1979 with Jean Ragnotti and BernardDarniche Victory in 1980 with Jean Rondeau (racing driver) and Jean-Pierre Jaussaud...
Jean-Claude Andruet Christian Delferrier 6 21ème Tour de Corse 1977 BernardDarniche Alain Mahé 7 11º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto 1978 Markku Alén...
Vic Preston Jr 4 Shekhar Mehta 8 Rubén Luis di Palma 8 Per Eklund 9 BernardDarniche 10 John Buffum 12 Rothmans Opel Rally Team Opel Ascona 400 Manta 400...
Hugues de Chaunac's local ORECA team (Philippe Alliot/Johnny Cecotto/BernardDarniche) and Briton Steve O'Rourke's EMKA team were ex-Procars and had been...
Circuit improved the aerodynamics. His co-drivers were rally driver BernardDarniche and Jacky Haran. One of the Inaltéra bought by the Swiss concern was...
for the Group 5 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Hans Heyer and BernardDarniche. In the race, the car started twenty-sixth but retired after six laps...
eight events in the Alpine A110 1600. The Alpine-Renault, driven by BernardDarniche, also won the last Coupe des Alpes, but because the event ran with...
sports car racing event; the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was driven by BernardDarniche, Jacky Haran, Jean Rondeau (racing driver), and its best result was...
Fabi and Piercarlo Ghinzani/Gianfranco Brancatelli. Rally drivers BernardDarniche and Markku Alén were also added to the team. As in the WCM, they were...
1969), Harry Källström (1967 and 1969), Jean-Claude Andruet (1969) and BernardDarniche (1971). The Coupe d'Argent was awarded to five drivers; Maurice Gatsonides...
Parkes. A privateer entry of French rally drivers Robert Neyret and BernardDarniche added a KKK-turbo to the 2.4-litre Ferrari V6 and modified the bodywork...
12 Adartico Vudafieri 6, 11 Fabrizio Tabaton 10 BMW France BMW M1 P BernardDarniche 5 Peugeot Talbot Sport Talbot Sunbeam Lotus P M Antero Laine 9 Federico...
Malcolm Wilson 3, 6, 12 John Taylor 11 Team Chardonnet Lancia Stratos HF BernardDarniche 1, 5 Markku Alén 12 Audi Sport Audi Quattro Hannu Mikkola 1–3, 5–6...
Championship wins with Lancia were Markku Alén, Didier Auriol, Sandro Munari, BernardDarniche, Walter Röhrl, Björn Waldegård and Henri Toivonen. The history of the...
Luis Di Palma MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG Ret FIN ITA CIV GBR - 0 BernardDarniche MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN ITA 9 CIV GBR 50th 2 Lasse Lampi...
9, 12 Lasse Lampi 2, 9 Sarel van der Merwe 3 Franz Wittmann 4, 7 BernardDarniche 5 John Buffum 6, 12 Jorge Recalde 8 Rubén Luis di Palma 8 Martini Racing...
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