Alpine Rally

Although the event still started and finished in France, the route became international in 1948 and until 1965 featured famous mountain passes in Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.

[5] This decision dropped the rally from the ERC calendar and weakened its status internationally, which led to reduced sponsorship money and high entry fees.

[5] The rally awarded a much-coveted Coupe des Alpes (Alpine Cup) to all the competitors who finished the event unpenalized, meeting all the target times.

[6] Recipients included Mike Hawthorn (1952), Jean Rédélé (1954), Pat Moss (1960 and 1962), Rauno Aaltonen (1963 and 1964), Erik Carlsson (1964), Vic Elford (1964), Tony Fall (1965), Timo Mäkinen (1965), Lucien Bianchi (1966), Roger Clark (1966), Jean-Pierre Nicolas (1966 and 1969), Harry Källström (1967 and 1969), Jean-Claude Andruet (1969) and Bernard Darniche (1971).

[6] Only three drivers won the Coupe d'Or; Jaguar's Ian Appleyard (1952), Sunbeam-Talbot's Stirling Moss (1954) and Alpine's Jean Vinatier (1971).