heard rusting. Motorsport The Dauphine achieved numerous motorsport victories, including taking the first four places in its class at the 1956 Mille Miglia with a factory team of five cars with five-speed gearboxes; winning the 1956 Tour de Corse (Corsica Rally) with Belgian female drivers Gilberte Thirion and Nadege Ferrier; winning the 1958 Monte Carlo Rally and the Tour de Corse with drivers Guy Monraisse and Jacques Féret; winning the 1959 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast Rally); and in 1962 winning the Tour de Corse (Dauphine 1093 with drivers Pierre Orsini and Jean Canonicci). The Dauphine also participated in the 1966 Trans-American Sedan Championship. References External links Biography of Paule Marrot Dauphinomaniacs (enthusiast site) A restored Israeli Renault Dauphine Renault Dauphine, original catalogs Renault Dauphine Gordini Dauphine Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Rear-engined vehicles Subcompact cars Sedans 1960s cars Cars introduced in 1956