▁Cor se ▁on ▁the ▁French ▁island ▁of ▁C ors ica ▁would ▁change ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁r ally ing . ▁To iv onen ▁and ▁his ▁co - driver ▁Ser gio ▁Cr esto ▁in ▁their ▁L ancia ▁went ▁off ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁road , ▁pl ung ed ▁down ▁a ▁rav ine ▁and ▁land ed ▁on ▁its ▁roof . ▁The ▁al umin um ▁fuel ▁tank ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁driver ' s ▁seat ▁was ▁ru pt ured ▁by ▁the ▁trees ▁and ▁expl oded . ▁To iv onen ▁and ▁Cr esto ▁had ▁no ▁time ▁to ▁get ▁out ▁and ▁both ▁men ▁burn ed ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁their ▁seats . ▁The ▁accident ▁had ▁no ▁witness es ▁close ▁enough ▁to ▁clearly ▁see ▁the ▁accident . ▁ ▁This ▁caused ▁Jean - Marie ▁Bal estre ▁and ▁the ▁F IS A ▁to ▁immediately ▁free ze ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Group ▁B ▁cars ▁and ▁ban ▁them ▁from ▁compet ing ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁season . ▁A udi ▁and ▁Ford ▁decided ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁compet ing , ▁while ▁other ▁teams ▁continued ▁with ▁their ▁Group ▁B ▁models ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Pe uge ot ▁b oss ▁Jean ▁Tod t ▁was ▁out rag ed ▁over ▁the ▁ban ▁and ▁purs ued ▁legal ▁action ▁against ▁the ▁feder ation . ▁After ▁L ancia ' s ▁remaining ▁car ▁ret irement , ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁Cor se ▁was ▁eventually ▁won ▁by ▁Pe uge ot ' s ▁Bruno ▁S aby , ▁which ▁marked ▁his ▁career - first ▁W RC ▁victory . ▁The ▁Ac ropol is ▁R