ɪt wʌzðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɹˈaʊnd ʌvðə wˈɜːld ɹˈæli tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp fɹʌmðɪ ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː sˈiːzən ʌntˈɪl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˌɪntɚkˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl ɹˈæli tʃˈælɪndʒ fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, ænd fˈaɪnəli ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɑːɹsˈiː ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn.
It was the French round of the World Rally Championship from the inaugural 1973 season until 2008, was part of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge from 2011 to 2012, and finally returned to WRC in 2015.