French rally driver René Zereni, 26, was killed during the fifth edition of the Ronde Automobile de Calvi - Galeria - Calvenzana, on Sunday, 23 September 1984.<br /><br />His #62 Peugeot 205 GTI 1.6 went out of control on a fast stretch of road, during a special stage of the rally. The car left the road, fell into a ravine and caught fire. Co-driver Toussaint Capocchi managed to escape from the burning car. René Zereni was burned to death.<br /><br />After the tragedy, the event was immediately stopped. The rally was titled as "Souvenir Simon Quilici ", in memory of the French rally co-driver who was killed on 09 October 1982, during a reconnaissance session, in sight of the Ronde Automobile de Calvi. Ironically, Camille Bartoli in his Renault 5 Turbo was the winner on both the editions of the event.<br /><br />R.I.P
