The Critérium du Québec was a rally

Rallying

Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...

 competition that was part of the World Rally Championship

World Rally Championship

The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...

 from 1977 to 1979. Critérium du Québec was Canada

Canada

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's second WRC event after the Rally of the Rideau Lakes

Rally of the Rideau Lakes

Rally of the Rideau Lakes was a rally competition held in Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. The rally originated from the Silver Lake Rally, a club rally started in the 1960s. Rally of the Rideau Lakes was first held in 1973, and it became part of the FIA World Rally Championship schedule for the 1974...

, which was part of the calendar in 1974.

History

The 5ème Critérium Molson du Québec was the first edition of the rally on the World Rally Championship schedule. Fiat

Fiat

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 took a double win with its 131 Abarth both in 1977 and 1978, first with Timo Salonen

Timo Salonen

Timo Salonen is a Finnish former rally driver and the 1985 world champion for Peugeot. It was commented of him that he stood out from other drivers, because he was overweight, wore thick glasses and smoked heavily, but still remained one of the fastest and most competitive drivers in the sport...

 and Simo Lampinen

Simo Lampinen

Simo Lampinen is a Finnish former rally driver, and one of the first of the "Flying Finns" who came to dominate the sport.-Biography:...

 and a year later with Walter Röhrl

Walter Röhrl

Walter Röhrl is a German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford and BMW.-Career:...

 and Markku Alén

Markku Alén

Markku Allan Alén is a Finnish former rally and race car driver. He drove for Fiat, Lancia, Subaru and Toyota in the World Rally Championship, and held the record for most stage wins in the series until 2011...

. The 1979 event, won by Björn Waldegård

Björn Waldegård

Björn Waldegård from Rimbo is a former Swedish rally driver, and the winner of the inaugural World Rally Championship for drivers in 1979...

 in a Ford Escort RS1800, was the rally's final appearance in the WRC.

Winners

Year	Winner	Car
1977	Timo Salonen Timo Salonen Timo Salonen is a Finnish former rally driver and the 1985 world champion for Peugeot. It was commented of him that he stood out from other drivers, because he was overweight, wore thick glasses and smoked heavily, but still remained one of the fastest and most competitive drivers in the sport...	Fiat 131 Abarth
1978	Walter Röhrl Walter Röhrl Walter Röhrl is a German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford and BMW.-Career:...	Fiat 131 Abarth
1979	Björn Waldegård Björn Waldegård Björn Waldegård from Rimbo is a former Swedish rally driver, and the winner of the inaugural World Rally Championship for drivers in 1979...	Ford Escort RS1800

External links

• Critérium du Québec at World Rally Archive
• Critérium du Québec at RallyBase