Toni Gardemeister
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Toni Gardemeister is a professional 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...

 driver in 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...

. After previously competing for SEAT
SEAT
SEAT, S.A. is a Spanish automobile manufacturer founded on May 9, 1950 by the Instituto Nacional de Industria , a state-owned industrial holding company....

's, Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi
The Mitsubishi Group , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company that consists of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy...

's, Škoda
Škoda Auto
Škoda Auto , more commonly known as Škoda, is an automobile manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. Škoda became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group in 2000, positioned as the entry brand to the group...

's and Ford's factory teams, as well as for privateer teams, he joined the Suzuki World Rally Team
Suzuki World Rally Team
The Suzuki World Rally Team, also known as the Suzuki WRC Challenge was Suzuki's factory backed World Rally Championship team, as part of the Suzuki Sport organization. The team debuted for the first time at the 2007 Tour de Corse in France...

 for the 2008 season
2008 World Rally Championship season
The 2008 World Rally Championship season was the 36th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 15 rallies and began on January 24, with the 2008 Monte Carlo Rally....

.

Early

From the outset of his career Gardemeister had shown himself as a driver of some promise. He won the Finnish Rally Championship
Finnish Rally Championship
The Finnish Rally Championship is the national rally championship in Finland. The series currently has three classes; Group A , Group N and a group "n" for Group N cars with a 2000 cc engine limit...

 Group a (under 2000 cc) title in 1997 behind the wheel of a Nissan Sunny
Nissan Sunny
The Nissan Sunny is a small car from Nissan. It was launched in 1966 as the Datsun 1000 and although production in Japan ended in 2004, it remains in production today for the African, American and Sri Lankan markets. In the US, the later models were known as the Nissan Sentra; in Mexico, the Sunny...

 and was driving for the Spanish car firm SEAT
SEAT
SEAT, S.A. is a Spanish automobile manufacturer founded on May 9, 1950 by the Instituto Nacional de Industria , a state-owned industrial holding company....

 for limited outings in 1998 with the Ibiza
SEAT Ibiza
The SEAT Ibiza is a car in the European supermini class, constructed by the Spanish car maker SEAT S.A., is SEAT's best-selling car and perhaps the most popular model in the Spanish firm's range....

.

He was to become a world championship mainstay by the year 2000 in the firm's Córdoba
SEAT Córdoba
The first generation SEAT Córdoba was presented at the 1993 Frankfurt Motor Show and launched in the summer of the same year, penned by Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro and based on the chassis of the SEAT Ibiza Mk2 which would spawn the Volkswagen Polo Mk3 the following year.Its 1.4, 1.6, 1.8...

 WRC as team-mate to former world champion Didier Auriol
Didier Auriol
Didier Auriol is a French rally driver.Born in Montpellier, and initially an ambulance driver, Auriol made his name as a French rally driver in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1990s. He became World Rally Champion in 1994, the first from his country to do so...

. Gardemeister's impressive drives include a third place in New Zealand
Rally New Zealand
The Rally New Zealand was first held in Taupo in 1969, and was subsequently staged in Canterbury, before moving back to the North Island in 1971.The rally was included as a round of the World Championship in 1977...

 in 1999, and a fourth place on the 2000 Monte Carlo Rally
Monte Carlo Rally
The Monte Carlo Rally or Rally Monte Carlo is a rallying event organised each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco which also organises the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix and the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique. The rally takes place along the French Riviera in the Principality of Monaco and...

.

With SEAT's surprise withdrawal from the 'works' scene for 2001 came two privateer opportunities in a Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC is a World Rally Car based on the Peugeot 206. It was used by Peugeot Sport, Peugeot's factory team, in the World Rally Championship from 1999 to 2003. The car brought Peugeot the manufacturers' world title three years in a row from 2000 to 2002...

, in which Gardemeister scored drivers' points on both the Monte Carlo Rally
Monte Carlo Rally
The Monte Carlo Rally or Rally Monte Carlo is a rallying event organised each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco which also organises the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix and the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique. The rally takes place along the French Riviera in the Principality of Monaco and...

 and the Swedish Rally
Swedish Rally
The Uddeholm Swedish Rally , formerly the Swedish Rally, is an automobile rally competition held in Värmland, Sweden in early February. First held in 1950, when it was called the Rally to the Midnight Sun with start and finish at separate locations, seventeen years later both start and finish...

, finishing fifth and fourth, respectively.

Škoda (2002-04)

These performances attracted the attention of Škoda
Škoda Motorsport
Škoda Motorsport is the division of Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto responsible for motorsport activities. Škoda competed as a manufacturer in the World Rally Championship between 1999 and 2005, and today competes in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge....

 to whom Gardemeister then moved. He was to drive the Octavia WRC
Škoda Octavia
The Škoda Octavia is a small family car produced by Czech automaker Škoda Auto since 1996, its name revived from a model originally produced between 1959 and 1971. The current Octavia is available in five-door liftback and station wagon....

 throughout 2002 and 2003, reuniting with Auriol, as well as the Fabia WRC
Škoda Fabia
The Škoda Fabia is a supermini produced by Czech manufacturer Škoda Auto since 1999. It was the successor to the Škoda Felicia, which was discontinued in 2001...

 in 2004. His best results with the Octavia were fifth places at the 2002 Rally Argentina
Rally Argentina
The Rally Argentina is an Argentine rally competition that has been both a round of the World Rally Championship and also the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The rally is also a round of the South American Rally Championship and the Argentine Rally Championship...

 and 2003 Rally New Zealand
Rally New Zealand
The Rally New Zealand was first held in Taupo in 1969, and was subsequently staged in Canterbury, before moving back to the North Island in 1971.The rally was included as a round of the World Championship in 1977...

. With the Fabia WRC, he finished seventh at the 2004 Rallye Deutschland
Rallye Deutschland
The ADAC Rallye Deutschland is a rally event held in Germany. The event was first held in 1982 and originally hosted by e.g. Frankfurt, Mainz and Koblenz. In 2000, the rally was relocated to the region around Trier...

.

Ford (2005)

After securing a contract with the BP Ford World Rally Team
BP Ford World Rally Team
The Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, also known as the Ford Motor Co. Team prior to 2005, is Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team. In its current form, it has been a competitor since the 1997 season, when Ford Motor Company's motorsport arm selected the Malcolm Wilson...

, Ford's factory effort, for the 2005 season, Gardemeister drove his Ford Focus RS WRC 05 to a string of podiums and other points-scoring positions. A second place in Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo Rally
The Monte Carlo Rally or Rally Monte Carlo is a rallying event organised each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco which also organises the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix and the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique. The rally takes place along the French Riviera in the Principality of Monaco and...

 on his debut and a third in Sweden
Swedish Rally
The Uddeholm Swedish Rally , formerly the Swedish Rally, is an automobile rally competition held in Värmland, Sweden in early February. First held in 1950, when it was called the Rally to the Midnight Sun with start and finish at separate locations, seventeen years later both start and finish...

 a month later were complemented by another second place, this time on on the Acropolis Rally in the Spring of that year.

Finishing second once more on the Rallye de France
Tour de Corse
The Tour de Corse - Rallye de France is a rally first held in 1956 on the island of Corsica. It was part of the World Rally Championship from the inaugural 1973 season to 2008. The name "Tour de Corse" refers to the fact that in the early days it was run around the island; nowadays it only features...

 in Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....

 to the all-conquering Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship...

 was thought to have aided Gardemeister's claim to retaining his drive with Ford for the 2006 season. However, with former Peugeot
Peugeot Sport
Peugeot Sport is the department of French carmaker Peugeot responsible for motorsport activities.-Beginnings in rallying:Peugeot Sport was formed in 1981 under the name of Peugeot Talbot Sport, after Jean Todt, a World Rally Championship co-driver for Talbot driver Guy Fréquelin, was asked by...

 star Marcus Grönholm
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the...

 already signed to drive the 2006-specification factory Focus WRC, the news in November 2005 that Mikko Hirvonen
Mikko Hirvonen
Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to...

 had been signed to drive the second car in 2006 meant that Gardemeister would have to find a drive elsewhere. He finished the season a career-best fourth in the drivers' world championship, scoring twice as many points as his team-mate Roman Kresta
Roman Kresta
Roman Kresta , is a professional rally driver. In 2005, he drove for Ford in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver was Jan Tomanek. The pair won the Czech national rally championship in 2000, prior to their début in the WRC.Kresta's first World Rally was the 2001 Acropolis Rally, driving a...

.

2006-07

Driving for the privateer Astra Racing team in a Peugeot 307 WRC with co-driver Jakke Honkanen
Jakke Honkanen
Jakke Honkanen is a Finnish former rally co-driver, participating as co-driver in the World Rally Championship from 1989 to 2007. Past drivers include Toni Gardemeister and Jani Paasonen....

, Gardemeister finished third in the 2006 Monte Carlo Rally
2006 Monte Carlo Rally
The 74ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo , the first round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place between January 20 and 22, 2006.-Pre-event:...

, the first rally of the season. He went on to compete in three more world rallies driving a Citroën Xsara WRC
Citroën Xsara
The Citroën Xsara is a small family car produced by French automaker Citroën from 1997 to 2006.Like its predecessor, the Citroën ZX, the Xsara shares running gear with the Peugeot 306....

, finishing fourth in Greece and Germany, and finishing fifth in Cyprus.

In the 2007 season
2007 World Rally Championship season
The 2007 World Rally Championship season was the 35th season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The season began on January 19 with the 75ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo and ended on December 2 with the 63rd Wales Rally of Great Britain. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the drivers' world...

, Gardemeister competed in five world rallies with a Mitsubishi Lancer WRC
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC
The Mitsubishi Lancer WRC is a World Rally Car built by Ralliart, Mitsubishi Motors' motorsport division, to compete in the World Rally Championship...

 and one with a Citroën Xsara WRC. With the Lancer WRC, he finished seventh in Monte Carlo
2007 Monte Carlo Rally
The 75ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo , the first round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season, took place between January 19 and 21, 2007.- Pre-event :...

 and then sixth in Sweden
2007 Swedish Rally
The 56th Uddeholm Swedish Rally, second round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season took place between 9 and 11 February 2007.-Results:...

 and Sardinia
2007 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
Results of Rally d'Italia Sardegna , 7th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, was run on May 18 - 20:- Results :...

, and suffered two retirements. With the Xsara WRC, he took seventh place at the 2007 Rallye Deutschland
2007 Rallye Deutschland
Results of Rallye Deutschland , 10th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, run on August 17 - 19:- Results :...

.

Suzuki (2008)

Gardemeister resurfaced to the WRC full-time the following year. His hard work with privateer teams had not gone unnoticed, as the new Suzuki World Rally Team
Suzuki World Rally Team
The Suzuki World Rally Team, also known as the Suzuki WRC Challenge was Suzuki's factory backed World Rally Championship team, as part of the Suzuki Sport organization. The team debuted for the first time at the 2007 Tour de Corse in France...

 offered him and new co-driver Tomi Tuominen one of the two works drives in the 2008 World Rally Championship season
2008 World Rally Championship season
The 2008 World Rally Championship season was the 36th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 15 rallies and began on January 24, with the 2008 Monte Carlo Rally....

. Gardemeister quickly performed, finishing seventh in only their second rally, the 2008 Swedish Rally
2008 Swedish Rally
The 2008 Swedish Rally, officially 57th Uddeholm Swedish Rally, was the second round of 2008 World Rally Championship season. It was the season's first and only event held on snow- and ice-covered gravel roads. The rally took place during February 7–10, beginning with Super Special Stage...

.

Along with an eighth place in Finland
2008 Rally Finland
The 58th Rally Finland, the ninth rally of the 2008 World Rally Championship season took place between July 31 and August 3, 2008. The event was the first rally held after a six week mid season break. The rally was based in the city of Jyväskylä in the centre of Finland with the special stages held...

 and another seventh in New Zealand
2008 Rally New Zealand
The 2008 Rally New Zealand was the eleventh round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season. The event was based on the northern island of the country near the city of Hamilton. The stages were run on gravel roads characterised by their pronounced camber, which gives them a fast flowing nature....

, Gardemeister also achieved Suzuki's first WRC stage win in Japan
2008 Rally Japan
The 2008 Rally Japan was the fourteenth and penultimate round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season. The event saw Sébastien Loeb clinch his fifth consecutive world drivers title with his drive to a third place finish. The event was won by Mikko Hirvonen in a Ford Focus, who led the event...

 and finished sixth overall behind his team-mate PG Andersson
Per-Gunnar Andersson (rally driver)
Per-Gunnar Andersson is a Swedish rally driver. He is a two-time winner of the Junior World Rally Championship.-Career:...

. This marked Suzuki's best points finish and points haul of the 2008 season, on the team's home event. After the event, Toni said: "This has been a very tough but a very good rally for us, which has confirmed what I always thought: when we have a nice clean run with no problems, we are able to fight for a good position. I was also really proud to set Suzuki's first fastest stage time on Saturday. Given that we have not even finished our first full year yet and that we have done no testing, it really shows our potential for the future." With Suzuki retiring from motorsport before season 2009, Gardemeister lost his drive.

For 2009, Gardemeister participated in only 2 rallies of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Intercontinental Rally Challenge
The Intercontinental Rally Challenge is a rallying series organised by SRW Ltd and sanctioned by the FIA, aiming to "give new opportunities to young or amateur rally drivers competing in recognised regional and international rallies, while offering organisers an innovative TV format concept,...

. The first being the Rallye Monte Carlo
2009 Monte Carlo Rally
The 2009 Monte-Carlo Rally, officially 77ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo was the first round of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The rally took place between January 21–24, 2009 and was won by Sébastien Ogier, who was making his début in the series.-Results:...

 with an Astra Racing run Fiat Grande Punto
Fiat Grande Punto
The Fiat Grande Punto is a car manufactured by the Italian automaker Fiat. It was unveiled on May 5, 2005 and replaced by the Punto Evo in 2010. In September 2011 Fiat unveil the Punto model year 2012, the new version will replaced the Grande Punto and the Punto Evo...

 Abarth
Abarth
Abarth is an Italian racing car maker founded by Austrian-Italian Carlo Abarth and Italian Armando Scagliarini in Turin in 1949. Its logo depicts a stylized scorpion on a red and yellow background.- History :...

 S2000. He retired because of technical problems from 2nd place, 2 special stages before the finish. The second was the Rallye Principe de Asturias, with an Opel Corsa
Opel Corsa
The front-wheel drive Opel Corsa was first launched in September 1982 to replace the Opel Kadett C City, and to fill the gap vacated as the Kadett grew in size and price. Built in Zaragoza, Spain, the first Corsas were three-door hatchback and two-door saloon models, with four-door and five-door...

 S2000 run by Motor Sport Developments. Gardemeister crashed on SS9 from 12th place.

In 2010 he again participated at the IRC Rallye Monte Carlo
2010 Monte Carlo Rally
The 2010 Monte-Carlo Rally, officially 78ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, was the first round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The rally took place over January 19–23, 2010.-Introduction:...

 with an Astra Racing run Fiat Grande Punto
Fiat Grande Punto
The Fiat Grande Punto is a car manufactured by the Italian automaker Fiat. It was unveiled on May 5, 2005 and replaced by the Punto Evo in 2010. In September 2011 Fiat unveil the Punto model year 2012, the new version will replaced the Grande Punto and the Punto Evo...

 Abarth
Abarth
Abarth is an Italian racing car maker founded by Austrian-Italian Carlo Abarth and Italian Armando Scagliarini in Turin in 1949. Its logo depicts a stylized scorpion on a red and yellow background.- History :...

 S2000. He surprisingly won the prologue but retired from 10th place on SS11. He also raced at WRC Rally Finland
2010 Rally Finland
The 2010 Neste Oil Rally Finland was the 60th Rally Finland and the eighth round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over July 29–31, and is based in Jyväskylä, the capital of the Central Finland region...

 with a Ford Fiesta
Ford Fiesta
The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa...

 S2000, finishing 12th overall.

WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1996 Toni Gardemeister Opel Astra GSI 16V
Opel Astra
The Opel Astra is a small family car engineered and manufactured by the German automaker Opel since 1991.It is branded as Vauxhall Astra in the United Kingdom, the Buick Excelle XT in China and the Chevrolet Astra/Vectra in Latin America...

SWE KEN IDN GRC ARG FIN
Ret
AUS ITA ESP - 0
1997 Toni Gardemeister Nissan Sunny GTI MON SWE
Ret
KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRC NZL FIN
12
IDN ITA AUS GBR - 0
1998 Promoracing Finland Nissan Sunny GTI MON SWE
21
KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRC - 0
SEAT Sport
SEAT Sport
SEAT Sport is the motorsport division of the Spanish automobile manufacturer SEAT, founded in 1985 , succeeding the 'SEAT Special Vehicles department' which had been formed in 1971 with the mission to enforce the brand's participation in rally championships, followed by 11 titles between 1979 and...

SEAT Ibiza GTI 16V Evo 2 NZL
16
FIN
14
ITA
Ret
AUS
Ret
GBR
16
1999 Toni Gardemeister SEAT Ibiza GTI 16V Evo 2 MON
14
12th 6
Astra SWE
33
KEN POR
Ret
ESP FRA ARG GRC
SEAT Sport
SEAT Sport
SEAT Sport is the motorsport division of the Spanish automobile manufacturer SEAT, founded in 1985 , succeeding the 'SEAT Special Vehicles department' which had been formed in 1971 with the mission to enforce the brand's participation in rally championships, followed by 11 titles between 1979 and...

SEAT Córdoba WRC NZL
3
SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 FIN
6
CHN ITA
Ret
AUS
16
GBR
Ret
2000 SEAT Sport
SEAT Sport
SEAT Sport is the motorsport division of the Spanish automobile manufacturer SEAT, founded in 1985 , succeeding the 'SEAT Special Vehicles department' which had been formed in 1971 with the mission to enforce the brand's participation in rally championships, followed by 11 titles between 1979 and...

SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 MON
4
SWE
Ret
KEN
Ret
POR
9
ESP
Ret
ARG
Ret
GRC
Ret
NZL
Ret
13th 4
SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3 FIN
Ret
CYP
Ret
FRA
11
ITA
Ret
AUS
6
GBR
12
2001 Toni Gardemeister Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC is a World Rally Car based on the Peugeot 206. It was used by Peugeot Sport, Peugeot's factory team, in the World Rally Championship from 1999 to 2003. The car brought Peugeot the manufacturers' world title three years in a row from 2000 to 2002...

MON
5
SWE
4
POR ESP ARG CYP GRC KEN 16th 5
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
Ralliart
Ralliart was the high-performance and motorsports division of Mitsubishi Motors. It was responsible for development and preparation of the company's rally racing and off-road racing vehicles, as well as the development of high-performance models and parts available to the public...

Mitsubishi Carisma GT FIN
Ret
NZL
15
ITA FRA AUS GBR
2002 Škoda Motorsport
Škoda Motorsport
Škoda Motorsport is the division of Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto responsible for motorsport activities. Škoda competed as a manufacturer in the World Rally Championship between 1999 and 2005, and today competes in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge....

Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 MON
10
SWE
Ret
FRA
12
ESP
11
CYP
15
ARG
5
GRE
10
KEN
Ret
13th 3
Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 FIN
12
GER
Ret
ITA
Ret
NZL
8
AUS
6
GBR
10
2003 Škoda Motorsport
Škoda Motorsport
Škoda Motorsport is the division of Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto responsible for motorsport activities. Škoda competed as a manufacturer in the World Rally Championship between 1999 and 2005, and today competes in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge....

Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 MON
Ret
SWE
8
TUR
7
NZL
5
ARG
7
GRE
Ret
CYP
Ret
12th 9
Škoda Fabia WRC GER
Ret
FIN
Ret
AUS
11
ITA
Ret
FRA
11
ESP
12
GBR
Ret
2004 Škoda Motorsport
Škoda Motorsport
Škoda Motorsport is the division of Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto responsible for motorsport activities. Škoda competed as a manufacturer in the World Rally Championship between 1999 and 2005, and today competes in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge....

Škoda Fabia WRC MON SWE MEX NZL CYP GRE
Ret
TUR ARG FIN
8
GER
7
JPN GBR
22
ITA
Ret
FRA
9
ESP
9
AUS 24th 3
2005 BP Ford World Rally Team
BP Ford World Rally Team
The Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, also known as the Ford Motor Co. Team prior to 2005, is Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team. In its current form, it has been a competitor since the 1997 season, when Ford Motor Company's motorsport arm selected the Malcolm Wilson...

Ford Focus RS WRC 04 MON
2005 Monte Carlo Rally
The 73ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo , the first round of the 2005 World Rally Championship season took place between January 21 and 23, 2005.- Results :-Special stages:-External links:* at...


2
SWE
3
MEX
6
NZL
6
ITA
5
CYP
5
TUR
6
GRE
2
ARG
4
FIN
6
GER
17
GBR
DSQ
JPN
6
FRA
2
ESP
14
4th 58
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 AUS
Ret
2006 Astra Racing Peugeot 307 WRC MON
2006 Monte Carlo Rally
The 74ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo , the first round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place between January 20 and 22, 2006.-Pre-event:...


3
SWE
2006 Swedish Rally
The 55th Uddeholm Swedish Rally, the second round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place from February 3–5, 2006.- Results :-Retirements:...

MEX
2006 Rally México
The 20º Corona Rally México, the third round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place from March 3–5, 2006.-Event:The event saw the first win of the season for Sébastien Loeb...

ESP
2006 Rally Catalunya
The 42º Rally RACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada,the fourth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place from March 24–26, 2006.- Event :...

FRA
2006 Tour de Corse
The 42ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France,the fifth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place between April 7 and April 9 2006.- Results :-Special stages:...

ARG
2006 Rally Argentina
The 26° Rally Argentina,the sixth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place between April 27 and April 30, 2006.- Results :-Special Stages:...

ITA
2006 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
The 3° Rally d'Italia Sardegna, the seventh round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season, took place between May 19 and May 21, 2006.- Results :-Special Stages:...

9th 20
Citroën Xsara WRC GRE
2006 Acropolis Rally
The 2006 Acropolis Rally was the eighth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between June 1-4, 2006.- Results :-Special Stages:-External Links:...


4
GER
4
FIN
2006 Rally Finland
The 2006 Neste Oil Rally Finland was the tenth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between August 17–20, 2006.- Results :-Special Stages:-External Links:*...

JPN
2006 Rally Japan
The 2006 Rally Japan was the eleventh round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between September 1-3, 2006.- Results :-Special Stages:...

CYP
2006 Cyprus Rally
The 2006 Cyprus Rally was the twelfth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between September 22-24, 2006.- Results :-Special Stages:...


5
TUR
2006 Rally of Turkey
The 2006 Rally of Turkey was the thirteenth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between October 15–17, 2006. It was the last WRC event that the late Colin McRae competed in. He retired on the final stage with a mechanical problem....

AUS
2006 Rally Australia
The 2006 Telstra Rally Australia was the fourteenth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between 26–29 October 2006.- Results :-Special Stages:...

NZL
2006 Rally New Zealand
The 2006 Propecia Rally New Zealand was the penultimate round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between November 17–19, 2006.- Results :-Special Stages:...

GBR
2006 Rally GB
The 2006 Wales Rally GB was the final round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between December 1-3, 2006.- Results :-Special Stages:...

2007
2007 World Rally Championship season
The 2007 World Rally Championship season was the 35th season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The season began on January 19 with the 75ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo and ended on December 2 with the 63rd Wales Rally of Great Britain. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the drivers' world...

MMSP LTD Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 MON
2007 Monte Carlo Rally
The 75ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo , the first round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season, took place between January 19 and 21, 2007.- Pre-event :...


7
SWE
2007 Swedish Rally
The 56th Uddeholm Swedish Rally, second round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season took place between 9 and 11 February 2007.-Results:...


6
13th 10
Toni Gardemeister NOR
2007 Rally Norway
Rally Norway 2007, the third round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season, was held on February 16 – 18 2007. Race headquarters were located in the town of Hamar.- Results :...


Ret
MEX
2007 Rally México
The 21º Corona Rally México, the fourth round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season, took place between March 9–11 2007. The rally consisted of 20 special stages, of which five were super specials...

POR
2007 Rally Portugal
The 2007 Vodafone Rally de Portugal was the 41st Rally de Portugal and the fifth round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season. It took place between March 30–April 1, 2007 and consisted of 18 special stages...


DSQ
ARG
2007 Rally Argentina
Results of Rally Argentina , 6th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, was run on May 3 - 6:- Results :- Retirements : Kristian Sohlberg - mechanical - accident ; Petter Solberg - mechanical - engine ; Nasser Al-Attiyah - mechanical - lost wheel ; Leszek Kuzaj - mechanical - lost wheel ; Amjad...

ITA
2007 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
Results of Rally d'Italia Sardegna , 7th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, was run on May 18 - 20:- Results :...


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GRE
2007 Acropolis Rally
Results of Acropolis Rally , 8th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, was run on May 31 - June 3:- Results :...

FIN
2007 Rally Finland
Results of Rally Finland , 9th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, run on August 2 - 5:- Results :- Retirements : Kristian Sohlberg - rolled ; Jari-Matti Latvala - went off the road - damaged rollcage ; Manfred Stohl - rolled Gareth Jones - went off the road Juho Hänninen - mehanical...

Astra Racing Citroën Xsara WRC GER
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NZL
2007 Rally New Zealand
The 2007 Rally New Zealand , 11th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, was run on 31 August - 2 September. After a tight battle for three days, Marcus Grönholm beat Sébastien Loeb for the win by 0.3 seconds. This was the closest finish in the history of the World Rally Championship...

ESP
2007 Rally Catalunya
Results of Rally Catalunya , 12th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, run on October 5 - 7:- Results :...

FRA
2007 Tour de Corse
Results of Tour de Corse , 13th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, run on October 12 - 14:- Results :...

JPN
2007 Rally Japan
Results of Rally Japan , 14th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, run on October 26 - 28:- Results :-Retirements: Marcus Grönholm - went off the road ; Chris Atkinson - crashed his car ; Fumio Nutahara - mechanical ; Sébastien Loeb - mechanical ; Armindo Araujo - excluded after post-rally...

IRE
2007 Rally Ireland
The 2007 Rally Ireland , 15th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, was run on November 15 - November 18. It took place over eight counties on both sides of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland...

GBR
2007 Rally GB
Results of Rally GB , 16th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, run on November 30 - December 2:- Results :...

2008
2008 World Rally Championship season
The 2008 World Rally Championship season was the 36th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 15 rallies and began on January 24, with the 2008 Monte Carlo Rally....

Suzuki World Rally Team
Suzuki World Rally Team
The Suzuki World Rally Team, also known as the Suzuki WRC Challenge was Suzuki's factory backed World Rally Championship team, as part of the Suzuki Sport organization. The team debuted for the first time at the 2007 Tour de Corse in France...

Suzuki SX4 WRC MON
2008 Monte Carlo Rally
The 2008 Monte Carlo Rally, officially 76ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, was the 76th Monte Carlo Rally and the first round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season...


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SWE
2008 Swedish Rally
The 2008 Swedish Rally, officially 57th Uddeholm Swedish Rally, was the second round of 2008 World Rally Championship season. It was the season's first and only event held on snow- and ice-covered gravel roads. The rally took place during February 7–10, beginning with Super Special Stage...


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MEX
2008 Rally México
The 2008 Rally México, officially 22º Corona Rally México, was the third round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season. The rally was held on February 29 — March 2 and began with a ceremonial start on Thursday, February 28...


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ARG
2008 Rally Argentina
The 2008 Rally Argentina, officially 28º Rally Argentina, is the fourth round of 2008 World Rally Championship season; it is a second gravel round of the championship and also the second round of the Production World Rally Championship...


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JOR
2008 Jordan Rally
The 2008 Jordan Rally was the fifth round of 2008 World Rally Championship season and the third gravel round of the championship and also the second round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The event began with a ceremonial start on Thursday, April 24 in Amman, Jordan, near the Dead Sea.-...


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ITA
2008 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
The 2008 Rally d'Italia Sardegna is the sixth round of 2008 World Rally Championship season. The event began on May 16 in Olbia, Italy, and finished on May 18.-Results:- Special stages :- External links :* at official page...


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GRE
2008 Acropolis Rally
The 2008 Acropolis Rally of Greece was the seventh round of the 2008 World Rally Championship. It took place between May 29-June 1.-Results:-Special Stages:...


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TUR
2008 Rally of Turkey
The 9th Rally of Turkey, the 8th round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season took place between June 12–15, 2008. The event returned after a year sabbatical and was held in the south west of Turkey, with the rally headquarters and service park based in the seaside resort of Kemer. The special...


Ret
FIN
2008 Rally Finland
The 58th Rally Finland, the ninth rally of the 2008 World Rally Championship season took place between July 31 and August 3, 2008. The event was the first rally held after a six week mid season break. The rally was based in the city of Jyväskylä in the centre of Finland with the special stages held...


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NZL
2008 Rally New Zealand
The 2008 Rally New Zealand was the eleventh round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season. The event was based on the northern island of the country near the city of Hamilton. The stages were run on gravel roads characterised by their pronounced camber, which gives them a fast flowing nature....


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ESP
2008 Rally Catalunya
The 2008 Rally Spain, officially 44º Rally RACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada, was the 44th Rally Catalunya and the 12th round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place during October 2-5 2008 and consisted of 18 special stages....


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FRA
2008 Tour de Corse
The 2008 Tour de Corse was the thirteenth round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season. The event was won by Citroën driver Sébastien Loeb for the fourth year in succession. It was his tenth victory of the season and gave him a fourteen point lead in the drivers table with just two rallies...


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JPN
2008 Rally Japan
The 2008 Rally Japan was the fourteenth and penultimate round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season. The event saw Sébastien Loeb clinch his fifth consecutive world drivers title with his drive to a third place finish. The event was won by Mikko Hirvonen in a Ford Focus, who led the event...


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GBR
2008 Rally GB
The 2008 Rally GB was the fifteenth and final round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season and was held between December 5-7, 2008. The event was again held in Wales, with Cardiff being the host of the ceremonial start and finish, and Swansea providing the service park...


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2010
2010 World Rally Championship season
The 2010 World Rally Championship season was the 38th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 13 rallies, beginning with Rally Sweden on 11 February and ended Wales Rally GB on 14 November....

Toni Gardemeister Ford Fiesta S2000
Ford Fiesta S2000
The Ford Fiesta S2000 is Super 2000 rally car built by M-Sport. It is based upon the Ford Fiesta road car. It made its racing début at Rallye Monte Carlo 2010, with factory team M-Sport and drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Julien Maurin. Hirvonen won the rally....

SWE
2010 Rally Sweden
The 2010 Rally Sweden was the opening round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. It was the season's first and only event held on snow- and ice-covered gravel roads. The rally was held over February 11–14, beginning with a Super Special Stage in the event's base town of Karlstad...

MEX
2010 Rally México
The 2010 Rally México was the 23rd Rally Mexico and the second round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over March 5–7, and was based in León, in the Guanajuato region of the country. The event was part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Mexican...

JOR
2010 Jordan Rally
The 2010 Jordan Rally was the third round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over April 1–3, and was based beside the Dead Sea, some from the country's capital, Amman. The rally was also the third round of both the Production Car World Rally Championship, and the...

TUR
2010 Rally of Turkey
The 2010 Rally of Turkey was the fourth round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over April 16–18, and was based in the country's largest city, Istanbul...

NZL
2010 Rally New Zealand
The 2010 Rally New Zealand was the fifth round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 7–9 May and is based in the country's largest city, Auckland...

POR
2010 Rally de Portugal
The 2010 Rally de Portugal was the 44th Rally de Portugal and the sixth round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over May 27–30, and was based in Faro, the capital city of the Algarve region...

BUL
2010 Rally Bulgaria
The 2010 Rally Bulgaria was the seventh round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over July 9–11, and was based in Borovets, around outside the capital city, Sofia. The rally was also the third round of the Junior World Rally Championship.Rally Bulgaria made its début...

FIN
2010 Rally Finland
The 2010 Neste Oil Rally Finland was the 60th Rally Finland and the eighth round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over July 29–31, and is based in Jyväskylä, the capital of the Central Finland region...


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GER
2010 Rallye Deutschland
The 2010 ADAC Rallye Deutschland was the 28th Rallye Deutschland and the ninth round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over August 20–22, and is based in Trier. It was the first of two WRC rounds where all WRC support series competed in the same round...

JPN
2010 Rally Japan
The 2010 Rally Japan, was the 10th round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The 26 stage gravel rally took place on 9 – 12 September 2010 and was based in the city of Sapporo...

FRA ESP
2010 Rally Catalunya
The 2010 Rally Catalunya was the twelfth and penultimate round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 22–24 October 2010, and was based in Salou, the second biggest city in the Province of Tarragona in Catalonia...

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IRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WDC Points
2009
2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
The 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season was the fourth season of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The season consists of twelve rounds and began on January 21, with the 77° Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo. The season ended on November 21, at the inaugural RAC Rally of Scotland...

Astra Racing Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 MON
2009 Monte Carlo Rally
The 2009 Monte-Carlo Rally, officially 77ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo was the first round of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The rally took place between January 21–24, 2009 and was won by Sébastien Ogier, who was making his début in the series.-Results:...

 
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CUR SAF
Safari Rally
The Safari Rally is considered by many to be the world's toughest rally. It was first held from 27 May to 1 June 1953 as the East African Coronation Safari in Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, as a celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II...

AZO YPR
Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally
The Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally founded by Frans Thévelin in 1965 is one of the most famous rallies in the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge....

RUS MAD ZLI AST ITA
Rallye Sanremo
Rallye Sanremo is a rally competition held in Sanremo, Italy. Except for the 1995 event, the event was part of the FIA World Rally Championship schedule from the 1973 season to the 2003 season. Currently, it is a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge and the Italian national rally...

SCO
2009 Rally Scotland
The 2009 Rally Scotland, 1st Rally Scotland was the 11th and final round of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The event was held between 19–21 November during some of the wettest weather seen in the UK. The rally was officially started at the historic site of Scone Palace on Thursday 19th...

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2010
2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
The 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge was the fifth season of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The season consisted of twelve rounds and started on 19 January with the 78° Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo...

Astra Racing Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 MON
2010 Monte Carlo Rally
The 2010 Monte-Carlo Rally, officially 78ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, was the first round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The rally took place over January 19–23, 2010.-Introduction:...

 
Ret
CUR
2010 Rally International of Curitiba
The 2010 Rally International of Curitiba, officially 2010 Rally Internacional de Curitiba , was the second round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. It was also the first round of the South American Rally Championship and the Brazilian Rally Championship...

ARG
2010 Rally Argentina
The 2010 Rally Argentina was the 30th running of Rally Argentina and the third round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The rally consisted of 15 special stages and took place over 19–21 March 2010...

CAN
2010 Rally Islas Canarias
The 2010 Rally Islas Canarias was the fourth round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The fifteen stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Gran Canaria between 29 April and 1 May 2010...

SAR
2010 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
The 2010 Rally d'Italia Sardegna was the seventh Rally d'Italia Sardegna and the fifth round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge and also counted towards the Italian Gravel Rally Trophy. The rally was held together with the Rally del Corallo, the Italian round of the FIA European Historic...

YPR AZO
2010 Rally Azores
The 2010 Sata Rally Azores, officially 45º Sata Rallye Açores, was the seventh round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The 19 stage gravel rally took place on the island of São Miguel in the Azores between 15–17 July 2010....

MAD
2010 Rali Vinho da Madeira
The 2010 Rali Vinho da Madeira , was the eighth round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The 21 stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Madeira between 5 – 7 August 2010 with all stages running in daylight....

ZLI
2010 Czech Rally
The 2010 Czech Rally , was the ninth round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season and also a round of the European Rally Championship. The seventeen stage asphalt rally took place on 27 – 29 August 2010...

SAN
2010 Rallye Sanremo
The 2010 Rallye Sanremo , was the 10th round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season and was also an round of the Italian Rally Championship. The eleven stage asphalt rally took place on 23 – 25 September 2010. The longest stage of the rally, Ronde, was run in darkness...

SCO
2010 Rally Scotland
The 2010 Rally Scotland was the 11th round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge and the second running of the event. The event was held between 15 – 17 October 2010 in the forests of Stirling and Perth & Kinross...

CYP
2010 Cyprus Rally
The 2010 FxPro Cyprus Rally, was the 12th round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The fourteen stage mixed surface rally took place over 4–6 November 2010...

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2011
2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
The 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge is the sixth season of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The season again consists of twelve rounds and started on 19 January with the 79° Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo...

Astra Racing Peugeot 207 S2000
Peugeot 207 S2000
The Peugeot 207 S2000 is Super 2000 rally car developed by Peugeot Sport. It is based upon the Peugeot 207 road car. Drivers Enrique García Ojeda, Nicolas Vouilloz and Kris Meeke won the Intercontinental Rally Challenge drivers' title in 2007, 2008 and 2009 respectively in a Peugeot 207 S2000....

MON
2011 Monte Carlo Rally
The 2011 Monte Carlo Rally, officially 79ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo was the first round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The rally took place between January 19–22, 2011...

 
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TGS Worldwide OU Škoda Fabia S2000
Škoda Fabia S2000
The Škoda Fabia S2000 is Super 2000 rally car built by Škoda Motorsport. It is based upon the Škoda Fabia road car. It made its début at Rallye Monte Carlo 2009, with factory team Škoda Motorsport and drivers Jan Kopecký and Juho Hänninen. The car appeared as fast as Hänninen was leading until a...

CAN
2011 Rally Islas Canarias
The 2011 Rally Islas Canarias, was the second round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The twelve stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Gran Canaria between 14–16 April 2011. The rally was also a round of the Spanish Asphalt Championship.-Introduction:The rally was...

 
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COR
2011 Tour de Corse
The 2011 Tour de Corse, was the third round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The fourteen stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Corsica between 12–14 May 2011.-Introduction:...

 
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YAL
2011 Prime Yalta Rally
The Prime Yalta Rally 2011, was the 4th round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The fourteen stage asphalt rally took place over 2–4 June 2011.-Introduction:...

 
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YPR
2011 Ypres Rally
The 2011 GEKO Ypres Rally, was the fifth round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The event was held between 23–25 June 2011, and was based in the town of Ypres in Belgium.-Introduction:...

 
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AZO
2011 Rally Azores
The 2011 Sata Rally Azores, officially 46º Sata Rallye Açores, was the sixth round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The 17-stage gravel rally took place on the island of São Miguel in the Azores between 14–16 July 2011....

ZLI
2011 Czech Rally
The 2011 Czech Rally, officially Barum Rally Zlín 2011, was the seventh round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season, and also a round of the European Rally Championship. The fifteen stage asphalt rally took place over 26–28 August 2011...

 
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MEC
2011 Mecsek Rallye
The 2011 Mecsek Rallye, officially Canon 45. Mecsek Rallye, was the eighth round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season...

 
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SAN
2011 Rallye Sanremo
The 2011 Rallye Sanremo , was the 9th round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. The thirteen stage asphalt rally took place over 22 – 24 September 2011. The longest stage of the rally, Ronde, was run in darkness...

 
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SCO
2011 Rally Scotland
The 2011 Rally Scotland, officially the RAC MSA Rally of Scotland, was the tenth round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season...

 
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CYP
2011 Cyprus Rally
The 2011 Cyprus Rally, officially the 39th FxPro Cyprus Rally, was the eleventh and final round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season...

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