World Rally Championship 1979 results
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The 1979 World Rally Championship season was the seventh season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
(FIA) World Rally Championship
(WRC). The season consisted of 12 rallies
, one more than the previous year. The addition marked the return to New Zealand
, an event which would remain on the schedule through today.
1979 marked the first season for the new World Rally Championship for Drivers. This successor to the preceding FIA Cup for Rally Drivers was aligned with the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers. Both championships used the same schedule of events for accumulating points toward the titles, although the point awarding methods were different for each. Manufacturers continued to receive points under the system adopted in 1977, in which points were garnered for both placement overall and placement within the car's group. Only the top finishing car from each manufacturer would garner points, and regardless of group finish, an overall finish of 10th or better was required to obtain points. Drivers were awarded points on the former system, simply based on overall finish, from 20 points for 1st place to 1 point for 10th place.
After several years of competitive but ultimately unsuccessful attempts to seize the championship, Ford finally gathered its first WRC manufacturer's title. A strong season which included five rally wins gave it the edge over new challenger Datsun
, whose Model 160J proved successful, and former champion Fiat
. Ford's fortune would be short-lived however, and despite determined and competitive participation in WRC events, 1979 would be the company's sole WRC title until their return to victory in 2006.
The competition for the first WRC driver's title was extremely close, and ultimately was decided by the two contenders placing first and second in the final rally of the season. The final difference between the winner, Swede Björn Waldegård
, and the runner-up, Finn Hannu Mikkola
, was only a single point!
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile is a non-profit association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users...
(FIA) 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...
(WRC). The season consisted of 12 rallies
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...
, one more than the previous year. The addition marked the return to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, an event which would remain on the schedule through today.
1979 marked the first season for the new World Rally Championship for Drivers. This successor to the preceding FIA Cup for Rally Drivers was aligned with the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers. Both championships used the same schedule of events for accumulating points toward the titles, although the point awarding methods were different for each. Manufacturers continued to receive points under the system adopted in 1977, in which points were garnered for both placement overall and placement within the car's group. Only the top finishing car from each manufacturer would garner points, and regardless of group finish, an overall finish of 10th or better was required to obtain points. Drivers were awarded points on the former system, simply based on overall finish, from 20 points for 1st place to 1 point for 10th place.
After several years of competitive but ultimately unsuccessful attempts to seize the championship, Ford finally gathered its first WRC manufacturer's title. A strong season which included five rally wins gave it the edge over new challenger Datsun
Nissan Motors
, usually shortened to Nissan , is a multinational automaker headquartered in Japan. It was a core member of the Nissan Group, but has become more independent after its restructuring under Carlos Ghosn ....
, whose Model 160J proved successful, and former champion Fiat
Fiat
FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...
. Ford's fortune would be short-lived however, and despite determined and competitive participation in WRC events, 1979 would be the company's sole WRC title until their return to victory in 2006.
The competition for the first WRC driver's title was extremely close, and ultimately was decided by the two contenders placing first and second in the final rally of the season. The final difference between the winner, Swede 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...
, and the runner-up, Finn Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rally driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.- Career :...
, was only a single point!
Events
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| Round | Rally name | Stages | Podium finishers | |||||
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| Rank | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | |||
| 1 |  47ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (January 20–January 26) |
30 stages 619 km Tarmac |
1 |  Bernard DarnicheBernard Darniche Bernard Darniche is a French former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978, each time behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos... |
Alain Mahé |
Team Chardonnet |
Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos The Lancia Stratos HF, widely and more simply known as Lancia Stratos, is a car made by Italian car manufacturer Lancia. The HF stands for High Fidelity... |
8:13.38 |
| 2 |  Björn WaldegårdBjörn Waldegård Björn Waldegård from Rimbo is a former Swedish rally driver, and the winner of the inaugural World Rally Championship for drivers in 1979... |
Hans Thorszelius |
 Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... |
Ford Escort RS1800 | 8:13.44 | |||
| 3 |  Markku AlénMarkku 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... |
Ilkka Kivimäki |
 Alitalia Fiat |
Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 The Fiat 131, additionally called "Mirafiori", is a small/medium family car produced by the Italian car manufacturer Fiat from 1974 to 1984. It was exhibited at 1974 Turin Motor Show.... |
8:17.47 | |||
| 2 | 29th International 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... (February 16–February 18) |
38 stages 630 km Snow/Ice |
1 | Stig Blomqvist Stig Blomqvist "Stig" Lennart Blomqvist is a Swedish rally driver. He made his international breakthrough in 1971. Driving an Audi Quattro for the Audi factory team, Blomqvist won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1984 and finished runner-up in 1985... |
Björn Cederberg Björn Cederberg Björn Cederberg , nicknamed "Kapten" , was a notable Swedish rally co-driver. His most famous and successful partnership was with Stig Blomqvist, in a Saab 99 Turbo, with whom he shared success in a number of international motor rallies, from 1979-1982... |
Saab 99 Turbo | 6:34.49 | |
| 2 | 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... |
Hans Thorszelius |
Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... |
Ford Escort RS1800 | 6:36.09 | |||
| 3 | Pentti Airikkala Pentti Airikkala Pentti Airikkala , was one of the 'Flying Finns' who dominated world rallying in the past four decades... |
Risto Virtanen |
Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS Vauxhall Chevette The Chevette was a supermini model of car manufactured by Vauxhall in the UK from 1975 to 1984. It was Vauxhall's version of the family of small "T-Cars" from Vauxhall's parent General Motors ; the family included the Opel Kadett in Germany, the Isuzu Gemini in Japan, the Holden Gemini in... |
6:39.31 | ||||
| 3 |  13º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto (March 6–March 11) |
45 stages 735 km Tarmac/Gravel |
1 | Hannu Mikkola Hannu Mikkola Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rally driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.- Career :... |
Arne Hertz Arne Hertz Arne Hertz was a Swedish co-driver in motor rallying.His name first became prominent when co-driving for Stig Blomqvist , with whom he first won the RAC Rally, in 1971. With Blomqvist, in the same year, he also won the Hankiralli, the Swedish Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally... |
Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... |
Ford Escort RS1800 | 9:13.52 |
| 2 | 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... |
Hans Thorszelius |
Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... |
Ford Escort RS1800 | 9:16.36 | |||
| 3 | Ove Andersson Ove Andersson Ove Andersson was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 program. His nickname was "Påven" .-Early life:... |
Henry Liddon |  Toyota Team Europe |
Toyota Celica 2000GT Toyota Celica The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial".... |
9:35.00 | |||
| 4 |  27th Safari Rally 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... (April 12–16) |
82 controls 5028 km Gravel |
1 | Shekhar Mehta Shekhar Mehta Chandrashekhar "Shekhar" Mehta was a Ugandan-born Kenyan rally driver. He won the Safari Rally a record five times , including four consecutively, and in 1981 finished fifth in the World Rally Championship... |
Mike Doughty Mike Doughty (co-driver) Mike Doughty is a former Kenyan rally co-driver best known for his work with Shekhar Mehta in the 1970s.- External links :* , Rallybase.nl... |
DT Dobie Team Datsun |
Datsun 160J | +6:27 pen |
| 2 | Hannu Mikkola Hannu Mikkola Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rally driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.- Career :... |
Arne Hertz Arne Hertz Arne Hertz was a Swedish co-driver in motor rallying.His name first became prominent when co-driving for Stig Blomqvist , with whom he first won the RAC Rally, in 1971. With Blomqvist, in the same year, he also won the Hankiralli, the Swedish Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally... |
DT Dobie Daimler-Benz |
Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 Mercedes-Benz R107 The Mercedes-Benz R107 and C107 automobiles were produced from 1971 through 1989, being the second longest single series ever produced by the Mercedes, after the G-Class. They were sold under the SL and SLC model names. The R107 replaced the W113 SL-Class in 1972 and was replaced by the R129... |
+7:15 pen | |||
| 3 | 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... |
Ilkka Kivimäki |
Alitalia Fiat |
Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 The Fiat 131, additionally called "Mirafiori", is a small/medium family car produced by the Italian car manufacturer Fiat from 1974 to 1984. It was exhibited at 1974 Turin Motor Show.... |
+7:20 pen | |||
| 5 |  26th Acropolis Rally (May 28–31) |
54 stages 1008 km Gravel/Tarmac |
1 | 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... |
Hans Thorszelius |
Rothmans Rally Team | Ford Escort RS1800 | 13:35.06 |
| 2 | 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... |
Seppo Harjanne Seppo Harjanne Seppo Harjanne is a Finnish former rally co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Timo Salonen from 1979 to 1988 and for Tommi Mäkinen from 1990 to 1997. With Salonen, Harjanne took ten World Rally Championship victories for the factory teams of Datsun, Peugeot and Mazda, and the 1985... |
N. I. Theocharakis |
Datsun 160J | 14:07.04 | |||
| 3 | Harry Källström Harry Källström Harry "Sputnik" Källström was a Swedish professional rally driver who debuted in 1957 and competed in the World Rally Championship in the 1970s. Prior to the forming of the WRC, Källström won the RAC Rally in a Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF in 1969 and 1970... |
Claes Billstam |
N. I. Theocharakis |
Datsun 160J | 14:11.39 | |||
| 6 |  10th Motogard Rally of 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... (July 14–July 18) |
42 stages 672 km Tarmac/Gravel |
1 | Hannu Mikkola Hannu Mikkola Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rally driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.- Career :... |
Arne Hertz Arne Hertz Arne Hertz was a Swedish co-driver in motor rallying.His name first became prominent when co-driving for Stig Blomqvist , with whom he first won the RAC Rally, in 1971. With Blomqvist, in the same year, he also won the Hankiralli, the Swedish Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally... |
Masport |
Ford Escort RS1800 | 8:05.45,8 |
| 2 | Blair Robson |
Chris Porter |
Masport |
Ford Escort RS1800 | 8:27.03,0 | |||
| 3 | Ari Vatanen Ari Vatanen Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and Member of the European Parliament 1999–2009. Vatanen won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times.... |
David Richards David Richards (racing) David Pender Richards CBE is the chairman of Prodrive and Aston Martin, and a former team principal of the BAR and Benetton Formula One motor racing teams. He lives with his wife, Karen, in Warwickshire and has three children.... |
Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... |
Ford Escort RS1800 | 8:29.40,8 | |||
| 7 | 29th 1000 Lakes Rally (August 24–August 28) |
45 stages 424 km Gravel |
1 | 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... |
Ilkka Kivimäki |
Alitalia Fiat |
Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 The Fiat 131, additionally called "Mirafiori", is a small/medium family car produced by the Italian car manufacturer Fiat from 1974 to 1984. It was exhibited at 1974 Turin Motor Show.... |
4:01.11 |
| 2 | Ari Vatanen Ari Vatanen Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and Member of the European Parliament 1999–2009. Vatanen won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times.... |
David Richards David Richards (racing) David Pender Richards CBE is the chairman of Prodrive and Aston Martin, and a former team principal of the BAR and Benetton Formula One motor racing teams. He lives with his wife, Karen, in Warwickshire and has three children.... |
Rothmans Rally Team | Ford Escort RS1800 | 4:02.42 | |||
| 3 | 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... |
Hans Thorszelius |
Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... |
Ford Escort RS1800 | 4:07.15 | |||
| 8 |  7ème Critérium Molson du Québec Critérium du Quebec The Critérium du Québec was a rally competition that was part of the World Rally Championship from 1977 to 1979... (September 13–September 16) |
25 stages 384 km Tarmac/Gravel |
1 | 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... |
Hans Thorszelius |
Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... |
Ford Escort RS1800 | 3:35.32 |
| 2 | 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... |
Seppo Harjanne Seppo Harjanne Seppo Harjanne is a Finnish former rally co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Timo Salonen from 1979 to 1988 and for Tommi Mäkinen from 1990 to 1997. With Salonen, Harjanne took ten World Rally Championship victories for the factory teams of Datsun, Peugeot and Mazda, and the 1985... |
 Team Datsun Europe |
Datsun 160J | 3:36.10 | |||
| 3 | Ari Vatanen Ari Vatanen Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and Member of the European Parliament 1999–2009. Vatanen won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times.... |
David Richards David Richards (racing) David Pender Richards CBE is the chairman of Prodrive and Aston Martin, and a former team principal of the BAR and Benetton Formula One motor racing teams. He lives with his wife, Karen, in Warwickshire and has three children.... |
Rothmans Rally Team | Ford Escort RS1800 | 3:41.50 | |||
| 9 | 21º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia 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... (October 1–October 7) |
66 stages 1078 km Tarmac/Gravel |
1 | Antonio 'Tony' Fassina Antonio Fassina Antonio "Tony" Fassina is a former rally driver from Italy. He won the Italian Rally Championship in 1976 and 1979 driving a Lancia Stratos, and then again in 1981 behind the wheel of an Opel Ascona. In 1982, he drove the Ascona to victory in the European Rally Championship... |
Mauro Mannini |
Jolly Club Jolly Club Jolly Club was a Italian racing team, which competed in the World Rally Championship and Formula 1, it was mainly connected to brands like Lancia and Alfa Romeo. It was created in 1957 in Milan by idea of Mario Angiolini, the team won several championships... |
Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos The Lancia Stratos HF, widely and more simply known as Lancia Stratos, is a car made by Italian car manufacturer Lancia. The HF stands for High Fidelity... |
12:37.17 |
| 2 | 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:... |
Christian Geistdörfer Christian Geistdörfer Christian Geistdörfer is a German former rally co-driver. His career in motorsport lasted from 1975 to 1990. From 1977 to 1987, he co-drove to German rally driver Walter Röhrl, winning the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1980 and 1982. The pair also won the Monte Carlo Rally four times... |
Alitalia Fiat |
Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat 131 The Fiat 131, additionally called "Mirafiori", is a small/medium family car produced by the Italian car manufacturer Fiat from 1974 to 1984. It was exhibited at 1974 Turin Motor Show.... |
12:41.31 | |||
| 3 | Attilio Bettega Attilio Bettega Attilio Bettega was an Italian rally driver.Bettega was born in Molveno, Trentino. In 1982, he joined the Lancia squad driving the Lancia 037 after some years with Fiat. In his Lancia years he gained four podium finishes in rallies counting towards the World Rally Championship... |
Maurizio Perissinot Maurizio Perissinot Maurizio Perissinot was an Italian rally co-driver, mainly for Attilio Bettega.He survived the tragic accident at the 1985 Tour de Corse which claimed the life of Bettega.... |
Fiat 131 Abarth | 12:55.59 | ||||
| 10 | 33ème Tour de Corse - 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... (November 2–November 4) |
22 stages 1129 km Tarmac |
1 | Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche is a French former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978, each time behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos... |
Alain Mahé |
Team Chardonnet |
Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos HF The Lancia Stratos HF, widely and more simply known as Lancia Stratos, is a car made by Italian car manufacturer Lancia. The HF stands for High Fidelity... |
14:36.46 |
| 2 | Jean Ragnotti Jean Ragnotti Jean "Jeannot" Ragnotti , is a French former rally driver for Renault in the World Rally Championship.... |
Jean-Marc Andrié |
Renault 5 Alpine | 15:12.52 | ||||
| 3 | Pierre-Louis Moreau |
Patrice Baron |
Porsche 911 SC | 15:23.06 | ||||
| 11 |  38th Lombard RAC Rally (November 19–November 23) |
56 stages 687 km Gravel/Tarmac |
1 | Hannu Mikkola Hannu Mikkola Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rally driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.- Career :... |
Arne Hertz Arne Hertz Arne Hertz was a Swedish co-driver in motor rallying.His name first became prominent when co-driving for Stig Blomqvist , with whom he first won the RAC Rally, in 1971. With Blomqvist, in the same year, he also won the Hankiralli, the Swedish Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally... |
Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... |
Ford Escort RS1800 | 8:03.38 |
| 2 | Russell Brookes Russell Brookes Russell Brookes is an English former rally driver. He won the British Rally Championship with a Ford Escort RS1800 in 1977 and with an Opel Manta 400 in 1985. In 1978, he won the Rally New Zealand, a round of the FIA Cup for Drivers, the predecessor to the World Championship for Drivers... |
Paul White | Andrews Heat For Hire | Ford Escort RS1800 | 8:14.07 | |||
| 3 | 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... |
 Stuart Pegg |
Team Datsun Europe |
Datsun 160J | 8:16.22 | |||
| 12 |  11ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Rallye Côte d'Ivoire The Rallye Côte d'Ivoire is a rally race held annually in Côte d'Ivoire in Africa. In common with other races on the continent, it is known for its arduous conditions and high attrition rate among competitors. It was part of the World Rally Championship for drivers and manufacturers from 1978 to... (December 9–December 14) |
50 controls 5668 km Gravel |
1 | Hannu Mikkola Hannu Mikkola Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rally driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.- Career :... |
Arne Hertz Arne Hertz Arne Hertz was a Swedish co-driver in motor rallying.His name first became prominent when co-driving for Stig Blomqvist , with whom he first won the RAC Rally, in 1971. With Blomqvist, in the same year, he also won the Hankiralli, the Swedish Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally... |
Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 Mercedes-Benz R107 The Mercedes-Benz R107 and C107 automobiles were produced from 1971 through 1989, being the second longest single series ever produced by the Mercedes, after the G-Class. They were sold under the SL and SLC model names. The R107 replaced the W113 SL-Class in 1972 and was replaced by the R129... |
+3:23 pen | |
| 2 | 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... |
Hans Thorszelius |
Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 Mercedes-Benz R107 The Mercedes-Benz R107 and C107 automobiles were produced from 1971 through 1989, being the second longest single series ever produced by the Mercedes, after the G-Class. They were sold under the SL and SLC model names. The R107 replaced the W113 SL-Class in 1972 and was replaced by the R129... |
+3:58 pen | ||||
| 3 | Andrew Cowan Andrew Cowan Andrew Cowan is a Scottish former rally driver, and the founder and senior director of Mitsubishi Ralliart until his retirement on 30 November 2005.-Early years:... |
Klaus Kaiser |
Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 Mercedes-Benz R107 The Mercedes-Benz R107 and C107 automobiles were produced from 1971 through 1989, being the second longest single series ever produced by the Mercedes, after the G-Class. They were sold under the SL and SLC model names. The R107 replaced the W113 SL-Class in 1972 and was replaced by the R129... |
+4:10 pen | ||||
Championship for manufacturers
| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points |
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| MON |
SWE 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... |
POR |
KEN 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... |
GRC Acropolis Rally Greece The Acropolis Rally of Greece |Rally]] of Greece) is a rally competition, part of the World Rally Championship schedule. The rally is held on very dusty, rough and rocky mountain roads around Athens during the Greek hot summer period. The rally is known for being extremely tough on the competing... |
NZL 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... |
FIN Rally Finland The Neste Oil Rally Finland is a rally event driven in the Jyväskylä area in Central Finland. It is the biggest annually organised public event in the Nordic countries, gathering over 500,000 spectators every year.... |
CAN |
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... |
FRA |
GBR Rally GB Wales Rally GB is the largest and most high profile motor rally in the United Kingdom. It is a round of the FIA World Rally Championship and was formerly a round of the MSA British Rally Championship and is based in and around the city of Cardiff in Wales... |
CIV Rallye Côte d'Ivoire The Rallye Côte d'Ivoire is a rally race held annually in Côte d'Ivoire in Africa. In common with other races on the continent, it is known for its arduous conditions and high attrition rate among competitors. It was part of the World Rally Championship for drivers and manufacturers from 1978 to... |
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| 1 | Ford Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... |
16 | 16 | 18 | - | 18 | 18 | (16) | 18 | (12) | - | 18 | - | 122 |
| 2 | Datsun Nissan Motors , usually shortened to Nissan , is a multinational automaker headquartered in Japan. It was a core member of the Nissan Group, but has become more independent after its restructuring under Carlos Ghosn .... |
- | (8) | 14 | 18 | 17 | (6) | 14 | 17 | - | - | 16 | 12 | 108 |
| 3 | Fiat Fiat FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli... |
14 | 12 | - | 15 | - | - | 18 | - | 16 | 12 | 5 | - | 92 |
| 4 | Lancia Lancia Lancia Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat Group in 1969. The company has a long history of producing distinctive cars and also has a strong rally heritage. Some modern Lancias are seen as presenting a more... |
18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 18 | 11 | - | 65 |
| 5 | Toyota |
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| 6 |  OpelOpel Adam Opel AG, generally shortened to Opel, is a German automobile company founded by Adam Opel in 1862. Opel has been building automobiles since 1899, and became an Aktiengesellschaft in 1929... |
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| 7 | Renault Renault Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker... |
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| 8 | Mercedes Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG... |
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| 9 | Porsche Porsche Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry.... |
8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 15 | - | - | 32 |
| 10 | Vauxhall Vauxhall Motors Vauxhall Motors is a British automotive company owned by General Motors and headquartered in Luton. It was founded in 1857 as a pump and marine engine manufacturer, began manufacturing cars in 1903 and was acquired by GM in 1925. It has been the second-largest selling car brand in the UK for... |
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| 11 | Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe.The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot applied for the lion... |
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| 12 | Saab Saab Saab AB is a Swedish aerospace and defence company, founded in 1937. From 1947 to 1990 it was the parent company of automobile manufacturer Saab Automobile, and between 1968 and 1995 the company was in a merger with commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania, known as Saab-Scania.-History:"Svenska... |
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| 13 | Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors is a multinational automaker headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. In 2009 it was the fifth-largest Japan-based automaker and the 17th-largest in the world measured by production... |
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| 14 | Talbot Talbot Talbot was an automobile marque that existed from 1903 to 1986, with a hiatus from 1960 to 1978, under a number of different owners, latterly under Peugeot... |
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| 15 | Audi Audi Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group.... |
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| 16 | Mazda Mazda is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.In 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales... |
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| 17 | Triumph Triumph Motor Company The Triumph Motor Company was a British car and motor manufacturing company. The Triumph marque is owned currently by BMW. The marque had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann of Nuremberg initiated S. Bettmann & Co and started importing bicycles from Europe and selling them with his own... |
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| 18 | Volvo Volvo AB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and construction equipment. Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace components and financial services... |
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 ŠkodaŠkoda 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... |
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| 20 |  LadaLada Lada is a trademark of AvtoVAZ, a Russian car manufacturer in Tolyatti, Samara Oblast. All AvtoVAZ vehicles are currently sold under the Lada brand, though this was not always so; Lada was originally AvtoVAZ's export brand for models it sold under the Zhiguli name in the domestic Soviet market... |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 17 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - |
| 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Championship for drivers
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SWE 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... |
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KEN 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... |
GRC Acropolis Rally Greece The Acropolis Rally of Greece |Rally]] of Greece) is a rally competition, part of the World Rally Championship schedule. The rally is held on very dusty, rough and rocky mountain roads around Athens during the Greek hot summer period. The rally is known for being extremely tough on the competing... |
NZL 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... |
FIN Rally Finland The Neste Oil Rally Finland is a rally event driven in the Jyväskylä area in Central Finland. It is the biggest annually organised public event in the Nordic countries, gathering over 500,000 spectators every year.... |
CAN |
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... |
FRA |
GBR Rally GB Wales Rally GB is the largest and most high profile motor rally in the United Kingdom. It is a round of the FIA World Rally Championship and was formerly a round of the MSA British Rally Championship and is based in and around the city of Cardiff in Wales... |
CIV Rallye Côte d'Ivoire The Rallye Côte d'Ivoire is a rally race held annually in Côte d'Ivoire in Africa. In common with other races on the continent, it is known for its arduous conditions and high attrition rate among competitors. It was part of the World Rally Championship for drivers and manufacturers from 1978 to... |
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| 1 | 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... |
15 | 15 | 15 | (6) | 20 | - | 12 | 20 | - | - | (2) | 15 | 112 |
| 2 | Hannu Mikkola Hannu Mikkola Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rally driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.- Career :... |
8 | 8 | 20 | 15 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 20 | 111 |
| 3 | 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... |
12 | 10 | - | 12 | - | - | 20 | - | 6 | - | 8 | - | 68 |
| 4 | 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... |
- | - | - | - | 15 | - | 8 | 15 | - | - | 12 | - | 50 |
| Ari Vatanen Ari Vatanen Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and Member of the European Parliament 1999–2009. Vatanen won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times.... |
1 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 15 | 12 | - | - | 10 | - | 50 | |
| 6 | Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche is a French former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978, each time behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos... |
20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | 40 |
| 7 | Jean Ragnotti Jean Ragnotti Jean "Jeannot" Ragnotti , is a French former rally driver for Renault in the World Rally Championship.... |
- | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | 25 |
| 8 | Andrew Cowan Andrew Cowan Andrew Cowan is a Scottish former rally driver, and the founder and senior director of Mitsubishi Ralliart until his retirement on 30 November 2005.-Early years:... |
- | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 22 |
| 9 | 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:... |
- | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | 3 | - | 21 |
| 10 | Stig Blomqvist Stig Blomqvist "Stig" Lennart Blomqvist is a Swedish rally driver. He made his international breakthrough in 1971. Driving an Audi Quattro for the Audi factory team, Blomqvist won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1984 and finished runner-up in 1985... |
- | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Shekhar Mehta Shekhar Mehta Chandrashekhar "Shekhar" Mehta was a Ugandan-born Kenyan rally driver. He won the Safari Rally a record five times , including four consecutively, and in 1981 finished fifth in the World Rally Championship... |
- | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | |
| Antonio 'Tony' Fassina Antonio Fassina Antonio "Tony" Fassina is a former rally driver from Italy. He won the Italian Rally Championship in 1976 and 1979 driving a Lancia Stratos, and then again in 1981 behind the wheel of an Opel Ascona. In 1982, he drove the Ascona to victory in the European Rally Championship... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | |
| 13 | Ove Andersson Ove Andersson Ove Andersson was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 program. His nickname was "Påven" .-Early life:... |
- | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 20 |
| 14 | Andy Dawson |
- | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| 15 | Pentti Airikkala Pentti Airikkala Pentti Airikkala , was one of the 'Flying Finns' who dominated world rallying in the past four decades... |
- | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 16 |
| 16 | Blair Robson |
- | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| Russell Brookes Russell Brookes Russell Brookes is an English former rally driver. He won the British Rally Championship with a Ford Escort RS1800 in 1977 and with an Opel Manta 400 in 1985. In 1978, he won the Rally New Zealand, a round of the FIA Cup for Drivers, the predecessor to the World Championship for Drivers... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | 15 | |
| 18 | Harry Källström Harry Källström Harry "Sputnik" Källström was a Swedish professional rally driver who debuted in 1957 and competed in the World Rally Championship in the 1970s. Prior to the forming of the WRC, Källström won the RAC Rally in a Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF in 1969 and 1970... |
- | - | - | 2 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| 19 | Attilio Bettega Attilio Bettega Attilio Bettega was an Italian rally driver.Bettega was born in Molveno, Trentino. In 1982, he joined the Lancia squad driving the Lancia 037 after some years with Fiat. In his Lancia years he gained four podium finishes in rallies counting towards the World Rally Championship... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | 12 |
| Pierre-Louis Moreau |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 12 | |
| 21 | Michèle Mouton Michèle Mouton Michèle Mouton is a French former rally driver. Competing in the World Rally Championship for the Audi factory team, she took four victories and finished runner-up in the drivers' world championship in 1982... |
4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 12 |
| 22 | Jean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet is a retired French professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship.Andruet took three WRC event wins during his career; 1973 Monte Carlo Rally, 1974 Tour de Corse and 1977 San Remo Rally. The 1973 Monte Carlo was the first ever rally in the FIA World... |
10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Paul Adams Paul Adams (New Zealand) Paul Adams is a politician and former rally driving champion from New Zealand.-Early years:Adams was originally a carpenter and joiner, but later established a business manufacturing outdoor playground equipment. Later, he became a professional rally driver, and won three prestigious New Zealand... |
- | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Ulf Grönholm Ulf Grönholm Ulf Grönholm was a two-time national champion rally driver, from Finland. He was killed during an illegal practice run for Hankiralli in the middle of the night on February 26, 1981 in Kirkkonummi. He was the father of eventual 2000 and 2002 World Rally Champion, Marcus Grönholm.... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Tony Pond Tony Pond Tony Pond was a well-known British rally driver.-Career:His first outings in a rally car were on the then regular Saturday night road rallies in the home counties around London, driving a Mini Cooper S... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Alain Coppier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | |
| Vic Preston, Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | |
| 28 | Carlos Torres |
- | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Rauno Aaltonen Rauno Aaltonen Rauno August Aaltonen , also known as "The Rally Professor", is a Finnish former professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1970s. Before WRC was established Aaltonen competed in the European Rally Championship. He won the championship in 1965, with Tony... |
- | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Anastasios 'Iaveris' Markouizos |
- | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Shane Murland |
- | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Taisto Heinonen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Dario Cerrato |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 34 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas Jean-Pierre Nicolas Jean-Pierre Nicolas is a retired French professional rally driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.Nicolas took five WRC event wins in the World Rally Championship... |
6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Björn Johansson |
- | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Harald Demuth |
- | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Iórgos Moschous |
- | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| David Parkes |
- | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Lasse Lampi |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Hendrik Blok |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Bernard Picone |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | |
| John Taylor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Alain Ambrosino Alain Ambrosino Alain Ambrosino is a French rally driver, who won the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire in 1988, a round of the World Rally Championship.-Career:... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | |
| 44 | Ola Strömberg |
- | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Freddy Kottulinsky Freddy Kottulinsky Winfried Philippe Adalbert Karl Graf Kottulinsky Freiherr von Kottulin, better known as Freddy Kottulinsky , was a German-Swedish racing and rallying driver who won the Paris-Dakar Rally in 1980. He was born in München.... |
- | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Mike Kirkland |
- | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Evangelos Gallo |
- | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Brian Green |
- | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Tapio Rainio |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Jack Swayze |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Angelo Presotto |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Paul Rouby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
| Michel Mitri |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| 54 | Guy Fréquelin Guy Fréquelin Guy Fréquelin is a former French rally and sports car driver.Perhaps Fréquelin's finest hour as a driver came when he finished runner-up only to Ari Vatanen, alongside then-navigator Jean Todt, at the wheel of a briefly competitive Sunbeam Lotus Talbot in the driver's classification of the 1981... |
3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Lars Carlsson |
- | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Joaquim Santos |
- | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
 Václav Blahna |
- | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Roger Goss |
- | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Per Eklund Per Eklund Per Eklund, born on June 26, 1946 in Skönnerud , Eda Municipality of Värmland in Sweden, is a Rally and Rallycross driver who lives in Arvika. His nickname is "Pekka". In rallying he never made it to the very top but he has been very successful in his later rallycross career.- Saab works... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Claude Laurent |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Antonio Tognana |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Jean-Pierre Mari |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
| Jean-Pierre Paure |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 64 | Jacques Alméras |
2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
 John HauglandJohn Haugland John Haugland is a Norwegian former rally driver. He competed in 27 world rally championship events, more often than not at the wheel of a Škoda. He had four Top 10 finishes in his career... |
- | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Jorge Ortigão |
- | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Nikolay Elizarov |
- | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Malcolm Stewart |
- | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Erkki Pitkänen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Nicole Quimet |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Domenico 'Nico' Grosoli |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Jean Bondrille |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| 73 | Sven-Inge Neby |
- | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Marques Baptista |
- | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Sandro Munari Sandro Munari Sandro Munari is a former motor racing and rally driver from Italy.-Career:Born at Cavarzere, Veneto, Sandro Munari began rallying in 1965 and won the Italian Rally Championship in 1967 and 1969, adding the European Rally Championship title in 1973. In 1972 he won the Targa Florio sports car... |
- | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Sergey Vukovich |
- | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Bob Robb |
- | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Pekka Vilpponen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Paul Bourgeois |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Paolo Pasutti |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Jean-Charles Martinetti |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
 Greg Carr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Points awarded by finish | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Rank | Country | Top ranked driver | Event | Total points |
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| MON |
SWE 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... |
POR |
KEN 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... |
GRC Acropolis Rally Greece The Acropolis Rally of Greece |Rally]] of Greece) is a rally competition, part of the World Rally Championship schedule. The rally is held on very dusty, rough and rocky mountain roads around Athens during the Greek hot summer period. The rally is known for being extremely tough on the competing... |
NZL 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... |
FIN Rally Finland The Neste Oil Rally Finland is a rally event driven in the Jyväskylä area in Central Finland. It is the biggest annually organised public event in the Nordic countries, gathering over 500,000 spectators every year.... |
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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... |
FRA |
GBR Rally GB Wales Rally GB is the largest and most high profile motor rally in the United Kingdom. It is a round of the FIA World Rally Championship and was formerly a round of the MSA British Rally Championship and is based in and around the city of Cardiff in Wales... |
CIV Rallye Côte d'Ivoire The Rallye Côte d'Ivoire is a rally race held annually in Côte d'Ivoire in Africa. In common with other races on the continent, it is known for its arduous conditions and high attrition rate among competitors. It was part of the World Rally Championship for drivers and manufacturers from 1978 to... |
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| 1 | Hannu Mikkola Hannu Mikkola Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rally driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.- Career :... |
21 | 30 | 20 | 35 | 15 | 32 | 66 | 27 | 6 | - | 54 | 20 | 326 | |
| 2 | 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... |
15 | 49 | 31 | 2 | 32 | - | 12 | 23 | - | - | - | 23 | 187 | |
| 3 | Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche is a French former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978, each time behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos... |
45 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 3 | - | 81 | - | 13 | 152 | |
| 4 | Andrew Cowan Andrew Cowan Andrew Cowan is a Scottish former rally driver, and the founder and senior director of Mitsubishi Ralliart until his retirement on 30 November 2005.-Early years:... |
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| 5 | Tony | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 48 | - | - | - | 48 | |
| 6 | Blair Robson | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | |
| 7 | Shekhar Mehta Shekhar Mehta Chandrashekhar "Shekhar" Mehta was a Ugandan-born Kenyan rally driver. He won the Safari Rally a record five times , including four consecutively, and in 1981 finished fifth in the World Rally Championship... |
- | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 34 | |
| 8 | 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:... |
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| 9 | Iaveris | - | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | |
| 10 | Taisto Heinonen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | 15 | |
| 11 | Carlos Torres | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | |
| 12 | Hendrik Blok | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| 13 | Václav Blahna | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 14 | Nikolay Elizarov | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 15 | John Haugland John Haugland John Haugland is a Norwegian former rally driver. He competed in 27 world rally championship events, more often than not at the wheel of a Škoda. He had four Top 10 finishes in his career... |
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| 16 | Greg Carr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Teams
| Team | Drivers | Cars | Performance Results | Points | |||
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| Entries | Finishes | Wins | Maker | Driver | |||
| Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... |
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... Hannu MikkolaHannu Mikkola Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rally driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.- Career :... |
Ford Escort RS1800 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 86 | 147 |
| Alitalia Fiat |
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... Walter RöhrlWalter 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:... Sandro MunariSandro Munari Sandro Munari is a former motor racing and rally driver from Italy.-Career:Born at Cavarzere, Veneto, Sandro Munari began rallying in 1965 and won the Italian Rally Championship in 1967 and 1969, adding the European Rally Championship title in 1973. In 1972 he won the Targa Florio sports car... |
Fiat 131 Abarth | 9 | 8 | 1 | 80 | 82 |
| Team Datsun Europe |
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... Andy Dawson Harry KällströmHarry Källström Harry "Sputnik" Källström was a Swedish professional rally driver who debuted in 1957 and competed in the World Rally Championship in the 1970s. Prior to the forming of the WRC, Källström won the RAC Rally in a Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF in 1969 and 1970... John HauglandJohn Haugland John Haugland is a Norwegian former rally driver. He competed in 27 world rally championship events, more often than not at the wheel of a Škoda. He had four Top 10 finishes in his career... Erkki Pitkänen |
Datsun 160J | 10 | 6 | - | 61 | 59 |
| Team Chardonnet |
Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche is a French former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978, each time behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos... |
Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos HF The Lancia Stratos HF, widely and more simply known as Lancia Stratos, is a car made by Italian car manufacturer Lancia. The HF stands for High Fidelity... |
4 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 40 |
| Rothmans Rally Team | 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... Ari VatanenAri Vatanen Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and Member of the European Parliament 1999–2009. Vatanen won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times.... |
Ford Escort RS1800 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... |
9 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 66 |
| Toyota Team Europe |
Ove Andersson Ove Andersson Ove Andersson was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 program. His nickname was "Påven" .-Early life:... |
Toyota Celica 2000GT | 9 | 2 | - | 26 | 20 |
| Masport |
Hannu Mikkola Hannu Mikkola Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rally driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.- Career :... Blair Robson |
Ford Escort RS1800 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 35 |
| DT Dobie Team Datsun |
Shekhar Mehta Shekhar Mehta Chandrashekhar "Shekhar" Mehta was a Ugandan-born Kenyan rally driver. He won the Safari Rally a record five times , including four consecutively, and in 1981 finished fifth in the World Rally Championship... Harry KällströmHarry Källström Harry "Sputnik" Källström was a Swedish professional rally driver who debuted in 1957 and competed in the World Rally Championship in the 1970s. Prior to the forming of the WRC, Källström won the RAC Rally in a Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF in 1969 and 1970... Rauno AaltonenRauno Aaltonen Rauno August Aaltonen , also known as "The Rally Professor", is a Finnish former professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1970s. Before WRC was established Aaltonen competed in the European Rally Championship. He won the championship in 1965, with Tony... Mike Kirkland |
Datsun 160J | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 34 |
| Jolly Club Jolly Club Jolly Club was a Italian racing team, which competed in the World Rally Championship and Formula 1, it was mainly connected to brands like Lancia and Alfa Romeo. It was created in 1957 in Milan by idea of Mario Angiolini, the team won several championships... |
Tony |
Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos HF The Lancia Stratos HF, widely and more simply known as Lancia Stratos, is a car made by Italian car manufacturer Lancia. The HF stands for High Fidelity... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 20 |
| N. I. Theocharakis |
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... Harry KällströmHarry Källström Harry "Sputnik" Källström was a Swedish professional rally driver who debuted in 1957 and competed in the World Rally Championship in the 1970s. Prior to the forming of the WRC, Källström won the RAC Rally in a Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF in 1969 and 1970... Iórgos Moschous Evangelos Gallo |
Datsun 160J | 4 | 4 | - | 17 | 37 |
| DT Dobie Daimler-Benz |
Hannu Mikkola Hannu Mikkola Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rally driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.- Career :... Andrew Cowan Andrew Cowan Andrew Cowan is a Scottish former rally driver, and the founder and senior director of Mitsubishi Ralliart until his retirement on 30 November 2005.-Early years:... Björn WaldegårdBjörn Waldegård Björn Waldegård from Rimbo is a former Swedish rally driver, and the winner of the inaugural World Rally Championship for drivers in 1979... |
Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 Mercedes 280 E |
5 | 3 | - | 17 | 31 |
| Conrero |
Dario Cerrato |
Opel Ascona B | 1 | 1 | - | 14 | 8 |
| Renault Elf Calberson |
Jean Ragnotti Jean Ragnotti Jean "Jeannot" Ragnotti , is a French former rally driver for Renault in the World Rally Championship.... |
Renault 5 Alpine | 1 | 1 | - | 13 | 10 |
| Fiat France |
Michèle Mouton Michèle Mouton Michèle Mouton is a French former rally driver. Competing in the World Rally Championship for the Audi factory team, she took four victories and finished runner-up in the drivers' world championship in 1982... Jean-Claude AndruetJean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet is a retired French professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship.Andruet took three WRC event wins during his career; 1973 Monte Carlo Rally, 1974 Tour de Corse and 1977 San Remo Rally. The 1973 Monte Carlo was the first ever rally in the FIA World... |
Fiat 131 Abarth | 2 | 2 | - | 12 | 14 |
| Audi Motorsport |
Harald Demuth Freddy Kottulinsky Freddy Kottulinsky Winfried Philippe Adalbert Karl Graf Kottulinsky Freiherr von Kottulin, better known as Freddy Kottulinsky , was a German-Swedish racing and rallying driver who won the Paris-Dakar Rally in 1980. He was born in München....  Franz WittmannFranz Wittmann, Sr. Franz Wittmann is an Austrian rally driver, who won the 1987 Rally New Zealand, a round of the World Rally Championship .-Career:... |
Audi 80 GLE | 10 | 7 | - | 11 | 10 |
| Lancia GB | 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... |
Lancia Stratos HF Lancia Stratos HF The Lancia Stratos HF, widely and more simply known as Lancia Stratos, is a car made by Italian car manufacturer Lancia. The HF stands for High Fidelity... |
1 | 1 | - | 11 | 8 |
| Team Lopes Correia |
Joaquim Santos Joaquim Moutinho Joaquim Moutinho Joaquim Moutinho da Silva Santos is a former Portuguese rally driver, who won the Rally de Portugal in 1986, a round of the World Rally Championship... |
Opel Kadett GT/E | 2 | 1 | - | 9 | 3 |
| Dealer Team Vauxhall Dealer Team Vauxhall Dealer Team Vauxhall or DTV was set up in January 1971 and closed in 1981Formed by Vauxhall Dealers to circumvent the General Motors and Vauxhall ban on Motorsport... |
Pentti Airikkala Pentti Airikkala Pentti Airikkala , was one of the 'Flying Finns' who dominated world rallying in the past four decades... |
Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 4 |
 Biamar |
Václav Blahna |
Škoda 130RS | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | 3 |
| Autoexport Moskva |
Nikolay Elizarov Sergey Vukovich |
Lada 21011 | 3 | 2 | - | 4 | 3 |
| Nylex |
Paul Adams Paul Adams (New Zealand) Paul Adams is a politician and former rally driving champion from New Zealand.-Early years:Adams was originally a carpenter and joiner, but later established a business manufacturing outdoor playground equipment. Later, he became a professional rally driver, and won three prestigious New Zealand... |
Ford Escort RS1800 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| Ford Australia Ford Australia Ford Australia is the Australian subsidiary of Ford Motor Company and was founded in Geelong, Victoria, in 1925 as an outpost of Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. At that time, Ford Canada was a separate company from Ford USA... |
Greg Carr |
Ford Escort RS1800 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| British Leyland Cars | Per Eklund Per Eklund Per Eklund, born on June 26, 1946 in Skönnerud , Eda Municipality of Värmland in Sweden, is a Rally and Rallycross driver who lives in Arvika. His nickname is "Pekka". In rallying he never made it to the very top but he has been very successful in his later rallycross career.- Saab works... Graham Elsmore Simo LampinenSimo 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:... |
Triumph TR 7 V8 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Marshalls Marshalls Marshalls, Inc., is a chain of American department stores owned by TJX Companies. Marshalls has over 750 conventional stores, as well as larger stores named Marshalls Mega Store, covering 42 states and Puerto Rico. Marshalls expanded into Canada in March 2011... |
Jean-Claude Lefèbvre |
Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| FSO |
Andrzej Jaroszewicz |
FSO Polonez 2000 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Aleuropa |
Vítor Oliveira Vítor Oliveira Vítor Manuel Oliveira is a Portuguese football manager currently managing in the Liga de Honra for Trofense. Oliveira has managed several clubs in the Portuguese Liga, some multiple times in non-consecutive seasons... |
Opel 1204 SL | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Fiat Kenya |
Robin Ulyate |
Fiat 131 Abarth | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Kassidopoulos |
Manolis Halivelakis |
Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Toyota Team Great Britain | Tapio Rainio |
Toyota Celica 2000GT | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
 Opel Dealer Team Holland |
Anders Kulläng Anders Kulläng Anders Kulläng is a former rally driver, who won the 1980 Swedish Rally.-Career:Kulläng began his rallying career in 1962. He competed in the first ever World Rally Championship round, the 1973 Monte Carlo Rally, in an Opel Ascona. He continued to compete on WRC rounds for Opel until 1981,... |
Opel Kadett GT/E | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| GM Dealer Team New Zealand |
Pentti Airikkala Pentti Airikkala Pentti Airikkala , was one of the 'Flying Finns' who dominated world rallying in the past four decades... |
Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| GM Portugal |
Mêquêpê |
Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Opel France |
Jean-Louis Clarr |
Opel Kadett GT/E | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Saab Scania |
Stig Blomqvist Stig Blomqvist "Stig" Lennart Blomqvist is a Swedish rally driver. He made his international breakthrough in 1971. Driving an Audi Quattro for the Audi factory team, Blomqvist won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1984 and finished runner-up in 1985... Ola Strömberg |
Saab 99 Turbo | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Talbot France |
Jean-Pierre Nicolas Jean-Pierre Nicolas Jean-Pierre Nicolas is a retired French professional rally driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.Nicolas took five WRC event wins in the World Rally Championship... |
Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | 1 | - | - | - | - |
See also
- 1979 in sports1979 in sports1979 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Peter Lüscher, Switzerland** Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Austria-American football:...
- FIA World Rally Championship 1979 at rallybase.nl