1973 1000 Lakes Rally - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1973 1000 Lakes Rally was the 23rd running of the 1000 Lakes Rally (currently known as the Rally Finland

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....

), and the eighth round of the inaugural 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...

season. Run in early August in central Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

, this rally marked a distinct change from the previous event in the series, the 33 Rajd Polski. Unlike that event, in which only three teams survived to the finish, Finland saw 55 teams finish the rally, a success rate of almost exactly 50% of the total entries.

In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. Finland hosted 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...

's first ever win of the World Rally Championship. Championship front runners Alpine Renault and 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...

were conspicuous by their absence, with neither gaining points during the round.

Results

align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| **1973 23rd 1000 Lakes Rally final results**
Finish		Total time	Group	Car #	Driver Co-driver	Car	Mfr. points
Overall	In group	Total time	Group	Car #	Driver Co-driver	Car	Mfr. points
1	1	4 h : 53 m : 50 s	2	4	Timo Mäkinen Timo Mäkinen Timo Mäkinen was one of the original "Flying Finns" of motor rallying. He is most famous for his hat-tricks of wins in the RAC Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally-Career:... Henry Liddon	Ford Escort RS1600	20
2	2	4 h : 55 m : 59 s	2	29	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... Juhani Toivonen	Volvo 142	15
3	1	4 h : 57 m : 12 s	4	3	Leo Kinnunen Leo Kinnunen Leo Juhani "Leksa" Kinnunen is a Finnish former car racer, the first Formula One driver from his country. He is also remembered for his success in sportscar racing and rallying.... Atso Aho	Porsche 911 Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998...	12
4	3	4 h : 59 m : 28 s	2	1	Simo Lampinen Simo Lampinen Simo Lampinen is a Finnish former rally driver, and one of the first of the "Flying Finns" who came to dominate the sport.-Biography:... John Davenport	Saab 96 V4	10
5	4	5 h : 3 m : 30 s	2	30	Antti Ojanen Heikki Miikki	Opel Ascona 19	8
6	5	5 h : 4 m : 3 s	2	38	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.... Henry Laine	Opel Ascona 19
7	6	5 h : 5 m : 43 s	2	26	Tapio Rainio Erkki Nyman	Saab 96 V4
8	2	5 h : 9 m : 43 s	4	122	Achim Warmbold Achim Warmbold Achim Warmbold is a German former rally driver. He won the West German Rally Championship in 1971 and 1980, and scored two outright victories during the inaugural World Rally Championship season in 1973 at the Rally of Poland and Austrian Alpine Rally events.Aside from his first WRC race, his... Jean Todt Jean Todt Jean Todt was born on February 25, 1946, in Pierrefort, Cantal, France. After a successful career as a rally co-driver he made his reputation in motor sport management, first with Peugeot Talbot Sport, then with Scuderia Ferrari, before being appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ferrari from 2004...	Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
9	7	5 h : 11 m : 26 s	2	39	Pertti Lehtonen Pertti Lehtonen Pertti Lehtonen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for HIFK. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998. His nickname was "Ruoska" because of his strong slapshot.-External links:*... Ilkka Kivimäki	Saab 96 V4
10	8	5 h : 11 m : 36 s	2	12	Hannu Palin Jyrki Ahava	Opel Ascona 19
11	9	5 h : 14 m : 25 s	2	20	Esa Nuuttila Alf Krogell	Opel Ascona 19
12	10	5 h : 18 m : 23 s	2	24	Erkki Pitkänen Juhani Paalama	Volvo 142
13	1	5 h : 18 m : 52 s	1	50	Pertti Kärhä Seppo Siitonen	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
14	2	5 h : 22 m : 15 s	1	42	Jaakko Markula Asko Nevalainen	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
15	11	5 h : 23 m : 35 s	2	21	Markku Saaristo Ilkka Saaristo	Škoda 120S
16	12	5 h : 23 m : 49 s	2	7	Brian Culcheth Johnstone Syer	Morris Marina Morris Marina The Morris Marina is a car which was manufactured by the Morris division of British Leyland in the UK throughout the 1970s, which was a period of great turbulence and difficulty for the British car industry. It was known in some markets as the Austin Marina, Leyland Marina, and Morris 1.7...
17	3	5 h : 24 m : 47 s	1	52	Timo Sohlberg Matti Honkavaara	BMW 2002
18	13	5 h : 30 m : 54 s	2	63	Eeva Heinonen Seija Saaristo	Volvo 142
19	4	5 h : 38 m : 54 s	1	44	Erkki Pahkinen Jarmo Toivonen	Opel Ascona 19
20	5	5 h : 44 m : 41 s	1	73	Timo Jouhki Juha Piironen	Opel Ascona 19
21	6	5 h : 45 m : 4 s	1	58	Juha Leponiemi Matti Vilmi	BMW 2002
22	7	5 h : 46 m : 5 s	1	51	Kauko Mäkelä Jukka Miettinen	Peugeot 304S
23	8	5 h : 48 m : 14 s	1	53	Hans Sevelius Göran Sandström	Alfa Romeo 1600
24	14	5 h : 50 m : 52 s	2	61	Marketta Oksala Satu Valtaharju	Opel Ascona 19
27	16	5 h : 55 m : 7 s	2	86	Stasys Brundza Viktor Ilyin	Moskvitch 412 Moskvitch 412 The Moskvitch 412 , also called 2140 in 1975 prior to discontinuation and 1500 SL outside USSR, is a small family car produced by Soviet manufacturer MZMA/AZLK from 1967 to 1976. It was also built as the Izh 412 by IZH in Izhevsk from 1967 to 1982 and replaced by the spun off Izh Comby series...
39	22	6 h : 16 m : 10 s	2	96	Peter Hommel Günter Bork	Wartburg 353 Wartburg 353 The Wartburg 353, known in some export markets as the Wartburg Knight, is a medium-sized family car, produced by East German car manufacturer Wartburg. It was the successor of the Wartburg 311, and was itself succeeded by the Wartburg 1.3....
42	17	6 h : 22 m : 8 s	1	79	Horst Niebergall Harald Würfel	Wartburg 353 Wartburg 353 The Wartburg 353, known in some export markets as the Wartburg Knight, is a medium-sized family car, produced by East German car manufacturer Wartburg. It was the successor of the Wartburg 311, and was itself succeeded by the Wartburg 1.3....
46	21	6 h : 27 m : 27 s	1	77	Egon Culmbacher Werner Ernst	Wartburg 353 Wartburg 353 The Wartburg 353, known in some export markets as the Wartburg Knight, is a medium-sized family car, produced by East German car manufacturer Wartburg. It was the successor of the Wartburg 311, and was itself succeeded by the Wartburg 1.3....
Retired (mechanical)			2	2	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... 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...	Saab 96 V4
Retired (illness)			2	5	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 :... Erkki Rautanen	Volvo 142
Retired (mechanical)			4	6	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... Ensio Mikander	Datsun 240Z
Retired (mechanical)			2	8	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... 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 96 V4
Retired			2	9	Pauli Toivonen Pauli Toivonen Pauli Toivonen was a Finnish rally car driver. He drove for Citroën, Lancia and Porsche and had many successes to his credit... Martti Tiukkanen	Simca 1000 Rallye
Retired			1	10	Guy Chasseuil Christian Baron	Simca 1000 Rallye
Retired			1	11	Jean-Marie Jacquemin Dorothé Jacquemin	Simca 1000 Rallye
Retired			2	13	Pekka Virtanen Jussi Eskola	Volvo 142
Retired			2	15	Matti Alamaula Tapio Siekkinen	Opel Ascona 19
Retired			2	16	Bob Hourihan Doug Woods	Datsun 1800 SSS
Retired			2	18	Pekka Vilpponen Ilpo Airila	Moskvitch 1500M
Retired (mechanical)			2	22	Pentti Airikkala Pentti Airikkala Pentti Airikkala , was one of the 'Flying Finns' who dominated world rallying in the past four decades... Heikki Haaksiala	Opel Kadett Rallye
Retired			2	25	Paul Faulkner Monty Peters	Ford Escort RS1600
Retired			2	27	Scott Harvey Tom King Tom King Thomas King or Tom King may refer to:* Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater , British Conservative politician* Thomas King , English boxer, Heavyweight Champion of England...	Dodge Colt Dodge Colt The Dodge Colt and the similar Plymouth Champ and Plymouth Colt, were subcompact cars sold by Dodge and Plymouth from 1970 to 1994. They were captive imports from Mitsubishi Motors, initially twins of the rear-wheel drive Galant and Lancer families before shifting to the smaller front-wheel drive...
Retired (mechanical)			2	28	Jari Vilkas Juhani Soini	Saab 96 V4
Retired			2	33	Leif Asterhag Claes Billstam	BMW 2002
Retired			2	35	Lars Carlsson Thomas Fischer-Halbing	Opel Commodore GS/E
Retired			2	36	Eero Soutulahti Risto Anttila	Volvo 142
Retired			2	40	Hannu Valtaharju Raimo Alm	Opel Ascona 19
Retired			1	46	Esko Nuuttila Timo Harju	Opel Ascona 19
Retired			1	47	Kyösti Hämäläinen Kyösti Hämäläinen Kyösti Hämäläinen is a Finnish rally driver. He contested 19 World Rally Championship events, winning the 1977 1000 Lakes Rally overall. Hämäläinen also won 13 Finnish Rally Championship titles between 1973 and 1986.... Veijo Aho	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Retired			1	48	Arne Allansson Rolf Jägerstedt	BMW 2002
Retired			1	57	Heikki Enomaa Timo Alanen	BMW 2002
Retired			2	67	Fredrik Donner Heikki Nikki	Opel Ascona 19
Retired			2	76	Kastytis Girdauskas Valentin Kislykh	Moskvitch 412 Moskvitch 412 The Moskvitch 412 , also called 2140 in 1975 prior to discontinuation and 1500 SL outside USSR, is a small family car produced by Soviet manufacturer MZMA/AZLK from 1967 to 1976. It was also built as the Izh 412 by IZH in Izhevsk from 1967 to 1982 and replaced by the spun off Izh Comby series...

Championship standings

align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| **1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 8**
After round 8		Team	Season end
Position	Points	Team	Position	Points
1	92	Alpine Renault	1	147
2	63	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...	2	84
3	36	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...	3	76
4	33	Citroën Citroën Citroën is a major French automobile manufacturer, part of the PSA Peugeot Citroën group.Founded in 1919 by French industrialist André-Gustave Citroën , Citroën was the first mass-production car company outside the USA and pioneered the modern concept of creating a sales and services network that...	7	33
5	30	Saab Saab Automobile Saab Automobile AB, better known as Saab , is a Swedish car manufacturer owned by Dutch automobile manufacturer Swedish Automobile NV, formerly Spyker Cars NV. It is the exclusive automobile Royal Warrant holder as appointed by the King of Sweden...	5	42
6	22	Datsun Datsun Datsun was an automobile marque. The name was created in 1931 by the DAT Motorcar Co. for a new car model, spelling it as "Datson" to indicate its smaller size when compared to the existing, larger DAT car. Later, in 1933 after Nissan Motor Co., Ltd...	6	34
7	20	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....	9	27
8	19	Volvo Volvo Cars Volvo Car Corporation, or Volvo Personvagnar AB, is a Swedish automobile manufacturer founded in 1927, in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Volvo was originally formed as a subsidiary company to the ball bearing maker SKF. When Volvo AB was introduced on the Swedish...	4	44
9	15	Wartburg	14	15
10	14	Volkswagen Volkswagen Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...	15	15
11	13	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...	16	13
12	13	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...	13	17
13	13	Opel Opel 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...	11	25
14	12	Polski Fiat Polski Fiat Polski Fiat was a Polish car brand. Under this brand, cars under licence of the Italian manufacturer FIAT were manufactured or assembled in Poland.-Before World War II:...	12	18
15	4	BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	8	28
15	4	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...	17	4
17	3	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...	18	3
18	2	Toyota	10	25
19	1	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....	20	2

Results

Championship standings

See also