The Neste Oil Rally Finland (formerly known as 1000 Lakes Rally) is a rally
Rallying
Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars.... event driven in the Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä
Jyv?skyl? is a List of cities and towns in Finland and Municipalities of Finland located in Central Finland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, near the lakes P?ij?nne and Lake Keitele.... area in Central Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.... . It is the biggest annually organised public event in the Nordic countries
Nordic countries
File:Location Nordic Council.svgThe Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and far northeastern North America, called the Nordic region, consisting of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories which include the Faroe Islands, Greenland and ?land.... , gathering over 500,000 spectators every year.
Rally Finland is known as the "Gravel Grand Prix", since it is the highest-speed rally in the championship. The most famous special stage
Special stage (rallying)
Special stages are the competitive sections of a Rallying where the goal is to cover a stretch of closed road in the shortest time. On a special stage cars are set off individually at set intervals to reduce the chances of being impeded by other competitors.... is Ouninpohja, with its spectacular high speed jumps.
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The Neste Oil Rally Finland (formerly known as 1000 Lakes Rally) is a rally
Rallying
Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars.... event driven in the Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä
Jyv?skyl? is a List of cities and towns in Finland and Municipalities of Finland located in Central Finland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, near the lakes P?ij?nne and Lake Keitele.... area in Central Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.... . It is the biggest annually organised public event in the Nordic countries
Nordic countries
File:Location Nordic Council.svgThe Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and far northeastern North America, called the Nordic region, consisting of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories which include the Faroe Islands, Greenland and ?land.... , gathering over 500,000 spectators every year.
Rally Finland is known as the "Gravel Grand Prix", since it is the highest-speed rally in the championship. The most famous special stage
Special stage (rallying)
Special stages are the competitive sections of a Rallying where the goal is to cover a stretch of closed road in the shortest time. On a special stage cars are set off individually at set intervals to reduce the chances of being impeded by other competitors.... is Ouninpohja, with its spectacular high speed jumps. The rally has also been known for being very difficult for non-Nordic drivers. Only four drivers outside Finland and Sweden have won the rally. The WRC teams voted Neste Rally Finland "Rally of the Year" in 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
History
The rally has been held since 1951, first as a national competition, then from 1959 on as a European Rally Championship
European Rally Championship
The European Rally Championship is the European continental championship series in rallying. It is organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile .... event and since the introduction of the World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer.... in 1973, as Finland's WRC event. The rally is known colloquially in Finland as Jyväskylän Suurajot (the "Jyväskylä Great Race"). The international name "Rally of the Thousand Lakes" was introduced in 1954. The rally was renamed in 1994 when Neste Oil
Neste Oil
Neste Oil is an independent Finland oil refining and marketing company producing mainly traffic fuels and other petroleum products. Neste Oil shares are quoted on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.... became the main sponsor.
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.... was the ninth rally on the World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer.... schedule, and was held from July 31, 2008 to August 3, 2008.
Ouninpohja
Ouninpohja is one of the most famous stages in the WRC, well-known for its high speed, sweeping corners, blind crests and big jumps. At one famous jump located from the start line, close to a landmark yellow house, spectators measure the length of the jumps and mark the distance by the roadside. In 2003, Markko Märtin
Markko Märtin
Markko M?rtin is a Rallying driver from Estonia, who competed in the World Rally Championship from 2000 World Rally Championship season until 2005 World Rally Championship season.... set the record for the longest jump, travelling in the air at a speed of .
The Ouninpohja stage was split in two parts for the 2005 and 2006 events, since Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg
Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in ?stfold, Norway, is a professional rally racing driver. He won the World Rally Championship List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions in 2003, driving for the Subaru World Rally Team.... exceeded the FIA's maximum average speed (130 km/h) there in 2004. The rule was changed for 2007
2007 Rally Finland
Results of Rally Finland , 9th round of 2007 World Rally Championship season, run on August 2 - August 5:... so Ouninpohja returned as a version, although there were three chicane
Chicane
A chicane is an artificial feature creating extra turns in a roadway, used in motor racing and on city streets to traffic calming. On modern raceways, chicanes are usually located after long straightaways, making them a prime location for overtaking.... s added. However, the stage was dropped from the route for the 2008 event
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.... . Jarmo Mahonen, managing director of the rally organiser AKK, stated that "the matter was discussed with the FIA already last year, and at the time we were able to keep Ouninpohja as a part of our route. This year we have to leave it out for safety reasons."
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....
Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb
S?bastien Loeb is a France Rallying and winner, with co-driver Daniel Elena, of the World Rally Championship List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and of a record eleven world rallies in 2008, all, save for 2006, with the Citro?n Total World Rally Team....
Daniel Elena is a rally co-driver from Monaco. He is currently co-driver to S?bastien Loeb. The pair have won the World Rally Championship five times, and currently compete with the Citro?n C4#C4 in rallying....
The 2007 World Rally Championship season was the 35th season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The season began on January 19 with the 75?me Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo and ended on December 2 with the 63rd Wales Rally of Great Britain....
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus "Bosse" Gr?nholm is a former Finland rallying driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 World Rally Championship season and 2002 World Rally Championship season....
Timo Rautiainen is a Finland former Rallying co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Marcus Gr?nholm from 1995 World Rally Championship season to 2007 World Rally Championship season....
The Ford Focus Template:Ford_RS_series WRC is a car built for the BP Ford World Rally Team by Malcolm Wilson 's M-Sport and based on the Ford Focus Climate 2 litre production hatchback, developed to compete in the World Rally Championship.... 07
2006
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus "Bosse" Gr?nholm is a former Finland rallying driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 World Rally Championship season and 2002 World Rally Championship season....
Timo Rautiainen is a Finland former Rallying co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Marcus Gr?nholm from 1995 World Rally Championship season to 2007 World Rally Championship season....
Ford Focus RS WRC 06
2005
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus "Bosse" Gr?nholm is a former Finland rallying driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 World Rally Championship season and 2002 World Rally Championship season....
Timo Rautiainen is a Finland former Rallying co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Marcus Gr?nholm from 1995 World Rally Championship season to 2007 World Rally Championship season....
Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen.... 307 WRC
2004
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus "Bosse" Gr?nholm is a former Finland rallying driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 World Rally Championship season and 2002 World Rally Championship season....
Timo Rautiainen is a Finland former Rallying co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Marcus Gr?nholm from 1995 World Rally Championship season to 2007 World Rally Championship season....
Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen.... 307 WRC
2003
Markko Märtin
Markko Märtin
Markko M?rtin is a Rallying driver from Estonia, who competed in the World Rally Championship from 2000 World Rally Championship season until 2005 World Rally Championship season....
Michael Park was a rallying co-driver from Newent in Gloucestershire.One of the top co-drivers of his generation, Park died as a result of injuries sustained in an car accident on the final leg of Wales Rally Great Britain when his Peugeot 307#307 in rallying WRC left the road and struck a tree....
Ford Focus RS WRC 03
2002
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus "Bosse" Gr?nholm is a former Finland rallying driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 World Rally Championship season and 2002 World Rally Championship season....
Timo Rautiainen is a Finland former Rallying co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Marcus Gr?nholm from 1995 World Rally Championship season to 2007 World Rally Championship season....
Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen.... 206 WRC
2001
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus "Bosse" Gr?nholm is a former Finland rallying driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 World Rally Championship season and 2002 World Rally Championship season....
Timo Rautiainen is a Finland former Rallying co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Marcus Gr?nholm from 1995 World Rally Championship season to 2007 World Rally Championship season....
Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen.... 206 WRC
2000
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus Grönholm
Marcus "Bosse" Gr?nholm is a former Finland rallying driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 World Rally Championship season and 2002 World Rally Championship season....
Timo Rautiainen is a Finland former Rallying co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Marcus Gr?nholm from 1995 World Rally Championship season to 2007 World Rally Championship season....
Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen.... 206 WRC
1999
Juha Kankkunen
Juha Kankkunen
Juha Matti Pellervo Kankkunen , born in Laukaa, Finland on April 2, 1959, made his name principally as a rally car driver. Aided partly by his record of 23 career victories on individual world rallies, he went on to drive Peugeot , Lancia and Toyota cars to four World Rally Championship driver's titles....
is the automaker division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries .Subaru is internationally known for their use of flat engine in most of their vehicles.... Impreza WRC 99
1998
Tommi Mäkinen
Tommi Mäkinen
"Turbo" Tommi Antero M?kinen He is a four-time World Rally Championship List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions, a series he first won, and then successfully defended, continuously throughout 1996 World Rally Championship season, 1997 World Rally Championship season, 1998 World Rally Championship season and 1999 World Rally Cham...
Risto Mannisenm?ki is a former rally co-driver and two-times World Rally Championship with driver Tommi M?kinen.Mannisenm?ki begun his career 1982 World Rally Championship season and was co-driving for various drivers such as Tommi M?kinen, Sebastian Lindholm and Ari M?kk?nen in local rallies....
The , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese Conglomerate consisting of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy.... Lancer Evolution
1997
Tommi Mäkinen
Tommi Mäkinen
"Turbo" Tommi Antero M?kinen He is a four-time World Rally Championship List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions, a series he first won, and then successfully defended, continuously throughout 1996 World Rally Championship season, 1997 World Rally Championship season, 1998 World Rally Championship season and 1999 World Rally Cham...
Seppo Harjanne is a Finland former Rallying co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Timo Salonen from 1979 World Rally Championship season to 1988 World Rally Championship season and for Tommi M?kinen from 1990 World Rally Championship season to 1997 World Rally Championship season....
The , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese Conglomerate consisting of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy.... Lancer Evolution
1996
Tommi Mäkinen
Tommi Mäkinen
"Turbo" Tommi Antero M?kinen He is a four-time World Rally Championship List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions, a series he first won, and then successfully defended, continuously throughout 1996 World Rally Championship season, 1997 World Rally Championship season, 1998 World Rally Championship season and 1999 World Rally Cham...
Seppo Harjanne is a Finland former Rallying co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Timo Salonen from 1979 World Rally Championship season to 1988 World Rally Championship season and for Tommi M?kinen from 1990 World Rally Championship season to 1997 World Rally Championship season....
The , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese Conglomerate consisting of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy.... Lancer Evolution
1995
Tommi Mäkinen
Tommi Mäkinen
"Turbo" Tommi Antero M?kinen He is a four-time World Rally Championship List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions, a series he first won, and then successfully defended, continuously throughout 1996 World Rally Championship season, 1997 World Rally Championship season, 1998 World Rally Championship season and 1999 World Rally Cham...
Seppo Harjanne is a Finland former Rallying co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Timo Salonen from 1979 World Rally Championship season to 1988 World Rally Championship season and for Tommi M?kinen from 1990 World Rally Championship season to 1997 World Rally Championship season....
The , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese Conglomerate consisting of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy.... Lancer Evolution
1994
Tommi Mäkinen
Tommi Mäkinen
"Turbo" Tommi Antero M?kinen He is a four-time World Rally Championship List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions, a series he first won, and then successfully defended, continuously throughout 1996 World Rally Championship season, 1997 World Rally Championship season, 1998 World Rally Championship season and 1999 World Rally Cham...
Seppo Harjanne is a Finland former Rallying co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Timo Salonen from 1979 World Rally Championship season to 1988 World Rally Championship season and for Tommi M?kinen from 1990 World Rally Championship season to 1997 World Rally Championship season....
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1993
Juha Kankkunen
Juha Kankkunen
Juha Matti Pellervo Kankkunen , born in Laukaa, Finland on April 2, 1959, made his name principally as a rally car driver. Aided partly by his record of 23 career victories on individual world rallies, he went on to drive Peugeot , Lancia and Toyota cars to four World Rally Championship driver's titles....
Denis Giraudet
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1992
Didier Auriol
Didier Auriol
Didier Auriol is a French people Rallying driver.Born in Montpellier, and initially an ambulance driver, Auriol made his name as a France rally driver in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1990s....
Lancia Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italy automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat in 1969. The company has a long history of producing distinctive cars and also has a strong rally heritage.... Delta HF Integrale
The 1991 World Rally Championship season was the 19th season of the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 14 rallying....
Juha Kankkunen
Juha Kankkunen
Juha Matti Pellervo Kankkunen , born in Laukaa, Finland on April 2, 1959, made his name principally as a rally car driver. Aided partly by his record of 23 career victories on individual world rallies, he went on to drive Peugeot , Lancia and Toyota cars to four World Rally Championship driver's titles....
Lancia Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italy automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat in 1969. The company has a long history of producing distinctive cars and also has a strong rally heritage.... Delta HF Integrale
1990 World Rally Championship season was the 18th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 12 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Carlos Sainz in a Toyota Celica GT-Four, ahead of Didier Auriol and Juha Kankkunen....
Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz Cenamor is a Spain Rallying driver. He won the World Rally Championship List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions with Toyota Team Europe in 1990 World Rally Championship season and 1992 World Rally Championship season, and finished runner-up four times....
Lu?s Moya is a now-retired rallying co-driver, synonymous with the driver Carlos Sainz.Only ever navigating at World Rally Championship level for his compatriot, 1990 World Rally Championship season and 1992 World Rally Championship season List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions Sainz, he scored 24 List of World Rally Champions...
The 1989 World Rally Championship season was the 15th season of the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 13 rallying, with some adjustments to the schedule versus the 1988 World Rally Championship season....
Mikael Ericsson
Mikael Ericsson
Mikael Ericsson is a Swedish people former rally driver. During his career he competed in 40 events in the World Rally Championship, including two victories consecutively in 1989 World Rally Championship season, his best year, when he finished fourth overall....
The , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese Conglomerate consisting of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy.... Galant
The 1988 World Rally Championship season was the 15th season of the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 13 rallying, following the same schedule as the 1987 World Rally Championship season....
Markku Alén
Markku Alén
Markku Allan Al?n is a Finland former Rallying and race car driver. He drove for Fiat, Lancia, Subaru World Rally Team and Toyota Team Europe in the World Rally Championship, and still holds the List of World Rally Championship records for most stage wins in the series....
Lancia Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italy automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat in 1969. The company has a long history of producing distinctive cars and also has a strong rally heritage.... Delta Integrale
The 1987 World Rally Championship season was the 14th season of the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 13 rallying in the same venues of the 1986 World Rally Championship season....
Markku Alén
Markku Alén
Markku Allan Al?n is a Finland former Rallying and race car driver. He drove for Fiat, Lancia, Subaru World Rally Team and Toyota Team Europe in the World Rally Championship, and still holds the List of World Rally Championship records for most stage wins in the series....
Lancia Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italy automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat in 1969. The company has a long history of producing distinctive cars and also has a strong rally heritage.... Delta HF 4WD
The 1986 World Rally Championship season was the 13th season of the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 13 rallying, including all twelve venues of the 1985 World Rally Championship season as well as the addition of the Olympus Rally....
Timo Salonen
Timo Salonen
Timo Salonen is a Finland former rallying driver and the 1985 World Rally Championship season 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 is a Finland former Rallying co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Timo Salonen from 1979 World Rally Championship season to 1988 World Rally Championship season and for Tommi M?kinen from 1990 World Rally Championship season to 1997 World Rally Championship season....
Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen.... 205 Turbo
The 1985 World Rally Championship season was the 13th season of the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 12 rallying following the same schedule as the previous season....
Timo Salonen
Timo Salonen
Timo Salonen is a Finland former rallying driver and the 1985 World Rally Championship season 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 is a Finland former Rallying co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Timo Salonen from 1979 World Rally Championship season to 1988 World Rally Championship season and for Tommi M?kinen from 1990 World Rally Championship season to 1997 World Rally Championship season....
Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen.... 205 Turbo
The 1984 World Rally Championship season was the 12th season of the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 12 rallying following the same schedule as the previous season....
Ari Vatanen
Ari Vatanen
Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen is a Finland rally driver turned politician and Member of the European Parliament. Vatanen won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times....
Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen.... 205
1983
Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rallying driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times....
Arne Hertz . was a famous Sweden 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....
AUDI AG, is a Germany car manufacturer which produces cars under the Audi brand, . The name Audi is based on a latin translation of the last name of the founder August "Horch", itself the German word for ?hear." Another explanation for the origin of the name is as an acronym for ?Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt."... Quattro
The 1982 World Rally Championship season was the tenth season of the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 12 rallying....
Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rallying driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times....
Arne Hertz . was a famous Sweden 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....
AUDI AG, is a Germany car manufacturer which produces cars under the Audi brand, . The name Audi is based on a latin translation of the last name of the founder August "Horch", itself the German word for ?hear." Another explanation for the origin of the name is as an acronym for ?Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt."... Quattro
The 1981 World Rally Championship season was the ninth season of the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 12 rallying....
Ari Vatanen
Ari Vatanen
Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen is a Finland rally driver turned politician and Member of the European Parliament. Vatanen won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times....
David Pender Richards Order of the British Empire is the chairman of Prodrive, and a former team principal of the British American Racing and Benetton Formula Formula One motor racing teams....
The 1980 World Rally Championship season was the eighth season of the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 12 rallying....
Markku Alén
Markku Alén
Markku Allan Al?n is a Finland former Rallying and race car driver. He drove for Fiat, Lancia, Subaru World Rally Team and Toyota Team Europe in the World Rally Championship, and still holds the List of World Rally Championship records for most stage wins in the series....
Fiat S.p.A. Fiat based cars are constructed all around the world?the largest concern outside Italy is in Brazil . It also has factories in Argentina and Poland.... 131 Mirafiori
1979
Markku Alén
Markku Alén
Markku Allan Al?n is a Finland former Rallying and race car driver. He drove for Fiat, Lancia, Subaru World Rally Team and Toyota Team Europe in the World Rally Championship, and still holds the List of World Rally Championship records for most stage wins in the series....
Fiat S.p.A. Fiat based cars are constructed all around the world?the largest concern outside Italy is in Brazil . It also has factories in Argentina and Poland.... 131 Mirafiori
1978
Markku Alén
Markku Alén
Markku Allan Al?n is a Finland former Rallying and race car driver. He drove for Fiat, Lancia, Subaru World Rally Team and Toyota Team Europe in the World Rally Championship, and still holds the List of World Rally Championship records for most stage wins in the series....
Fiat S.p.A. Fiat based cars are constructed all around the world?the largest concern outside Italy is in Brazil . It also has factories in Argentina and Poland.... 131 Abarth
1977
Martti Tiukkanen
Ford Escort RS
1976
Markku Alén
Markku Alén
Markku Allan Al?n is a Finland former Rallying and race car driver. He drove for Fiat, Lancia, Subaru World Rally Team and Toyota Team Europe in the World Rally Championship, and still holds the List of World Rally Championship records for most stage wins in the series....
Fiat S.p.A. Fiat based cars are constructed all around the world?the largest concern outside Italy is in Brazil . It also has factories in Argentina and Poland.... 131 Mirafiori
1975
Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rallying driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times....
Atso Aho
Toyota Levin
1974
Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rallying driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times....
John Davenport
Ford Escort RS
1973
Timo Mäkinen
Timo Mäkinen
Timo M?kinen, born 18 March 1938, in Helsinki, Finland, was one of the original "Flying Finn " of motor rallying. He is most famous for his hat-trick of wins in the RAC Rally, at the wheel of a Ford Escort #Ford Escort Mark I , preceded only by Erik Carlsson in that feat....
Henry Liddon
Ford Escort RS
1972
Simo Lampinen
Simo Lampinen
Simo Lampinen is a Finland former rallying, and one of the first of the "Flying Finn " who came to dominate the sport....
Arne Hertz . was a famous Sweden 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....
Saab AB is an aerospace and defense company based in Sweden.... 96 V4
1970
Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rallying driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times....
Gunnar Palm
Ford Escort TC
1969
Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rallying driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times....
Anssi Järvi
Ford Escort TC
1968
Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Mikkola
Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rallying driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times....
Anssi Järvi
Ford Escort TC
1967
Timo Mäkinen
Timo Mäkinen
Timo M?kinen, born 18 March 1938, in Helsinki, Finland, was one of the original "Flying Finn " of motor rallying. He is most famous for his hat-trick of wins in the RAC Rally, at the wheel of a Ford Escort #Ford Escort Mark I , preceded only by Erik Carlsson in that feat....
The British Motor Corporation was a United Kingdom vehicle company, formed by the merger of the Austin Motor Company and the Nuffield Organisation in 1952.... Cooper S
1966
Timo Mäkinen
Timo Mäkinen
Timo M?kinen, born 18 March 1938, in Helsinki, Finland, was one of the original "Flying Finn " of motor rallying. He is most famous for his hat-trick of wins in the RAC Rally, at the wheel of a Ford Escort #Ford Escort Mark I , preceded only by Erik Carlsson in that feat....
Pekka Keskitalo
Morris Cooper
1965
Timo Mäkinen
Timo Mäkinen
Timo M?kinen, born 18 March 1938, in Helsinki, Finland, was one of the original "Flying Finn " of motor rallying. He is most famous for his hat-trick of wins in the RAC Rally, at the wheel of a Ford Escort #Ford Escort Mark I , preceded only by Erik Carlsson in that feat....
The British Motor Corporation was a United Kingdom vehicle company, formed by the merger of the Austin Motor Company and the Nuffield Organisation in 1952.... Cooper S
1964
Simo Lampinen
Simo Lampinen
Simo Lampinen is a Finland former rallying, and one of the first of the "Flying Finn " who came to dominate the sport....
Saab AB is an aerospace and defense company based in Sweden.... 96 Sport
1962
Pauli Toivonen
Pauli Toivonen
Pauli Toivonen Born August 22 1929 in Jyv?skyl?, Finland, Died February 14 2005 was a Finland rally car driver. He drove for Citro?n, Lancia and Porsche and had many successes to his credit....
Citro?n is a France automobile manufacturer, founded in 1919 by Andr? Citro?n, it was the world's first mass-production car company outside of the USA.... DS 19
1961
Rauno Aaltonen
Rauno Aaltonen
Rauno August Aaltonen , also known as "The Rally Professor", is a Finland former professional rallying driver who competed in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1970s....
Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coach es, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG , after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz.... 220 SE
The Volvo Group is a Sweden supplier of commercial vehicles such as trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and financial services.... PV 544
Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian automaker founded on 24 June 1910 in Milan. Alfa Romeo has been a part of the Fiat Group since 1986.... Giulietta TI
1957
Erik Carlsson
Erik Carlsson
Erik Carlsson, aka "Carlsson p? taket" , was born March 5, 1929 in Trollh?ttan, Sweden and was a rally racing driver for Saab automobile....
Dampf Kraft Wagen or DKW is a historic automobile and motorcycle marque. In 1916, the Denmark engineer J?rgen Skafte Rasmussen founded a factory in Saxony, Germany, to produce steam fittings.... Donau
Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen.... 403
Panhard is now a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005....
The Allard Motor Company was an English car manufacturer founded in 1936 by Sydney Allard. The company, based in Putney, London until 1945 and then in Clapham, London, produced approximately 1900 cars until its closure in 1966....
Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen.... 203
The Austin Motor Company was a United Kingdom manufacturer of automobiles that rose to be a major motorcar brand, the dominant partner after merger with Morris in 1952 but declining after absorption into the British Leyland Motor Corporation, and its subsequent troubles.... Atlantic
