Wrc 8 car list drivers#

Tied for eighth in this list is the quite frankly legendary Escort RS 1800 Mk2. Last victory:В 1000 Lakes 1981 (Ari Vatanen/David Richards) A real slick, elegant Italian car which proved that you donвЂ™t always have to shirk beauty to build an efficient, winning rally car.ДЇirst victory: RAC Rally 1975 (Timo MГ¤kinen/Henry Liddon)

Wrc 8 car list drivers#

And with drivers like Munari, BjГ¶rn WaldegГҐrd, Markku AlГ©n and Bernard Darniche at the wheel, you were always guaranteed spectacular scenes on the stages. Three consecutive crowns between 19 and 11 victories, the first of which came via Sandro Munari and Mauro Mannucci on home soil on the Sanremo, cemented the dominance of the HF during this period in its iconic Alitalia livery.ДЄnd thatвЂ™s sort of the allure of the Lancia Stratos, over and above the success it delivered, it was as slick and elegant a rally car as you were likely to ever find, and it is little wonder the car is still revered to this day. When the World Rally Championship title was reserved purely for manufacturers, Lancia was the make to beat. Last victory: Tour de Corse 1981 (Bernard Darniche/Alain MahГ©) Proof that the ST185 was a quality car is that it won not just the rough events, but the high-speed rallies such as Sweden, Finland and New Zealand, while victories on asphalt (Tour de Corse, Catalunya and Sanremo) showcased the carвЂ™s all-round capabilities.ДЇirst victory: Rally Sanremo 1974 (Sandro Munari/Mario Mannucci) The ST185 took its first win on the brutal Safari Rally in the hands of Sainz and Luis Moya during their second title-winning campaign in 1992, a rally the car won the following year with Kankkunen and in 1994 with local expert Ian Duncan at the helm. It achieved 16 wins in ST185 form and three driversвЂ™ championship titles in a row, for Carlos Sainz, Juha Kankkunen and Didier Auriol respectively. If we played a game of word association with the Toyota Celica of this era, вЂњillegal turbo restrictorвЂќ might come up, but that doesnвЂ™t take away from the fact that this was one of the early 1990sвЂ™ most successful cars in the WRC. Last victory: Sanremo Rally 1994 (Didier Auriol/Bernard Occelli) First victory: Safari Rally 1992 (Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya)