Who won WRC 1986?
Who won WRC 1986?
Juha Kankkunen
1986 World Rally Championship season/Winners
The drivers’ championship was won by Peugeot’s Juha Kankkunen, followed by two other “Flying Finns”, Lancia’s Markku Alén and Kankkunen’s teammate Timo Salonen. The manufacturers’ title was taken by Peugeot, after a close battle with the Martini-sponsored Lancia team.
What happened to Henri Toivonen body?
The 1985 season started badly when Toivonen crashed his Lancia 037 into a brick wall at the Rally Costa Smeralda, in the European Championship, seriously injuring his back and breaking three vertebrae in his neck.
How long was Group B around?
For many rally fans, the Group B era still represents the pinnacle of the World Rally Championship when, during a four-year period from 1982 to 1986, cars were allowed unlimited amounts of boost and rallying came close to rivalling Formula One in popularity.
Why did Subaru quit WRC?
The team withdrew from WRC competition at the end of the 2008 season due to widespread economic downturn.
How many rallies were there in the 1986 World Rally Championship?
The 1986 World Rally Championship was the 14th season of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 13 rallies, including all twelve venues of the previous season as well as the addition of the Olympus Rally.
Who won the 1986 World Championship for Group A cars?
1986 marked the only season in which the FIA issued the World Championship for Drivers of Group A Cars. Swede Kenneth Eriksson, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V took the title ahead of Austrian Rudi Stohl in his Audi Coupe Quattro, a lower powered version of the Group B Quattros.
What was the last WRC round of the year?
The last WRC round of the year was the first Olympus Rally in the state of Washington in the northwest United States, which Alén won, with Kankkunen finishing second. 1986 marked the only season in which the FIA issued the World Championship for Drivers of Group A Cars.
What were the best F1 rally cars of 1986?
This was the year where Group B (first introduced in 1982) was at its peak, and the 1986 season saw some of the most powerful and sophisticated rally cars ever built, some of which were mid-engined, like the Lancia Delta S4 and the Ford RS200.
