Rally New Zealand
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The Propecia Rally of New Zealand is oldest WRC event to be held in the Southern Hemisphere. 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. Auckland has hosted the majority of the events, however, beginning in 2006 event is based in Hamilton, with the service park, parc ferme and the super special stage all being located at the Mystery Creek Events Centre. Rally New Zealand is famous for its fast flowing gravel roads which carry the competitors through forests and alongside the impressive New Zealand coastline. The 2007 event is currently scheduled to run from the 31st of August to the 2nd of September.
The WRC teams voted Propecia Rally New Zealand "Rally of the Year" in 2001.
[edit] Past Winners
| Year | Driver | Co-driver | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Grady Thompson | Rick Rimmer | Holden Monaro |
| 1970 | Paul Adams | Don Fenwick | BMW 2002 |
| 1971 | Bruce Hodgson | Mike Marshall | Ford Cortina-Lotus |
| 1972 | Andrew Cowan | Jim Scott | BLMC Mini 1275 GT |
| 1973 | Hannu Mikkola | Jim Porter | Ford Escort RS 1600 |
| 1974 | Not Held - International Oil Crisis | ||
| 1975 | Mike Marshall | Arthur McWatt | Ford Escort RS 1800 |
| 1976 | Andrew Cowan | Jim Scott | Hillman Avenger |
| 1977 | Fulvio Baxxheli | Francesco Rossetti | Fiat Abarth 131 |
| 1978 | Russell Brookes | Chris Porter | Ford Escort RS |
| 1979 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Ford Escort RS |
| 1980 | Timo Salonen | Seppo Harjanne | Datsun 160J |
| 1981 | Jim Donald | Kevin Lancaster | Ford Escort RS |
| 1982 | Bjorn Waldegard | Hans Thorszelius | Toyota Celica |
| 1983 | Walter Rohrl | Christian Geistdorfer | Lancia Rally |
| 1984 | Stig Blomqvist | Bjorn Cederberg | Audi Quattro |
| 1985 | Timo Salonen | Seppo Harjanne | Peugeot 205 T 16 |
| 1986 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Pironen | Peugeot 205 T 16E2 |
| 1987 | Franz Witman | Jorg Pattermann | Lancia Delta HF 4W |
| 1988 | Josef Haider | Seppo Harjanne | Peugeot 205 T 16 |
| 1989 | Ingvar Carlsson | Per Carlsson | Mazda 323 4WD |
| 1990 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Toyota Celica GT-Four |
| 1991 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Toyota Celica GT-Four |
| 1992 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD |
| 1993 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | Subaru Legacy RS |
| 1994 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | Subaru Impreza 555 |
| 1995 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | Subaru Impreza 555 |
| 1996 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III |
| 1997 | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | Subaru Impreza 555 |
| 1998 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Toyota Corolla WRC |
| 1999 | Tommi Makinen | Risto Mannisenmaki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI |
| 2000 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautianen | Peugeot 206 WRC |
| 2001 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru Impreza WRC 2001 |
| 2002 | Marcus Gronholm | Timo Rautianen | Peugeot 206 WRC |
| 2003 | Marcus Gronholm | Timo Rautianen | Peugeot 206 WRC |
| 2004 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC 04 |
| 2005 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |
| 2006 | Marcus Gronholm | Timo Rautianen | Ford Focus WRC |
[edit] Multiple Winners
| Number | Driver | Country | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Carlos Sainz |  Spain |
1990, 1991, 1992, 1998 |
| 4 | Marcus Gronholm |  Finland |
2000, 2002, 2003, 2006 |
| 3 | Colin McRae |  Scotland |
1993, 1994, 1995 |
| 2 | Andrew Cowan | Scotland |
1972, 1976 |
| 2 | Hannu Mikkola | Finland |
1973, 1979 |
| 2 | Timo Salonen | Finland |
1980, 1985 |
| 2 | Richard Burns |  England |
1996, 2001 |
