1986 World Rally Championship season
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The 1986 World Rally Championship season was the last World Rally Championship season driven with the powerful and popular Group B rally cars. The drivers' championship was won by Juha Kankkunen of Finland, followed by two other Flying Finns, Markku Alén and Timo Salonen. The manufacturers' title was taken by Peugeot, after a close battle with Lancia.[1]
The season began with the Monte Carlo Rally and Henri Toivonen took the win with his Lancia Delta S4, making himself the favourite for the title. At the International Swedish Rally, Toivonen had to retire due to an engine failure and Kankkunen won the event with his Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2, ahead of Toivonen's teammate Alén. At the next rally in Portugal, Joaquim Santos lost control of his Ford RS200 plunging into the crowd, killing three spectators and injuring more than 30.[2]. All the factory teams decided to withdraw from the race, giving the win to home country's relatively unknown driver, Joaquim Moutinho.
At the Tour de Corse, happened another fatal accident that would change the course of rallying. Toivonen's and his co-driver, Sergio Cresto's, Lancia went off the side of the road, plunged down a ravine and landed on its roof. The aluminum fuel tank underneath the driver's seat was ruptured by the trees and exploded. Toivonen and Cresto had no time to get out and burned to death on their seats. The accident had no witnesses.[3] This caused the Jean-Marie Balestre and the FISA immediately to freeze the development of the Group B cars, and ban them from competing for the 1987 season. Audi and Ford decided to withdraw from competing, while other teams continued with their Group B models until the end of the season.
The season ended with more controversy when the organizers of the San Remo Rally disqualified the entire Peugeot team from the event due to illegal side skirts. However, the cars were proven legal by the FIA, and the Italian organizers were blamed for not allowing French Peugeots to take the win ahead of the Italian Lancias. Eventually, the FIA annulled the results of the whole event. Peugeot then became the manufacturers' champions, but Peugeot's Kankkunen was not sure about his title over Lancia's Alén until three weeks after the season ended.[4]
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[edit] Events
[edit] Season results summary
[edit] Drivers' championship
Rank | Driver | Event | Total points |
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MON |
SWE |
POR |
KEN |
FRA |
GRC |
NZL |
ARG |
FIN |
CIV |
ITA |
GBR |
USA |
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1 | Juha Kankkunen | 8 | 20 | - | 8 | - | 20 | 20 | - | 15 | - | * | 12 | 15 | 118 |
2 | Markku Alén | - | 15 | - | 12 | - | - | 15 | 15 | 12 | - | * | 15 | 20 | 104 |
3 | Timo Salonen | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 20 | - | * | 20 | - | 63 |
4 | Björn Waldegård | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | * | - | 8 | 48 |
5 | Miki Biasion | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 12 | 20 | - | - | * | - | - | 47 |
6 | Lars-Erik Torph | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | * | - | 10 | 40 |
7 | Bruno Saby | 6 | - | - | - | 20 | 12 | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 38 |
8 | Mikael Ericsson | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 8 | - | * | - | - | 28 |
9 | Kalle Grundel | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | * | 8 | - | 26 |
10 | Kenneth Eriksson | 2 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | - | - | * | - | - | 25 |
11= | Stig Blomqvist | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 10 | - | * | - | - | 22 |
11= | Erwin Weber | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | * | - | - | 22 |
13= | Henri Toivonen | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 20 |
13= | Joaquim Moutinho | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 20 |
15 | Rudi Stohl | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | - | 4 | * | - | - | 16 |
16= | Carlos Bica | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 15 |
16= | François Chatriot | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 15 |
18= | Hannu Mikkola | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 12 |
18= | Giovanni Del Zoppo | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 12 |
18= | Yves Loubet | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 12 |
18= | John Buffum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | 12 | 12 |
22= | Walter Röhrl | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 10 |
22= | Jorge Ortigão | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 10 |
22= | Jean Ragnotti | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 10 |
22= | Saeed Al-Hajri | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 10 |
22= | Jorge Recalde | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | * | - | - | 10 |
22= | Robin Ulyate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | * | - | - | 10 |
22= | Mikael Sundström | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | 10 | - | 10 |
29= | Gunnar Pettersson | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 8 |
29= | Auguste Turiani | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 8 |
29= | Jean-Claude Torre | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 8 |
29= | Stratis Hatzipanayiotou | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 8 |
29= | Samir Assef | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | * | - | - | 8 |
34 | Per Eklund | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | * | 4 | - | 8 |
35 | Franz Wittmann | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | * | - | - | 7 |
36= | Jean-Claude Andruet | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 6 |
36= | Jean-Sébastien Couloumiès | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 6 |
36= | Mike Kirkland | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 6 |
36= | Paul Rouby | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 6 |
36= | Neil Allport | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | * | - | - | 6 |
36= | Wilfried Wiedner | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | * | - | - | 6 |
36= | Tony Pond | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | 6 | - | 6 |
36= | Paolo Alessandrini | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | 6 | 6 |
44 | Rod Millen | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | * | - | 4 | 5 |
45= | Salvador Servià | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 4 |
45= | Ramiro Fernandes | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 4 |
45= | Frank Tundo | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 4 |
45= | Michel Neri | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 4 |
49= | Alain Oreille | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 3 |
49= | Roger Ericsson | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 3 |
49= | Giovanni Recordati | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 3 |
49= | Shekhar Mehta | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 3 |
49= | Iórgos Moschous | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 3 |
49= | Paddy Davidson | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | * | - | - | 3 |
49= | José Celsi | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | * | - | - | 3 |
49= | Harri Toivonen | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | * | - | - | 3 |
49= | Alain Ambrosino | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | * | - | - | 3 |
49= | Jimmy McRae | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | 3 | - | 3 |
49= | Possum Bourne | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | 3 | 3 |
60= | Björn Johansson | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 2 |
60= | António Segurado | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 2 |
60= | Greg Criticos | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 2 |
60= | Gilbert Casanova | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 2 |
60= | Reg Cook | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | * | - | - | 2 |
60= | Ernesto Soto | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | * | - | - | 2 |
60= | Lasse Lampi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | * | - | - | 2 |
60= | Patrick Copetti | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | * | - | - | 2 |
60= | David Llewellin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | 2 | - | 2 |
60= | Clive Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | 2 | 2 |
70= | Sören Nilsson | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 1 |
70= | António Coutinho | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 1 |
70= | Johnny Hellier | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 1 |
70= | Christian Gardavot | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 1 |
70= | Michele Rayneri | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | 1 |
70= | Basil Criticos | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | * | - | - | 1 |
70= | Malcolm Wilson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | * | - | - | 1 |
70= | Martial Yacé | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | * | - | - | 1 |
70= | Ingvar Carlsson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | 1 | - | 1 |
70= | Paul Choiniere | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | 1 | 1 |
- * FISA annulled the results for the San Remo Rally.
[edit] Manufacturers' championship
Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points |
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MON |
SWE |
POR |
KEN |
FRA |
GRC |
NZL |
ARG |
FIN |
ITA |
GBR |
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1 | Peugeot | 17 | 20 | - | (10) | 20 | 20 | 20 | (14) | 20 | * | 20 | 137 |
2 | Lancia | 20 | 17 | - | (14) | - | 17 | 17 | 20 | 14 | * | 17 | 122 |
3 | Volkswagen | 9 | 10 | - | - | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | - | * | - | 65 |
4 | Audi | 14 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | 29 |
5 | Ford | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | 10 | 24 |
6 | Toyota | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | 20 |
7 | Renault | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | * | - | 14 |
8 | Subaru | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | 13 |
9 | Austin Rover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | * | 8 | 12 |
10 | Citroën | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | 10 |
11 | Mazda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | 9 | 9 |
12 | Opel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | * | - | 5 |
[edit] References
- ^ FIA World Rally Championship 1986. RallyBase. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
- ^ Noakes, Andrew. Group Therapy. PistonHeads.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
- ^ Maruszewska, Witolda. Henri Toivonen biography. Post 14. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
- ^ Biewer, Chris. 1986 World Rally Championship Summary. Rallye-Info.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
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