Rally New Zealand

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Juha Kankkunen wins the 1986 edition in a Peugeot 205 T16

The Propecia Rally of New Zealand is the 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

2006 post race celebration with Marcus Grönholm, Mikko Hirvonen and Manfred Stohl.

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 Bacchelli	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	Opel Kadett GSi 16V
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