Olympus Rally
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The Olympus Rally is an event in the motorsport of rallying. The event was run in Washington state in 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988. Sponsored by Toyota the first three years, these four events represent the last successful effort to promote World Championship Rallying in the United States. The Olympus Rally returned in 2006 as part of the United States Rally Championship and has been part of the Rally America National Championship since 2007.[1]
The 1985 Olympus “World Championship Prototype” event was won by Hannu Mikkola and Arne Hertz in a Group B Audi Quattro S1.[2]
Markku Alen emerged on top of the results as the 1986 Olympus first gained full World Championship Status, taking a Lancia Delta S4 and co-driver Ilkka Kivimäki to victory.[3]
In 1987, the Olympus was attended by a number of top international teams, including Nissan, Toyota, and Suzuki. Juha Kankkunen won overall, as his and other Lancia Delta HF 4WD’s dominated the podium.
Massimo “Miki” Biasion won the fourth and final Olympus World Championship Rally in 1988 - his fourth of the season for Lancia, on his way to being the first Italian FIA World Rally Champion.[4]
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| Rallies in the World Rally Championship: |
| 2008 championship events: Monte Carlo | Sweden | Mexico | Argentina | Jordan | Sardinia | Greece |
| Past championship events include: Arctic | Australia | Austria | Brazil | Canada | China | Côte d'Ivoire | Cyprus |
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