Who won WRC 1986?

Who won WRC 1986?

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.

Who won 1985 RAC Rally?

Final results

What is Group A rally?

Group A is a set of motorsport regulations administered by the FIA covering production derived vehicles intended for competition, usually in touring car racing and rallying. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and Group C, Group A vehicles were limited in terms of power, weight, allowed technology and overall cost.

What was Group s?

Group S was destined to take over in the late eighties but was never meant to be. From early on, it was Audi and Lancia who dominated the sport. Just a few years prior to the introduction of Group B, Audi would introduce the Quattro four-wheel-drive system to rallying, and it blow the competition out of the water.

What does RAC Rally stand for?

1932 Royal Automobile Club Rally
1932 Royal Automobile Club Rally and Coachwork Competition The inaugural event was the 1932 Royal Automobile Club Rally, which was the first major rally of the modern era in Great Britain.

What is a Group B car?

Group B was for grand touring (GT) cars with a minimum two seats, redefined as sports grand touring cars in 1986. It combined and replaced Group 3 and Group 4, two grand touring groups already used in rallying, and the production-derived special builds of Group 5 used in circuit racing.

What was Group S rally cars?

Essentially a ‘prototype’ class for rallying, Group S was aimed to be cheaper for manufacturers to continue to showcase ground-breaking innovations in lightweight chassis design, exotic materials, aerodynamics and advanced electronics – thus creating a more level playing field between the most and lesser funded BPICA …