Rally History Archive

Swedish driver Bo Ljungfeldt set the fastest time on every special stage of the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally in a Ford Falcon Sprint, then finished second after the event's handicap calculation.

Known as Mr Saab, Erik Carlsson won the RAC Rally three times from 1960 through 1962 and the Monte Carlo Rally in 1962 and 1963.

Ewy Rosqvist and co-driver Ursula Wirth won the 1962 Argentine Touring Car Grand Prix overall in a Mercedes-Benz 220 SE.

Belgian driver Gilberte Thirion won the inaugural Tour de Corse in 1956 with co-driver Nadège Ferrier in a Renault Dauphine.

German driver Hans-Joachim Walter won the 1961 European Rally Championship in a Porsche 356 Carrera.

Jean-Claude Andruet emerged in the late 1960s, winning the 1968 French Rally Championship in an Alpine A110 before his later European and Monte Carlo successes.

Italian-born Belgian driver Lucien Bianchi combined rallying with top-level sports-car racing and won the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans with Pedro Rodríguez.

Ove Andersson established himself in international rallying during the 1960s before winning Monte Carlo in 1971 and later building Toyota's European rally operation.

Northern Irish driver Paddy Hopkirk and co-driver Henry Liddon won the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally in the Mini Cooper S numbered 37.

Finnish driver Pauli Toivonen was classified as the 1966 Monte Carlo Rally winner after the leading Minis and a Ford were disqualified, then won the 1968 European Rally Championship.

British driver Peter Procter scored major rally results before moving into circuit racing, including fourth overall on the 1962 Monte Carlo Rally.

Known as the Rally Professor, Rauno Aaltonen won the 1965 European Rally Championship and the 1967 Monte Carlo Rally.

Roger Clark became a leading British forest-rally driver in the 1960s and later won the RAC Rally in 1972 and 1976 for Ford.

Rolf Mellde was a Saab engineer, test leader and early competition driver whose technical work helped create the company's rally programme and the Saab 96 V4.

Sandro Munari joined Lancia's works effort in the 1960s, won the 1967 Tour de Corse and became Italian rally champion in 1969.

Kenyan driver Shekhar Mehta began his international rally career in East Africa during the late 1960s before becoming a five-time Safari Rally winner.

Finnish driver Simo Lampinen recovered from teenage polio and won the 1000 Lakes Rally in 1963 and 1964.

Timo Mäkinen won the 1965 Monte Carlo Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally three consecutive times from 1965 through 1967.

Volvo works driver Tom Trana won the RAC Rally in 1963 and 1964 and the 1964 European Rally Championship.

British works driver Tony Fall earned a Coupe des Alpes in 1965 and later became an influential rally team manager.

Vic Elford won the 1967 European Rally Championship, then the 1968 Monte Carlo Rally and 24 Hours of Daytona.