Rally History Archive

Miki Biasion opened the Group A era with a commanding win in the Lancia Delta HF 4WD, mastering Monte Carlo’s icy asphalt to mark a new chapter in rally history.

Hannu Mikkola showed that experience and quattro traction still mattered by winning the snow-covered Swedish Rally in the heavier but powerful Audi 200 Quattro.

Miki Biasion showcased the Lancia Delta HF 4WD’s superiority across Portugal’s gravel and tarmac roads, taking a confident win and further establishing Lancia’s Group A dominance.

Hannu Mikkola added another Safari win to his résumé, expertly handling the punishing African terrain in the Audi 200 Quattro to outlast the competition in one of the WRC’s most grueling events.

Bruno Saby tamed the narrow, twisting tarmac of Corsica to win the Tour de Corse in the Lancia Delta HF 4WD, showing finesse and control in one of rallying’s most demanding asphalt events.

Juha Kankkunen mastered the brutal heat and rocky terrain of Greece to take victory in the Lancia Delta HF 4WD, reinforcing his title bid and the Delta’s toughness in extreme conditions.

Franz Wittmann delivered a surprise victory in the Audi 200 Quattro, mastering New Zealand’s flowing gravel roads and scoring a rare win for Audi in the evolving Group A era.

Markku Alén thrilled the home crowd with a high-speed masterclass in the Lancia Delta HF 4WD, conquering Finland’s legendary jumps and blind crests for a dominant home win.

Didier Auriol took a breakthrough victory in the Ford Sierra XR4x4 at Sanremo, but the event was later removed from the championship standings due to irregularities in scrutineering procedures.

Yves Loubet claimed a major career win in the grueling Ivorian rally, surviving punishing African terrain in his Lancia Delta HF 4WD during this drivers-only WRC round.

Juha Kankkunen clinched the 1987 World Rally Championship by mastering Britain’s foggy forests in his Lancia Delta HF 4WD, securing both the rally win and the drivers' title.

Ari Vatanen and Bernard Giroux triumphed in the grueling 1987 Paris–Dakar, driving the heavily modified Peugeot 205 T16 Grand Raid across nearly 13,000 km of desert and savannah in a stunning return to rally-raid for both driver and manufacturer.