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The '''Critérium du Quebec''' (also known as the '''Rally of |
The '''Critérium du Quebec''' (also known as the '''Rally of Canada''') was a [[Rallying|rally]] competition that was part of the [[World Rally Championship]] from [[1977 World Rally Championship season|1977]] to [[1979 World Rally Championship season|1979]]. Critérium du Quebec was [[Canada]]'s second WRC event after the [[Rally of the Rideau Lakes]], which was part of the calendar in [[1974 World Rally Championship season|1974]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The ''5ème Critérium Molson du Québec'' was the first edition of the rally on the World Rally Championship schedule. [[Fiat]] took a double win with its [[Fiat 131 Abarth|131 Abarth]] both in 1977 and 1978, first with [[Timo Salonen]] and [[Simo Lampinen]] and a year later with [[Walter Röhrl]] and [[Markku Alén]]. The 1979 event, won by [[Björn Waldegård]] in a [[Ford Escort RS1800]], was the rally's final appearance in the WRC. |
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The event originated from the [[Silver Lake Rally]], a club event held in Canada during the 1960's. The first rally was held in [[1973]], and the following year was made part of the [[World Rally Championship|WRC]] calendar, to take place two weeks after the 1974 [[Press-on-Regardless Rally]] in America. The rally was deemed well run but due to financial problems the rally disappeared, seemingly never to return. |
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===Change of location=== |
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In 1977 the Canadian rally moved to [[Quebec]], and held a round of the WRC in that very year. It continued for another two years until it simply disappeared off the calendar after the 1979 edition. |
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== Winners == |
== Winners == |
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| [[1977 World Rally Championship season|1977]] || {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Timo Salonen]] || [[Fiat 131 Abarth]] |
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| [[1978 World Rally Championship season|1978]] || {{flagicon|Germany}}[[Walter Röhrl]] || [[Fiat 131 Abarth]] |
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| [[1979 World Rally Championship season|1979]] || {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Björn Waldegård]] || [[Ford Escort RS1800]] |
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| [[1979 World Rally Championship season|1979]] || [[Bjorn Waldegard]] || [[Ford Escort RS]] |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=rally&rallytype=Can Critérium du Quebec at RallyBase] |
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* [http://www.juwra.com/canada_rideau_lakes.html Rally of the Rideau Lakes at juwra.com] |
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Revision as of 04:17, 14 September 2008
The Critérium du Quebec (also known as the Rally of Canada) was a rally competition that was part of the World Rally Championship from 1977 to 1979. Critérium du Quebec was Canada's second WRC event after the Rally of the Rideau Lakes, which was part of the calendar in 1974.
History
The 5ème Critérium Molson du Québec was the first edition of the rally on the World Rally Championship schedule. Fiat took a double win with its 131 Abarth both in 1977 and 1978, first with Timo Salonen and Simo Lampinen and a year later with Walter Röhrl and Markku Alén. The 1979 event, won by Björn Waldegård in a Ford Escort RS1800, was the rally's final appearance in the WRC.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Car |
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| 1977 |  Timo Salonen |
Fiat 131 Abarth |
| 1978 |  Walter Röhrl |
Fiat 131 Abarth |
| 1979 |  Björn Waldegård |
Ford Escort RS1800 |
External links
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