Rally Canada

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The Rally Canada was held a total of four times. In 1974 as the Rideau Lakes Rally and in 1977 , 1978 and 1979 as the Critérium du Québec .

Rideau Lakes Rally

The Rideau Lakes Rally was a rally near Smiths Falls , Ontario , Canada . The rally was originally a national event (Silver Lake Rally) and was hosted by a rally club in the 1960s. The Rideau Lakes Rally was first driven under this name in 1973 and was held as a World Rally Championship race in 1974 . The event was a success, but no sponsors could be found. So it stayed with this one World Rally Championship run in Canada for the time being. The World Rally Championship did not return until 1977. The rally consisted of 40 special stages on gravel roads. Of the 51 drivers who started, 19 saw the finish. Sandro Munari won with the Lancia Stratos HF, ahead of Simo Lampinen in a Lancia Beta Coupé. The Canadian Walter Boyce finished third in a Toyota Celica .

Overall winner

year rally driver Co-driver automobile
1973 1 1st Rally of the Rideau Lakes 1973 CanadaCanada Walter Boyce Toyota Corolla
1974 2nd Rally of the Rideau Lakes 1974 ItalyItaly Sandro Munari ItalyItaly Mario Mannucci Lancia Stratos HF

1 no World Cup status

Québec Criteria

The Critérium du Québec has been held since 1973 and was part of the World Rally Championship from 1977 to 1979. The Critérium du Québec 1977 was only the second World Rally Championship round in Canada. The event took place near Montreal , in the province of Québec , and took place over gravel roads. The Fiat team drove double victories with the 131 Abarth. Both 1977 and 1978, first with Timo Salonen and Simo Lampinen and a year later with Walter Röhrl and Markku Alén . The 1979 event was won by Björn Waldegård in a Ford Escort RS1800. This was the last World Rally Championship appearance in Canada.

Overall winner

year rally driver Co-driver automobile
1973 1 1st Critérium du Québec 1973 CanadaCanada Walter Boyce
1974 1 2nd Critérium du Québec 1974 CanadaCanada Jean-Paul Pérusse CanadaCanada John Bellefleur Fiat 124 Abarth
1975 1 3rd Critérium du Quebec 1975 United StatesUnited States John Buffum United StatesUnited States "Vicki" Porsche 911 Carrera
1976 1 4. Critérium du Quebec 1976 FinlandFinland Taisto Heinonen United StatesUnited States Tom Burgess Renault 17 Gordini
1977 5th Critérium du Québec 1977 FinlandFinland Timo Salonen FinlandFinland Jaakko Markkula Fiat 131 Abarth
1978 6th Critérium du Québec 1978 GermanyGermany Walter Röhrl GermanyGermany Christian Geistdörfer Fiat 131 Abarth
1979 7th Critérium du Quebec 1979 SwedenSweden Björn Waldegård SwedenSweden Hans Thorszelius Ford Escort RS 1800
1980 1 8th Critérium du Quebec 1980

1 no World Cup status

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ juwra.com: Canada - Rally Rideau Lakes , September 25, 2014
  2. ↑ juwra.com: Canada - Quebec , September 25, 2014