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1979 World Rally Championship

Index 1979 World Rally Championship

The 1979 World Rally Championship was the seventh season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). [1]

118 relations: Acropolis Rally, Alain Ambrosino, Anders Kulläng, Andrew Cowan, Andy Dawson, Antonio Fassina, Ari Vatanen, Arne Hertz, Attilio Bettega, Audi, Audi 80, Škoda 100, Škoda Auto, Bernard Darniche, Björn Cederberg, Björn Waldegård, Blair Robson, Christian Geistdörfer, Chrysler Sunbeam, Critérium du Québec, Dario Cerrato, David Richards (motorsport), Dealer Team Vauxhall, Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Fiat 131, Fiat Automobiles, Fiat France (cycling team), Ford Australia, Ford Escort (Europe), Ford Fiesta, Ford Motor Company, Franz Wittmann Sr., Freddy Kottulinsky, FSO Polonez, Greg Carr (rally driver), Guy Fréquelin, Hannu Mikkola, Harry Källström, Jacques Alméras, Jean Ragnotti, Jean-Claude Andruet, Jean-Pierre Nicolas, Joaquim Moutinho, John Haugland, Jolly Club, Lada, Lancia, Lancia Stratos, List of minor planet discoverers, ..., Markku Alén, Marshalls, Maurizio Perissinot, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz R107 and C107, Mercedes-Benz W123, Michèle Mouton, Mike Doughty (co-driver), Mike Kirkland (rally driver), Mitsubishi Motors, Monte Carlo Rally, New Zealand, Nissan, Nissan Bluebird, Nissan Violet, Opel, Opel Ascona, Opel Kadett, Ove Andersson, Paul Adams (New Zealand politician), Pentti Airikkala, Per Eklund, Peugeot, Peugeot 504, Porsche, Porsche 911, Rally de Portugal, Rally Finland, Rally New Zealand, Rally Sweden, Rallye Côte d'Ivoire, Rallye Sanremo, Rallying, Rauno Aaltonen, Renault, Renault 5, Rothmans International, Russell Brookes, Saab 99, Saab Automobile, Saab-Scania, Safari Rally, Sandro Munari, Seppo Harjanne, Shekhar Mehta, Simo Lampinen, Stig Blomqvist, Talbot, Timo Salonen, Tony Pond, Tour de Corse, Toyota, Toyota Celica, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Motorsport GmbH, Triumph Motor Company, Triumph TR7, Ulf Grönholm, Vauxhall Chevette, Vauxhall Motors, Vítor Oliveira, Virgilio Conrero, Volvo, Wales Rally GB, Walter Röhrl, World Rally Championship, 1979 in sports. Expand index (68 more) »

Acropolis Rally

The Acropolis Rally of Greece (Ράλλυ Ακρόπολις) is a rally competition, part of the European Rally Championship schedule.

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Alain Ambrosino

Alain Ambrosino (born 15 June 1951 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a French rally driver, who won the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire in 1988, a round of the World Rally Championship.

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Anders Kulläng

Anders Göran Kulläng (23 September 1943 – 28 February 2012) was a rally and rallycross driver.

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Andrew Cowan

Andrew Cowan (born 13 December 1936) is a Scottish former rally driver, and the founder and senior director of Mitsubishi Ralliart until his retirement on 30 November 2005.

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Andy Dawson

Andrew Stuart Dawson (born 20 October 1978) is an English former professional footballer who is now a youth team coach for Scunthorpe United.

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Antonio Fassina

Antonio "Tony" Fassina (born 26 July 1945) is a former rally driver from Italy.

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Ari Vatanen

Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen (born 27 April 1952) is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2009.

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Arne Hertz

Arne Hertz (born 6 June 1939) is a former rally co-driver from Sweden.

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Attilio Bettega

Attilio Bettega (19 February 1953 – 2 May 1985) was an Italian rally driver.

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Audi

Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer that designs, engineers, produces, markets and distributes luxury vehicles.

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Audi 80

The Audi 80 is a compact executive car produced by the German manufacturer Audi (initially known as Auto Union and Audi NSU Auto Union) from 1966 to 1996.

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Škoda 100

The Škoda 100 and Škoda 110 were two variations of a rear-engined, rear-wheel drive compact car that was produced by Czechoslovakian automaker AZNP in Mladá Boleslav from 1969 to 1977.

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Škoda Auto

Škoda Auto, more commonly known as Škoda, is a Czech automobile manufacturer founded in 1895 as Laurin & Klement.

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Bernard Darniche

Bernard Darniche (born 28 March 1942 Cenon is a commune in the Gironde department) is a French former rally driver.

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Björn Cederberg

Björn Cederberg (born July 23, 1937), nicknamed "Kapten" (engl. Captain, due to his rank in the Swedish Army), was a notable Swedish rally co-driver.

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Björn Waldegård

Björn Waldegård (12 November 1943 – 29 August 2014) was a Swedish rally driver, and the winner of the inaugural World Rally Championship for drivers in 1979.

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Blair Robson

Blair Robson (born 15 May 1935), is a former rally driver from New Zealand.

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Christian Geistdörfer

Christian Geistdörfer (born 1 February 1953 in Munich) is a German former rally co-driver.

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Chrysler Sunbeam

The Chrysler Sunbeam is a small supermini three-door hatchback manufactured by Chrysler Europe at the former Rootes Group factory in Linwood in Scotland from 1977 to 1981.

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Critérium du Québec

The Critérium du Québec (also known as the Rally of Canada) was a rally competition that was part of the World Rally Championship from 1977 to 1979.

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Dario Cerrato

Dario Cerrato, (born 2 September 1951) is a former Italian rally driver three times on the podium in World Rally Championship races.

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David Richards (motorsport)

David Pender Richards CBE (born 3 June 1952) is the chairman of Prodrive, chairman elect of the Motor Sports Association (MSA), former chairman of Aston Martin, and a former team principal of the BAR and Benetton Formula One motor racing teams.

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Dealer Team Vauxhall

Dealer Team Vauxhall, usually known as DTV, was a motorsport organisation.

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Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych

Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych (Passenger Automobile Factory), commonly known as FSO, was a Polish automobile manufacturer, located in Warsaw.

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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA, English: International Automobile Federation) is an association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR, English: 'International Association of Recognized Automobile Clubs') on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users.

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Fiat 131

The Fiat 131 is a family sedan manufactured and marketed by Fiat from 1974 to 1984 after its debut at the 1974 Turin Motor Show.

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Fiat Automobiles

Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. (originally FIAT, lit) is the largest automobile manufacturer in Italy, a subsidiary of FCA Italy S.p.A., which is part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (previously Fiat S.p.A.). Fiat Automobiles was formed in January 2007 when Fiat reorganized its automobile business, and traces its history back to 1899 when the first Fiat automobile, the Fiat 4 HP, was produced.

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Fiat France (cycling team)

Fiat France was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed in 1977.

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Ford Australia

The Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited, known by its trading name Ford Australia, is the Australian subsidiary of United States-based automaker Ford Motor Company.

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Ford Escort (Europe)

The Ford Escort is a small family car which was manufactured by Ford Europe from 1968 to 2004.

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Ford Fiesta

The Ford Fiesta is a supermini marketed by Ford since 1976 over seven generations and manufactured globally, including in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, China, India, Thailand, and South Africa.

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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (commonly referred to simply as "Ford") is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

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Franz Wittmann Sr.

Franz Wittmann (born 7 April 1950 in Ramsau) is an Austrian rally driver, who won the 1987 Rally New Zealand, a round of the World Rally Championship (WRC).

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Freddy Kottulinsky

Winfried Philippe Adalbert Karl Graf Kottulinsky Freiherr von Kottulin, better known as Freddy Kottulinsky (20 July 1932 – 4 May 2010), was a German-Swedish racing and rallying driver who won the Paris-Dakar Rally in 1980.

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FSO Polonez

The FSO Polonez was a Polish motor vehicle that was produced from 1978 to 2002.

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Greg Carr (rally driver)

Greg Carr is an Australian former rally driver.

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Guy Fréquelin

Guy Fréquelin (born 2 April 1945 at Langres) is a former French rally and sports car driver.

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Hannu Mikkola

Hannu Olavi Mikkola (born 24 May 1942 in Joensuu, Finland) is a Finnish retired world champion rally driver.

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Harry Källström

Harry Källström (30 June 1939 - 13 July 2009), nicknamed "Sputnik", was a Swedish professional rally driver who debuted in 1957 and competed in the World Rally Championship in the 1970s.

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Jacques Alméras

Jacques Alméras (born 30 January 1949) is a French former racing driver.

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Jean Ragnotti

Jean "Jeannot" Ragnotti (born 29 August 1945 in Pernes-les-Fontaines, Vaucluse), is a French former rally driver for Renault in the World Rally Championship.

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Jean-Claude Andruet

Jean-Claude Andruet (born 13 August 1940 in Montreuil) is a retired French professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship.

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Jean-Pierre Nicolas

Jean-Pierre Nicolas (born 22 January 1945 in Marseille) is a retired French professional rally driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.

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Joaquim Moutinho

Joaquim Moutinho da Silva Santos (born 14 December 1951 in Porto) is a former Portuguese rally driver, who won the Rally de Portugal in 1986, a round of the World Rally Championship.

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John Haugland

John Haugland (born 23 September 1946) is a Norwegian former rally driver.

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Jolly Club

Jolly Club was an Italian racing team, which competed in the World Rally Championship and Formula One, it was mainly connected to brands like Lancia and Alfa Romeo.

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Lada

LADA is a brand of cars manufactured by AvtoVAZ in Russia, which is today majority owned by Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance.

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Lancia

Lancia is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia as Lancia & C..

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Lancia Stratos

The Lancia Stratos HF (Tipo 829), widely and more simply known as Lancia Stratos, is a sports car and rally car made by Italian car manufacturer Lancia.

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List of minor planet discoverers

This is a list of all astronomers who are credited by the Minor Planet Center (MPC) with the discovery of one or several minor planets.

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Markku Alén

Markku Allan Alén (born 15 February 1951, in Helsinki) is a Finnish former rally and race car driver.

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Marshalls

Marshalls is a chain of American off-price department stores owned by TJX Companies.

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Maurizio Perissinot

Maurizio Perissinot (1 February 1951 – 12 December 2004) was an Italian rally co-driver, mainly for Attilio Bettega.

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Mazda

, commonly referred to as simply Mazda, is a Japanese multinational automaker based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

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Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is a global automobile marque and a division of the German company Daimler AG.

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Mercedes-Benz R107 and C107

The Mercedes-Benz R107 and C107 are automobiles which were produced by Mercedes-Benz from 1971 through 1989, being the second longest single series ever produced by the automaker, after the G-Class.

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Mercedes-Benz W123

The Mercedes W123 is a range of executive cars produced by German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz between 1976 and 1985.

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Michèle Mouton

Michèle Mouton (born 23 June 1951) is a French former rally driver.

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Mike Doughty (co-driver)

Mike Doughty (born December 2, 1936) is a former Kenyan rally co-driver best known for his work with Shekhar Mehta in the 1970s.

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Mike Kirkland (rally driver)

Mike Kirkland (born August 1, 1947) is a Kenyan former rally driver from Nairobi, known for his appearances in the World Rally Championship.

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Mitsubishi Motors

is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

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Monte Carlo Rally

The Monte Carlo Rally or Rallye Monte Carlo (officially Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo) is a rallying event organised each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco which also organises the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix and the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Nissan

, usually shortened to Nissan (or; Japanese), is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nishi-ku, Yokohama.

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Nissan Bluebird

The Nissan Bluebird is a compact car with a model name introduced in 1957.

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Nissan Violet

The Nissan Violet appeared in Japan in 1973, and was exclusive to Japanese Nissan dealerships called Nissan Cherry Store as a larger companion to the Nissan Cherry.

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Opel

Opel (Opel) is a German automobile manufacturer, subsidiary of French automaker Groupe PSA since August 2017.

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Opel Ascona

The Opel Ascona was a large family car (D-segment in Europe) produced by the German automaker Opel from 1970 to 1988.

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Opel Kadett

The Opel Kadett is a small family car produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel from 1962 until 1991 (the Cabrio continued until 1993), when it was succeeded by Opel Astra.

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Ove Andersson

Ove Andersson (3 January 1938 – 11 June 2008), nicknamed Påven ("the Pope"), was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 programme.

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Paul Adams (New Zealand politician)

Paul Adams (born) is a politician and former rally driving champion from New Zealand.

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Pentti Airikkala

Pentti Airikkala (4 September 1945 – 30 September 2009) was one of the "Flying Finns" who dominated world rallying in the past four decades.

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Per Eklund

Per Torsten Eklund (born 21 June 1946 in Skönnerud (Koppom), Eda Municipality of Värmland in Sweden), is a Rally and Rallycross driver who lives in Arvika.

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Peugeot

Peugeot is a French automotive manufacturer, part of Groupe PSA.

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Peugeot 504

The Peugeot 504 is a mid-size, front-engine, rear wheel drive automobile manufactured and marketed by Peugeot for model years 1968-1983 over a single generation, primarily in four-door sedan and wagon configurations — but also with two-door coupe, convertible and pickup truck variants.

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Porsche

Dr.-Ing.

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Porsche 911

The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or in Neunelfer) is a two-door, 2+2 high performance rear-engined classic German sports car made since 1963 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany.

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Rally de Portugal

The Rally de Portugal (formerly: Rallye de Portugal) is a rally competition held in Portugal.

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Rally Finland

Rally Finland (formally known as the Neste Rally Finland and formerly known as the Neste Oil Rally Finland, 1000 Lakes Rally and Rally of the Thousand Lakes; Suomen ralli, Finska rallyt) is a rally competition held in Jyväskylä in the Finnish Lakeland in Central Finland.

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Rally New Zealand

The Rally New Zealand is an annual rally race in New Zealand.

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Rally Sweden

The Rally Sweden (Svenska rallyt), formerly the International Swedish Rally, and later the Uddeholm Swedish Rally, is an automobile rally competition held in Värmland, Sweden in early February.

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Rallye Côte d'Ivoire

The Rallye Côte d'Ivoire is a rally race held annually in Côte d'Ivoire in Africa.

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Rallye Sanremo

Rallye Sanremo is a rally competition held in Sanremo, Italy.

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Rallying

Rally is a form of motorsport that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars.

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Rauno Aaltonen

Rauno August Aaltonen (born 7 January 1938), also known as "The Rally Professor", is a Finnish former professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1970s.

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Renault

Groupe Renault is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899.

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Renault 5

The Renault 5 is a supermini produced by French automaker Renault.

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Rothmans International

Rothmans International plc was a British tobacco manufacturer.

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Russell Brookes

Russell Brookes (born 16 August 1945) is a British former rally driver.

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Saab 99

The Saab 99 is a compact executive car which was produced by Saab from 1968 to 1984.

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Saab Automobile

Saab Automobile AB was a manufacturer of automobiles that was founded in Sweden in 1945 when its parent company, SAAB AB, began a project to design a small automobile.

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Saab-Scania

Saab-Scania AB was the name chosen when truck and bus manufacturer Scania AB of Södertälje merged with car and aeroplane manufacturer Saab AB of Trollhättan on 1 September 1969, under the Wallenberg family group of companies.

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Safari Rally

The Safari Rally is a rally race held in East Africa.

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Sandro Munari

Sandro Munari (born 27 March 1940) is a former motor racing and rally driver from Italy.

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Seppo Harjanne

Seppo Harjanne (born 20 February 1948) is a Finnish former rally co-driver.

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Shekhar Mehta

Chandrashekhar "Shekhar" Mehta (20 June 1945 – 12 April 2006) was a Ugandan-born Kenyan rally driver.

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Simo Lampinen

Simo Lampinen (born Porvoo, 22 June 1943) is a Finnish former rally driver, and one of the first of the "Flying Finns" who came to dominate the sport.

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Stig Blomqvist

Stig Lennart Blomqvist (born 29 July 1946) is a Swedish rally driver.

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Talbot

Talbot or Clément-Talbot Limited was a London automobile manufacturer founded in 1903.

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Timo Salonen

Timo Salonen (born October 8, 1951) is a Finnish former rally driver who won the 1985 World Rally Championship season for Peugeot.

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Tony Pond

Tony Pond (23 November 1945 – 7 February 2002) was a British rally driver.

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Tour de Corse

The Tour de Corse – Rallye de France is a rally first held in 1956 on the island of Corsica.

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Toyota

, usually shortened to Toyota, is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan.

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Toyota Celica

The or was an automobile produced by Toyota from 1970 to 2006.

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Toyota Corolla

The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by Toyota.

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Toyota Motorsport GmbH

Toyota Motorsport GmbH is a Toyota company based in Cologne, Germany.

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Triumph Motor Company

The Triumph Motor Company was a British car and motor manufacturing company in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Triumph TR7

The Triumph TR7 is a sports car which was manufactured from September 1974 to October 1981 by the Triumph Motor Company (which was part of British Leyland) in the United Kingdom.

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Ulf Grönholm

Ulf Grönholm (8 January 1943, Helsinki – 26 February 1981) was a two-time national champion rally driver, from Finland.

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Vauxhall Chevette

The Vauxhall Chevette supermini or compact car was manufactured by Vauxhall in the United Kingdom from 1975 to 1984.

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Vauxhall Motors

Vauxhall Motors LimitedCompany No.

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Vítor Oliveira

Vítor Manuel Oliveira (born 17 November 1953) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the manager of F.C. Paços de Ferreira.

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Virgilio Conrero

Virgilio Conrero was born in Turin, Italy in 1918.

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Volvo

The Volvo Group (Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo) (stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing company headquartered in Gothenburg.

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Wales Rally GB

The Wales Rally GB is the largest and most high-profile motor rally in the United Kingdom.

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Walter Röhrl

Walter Röhrl (born 7 March 1947) is a German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford and BMW.

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World Rally Championship

The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer.

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1979 in sports

1979 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

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Redirects here:

1979 World Rally Championship season, WRC 1979, World Rally Championship 1979 results.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_World_Rally_Championship

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