Rally New Zealand

Rally New Zealand

The Rally New Zealand was first held in Taupo in 1969, and was subsequently staged in Canterbury, before moving back to the North Island in 1971.

The rally was included as a round of the World Championship in 1977. Auckland has hosted the majority of the events, however, beginning in 2006 event is based in Hamilton, with the service park, parc ferme and the super special stage all being located at the Mystery Creek Events Centre. Rally New Zealand is famous for its fast flowing gravel roads which carry the competitors through forests and alongside the impressive New Zealand coastline.

The WRC teams voted Propecia Rally New Zealand "Rally of the Year" in 2001. The 2007 Rally New Zealand was run from 31 August to 2 September and ended with the closest-ever finish in the history of the World Rally Championship. After over 350 competitive kilometres, only 0.3 seconds separated the winner Marcus Grönholm and second-placed Sébastien Loeb.

Past winners

2006 post race celebration with Marcus Grönholm, Mikko Hirvonen and Manfred Stohl.
Year Driver Co-driver Car
1969 Grady Thompson Rick Rimmer Holden Monaro
1970 Paul Adams Don Fenwick BMW 2002
1971 Bruce Hodgson Mike Mitchell Ford CortinaLotus
1972 Andrew Cowan Jim Scott BLMC Mini 1275 GT
1973 Hannu Mikkola Jim Porter Ford Escort RS1600
1974 Not Held - International Oil Crisis
1975 Mike Marshall Arthur McWatt Ford Escort RS1800
1976 Andrew Cowan Jim Scott Hillman Avenger
1977 Fulvio Bacchelli Francesco Rossetti Fiat 131 Abarth
1978 Russell Brookes Chris Porter Ford Escort RS
1979 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz Ford Escort RS1800
1980 Timo Salonen Seppo Harjanne Datsun 160J
1981 Jim Donald Kevin Lancaster Ford Escort RS
1982 Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius Toyota Celica
1983 Walter Rohrl Christian Geistdörfer Lancia 037 Rally
1984 Stig Blomqvist Bjorn Cederberg Audi Quattro
1985 Timo Salonen Seppo Harjanne Peugeot 205 T16 E2
1986 Juha Kankkunen Juha Piironen Peugeot 205 T16 E2
1987 Franz Witman Jorg Pattermann Lancia Delta HF 4W
1988 Josef Haider Ferdinand Hinterleitner Opel Kadett GSi 16V
1989 Ingvar Carlsson Per Carlsson Mazda 323 4WD
1990 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Toyota Celica GT-Four
1991 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Toyota Celica GT-Four
1992 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1993 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Subaru Legacy RS
1994 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Subaru Impreza 555
1995 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Subaru Impreza 555
1996 Richard Burns Robert Reid Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
1997 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Subaru Impreza WRC97
1998 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Toyota Corolla WRC
1999 Tommi Makinen Risto Mannisenmäki Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
2000 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot 206 WRC
2001 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru Impreza WRC 2001
2002 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot 206 WRC
2003 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot 206 WRC
2004 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru Impreza WRC 04
2005 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC
2006 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Ford Focus RS WRC 06
2007 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Ford Focus RS WRC 07
2008 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC
2010 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Ford Focus RS WRC 09

Multiple Winners

Number Driver Country Years
5 Marcus Grönholm Finland Finland 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007
4 Carlos Sainz Spain Spain 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998
3 Colin McRae United Kingdom British 1993, 1994, 1995
2 Andrew Cowan United Kingdom British 1972, 1976
Hannu Mikkola Finland Finland 1973, 1979
Timo Salonen Finland Finland 1980, 1985
Richard Burns United Kingdom British 1996, 2001
Sébastien Loeb France France 2005, 2008

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