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The 1979 World Rally Championship was the seventh season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 12 rallies, one more than the previous year. 1979 marked the first season for the new World Rally Championship for Drivers.
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The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a rallying series administered by Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The series currently consists of 13 three-day events driven on surfaces that range from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice.
World Rally Championship: Björn Waldegård: 1979 World Rally Championship season: Co-Drivers: Hans Thorszelius Manufacturer: Ford: Australian Rally Championship: Ross Dunkerton: 1979 Australian Rally Championship: Co-Drivers: Jeff Beaumont British Rally Championship: Pentti Airikkala Co-driver: Risto Virtanen 1979 British Rally Championship
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The list of World Rally Championship rallies includes all rally competitions that have been part of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) schedule. It does not include rallies that were only part of the FIA Cup for Drivers, the predecessor to the drivers' world championship, such as the Arctic Rally, the Scottish Rally and the Southern Cross ...
In 1979 he made a serious challenge at the World Rally Championship title, ultimately finishing runner-up, only one point behind champion Björn Waldegård. Mikkola was joined by Swedish co-driver Arne Hertz in 1977 and the pair were very quickly a force to be reckoned with, winning the British Rally Championship in 1978 in an Escort. The ...
Loeb is the oldest winner of a World Rally Championship event; he was 47 years and 331 days old when he won the 2022 Monte Carlo Rally. [4] Jari-Matti Latvala holds the record for the most event wins (18) without ever winning a championship. As of the 2024 Rally Chile, there have been 80 different World Rally Championship event winners. [5]