Four drivers titles were captured by three drivers. Mainpage find driver season events top stats photos history of cars car plates rally calendar pickems contact. He is the only driver with sebastien loeb to win six world championship rallies in one season, he is frances most succesful rally driver of all time and the first french world rally champion. Didier auriol rally car, lancia delta, martini racing. Didier auriol interesting stories about famous people. Didier auriols 1994 sanremowinning toyota celica on sale didier auriol pulled off a titanic comeback drive to win the 1994 wrc rally sanremo now you could own his toyota celica st185 bahrain. Auriol, breen and the mcraes head for rallyday 2019. During his days driving a finabacked jolly club lancia he suffered setback after setback, mostly due to some mechanical failure of one kind or another. Didier auriol born 18 august 1958 is a french former rally driver contents. Didier auriol born august 18, 1958 is a french rally driver.
Didier auriol, the first world rally champion from france, competed in 152 wrc events and won 20 times. Wrcs didier auriol makes debut at race retro historic. Didier auriol born 18 august 1958 is a rally driver who competes internationally for france. Who is your fathers sports idol or your mothers rockstar in. He won the wrc rally championship title in 1994 and total 20 wrc rallies for ford, lancia, toyota and peugeot. The eight round one winners progress into the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals. Wikimedia commons has media related to rally drivers from france pages in category french rally drivers the following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. Throughout 1992, frenchman auriol seemed to have employed a go big or go home mantra.
Didier auriol born 18 august 1958 is a french former rally driver. French rally driver didier auriol, who won the world rally championship wrc in 1994, will make his debut at this years reis race retro. Apr, 2020 didier auriols 1991 sanremo win was jolly clubs longawaited breakthrough image from the mcklein photography archive we all know what happened in 1992, when lancia delivered the ultimate delta hf integrale a weapon known as super delta or, even more evocatively, as the deltona. After toyota were disqualified and turfed out of the wrc for 12 months in 1995 following the. List of world rally championship records wikipedia. World rally champion in 1994, driving for toyota castrol team.
The rally version of toyota celica gtfour or gt4 is the most successful japanese rally car in a history and one of top 10 rally cars of all time, with six world rally championship titles on its account. Having driven numerous competition cars, which has been the most memorable and why. Born in montpellier and initially an ambulance driver auriol made his name as a french rally driver in the world rally championship throughout the 1990s. Rally legend didier auriol and european rally champion chris. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. Didier auriol born 18 august 1958 is a french rally driver. Home people drivers a to c auriol, didier wrc starts. He had so far won six rallies, at the time a record, but in the remaining seven, had only managed to secure a solitary point, seeing him in third place going into the final event, leaving the door open for finlands kankkunen and spains sainz. He will be joined by the current european rally champion chris ingram. The first running of the rally was won by the belgian female driver gilberte thirion in a renault dauphine. Autosports international rally driver annual award 1992. Rally drivers didier auriol and chris ingram at reis race.
Didier auriol was born on august 18, 1958 61 years old. See more ideas about rally drivers, rally and rally car. Born in montpellier, and initially an ambulance driver, auriol made his name as a french rally. World champions and heroes of the sport didier auriol, craig breen, alex. Who is your fathers sports idol or your mothers rockstar in what town did grandpa grow up. Le mans winner and the current official bugatti test driver. Didier auriol racing career profile driver database. List of world rally championship drivers champions.
Son of 2001 rally sweden winner harri, a teammate at peugeot to world champions marcus gronholm, richard burns, didier auriol and tarmac ace gilles panizzi in the early 2000s, rovanpera arrived. Didier auriol, race car driver french rally driver who won the 1994 rally world cup for toyota. At the age of 21, auriol started rallying in an old simca. Bernard darniche 1970, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981 and didier auriol 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995. Didier auriol to contest otago classic rally rallysport. Didier auriol carlos sainz juha kankkunen armin schwarz miki biasion. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock. Didier auriol of france won the 1992 lakes rally in finland. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The 20 drivers have been seeded based on titles, rally wins and podiums. The french rally driver was born in montpellier and started rallying in an old simca. The drivers world championship was won by carlos sainz in a toyota celica gtfour st165, ahead of didier auriol and juha kankkunen.
Race retro historic motorsport show motorsport live stage. Voting in the round of 16 of the wrc greatest driver, presented by pirelli, continues with miki biasion taking on didier auriol. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The rise of the next rallying superstar to take wrc by. Frenchman didier auriol was introduced to rallying in the late 70s and showed early promise with, as he puts it, good times in a bad car. Didier auriol project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Didier auriol was the first world rally champion from france. Didier auriol, one of the greatest rally drivers in a history, who scored 20 wrc wins in 152 events, was the first world rally champion from france.
Didier auriol french racing driver age, birthday, bio. He won the worlds title in 1994 and remained the last driver to take wrc title driving toyota until sebastien ogier won his sixth drivers championship title in 2018 with toyota yaris wrc. Rally legend didier auriol and european rally champion chris ingram join reis race retro race retro reis motorsport insurance chris ingram rally naec stoneleigh motorsport uk. French rally driver didier auriol, who won the world rally championship wrc in 1994, will make his debut at this years reis race retro, 21st23rd february 2020 at stoneleigh park, warwickshire.
Born in montpellier, and initially an ambulance driver, auriol made his name as a french rally driver in the world rally championship throughout the 1990s. Apr 15, 2020 voting in the round of 16 of the wrc greatest driver, presented by pirelli, continues with miki biasion taking on didier auriol. It is dedicated to all the fans, the drivers, the co drivers and in general to all the people who gave their life for rallies. Didier auriol went out early in the event after a highspeed crash, but biasion went on to win. A key feature of the threeday show, which opens on friday february 21, will be a tribute to the late norman dewis obe, chief test driver and. George auriol, alias of jeangeorges huyot 18631938, french poet, songwriter, painter, graphic designer, illustrator, and type designer. Having won both the manufacturers and drivers titles for the third year running, lancia declined to contest the final round of the season, the rac rally. He became world rally champion in 1994, the first from his country to do so. Didier auriol and denis giraudet will contest the otago classic rally.
Jan 28, 2016 didier auriol born 18 august 1958 is a french former rally driver. The list of records in the world rally championship includes records and statistics set in the world rally championship wrc from the 1973 season to present. Lancia delta group a, 1992 world rally championship season. At what age were you when you first got involved with motorsport. He was the world champion in 1994 with toyota martini racing lancia delta rally car first world peugeot lamborghini masters champion motorcycles. Meet the driver didier auriol a little bit sideways.
This page was last edited on 23 february 2020, at 00. Rally legend dider auriol, winner of the 1994 world rally championship, will make his debut at this years reis race retro. He was a factory candidate for lancia, toyota and peugeot among others, before losing his. The son of fivetime british rally champion jimmy mcrae and brother of rally driver alister mcrae, colin mcrae was the 1991 and 1992 british rally champion, and in 1995 became the first scottish person and the youngest to win the world rally championship drivers title, a record he.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Didier auriol born 18 august 1958 is a french former rally driver born in montpellier, and initially an ambulance driver, auriol made his name as a french rally driver in the world rally championship throughout the 1990s. The remaining two were manufacturers titles in 1993. Didier auriol, the 1994 world rally champion, will headline the race retro historic motorsport show as a record field of 145 period rally cars take to the live action stage. Carlos sainz 1990 and 1992, juha kankkunen 1993 and didier auriol 1994. Didier auriol and 1 related entities entities finder. Each rally is split into 1525 special stages, which are run against the clock on closed roads. Didier auriol, race car driver vintage photography ebay. Chris ingram youngest ever rally driver to win the european rally championship. Champion didier auriol lancia delta integrale world rally. Online archive of fia world rally championship from 1973 to present day. The series currently consists of threeday events driven on surfaces that range from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice.
Born in montpellier and initially an ambulance driver, auriol started rallying in an old simca. New zealand was, and still is, the favourite gravel event for wrc drivers and i can imagine that the south island is offering the same kind of fantastic roads we were used to in auckland, auriol said from france. Didier auriol s 1994 sanremowinning toyota celica on sale didier auriol pulled off a titanic comeback drive to win the 1994 wrc rally sanremo now you could own his toyota celica st185 bahrain. Toyota celica gtfour is the most successful japanese. The lowest eight seeds take part in a qualifying round, with the four winners from the driver duels joining the top 12 seeds in the first round. Colin steele mcrae, mbe 5 august 1968 15 september 2007 was a scottish rally driver from lanark, scotland. Following the main international motorsport events in which the museum was on stage. He drove ambulance before turning professional rally driver. Didier auriol s 1991 sanremo win was jolly clubs longawaited breakthrough image from the mcklein photography archive we all know what happened in 1992, when lancia delivered the ultimate delta hf integrale a weapon known as super delta or, even more evocatively, as the deltona. Wrcs didier auriol makes debut at race retro historic racing. It is a second frenchman in as many days, as qualifier to the main draw, didier auriol takes on italys only representative, miki biasion. He drove the simca 2 years, then he got a renault 5 turbo, with this car, he drove in the french rallye championship. Rallying and legendary drivers legend rallyist homagetribute by rallysights presents. His last result is the 11th place for the greatbritain 2003.
World rally championship wrc 1994 winner, didier auriol will make his debut at this years race retro and join current european rally champion chris ingram at the event. Chris ingram youngest ever rally driver to win the european rally championship, and the first british winner in 52 years. Not so long ago, didier auriol was known as the unluckiest driver in the world rally championship. Rally legend didier auriol and european rally champion. Didier auriol french rally driver who won the world rally championship wrc in 1994. He was a factory candidate for lancia, toyota and peugeot among others, before. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
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