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26th March 2009, 10:48am by YouTube unearths some amazing video footage, and there’s perhaps none more chilling than this video of Finnish rally star, Henri Toivonen, crashing to his death in the 1986 Tour de Corse Rally. Toivonen, driving a Lancia Delta S4, died on May 2, 1986, while leading the event.
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Thirty years ago today, Henri Toivonen and Sergio Cresto tragically died at the 1986 Tour de
Henri Pauli Toivonen (August 25th 1956 ~ May 2nd 1986) was a Finnish rally driver born into what later came to be known as "Finland's Fastest Family". His father, Pauli, was the 1968 European Rally Champion (ERC) for Porsche and his brother, Harri, became a professional circuit racer.
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Henri Toivonen was the son of 1968 ERC Champion Pauli Toivonen. Toivonen was born on August 25th 1956 in Jyväskylä Finland. Toivonen competed in both Rally and Circuit racing. His brother Harri became a professional Circuit Racer who also did rally. Harri retired from circuit racing in 2002.
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Henri Toivonen Juha Piironen 31º Rally Acrópolis 1984. Lancia Rally 037 Evo. Retirado por
Group B's Mysterious Final Crash - Henri Toivonen blags 7.79K subscribers Subscribe 1.4K 100K views 3 weeks ago Previously on this channel, we've already discussed arguably the largest crash.
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Henri Toivonen (FIN) Lancia Rally 037 GrB Martini Racing after crash Stock Photo Alamy
On May 2, 1986, during the second leg of the Tour de Corse, Henri Toivonen and Sergio Cresto's Lancia Delta S4 careened off the course and into a ravine. Even if the pair had survived the initial.
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Harri Toivonen "La causa dell'incidente di Henri e Sergio è il pedale dell'acceleratore della
Henri Toivonen Crash (1956-1986) Corsika Rally 1986 He´s last rally. Rest in Peace Marvdogger 1.2M views 5 years ago INSANE Audi Quattro Sport S1 1000 Lakes Group B Rally (Pure Engine.
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Henri Toivonen (FIN) Lancia Rally Rally 037 GrB Martini Racing after crash Stock Photo Alamy
Toivonen had a sore throat and was suffering from the flu, but he insisted on driving after having lost his championship lead during the last three rallies due to retiring the car in Sweden, the.
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Lancia Delta S4
Group B was the World Rally Championship's most famous era and produced the most spectacular cars. David Evans and Colin Clark visited the scene of Toivonen's crash and explained why there are.
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Accidente acabó con Henri Toivonen,Sergio Cresto y elGrupoB Lancia Delta, Peugeot, Rally Car
Toivonen's crash was so severe that the car exploded and was consumed by an intense fire, though officials stated later that both Toivonen and his American co-driver Cresto were believed to.
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La bestia que Toivonen no pudo domar
Accident brought into WRC more shorter and safer stages, compulsory fire extinguisher system for cars and evolution versions of rallycars were banned. 1988 there was found Race of Champions event.
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Twelve months after the deaths of Henri Toivonen and Sergio Cresta, the WRC's return to Corsica was another bleak weekend May '20 09 Photography by Prodrive Words by David Evans, DirtFish Head of Media Tweet Share Much has been made of the 1986 Tour de Corse in recent days.
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Toivonen's Delta S4 sold for upwards of 1.3 million RallySport Magazine
The day after the Tour de Corse crash, which claimed the lives of Henri Toivonen and Sergio Cresto, Balestre announced the end of Group B. Pretty much there and then, Audi withdrew from rallying.
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Accidente acabó con Henri Toivonen,Sergio Cresto y elGrupoB Mercedes 190, Lancia Delta, Jeremy
As the World Rally Championship headed to Corsica for its 2019 event, David Evans and Colin Clark visited the corner where Henri Toivonen and co-driver Sergi.
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Tragedy follows tragedy The 1987 Tour de Corse DirtFish
As the World Rally Championship headed to Corsica for its 2019 event, David Evans and Colin Clark visited the corner where Henri Toivonen and co-driver Sergio Cresto were killed in a crash that.
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Crash Henri Toivonen and Sergio Cresto, WRC Rally Monte Carlo 1986 by Marvdogger2 YouTube
Toivonen died in a crash on 2 May 1986 while leading the Tour de Corse rally in Corsica. His American co-driver, Sergio Cresto, also died when their Lancia Delta S4 plunged down a ravine and exploded. The crash had no close witnesses and the only remains of the car were the blackened spaceframe, making it impossible to determine the cause.
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Best Shed (therallyblog Henri Toivonen / Juha Piironen) Rally car racing, Rally car, Rally racing
The rumour has it that in 1986, 'man of the moment' Henri Toivonen lapped the Estoril Formula One circuit so fast in his Lancia Delta S4 rally car that his time would have put him sixth on the.