Josef "Sepp" Haider (born 26 September 1953 in
Dienten) is a former
Austria
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rally
Rally or rallye may refer to:
Gatherings
* Demonstration (political), a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade
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Sports ...
driver, who won
Rally New Zealand in 1988, a round of the
World Rally Championship.
Career
After starting out in local rallies, Haider bought an
Opel Kadett GT/E
The Opel Kadett is a small family car produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel from 1936 until 1940 and then from 1962 until 1991 (the Cabrio continued until 1993), when it was succeeded by the Opel Astra.
Kadett I (1936–1940)
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and competed in three rallies in the
1977 World Rally Championship season
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, but retired from all three. In 1987 he was signed by GM Euro Sport for a programme that included three WRC rounds, scoring his first points by finishing 10th on
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. In 1988 he again did two WRC rounds, winning
Rally New Zealand. He did three more WRC events for Opel in 1989, also winning the German championship.
In 1993 he did three rounds in an
Audi S2
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entered by SMS, finishing seventh in Sweden and fifth in Australia, his final WRC event.
WRC victories
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References
External links
Profile at World Rally ArchiveProfile at RallyBase
Living people
1953 births
People from Zell am See District
Austrian rally drivers
World Rally Championship drivers
Sportspeople from Salzburg (state)
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