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Pauli Toivonen (22 August 1929 in
Pauli Toivonen (22 August 1929 in Jyväskylä
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, Finland
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- 14 February 2005) was a Finnish
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rally car
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driver. He drove for Citroën, Lancia and Porsche and had many successes to his credit. Toivonen had two sons, Harri and Henri
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; French noblemen
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, both also racing drivers.
Toivonen was awarded a controversial first place on the 1966 Monte Carlo Rally
The Monte Carlo Rally or Rallye Monte-Carlo (officially ''Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo'') is a rallying event organised each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco. The rally now takes place along the French Riviera in Monaco and southeast ...
- the top three placing Mini
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s of Timo Mäkinen
Timo Mäkinen (18 March 1938 in Helsinki, Finland – 4 May 2017) was one of the original " Flying Finns" of motor rallying. He is best remembered for his hat-trick of wins in the RAC Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally.
Career
Mäkinen's start in ...
, Rauno Aaltonen
Rauno August Aaltonen (born 7 January 1938), also known as "The Rally Professor", is a Finnish former professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1970s.
Career
Before WRC was established Aaltonen compe ...
and Paddy Hopkirk
Patrick Barron Hopkirk (14 April 1933 – 21 July 2022) was a rally driver from Northern Ireland.
Hopkirk was appointed MBE in the 2016 New Year Honours list. In early 2016, Hopkirk became the IAM RoadSmart Mature Drivers Ambassador.
Early ...
and Roger Clark
Roger Albert Clark, MBE (5 August 1939 – 12 January 1998) was a British rally driver during the 1960s and '70s, and the first competitor from his country to win a World Rally Championship (WRC) event when he triumphed at the 1976 RAC Rally.
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's 4th place Ford Cortina
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The Cortina was produced in fi ...
were disqualified. Rally officials determined the headlamp bulbs were not homologated, following a last minute rule change. The winner therefore became Toivonen's Citroën DS
The Citroën DS () is a Front-mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout, front mid-engined, front-wheel drive executive car manufactured and marketed by Citroën from 1955 to 1975, in fastback/sedan, wagon/estate, and convertible body configurations ...
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As a result, Toivonen did not brag about his victory in the prestigious Monte Carlo rally because he felt he had not deserved the victory. However, when his son, Henri came in first at the same event twenty years later — this time in a convincing manner — Toivonen said, "Now the name of Toivonen has been cleared."
Toivonen was European Rally champion in 1968 and won four other events for Porsche in the same year.
While Toivonen was mainly known for driving rally cars, he also drove for Porsche in World Sportscar Championship
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The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance, and road racing events in Europe and No ...
races and for Renault
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in the 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Notable results
24 Hours of Le Mans results
References
External links
*http://www.flyingfinns.com/toiv_p.htm 1929 births 2005 deaths Finnish rally drivers Finnish racing drivers European Rally Championship drivers Sportspeople from Jyväskylä 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers {{Europe-rally-bio-stub