THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP: 1973 – 2020: A walk through the anecdotes, drivers and champion cars to re-live the passion for this sport

UPDATED TO THE COMPLETED 2022 SEASON!!!!!

DO YOU WANT TO TRAVEL IN TIME FROM 1973 TO 2022 AT THE SPEED OF A WORLD RALLY CAR AND ENJOY THE HISTORY OF THE MAXIMUM RALLY COMPETITION?

The world rally championship is the most complete motorsport competition: ice, snow, mud, asphalt, sand… No surface can resist a WRC car and for this reason its drivers are the most complete in the automobile scene.

We enjoy their street cars adapted for competition, their skidding, their spectacular jumps, their driving on the edge of forests and cliffs, seeking to start that second from the timer that differentiates success from failure while raising clouds of snow, dust or sand.

But above all, the WRC is its history. Let’s face it, there is no race we see without bringing back memories of his glorious past. You don’t enjoy this sport so much without knowing its route, its history, the greatness of its legendary cars and drivers that come back to our minds every time the engines roar.

In this book you can take a pleasant walk through its history in the form of simple keys to remember those wonderful years, or discover them if you are new to this sport to really know what that means.

• The origin of the World Rally Championship and its first winner

• The dominance of the Lancia Stratos in the early years and the glory of Munari

• The rise of the FIAT 131 Abarth to the detriment of Lancia development

• Björn Waldegard, the first official drivers’ championship champion

• The inclusion of 4-wheel drive and the German dominance of Opel and Audi

• The push and entry on the scene of Peugeot

• The tragedies of 1986 and the end of Group B

• The golden age of the Lancia Delta and the rise of Juha Kankkunen

• Carlos Sainz and his fight against Lancia’s hegemony

• The rise of Toyota and the Japanese dominance of the championship

• The arrival of WRC regulations

• The reign of Tommi Mäkinen

• The coming to power of the Peugeot 206 and Marcus Grönholm

• The era of French rule

• The legend of Citroën and Sébastien Loeb

• From French to French: Sébastien Ogier’s reign and his multi-brand challenge

• The end of Ogier’s hegemony through Ott Tänak and Hyundai

• 2020: the irruption of the coronavirus and the return to normality of the fight between Hyundai and Toyota and the reign of Ogier.

Enjoy the wonderful history of the World Rally Championship on this essential tour for any fan who wants to devour the true flavor of what this legendary competition entails and enjoy their races to the fullest.

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