1985 Monte Carlo Rally and Swedish Rally – Rare French Video Footage
Rare French footage of the 1985 Monte Carlo and Swedish rallies introduced by legend Jean-Claude Andruet.
The two films certainly have a Gallic charm about them with some quirky and surreal sequences. This all adds to the atmosphere though, as the story captures the battle between the sport’s two giants at the time, Peugeot and Audi.
There is the epic battle between Walter Rohrl (Audi Sport quattro) and Ari Vatanen… Continue reading
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Colin McRae’s nightmare on the Col de Turini in 2001
Video uploaded to motorsportmad.com from the 2001 Col de Turini stage of the Monte Carlo Rally where Colin McRae endured a nightmare.
McRae was leading at this point but problems with the fly by wire throttle on the Ford Focus WRC ended any hopes of Monte success and gifted the rally to Tommi Makinen.
Colin McRae Col de Turini 2001, commentary by Jonathan Hart
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2009 Rally Monte Carlo Final Results and videos: Sebastien Ogier scores sensational win
Sebastien Ogier scored an extremely impressive victory for the Kronos/BFGoodrich Drivers’ Team on the 2009 Rallye Monte Carlo.
Ogier drove a consistent rally, unlike his rivals, to not make any mistakes in the Peugeot 207 S2000 over the three day event. He only found out last week that he would be contesting the rally and only drove the car at a test for just over… Continue reading
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