Henri Toivonen

Henri Toivonen (August 25, 1956 ? May 2, 1986) was a Finnish rally car driver. His brother Harri Toivonen also rallied but less successfully.

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August 25 - 1956 - May 2 - 1986 - Finnish - Rally car - Harri Toivonen

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He won the RAC Rally in 1980 driving a Talbot and in 1985 driving a Lancia Delta S4.

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RAC Rally - Talbot - Lancia Delta S4

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He died in the 1986 Tour de Corse in a fireball crash that also claimed the life of his co-driver Sergio Cresto when his Lancia Delta S4 flew off the unguarded edge of a left hand hairpin bend and crashed into a ravine.

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Tour de Corse - Sergio Cresto - Lancia Delta S4

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These deaths resulted in a final decision to ban the Group B rally cars.

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Annual Race of Champions awards the winning individual driver with the Henri Toivonen Memorial trophy.

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