Henri Toivonen

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Henri Toivonen was a highly talented Finnish rally driver of the 1980s, best known for his spectacular speed in Group B cars and his tragic death in the 1986 Tour de Corse.

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Henri Toivonen canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Finnish person
human
rally driver
activeYearsInWRC 1979–1986
bestKnownFor driving Group B rally cars
exceptional speed in Group B era
fatal accident in 1986 Tour de Corse
carNumber 4
causeOfDeath car crash
rally accident
children Arla Toivonen
Markku Toivonen
competedIn 1000 Lakes Rally
Monte Carlo Rally
RAC Rally
Tour de Corse
linked to: Rally Corsica
countryOfBirth Finland
countryOfDeath France
dateOfBirth 1956-08-25
dateOfDeath 1986-05-02
diedIn 1986 Tour de Corse
linked to: Rally Corsica
droveCar Lancia Delta S4
Opel Ascona 400
Porsche 911
Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
familyName Toivonen
father Pauli Toivonen
firstWRCWin 1980 RAC Rally
linked to: RAC Rally
fullName Henri Pauli Toivonen
givenName Henri
lastWRCWin 1986 Monte Carlo Rally
linked to: Monte Carlo Rally
memorializedBy Henri Toivonen memorials in Corsica and Finland
nationality Finnish
notableFor influencing the end of Group B regulations
participatedIn World Rally Championship
placeOfBirth Jyväskylä
placeOfDeath Corte
sibling Harri Toivonen
sport rallying
spouse Erja Toivonen
team Lancia
Opel
Porsche
Talbot
linked to: Talbot Horizon
won 1980 RAC Rally
linked to: RAC Rally

1985 RAC Rally
linked to: RAC Rally

1986 Monte Carlo Rally
linked to: Monte Carlo Rally
WRCStarts 40
WRCVictories 3

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Lancia Martini Racing associatedDriver Henri Toivonen
Lancia Delta S4 driver Henri Toivonen