Group B 1982–1986

Sources and image credits

Every source, page by page, plus full credits for the photographs used: author, file and free licence.

Photo: Bahnfrend via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

All text in this section is original writing based on the sources below. Where sources contradict each other or a fact could not be confirmed, the page says so in a note box. Results and standings are taken from the Wikipedia season articles, which in turn cite eWRC-results and Jonkka’s World Rally Archive.

For further reading beyond the sources used here, see Group B Resources: archives, heritage pages, longreads, books, video, clubs and events, each checked and labelled by language and type.

All sources

Open questions

Accuracy comes first. Where sources disagree or only one source could be found, the page says so in a note box. The main open points:

• the stage on which Attilio Bettega crashed in 1985 (stage 3 or 4);
• the details of some 1986 withdrawals (Subaru in New Zealand, Volkswagen on the Safari) and of the Monte Carlo road-section collision;
• the exact planned Group S power and homologation limits;
• when the Mikkola–Hertz partnership ended, and Ragnotti’s 1985 co-driver (Gilles or Pierre Thimonier);
• Toivonen’s reported Estoril lap time in the Delta S4.

Corrections are welcome via the contact page.

Photographs

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Sources

1. Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/
2. Wikipedia (EN) — https://en.wikipedia.org/

All text is original writing for Grouve Sports Management Group, based on the sources above. Facts checked on 21 October 2026.

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