august finnish rally driver born home father brother professional circuit victory came rally great_britain 24th birthday record youngest driver win world rally won swedish rally age driving signed despite nearly ending early returned rallying later year won event season season opener father won exactly years earlier driving delta died accident leading rally american driver died exploded fatal accident close witnesses remains car making impossible determine cause accident hours accident president banned powerful rally cars competing following season ending rallying popular era started career circuit racing competitive raced successfully world championship events achieved praise formula team guest appearances impressed formula test march grand prix annual race champions originally organised memory awards winning individual driver memorial trophy early career strong ties rallying early age born city hosted father successful international rally driver win lakes rallies learned drive years old despite rallying connections started competition circuit racing began won finnish cup touring cars switching winning round scandinavian championship year graduated following year won round finnish champion formula class family concerns safety circuit racing switched rallying time purchased parents year old later time finnish legislation time limited new drivers speed kilometres hour mph open roads unable compete rallying years old driver debut driving privately entered retired rally 36th special stage broken focusing circuit racing career competed second world rally years later finished fifth lakes started season second round cup drivers predecessor official drivers world championship established finished second minutes seven minutes ahead win cup went compete world championship rallies finish event driving attracted attention private team offered car home event retire engine failure finished ninth rally year captured rally win rally event season gathered rallying experience competing rallies british finnish european championships competed events lakes ford escort retired home event matching pace leaders leaving road performances led contract factory competition team season works career season driving major car manufacturer works team largely trial year started season winning january drove selected events driving style led crashes results representative pace hopes better results team partnered different drivers season retired accident 11th special stage rally finished fifth late november time partnered white surprised experts spectators winning minutes ahead runner expected competitive rally interview published days rally started expected challenge win don think events win rally driving skill instance win little bit luck trouble mean knows forests like hand use trying drive beat wait trouble chance years days remained youngest driver win event won swedish rally age stated super feeling unbelievable idols secretly wanted beat record youngest winner years nicknamed commented receives questions rally noted team run des time personnel smaller works teams draft mercenary mechanics help results led year squad season signed larger programme new driver later partner toyota turbo rear wheel drive competitive group cars wheel drive despite second places fifth place rally resulted seventh place overall drivers world championship consistent team mate brought surprise manufacturers title competed round british open rally championship won event season switched sponsored team managed team mates won previous year championship richards driver world champion previous year father future rally star debut portugal surprised event favourites leading rally retiring stages finish competed events finished podium twice rally participated rallies registering retirement guest appearance round british formula circuit racing championship finished tenth driving formula test march grand prix seconds faster team regular driver continued season driving took advantage new group regulations group car likes controlling world rally scene time achieved win round british open rally championship attempt finished rally france organisers decided ban group cars halfway event driver received trophy retired rallies finished sixth rally fourth drove driven time pair retired event main driver seasons later long successful partnership time world champion late october competed circuits time entered races driving world championship partnered finished fourth race score starts finishes left season linked lead drive sport new factory team eventually signed drive sponsored factory team team run new group set boss european season turned success started second place went win rallies row led championship italian driver contract boss wanted win european title suggested enter events away important rounds title campaign ended injury resulting enforced rest expected months missed events finished second championship contract consisted events stated team needed driver drivers year difficult competing debut portugal limited testing experience italy time try car don know limits similarly debut event years ago immediately took lead set fastest stage times retiring time retirement caused broken clutch mistake crash retirement greece finished home event lakes rally remained events season injury forced miss rallies signed stated wanted sign similar year contract depending condition contractual situation claimed signed chose fledged driver season season started badly crashed brick wall seriously injuring breaking neck beginning drivers lost friend team mate italian driver crashed fatally fourth special stage tour comeback injuries lakes rally august finished fourth finished rally final event car suit driving style fallen terms performance rear wheel drive horsepower compared replaced delta final event season delta wheel drive increasing power middle engine speed range power higher engine speeds car reportedly accelerate miles hour seconds gravel road delta turned success won rally finished second seconds competed world rallies results placed career best sixth overall championship season started dominant win rally new driver fellow flying finished second father won event years earlier cars including cross finishing line disqualified having non standard disqualification caused prince refused attend prize giving ceremony victory caused father comment cleared win favourite title retired lead engine failure rally portugal lost control ford special stage crowd accident killed spectators injured factory team drivers decided withdraw event disapproved retirement stated team accept win portuguese rally reported tested delta circuit set fastest lap time qualified sixth position portuguese grand prix espn citing respectively looked claim decades later came skeptical conclusion explored story interviewing manager connections stated time circuit cars test weeks despite setbacks remained title favourite driver able match pace death tour world rally island began thursday sore throat suffering flu insisted driving having lost championship lead rallies according sources taking medicine treat fever despite ill health taking stage win stage win leading rally large margin leg commented rally insane going moment trouble good dead complaining car powerful rally like found hard car balanced road admitted exhausting short interview steered 18th stage comment remain words public today driven equivalent finnish rally hard speed second leg friday seventh kilometre 18th stage went road tight left corner car landed roof aluminium fuel tank underneath driver seat trees exploded fuel tank protected plate item mainly gravel rallies fitted asphalt explosion happened seconds crash driver time alive fire caused explosion intense delta built fast burning reinforced plastic composite car died seats left wife married young children son daughter single children accident remains mystery close witnesses caught tape spectator stage proved impossible determine cause crash footage race close scene notice black smoke race finish knew accident team started fear happened failed arrive stage schedule rally crew stage mentioned seen black smoke time emergency vehicles arrived accident scene flames engineers technicians determine cause accident remains car later confirmed taking medicine flu later interview fellow driver claimed neck injuries sustained crash suffered random tell team want lose place person attended aftermath accident reported marks speculation suddenly lost consciousness wheel cause accident unknown aftermath hours accident decided ban group cars competing season planned cancelled manufacturers stuck cars race ford withdrew racing immediately teams competed end season continued day won prior crashes commentators drivers warned accidents resulting drivers simply unable control powerful cars criticised recognising problem late investigation later proved drivers reactions slow speed group cars drivers eyes adjust focus fast corners resulting tunnel vision high speed cars rallying popular spectators face criticism accident author rally driver stated group unsafe fuel system caused death crowd control needed changing wasn actual cars group cars described fast race legacy known competitive driver gravel surfaces found difficult choose circuit racing rallying rally driver competed circuit racing events successfully world championship events races british formula championship team jordan called performances incredible compared death jordan weighed chances formula don know champion formula takes lot luck accident doubt granted won prix absolutely sure world rally championship career competed world rallies gathering wins podium places stage wins retiring times wins rallies peak career finally finding car competitive suitable driving style admitted having problems car won know drive mind team boss later claimed driver control delta obituary titled rebel cause published motor days fatal accident rally author named rebel driver proof young drivers successful rallying sport previously dominated older experienced drivers achieve necessary level consistency avoid number high speed accidents prior introduction delta known ability large amounts time single stages led number stage wins bad accidents resulting driving mistakes career ended early nearly accident season excluding endurance events entered career names icon controversial periods rallying buried family moved young marble slab dedicated placed curve drove memorial place bottle reference sponsored factory team local resident puts new flowers slab day july italy titled memorial honour rally stopped fatal accident fourth stage rally driver arguably successful female race car driver history organised race champions commemorate death race champions originally restricted rally drivers popular introduction formula nascar stars awarded winner individual event year trophy bearing grand attack trophy awarded organised des driver embodied spirit shown young finn honoured oil rally finland exhibition memory opened august interviewing event attended team mate driver current ford factory team boss brother quit racing career ending year racing history family results
Henri Toivonen