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THOSE WERE THE DAYS MY FRIEND...

Sunbeam Avenger 1600, Group F 1989 - 1990 Ford Escort RS 2000, Group F 1990 - 1993 Opel Manta 2.0E, Group A3 1993 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4, Group N 1994 Opel Astra GSI, Group F2 1995
Ford Escort RS 2000, Group A 1996 Mitsubishi Lancer E3, Group N 1996 Seat Ibiza Kit Car, Group F2 1996 - 1998 Seat Cordoba WRC, 1998 - 1999 Seat Cordoba WRC E2, 1999 - 2000
Toyota Corolla WRC, 2000 Peugeot 206 WRC
The road to the top of international rallying was driven in the cars shown above. Click a pic to see color photos and read stories from Harri's rally career.
Cool Driving + Sweet Machines = Rovanperä at the Top

The first-ever rally for Harri Rovanperä was the 1989 Winter Rally in Jyväskylä, his hometown in Finland. Competing in a Sunbeam Avenger, Harri and co-driver Jouni Närhi finished sixth in the junior B class. In the Peurunka Rally of the same year, Risto Pietiläinen took the over co-driver's seat of the same Avenger. The first World Rally Championship win of their career was still almost 12 years, more than 150 car races, and over 40 WRC rallies ahead. They drove their way to the top in the cars you see here.



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