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1973 1000 Lakes Rally

{{Infobox rally

|name=1973 1000 Lakes Rally

|native_name=23rd 1000 Lakes Rally

|country={{FIN}}

|round=8

|image=

|caption=

|rallybase=Jyväskylä, Finland

|start=

|finish=

|startdate=3 August 1973

|enddate=5 August 1973

|stages=43

|stagekm=517

|controls=

|overallkm=2079

|surface=Gravel

|championship=1973 World Rally Championship season

|driver1={{flagicon|Finland}} Timo Mäkinen
{{flagicon|UK}} Henry Liddon

|team1={{flagicon|UK}} Ford Motor Company Ltd

|car1=

|driver2=

|team2=

|car2=

|driver3=

|team3=

|car3=

|teamsstart=109

|teamsfinish=55

}}

The 1973 1000 Lakes Rally (formally the 23rd 1000 Lakes Rally) was the 23rd running of the 1000 Lakes Rally (currently known as the Rally Finland), and the eighth round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season.

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Run in early August in central Finland, this rally marked a distinct change from the previous event in the series, the 33 Rajd Polski. Unlike that event, in which only three teams survived to the finish, Finland saw 55 teams finish the rally, a success rate of almost exactly 50% of the total entries.

In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. Finland hosted Ford Motor Company's first ever win of the World Rally Championship.Motoring News pages 8 & 9 Thursday 9 August 1973 "Popular 1000 Lakes win for Mäkinen in works Escort" Championship front runners Alpine Renault and Fiat were conspicuous by their absence, with neither gaining points during the round.

Results

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+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| 1973 1000 Lakes Rally results
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!width=15% colspan=2| Finish

!width=15% rowspan=2| Total
time

!width=5% rowspan=2| Group

!width=5% rowspan=2| Car #

!width=25% rowspan=2| Driver
Co-driver

!width=25% rowspan=2| Car

!width=10% rowspan=2| Mfr.
points

Overall

! In
group

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! 1

| 1

4 h : 53 m : 50 s24

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Timo Mäkinen
{{flagicon|UK}} Henry Liddon

|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} Ford Escort RS1600

! 20

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! 2

| 2

4 h : 55 m : 59 s229

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Markku Alén
{{flagicon|Finland}} Juhani Toivonen

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Volvo 142

! 15

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! 3

| 1

4 h : 57 m : 12 s43

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Leo Kinnunen
{{flagicon|Finland}} Atso Aho

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Porsche 911

! 12

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! 4

| 3

4 h : 59 m : 28 s21

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Simo Lampinen
{{flagicon|UK}} John Davenport

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Saab 96 V4

! 10

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! 5

| 4

5 h : 3 m : 30 s230

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Antti Ojanen
{{flagicon|Finland}} Heikki Miikki

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel Ascona 19

! 8

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! 6

| 5

5 h : 4 m : 3 s238

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Ulf Grönholm
{{flagicon|Finland}} Henry Laine

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel Ascona 19

!

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! 7

| 6

5 h : 5 m : 43 s226

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Tapio Rainio
{{flagicon|Finland}} Erkki Nyman

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Saab 96 V4

!

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! 8

| 2

5 h : 9 m : 43 s4122

|align=left| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Achim Warmbold
{{flagicon|France}} Jean Todt

|align=left| {{flagicon|Italy}} Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye

!

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! 9

| 7

5 h : 11 m : 26 s239

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Pertti Lehtonen
{{flagicon|Finland}} Ilkka Kivimäki

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Saab 96 V4

!

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! 10

| 8

5 h : 11 m : 36 s212

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Hannu Palin
{{flagicon|Finland}} Jyrki Ahava

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel Ascona 19

!

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! 11

| 9

5 h : 14 m : 25 s220

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Esa Nuuttila
{{flagicon|Finland}} Alf Krogell

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel Ascona 19

!

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! 12

| 10

5 h : 18 m : 23 s224

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Erkki Pitkänen
{{flagicon|Finland}} Juhani Paalama

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Volvo 142

!

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! 13

| 1

5 h : 18 m : 52 s150

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Pertti Kärhä
{{flagicon|Finland}} Seppo Siitonen

|align=left| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV

!

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! 14

| 2

5 h : 22 m : 15 s142

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Jaakko Markula
{{flagicon|Finland}} Asko Nevalainen

|align=left| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV

!

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! 15

| 11

5 h : 23 m : 35 s221

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Markku Saaristo
{{flagicon|Finland}} Ilkka Saaristo

|align=left| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Škoda 120S

!

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! 16

| 12

5 h : 23 m : 49 s27

|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} Brian Culcheth
{{flagicon|UK}} Johnstone Syer

|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} Morris Marina

!

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! 17

| 3

5 h : 24 m : 47 s152

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Timo Sohlberg
{{flagicon|Finland}} Matti Honkavaara

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} BMW 2002

!

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! 18

| 13

5 h : 30 m : 54 s263

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Eeva Heinonen
{{flagicon|Finland}} Seija Saaristo

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Volvo 142

!

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! 19

| 4

5 h : 38 m : 54 s144

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Erkki Pahkinen
{{flagicon|Finland}} Jarmo Toivonen

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel Ascona 19

!

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! 20

| 5

5 h : 44 m : 41 s173

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Timo Jouhki
{{flagicon|Finland}} Juha Piironen

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel Ascona 19

!

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! 21

| 6

5 h : 45 m : 4 s158

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Juha Leponiemi
{{flagicon|Finland}} Matti Vilmi

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} BMW 2002

!

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! 22

| 7

5 h : 46 m : 5 s151

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Kauko Mäkelä
{{flagicon|Finland}} Jukka Miettinen

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Peugeot 304S

!

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! 23

| 8

5 h : 48 m : 14 s153

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Hans Sevelius
{{flagicon|Finland}} Göran Sandström

|align=left| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alfa Romeo 1600

!

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! 24

| 14

5 h : 50 m : 52 s261

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Marketta Oksala
{{flagicon|Finland}} Satu Valtaharju

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel Ascona 19

!

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! 27

| 16

5 h : 55 m : 7 s286

|align=left| {{flagicon|USSR}} Stasys Brundza
{{flagicon|USSR}} Viktor Ilyin

|align=left| {{flagicon|USSR}} Moskvitch 412

!

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! 39

| 22

6 h : 16 m : 10 s296

|align=left| {{flagicon|East Germany}} Peter Hommel
{{flagicon|East Germany}} Günter Bork

|align=left| {{flagicon|East Germany}} Wartburg 353

!

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! 42

| 17

6 h : 22 m : 8 s179

|align=left| {{flagicon|East Germany}} Horst Niebergall
{{flagicon|East Germany}} Harald Würfel

|align=left| {{flagicon|East Germany}} Wartburg 353

!

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! 46

| 21

6 h : 27 m : 27 s177

|align=left| {{flagicon|East Germany}} Egon Culmbacher
{{flagicon|East Germany}} Werner Ernst

|align=left| {{flagicon|East Germany}} Wartburg 353

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired (mechanical)

| 2

2

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Stig Blomqvist
{{flagicon|Sweden}} Arne Hertz

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Saab 96 V4

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired (illness)

| 2

5

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Hannu Mikkola
{{flagicon|Finland}} Erkki Rautanen

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Volvo 142

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired (mechanical)

| 4

6

|align=left| {{flagicon|Kenya}} Shekhar Mehta
{{flagicon|Finland}} Ensio Mikander

|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} Datsun 240Z

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired (mechanical)

| 2

8

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Per Eklund
{{flagicon|Sweden}} Björn Cederberg

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Saab 96 V4

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 2

9

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Pauli Toivonen
{{flagicon|Finland}} Martti Tiukkanen

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Simca 1000 Rallye

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 1

10

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Guy Chasseuil
{{flagicon|France}} Christian Baron

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Simca 1000 Rallye

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 1

11

|align=left| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Jean-Marie Jacquemin
{{flagicon|Belgium}} Dorothé Jacquemin

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Simca 1000 Rallye

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 2

13

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Pekka Virtanen
{{flagicon|Finland}} Jussi Eskola

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Volvo 142

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 2

15

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Matti Alamaula
{{flagicon|Finland}} Tapio Siekkinen

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel Ascona 19

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 2

16

|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Hourihan
{{flagicon|Canada}} Doug Woods

|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} Datsun 1800 SSS

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 2

18

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Pekka Vilpponen
{{flagicon|Finland}} Ilpo Airila

|align=left| {{flagicon|USSR}} Moskvitch 1500M

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired (mechanical)

| 2

22

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Pentti Airikkala
{{flagicon|Finland}} Heikki Haaksiala

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel Kadett Rallye

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 2

25

|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} Paul Faulkner
{{flagicon|UK}} Monty Peters

|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} Ford Escort RS1600

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 2

27

|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Harvey
{{flagicon|USA}} Tom King

|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Dodge Colt

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired (mechanical)

| 2

28

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Jari Vilkas
{{flagicon|Finland}} Juhani Soini

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Saab 96 V4

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 2

33

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Leif Asterhag
{{flagicon|Sweden}} Claes Billstam

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} BMW 2002

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 2

35

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Lars Carlsson
{{flagicon|West Germany}} Thomas Fischer-Halbing

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel Commodore GS/E

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 2

36

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Eero Soutulahti
{{flagicon|Finland}} Risto Anttila

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Volvo 142

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 2

40

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Hannu Valtaharju
{{flagicon|Finland}} Raimo Alm

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel Ascona 19

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 1

46

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Esko Nuuttila
{{flagicon|Finland}} Timo Harju

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel Ascona 19

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 1

47

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Kyösti Hämäläinen
{{flagicon|Finland}} Veijo Aho

|align=left| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 1

48

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Arne Allansson
{{flagicon|Sweden}} Rolf Jägerstedt

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} BMW 2002

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 1

57

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Heikki Enomaa
{{flagicon|Finland}} Timo Alanen

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} BMW 2002

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 2

67

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Fredrik Donner
{{flagicon|Finland}} Heikki Nikki

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel Ascona 19

!

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!colspan=3 | Retired

| 2

76

|align=left| {{flagicon|USSR}} Kastytis Girdauskas
{{flagicon|USSR}} Valentin Kislykh

|align=left| {{flagicon|USSR}} Moskvitch 412

!

Source: Independent WRC archive{{cite web|title=Final results|url=http://www.juwra.com/finland_1973_results.html|work=juwra.com|publisher=Independent WRC archive|accessdate=2017-03-12}}

Championship standings after the event

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+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| 1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 8
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!width=20% colspan=2 | After round 8

!width=60% rowspan=2 | Team

!width=20% colspan=2 | Season end

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!width=10% | Position

!width=10% | Points

!width=10% | Position

!width=10% | Points

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! 1

! 92

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Alpine Renault

| 1

147
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! 2

! 63

|align=left| {{flagicon|Italy}} Fiat

| 2

84
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! 3

! 36

|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Ford

| 3

76
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! 4

! 33

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Citroën

| 7

33
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! 5

! 30

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Saab

| 5

42
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! 6

! 22

|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} Datsun

| 6

34
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! 7

! 20

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Porsche

| 9

27
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! 8

! 19

|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Volvo

| 4

44
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! 9

! 15

|align=left| {{flagicon|East Germany}} Wartburg

| 14

15
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! 10

! 14

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Volkswagen

| 15

15
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! 11

! 13

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Peugeot

| 16

13
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! 12

! 13

|align=left| {{flagicon|Italy}} Lancia

| 13

17
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! 13

! 13

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel

| 11

25
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! 14

! 12

|align=left| {{flagicon|Poland}} Polski Fiat

| 12

18
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!rowspan=2| 15

! 4

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} BMW

| 8

28
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! 4

|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} Mitsubishi

| 17

4
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! 17

! 3

|align=left| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Škoda

| 18

3
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! 18

! 2

|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} Toyota

| 10

25
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! 19

! 1

|align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Audi

| 20

2

References

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External links

  • [http://www.wrc.com/ Official website of the World Rally Championship]
  • [http://www.rallye-info.com/event.asp?event=322 1973 1000 Lakes Rally] at [http://www.rallye-info.com/ Rallye-info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627135750/http://www.rallye-info.com/ |date=2020-06-27 }}

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1000 Lakes Rally, 1973