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The 1974 London-Sahara-Munich World Cup Rally, known also under the commercial identity of 1974 UDT World Cup Rally, was the second and final World Cup Rallies to be held. The rally began in London, Great Britain and travelled to Munich, Germany, via northern Africa. It was won by the privateer Australian crew of Jim Reddiex, Ken Tubman and André Welinski, driving a Citroen DS.
The entry was much reduced in number compared to the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally as the 1973 oil crisis and the resultant drop in global car sales had its effect on motorsport budgets. Many of the manufacturer teams of the 1970 event did not take part four years later. An error in the navigation notes of the event, caused by the end of the road in Algeria being moved several miles in between the compilation of the notes and the rally taking place saw the majority of competitors becoming lost in the Algerian Sahara Desert. This, in combination with the most gruelling terrain ever traversed by an international rally to that point saw only eight cars travel the full distance south into Nigeria, with only five then completing the full competition distance to Germany. Time penalties quickly climbed into large figures in Africa with the majority of the field finishing with over a weeks worth of time penalties at the finish. The gap between the winning Citroën DS over the first of the factory supported Peugeots that finished second, third and fourth was over 28 hours. The 19th and last classified finish acquired over 450 minutes of time penalties, approximately 18 days behind the winners.
Route and scoring[edit]
The course covered approximately 18,000 miles (29,000 km) through Europe and northern Africa before returning to Europe. Some of the principal towns and cities visited were, in order:
- London, England
- Southampton, England
- Le Havre, France
- Rouen
- Bordeaux
- Bayonne
- Bilbao, Spain
- Burgos
- Córdoba, Spain
- Algeciras
- Tangier, Morocco
- Meknes
- Missour
- Béchar, Algeria
- Adrar, Algeria
- Reggane
- In Salah
- Tamanrasset
- In Guezzam
- Assamakka, Niger
- Arlit
- Agadez
- Tahoua
- Kano, Nigeria
- Tahoua, Niger
- Agadez
- Arlit
- Assamaka
- In Guezzam, Algeria
- Tamanrasset
- In Aménas
- Fort-Saint, Tunisa, near Ghadames, Libya
- Gabès, Tunisia
- Tunis
- Trapani, Italy
- Palermo
- Messina
- Izmir, Turkey
- Istanbul
- Thessaloniki, Greece
- Skopje
- Split, Yugoslavia
- Hijeka
- Munich, Germany
The course included many special stages, some over 500 miles (800 km) long. Time penalties were given for exceeding set times on the special stages, as well as for other infractions of the rules, and the cars' positions determined by the penalties awarded rather than lowest cumulative times.
Classification[edit]
| Pos | Drivers | Car | Time Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Welinski / Ken Tubman / Jim Reddiex | Citroën DS 23 | |
| 2 | Christine Dacremont / Yveline Vanoni | Peugeot 504 | |
| 3 | Bob Neyret / Jacques Terramorsi | Peugeot 504 | |
| 4 | Claudine Trautmann / Marie Odile Desvignes | Peugeot 504 | |
| 5 | James Ingleby / Bob Smith | Jeep CJ-6 | |
| 6 | Patrick Vanson / "Jacquy" | Citroën DS 23 | |
| 7 | Eric Jackson / Bob Bean | Ford Escort | |
| 8 | Ali Sipahi / Asmi Avcioglu | Murat 131 | |
| 9 | Basil Wadman / Michael Hillier / Chris Lentz | Peugeot 504 | |
| 10 | Claude Laurent / Jacques Marchè | Citroën GS | |
| 11 | Ed Golz / Fred Baker | BMW | |
| 12 | Rainer Ising / Hans Ludort | Range Rover | |
| 13 | Evan Green / John Bryson | Leyland P76 | |
| 14 | Stephen Kimbrell / Gary Whitcombe | Rover P6 3.5 | |
| 15 | Andrew Cowan / Johnstone Syer | Ford Escort RS2000 | |
| 16 | Carlos Weck / Claudio Meuller | Volkswagen Brasilia | |
| 17 | Kurt Reinhard / Ole Pedersen | BMW | |
| 18 | Bryan Wood / Edward Meek | Ford Escort | |
| 19 | Derek Tullet / Alan Gaunt | Ford Capri |
Only 19 cars finished the event, with only five cars completing the full rally distance.
References[edit]
Category:Rally competitions London Sahara Munich World Cup Rally