It was the mid-80s Group B era, witness to the most outrageous rally cars ever built and the performance was staggering – but not this staggering, surely? The rumour has it that in 1986, ‘man of the ...

But with machines tuned to upwards of 600bhp and crowd control that was at best lax and at worst non-existent, Group B’s fate was grimly predictable. So when Finnish driver Henri Toivonen fatally ...

Volkswagen's Jari-Matti Latvala has dedicated his victory on Tour de Corse - Rallye de France to his idol Henri Toivonen. Toivonen and co-driver Sergio Cresto were killed on the Tour de Corse back in ...

On 2 May 1986, Henri Toivonen, his co-driver Sergio Cresto, and Group B rally cars died on this corner. To look it at it out of context, it’s a treacherous left-hander with a drop so vast the sun ...

Today in History: May 2, 1986: Crash kills Henri Toivone 1986 - Crack Finnish driver Henri Toivonen, 29, and his Italian co- driver Sergio Cresto died when their Lancia crashed while leading on the ...

It's the beginning of May, and each year at this time my thoughts turn to the past. 2nd May 1986 was the day when rallying lost a driver who was widely regarded as the fastest driver of all time but ...