1973 1000 Lakes Rally

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.

1973 1000 Lakes Rally
23rd 1000 Lakes Rally
Round 8 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
Host country Finland
Rally baseJyväskylä, Finland
Dates run3 August 1973 – 5 August 1973
Stages43 (517 km; 321 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance2,079 km (1,292 miles)
Results
Overall winner Timo Mäkinen
Henry Liddon
Ford Motor Company Ltd
Crews109 at start, 55 at finish

Report

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.[1] Championship front runners Alpine Renault and Fiat were conspicuous by their absence, with neither gaining points during the round.

Results
1973 1000 Lakes Rally results
Finish Total
time		 Group Car # Driver
Co-driver		 Car Mfr.
points
Overall In
group
1 14 h : 53 m : 50 s24 Timo Mäkinen
Henry Liddon		 Ford Escort RS1600 20
2 24 h : 55 m : 59 s229 Markku Alén
Juhani Toivonen		 Volvo 142 15
3 14 h : 57 m : 12 s43 Leo Kinnunen
Atso Aho		 Porsche 911 12
4 34 h : 59 m : 28 s21 Simo Lampinen
John Davenport		 Saab 96 V4 10
5 45 h : 3 m : 30 s230 Antti Ojanen
Heikki Miikki		 Opel Ascona 19 8
6 55 h : 4 m : 3 s238 Ulf Grönholm
Henry Laine		 Opel Ascona 19
7 65 h : 5 m : 43 s226 Tapio Rainio
Erkki Nyman		 Saab 96 V4
8 25 h : 9 m : 43 s4122 Achim Warmbold
Jean Todt		 Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
9 75 h : 11 m : 26 s239 Pertti Lehtonen
Ilkka Kivimäki		 Saab 96 V4
10 85 h : 11 m : 36 s212 Hannu Palin
Jyrki Ahava		 Opel Ascona 19
11 95 h : 14 m : 25 s220 Esa Nuuttila
Alf Krogell		 Opel Ascona 19
12 105 h : 18 m : 23 s224 Erkki Pitkänen
Juhani Paalama		 Volvo 142
13 15 h : 18 m : 52 s150 Pertti Kärhä
Seppo Siitonen		 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
14 25 h : 22 m : 15 s142 Jaakko Markula
Asko Nevalainen		 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
15 115 h : 23 m : 35 s221 Markku Saaristo
Ilkka Saaristo		 Škoda 120S
16 125 h : 23 m : 49 s27 Brian Culcheth
Johnstone Syer		 Morris Marina
17 35 h : 24 m : 47 s152 Timo Sohlberg
Matti Honkavaara		 BMW 2002
18 135 h : 30 m : 54 s263 Eeva Heinonen
Seija Saaristo		 Volvo 142
19 45 h : 38 m : 54 s144 Erkki Pahkinen
Jarmo Toivonen		 Opel Ascona 19
20 55 h : 44 m : 41 s173 Timo Jouhki
Juha Piironen		 Opel Ascona 19
21 65 h : 45 m : 4 s158 Juha Leponiemi
Matti Vilmi		 BMW 2002
22 75 h : 46 m : 5 s151 Kauko Mäkelä
Jukka Miettinen		 Peugeot 304S
23 85 h : 48 m : 14 s153 Hans Sevelius
Göran Sandström		 Alfa Romeo 1600
24 145 h : 50 m : 52 s261 Marketta Oksala
Satu Valtaharju		 Opel Ascona 19
27 165 h : 55 m : 7 s286 Stasys Brundza
Viktor Ilyin		 Moskvitch 412
39 226 h : 16 m : 10 s296 Peter Hommel
Günter Bork		 Wartburg 353
42 176 h : 22 m : 8 s179 Horst Niebergall
Harald Würfel		 Wartburg 353
46 216 h : 27 m : 27 s177 Egon Culmbacher
Werner Ernst		 Wartburg 353
Retired (mechanical) 22 Stig Blomqvist
Arne Hertz		 Saab 96 V4
Retired (illness) 25 Hannu Mikkola
Erkki Rautanen		 Volvo 142
Retired (mechanical) 46 Shekhar Mehta
Ensio Mikander		 Datsun 240Z
Retired (mechanical) 28 Per Eklund
Björn Cederberg		 Saab 96 V4
Retired 29 Pauli Toivonen
Martti Tiukkanen		 Simca 1000 Rallye
Retired 110 Guy Chasseuil
Christian Baron		 Simca 1000 Rallye
Retired 111 Jean-Marie Jacquemin
Dorothé Jacquemin		 Simca 1000 Rallye
Retired 213 Pekka Virtanen
Jussi Eskola		 Volvo 142
Retired 215 Matti Alamaula
Tapio Siekkinen		 Opel Ascona 19
Retired 216 Bob Hourihan
Doug Woods		 Datsun 1800 SSS
Retired 218 Pekka Vilpponen
Ilpo Airila		 Moskvitch 1500M
Retired (mechanical) 222 Pentti Airikkala
Heikki Haaksiala		 Opel Kadett Rallye
Retired 225 Paul Faulkner
Monty Peters		 Ford Escort RS1600
Retired 227 Scott Harvey
Tom King		 Dodge Colt
Retired (mechanical) 228 Jari Vilkas
Juhani Soini		 Saab 96 V4
Retired 233 Leif Asterhag
Claes Billstam		 BMW 2002
Retired 235 Lars Carlsson
Thomas Fischer-Halbing		 Opel Commodore GS/E
Retired 236 Eero Soutulahti
Risto Anttila		 Volvo 142
Retired 240 Hannu Valtaharju
Raimo Alm		 Opel Ascona 19
Retired 146 Esko Nuuttila
Timo Harju		 Opel Ascona 19
Retired 147 Kyösti Hämäläinen
Veijo Aho		 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Retired 148 Arne Allansson
Rolf Jägerstedt		 BMW 2002
Retired 157 Heikki Enomaa
Timo Alanen		 BMW 2002
Retired 267 Fredrik Donner
Heikki Nikki		 Opel Ascona 19
Retired 276 Kastytis Girdauskas
Valentin Kislykh		 Moskvitch 412

Source: Independent WRC archive[2]

Championship standings after the event
1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 8
After round 8 Team Season end
Position Points Position Points
1 92 Alpine Renault 1147
2 63 Fiat 284
3 36 Ford 376
4 33 Citroën 733
5 30 Saab 542
6 22 Datsun 634
7 20 Porsche 927
8 19 Volvo 444
9 15 Wartburg 1415
10 14 Volkswagen 1515
11 13 Peugeot 1613
12 13 Lancia 1317
13 13 Opel 1125
14 12 Polski Fiat 1218
15 4 BMW 828
4 Mitsubishi 174
17 3 Škoda 183
18 2 Toyota 1025
19 1 Audi 202
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References
  1. Motoring News pages 8 & 9 Thursday 9 August 1973 "Popular 1000 Lakes win for Mäkinen in works Escort"
  2. "Final results". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-12.


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