- History
- Drivers
- Group B Era (1984-1985)
- Group A Era (1986-1991)
- References
- External links
{{refimprove|date=August 2011}}{{WRC team |Short_name = MRT/E, Mazda |Long_name = Mazda Rally Team Europe |Logo = |Base = {{flagicon|BEL}} Brussels, Belgium |Principal = Achim Warmbold |Director = |Drivers = see below |Co-drivers = |Chassis = Mazda 323 GTX Mazda RX-7 Rally Mazda Familia 4WD |Tyres = Michelin Pirelli |Debut = 1985 |Cons_champ = 0 |Drivers_champ = 0 |Wins = 3[1] }}The Mazda Rally Team Europe was a rally team created by Achim Warmbold that competed in the World Rally Championship from 1985 to 1991. HistoryThe Mazda Rally Team Europe was created by Achim Warmbold as European Mazda preparation business based in Brussels, Belgium. Mazda headquarters appeared to ignore it. Although eventually Warmbold gained their attention, this did not seem to help the project much at first. Warmbold first created a Group A Mazda 323. This 323 was old fashioned and front wheel drive, but did feature a turbo engine. The 323 was short lived as it was only a warm-up for a Group B Mazda RX-7 with a Wankel engine. It managed to get a podium in the 1985 Acropolis Rally. Mazda finally realized the potential for a rally team, but they did not want to support the Group B RX-7, and instead wanted to throw their effort behind a Group A 323 again. There was a new model 4x4 323 with a turbo engine, and it promised to be just as good as the Group B car, even though it was in a lower class. The timing of this project could not have been more perfect: the 323 4WD Turbo debuted in the 1986 Monte Carlo Rally. While this was before the Group B accidents at the Rally Portugal and the Tour de Corse, its launch was only one year away from the ban of Group B and by the time Group A became compulsory only Mazda had a well proven 4x4 turbo car. With Ingvar Carlsson and Timo Salonen at the wheel, the 323 AWD brought Mazda three wins in the World Rally Championship. Drivers- Philippe Wambergue (1984)
- Minna Sillankorva (1984)
- Achim Warmbold (1984–1986)
- Rod Millen (1985)
- Ingvar Carlsson (1985–1990)
- Timo Salonen (1986–1990)
- Hannu Mikkola (1987–1990)
- Grégoire De Mévius (1990)
- Jesús Puras (1991)
Group B Era (1984-1985) Year | Car | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WDC | Points | WMC | Points | 1984 | Mazda RX7 | SWE Ingvar Carlsson | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC Ret | ARG | BRA | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR Ret | - | 0 | 14th | 2 |
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GER Achim Warmbold | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC 9 | ARG | BRA | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR | 53rd | 2 |
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FRA Philippe Wambergue | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | ARG | BRA | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR Ret | - | 0 |
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1985 | Mazda RX7 | SWE Ingvar Carlsson | MON | SWE 8 | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC 3 | NZL | ARG | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR 10 | 16th | 16 | 10th | 22 |
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GER Achim Warmbold | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC 6 | NZL | ARG | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR | 34th | 6 |
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NZL Mike Montgomery | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL 11 | ARG | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR | 60th | 2 |
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NZL Neil Allport | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL Ret | ARG | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR | - | 0 |
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NZL Stuart Eyre | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL Ret | ARG | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR | - | 0 |
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FIN Minna Sillankorva | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret | ITA | CIV | GBR | - | 0 |
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NZL Rod Millen | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR 9 | 60th | 2 |
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Group A Era (1986-1991) Year | Car | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points | WMC | Points | 1986 | Mazda 323 4WD | SWE Ingvar Carlsson | MON Ret | SWE Ret | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret | CIV | ITA | GBR 10 | USA | 70th | 1 | 11th | 9 |
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GER Achim Warmbold | MON Ret | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | GBR | USA | - | 0 |
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NZL Rod Millen | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL 7 | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | GBR | USA 10 | 44th | 5 |
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1987 | Mazda 323 4WD | FIN Timo Salonen | MON Ret | SWE 1 | POR Ret | KEN | FRA | GRE | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret | CIV | ITA | GBR | 14th | 20 | 6th | 52 |
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SWE Ingvar Carlsson | MON 4 | SWE 4 | POR Ret | KEN | FRA | GRE | USA | NZL | ARG Ret | FIN Ret | CIV | ITA | GBR | 17th | 20 |
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NZL Rod Millen | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | USA 4 | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | GBR | 26th | 10 |
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1988 | Mazda 323 4WD | FIN Timo Salonen | MON 5 | SWE Ret | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC Ret | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN 4 | CIV | ITA | GBR 2 | 5th | 33 | 4th | 66 |
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FIN Hannu Mikkola | MON Ret | SWE Ret | POR 4 | KEN | FRA | GRC Ret | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret | CIV | ITA | GBR Ret | 30th | 10 |
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SWE Ingvar Carlsson | MON Ret | SWE | POR Ret | KEN | FRA | GRC | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | GBR | - | 0 |
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NZL Ray Wilson | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | USA | NZL 2 | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | GBR | 18th | 15 |
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NZL Rod Millen | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | USA 8 | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | GBR | 59th | 3 |
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1989 | Mazda 323 4WD | SWE Ingvar Carlsson | SWE 1 | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL 1 | ARG | FIN | AUS Ret | ITA | CIV | GBR 8 | 7th | 43 | 3rd | 67 |
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FIN Timo Salonen | SWE 22 | MON Ret | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN 2 | AUS | ITA | CIV | GBR 6 | 12th | 21 |
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SWE Thorbjörn Edling | SWE Ret | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN 5 | AUS | ITA | CIV | GBR | 34th | 8 |
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FIN Mikael Sundström | SWE Ret | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret | AUS | ITA | CIV | GBR 7 | 52nd | 4 |
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FIN Hannu Mikkola | SWE | MON 4 | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret | AUS | ITA | CIV | GBR 9 | 27th | 12 |
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NZL Rod Millen | SWE | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL 2 | ARG | FIN | AUS 5 | ITA | CIV | GBR | 11th | 23 |
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NZL Ray Wilson | SWE | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL 7 | ARG | FIN | AUS Ret | ITA | CIV | GBR | 52nd | 4 |
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1990 | Mazda 323 4WD Mazda 323 GTX | FIN Timo Salonen | MON 8 | POR Ret | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN 6 | AUS | ITA | CIV | GBR Ret | 25th | 9 | 5th | 30 |
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FIN Hannu Mikkola | MON Ret | POR 6 | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret | AUS | ITA | CIV | GBR Ret | 34th | 6 |
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BEL Grégoire de Mevius | MON | POR Ret | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS 6 | ITA Ret | CIV | GBR | 34th | 6 |
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SWE Ingvar Carlsson | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL 2 | ARG | FIN | AUS 5 | ITA | CIV | GBR | 10th | 23 |
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NZL Rod Millen | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL Ret | ARG | FIN | AUS Ret | ITA | CIV | GBR | - | 0 |
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FIN Mikael Sundström | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret | AUS | ITA | CIV | GBR Ret | - | 0 |
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1991 | Mazda 323 GTX | FIN Hannu Mikkola | MON Ret | SWE 7 | POR Ret | KEN | FRA | GRC 8 | NZL | ARG | FIN Ret | AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR 7 | 25th | 11 | 5th | 44 |
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ESP Jesús Puras | MON Ret | SWE | POR 7 | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR | 40th | 4 |
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SWE Ingvar Carlsson | MON | SWE 4 | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL 8 | ARG | FIN | AUS Ret | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR | 16th | 13 |
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NZL Rod Millen | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL 6 | ARG | FIN | AUS 6 | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR | 23rd | 12 |
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FIN Tommi Mäkinen | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN 5 | AUS | ITA | CIV | ESP | GBR Ret | 29th | 8 |
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References1. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.juwra.com/mazda_statistics.html | title=Mazda – All-time team statistics | work=World Rally Archive | accessdate=19 August 2011}}
External links- World Rally Archive: Mazda's seasons
2 : Mazda|World Rally Championship teams |