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Stig Blomqvist
(29 july 1946)
1984 World Rally Champion, 
one of the greatest rally legends of all times.

As soon as Stig Blomqvist had his driving licence, aged just 18, Stig was behind the wheel of a Saab 96 -64 at a local rally event near Swedish Karlstad. Astonishingly Stig finished in 2nd place overall and from that moment his career took off. Stig drove with the Saab team in the rallies outside his home turf, which gave him his first international victory at the 1971 British RAC Rally. Over the decade he also excelled closer to home, winning the Swedish Rally in 1973, 1977 and 1979. Stig continued with top performances with Lancia and Lotus Talbot and at the beginning of the 80s he was one of the first drivers to introduce four-wheel drive to the rallying world, driving an Audi Quattro. Competing alongside other Rally masters such as Walter Röhrl, Markku Alén and Hannu Mikkola, Stig achieved five victories in 1984 and became the World Rally Champion.

Stig Blomqvist rally career was on top form in the group B car era and he showed his excellence with the Nissan, Ford and Peugeot teams. In the 90s Stig used his experience of two wheel drive cars to help the Skoda Motorsport team to develop the Felicia Kit Car. In what later became rally folklore, during a guest appearance at the 1996 Rally of Great Britain, he finished 3rd overall with a Skoda Felicia Kit Car 1,6.

In 2001, Stig Blomqvist, together with co-driver Ana Goni, competed in the World Rally Championship with a group N Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI, finishing in 5th place overall in the 2001 FIA group N classification. 
 

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