Toivonen (in the middle) with Rauno Aaltonen and Timo Mäkinen
Pauli Toivonen (22 August 1929 in Jyväskylä, Finland – 14 February 2005) was a Finnish rally car driver. He drove for Citroën, Lancia and Porsche and had many successes to his credit. Toivonen had two sons, Harri and Henri, both also rally drivers.[1]
Toivonen was awarded a controversial first place on the 1966 Monte Carlo Rally - the top three placing Minis of Timo Mäkinen, Rauno Aaltonen and Paddy Hopkirk and Roger Clark's 4th place Ford Cortina were disqualified. Rally officials determined the headlamp bulbs were not homologated, following a last minute rule change.[2] The winner therefore became Toivonen's Citroën DS.
As a result, Toivonen did not brag about his victory in the prestigious Monte Carlo rally because he felt he had not deserved the victory.[citation needed] However, when his son, Henri came in first at the same event twenty years later — this time in a convincing manner — Toivonen said, "Now the name of Toivonen has been cleared."[3]
Toivonen was European Rally champion in 1968 and won four other events for Porsche in the same year.[3]
While Toivonen was mainly known for driving rally cars, he also drove for Porsche in World Sportscar Championship races and for Renault in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[4]
^TOIVONEN: PAULI, HENRI & HARRI FINLAND'S FASTEST FAMILY, 2012, ISBN 9783927458611
^"1966: Future of Monte Carlo rally in doubt". January 21, 1966. Retrieved 6 February 2020 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
^ ab"Pauli Toivonen and Harri Toivonen Profiles". www.thruxton.f9.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
^"Pauli Toivonen (FIN) - All Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
PauliToivonen (22 August 1929 in Jyväskylä, Finland – 14 February 2005) was a Finnish rally car driver. He drove for Citroën, Lancia and Porsche and had...
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Finland. He is the younger brother of the late Henri Toivonen and son of PauliToivonen. His first World Rally Championship outcome was at the 1980 1000 Lakes...
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doubt". BBC News. 21 January 1966. Retrieved 11 October 2010. "PauliToivonen and Harri Toivonen Profiles". Thruxton.f9.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2017. "Legend...
the Monte Carlo Rally and 2nd place at the Rallye Sanremo, losing to PauliToivonen in a Porsche 911. Her other notable results of the season included winning...
of "Flying Finns" of rallying. Rauno Aaltonen beat PauliToivonen to the win in 1961, while Toivonen took the honours in 1962. Esko Keinänen and Rainer...
Sporting positions Preceded by G1: Lillebror Nasenius G2: Sobiesław Zasada G3: Günter Klass European Rally Champion G3 Class 1967 Succeeded by PauliToivonen...
wins in a row in the Monte Carlo Rally; in 1968 with Vic Elford and PauliToivonen, and in 1969 and 1970 with Björn Waldegård and Gérard Larrousse. In...
as the 1959 Ferrari Testa Rossas. The quickest Alpine in practice was Toivonen/Jansson (4:20.1), well ahead of the best CD (Ogier/Laurent 4:27.5) and...
Cooper S ERC 1968 Roger Clark Jim Porter Ford Escort Twin Cam ERC 1969 PauliToivonen Martti Kolari Porsche 911 S 1970 Jean-Luc Thérier Marcel Callewaert...
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1960s Finnish rally drivers such as Rauno Aaltonen, Timo Mäkinen and PauliToivonen started to dominate international events and have held the post since...
cars for the Nürburgring ADAC 1000 km race: a Porsche 917, driven by PauliToivonen and Sten Axelsson, and a Porsche 908/02 driven by Hans Laine and Gijs...
(mechanical) 2 8 Per Eklund Björn Cederberg Saab 96 V4 Retired 2 9 PauliToivonen Martti Tiukkanen Simca 1000 Rallye Retired 1 10 Guy Chasseuil Christian...
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