1989 Race of Champions

September 2026 1989 Race of Champions 1988 1990 The 1989 Race of Champions was the second event and took place on December 2–3 at the Nürburgring in memory of Henri Toivonen, who died while leading the 1986 Tour de Corse.The concept Race of Champions https://www.raceofchampions.com/this-is-roc 29 December 2025 This event featured the world’s first ever parallel rally track with drivers competing head-to-head in identical cars. Participants Before start of the main event Spanish Rally Champion of 1987 and 1988 Carlos Sainz crashed on practice in Toyota Celica GT-4 (ST165) (number plate K-AM 6320). Sepp Haider replased Spaniard. All participants are below.Action from the Race of Champions 1989 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBANEx9AmDM&t=1s 29 December 2025Action from the Race of Champions Rally Masters 1989 - Nürburgring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tss6dX2Dg80&t=1s 29 December 2025 DriverTitlesFIN Juha KankkunenWorld Rally champion in 1986, 1987FIN Timo SalonenWorld Rally champion in 1985SWE Stig BlomqvistWorld Rally champion in 1984SWE Kenneth ErikssonGroup A Rally champion in 1986, 2WD Rally champion in 1987AUT Sepp HaiderGerman Rally champion in 1989SWE Björn WaldegårdWorld Rally champion in 1979FIN Hannu MikkolaWorld Rally champion in 1983BEL Marc DuezBelgian Rally champion in 1982 and 1989FIN Ari VatanenWorld Rally champion in 1981GER Walter RöhrlWorld Rally champion in 1980, 1982 Race of Champions Qualification round Cars Opel Kadett E 2.0 GSi Group A with number plates Opel GSI 16V. Race 1 Driver A Time A Driver B Time B FIN Juha Kankkunen +0:01.479 GER Walter Röhrl 1:30.177 Race 2 Driver A Time A Driver B Time B FIN Ari Vatanen +0:00.469 FIN Timo Salonen 1:31.180 Race 3 Driver A Time A Driver B Time B BEL Marc Duez 1:30.156 SWE Stig Blomqvist +0:01.270 Race 4 Driver A Time A Driver B Time B FIN Hannu Mikkola +0:00.610 SWE Kenneth Eriksson 1:30.586 Race 5 Driver A Time A Driver B Time B SWE Björn Waldegård +0:00.736 AUT Sepp Haider 1:29.938 Race 6 Driver A Time A Driver B Time B SWE Stig Blomqvist 1:29.863 SWE Björn Waldegård +0:00.638 Quarterfinals Cars Toyota Celica GT-4 (ST165) with number plates K-AM 4135, K-AM 5265, K-AM 8582. Quarterfinal 1 Race 1 Driver A Time A Driver B Time B AUT Sepp Haider (K-AM 4135) 1:26.344 SWE Kenneth Eriksson (K-AM 8582) +0:00.441 Race 2 Driver A Time A Driver B Time B SWE Kenneth Eriksson (K-AM 8582) 1:26.762 AUT Sepp Haider (K-AM 4135) +0:00.054 Race 3 Driver A Time A Driver B Time B AUT Sepp Haider (K-AM 4135) 1:25.919 SWE Kenneth Eriksson (K-AM 8582) +0:00.086 Winner: Sepp Haider. Quarterfinal 2 Race 1 Driver A Time A Driver B Time B GER Walter Röhrl (K-AM 4135) +0:00.246 SWE Stig Blomqvist (K-AM 5265) 1:26.558 Race 2 Driver A Time A Driver B Time B SWE Stig Blomqvist (K-AM 5265) 1:25.565 GER Walter Röhrl (K-AM 4135) +0:00.084 Winner: Stig Blomqvist. Quarterfinal 3 Race 1 Driver A Time A Driver B Time B BEL Marc Duez ? FIN Timo Salonen ? Race 2 Driver A Time A Driver B Time B FIN Timo Salonen ? BEL Marc Duez ? Winner: Marc Duez. The last semi-finalist is Walter Röhrl. Semi-finals Cars Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2 without number plates. Semi-final 1 Race 1 First attempt was cancelled due to technical issues with the starting procedure of Marc Duez. Driver A Time A Driver B Time B BEL Marc Duez +0:03.959 SWE Stig Blomqvist 1:23.592 Race 2 Driver A Time A Driver B Time B BEL Marc Duez +0:01.346 SWE Stig Blomqvist 1:22.601 Winner: Stig Blomqvist. Semi-final 2 One of couple races ended with the next result: Driver A Time A Driver B Time B AUT Sepp Haider +0:00.169 GER Walter Röhrl 1:23.054 Winner: Walter Röhrl. Finals Cars 2 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2: plate 287 FPF 75 (FRA) for Walter Röhrl and plate 311 FPF 75 (FRA) for Stig Blomqvist in the first run. Then drivers switched cars for 2nd run. Race 1 Driver A Time A Driver B Time B SWE Stig Blomqvist 1:22.218 GER Walter Röhrl +0:01.630 Race 2 Driver A Time A Driver B Time B SWE Stig Blomqvist 1:21.929 GER Walter Röhrl +0:02.893 Winner: Stig Blomqvist. References Category:Race of Champions Race of Champions Race of champions Category:International sports competitions hosted by Germany Category:1989 in West German sport