1974 London–Sahara–Munich World Cup Rally

Intercontinental motor rally competition 1974 London–Sahara–Munich World Cup Rally UDT World Cup Rally GBR United Kingdom GER West Germany London Munich 5 25 May 1974 26 19300 Tarmac and Gravel AUS Ken Tubman AUS Andre Welinski AUS Jim Reddiex AUS Total Citroën Australia 52 19 The 1974 London–Sahara–Munich World Cup Rally, known also under the commercial identity of 1974 UDT World Cup Rally, was the second and final of the World Cup Rallies to be held. Drawing inspiration from the 1974 FIFA World Cup which was held in Munich, the rally began in London, Great Britain and travelled to Munich, Germany, via Nigeria. It was won by the privateer Australian crew of Jim Reddiex, Ken Tubman and André Welinski, driving a Citroën DS.BRADY JAMES 2013-04-01 Sherrard rallies to help in devil appeal https://www.examiner.com.au/story/1400403/sherrard-rallies-to-help-in-devil-appeal/ 2020-09-06 The Examiner enhttp://www.citroenet.org.uk/sport/udt.html UDT World Cup Rally CITROEN The story behind a remarkable achievement w/Autocar 1974 Michael Scarlett 70 cars entered the race - 19 finished.Cesar Luis Historic Rally & Classic Race Cars: UDT 1974 London-Sahara-Münich World Cup Rally http://luiscezar.blogspot.com/2014/03/udt-1974-london-sahara-munich-world-cup.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20160913094159/http://luiscezar.blogspot.com/2014/03/udt-1974-london-sahara-munich-world-cup.html 2016-09-13 2020-09-06 Historic Rally & Classic Race Cars The number of cars entering was lower than the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally as the 1973 oil crisis and the resultant drop in global car sales had its effect on motorsport budgets. Many of the manufacturer teams of the 1970 event did not take part four years later. An error in the navigation notes of the event, caused by the end of a road in Algeria being extended several miles in between the compilation of the notes and the rally taking place saw the majority of competitors becoming lost in the Algerian Sahara Desert.Green Evan Evan Green (journalist) A Bootful of Right Arms This, in combination with the most gruelling terrain ever traversed by an international rally to that point saw only seven cars travel the full distance south into Nigeria, with only five then completing the full competition distance to Germany. Of the remainder of the "Kano Seven". the Lancia Fulvia of Shekhar Mehta and Lofty Drews suffered engine problems on the return leg from Kano to Tamanresset, was towed to Tunis and air-freighted to Salzburg to take part in the final part of the event. The V8 Jeep crewed by Americans Brian Chuchua, Douglas Fortin and Richard Clark made it through Africa, but crashed out of the event following a collision with a large dog in Turkey. The majority of the competition did not complete the southernmost leg of the rally, south of the Tamanrasset rally point. Aerial searches for lost competing vehicles were conducted and eventually all cars were accounted for with no casualties. Some competitors abandoned the route and found their own way out of Africa. Notably former Grand Prix racer Stirling Moss and his co-drivers Mike Taylor and Allan Sell in their Mercedes-Benz arrived at an Algerian military fort with no water to find it abandoned. Moss and his crew-mates were unable to continue until the arrival of a water convoy in the following days. Time penalties quickly climbed into large figures during the stages held in Africa with the majority of the field finishing with over a week's worth of time penalties at the finish. The gap between the winning Citroën DS over the first of the factory supported Peugeots that finished second, third and fourth was over 28 hours. The 19th and last classified finisher acquired over 450 hours of time penalties, approximately 18 days behind the winners. Route and scoring The course covered approximately 18000 mi km -2 through Europe and northern Africa before returning to Europe. Some of the principal towns and cities visited were, in order: London, England Southampton, England Le Havre, France Rouen Bordeaux Bayonne Bilbao, Spain Burgos Córdoba, Spain Algeciras Tangier, Morocco Meknes Missour Béchar, Algeria Adrar, Algeria Reggane In Salah Tamanrasset In Guezzam Assamakka, Niger Arlit Agadez Tahoua Kano, Nigeria Tahoua, Niger Agadez Arlit Assamakka In Guezzam, Algeria Tamanrasset In Aménas Fort-Saint, Tunisia, near Ghadames, Libya Gabès, Tunisia Tunis Trapani, Italy Palermo (Targa Florio) Messina İzmir, Turkey Istanbul Thessaloniki, Greece Skopje Split, Yugoslavia Rijeka (Opatija Circuit) Munich, Germany The course included many special stages, some over 500 mi km long. Time penalties were given for exceeding set times on the special stages, as well as for other infractions of the rules, and the cars' positions determined by the penalties awarded rather than lowest cumulative times. Results Pos Position No Car number Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Time) 1 46 AUS Total Citroën Australia AUS Ken Tubman AUS Andre Welinski AUS Jim Reddiex Citroën DS 23 15 h 27 min 30 s 2 58 FRA Team Aseptogyl FRA Christine Dacremont FRA Yveline Vanoni Peugeot 504 TI 43 h 55 min 1 s 3 19 FRA Team Aseptogyl FRA Robert Neyret FRA Jacques Terramorsi Peugeot 504 TI 61 h 25 min 41 s 4 69 FRA Team Aseptogyl FRA sup Claudine Trautmann Claudine Vanson fr Claudine BouchetClaudine Bouchet married two rally racing drivers first Patrick Vanson, and second René Trautmann. She used their surnames on marriage. FRA Marie-Odile Desvignes Peugeot 504 TI 78hr 35min 41sec 5 23 GBR David Howes Racing GBR James Ingleby GBR Bob Smith Jeep CJ-6 123hr 58min 23sec 6 32 FRA Automobile Club de France FRA Patrick Vanson FRA 'Jacquy' Citroën DS 23 212hr 40min 47sec 7 3 GBR Service Garage (Barnsley) GBR Eric Jackson GBR Robert Bean Ford Escort Mexico 235hr 36min 14sec 8 66 TUR Turkish National Team TUR Ali Sipahi TUR Azmi Avcıoğlu Murat-Fiat 124 245hr 20min 25sec 9 54 GBR Basil Wadman GBR Basil Wadman GBR Michael Hillier GBR Chris Lentz Peugeot 504 TI 245hr 55min 26sec 10 7 FRA Esso Uniflo Citroën Paris FRA Claude Laurent FRA Jacques Marché Citroën GS 249hr 21min 3sec 11 56 CAN Castrol Team Canada CAN Ed Golz CAN Fred Baker BMW 2002 Alpina 263hr 19min 51sec 12 1 GER Ortlinghaus Werke GER Rainer Ising GER Hans Ludorf Range Rover 287hr 25min 11sec 13 36 AUS Brut Team Australia AUS Evan Green AUS John Bryson Leyland P76 294hr 38min 14sec 14 13 GBR Gary Whitcombe GBR Gary Whitcombe GBR Steve Kimbrell Rover 3500S 303hr 2min 1sec 15 29 GBR White Horse Rally Team GBR Andrew Cowan GBR Johnstone Syer Ford Escort RS2000 Mark I 311hr 20min 0sec 16 14 BRA APLUB Team Brasil BRA Carlos Weck BRA Claudio Mueller Volkswagen Brasilia 324hr 11min 49sec 17 59 CAN Castrol Team Canada CAN Kurt Reinhardt CAN Ole Pedersen BMW 2002 Alpina 351hr 2min 42sec 18 24 GBR Bryan Wood GBR Bryan Wood GBR Edward Meek Ford Escort Mexico 378hr 33min 3sec 19 65 GBR Derek Tullett GBR Derek Tullett GBR Alan Gaunt Ford Capri 455hr 34min 8sec Source:World Cup Rally, Graham Robson, The Car magazine no. 25, 1985, Orbis Publishing Ltd.http://luiscezar.blogspot.com/2014/03/udt-1974-london-sahara-munich-world-cup.html Luis Cesar UDT 1974 London-Sahara-Münich World Cup Rally Only 19 cars finished the event, with only five cars completing the full rally distance. The route included a 171 km loop in the Hoggar Mountains on the southbound transition of Algeria; of the "Kano Seven" only the winning Citroën and the Lancia Fulvia of Shekhar Mehta and Lofty Drews completed this part of the course. The Escort of Eric Jackson and Bob Bean also completed the loop, but although they started the leg to Kano, they turned back for Tamanrasset after incurring suspension damage in Niger. References London Sahara Munich World Cup Rally Category:1974 in British motorsport Category:1974 in African sport Category:1974 in German motorsport Category:World Cup Rally