Rally-Raid

When Audi won with the Quattro Group B at the Dakar

While the veil is lifted on the new Audi RS Q e-tron which will defend the colors of the Ingolstadt manufacturer at the next Dakar, a little return to the past is in order. Precisely in 1985 for the brand's first participation in the rings.

Published on 23/07/2021 à 17:32

Gautier Calmels

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When Audi won with the Quattro Group B at the Dakar

The Audi Quattro Group B modified for the 1985 Paris-Dakar. © DPPI

Having just won a second World Rally Championship title (1984 after 1980), Audi, through VAG France and under the colors of Mallardeau, is tackling the most prestigious of African rallies: the Dakar. In total, three Audi Quattros specifically studied for this seventh edition of the Rally Raid sont confiées aux équipages Darniche / Mahé, Lapeyre / Lourseau et Rigal / Dery, tous trois assiste

Gautier Calmels

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MARCO REDAELLI

06/01/2022 at 01:11 a.m.

1) It's "MALARDEAU", with 1 "L" 2) The two World Rally Championship titles are 1984 and 1982, not 1980

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