Ypres Rally, the Belgian Pot

The flagship of the European Championship for three decades, the 24 Hours of Ypres has long hoped to join the world calendar. Until this pandemic appeared, it was a sweet dream.

Published on 09/08/2021 à 19:00

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Ypres, a rite. Created in 1965, this rally became, in the 1970s, one of the Belgian, then European, references. To be convinced, just look at the list of winners: Walter Röhrl (1976), Bernard Darniche (1977), Tony Pond (1978 and 1980), Bernard Béguin (1979), Jean-Claude Andruet (1981), Miki Biasion ( 1983), Henri Toivonen (1984), Jean Ragnotti (1985), Jimmy McRae (1987) overcame this atypical course where the Belgians subsequently regained control. Robert Droogmans had unsaturated a record of four victories, a record equaled by Patrick Snijers, but pulverized by Freddy Loix, first in the Westhoek on eleven occasions (see pages 54-55). It was with the arrival of the Super 2000, then