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RAC Rally 1989 counts for:
1989 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers
1989 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
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| 198th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 13 of 13 |
| Official name: | Lombard RAC Rally |
| Edition: | 45th |
| Date: | from Sunday 19-Nov-1989 to Thursday 23-Nov-1989 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 202 | |
| Starters: | 187 | |
| Finishers: | 84 | (44.9% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 55 | |
| Shortest: | 2.01 | km | (SS1 Wollaton Park) |
| Longest: | 30.16 | km | (SS33 Pundershaw) |
| Slowest: | 69.58 | km/h | (SS1 Wollaton Park) |
| Fastest: | 120.59 | km/h | (SS7 Blenheim) |
| Planned stage distance: | 603.57 | km | (19.6% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 603.57 | km | (19.6% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 2,478.42 | km |
| Total distance: | 3,081.99 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 1st win and 6th podium for Pentti Airikkala. |
| Second place was 3rd podium for Carlos Sainz. |
| Third place was 16th podium for Juha Kankkunen. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 4th win and 10th podium for Mitsubishi. |
| | Second and third places were 39th to 40th podiums for Toyota. |
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A last minute win, both in career terms but also in rally. Pentti inherited lead from Sainz with three stages to go.
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Related links
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Ivory Coast 1989
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Monte Carlo 1990
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