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Final results
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 Note: These are leading results only!
 Pos  Nr  Driver/Car  Nat   Gr  Time  Pen. 
 1st  9  Mehta, Shekhar
 Datsun 160J
   KE   G2    6h 27m    --:-- 
 2nd  14  Mikkola, Hannu
 Mercedes Benz 450 SLC 5.0
   FI   G4    +48m    --:-- 
 3rd  3  Alen, Markku
 Fiat 131 Abarth
   FI   G4    +53m    --:-- 
 4th  16  Cowan, Andrew
 Mercedes Benz 280
   GB   G2    +1h 09m    --:-- 
 5th  1  Aaltonen, Rauno
 Datsun 160J
   FI   G2    +1h 39m    --:-- 
 6th  10  Waldegard, Bjorn
 Mercedes Benz 450 SLC 5.0
   SE   G4    +2h 53m    --:-- 
 7th  22  Kirkland, Mike
 Datsun Violet
   KE   G2    +3h 07m    --:-- 
 8th  11  Rohrl, Walter
 Fiat 131 Abarth
   DE   G4    +3h 58m    --:-- 
 9th  5  Kallstrom, Harry
 Datsun 160J
   SE   G2    +4h 16m    --:-- 
 10th  7  Munari, Sandro
 Fiat 131 Abarth
   IT   G4    +5h 06m    --:-- 
 11th  2  Singh, Joginder
 Mercedes Benz 280
   KE   G2        --:-- 
 
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 Nr  Driver/Car  Nat   Gr   Control   Reason 
 4  Lampinen, Simo
 Peugeot 504 V6 Coupe
   FI   G4   TC29  retired
  engine
 6  Preston Jr, Vic
 Mercedes Benz 450 SLC 5.0
   KE   G4   TC23  retired
  rear axle
 8  Makinen, Timo
 Peugeot 504 V6 Coupe
   FI   G4   TC49  retired
  engine
 12  Nicolas, Jean-Pierre
 Peugeot 504 V6 Coupe
   FR   G4   TC22  retired
  engine
 19  Zasada, Sobieslaw
 Mercedes Benz 280
   PL   G2   TC52  retired
  accident
 20  Barth, Jurgen
 Porsche 924 Turbo
   DE   G4   TC70  retired
  transmission
Roll of Honour
Overall winner
   Shekhar Mehta
Winning manufacturer
   Datsun
Group 4 winner
   Hannu Mikkola
Group 3 winner
   No starters
Group 1 winner
   No finishers
Note
Time is not overall time over the route, rather it is total of penalties accumulated in time controls.
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