August 25, 1956 - Jyväskÿla, Finland - Henri Pauli Toivonen is born. His father, Pauli, was the 1968 European Rally Champion for Porsche
January(?) 1(?), 1961 - Jyväskylä - Henri learns to drive when he was 5 years old
August 29, 1975 - Jyväskylä - Rally of the 1000 Lakes begins. Henri Toivonen' debut driving a Simca Rallye 2 with Antero Lindqvist as his co-driver =(START)
August 31, 1975 - Jyväskylä - Rally of the 1000 Lakes ends. Toivonen retires with oil sump problems
January 10, 1976 - Riihimäki, Finland - Riihimäki-Ralli 1976 begins (Simca Rallye 2)
January 11, 1976 - Riihimäki - Riihimäki-Ralli 1976 ends. Toivonen does not finish
January 29, 1976 - Rovaniemi, Finland - Arctic Rally 1976 begins (Simca Rallye 2)
February 1, 1976 - Rovaniemi - Arctic Rally 1976 ends. Toivonen does not finish
October 16, 1976 - North of Turku, Finland - Teboil Ralli 1976 begins (Chrysler Avenger)
October 17, 1976 - North of Turku - 7th place at the Teboil Ralli 1976
October 30, 1976 - Helsinki, Finland - Helsinki Ralli 1976 begins (Chrysler Avenger)
October 31, 1976 - Helsinki - 9th place at the Helsinki Ralli 1976
November 13, 1976 - Oulu, Finland - Pohjola Ralli 1976 begins (Chrysler Avenger)
November 14, 1976 - Oulu - 9th place at the Pohjola Ralli 1976
February 4, 1977 - Rovaniemi, Finland - Arctic Rally 1977 begins (Chrysler Avenger)
February 6, 1977 - Rovaniemi - Arctic Rally 1977 ends. Toivonen finishes 7th
February 18, 1977 - Helsinki, Finland - Hankiralli 1977 begins (Chrysler Avenger)
February 20, 1977 - Helsinki - Hankiralli 1977 ends. Toivonen does not finish
August 26, 1977 - Jyväskylä, Finland - Toivonen finishes 5th on the 1977 1000 Lakes Rally, in a Chrysler Avenger
November 26, 1977 - Oulu, Finland - Pohjola Ralli 1977 begins (Chrysler Avenger)
November 27, 1977 - Oulu - 2nd place at the Pohjola Ralli 1977
February 3, 1978 - Rovaniemi, Finland - Arctic Rally 1978 begins (Chrysler Avenger)
February 5, 1978 - Rovaniemi - Arctic Rally 1978 ends. Toivonen finishes 2nd
February 17, 1978 - Helsinki, Finland - Hankiralli 1978 begins (Chrysler Avenger)
February 19, 1978 - Helsinki - Hankiralli 1978 ends. Toivonen finishes 8th
August 25, 1978 - Jyväskylä, Finland - Rally of the 1000 Lakes 1978 begins (Porsche Carrera)
August 27, 1978 - Jyväskylä - Rally of the 1000 Lakes 1978 ends. Toivonen retires with motor problems
September 16, 1978 - Around Tampere, Finland - Nordic Rally 1978 begins (Chrysler Avenger)
September 17, 1978 - Around Tampere - Toivonen wins at Nordic Rally 1978
October 14, 1978 - Finland - Tott Rally 1978 begins (Chrysler Sunbeam)
October 15, 1978 - Finland - Toivonen wins at Tott Rally 1978
November 18, 1978 - Birmingham, England - Lombard RAC Rally 1978 begins (Chrysler Sunbeam)
November 23, 1978 - Birmingham - Lombard RAC Rally 1978 ends. Toivonen finishes 9th
November 25, 1978 - Oulu, Finland - Pohjola Ralli 1978 begins (Chrysler Avenger)
November 26, 1978 - Oulu - Pohjola Ralli 1978 ends. Toivonen does not finish
February 2, 1979 - Rovaniemi, Finland - Arctic Rally 1979 begins (Talbot Sunbeam)
February 3, 1979 - Rovaniemi - Arctic Rally 1979 ends. Toivonen does not finish
February 23, 1979 - Harrogate, Northern England - Mintex International Rally 1979 begins
(Ford Escort RS1800)
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| Toivonen - Mintex Rally 1979 |
February 25, 1979 - Harrogate - Mintex International Rally 1979 ends. Toivonen finishes 2nd
March 2, 1979 - Helsinki, Finland - Hankiralli 1979 begins (Talbot Sunbeam)
March 4, 1979 - Helsinki - Hankiralli 1979 ends. Toivonen does not finish
April 13, 1979 - Bangor, Northern Ireland - Benson & Hedges Circuit of Ireland 1979 begins (Ford Escort RS1800)
April 17, 1979 - Bangor - Benson & Hedges Circuit of Ireland 1979 ends. Toivonen retires with gearbox problems
May 10, 1979 - Cardiff, Wales - Phonepower International Welsh Rally 1979 begins (Ford RS1800)
May 12, 1979 - Cardiff, Wales - Phonepower International Welsh Rally 1979 ends. Toivonen finishes 6th
June 9, 1979 - Scotland - RAC MSA Scottish Rally 1979 begins (Ford Escort RS1800)
June 12, 1979 - Scotland - RAC MSA Scottish Rally 1979 ends. Toivonen does not finish
August 24, 1979 - Jyväskylä, Finland - 1000 Lakes Rally begins (Fiat 131 Abarth)
August 28, 1979 - Jyväskylä - 1000 Lakes Rally ends. Toivonen does not finish
September 14, 1979 - Douglas, Isle of Man - Manx International Rally 1979 begins (Ford Escort RS1800)
September 15, 1979 - Douglas - Manx International Rally 1979 ends. Toivonen retires with injection problems
November 18, 1979 - Chester, England - Lombard RAC Rally 1979 begins (Ford Escort RS1800)
November 21, 1979 - Chester - Lombard RAC Rally 1979 ends. Toivonen retires with clutch problems
February 2, 1980 - Rovaniemi, Finland - Arctic Rally 1980 begins (Talbot Sunbeam Lotus)
February 3, 1980 - Rovaniemi - Toivonen wins the Arctic Rally 1980
April 4, 1980 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Benson & Hedges Circuit of Ireland 1980 begins (Talbot Sunbeam Lotus)
April 8, 1980 - Belfast - Benson & Hedges Circuit of Ireland 1980 ends. Toivonen does not finish
June 7, 1980 - Scotland - Lombard RSAC Scottish Rally 1980 begins (Talbot Sunbeam Lotus)
June 10, 1980 - Scotland - Lombard RSAC Scottish Rally 1980 ends. Toivonen finishes 13th
August 29, 1980 - Jyväskylä, Finland - Rally of the 1000 Lakes 1980 begins (Talbot Sunbeam Lotus)
August 31, 1980 - Jyväskylä - Rally of the 1000 Lakes 1980 ends. Toivonen does not finish
November 16, 1980 - Bath, England - Lombard RAC Rally begins (Talbot Sunbeam Lotus)
November 19, 1980 - Bath - Wins the Lombard RAC Rally, 4 minutes ahead of runner-up Hannu Mikkola
January 31, 1981 - Rovaniemi, Finland - Arctic Rally 1981 begins (Talbot Sunbeam Lotus)
February 1, 1981 - Rovaniemi - Arctic Rally 1981 ends. Toivonen finishes 3rd
February 27, 1981 - Helsinki, Finland - Hankiralli 1981 begins (Talbot Sunbeam Lotus)
March 1, 1981 - Helsinki - Hankiralli 1981 ends. Toivonen does not finish
July 31, 1981 - Idar Oberstein, Germany - Int. AvD/STH Hunsrück Rallye 1981 begins (Talbot Sunbeam Lotus)
August 1, 1981 - Idar Oberstein - Int. AvD/STH Hunsrück Rallye 1981 ends. Toivonen retires with axle problems
August 28, 1981 - Jyväskylä, Finland - Rally of the 1000 Lakes begins (Talbot Sunbeam Lotus)
August 30, 1981 - Jyväskylä - Rally of the 1000 Lakes ends. Toivonen retires with distributor problems
October 5, 1981 - Sanremo, Italy - Rallye Sanremo 1981 begins (Talbot Sunbeam Lotus)
October 10, 1981 - Sanremo - Rallye Sanremo 1981 ends. Toivonen finishes 2nd
November 22, 1981 - Chester, England - Lombard RAC Rally 1981 begins (Talbot Sunbeam Lotus)
November 24, 1981 - Chester - Lombard RAC Rally 1981 ends. Toivonen retires with motor problems
March 3, 1982 - Estoril, Portugal - Rallye de Portugal 1982 begins (Opel Ascona 400)
March 6, 1982 - Estoril - Rallye de Portugal 1982 ends. Toivonen retires with clutch problems
April 9, 1982 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Rothmans Circuit of Ireland 1982 begins (Opel Ascona 400)
April 13, 1982 - Belfast - Rothmans Circuit of Ireland 1982 ends. Toivonen finishes 3rd
May 31, 1982 - Athens, Greece - Rothmans Acropolis Rally 1982 begins (Open Ascona 400)
June 3, 1982 - Athens - Rothmans Acropolis Rally 1982 ends. Toivonen finishes 3rd
June 12, 1982 - Glasgow, Scotland - Arnold Clark Scottish Rally 1982 begins (Opel Ascona 400)
June 15, 1982 - Glasgow - Arnold Clark Scottish Rally 1982 ends. Toivonen finishes 3rd
July 3, 1982 - Canjuers, France - Mille Pistes Rally 1982 begins (Opel Manta 400)
July 4, 1982 - Canjuers - Win at the Mille Pistes Rally 1982 in France
August 27, 1982 - Jyväskylä, Finland - Rally of the 1000 Lakes 1982 begins (Opel Ascona 400)
August 29, 1982 - Jyväskylä - Rally of the 1000 Lakes 1982 ends. Toivonen retires with glue joint problems
September 16, 1982 - Douglas, Isle of Man - Rothmans Manx International Rally 1982 begins (Opel Ascona 400)
September 18, 1982 - Douglas - Rothmans Manx International Rally 1982 ends. Toivonen does not finish
October 3, 1982 - Sanremo, Italy - Rallye Sanremo 1982 begins (Opel Ascona 400)
October 9, 1982 - Sanremo - Rallye Sanremo 1982 ends. Toivonen finishes 5th
October 23, 1982 - Silverstone, England - Toivonen races an Eddie Jordan-entered Ralt
RT3 in a libre race at Silverstone. He wins the race
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| Toivonen trying Formula 3 |
October 24, 1982 - Thruxton, England - With the same car, Toivonen participates in the final round of the 1982 British F3 Championship, finishing 10th
November 13, 1982 - Thruxton, England - Non-Championship Formula 3 race. Ayrton Senna takes pole position and wins the race. Toivonen is 10th
November 21, 1982 - York, England - Lombard RAC Rally begins (Opel Ascona 400)
November 25, 1982 - York - Lombard RAC Rally ends. Toivonen finishes 3rd
January 22, 1983 - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Rallye de Monte-Carlo begins (Opel Ascona 400)
January 28, 1983 - Monte Carlo - Rallye de Monte-Carlo ends. Toivonen finishes 6th
April 1, 1983 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Rothmans Circuit of Ireland 1983 begins (Opel Ascona 400)
April 5, 1983 - Belfast - Rothmans Circuit of Ireland 1983 ends. Toivonen retires with rear axle problems
May 30, 1983 - Athens, Greece - Rothmans Acropolis Rally 1983 begins (Opel Manta 400)
June 2, 1983 - Athens - Rothmans Acropolis Rally 1983 ends. Toivonen does not finish
August 26, 1983 - Jyväskylä, Finland - Rally of the 1000 Lakes 1983 begins (Opel Manta 400)
August 28, 1983 - Jyväskylä - Rally of the 1000 Lakes 1983 ends. Toivonen does not finish
September 14, 1983 - Douglas, Isle of Man - Rothmans Manx International Rally 1983 begins (Opel Manta 400)
September 17, 1983 - Douglas - Rothmans Manx International Rally 1983 begins. Toivonen wins
October 2, 1983 - Sanremo, Italy - Rallye Sanremo 1983 begins (Opel Manta 400)
October 7, 1983 - Sanremo - Rallye Sanremo 1983 ends. Toivonen finishes 4th
October 16, 1983 - Imola, Italy - Drives a Porsche 956 for Richard Lloyd Racing in the World Sportscar Championship, with Derek Bell and Jonathan Palmer. They finish 4th at Imola
October 23, 1983 - Mugello, Italy - Drives a Porsche 956 for Richard Lloyd Racing in the World Sportscar Championship, with Derek Bell and Jonathan Palmer. They finish 3rd at Mugello
November 10, 1983 - San Marino - Rallye di San Marino - Trofeo Stracciari 1983 begins (Ferrari 308 GTB)
November 12, 1983 - San Marino - Rallye di San Marino - Trofeo Stracciari 1983 ends. Toivonen does not finish
November 19, 1983 - Bath, England - Lombard RAC Rally 1983 begins (Opel Manta 400)
November 22, 1983 - Bath - Lombard RAC Rally 1983 ends. Toivonen retires with motor problems
February 17, 1984 - Lloret de Mar, Spain - Rally Costa Brava begins (Porsche 911 SC/RS)
February 19, 1984 - Lloret de Mar - Rally Costa Brava ends. Toivonen retires with universal joint problems
March 6, 1984 - Estoril, Portugal - "Rally de Portugal" begins (Lancia 037 Rally)
March 11, 1984 - Estoril - "Rally de Portugal" ends. Toivonen does not finish
March 17, 1984 - Alicante, Spain - Rally RACE - Costa Blanca 1984 begins (Porsche 911 SC/RS)
March 19, 1984 - Alicante - Rally RACE - Costa Blanca 1984 ends. Toivonen retires with fuel pump problems
March 30, 1984 - Nîmes, France - Rallye des Garrigues 1984 begins (Porsche 911 SC/RS)
March 31, 1984 - Nîmes - Rallye des Garrigues 1984 ends. Toivonen finishes 3rd
April 14, 1984 - Grasse, France - Critérium Alpin - Behra 1984 begins (Porsche 911 SC/RS)
April 15, 1984 - Grasse - Critérium Alpin - Behra 1984 ends. Toivonen finishes 2nd
April 19, 1984 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Rothman Circuit of Ireland 1984 begins (Porsche 911 SC/RS)
April 24, 1984 - Belfast - Rothman Circuit of Ireland 1984 ends. Toivonen retires with gearbox problems
April 26, 1984 - Porto Cervo, Sardinia - Rally Costa Smeralda 1984 begins (Porsche 911 SC/RS)
April 29, 1984 - Porto Cervo - Rally Costa Smeralda 1984 ends. Toivonen wins
May 12, 1984 - Albena, Bulgaria - Rally Albena 1984 begins (Porsche 911 SC/RS)
May 13, 1984 - Albena - Rally Albena 1984 ends. Toivonen finishes 2nd
June 29, 1984 - Ypres, Belgium - Ypres 24 Hours Rally 1984 begin (Porsche 911 SC/RS)
July 1, 1984 - Ypres - Ypres 24 Hours Rally 1984 end. Toivonen wins
July 7, 1984 - Canjuers, France - Mille Pistes Rally 1984 begins (Porsche 911 SC/RS)
July 8, 1984 - Canjuers - Win at the Mille Pistes Rally 1984 in France
August 4, 1984 - Funchal, Madeira - "Rali Vinho da Madeira" 1984 begins (Porsche 911 SC/RS)
August 5, 1984 - Funchal, Madeira - "Rali Vinho da Madeira" 1984 ends. Toivonen wins
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| Henri Toivonen and Timo Salonen |
August 24, 1984 - Jyväskÿla, Finland - Rally of the 1000 Lakes begins (Lancia 037 Rally)
August 26, 1984 - Jyväskylä - Rally of the 1000 Lakes ends. Toivonen finishes 3rd
January 26, 1985 - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Rallye de Monte-Carlo 1985 begins (Lancia 037 Rally)
February 1, 1985 - Monte Carlo - Rallye de Monte-Carlo 1985 ends. Toivonen finishes 6th
April 17, 1985 - Porto Cervo, Sardinia - Rally Costa Smeralda 1985 begins (Lancia 037 Rally)
April 19(?), 1985 - Porto Cervo - Rally Costa Smeralda - Toivonen crashes his Lancia 037 rearward into an embankment, seriously injuring his back and breaking three vertebrae in his neck due to whiplash. He is out of the rallies for 4 months
May 2, 1985 - Helsinki, Finland - While recovering in hospital, Toivonen is informed that his friend and Lancia teammate Attilio Bettega was killed in a crash during "Tour de Corse"
August 23, 1985 - Jyväskylä, Finland - Rally of the 1000 Lakes 1985 begins (Lancia 037 Rally) - Comeback from injury
August 25, 1985 - Jyväskylä - Rally of the 1000 Lakes 1985 ends. Toivonen finishes 4th
September 29, 1985 - Sanremo, Italy - Rallye Sanremo 1985 begins (Lancia 037 Rally)
October 4, 1985 - Sanremo - Rallye Sanremo 1985 ends. Toivonen finishes 3rd
October 25, 1985 - Barcelona, Spain - Rallye Catalunya 1985 begins (Lancia 037 Rally)
October 28, 1985 - Barcelona - End of Rallye Cataluya - Toivonen does not finish
November 24, 1985 - Nottingham, England - Lombard RAC Rally 1985 begins (Lancia Delta S4)
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| RAC Rally 1985 win |
January 18, 1986 - Monte Carlo, Monaco - The Monte Carlo 1986 Rally begins (Lancia Delta S4)
January 24, 1986 - Monte Carlo - Toivonen wins the Monte Carlo Rally with his new co-driver Sergio Cresto
February 14, 1986 - Karlstad, Sweden - The Rally Sweden 1986 begins (Lancia Delta S4)
February 16, 1986 - Karlstad - Toivonen has to retire from Rally Sweden due to an engine failure
March 5, 1986 - near Sintra | Estoril, Portugal - "Rally de Portugal" - (Lancia Delta S4) - drivers decide to withraw from the event after Joaquim Santos' Ford RS200 plunges into the crowd, killing 3 spectators and injuring more than 30. Walter Rohrl calls an emergency meeting at the Hotel Estoril Sol with the other pilots and their team leaders. From the discussion that followed, an essential conclusion arises that the conditions for continuing safely with the test were not met
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| Toivonen/Cresto at Corsica |
April 18, 1986 - Porto Cervo - The Rally Costa Smeranda ends. Toivonen wins
May 1, 1986 - Corsica, France - The "Tour de Corse" begins
May 2, 1986 - Between Corte and Taverna, Corsica, France - During the eighteenth stage, while leading the Rally, Toivonen's car plunges down a ravine and crashes on its roof. The fuel tank explodes within seconds of the crash, killing both Toivonen and his co-driver Sergio Cresto on their seats. He was 29 years old =(END)
Toivonen's footage from "Tour de Corse" 1986
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