Pauli Toivonen
The 60s Finnish rally ace Pauli Toivonen, has passed away 14th of February, he was 75.
Born in 22nd of August 1929, Toivonen was one of the first Finnish international stars on rallying, competing his first Monte Carlo Rally in 1961, the rally where he was a controversial winner in 1966, after all the Mini drivers were disqualified, driving a French Citroen.
Toivonen won the European Rally Championships in 1968 behind the wheel of Porsche 911.
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