The Tulip Rally (Dutch: ''Tulpenrallye''), first held in 1949, is the oldest

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competition. The teams are divided into three classes: Tour, Sport and Expert. The Expert Class is for the navigators which in the past 2–6 years in the Top-20 of the Sport class have ended, or the previous years in the Top-20 of the Expert Class finished or in the Top-5 of the Sport Class. The Class Tour teams ride with little or no experience. Participating cars must have been built before December 31, 1971. They are Class C, D, E, F or G divided depending on their age. If there are not more than three cars in one of these classes, the class is merged with the next class. In 2007 there were 43 teams in the Expert class with, 140 in the Sporting / Expert Class, 93 in the Sporting Class and 42 in the Touring Class. According to the current event rules, it is not allowed to use a mobile phone unless you have bad luck (such as a breakdown). Modern stopwatches and watches are allowed. It is allowed to have up to 10 liters extra fuel in your trunk. Violations of the maximum speed is punished with penalty seconds. Though organized in the Netherlands, most of the 2 500 kilometer route is run outside its organizing country, and the start itself is given from abroad. For instance, the 2019 competition starts from Andorra and most of the rallye goes through France and Belgium.

Winners

Historic Tulip Rally

Tulip Rally

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Russell Brookes Russell Brookes (16 August 1945 – 30 October 2019) was a British rally driver. He won the British Rally Championship with a Ford Escort RS1800 in 1977 and with an Opel Manta 400 in 1985. In 1978, he won the Rally New Zealand, a round of the F ...

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Walter Röhrl Walter Röhrl (; born 7 March 1947) is a German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford and BMW. Röhrl has scored 14 victories over his career, with his notable achievements includin ...

, Jochen Berger , Opel Ascona , - , 23 , 1973 , Bert Dolk , Bob de Jong , Opel Ascona SR , - , colspan="6" style="background:#efefef" align="center" , ''1971/1972 edition canceled'' , - , 22 , 1970 , Kees van Grieken , Marcel Verbunt , BMW 2002 TI , - , 21 , 1969 , Gilbert Staepelare , André Aerts , Ford Escort TC , - , 20 , 1968 ,

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, Jim Porter , Ford Escort TC , - , 19 , 1967 ,

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, David Stone , Porsche 911 S , - , 18 , 1966 ,

Rauno Aaltonen Rauno August Aaltonen (born 7 January 1938), also known as "The Rally Professor", is a Finnish former professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1970s. Career Before WRC was established Aaltonen compe ...

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Rosemary Smith Rosemary Smith (born 7 August 1937) is a rally driver from Dublin, Ireland. She initially trained as a dress designer. Biography Smith entered her first rally as a co-driver. After deciding that navigating was not to her liking, she switched ...

, Valerie Domleo , Hillman

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Timo Mäkinen Timo Mäkinen (18 March 1938 in Helsinki, Finland – 4 May 2017) was one of the original " Flying Finns" of motor rallying. He is best remembered for his hat-trick of wins in the RAC Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally. Career Mäkinen's start in ...

Tony Ambrose John Anthony Ambrose (12 August 1933 – 5 January 2008) was a British rally driver who, as co-driver, twice won the Rally GB, RAC Rally, in 1956 and 1965. Early life and Oxford University Ambrose was born in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, wh ...

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Pat Moss Patricia Ann Moss-Carlsson (''née'' Moss; 27 December 1934 – 14 October 2008) was one of the most successful female auto rally drivers of all time, achieving three outright wins and seven podium finishes in international rallies. She was cro ...

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, Morley Hencock , Jaguar 3.4 , - , 10 , 1958 , Kolwes , Lautmann , Volvo PV 544 , - , 9 , 1957 , Hans Kreisel , Ten Hope ,

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Olivier Gendebien Olivier Jean Marie Fernand Gendebien (12 January 1924 – 2 October 1998) was a Belgian racing driver who was called "one of the greatest sportscar racers of all time". Rally racer Gendebien spent some years in the Belgian Congo. On his return ...

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Ken Wharton Frederick Charles Kenneth Wharton (21 March 1916 – 12 January 1957) was a British racing driver from Smethwick, England. He competed in off-road trials, hillclimbs, and rallying, and also raced sports cars and single-seaters. He began racing ...

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Ian Appleyard Ernest Ian Appleyard (10 October 1923 – 2 June 1998) was a British rally driver, alpine skier and ornithologist. Driving a Jaguar XK120, he won the RAC Rally in 1951 and 1953, the Tulip Rally in 1951 and a ''Coupe d'Or'' at the Alpine Ral ...

Pat Appleyard Patricia C. Quinn (''née'' Lyons; b. 23 April 1927), best known by her former married name Pat Appleyard, is a British former rally driver and co-driver. She is the daughter of Jaguar Cars founder Sir William Lyons. Co-driving with her then-husb ...

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External links

Official website
Rally competitions in the Netherlands Recurring sporting events established in 1949 1949 establishments in the Netherlands