1. Olympia Rallye 1972
14. 8. – 19. 8. 1972, Kiel - München • asphalt - gravel 637.70 km - (cancelled 26.00 km) • total distance including road sections - 3271.00 km • Other years
Stage lengths were not entirely correct in official documents. Official overall length of actually driven stages was 632 km
SS 2-4, 8-10, 38-40 and 48-57 (gravel stages) were officially declared as regularity stages for permission and insurance reasons, however ideal times were set so low that they were rarely achieved even by top drivers. On those stages, only the difference to the ideal time is counted into overall classification. Stage results however show the actual driven time. Penalties are unknown.
SS 9, 31 and 51 cancelled before the event due to missing permissions, stage lengths unknown
SS 5 and 19 cancelled after recce
SS48 shortened from 48 to 39,8 km after a landslide
SS 2-4, 8-10, 38-40 and 48-57 (gravel stages) were officially declared as regularity stages for permission and insurance reasons, however ideal times were set so low that they were rarely achieved even by top drivers. On those stages, only the difference to the ideal time is counted into overall classification. Stage results however show the actual driven time. Penalties are unknown.
SS 9, 31 and 51 cancelled before the event due to missing permissions, stage lengths unknown
SS 5 and 19 cancelled after recce
SS48 shortened from 48 to 39,8 km after a landslide
Event stats
| total entries | 307 |
| finished | 145 (47.2%) |
Stage winners
Darniche Bernard 18×
Röhrl Walter 12×
Nicolas Jean-Pierre 10×
Fall Tony 8×
Warmbold Achim 6×
Ottensmann Peter 2×
Kulläng Anders 2×
Mikkola Hannu 1×
Eriksson Ove 1×
Faber Christoph 1×
van Langen Alfred 1×
Hainbach Reinhard 1×
Mühleck Detlef 1×
Rally leaders
SS1 Röhrl Walter
SS2 Mikkola Hannu
SS3 Warmbold Achim
SS4-7 Darniche Bernard
SS8-23 Warmbold Achim
SS24-39 Darniche Bernard
SS40-67 Nicolas Jean-Pierre
Röhrl WalterSS2
Mikkola HannuSS3
Warmbold AchimSS4-7
Darniche BernardSS8-23
Warmbold AchimSS24-39
Darniche BernardSS40-67
Nicolas Jean-PierreStage results
Overall positions
Entry list stats
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