Stig Lennart Blomqvist was born on 29 July 1946 and is a retired Swedish rally driver.
11 Facts About Stig Blomqvist
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Stig Blomqvist won his home event, the Swedish Rally, seven times.
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At the Race of Champions, Stig Blomqvist took the title "Champion of Champions" in 1989 and 1990.
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Stig Blomqvist acquired his driving licence at the age of 18, and immediately took second place in a 1964 local rally event near the Swedish town of Karlstad, behind the wheel of a Saab 96.
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Stig Blomqvist went on to win the Swedish Rally again in 1972,1973, which marked his first WRC event and win, 1977 and 1979.
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Stig Blomqvist won the Swedish Rally, finished second in the 1000 Lakes and then took his first WRC victory outside his home country by winning the Rallye Sanremo.
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Stig Blomqvist scored seven podiums, including a win in the season-ending RAC Rally, and finished fourth in the drivers' world championship.
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Stig Blomqvist drove for Volkswagen Motorsport and finished third in a Golf Mk 2 16V on the 1989 Safari Rally.
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At the 1992 Swedish Rally, Stig Blomqvist took third place, which would remain his last podium spot in the WRC.
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In September 2008, Stig Blomqvist was due to take part in the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally, a round of the Scottish Rally Championship centred in Perth in Scotland, in a Ford Escort Mk2 with Goni as his co-driver.
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Stig Blomqvist has lived in the UK for many years, based in Saffron Walden, Essex.