Group B Monsters in Finland - with pure engine sounds (1000 Lakes Rally 1983-1986)

The notorious Group B rally monsters in action in the fast & flowing gravel roads of Finland.
Winners of the 1000 Lakes Rally in the Group B era 1983-86:
1983: Hannu Mikkola - Audi quattro A2
1984: Ari Vatanen - Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
1985: Timo Salonen - Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2
1986: Timo Salonen - Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2

[@agent7947]

NO crap music........NO crap commentary........the PERFECT vid upload! Thank you

[@moottori_paa]

i was there 1983-1985, with my father, that was something very cool 8-10 year boy to be with dad. We have packed lunch there in forest.

[@juliangriffiths9583]

Cool dude inwas definitely born in the wrong era of cars hahahaa

[@markc1456]

lucky you

[@semenpuzzlein9075]

Very lucky you

[@1NewFlyer]

Oh wow

[@leodarmawanleo]

Finland is the most exciting stage, no argue the great drivers came from this country.

[@ArianOriginal21]

the very best of them was german ;)

[@francoaguayo2487]

+Leo Darmawan For E.G,Henri Toivonen,Marcus Grönholm.

[@banaaniponzo10]

nuddekutsch Walter didnt have the balls to come to Finland , he Said he didn't like jumps

[@Heksu99]

Yeah, no jumps is for track racing, rally needs jumps

[@kevinagreo8060]

Sorry, there is only one true champion name: Lord Sebastien Loeb

[@KristianKumpula]

The world is lesser without group B.

[@ErnestIsGaming]

Kristian Kumpula And lesser racers, because accidents are often that time.

[@jan-fm3zg]

it became lesser because of group b yes

[@emmehyvaksytilauksia328]

@@ErnestIsGaming who cares? Bring back group b.

[@vasto.ichigo8488]

@@emmehyvaksytilauksia328 how about we just go into group s

[@danj420xbox]

The world is lesser without toivinen

[@mayorofthenonsense]

The sound of the Audi Quattro 5 cylinder engine on full boost is like nothing else. It honestly sounds like a force of nature - like the drivers can barely control it.

[@theeternalnow6506]

It really does. Seeing it just fly by these crowds of people will always be insane to me. I fully get why they don't do this anymore, but holy shit is it an awesome concept. To have the autocompanies just go all out.

[@Psycho_herb]

the delta s4 was honestly better

[@yankees29]

It has quite a noticeable roar

[@azynkron]

@@Psycho_herb All the rest were a reaction to the Quattro. Remember, when it came out, no one believed in 4W drive considering it too heavy and prone to breaking down.

[@Psycho_herb]

@@azynkron yes, we all remember, but the delta S4 was a beast of a machine.

[@PhilWood82]

_"I don't like jumps. If I want to fly, I would be a pilot." - Walter Rohrl_

[@batista9419]

not on a car there's no way

[@akustikinnala5989]

Walter Rohrl is a pussy:D

[@traktori2888]

@@akustikinnala5989 kyllä oli kun ei suomessa ajanu

[@Thomas-se8ow]

yea, we like driving fast in the woods not gonna lie

[@piuthemagicman]

Rohrl was a great driver with a pussy attitude :/

[@williamwatkins821]

You can always tell when the Quattro is coming because of that squeak!

[@damianb2702]

It sounds like bunch of angry squirrels fighting each other lol

[@Yorkithetimebandit]

Polo GTI R5 kinda reminds me of it at times

[@k.stultz9255]

I believe its the rev-limitor, or maybe the water-cooled brakes.

[@cannabutters]

@@k.stultz9255 pretty sure its the turbo spooling

[@thicccatto6439]

@@k.stultz9255 It's the turbo blow off valve

[@Xc31]

one of the unexplainable things that can almost bring a man to tears. I dont care much for modern cars but this, this is just glorious. any of these over a modern supercar, no second thoughts about it.

[@alejandromaciel8031]

Xc31 now just look at F1 with V6s and Pikes Peak with E-cars. Makes me want to jump off a balcony

[@Jin88866]

I agree. Those Audis and Lancias are the pinnacle of supercars.

[@seb250cr]

I have read somewhere that the pinnacle of humanity has been reached in the 60's . I consider Broup B Rallye the pinnacle of all Motorsports .

[@mintgoldheart6126]

I would say, that even in the modern times, Rally managed to keep this vicious and wild spirit of always had. To this day rally cars are bare of any electronic, and those guys are still going flat out on any terrain.

[@StrixWar]

I would gladly take one of the Lancias or Quattro over a super car

[@mro9466]

even the 205 Turbo 16 sounds 1000 times better than any modern V6 F1

It was epic car. That and Lancia Delta S4, i had models of both when i was a child.

[@BinoDK]

Todays ear gasme is non aspirated rally cars ;-)

[@doabarrellroll69]

Hell, the Metro 6R4 has a V6 and sounds miles better than a modern F1 car

[@MrPuhkeematonkupla]

@@doabarrellroll69 You were not listening

[@elfakirabderrahim9650]

@ probably you've never heard a lancia 037

[@darrellthegrape7526]

This is the first time I realized they raced Group B at night... these people were actually insane... in a badass way.

[@trumpjongun8831]

Finnish drivers dominated rally in 80's and 90's. Drivers from Finland won championship in -81, -83, -85, -87, -91, -93, -96, -97, -98 and 1999.

[@Randy_Lahey1]

Also 2000 and 2002.

[@rasssse92]

Then french came and won 14 straigth :D

[@trumpjongun8831]

@@rasssse92 They would't win that many times in 80's or 90's, not even close. There was so many great drivers on that era and competition was much harder.

[@penttikoyri3863]

And 60's

[@juliom3775]

Lmao what's with the trumps here

[@IKingValerioI]

The sound in the footage of 3 different cars taking that same corner starting at 3:06 is incredible. The sound of the Quattro through the woods is terrifying

[@comanchieavonside5849]

I love how the Lancia and Peugeot both looked like they slowed down before the jump, but the Audi was like "I believe I can fly"

[@martinbyrne6643]

Imagine sitting in the Navi seat ‘ how terrifying was that

[@thrilhous]

The backfire at the end was the cherry on top.

[@yankees29]

@@martinbyrne6643 I can only imagine Martin. 😂

[@patzino7701]

Most iconic sound ever in any motorsports, Group B Audi...

[@navirvsp919]

I cry everytime i ear it!!!

[@lex1945]

it was a beast! still is btw.

[@mihajlovucinic011]

IMSA GTO aswell :)

[@Unique_Racing]

Colin McRae’s Subaru 22B sounded sick also lol

[@garyvisser9129]

Is it just me or was Audi running those engines rich as hell to keep them alive?

[@FranklyFarcical]

Brings back memories, I was 12 and didn’t realise how lucky I was to witness this glorious chapter of motorsports…

[@georgeisaak5321]

Now i fully understand why the rally legend Walter Rohl once said in an interview "i didn't want to participate in Finland rally because half the time you are flying" ...makes sense now after i watched this video !!!

[@Rikitikisiki]

The "B" stands for "Badass"

[@BanJordanGames]

Agreed

[@anthonydeas2173]

Or balls of steel.

[@erty2389]

Rikitikisiki or Batshit-crazy

[@ThePaulz80]

Ballers

[@GF-mf7ml]

BIG!!!

[@Truckerboy622]

"perkele sit aletaa hyppii taas"

[@ollijokinen1571]

Perkele!

[@Koskelaine0]

Niih saatana

[@pochaniaczropynaftowejzasi4403]

What thats means? I know Perkele as a music band 🤔

[@janbo8331]

@@pochaniaczropynaftowejzasi4403 "Perkele" is a swear word in Finnish for "devil" or "evil". The translation would be something like: "Salonen, damn, let's start jumping again."

[@pochaniaczropynaftowejzasi4403]

@@janbo8331 Thank you so much..I like this language a lot :)

[@arrowracer76]

I have the audio from this video burned to a CD and have it playing every time I am highway driving. Wonderful.

[@perkeleman1265]

I'm a 26 year old guy, so I didn't have the chance to witness this time, but when I was 17, they started off a nearby rally in a city I live close to, and I got to see an S1 and two S2 there. I wasn't absolutely crazy into cars and haven't seen a rally before that day. There was one turn where there was just a concrete barrier and a fence next to a turn going away from it, so they allowed viewers to stand there, and I got the chance to feel these things from roughly 1,5m distance. They started pretty late that day, so I had all kinds of awesome sounding cars from all kind of groups going past before, theres was one older 911 which I thought was incredibly loud until that point. Then the Quattros came. I remember clear as day when the announcer said "next up are two absolute beasts" and then I already heard this monstrous roar from the other end of that parking lot where they started. Usually you could hear the starting cars a little bit, but the quattros made the fences shake we held onto from that distance already. I didn't know the car by then and was really eager what's going to come around that corner in a few moments... It was this track where two cars would drive at the same time on different lanes, then change lanes after one lap and go around again. The drivers were pretty even so suddenly there's a black S2 and the yellow HB livery S1 ABSOLUTELY ROARING sideways through the turn, kicking up dirt behind them and then lighting the cloud of dust with the afterfire from the exhaust as they shifted to accelerate out of that turn. It felt like all my bones in my body got shaken up by these monsters. It took me a good minute to snap out of the awe again these things caused me to go into. I'm still young, but few moments in my life so far stuck to my memory this vividly, and I think it's an experience I won't forget for the rest of my live. And to agree with the words of Xc31, seeing and hearing these things on video and remembering that experience, really does bring me close to tears, it's just such an awe inducing machine.

[@jacquesjtheripper5922]

👍 yes sir, visceral and raw

Yeah, it was dangerous, but it was the best rally era ever!

[@yankees29]

Safety and regulations have really watered down motorsports

[@alejandromaciel8031]

22:00 this guys had car control beyond my understanding. That drift was so damn smooth.

[@Aapo77]

beyond understanding, so smooth....

[@robair67]

That was Henri Toivonen. Genuinely made any car he drove look like it had 100bhp more than it actually had! (Watch his Lotus Sunbeam days...) So much more to come, but for Corsica SS18 1986 🙏

[@magnetarneutron1]

Legends are forever.in the year 2100and beyond.they can't pull off what rohl, toivonen etc did

[@sebamude]

I thought porn is not allowed on KZbin

[@mampe8898]

Dont steal others comment.

[@henrieloy]

Sébastian, it's not the same feeling .

[@Migozzi1]

It is if its instructional

[@Eddiee757]

Migoz Chavez wooosh

[@___blaggard999___8]

The ai let machine porn slide by the dirty batards

[@michaeltom637]

Good god. I'll *never* get over how great the Metro sounds. Almost like it's about to explode and shatter into a million pieces. One of the most soulful and glorious sounds ever created. So much personality. Makes me giddy like a child.

[@mussunmussun3536]

2:44 Henri Toivonen on 037

[@Bohoro]

I like how someone yells "TOIVONEN!" super excitedly in the back

[@kawali6394]

The engine is so powerful that the mic was about to explode

[@bamboozledbob3298]

Goosebumps, tears of joy and I start giggling like a five year old watching this pure awesomeness. I always will be jealous of my father for I never have and will never ever experience this level of excitement in a rally.

[@spyrox]

That Audi was a monster... Insane

[@MyFabian94]

At burning Oil apparently.

[@ArianOriginal21]

spyrox lacia s4 was even faster

[@Atvsboy6]

MyFabian94 not oil, brake cooling I think

[@mampe8898]

@@MyFabian94 hannu mikkola had an engine problem that time. He had to retire

[@FoxhoundSe7en]

*is

[@Aspartan3]

the 037 is by far the prettiest car of the lot.

[@juliangriffiths9583]

In my opinion it had to be cliche but it stays the audi quattro s1

[@Jin88866]

Thank you on behalf of the world for not putting stupid music in this awesome video.

[@gamotomougamo7264]

Just imagine, what it would have happened if we had back then the social media we have now!! Even so, Group B is the best thing that ever happened in the world of Rallys!! Heroes and Monsters !!!!

[@TheCoolD2002]

I’m a simple man, I see a group B rally I press like

[@martinbyrne6643]

The 037 ‘ the ballet dancer 💃 of the forest ‘ pure poetry in motion

[@slambo70]

I think the Opel sounds great!

[@finnishmotorfreak7665]

Gareth Duncan indeed! That legendary cih engine with the 16v head sounds so good!

[@AveragePootis]

It does sound good, the best thing is that you can buy a 70-80's manta for under 6k

[@terot8341]

@@finnishmotorfreak7665 wasn't that 6 cylinder 400 version, or did it come later?

[@2stroke4me]

Without a doubt the best and most outrageous era for rally, i'm so glad i watched it back then!

[@IElrekkaI]

19:07 this is a lovely sequence, the contrast is striking

[@BBBofficialPwnz]

21:40 *240rs coming* "toyota toyota!" *240 gets closer* "Nissan!"

[@Speed_7545]

YES

[@jarlevanlandeghem8595]

YES

[@endurofly]

It was an era when racing was still dangerous, and sex was safe.

[@Leon_der_Luftige]

endurofly The 80 were a time in which HIV started to spread without anyone noticing until it was too late. So... No, sex was not save.

[@purplenumberF]

looks like SOMEBODY hasn't heard about chlamydia

[@Omnihil777]

Today it's the other way round...

[@tomlepski8306]

I don't think sex was safe as women still got pregnant.

[@psynque]

And Europe was white.

[@amjayes2]

Ouninpohjan alkuperäinen ajosuunta oli nimenomaan tuo videolla nähtävä suunta, vielä 90-luvullakin Ounia ajettiin vastakkaiseen suuntaan nykyisestä. Nykyinen Ouninpohja on siis WRC-kauden (1997-) "tuote", originaali vedettiin eri suuntaan, ja usein vielä pimeässä.

[@waynester71]

An amazing class and era.. the cars then all had their own unique sound, unlike today’s rally cars which all sound the same.. The Quattro still gives me chills..

[@iainshaw8104]

I can't get enough of this. It's magical and impossible to see us ever getting this again. It's the Audi that gets me every time; that noise is just unbelievable.

[@yankees29]

Pop pop pop….. pop pop

[@xxv1p3rgam3zxx7]

This is how you should get to school in the morning.

[@xXAlmdudlerXx]

Xxv1P3rgAm3ZxX You would definetly arrive quite awake :D

[@ninoschier9528]

Your would have the Best drivers within 5 years... so I'll write a Letter to the austrian government

[@xxv1p3rgam3zxx7]

alright!XD

[@aaronlonghuynh5245]

xXAlmdudlerXx And possibly be 2 hours early. :D

[@Fidelitye]

Who needs coffee when you have a loud engine roaring to wake you up.

[@AstrumArgenteum]

That quick weight shift at 2:24 is just peak driving.

[@jameswarner8038]

That Lancia 037 seems to glide over the surface

[@garyvisser9129]

The last rear wheel drive car to ever win the manufacturers championship!!!

[@robair67]

Your film is the closest thing to being there I have yet seen- hugely appreciated! Was it really 30 minutes? Felt like 30 seconds...! Think I'll watch it again...

[@Abuelo9]

Lancia 037, the last true 2WD monster...

[@jimmyjackx8174]

The Lancia 037 should have been the last 2WD champion if Lancia did not screw Walter Röhrl!!! Only 6 rally's and 105 points. Mikkola about 12 rally's and only a few more points then Walter.............

[@Topikkaperna]

and behind the wheel

[@nitrousoxyde38]

c'est vraiment magnifique ces rallyes sur terre . c'était vraiment du pilotage sur ces courses , respect aux pilotes!

[@sfgssa]

Most bad ass drivers , pure balls of steel

[@boldozas]

Group B = Perfect Excellent Brilliant Drivers,Codrivers Mechanics Teams & Cars

[@pizzapusslasagna]

This must be one of the best, if not THE best, motorsport videos on the internet.

[@RJPatt]

1:57 I love that sound :)

[@Edosardo73]

Lancia 037... best sound and rally RWD car ever!

[@DirtyRC101]

lol...keep dreaming

[@Bebopin-69]

Im still listening to this wonderful symphonie whenever i can. How can a soundtrack without a conductor be so emotionally charged? It is perfect.

[@tbc5902]

Rallying is probably the best preserved form of motorsport. Even the modern cars can be heard from kilometres away and they sound like machine guns unloading when downshifting. When passing they just sound like a battlefield. The group b cars sounded like cars turned monsters, the rally1 cars sound like an active warzone. Hearing the Toyota start up in the service park was deafening. Everything fell quiet as its engine fired up into action. Legitimately sounded like a shooting was taking place 2 meters away from us

[@mortuarykrematorium4650]

It's not only the cars, the sound... there's something about the camera quality that makes these kind of videos so special. Possibly the best video on youtube, thank you.

[@Kj16V]

I guess 36 people thought there wasn't enough "Murican Muscle" in this video

[@MaggiaufEx]

they miss the no skill drag racing

[@ArianOriginal21]

Mark S. ...or "no skill" nascar where they drive in circles 500 times 😂✌🏼️

[@mikaelbihl-matias9462]

Turning right and having a manual transmission is too much for them

[@mikaelbihl-matias9462]

@IrishPsquared yeah and we also never saw a NASCAR or NHRA driver in an f1 race maybe because they don't have the skills ?

[@0wly]

@@MaggiaufEx you now modernday drag racers are ridiccolusly fast you got like 11.000 horsepower on a car that acelerates so fast you loose your vision at the start.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Group B Rally cars is always unforgotten.

[@azynkron]

It's kind of hard to imagine today, but those Quattros were the very edge of rally tech back then.

[@colob15]

upThanks,great cars,great sounds.......and how nice to see a film about group B that,s not all about crashes

[@gemmaarlan1010]

The Golden Era Of Rallly -Group B

[@katuhtonik]

Such great quality footage from this time period. We are truly blessed to have the technology to enjoy these races forever. :')

[@robertrishel3685]

Possibly THE BEST rally video I have ever seen! Bravo Bravo Bravo 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️👍 The two best sounds in Motorsports: that Audi Quattro Rally car and the Lancia 037!!!

[@quattrohead]

Who are the 19 knuckleheads that gave this a thumbs down ? So the quattro was smoking heavily, what did they do.....drive it harder lol The sound they make still gives me goosebumps

[@19SAS]

I love the steam coming from Audi's attempts at cooling those brakes with water injected from a bottle, used to run out within a few miles, at 1200 od kilos must have had its work cut out doing anything.. lol

[@V8AmericanMuscleCar]

Mr. uploader sir, thank you for sharing this piece of automotive history. I could watch this for hours.

[@tahustvedt]

Actual stage distance: 30 km Odometer distance reading: 300 km

[@CurrentlyOnLV-426]

The age of Heroes.

[@vivalaphill]

the audi sounds so aggressive it sounds like it is angry because its a 5 cyl its angry that it got turbocharged it is angry because it puts down 500bhp its ridiculous

[@staticxcky]

5? try like 7

[@mmdirtyworkz]

wiki says in excess of 500, any source for 700 claims?

[@MrVenne73]

Hannu Mikkola who drove 7 years in Audi team has said that Audi had 500-700 HP depending on boost pressure. Every driver in team tune car for them self. Some might have 500 and some 700 or something between.

[@x0kuu]

Sutii ja keulii joka vaihteella

[@paulhope3401]

The quattro is the best sounding and looks to have most power and torque of them all. Nearer 700bhp at max boost is perfectly believable.

[@rangerjones5531]

thanks for keeping this one up! love groupe B!

[@chunder27]

Fella, the bit at the end on the start line, pure magic, thanks again!

[@1979ascona]

I used to play Colin Mcrae Rally at my pc, when i got along some, i hade a Audi at desposibal for me, what a beast!!! Took me a very long time to handle it, from this, Greate Respect to those drivers who drove them in real life :) Thomas :)

[@JellyRowland]

rally at it's peak. forever group b , gone but not forgotten

[@angelaverma3105]

I watch this video 19 times every day!😆😂

[@traktori2888]

Respect

[@deven6518]

The commitment is unrivalled. Think that most cars didnt like going past 60 in that time, Imagine the spectacle.

[@oodork]

sucks that I never gotten to see this live ever and it still makes me cry. forever group b.

[@muhammadshofwan5309]

we were born in wrong era

[@mrpikeno13]

AMAZING CARS AND DRIVERS!!!

[@sergiosk8skate8]

Doc, i need to back to the 80s

[@NitroTom91]

Why do I find this just now? That algorythm is clearly broken as this must be the best Group B video on KZbin. And different cars, too! Not only Delta and S1. Awesome!

[@blackedelweiss601]

I've probably watched this about 10 times.

[@born4roads]

One of the best video i've ever seen! ♥

[@MrKrabs-ng4yl]

12 Jahre altes Video ! Great !!💥

[@cedricl6829]

Thx for the vidéo, group B stay the best period of rally

[@Tuppoo94]

I'd like to see the return on Group B. The car makers wouldn't have to build 200 roadgoing cars, maybe like 50. Engine type and displacement should be the same as the road car. With modern safety features, it should be a lot safer.

[@sule.A]

"WiTh moDeRN sAFty FeaTURES"

[@turbojurpo]

That pretty much sounds like modern rally

[@sveinhansen9161]

One legend after another. Group B!

[@mk1cortinatony395]

great compilation. Not seen a lot of these before. Thanks

[@dazza555]

Brilliant video so loved this era of rallying

[@alexanderrosales7675]

The Lancia Delta s4 was a brute 0-60 in under 3 seconds and the most successful rally car in history!

[@clydeyello]

Nope. You may be mixing up your Deltas: the the one that was the most successful rally car in history was the Integrale, which was a far more tame Group A car. The Delta S4 didn't win much (mostly because Lancia didn't have the time to properly develop it... Same goes for the Ford RS200).

[@ninoschier9528]

+ClydeYellow the S4 almost won the Championship but it was used only 1 season

[@olilef1510]

205 was most successful because they were first with purpose built car. Audi started 4x4 but was based on regular car. RS200 and S4 just came to late to the game

[@Verschlimmbesserung]

When cars had character...

[@juhaapn]

Group B welcomed some of the most spectacular rally cars the world had ever seen, boasting four-wheel-drive and in some cases over 500 brake horsepower. Modern WRC cars are capable of producing maximum outputs of more than 380 horsepower, and maximum torques of more than 425 newton metres.

[@fabiano14]

Spectacular! I felt like I was there in the 80's on the side of that roads... All of your vids are great! Thanks

[@binstar8269]

that Delta S4 launch still gave me chills 😂

[@leskinena.k.a7765]

Salonen perkele sit aletaan hyppii taas :)

[@max27stoner]

Leskinen a.k.a "Löysä" tais vetää hemmetti yhellä kädellä noi hypyt

[@leskinena.k.a7765]

max27stoner oli/on ne huimia ukkoja..

[@iggynor5007]

The Peugeot 205 T16 was the undisputed king of Group B

[@Ghassan555]

Excellent thanks for the upload.....

[@jimcallahan4161]

8.28-8.48 like hell has come to Earth

[@liamblack8621]

Jim Callahan the sound of the Quattro could scare away hell

[@con_joe5526]

An agressive male quatro in his natural habitat chasing off intruders...

[@Slammed_Miiata]

Jim Callahan more like 0:00 to 30:30

[@hugovilag]

Even the devil fears the quattro chasing him

[@FenderPlayer86]

19:17 confirms that this is in Finland :D

[@lupuscutis]

Awesome. No stupid music or narration, sounds au naturelle.

[@nostrilnick]

The difference in the jumps between the O37 and the Audis is very distinct. The Audis landed with a thud/bang, the 037s just seemed to just tiptoe over them, like landing an airplane.

[@geforce5700fx]

no matter how many times i listen to that engine ... i'm never bored O__O

[@Rontti]

On tää vaan upea video, ei koskaan kyllästy katsomaan

[@HeelToeFTW]

dude nice vid! You got some of the sickest clips in here, awesome stuff, thanks!

[@nismogtr69]

Beautiful work yet again Amjayes, love it!