Best Photos «Eifel Rallye Festival 2013 - 50 years of rally history on gravel, sand and asphalt»
Over 40,000 rally fans from several countries came to the Vulkaneifel at the weekend to watch the "40 years of the World Rally Championship" anniversary edition live. It was not only the record-breaking heat predicted by the weather forecasters that attracted spectators, but much more the extremely broad starting field: over 160 historic rally cars from five decades of rally sport, 33 different brands, 75 different vehicle types and several rally racing legends!
![Audi Sport Quattro (1985) by Harald Demuth in the forest at the end of Sarmersbach [original Röhrl vehicle].](/bild/Audi-Sport-Quattro-1985-von-Harald-Demuth-im-Wald-ausgangs-Sarmersbach-Originalfahrzeug-Roehrl/e5d56d96-8b69-41bd-9908-1acafe54776e-normal.jpg?h=JZiryNC+61GTBclmot9NyjQtkWZlxCNtcD7f2/iiH7Q=&context=grid&urlcontext=%2Fen%2Farticles%2Fevents%2FEifel-Rallye-Festival-2013-50-Jahre-Rallye-Geschichte-auf-Schotter-Sand-und-Asphalt.html)
Audi Sport Quattro (1985) by Harald Demuth in the forest at the end of Sarmersbach [original Röhrl vehicle].
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Soon it will start! The cars on the start ramp leave the rally mile in the direction of the special stage - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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Dirk Thomin's Group 4 Porsche 911 SC is ready. Please get in! - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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The co-driver studies the bends of the upcoming special stage - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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Over 160 vehicles, 33 different brands and 75 different vehicle types were at the start of the 2013 Eifel Rallye Festival. These figures attracted over 40,000 spectators from all over Europe - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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Unmistakable front, no matter from which perspective. Here from the original Lancia Rally 037 of the 1984 Monte Carlo Rally with Miki Biasion - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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The view from the auditoriums is actually very good. Nevertheless, these young spectators have come up with something special to ensure that nobody disturbs their view! - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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Every now and then a rally car has to be pushed... - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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Porsche 911 SCs in rank and file - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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It was still raining on Friday morning. Shortly after the start of the first special stage, however, the Volcanic Eifel turned into a summery rally area - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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The autograph sessions were very popular, a huge queue formed along the rally mile - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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There is always a lot going on at the rally mile. On Friday morning it was still raining in places, but then it opened up more and more! - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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Unusual view of an unfolded spoiler at the Audi Sport Quattro 1984 - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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You can recognize famous names on many of the vehicles, for example Stig Blomqvist on this Group B Audi Sport Quattro from 1984 - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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An Opel Astra from the front car group stopped due to fuel pump damage. In the background the large spectator area of Steiningen - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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They also enjoyed a large fan base - the VW Golf GTi from 1979 (left) and 1980 - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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Not an original vehicle, but still beautifully made. Fiat 131 Abarth, as driven by Walter Röhrl at the 1980 Sanremo Rally. - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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A rear end that made history not only because of its special shape - pictured here is the rear end of Vic Preston's original Lancia Rally 037 from the Safari Rally - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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Even original vehicles are not spared. Slightly damaged rear end of Vic Preston's original Lancia Rally 037 from the Safari Rally - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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The Eifel Rallye Festival celebrated 40 years of the World Rally Championship this year!
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1st place in the spectator voting: Triumph TR7 V8 Group 4 (1980) in the "40 Years World Rally Championship" group at the Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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3rd place in the spectator voting: Lancia Stratos Group 4 (1976) in the group of brand champions in rallying from 1968 onwards
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2nd place in the spectator voting: Volvo PV544 Group 2 (1965) at the Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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Fans pull the Langerfeld Alfa Romeo out of the bushes and back onto the track - Eifel Rallye Festival 2013
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![Mercedes 500 SL Gruppe 4 (1980) in der VIP Fahrer Gruppe am Eifel Rallye Festival 2013 [Originalfahrzeug] (© Balz Schreier, 2013)](/bild/Mercedes-500-SL-Gruppe-4-1980-in-der-VIP-Fahrer-Gruppe-am-Eifel-Rallye-Festival-2013-Originalfahrzeug/098201f2-9a97-4c10-9450-598be0abedd4-small-teaser.jpg "Mercedes 500 SL Gruppe 4 (1980) in der VIP Fahrer Gruppe am Eifel Rallye Festival 2013 [Originalfahrzeug] (© Balz Schreier, 2013)")
