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Official name:	Rothmans Opel Rally Team
Operated by:	Opel
Headquarters:	Russelsheim, West-Germany

Car nr 1:	Ari Vatanen
2:	Henri Toivonen
3:	Guy Frequelin
3:	Jimmy McRae

Team manager:	Jochen Berger
Chief engineer:	Karl-Heinz Goldstein

Car:	Opel Ascona 400
	Opel Manta 400
	Note: Manta 400 debuted in Corsica
Tyres:	Michelin

Rothmans, Michelin, Mobil

Best result:	1st: Safari (Ari Vatanen)
Rallies contested:	8	(works entries)
WRC starts:	17	(works entries)
Outright wins:	1	(wins to rallies ratio 12.5 %)
Podiums:	2	(podiums to starts ratio 11.8 %)
DNF's:	9	(DNF's to starts ratio 52.9 %)
Stage wins:	24
Points scored:	87	(manufacturer championship)
Avg points per rally:	10.9

Monte Carlo

Sweden

Safari

Corsica

Acropolis

Finland

San Remo

Great Britain

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Ari Vatanen
Henri Toivonen
Guy Frequelin

Ari Vatanen

Ari Vatanen
Rauno Aaltonen

Guy Frequelin

Ari Vatanen
Henri Toivonen
Jimmy McRae

Ari Vatanen
Henri Toivonen

Ari Vatanen
Henri Toivonen

Henri Toivonen
Ari Vatanen
Jimmy McRae

5th
6th
retired (accident)

6th

1st
retired (engine)

retired (engine)

4th
retired (accident)
8th

retired (halfhaft)
retired (engine)

retired (accident)
4th

retired (engine)
retired (head gasket)
3rd

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