Rally Canada in the framework of the World Rally Championship was held in two stages: Rally Lakes Rideau 1974 and Rally Criterium Quebec in 1977-1979.
Rideau Lake Rally
Former stage of the World Rally Championship held in Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. Originally called the Silver Lake Rally, it has been held by the Canadian Motorsport Association since the early 1960s. The Rideau Lake Rally fell into the 1974 World Cup calendar. The stage received high marks, but due to financial problems, it was never held again.
Rideau Lake Rally Winners at WRC
| Stage | Rally name | Special stages | Podium | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Pilot | Car | Time | |||
| one | Rally Canada 1974 . Rideau Lake Rally (October 16–20) | 383 km Gravel | one | Sandro Munari | Lancia stratos hf | 4:54:31 |
| 2 | Simo Lampinen | Lancia beta coupé | 4:56:50 | |||
| 3 | Walter Boyce | Toyota Celica | 5:07:46 | |||
Quebec Rally Criterion
"Rally Criterium Quebec" - rally race, which is part of the calendar of the World Rally Championship from 1977 to 1979. Fiat, with its 131 Abarth, dominated in 1977 and 1978, first Timo Salonen , and a year later with Walter Röhrl . In 1979, Bjorn Waldegord defeated the Ford Escort RS1800. The 1979 season was the last year that Canada Rally was on the championship calendar.
| Stage | Rally name | Special stages | Podium | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Pilot | Car | Time | |||
| one | 1977 Canada Rally (September 14-18) | Gravel | one | Timo Salonen | Fiat Abarth 131 Rallye | 5:13:54 |
| 2 | Simo Lampinen | Fiat Abarth 131 Rallye | 5:18:31 | |||
| 3 | Roger Clark | Ford Escort RS1800 | 5:20:56 | |||
| 2 | Rally Canada 1978 (September 13-17) | Gravel | one | Walter Röhrl | Fiat Abarth 131 Rallye | 4:54:23 |
| 2 | Markku Allen | Fiat Abarth 131 Rallye | 5:00:56 | |||
| 3 | Anders Kullang | Opel Kadett | 5:12:46 | |||
| 3 | Rally Canada 1979 (September 13-16) | Gravel | one | Bjorn Waldegord | Ford Escort RS1800 | 3: 35.32 |
| 2 | Timo Salonen | Datsun 160J | 3: 36.10 | |||
| 3 | Ari Vatanen | Ford Escort RS1800 | 3: 41.50 | |||