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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sergio_CrestoSergio Cresto - Wikipedia

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   Sergio Cresto (January 19, 1956 – May 2, 1986) was the American co-driver of Henri Toivonen at the Lancia Martini team for the 1986 World Rally Championship season. He was also a former co-driver for fellow Lancia employee Attilio Bettega , who died in an accident during the 1985 Tour de Corse on May 2, 1985.

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3. www.topgear.com › car-news › motorsportThe corner that killed Group B | Top Gear

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   May 19, 2013 · On 2 May 1986, Henri Toivonen, his co-driver Sergio Cresto, and Group B rally cars died on this corner. To look it at it out of context, it’s a treacherous left-hander with a drop so vast the...

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4. www.autoweek.com › car-life › a1696806Throttle-Back Thursday: Recalling the tragedy that ended ...

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   On May 2, 1986, during the second leg of the Tour de Corse, Henri Toivonen and Sergio Cresto’s Lancia Delta S4 careened off the course and into a ravine. Even if the pair had survived the initial...

5. www.autosport.com › wrc › newsVideo: Toivonen's corner and Group B rallying's tragic mystery

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   But Group B's time was effectively ended when Henri Toivonen and co-driver Sergio Cresto were killed in a crash on the Tour of Corsica in 1986.

6. www.motorsportmagazine.com › archive › articleA corner of Corsica that is forever Finnish August 2011 ...

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   It’s 25 years since rallying star Henri Toivonen and co-driver Sergio Cresto perished at an innocuous-looking turn on the Mediterranean isle. Today, fans and competitors still stop to pay their respects. Toivonen watches his mechanics setting up the Lancia Delta during the 1986 Rally Corsica. Motorsport Images.

7. speedtrapmagazine.com › 2023/08/29 › how-one-cornerHow One Corner Ended The Group B Era - Speed Trap Magazine

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   Aug 29, 2023 · Toivonen and co-driver Sergio Cresto went off the road after a seemingly simple left-hander. The exposed gas tank was punctured by a tree, exploding into flames instantly. Setting the extremely flammable ablaze, allowing no escape for Toivonen or Cresto.

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   Who is Sergio Cresto?

   • Sergio Cresto ( USA) (January 19, 1956 – May 2, 1986) was the co-driver of Henri Toivonen at the Lancia Martini team for the 1986 World Rally Championship season. He was also a former co-driver for fellow Lancia employee Attilio Bettega, who died in an accident during the 1985 Tour de Corse on May 2, 1985.

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   When did Sergio Cresto die?

   • This event happened exactly one year before the accident that claimed the lives of both Sergio Cresto and his driver by then Henri Toivonen on May 2, 1986. Sergio Cresto was born in New York on 19 January 1956. As an Italian American, Cresto lived in Ospedaletti, near Sanremo, away from his brother George A. Cresto in New York.

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   What happened to Henri Toivonen & Sergio Cresto?

   • On 2 May 1986, Henri Toivonen, his co-driver Sergio Cresto, and Group B rally cars died on this corner. To look it at it out of context, it’s a treacherous left-hander with a drop so vast the sun can’t make its way through the trees to the bottom.

   The corner that killed Group B | Top Gear

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   Did Henri Toivonen and Sergio Cresto survive the Tour de Corse crash?

   • On May 2, 1986, during the second leg of the Tour de Corse, Henri Toivonen and Sergio Cresto’s Lancia Delta S4 careened off the course and into a ravine. Even if the pair had survived the initial crash, it wouldn't have mattered: The Lancia burst into flames almost immediately and rapidly burned to the ground.

   Throttle-Back Thursday: Recalling the tragedy that ended Group B rally

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9. www.autosport.com › wrc › newsAutosport70: The day that killed rallying’s greatest era

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   The day after the Tour de Corse crash, which claimed the lives of Henri Toivonen and Sergio Cresto, Balestre announced the end of Group B. Pretty much there and then, Audi withdrew from...