Walter Boyce

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Walter Boyce
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian
Born (1946-10-25) 25 October 1946 (age 79)
Ottawa, Canada
World Rally Championship record
Active years 19731974, 19771978, 1986
Co-driver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doug Woods
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Gray
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robin Edwardes
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Martin Headland
Teams Toyota, British Leyland, Volkswagen
Rallies6
Championships 0
Rally wins 1
Podiums2
Stage wins52
Total points0
First rally 1973 Press-on-Regardless Rally
First win 1973 Press-on-Regardless Rally
Last rally1986 Olympus Rally

Walter Boyce (born 25 October 1946) is a Canadian former rally driver. He is the only Canadian to win a World Rally Championship event, which he managed at the 1973 Press-on-Regardless Rally in the United States. He took his second podium finish at the 1974 Rally of the Rideau Lakes in his home country, finishing third behind Sandro Munari and Simo Lampinen. [1] Boyce was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2003. [2]

Contents

Racing Record

Complete IMC results

YearEntrantCar123456789
1972 Walter Boyce Toyota Corolla Levin MON SWE KEN MAR GRE AUT ITA USA
6
GBR

Complete WRC results

YearEntrantCar12345678910111213WDCPts
1973 Walter Boyce Toyota Corolla Levin MON SWE POR KEN MOR GRE POL FIN AUT ITA USA
1
GBR FRA N/AN/A
1974 Walter Boyce Toyota Celica 1600 MON
C
SWE
C
POR KEN GRE
C
FIN ITA CAN
3
N/AN/A
Toyota / Canadian Motor Industries USA
Ret
GBR FRA
1977 British Leyland Triumph TR7 MON SWE POR KEN NZL GRC FIN CAN
8
ITA FRA GBR N/AN/A
1978 Walter Boyce Saab 99 EMS MON SWE KEN POR GRE FIN CAN
10
ITA CIV FRA GBR N/AN/A
1986 Volkswagen Sport Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR USA
DSQ
NC0

References

  1. "Walter Boyce". RallyBase. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  2. "Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame". www.cmhf.ca. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011.