The Tulip Rally first held in 1949, is the oldest Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 rally

Rallying

Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...

 competition.

The teams are divided into three classes: Tour, Sport and Expert. The Expert Class is for the navigators which in the past 2–6 years in the Top-20 of the Sport class have ended, or the previous years in the Top-20 of the Expert Class finished or in the Top-5 of the Sport Class. The Class Tour teams ride with little or no experience.

Participating cars must have been built before December 31, 1971. They are Class C, D, E, F or G divided depending on their age. If there are not more than three cars in one of these classes, the class is merged with the next class. In 2007 there were 43 teams in the Expert class with, 140 in the Sporting / Expert Class, 93 in the Sporting Class and 42 in the Touring Class.

According to the current event rules, it is not allowed to use a mobile phone unless you have bad luck (such as a breakdown). Modern stopwatches and watches are allowed. It is allowed to have up to 10 liters extra fuel in your trunk. Violations of the maximum speed is punished with penalty seconds.

Historic Tulip Rally

Edition	Year	Driver	Navigator	Car
56	2009	Rinus Sinke	Bart den Hartog	Austin Healey 1957
55	2008	Rutger Reinders	Erwin Berkhof	Porsche Porsche Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....  911S Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998...
54	2007	Jos Lommerse	Marleen Hendrikse	Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of cars. Founded as A.L.F.A. on June 24, 1910, in Milan, the company has been involved in car racing since 1911, and has a reputation for building expensive sports cars...  Giulia 1300
53	2006	Bert Dolk	Erwin Berkhof	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
52	2005	Bert Dolk	Erwin Berkhof	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
51	2004	Bert Dolk	Erwin Berkhof	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
50	2003	Karel Westerman	Roosenboom	Porsche 356 B
49	2002	Ebus	Jan Berkhof	Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...  300 SL
48	2001	Bert Dolk	Robert Rorife	Volvo 122 S
47	2000	Adrie Brugmans	Jaap Daamen	Alfa Romeo Giulia GT
46	1999	Horst Deumel	Potjans	BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...  2000 TI
45	1998	Eddy van den Hoorn	René Smeets	Volvo 122 S
44	1997	Eddy van den Hoorn	René Smeets	Volvo 122 S
43	1996	Roger Munda	Robert Rorife	Porsche 911
42	1995	Eddy van den Hoorn	René Smeets	Volvo 122 S
41	1994	Andersen	Friborg	Volvo 123 GT
40	1993	Peter van Merksteijn	Hans van Beek	Porsche 911
39	1992	Peter van Merksteijn	Hans van Beek	Porsche 911

Tulip Rally

Edition	Year	Driver	Navigator	Car
38	1991	John Bosch	Kevin Gormley	BMW M3 BMW M3 The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M. M3 models have been derived from the E30, E36, E46 and E90/E92/E93 3-series, and sold with coupé, sedan and convertible body styles...
1990 edition canceled
37	1989	Erwin Doctor	Theo Badenberg	Ford Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...  Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra The Ford Sierra is a large family car that was built by Ford Europe from 1982 until 1993. It was designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le Quément. The code used during development was "Project Toni"....
36	1988	John Bosch	Kevin Gormley	BMW M3
35	1987	John Bosch	Guy Hodgson	Audi Audi Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group....  Quattro A2 Audi Quattro The Audi Quattro is a road and rally car, produced by the German automobile manufacturer Audi, now part of the Volkswagen Group. It was first shown at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show on 3 March.The word quattro is derived from the Italian word for "four"...
34	1986	Stig Andervang	Anja Lieuwma	Ford RS200 Ford RS200 The Ford RS200 is a mid-engined, four-wheel drive sports car produced by Ford from 1984 to 1986. The road-going RS200 was based on Ford's Group B rally car and was designed to comply with FIA homologation regulations, which required 200 road legal versions be built...
33	1985	John Bosch	Lambert Peeters	Audi Quattro A2
32	1984	Stig Andervang	André Schoonenwolf	Ford Escort RS1800
31	1983	Renger Guliker	Dickhout	Porsche 911 SC
30	1982	Jan Bak	André Schoonenwolf	Porsche Carrera
1981 edition canceled
29	1980	Jan van der Marel	Bruno van Traa	Opel Opel Adam Opel AG, generally shortened to Opel, is a German automobile company founded by Adam Opel in 1862. Opel has been building automobiles since 1899, and became an Aktiengesellschaft in 1929...  Kadett GT/E Opel Kadett The Opel Kadett is a small family car produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel between 1937 and 1940, and then again from 1962 until 1991 , when it was replaced by the Opel Astra.-Original model :...
28	1979	Bror Danielsson	David Booth	Ford Escort RS1800
27	1978	Russell Brookes Russell Brookes Russell Brookes is an English former rally driver. He won the British Rally Championship with a Ford Escort RS1800 in 1977 and with an Opel Manta 400 in 1985. In 1978, he won the Rally New Zealand, a round of the FIA Cup for Drivers, the predecessor to the World Championship for Drivers...	Peter Bryant	Ford Escort RS1800
26	1977	Gilbert Staepelaere	Eric Bessem	Ford Escort RS1800
25	1976	Lars Carlsson	Bob de Jong	Opel Kadett GT/E
1975 edition canceled
24	1974	Walter Röhrl Walter Röhrl Walter Röhrl is a German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford and BMW.-Career:...	Jochen Berger	Opel Ascona Opel Ascona The Opel Ascona was a mid-sized car produced by Opel. It had three generations produced from 1970 to 1988. In motorsport, the Ascona 400 rally car driven by Walter Röhrl won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in the 1982 season....
23	1973	Bert Dolk	Bob de Jong	Opel Ascona SR
1971/1972 edition canceled
22	1970	Kees van Grieken	Marcel Verbunt	BMW 2002 TI
21	1969	Gilbert Staepelare	André Aerts	Ford Escort TC
20	1968	Roger Clark Roger Clark Roger Albert Clark, MBE, was a British rally driver during the 1960s and '70s, and the first competitor from his country to win a World Rally Championship event when he triumphed at the 1976 RAC Rally.-Biography:...	Jim Porter	Ford Escort TC
19	1967	Vic Elford Vic Elford Victor Henry Elford is a former sportscar racing, rallying and Formula One driver from England. He participated in 13 World Championship F1 Grands Prix, debuting on 7 July 1968...	David Stone	Porsche 911 S
18	1966	Rauno Aaltonen Rauno Aaltonen Rauno August Aaltonen , also known as "The Rally Professor", is a Finnish former professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1970s. Before WRC was established Aaltonen competed in the European Rally Championship. He won the championship in 1965, with Tony...	Henry Liddon	BMC Mini Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...  Cooper S
17	1965	Rosemary Smith Rosemary Smith Rosemary Smith is a rally driver from Dublin, Ireland.Smith initially trained as a dress designer.Smith entered her first rally as a navigator. After deciding that navigating was not to her liking she switched to driving...	Valerie Domleo	Hillman Hillman Hillman is a British automobile marque created by the Hillman Motor Car Company, founded in 1907. The company was based in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry, England. Before 1907 the company had built bicycles...  Imp Hillman Imp The Hillman Imp is a compact, rear-engined saloon car that was manufactured under the Hillman marque by the Rootes Group from 1963 to 1976...
16	1964	Timo Mäkinen Timo Mäkinen Timo Mäkinen was one of the original "Flying Finns" of motor rallying. He is most famous for his hat-tricks of wins in the RAC Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally-Career:...	Tony Ambrose Tony Ambrose John Anthony Ambrose was a British rally driver who, as co-driver, twice won the RAC Rally, in 1956 and 1965.-Early life and Oxford University:...	Morris Mini Cooper S
15	1963	Gréder	Delalande	Ford Falcon Sprint
14	1962	Pat Moss Pat Moss Pat Moss, after her marriage Pat Moss-Carlsson, was one of the most successful female auto rally drivers of all time, scoring 3 outright wins and 7 Podium Finishes in international rallies. She was crowned European Ladies' Rally Champion five times...	Ann Riley	Morris Mini Cooper
13	1961	Geoff Mabbs	Leslier Griffits	Triumph Triumph Motor Company The Triumph Motor Company was a British car and motor manufacturing company. The Triumph marque is owned currently by BMW. The marque had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann of Nuremberg initiated S. Bettmann & Co and started importing bicycles from Europe and selling them with his own...  Herald Coupé
12	1960	René Trautmann	Verrier	Citroën Citroën Citroën is a major French automobile manufacturer, part of the PSA Peugeot Citroën group.Founded in 1919 by French industrialist André-Gustave Citroën , Citroën was the first mass-production car company outside the USA and pioneered the modern concept of creating a sales and services network that...  ID 19 Citroën DS The Citroën DS is an executive car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën between 1955 and 1975. Styled by Italian sculptor and industrial designer Flaminio Bertoni and the French aeronautical engineer André Lefèbvre, the DS was known for its aerodynamic futuristic body design and innovative...
11	1959	Morley	Morley Hencock	Jaguar 3.4
10	1958	Kolwes	Lautmann	Volvo PV 544 Volvo PV The Volvo PV is a series of two door, four passenger car models — the PV444 and the PV544 — made by Volvo from 1943 to 1966.During World War II's early stages, Volvo decided that a new smaller car delivering good fuel economy would assure the company's future...
9	1957	Hans Kreisel	Ten Hope	Renault Renault Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...  Dauphine Renault Dauphine Renault Dauphine is a rear-engined economy car manufactured by Renault in one body style — a three-box, four-door sedan — as the successor to the Renault 4CV, with over two million examples marketed worldwide during its production from 1956-1967....
8	1956	Brookes	Brookes	Austin Austin Motor Company The Austin Motor Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles. The company was founded in 1905 and merged in 1952 into the British Motor Corporation Ltd. The marque Austin was used until 1987...  A30
7	1955	Hans Tak	Niemöller	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
6	1954	Stasse	Olivier Gendebien Olivier Gendebien Olivier Gendebien was a war hero and race car driver. He has been cited as "one of the greatest sportscar racers of all time".-Background:...	Alfa Romeo 1900 Ti
5	1953	Hugo van Zuijlen van Nijevelt	Eschauzier	Jowett Javelin
4	1952	Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Kenneth Wharton was a British racing driver from England. He began competing in the new National 500cc Formula in his own special, later acquiring a Cooper. Ken participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952 and scored a total of 3 championship points...	Langelaan Meisl	Ford Consul
3	1951	Ian Appleyard	Pat Appleyard Carol	Jaguar XK120
2	1950	Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Kenneth Wharton was a British racing driver from England. He began competing in the new National 500cc Formula in his own special, later acquiring a Cooper. Ken participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952 and scored a total of 3 championship points...	Langelaan Dorsett	Ford Pilot
1	1949	Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Kenneth Wharton was a British racing driver from England. He began competing in the new National 500cc Formula in his own special, later acquiring a Cooper. Ken participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952 and scored a total of 3 championship points...	Cooke	Ford Anglia