In the 1984, the Audi WRC team got its first main sponsor which also manifested in the livery. Cigarette brand HB International joined the works team and brought its yellow stripes with it. Those went along the sides of the car – the bottom one along the lower end while the upper one essentially replaced the red, grey and black stripes of they years prior.
Audi however also retained their typical tricolour which design-wise ended up in a bit of a mess. On occasion, the Audi tricolours was also rotated to go in parallel with HB's yellow stripes. In this livery, Audi won both the 1984 manufacturer's and drivers' championship with Stig Blomqvist.
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MoreIn the 1984, the Audi WRC team got its first main sponsor which also manifested in the livery. Cigarette brand HB International joined the works team and brought its yellow stripes with it. Those went along the sides of the car – the bottom one along the lower end while the upper one essentially replaced the red, grey and black stripes of they years prior.
Audi however also retained their typical tricolour which design-wise ended up in a bit of a mess. On occasion, the Audi tricolours was also rotated to go in parallel with HB's yellow stripes. In this livery, Audi won both the 1984 manufacturer's and drivers' championship with Stig Blomqvist.
The livery was retained for the beast that was the Audi Sport quattro S1 and is one of the most iconic cars in motorsport history. That car was only in use for one year as the WRC's regulations banned the Group B cars. Its successor, the Audi 200 quattro, was entered for one season in 1987 before Audi pulled out of the World Rally Championship.
Subject ID: 85267
Subject ID: 85267