bank sponsorship

[copax5]

hi

I'm making a research, and I hope you will help me

I need photos or names from teams/cars/drivers with sponsorship or support of credit banks and banking services.

I will be better if them are in WRC, but I will welcome other disciplines, as rallycross.

For example I have Dani Sordo's last year car, with Santander (spanish bank) in his car

Thanks in advance

[jonkka]

OKO-Bank was a sponsor for 1000 Lakes Rally in 1980's, Allianz sponsored Skoda team in early this decade, Lombard sponsored RAC rally in 1970's. Others don't come to mind right now.

[COD]

Toni Gardemeister sponsored by PIKAVIPPI.FI, they are giving quick loans by SMS I think. Juuso Pykälistö had sponsorship from EVLI, a private bank.

[User]

Wasn't Sordo sponsored last year by 'Santander'?

[jonkka]

Juha Kankkunen had a year or two sponsorship from FIM, another finnish broker/bank (now has been sold to Iceland) but that was small personal sponsor, evident in his breast pocket only. Tapio Laukkanen had FIM-sponsored car in 2001 during his two outings with Ford.

[Jarek Z]

German driver Armin Kremer (does anybody remember him?) had a sponsorship from Norisbank when he was fighting (and winning) in 2001 European Rally Championship.
You can see the car here:
http://www.armin-kremer.de/2001/grafix/galerie_01_03.jpg
And you can read more about it here:
http://www.armin-kremer.de/2001/

[Jarek Z]

Multiple times Polish group N champion Robert Herba was sponsored by Polish bank BPH in 1996. Here is the car (but the bank logo was on the front and you can't see it on this photo):
http://www.rallyonline.pl/ft.php?idg=152&pg_[go]=120

[Jarek Z]

Multiple times Polish champion and 2002 European vice-champion Janusz Kulig (R.I.P.) was sponsored by Polish bank PBI in 1997:
http://www.rallyonline.pl/ft.php?idg=152&pg_[go]=142

[Jarek Z]

Janusz Kulig was also sponsored by PTF (Polskie Towarzystwo Finansowe) in 2002, when he was driving for Seat Poland:
http://www.rallyonline.pl/ft.php?idg=98&pg_[go]=6
http://www.rallyonline.pl/ft.php?idg=98&pg_[go]=2
http://www.rallyonline.pl/ft.php?idg=98&pg_[go]=0

[PuddleJumper]

Gustavo Trelles had ING bank sponsorship on his car when he competed in group N in 1998 and 1999.

Rally Finland 1998
http://www.sp.dianet.or.jp/mmc/docs5/98wrc_e/98finland/img/lib/Trelles2208.jpg (http://www.sp.dianet.or.jp/mmc/docs5/98wrc_e/98finland/img/lib/Trelles2208_5mb.jpg)

Rally Argentina 1999
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.jp/motorsports/99wrc_e/argentina/img/lib/trelles1_200ko.jpg (http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.jp/motorsports/99wrc_e/argentina/img/lib/trelles1_5mo.jpg)

[Tomski]

What about Lombard & the RAC rally?

From memory wasn't this one of the longest standingf sponsorship deals ever done.

I'm sure someone out there will know.

[copax5]

The research is finished, and your help has been very useful.
Thanks everybody!!

[Peugeot206WRC]

Im getting curious for what you using this for, for me this knowledge has no value at all :D
So please let us know

[rwssport]

Okay I know it's not rallying but Gordon Shedden in the BTCC has sponsorship from Clydedale Bank.