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If I'm not mistaken both Grönholm and Kankkunen crashed on the very first stage of Ypres. Duval did the same in 2009 and Sarrazin didn't get much farther :)
As factory drivers?(gronholm,kankkunen)
Hups, now I realized that with Grönholm it was not Ypres but another Belgian rally - Bianchi (in Wallonie). he was there as privateer in 1998. Kankkunen in Ypres was as factory driver in 1995 I think.
I think it was in 1995 or 1996. Kankkunen came with the factory Toyota Celica GT-Four in Castrol colours. There was big hype about it, it was a big event, but... he went off into a ditch on the very first stage :) I saw it on TV only, maybe Belgian friends will tell you more details...
http://foto.rallyonline.pl/GALERIA/d...nnen%20kdm.jpg
It was in 1995, the same year of the fatal accident. I was on the first stage and never saw KKK if I recall correctly.
Here he is: http://youtu.be/hWmt9KNwNYE?t=30s
Yep, big off by Gronholm in Bianchi 1998:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tSRwPcdp9Y
Crash of KKK was even filmed: http://youtu.be/hWmt9KNwNYE?t=7m12s :D
One more factory driver who was caught out by demanding stages of Ypres was Scandola in 2006. :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er4Ea4XIBbU
At least he saved his helmet :)