Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V(Mk 2) - Motorsports Almanac
Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V(Mk 2) - Motorsports Almanac
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<strong>Volkswagen</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> (<strong>Mk</strong> 2) FIA Group A car<br />
Jochi Kleint testing his <strong>Mk</strong>II <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> during 1987.<br />
Technical Specifications (1987/88)<br />
The <strong>Mk</strong>II <strong>Golf</strong> was homologated into Group A in<br />
1984 and made its competition début by the<br />
factory team on the 1000 Lakes Rally in August<br />
1984. <strong>Volkswagen</strong> Motorsport entered the 8-valve<br />
<strong>Mk</strong>II <strong>GTI</strong> on the 1985 World Rally Championship<br />
with Jochi Kleint and Franz Wittmann as drivers.<br />
For 1986 <strong>Volkswagen</strong> Motorsport got the new 16valve<br />
head and they put all their effort into<br />
winning the FIA Group A World Drivers<br />
Championship. Seven class wins sealed the<br />
championship for Kenneth Eriksson. Eriksson<br />
continued for 1987 with the championship now<br />
being solely for Group A machinery. The class<br />
win on the Côte d'Ivoire was also an overall win.<br />
But the car now struggled against the opposition<br />
and the factory only entered Weber in a few early<br />
season events in 1988. The final works outing<br />
came in 1989 when Stig Blomqvist took his <strong>Mk</strong>II<br />
<strong>Golf</strong> to third overall on the Safari Rally. Raimund<br />
Baumschlager took the final class win on a World<br />
Championship event on the 1990 Tour de Corse.<br />
PRODUCTION<br />
Period : 1984-1991<br />
Total numbers built : 6,301,000 cars (<strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Mk</strong>II)<br />
ENGINE<br />
Model : <strong>Volkswagen</strong> EA827<br />
Type : 4-cylinder in-line, transversal, spur belt-driven DOHC, 4VPC<br />
Capacity : 1781 ccm<br />
Bore x Stroke : 81.00 x 86.40 mm<br />
Max Power : 193 PS @ 7000 rpm<br />
Max Torque : 210 Nm @ 6000 rpm<br />
Compession Ratio : 11.0:1<br />
Fuel System : Bosch K-Jetronic mechanical injection<br />
Materials : Cast Iron Block, Aluminum Alloy Head, Forged Steel Crank Shaft<br />
TRANSMISSION<br />
Layout : Transversal front engine, Front wheel drive.<br />
Gearbox : 5-speed synchromesh<br />
Final Drive : Limited-slip differential (set at 450 Nm)<br />
SUSPENSION<br />
Front : MacPherson struts, lower wishbone, Bilstein or Boge dampers<br />
Rear : Torsion beam trailing arm axle, coil springs, Bilstein or Boge dampers, 20 mm anti-roll bar.<br />
BRAKES<br />
Front : Vented 280 mm Lockheed discs<br />
Rear : Vented 226 mm Lockheed discs<br />
WHEELS<br />
Front and rear : Speedline 6J x 15 up to 7.75J x 15<br />
TYRES<br />
Front and rear : Pirelli 135/95-15 (for ice and snow) up to 210/595-15 (for tarmac)<br />
STEERING<br />
Type : Power-assisted rack-and-pinion<br />
DIMENSIONS<br />
Wheelbase : 2475 mm<br />
Length : 3985 mm<br />
Width : 1680 mm<br />
Front track : 1425 mm<br />
Rear track : 1420 mm<br />
Weight : 880 kg<br />
PERFORMANCE<br />
Top Speed : 200 km/h (typical, but depending on gearing)<br />
Acceleration 0-100 km/h : 6.4sec (on tarmac) 8.8sec (on gravel)
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MKII – HISTORY<br />
The successor to the original <strong>Golf</strong> was presented in February 1984. The <strong>Mk</strong>II had grown in size as the wheelbase was<br />
lengthened by 75 mm, the track by 23 mm (front) and 50 mm (rear), while the overall length increased by 170 mm and<br />
the width by 55 mm. In evitably the <strong>Mk</strong>II was 80 kg heavier. The car's weight increased had from 840 kg to 920 kg. The<br />
new body had a better aerodynamic shape and the drag coefficient went down from 0.42 to 0.34. The 1800cc 112 PS<br />
engine was inherited from the <strong>Mk</strong>I. In September 1985 the engine got a new DOHC 16-valve head and power was<br />
increased to 139 PS. The <strong>Mk</strong>II remained in production until February 1992, when no less than 6,301,000 units had been<br />
produced.<br />
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MKII – COMPETITION HISTORY<br />
The <strong>Mk</strong>II <strong>Golf</strong> was homologated into Group A in 1984 and made its competition début by the factory team on the 1000<br />
Lakes Rally in August 1984. <strong>Volkswagen</strong> Motorsport entered the 8-valve <strong>Mk</strong>II <strong>GTI</strong> on the 1985 World Rally<br />
Championship with Jochi Kleint and Franz Wittmann as drivers. Wittmann had two class wins during the year and<br />
Lars-Erik Torph beat both factory drivers to the class win in Finland in his Swedish entered car. For 1986 <strong>Volkswagen</strong><br />
Motorsport got the new 16-valve head and they put all their effort into winning the FIA Group A World Drivers<br />
Championship. Kenneth Eriksson replaced Kleint and Eriksson drove the <strong>Golf</strong> to fantastic results among all the Group B<br />
machinery. Seven class wins sealed the championship for Eriksson. Eriksson continued for 1987 with the championship<br />
now being solely for Group A machinery. Erwin Weber replaced Wittmann in the second factory car. The year netted<br />
four class wins for Eriksson and one for Weber. The class win on the Côte d'Ivoire was also an overall win. But the car<br />
now struggled against the opposition and the factory only entered Weber in a few early season events in 1988. Weber<br />
took a class win in Portugal and privateers took a couple of more class wins for the <strong>Mk</strong>II <strong>Golf</strong>. The final works outing<br />
came in 1989 when Stig Blomqvist took his <strong>Mk</strong>II <strong>Golf</strong> to third overall on the Safari Rally. The factory now concentrated<br />
on the G60 Rallye 4WD version and it was left to the privateers to keep the FWD <strong>Mk</strong>II <strong>Golf</strong> flag flying. Raimund<br />
Baumschlager took the final class win on a World Championship event on the 1990 Tour de Corse.<br />
VOLKSWAGEN IN MOTORSPORT<br />
At the beginning there was the circuit: the foundation stone for <strong>Volkswagen</strong>'s motor sport activities was laid back in<br />
1966 with the founding of the "Verband Formel V Europa e.V." (European Formula V Federation). The goal was to bring<br />
the "Formula Vee" - built from VW Beetle parts - from the USA to Europe. In 1967, the federation already had 14<br />
member countries. In 1971 came the more powerful Formula Super V, which until its end in 1982 counted as a school for<br />
up-and-coming drivers, which produced Formula 1 drivers such as Niki Lauda, Jochen Mass, Nelson Piquet, Jochen<br />
Rindt and Keke Rosberg. <strong>Volkswagen</strong> also achieved several victories and the championship in Formula 3. After its move<br />
in 1973 to Hanover, close to the <strong>Volkswagen</strong> Corporation, the department, renamed as <strong>Volkswagen</strong> Motorsport in 1981,<br />
specialised in a new field. With the first generation VW <strong>Golf</strong>, the sports department took over the development of rally<br />
cars. At home and abroad, the <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> in the hands of Sweden's Per Eklund, the Frenchman, Jean-Luc Thérier, and the<br />
Finn, Pentti Airikkala took the world by storm. Even title dreams became reality: Alfons Stock won the German rally<br />
championships in 1981 in a group 2 <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong>. On its 20th anniversary in 1986, Sweden's Kenneth Eriksson presented<br />
<strong>Volkswagen</strong> Motorsport the title in group A of the world rally championships. With various <strong>Golf</strong> bi-motor projects for<br />
the famous Pikes Peak mountain race in the US state of Colorado, the sportsmen and -women from Hanover also<br />
demonstrated substantial technical skills in building prototypes for disciplines related to rallying. After many more<br />
successes with the <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong>, including the overall victory in the Germany Rally 1987, the 4x4 era began at <strong>Volkswagen</strong><br />
in 1990 with the Rally <strong>Golf</strong>. With it, Erwin Weber easily won the 1991 German rally championships. Via customer sports<br />
projects, the company was again strongly represented in national and international rallying from 1997 with the <strong>Golf</strong> III<br />
Kit Car, and two years later with the <strong>Golf</strong> IV Kit Car. The Polo Super 1600, which customers use to chase points in the<br />
newly created Junior classes since the 2001 season, is another step in the company's successful rallying tradition. After<br />
sprint rallying, <strong>Volkswagen</strong> will soon be represented on the marathon scene. Even if the two disciplines are different in<br />
many ways, they both have one thing in common: unforgiving terrain is where both types of rally are held. If the<br />
company should achieve its goal of an overall win at the Dakar Rally, it won't be the first time the name of <strong>Volkswagen</strong><br />
has been among the winners: in 1980, Freddy Kottulinsky and Patrick Zaniroli achieved double success in the world's<br />
toughest rally in the VW Iltis.<br />
RESULTS SUMMARY – VW GOLF <strong>GTI</strong> MK II<br />
Year Event Driver Car Team Results total (class)<br />
1984 1000 Lakes Rally Kalle Grundel <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V VW Motorsport DNF – SS8 – accident<br />
1984 Rallye Sanremo Kalle Grundel <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V VW Motorsport 6 (1)<br />
1984 RAC Rally Kalle Grundel <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V VW Motorsport DNF – SS36 – accident<br />
1985 Rallye Monte-Carlo Guy Chasseuil <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V - 14 (2)<br />
1985 Swedish Rally Lars-Erik Torph <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V Swe. Junior Team 11 (2)<br />
1985 Rallye de Portugal Jochi Kleint <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V VW Motorsport DNF – SS24 – gearbox<br />
1985 Rallye de Portugal Franz Wittmann <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V VW Motorsport DNF – SS22 – gearbox<br />
1985 Tour de Corse Jochi Kleint <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V VW Motorsport DNF – SS22 – accident<br />
1985 Tour de Corse Franz Wittmann <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V VW Motorsport DNF – SS1 – lost wheel<br />
1985 Tour de Corse Guy Chasseuil <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V - DNF<br />
1985 Acropolis Rally Jochi Kleint <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V VW Motorsport DNF – SS15 – driveshaft<br />
1985 Acropolis Rally Franz Wittmann <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V VW Motorsport 9 (1)
1985 1000 Lakes Rally Lars-Erik Torph <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V Swe. Junior Team 9 (1)<br />
1985 1000 Lakes Rally Jochi Kleint <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V VW Motorsport 11 (2)<br />
1985 1000 Lakes Rally Franz Wittmann <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V VW Motorsport 12 (3)<br />
1985 1000 Lakes Rally Antero Laine <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V - DNF – SS11 – accelerator<br />
1985 Rallye Sanremo Franz Wittmann <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V VW Motorsport 9 (1)<br />
1985 Rallye Sanremo Jochi Kleint <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> 8V VW Motorsport DNF – SS6 – accident<br />
1986 Rallye Monte-Carlo Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 9 (2)<br />
1986 Rallye Monte-Carlo Franz Wittmann <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 10 (3)<br />
1986 Swedish Rally Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 7 (1)<br />
1986 Rallye de Portugal Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport DNF – SS3 – withdrawn<br />
1986 Rallye de Portugal Franz Wittmann <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport DNF – SS3 – gearbox<br />
1986 Safari Rally Franz Wittmann <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 12 (1)<br />
1986 Safari Rally Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport DNF – SS52 – withdrawn<br />
1986 Tour de Corse Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 8 (2)<br />
1986 Tour de Corse Laurent Poggi <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - 12 (3)<br />
1986 Tour de Corse Franz Wittmann <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport DNF – SS29 – head gasket<br />
1986 Acropolis Rally Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 7 (1)<br />
1986 Acropolis Rally Franz Wittmann <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 9 (2)<br />
1986 Acropolis Rally P Moschoutis <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - 15 (4)<br />
1986 Rally of New Zealand Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 7 (1)<br />
1986 Rally Argentina Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 5 (1)<br />
1986 Rally Argentina Franz Wittmann <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 7 (2)<br />
1986 1000 Lakes Rally Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 12 (1)<br />
1986 1000 Lakes Rally Teemu Tahko <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - DNF – SS6<br />
1986 Rallye Sanremo Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 5 (1)<br />
1986 RAC Rally Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 11 (1)<br />
1987 Rallye Monte-Carlo Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 5 (1)<br />
1987 Rallye Monte-Carlo Erwin Weber <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 9 (3)<br />
1987 Swedish Rally Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 8 (1)<br />
1987 Rallye de Portugal Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 3 (2)<br />
1987 Rallye de Portugal Erwin Weber <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport DNF – SS15 – accident<br />
1987 Safari Rally Erwin Weber <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 4 (1)<br />
1987 Safari Rally Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport DNF – SS77 – engine<br />
1987 Tour de Corse Laurent Poggi <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - 10 (4)<br />
1987 Tour de Corse Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport DNF – SS14 – engine<br />
1987 Acropolis Rally Erwin Weber <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 6 (2)<br />
1987 Acropolis Rally Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport DNF – SS7 – driveshaft<br />
1987 Rally of New Zealand Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 2 (1)<br />
1987 Rally Argentina Erwin Weber <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 3 (1)<br />
1987 Rally Argentina Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 4 (2)<br />
1987 1000 Lakes Rally Teemu Tahko <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - DNF – SS27<br />
1987 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 1 (1)<br />
1987 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Erwin Weber <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 3 (2)<br />
1987 Rallye Sanremo Eric Mauffrey <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - 14 (5)<br />
1987 RAC Rally Kenneth Eriksson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 9 (2)<br />
1988 Swedish Rally G Pettersson <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> Team VAG Swe. 14 (4)<br />
1988 Rallye de Portugal Erwin Weber <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 7 (1)<br />
1988 Safari Rally Erwin Weber <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport DNF – SS44 – steering<br />
1988 Safari Rally Lars-Erik Torph <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport DNF – SS18 – engine<br />
1988 Tour de Corse François Leandri <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - DNF<br />
1988 Acropolis Rally Kóstas Apostolou <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - 8 (1)<br />
1988 1000 Lakes Rally Teemu Tahko <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - DNF – SS19<br />
1988 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Alain Oudit <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - 4 (1)<br />
1988 Rallye Sanremo R Baumschlager <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> Vadstein RT 8 (1)<br />
1988 RAC Rally Kóstas Apostolou <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - DNF<br />
1989 Swedish Rally Björn Blomqvist <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - 19 (7)<br />
1989 Rallye de Portugal R Baumschlager <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - DNF – SS10 – engine<br />
1989 Tour de Corse François Leandri <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - DNF<br />
1989 Safari Rally Stig Blomqvist <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 3 (1)<br />
1989 Safari Rally Erwin Weber <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Motorsport 8 (2)<br />
1989 Safari Rally Sarbi Rai <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - DNF – SS12 – accident<br />
1989 Safari Rally Manjit Sandhu <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Sports Africa DNF – SS53 – OTL<br />
1989 Safari Rally Satwant Singh <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> VW Sports Africa DNF – SS53 – OTL<br />
1989 Acropolis Rally R Baumschlager <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - DNF – SS28 – gearbox
1989 Acropolis Rally Kóstas Apostolou <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - DNF – SS2 – suspension<br />
1989 1000 Lakes Rally Teemu Tahko <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - 14 (1)<br />
1990 Rallye de Portugal Bernard Peuplier <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - 22 (1)<br />
1990 Tour de Corse R Baumschlager <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong> - 5 (1)<br />
IMAGE GALLERY<br />
Jochi Kleint in the cockpit of his <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> <strong>16V</strong>. Kenneth Eriksson in his <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> on the 1987 Rally Portugal.<br />
Erwin Weber seen in his <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>GTI</strong> on the 1988 Rally Portugal.<br />
SOURCES<br />
http://www.vw-golf.com.cn/history.htm<br />
http://www.vage.ie/users/alanvw/golfhistory/mk2gti.html<br />
http://weasel.student.utwente.nl/~rallying/index.php<br />
http://www.touareg-dakar.com/145.0.html<br />
© Compilation by Rainer Nyberg 2004-02-26 Fact-sheet 04/015
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