ˌɔn mˈeɪ tˈuː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, ɛɡzˈæktli ɐ jˈɪɹ lˈeɪɾɚ, hˈɛnɹi tˈɔɪvoʊnən ænd hɪz kˈoʊdɹˈaɪvɚ sˈɜːdʒɪˌoʊ kɹˈɛstoʊ dˈaɪd ɪn ðɛɹ lˈænʃə dˈɛltə ˈɛs fˈoːɹ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ stˈeɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt, kˈɔːɹttˈævɚnə.
On May 2 1986, exactly a year later, Henri Toivonen and his co-driver Sergio Cresto died in their Lancia Delta S4 during the 18th stage of the event, Corte-Taverna.