Sweden's Bjorn Waldegaard and David Cavanagh from Ireland drive their Porsche 911 S during the third day of the East African Safari classic rally near Nairobi December 4, 2005. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti
LONDON (Reuters) - Swedish driver Bjorn Waldegaard, who became rallying's first world champion in 1979, has died of cancer at the age of 70, the official (wrc.com) website reported on Friday.
Waldegaard won 16 world championship rallies in his career, including Monte Carlo, and won his title after a battle with Finland's Hannu Mikkola at the wheel of a Ford Escort in Europe and a Mercedes 450 SLC in Africa.
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