photos suplied by Terry Sharman, former Rootes Competition Department mechanic
	Patrick Lier & A. Heinry - the Geneva Rally of 1966
	Patrick Lier had bought a Hillman Rally Imp DGO 990C from the private section of the Rootes Competition Department.

Patrick Lier

Swiss

Terry Sharman: "his father rallied Sunbeam Rapiers; I believe he had some contract with Rootes"

Was it Patrick Lier who was the Monsieur Lier winning in 1957 the Rallye de Genève? (together with a monsieur Wirz)

1964

'64 Coupe des Alpes, Terry Hunter / Patrick Lier, 7e Cat. GT et 3e de Classe
'64 Rallye Genève, Terry Hunter / Patrick Lier, 2e scratch et 1er Cat. GT
source

1965

Swiss Mountain Grand Prix (Hill Climb)
Grosser Bergpreis der Schweiz, Ollon Villars

17th round of the World Sportscar Championship
Race: 8,000 km * 2 laps = 16,000 km
Average: 115,131 km/h

There were at least three Hillman Imp Sports in the Swiss Mountain Grand Prix (29 Aug. 1965). Rootes Switzerland entered two: Patrick Lier and Henri Vuarraz; Troisième Etoiles entered Philippe Simonetta.
Philippe Simonetta ended on 57, Henri Vuarraz on position 74. Patrick Lier DNA.

Pos.  NO  Driver / Nationality        Car                         Entrant                     Laps Time/retired       Group          Practice
 57.  58 Philippe Simonetta / CH      Hillman Imp Sport           Troisime Etoiles              2   0:11:30,700    5. GT1.0
 74.  60 Henri Vuarraz / CH           Hillman Imp Sport           Rootes Switzerland            2   0:12:38,600    8. GT1.0
  In entry list only:
      51 Patrick Lier / CH            Hillman Imp Sport           Rootes Switzerland                                  GT1.0

1966

Monte Carlo

#136 - Patrick Lier & Henri Vuarraz - GE 106902,
23rd scratch (20th Group 1; 1st in Class 1

Up to 1000cc unmodified production touring cars: 1st: Patrick Lier / Henri Vuarraz

Rallye de Genève

Rally de Genève
1966 Geneve

Competition no. 30
9. P. Lier / ?. Formige - ??

or

(source: Autosprint and the old forum)
8. P. Lier / Formige Hillman IMP + 8'31"

Terry Sharman: "I also built a special rally Imp to be driven by Patrick Lier in the Geneve Rally in 1966. I flew to Ostend, drove to Geneve, covered it on the rally and brought it back after. We got 2nd in class, 8th overall."

Terry Sharman: "I have A. Heinry as co-driver on back of photo?"

1967

Monte Carlo

Patrick Lier et Silvio Vaglio
1st Class up to 1300cc GT

G.T. cars up to 1300cc
1st: Patrick Lier/ Silvio Vaglio in a private Rallye Imp.

P. Lier and crew made the first succesful use of radio equipment to keep a rally car in touch with its service vehicle. Guinness Book of Rallying / John Davenport

West German Rally

West German Rally (Stuttgart-Solitude, Lyons-Charbonnieres Rally)
March 1967
Round 4 of the 1967 European Rally Championship

 1     Vic Elford/David Stone			Porsche 911
 2     Hanrioud/Raray				Porsche 911
 3     Sobieslaw Zasada				Porsche 911
 4						Porsche 911
 8     Patrick Lier				Hillman Rally Imp

Hockenheim [GT1.3]
3. Nationales Rundstreckenrennen in Hockenheim bei Heidelberg
Date: 4 June 1967

Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Pos. Group Pos. Practice
 In entry list:
 87  Patrick Lier (CH)  Fiat 850 Spider  Patrick Lier   Not known if ran   GT1.3

Hill Climb - Ollon-Villars
28 August 1967
Race: 8,000 km * 2 laps = 16,000 km

Comp.no. 111, Patrick Lier / CH in his Sunbeam Imp Sport (GT 1.3), private entry, DNF.
source

Swiss Mountain Grand Prix

1967-08-27, Patrick Lier (private entry), Sunbeam Imp Sport, DNF

Externe link:
Archívy Euromontagna: Patrick Lier / CH - an CZ site

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