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{{Short description|French automotive brand of various corporations}}
{{about|the automobile marque brand used by several manufacturers}}
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| name           = Talbot
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| producttype    = [[car|Automobile]]
| currentowner   = [[Stellantis]]
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| country        = UK
| introduced     = 1903
| discontinued   = {{end date and age|1995}}
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| markets        = Europe
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* [[Clément-Talbot]] (1903–19)
* [[Darracq and Company London|Darracq]] (1919–35)
* [[Rootes Group]] (1938–67)
* [[Chrysler Europe]] (1967–78)
* [[PSA Group]] (1978–2021)
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'''Talbot''' is a dormant [[automobile]] [[brand|marque]] introduced in 1902 by British-French company [[Clément-Talbot]]. The founders, [[Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury]] and [[Adolphe Clément-Bayard]], reduced their financial interests in their Clément-Talbot business during the [[World War I|First World War]].

Soon after the end of the war, Clément-Talbot was brought into an Anglo-French combine named [[Darracq|STD Motors]] (Sunbeam, Talbot and Darracq). Shortly afterward, STD Motors' French products were renamed Talbot instead of Darracq.

In the mid-1930s, with the collapse of STD Motors, [[Rootes Group|Rootes]] bought the London Talbot factory and [[Antonio Lago]] bought the Paris Talbot factory, Lago producing vehicles under the marques Talbot and [[Talbot-Lago]]. Rootes renamed Clément-Talbot [[Sunbeam-Talbot]] in 1938, and stopped using the brand name Talbot in the mid-1950s. The [[Paris]] factory closed a few years later.

Ownership of the marque – which through a convoluted series of takeovers saw it exist in two different forms by both the [[Rootes Group]] and [[Simca]] – and with both these companies coming under the ownership of [[Chrysler Corporation]] in the 1960s, it eventually fell into the ownership of [[PSA Group|PSA Peugeot Citroën]] after it acquired the ailing [[Chrysler Europe]] from its American parent in 1978.  PSA revived the use of the Talbot marque from 1979 until 1994;<ref name=econo3>[https://economia3.com/la-turbulenta-historia-de-talbot/ La turbulenta historia de la marca de coches Talbot] on Economía 3, 15 Sep 2022</ref> applying it to the former Chrysler Europe products.   

The rights to the Talbot marque are presently owned by Groupe PSA's successor, [[Stellantis]].

==Talbot London==
[[File:Gentlemen's Motoring Party.jpg|thumb|[[Adolphus Verey]] ({{Circa|1911}}) Gentlemen's Motoring Party in a Talbot outside Duggan's Livery Stables, Castlemaine, Victoria]]
[[Clément-Talbot]] was founded in 1903. The first products were cars that were London-assembled mechanical components of French [[Clément-Bayard]] cars but the French components were soon replaced by British parts. The brand-name was reduced to Talbot after the first year.

===STD Motors===
In December 1919, [[Darracq]] of [[London]] with its factory in [[Suresnes|Suresnes, Paris]], bought the entire capital of Clément-Talbot and later bought Sunbeam and renamed itself STD Motors. Those initials referred to Sunbeam, Talbot and Darracq.<ref>S. T. D. Motors, Limited ''[[The Times]]'' 18 December 1920 page 19</ref> But in the depth of the [[Great Depression]], STD Motors became unable to pay its debts. Its subsidiaries managed to find buyers and in 1936 STD Motors ceased to exist.

===Talbot London under STD Motors===
Clément-Talbot continued to be known for the design and quality of its products and it remained profitable during the depression. Clément-Talbot was bought by [[Rootes Group]] and later renamed [[Sunbeam-Talbot]]. Then Sunbeam alone twenty years after that.

===Talbot Paris under STD Motors===
In 1920, Suresnes products were branded Talbot-Darracq but the word Darracq was dropped in 1922. If exported to England Paris-made Talbots were rebadged Darracq or Talbot-Darracq.

Dragged down by the 1924 borrowing to pay for the Sunbeam racing programme, STD Motors and [[Automobiles Talbot France]] suffered a financial collapse in late 1934.

===Talbot London under the Rootes brothers===
Following the financial collapse of its parent, STD Motors, Clément-Talbot remained financially sound with readily marketable products. Clément-Talbot was bought by Rootes Securities and continued to manufacture the same catalogue of vehicles quietly introducing components from Hillman and Humber cars. As the genuine Talbot parts bins emptied, a modified Hillman Aero Minx was introduced to the production line and given the Talbot brand name.

In 1938, this Talbot Ten and its stable mates were badged Sunbeam-Talbot and owner, Clément-Talbot's, name changed to fit.

==Talbot Paris under Antonio Lago==
{{Main|Talbot-Lago}}
[[File:1950 Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport at 2011 Mille Miglia.jpg|thumb|1950 Lago T26 Grand Sport]]
Following the financial collapse of STD Motors and Paris's [[Automobiles Talbot France|Automobiles Talbot]], [[Antonio Lago]], the Suresnes' manager, arranged a [[management buyout]] of the French operation.

Antonio Lago involved Talbot in sports car and Grand Prix racing as well as producing high quality luxury cars. In the postwar world of austerity the French government introduced punitive annual taxation on cars with engines larger than 2.6-litres and Talbot sales were severely restricted. Lago continued the Talbot business until 1958 when the factory doors were closed.

The dormant Talbot marque was sold to [[Simca]]. Simca was gradually acquired by [[Chrysler Corporation]] between 1963 and 1970 – which effectively brought the two Talbot brands together since Chrysler Europe already owned the Rootes Group. [[PSA Group|PSA Peugeot Citroën]] acquired the still dormant Talbot marque when it bought Chrysler in 1978. PSA Peugeot Citroën began to use a Talbot badge on former Simca and Chrysler/Rootes models.

==Chrysler/Peugeot era (1979–1985)==
[[File:Chrysler simca horizon ls 1986 (cropped).jpg|thumb|1978 Horizon saloon]]
[[File:1983 Talbot Solara SX (4642341556).jpg|thumb|1983 Solara SX]]
[[File:1984 Talbot Samba Cabriolet (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|1984 Samba cabrio]]
Chrysler Europe struggled to enter profitability for much of its existence, and had relied on government support to ensure its survival. With mounting pressure on its core North American business, the decision was taken by Chrysler's then CEO [[Lee Iacocca]] to offload the ailing European operations. The French Government persuaded both [[Renault]] and [[PSA Group|PSA Peugeot Citroën]] to bid for the company; as it was keen to keep Simca in domestic ownership.

In August 1978, PSA negotiated a deal with Chrysler to acquire [[Chrysler Europe]] for a nominal $1. Although PSA took responsibility for Chrysler Europe's considerable debts and liabilities, the move was a strategic one; acquiring Simca would remove a strong domestic competitor in the French market while gaining access to that company's expertise in small front wheel drive cars; while at the same time the old Rootes operations would give the company a stronger foothold in the United Kingdom – France's biggest export market where both Peugeot and Citroën lagged behind arch rival [[Renault]]. PSA formally took control of the old Chrysler Europe on 1 January 1979.  To lead the new group, former [[British Leyland]] executive [[George Turnbull (businessman)|George Turnbull]] (who had just completed his secondment at [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]]), was appointed as the managing director of the UK arm.

The Peugeot takeover saw the end of the Rootes' [[Hillman Hunter|Chrysler Hunter]] production, but the [[Hillman Avenger|Chrysler Avenger]] and [[Chrysler Sunbeam|Sunbeam]] (also both Rootes designs), and the [[Simca 1307]] (Chrysler Alpine in UK), and [[Chrysler Horizon|Horizon]] continued rebadged as Talbots.

All former Chrysler products registered in Britain after 1 August 1979 bore the Talbot badge.<ref>[https://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/13th-july-1979/5/talbot-not-chrysler Talbot not Chrysler] ''[[Commercial Motor]]'' 13 July 1979</ref> Talbot's UK branch manufactured the [[Simca 1307|Alpine]], [[Simca 1307|Solara]], and [[Simca-Talbot Horizon|Horizon]] at its aging [[Ryton plant]] in [[Coventry]], after the British-developed cars had all been retired, except for the largest revenue source of the UK arm at that time, building [[Knock-down kit|CKD]] kits of the Hillman Hunter to be sent to [[Iran]] where they were assembled as the [[Peykan]].<ref>{{cite journal | journal = Car | date = September 1984 | page = 45 | title = Oracle | first = Gordon | last = Kent | editor-last = Cropley | editor-first = Steve | publisher = FF Publishing | location = London, England }}</ref>

The last remaining car produced by the Rootes group, the Chrysler (previously [[Hillman]]) [[Chrysler Avenger|Avenger]], remained in production as a Talbot until the end of 1981; production of the Avenger-derived [[Talbot Sunbeam]] also ended in 1981. The entry-level model in the Talbot range from December 1981 onwards was the [[Talbot Samba]], a three-door hatchback based on the Peugeot 104.

In 1981, Peugeot began producing the [[Talbot Tagora]], a boxy four-door saloon marketed as a rival to the [[Ford Granada (Europe)|Ford Granada]] and to the [[Vauxhall Carlton]]/[[Opel Rekord]]. But as sales were insufficient in both Britain and France, production ceased in 1983 after only 19,389 units were manufactured.

At the end of 1984, the Alpine hatchback and its related Solara saloon were re-badged Minx and Rapier, depending upon specification rather than body shape. The new names were inherited from the Rootes Group; Rootes had previously produced the [[Hillman Minx]] and [[Sunbeam Rapier]]. The new versions were produced until 1986. Former Rootes names are still revived occasionally; in 1982, there was a Talbot Solara "Sceptre" model, the name being inherited from the [[Humber Sceptre]] which was produced between 1963 and 1976.

===Decline and Demise===
In the UK, the Chrysler and Talbot marques had gained nearly 120,000 sales in 1979, only outsold by [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] and [[British Leyland]]. However, it then went into decline, not helped by the [[Early 1980s recession|recession in the early 1980s]], or by a lack of new models being launched. By 1985, however, after years of losses, PSA Peugeot Citroën began to question its three-brand strategy. The Talbot Tagora model failed in the marketplace; the Samba was essentially a decade-old design thanks to its Peugeot 104 parentage, whilst the ageing 1510/Alpine/Solara models overlapped with both the [[Citroën BX]] and forthcoming [[Peugeot 405]].

At the eleventh hour, the decision was made to release the forthcoming Horizon replacement as the [[Peugeot 309]] instead of Talbot Arizona. It was a controversial decision, because the British arm of the company believed there was greater brand loyalty to Talbot in the UK, with its historical connection to the Rootes Group. However, the decision to concentrate on the Peugeot brand prevailed, and the 309 became the first of a long line of British-built Peugeot models to be assembled at the Ryton plant. Partly because they were perceived as "British" (despite most of their content actually being imported from PSA's French factories), the 309 and the subsequent 405, 306 and 206 models were very successful in the UK market, and regularly featured among the country's top ten best-selling cars.

Around 1984, PSA had also considered launching a replacement for the Talbot Samba based on the platform of the [[Citroën AX]], which was still under-development, but such was the success of the [[Peugeot 205]] in the [[supermini]] sector that PSA felt there was little need for a third supermini in its portfolio. It became clear however, that there was no long-term future for the Talbot brand in 1986 when PSA sold the Whitley research and development centre to [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]], signalling the end of any more British-developed models.

Production of the Horizon continued in Spain and Finland until 1987, marking the end of the Talbot name on passenger cars (the Samba had been discontinued in May 1986),<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/2011/07/28/the-cars-chrysler-horizon/ | title= The cars : Chrysler Horizon | date= 28 July 2011 |first= Matthew | last= Hayward|access-date=8 October 2011 }}</ref> although the [[Talbot Express]] [[panel van]] continued in production until 1994, after which the entire Talbot marque was axed.

===Talbots in the UK===
[[File:1989 Talbot Express 1000P van (15378321141) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Talbot Express van]]
The Talbot Express van (along with its identical sister vehicle the [[Fiat Ducato]]) was a popular base vehicle for [[motorhome]]s and campervan conversions. According to the website ''How Many Left?'', {{As of|2016|June|lc=y}} there were  fewer than 40 Alpine/Solara models, 20 Horizons, 10 Sambas and only one Tagora still registered with the British [[Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency]], compared to well over 5,000 Talbot Express vans, the vast majority of which are [[motorhomes]].

===Resurrection===
In 2008, PSA considered reintroducing Talbot to the market, targeting low-budget buyers, as Renault did with its [[Dacia Logan]]. It was suggested that these could be models produced in China such as Talbot versions of the [[Citroën Elysée]] and of the [[Peugeot 206]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/234778/ |title=Talbot makes a comeback? |publisher=[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]]|date=3 September 2008 |access-date=10 July 2010}}</ref> but did not make a comeback as of 2012 because PSA introduced the second-generation [[Citroën C-Elysée]] and the [[Peugeot 301 (2012)|Peugeot 301]].

The merger of [[Groupe PSA]] and [[Fiat Chrysler Automobiles]] in 2021 to form Stellantis, saw the Talbot brand again exist under the same corporate umbrella as Chrysler, over 40 years after the dissolution of Chrysler Europe.

== Brand logo evolution ==
<gallery align="center" widths="90px" heights="90px">
Clement talbot logo 1903.png|1903–1908{{refn|[[Clément-Talbot]] logo.|group=n2|name=ct}}
Talbot london logo1908.png|1908–1919{{refn|group=n2|name=ct}}
Talbot london logo1919.png|1919–1935{{refn|group=n2|name=ct}}
Talbot brand logo 1954.png|1936–1959{{refn|Used by both, [[Automobiles Talbot France]] and successor company [[Talbot-Lago]].|group=n2|name=autalb}}
Sunbeam talbot logo.png|1938–1954{{refn|[[Sunbeam-Talbot]] logo.|group=n2|name=sbt}}
Talbot brand logo 1962.png|1962–1977{{refn|Talbot brand logo by [[Chrysler Europe]].|group=n2|name=chry}}
Talbot Logo.png|1977–1995{{refn|Talbot brand logo by [[PSA Group]].|group=n2|name=ps}}
</gallery>
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== Vehicles ==
Cars built under the "Talbot" brand (1967–1994)
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* [[Simca 1100|1100]]{{refn|rebadged [[Simca]].|group=n1|name=simca}} 1967–1982
* [[Simca 1307|Alpine/Solara/1510]]{{refn|group=n1|name=simca}} 1979–1986
* [[Hillman Avenger|Avenger]]{{refn|rebadged [[Hillman]].|group=n1|name=hil}} 1970–1981
* [[Fiat Ducato|Express van]]{{refn|rebadged [[Fiat]].|group=n1|name=fiat}} 1982–1994
* [[Chrysler Horizon|Horizon]]{{refn|group=n1|name=chr}} 1979–1987
* Marathon 1983–1986
* [[Matra Murena|Murena]]{{refn|group=n1|name=mat}} 1980–1984
* [[Simca 1307|Minx]]{{refn|group=n1|name=simca}} 1984–1986
* [[Simca 1307|Rapier]]{{refn|group=n1|name=simca}} 1984–1986
* [[Matra Rancho|Rancho]]{{refn|rebadged [[Matra]].|group=n1|name=mat}} 1977–1984
* [[Talbot Samba|Samba]]{{refn|included a cabriolet version.|group=n1|name=cab }} 1981–1986
* [[Chrysler Sunbeam|Sunbeam]]{{refn|rebadged [[Chrysler]].|group=n1|name=chr}}  1977–1981
* [[Talbot Tagora|Tagora]] 1981–1983
{{div col end}}
;Notes
{{reflist|group=n1}}

==Motorsport==

===Formula One===
Talbot had two brief spells in [[Formula One]]. The [[Formula One French engine manufacturers|4.5-litre]], six-cylinder Talbot-Lago T26 was eligible for F1 competition post-war, and many examples, both factory and private, appeared in the first two years of the F1 World Championship, [[1950 Formula One season|1950]] and [[1951 Formula One season|1951]]. Talbots came fourth and fifth in the inaugural World Championship race, the [[1950 British Grand Prix]], piloted by [[Yves Giraud-Cabantous]] and [[Louis Rosier]] respectively. The move to two-litre F2 regulations for 1952 effectively ended Talbot's F1 spell as a manufacturer.

There was a brief participation in Formula One in the [[1981 Formula One season|1981]] and [[1982 Formula One season|1982]] seasons by associating with the [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]] team and using its [[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] connection to secure a Matra engine for them, changing official constructor's name to ''Talbot Ligier'' in both seasons.<ref name="entrylist">{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Hockenheim-1981-08-02e.jpg|title=1981 German Grand Prix Entry list}}</ref> The Talbot Ligier team was moderately successful, [[Jacques Laffite]] coming fourth in the 1981 championship with two wins.

===World Rally Championship===
[[File:Talbot Sunbeam Lotus - Race Retro 2008 01.jpg|thumb|Talbot's [[Talbot Sunbeam Lotus|Sunbeam Lotus]]]]
The Talbot factory team for the [[World Rally Championship]] was founded in 1979, after Peugeot had taken over [[Chrysler Europe]] and resurrected the Talbot name.  In the team's [[1979 World Rally Championship season|inaugural season]] in the series, [[Tony Pond]] drove the [[Talbot Sunbeam Lotus]] to fourth place at the 1979 [[Rallye Sanremo]].  More success followed in the [[1980 World Rally Championship season|1980 season]]; [[Guy Fréquelin]] brought Talbot the team's first podium by finishing third at the 1980 [[Rally Portugal]], and then [[Henri Toivonen]] won the [[RAC Rally]], becoming the youngest-ever driver to win a world rally.  The rally was a big success for Talbot as the team also took the third and fourth places, driven by Fréquelin and [[Russell Brookes]], respectively.  This was also the last time that a two-wheel-drive car won the RAC Rally. In the [[List of World Rally Championship Constructors' Champions|manufacturers' world championship]], Talbot placed sixth.

In the [[1981 World Rally Championship season|1981 season]], Talbot continued with Fréquelin and Toivonen.  Although the team's only win came at the [[Rally Argentina]], driven by Fréquelin, consistent podiums and points-scoring finishes saw Talbot take the manufacturers' title.  Fréquelin narrowly lost the [[List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions|drivers' title]] to Ford's [[Ari Vatanen]]. The [[1982 World Rally Championship season|1982 season]] saw the series dominated by the four-wheel-drive [[Audi Quattro]], and with [[Group B]] regulations coming up, Talbot withdrew from the WRC. However, the Talbot name continued in the championship, as [[Jean Todt]] founded the ''[[Peugeot Talbot Sport]]'' in 1981.  This Peugeot factory team debuted in [[1984 World Rally Championship season|1984]] and won the drivers' and manufacturers' titles in [[1985 World Rally Championship season|1985]] and [[1986 World Rally Championship season|1986]].

====Complete WRC results====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
! Year
! Car
! Driver
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! WDC
! Points
! WCC
! Points
|-
! rowspan="2"| [[1979 World Rally Championship season|1979]]
! rowspan="2"| [[Talbot Sunbeam Lotus]]
! {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tony Pond]]
| [[1979 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]
|  [[1979 Swedish Rally|SWE]]
| [[1979 Rallye de Portugal|POR]]
| [[1979 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[1979 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
| [[1979 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]
| [[1979 Rally Finland|FIN]]
| [[1979 Critérium du Québec|CAN]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1979 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]<br /><small>4</small>
| [[1979 Tour de Corse|FRA]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1979 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
| [[1979 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire|CIV]]
! 22nd
! 10
! rowspan="2"| 14th
! rowspan="2"| 12
|-
! {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Nicolas]]
| [[1979 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]
|  [[1979 Swedish Rally|SWE]]
| [[1979 Rallye de Portugal|POR]]
| [[1979 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[1979 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
| [[1979 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]
| [[1979 Rally Finland|FIN]]
| [[1979 Critérium du Québec|CAN]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1979 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1979 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1979 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
| [[1979 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire|CIV]]
! 22nd
! 10
|-
! rowspan="3"| [[1980 World Rally Championship season|1980]]
! rowspan="3"| [[Talbot Sunbeam Lotus]]
! {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Fréquelin]]
| [[1980 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br /><small>?</small>
| [[1980 Swedish Rally|SWE]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1980 Rallye de Portugal|POR]]<br /><small>3</small>
| [[1980 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[1980 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
| [[1980 Rally Argentina|ARG]]
| [[1980 Rally Finland|FIN]]
| [[1980 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1980 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]<br /><small>4</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1980 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1980 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br /><small>3</small>
| [[1980 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire|CIV]]
! 8th
! 34
! rowspan="3"| 6th
! rowspan="3"| 49
|-
! {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Henri Toivonen]]
| [[1980 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]
| [[1980 Swedish Rally|SWE]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1980 Rallye de Portugal|POR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
| [[1980 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[1980 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
| [[1980 Rally Argentina|ARG]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1980 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
| [[1980 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1980 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]<br /><small>5</small>
| [[1980 Tour de Corse|FRA]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1980 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br /><small>1</small>
| [[1980 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire|CIV]]
! 10th
! 28
|-
! {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Russell Brookes]]
| [[1980 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]
| [[1980 Swedish Rally|SWE]]
| [[1980 Rallye de Portugal|POR]]
| [[1980 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[1980 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
| [[1980 Rally Argentina|ARG]]
| [[1980 Rally Finland|FIN]]
| [[1980 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]
| [[1980 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]
| [[1980 Tour de Corse|FRA]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1980 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br /><small>4</small>
| [[1980 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire|CIV]]
! 25th
! 10
|-
! rowspan="3"| [[1981 World Rally Championship season|1981]]
! rowspan="3"| [[Talbot Sunbeam Lotus]]
! {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Fréquelin]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1981 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br /><small>2</small>
| [[1981 Swedish Rally|SWE]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Rallye de Portugal|POR]]<br /><small>6</small>
| [[1981 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1981 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br /><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br /><small>4</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1981 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br /><small>1</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1981 Rally of Brazil|BRA]]<br /><small>2</small>
| [[1981 Rally Finland|FIN]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
| [[1981 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire|CIV]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''89'''
| rowspan="3" style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
| rowspan="3" style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''117'''
|-
! {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Henri Toivonen]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br /><small>5</small>
| [[1981 Swedish Rally|SWE]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1981 Rallye de Portugal|POR]]<br /><small>2</small>
| [[1981 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
| [[1981 Rally Argentina|ARG]]
| [[1981 Rally of Brazil|BRA]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1981 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]<br /><small>2</small>
| [[1981 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire|CIV]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
! 7th
! 38
|-
! {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stig Blomqvist]]
| [[1981 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]
| [[1981 Swedish Rally|SWE]]
| [[1981 Rallye de Portugal|POR]]
| [[1981 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[1981 Tour de Corse|FRA]]
| [[1981 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
| [[1981 Rally Argentina|ARG]]
| [[1981 Rally of Brazil|BRA]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br /><small>8</small>
| [[1981 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]
| [[1981 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire|CIV]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1981 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br /><small>3</small>
! 13th
! 23
|-
! rowspan="2"| [[1982 World Rally Championship season|1982]]
! rowspan="2"| [[Talbot Sunbeam Lotus]]
! {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Fréquelin]]
| [[1982 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]
| [[1982 Swedish Rally|SWE]]
| [[1982 Rallye de Portugal|POR]]
| [[1982 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[1982 Tour de Corse|FRA]]
| [[1982 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
| [[1982 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]
| [[1982 Rally of Brazil|BRA]]
| [[1982 Rally Finland|FIN]]
| [[1982 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]
| [[1982 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire|CIV]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1982 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br /><small>11</small>
! -
! 0
! rowspan="2"| 10th
! rowspan="2"| 24
|-
! {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stig Blomqvist]]
| [[1982 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]
| [[1982 Swedish Rally|SWE]]
| [[1982 Rallye de Portugal|POR]]
| [[1982 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[1982 Tour de Corse|FRA]]
| [[1982 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
| [[1982 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]
| [[1982 Rally of Brazil|BRA]]
| [[1982 Rally Finland|FIN]]
| [[1982 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]
| [[1982 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire|CIV]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br /><small>8</small>
! 4th*
! 58*
|-
|}

===World Sportscar Championship===
The Talbot marque appeared in the motorsport for the last time as a part of the [[Peugeot Talbot Sport]] [[Sports car racing|sportscar]] team founded by [[Jean Todt]] which competed in the [[World Sportscar Championship]] in the [[1990 World Sportscar Championship|1990]]–[[1992 World Sportscar Championship|1992]] seasons and at the [[1993 24 Hours of Le Mans]]. The French team won  both a drivers' and teams' title at the World Sportscar Championship in the 1992 season and the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] in [[1992 24 Hours of Le Mans|1992]] and 1993.

==Sponsorship==
Talbot was the main sponsor of [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City football club]] from 1981 to 1983, and at one stage the club's chairman [[Jimmy Hill]] was planning to change the club's name to Coventry Talbot. However, these plans were vetoed by the [[Football League]] and by the summer of 1983 Talbot had ended its association with the club.

==References==
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==External links==
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* English Heritage: [http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1220415&sort=4&search=all&criteria=Walker&rational=q&recordsperpage=10&p=9&move=n&nor=200&recfc=0 Clement Talbot Car Factory / Ladbroke Grove National Aero-engine Factory, Ladbroke Hall]
* [http://www.stdregister.org.uk/ The Sunbeam Talbot Darracq Register], additional details on the history of Talbot
* [http://www.talbotownersclub.co.uk/ Talbot Owners' Club], a club for Talbot cars manufactured from 1903 up to the last Roesch-designed cars in 1937.
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