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On first appearance the 037 looks like a modified Montecarlo, but it is not! Designed for Group B rallying was a very special and sophisticated car. Under pressure from Lancia Competition manager Cesare Fiorio, Fiat allowed Lancia to return to rallying in Group B with a new car designed by Abarth.
In May 1980 Abarth's chief engineer Serge Limone summarised his recommendations: a simple conventional 2 wheel-drive non-turbo car, based on an existing donor car. For getting the right image as a new Lancia rally weapon they choose the Beta Montecarlo as donor.
In July 1980 the sketches of project SE037 were formalised and the first working prototype was, only six month later, running on 24 December 1980. On 14 December 1981 Cesare Fiorio officially announced the new Group B rally weapon at the Fiat annual press conference - Abarth Project 037, known as Lancia Rally Abarth Martini. The new car, developed by close collaboration between Lancia, Abarth and Pininfarina, was finally unveiled on 2 May 1982 at the Turin International Motor Show: beautiful, aggressive, red, with a 2 litres, 16 valves, 4 cylinder, supercharged volumex compressor, 205 bhp.
Engine: Ing. Aurelio Lampredi, Abarth president, was a believer in supercharching for rally cars, to get immediate acceleration. Fiorio and Tonti thought more of the turbo, but Lampredi had his way (on the Delta S4 they later used both supercharching and turbo). Abarth already had done a lot of testing with the Fiat 131 supercharged engine: in 1979 in the SE035 and fitted in a Group 5 Montecarlo for the Giro d'Italia in October 1979.
Chassis: The choice for the Lancia Montecarlo was also dictated by the lack of time to produce 200 road cars. It meant that the main passenger cell was Montecarlo, with Abarth tube space-frame chassis attached at the front and rear to support suspension and engine. The front space-frames were fabricated by Abarth Cecomp, the rear by Marchesi in Modena. The Pininfarina plant, now running down the Montecarlo road car production, provided the 200 modified centre sections and assembled the space-frames to the monocoques. The styling of the new car was by Pininfarina who had a difficult task to the many dimensional constraints. At first they tried to modify a Montecarlo with widened front and rear, but later produced a stunning GT sporting body design.
Suspension: The concept is long travel racing style double wishbones front and rear. The front was conventional double wishbone with helical spring over Bilstein damper. The rear had a cast aluminium upright, double wishbones with toe-in control at the lower, twin dampers and spring between upright and chassis so no flex load on the dampers. Multiple chassis mounting points made it possible to change geometry.
Production: All Rally's were hand-built on a small special purpose assembly line at Borgo San Paolo in Turin. The 150 Stradales had luxuriously trimmed interiors, comfortable seats, carpets and a full range of instruments; the competition cars were stripped out. Each 037 was tested and set up by Abarth's quality manager Giorgio Pianta and then ready for sale.
There were 6 prototypes built in 1981: 1. rally test, 2. homologation, 3. stradale, 4. crash-test, 5. tarmac car, 6. interior work.
Real testing of the prototype started in March 1981 by Giorgio Pianta, Lancia's test driver.
Developing of the Group B car slowed up by fully absorbed Abarth into the Fiat-group in June 1981.
Engine: 2 L, 16V twin cam super-charged: Stradale 205 bhp; there was a special double-glazing to reduce in car noise.
Producing of the front and rear frames started in September 1981, body's by Pininfarina; engine building started in December 1981.
Late February 1982 press presentation of the full 'gravel' version.
The rally version has 16" front and 18" rear wheels, the stradale 16" front and rear.
For 1982 Markku Alen, Attillio Bettega and Adartico Vudafieri would be the factory drivers and the season should be seen as a test to contest the 1983 season with a perfect car to win the Championship.
From the 200 cars to be build for homologation in Group B, 150 will be sold as Stradales. Homologation in Group B was achieved per 1st April 1982. Now Lancia starts building 20 EVO1 cars for FISA inspection end July 1982. EVO2 was homologated on 1 January 1984.
As to production totals it is possible that Lancia used some older, not sold, (renumbered) Stradales to get EVO2 homologation and in reality only produced 222 cars.
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For 1982 Markku Alen, Attillio Bettega and Adartico Vudafieri would be the factory Martini drivers and the season should be seen as a test season.
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1982 World Championship.
April 1-4 Costa Smeralda Rally Sicily |
Markku
Alen/Illkka Kivimaki, no.1 Martini Attillio Bettega/Maurizzio Perissinot Both cars retired, gear selection problems; 250 bhp carburettor. |
April 22-24 Elba |
Adartico Vudafieri/Maurizzio Perissinot, no.1, 7th after gearbox troubles |
May 6-8 Corsica World Championship debut (260 bhp) |
Attillio
Bettega/Maurizzio Perissinot, no.1, plate A6.33089, chassis 197, crash
from 3rd place, Bettega sustained 2 broken legs. Markku Alen/Illkka Kivimaki, no.6, plate A6.33088, chassis 198?, 9th place. |
May 20 Euro Championship Rally 4 Regioni |
Andrea Zanussi/ Arnaldo Bernacchini, Jolly Club Totip, 4th place. |
May 31- June 4 Acropolis 57 stages |
Markku
Alen/Illkka Kivimaki, no.2, plate A6.33088, chassis 198?,
retired after 34 stages, broken chassis. Adartico Vudafieri/Arnaldo Bernacchini, no.8, plate A6.33104, chassis 161, retired after 5 stages, compressor. |
June 25-27 24 hrs Ypres(EC) |
Andrea Zanussi/? Jolly Club Totip, homologation troubles, allegedly over cooling system, retired head gasket. |
August 6-8 Madeira Wine Rally (EC) |
Andrea Zanussi/?
Jolly Club Totip,no.3, retired 10th stage, broken engine. Newly homologated per 1.8: new injection, different compressor, lighter body shell, 975 kg, 304hp. |
?.8 Collini ci Romagna Rally (nat.Chapionship) |
Fulvio Bacchelli/Spollon, Nordmende car, accident, driver thrown from car through roof. |
August 24-25 Halkidikis Rally (Greece) (EC) |
Andrea Zanussi/? , retired, broken glass from rear window cut engine belts. |
August 27 1000 Lakes (Finland) |
Markku Alen/Illkka
Kivimaki, no.2 without Martini-wording, chassis 317,
plate TOY09059, 15" wheels and 310 bhp, retired
stage 5, engine. Also used Red TOY09060 for training. |
Sept. 17 - 22 Tour de France (Euro Championship) |
Adartico Vudafieri/Maurizzio
Perissinot, retired near Lyon trough distributor failure. Jean-Louis Clarr/Arnaldo Bernacchini, 3rd place. Andrea Zanussi did not start for his last chance of the European Championship as he was called up for National Service; he was replaced by Jean-Louis Clarr. Both cars had lots of distributor problems, the team changed a total of 5 units for both cars! |
October 3 - 9 San Remo (290 bhp) |
Markku Alen/Illkka
Kivimaki, no.2, TOY09059, chassis 317, 39 stages, engine
failure. Tabaton/Tedeschini, no.10, 5 stages, accident. Bacchelli/Volta, no.20, 5 stages, accident. ( private entry) |
October 16 Pace National Rally (GB) |
Markku Alen/Illkka
Kivimaki, no.1, plate TOY09059, 1st place;
First win! Same car as in San Remo; this rally was used as practice for the RAC Rally. |
Oct 26-31 Ivory Coast Rally |
Adartico Vudafieri/Maurizzio
Perissinot, plate TO.Y09061, retired 2nd day, engine. Only 6 cars finished. 1050 kg, 270 bhp at 0.6 bar. |
Nov 14 San Marino Rally (Italy) |
Antonio Tognana, 1st
place; First home win for the 037, Tognana leads the Italian Championship. |
Nov 21-25 Lombard RAC Rally (GB) |
Markku Alen/Illkka Kivimaki, no.3, plate TO.Y09062, chassis 320 according to team manager Nino Russo had done 1 race before, 4th place. 290 bhp. |
Lancia finished 9th in the World Championship for Makes.
Andrea Zanussi, despite not finishing the season for National Service, finished 3rd in the European Rally Championship using a Fiat Abarth 131 and from the Rally 4 Regioni the new Lancia Rally 037.
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The target for the factory Martini Team was the 1983 World Championship for Makes. The Martini team used 11 of the Sergio Limone designed cars with Pirelli tyres.
For 1983 Lancia decided to support 5 Italian teams with cars:
Jolly Club /Totip: 3 cars Carlo Capone (Italian Championship), Antonella Mandelli and Massimo Biasion (both for the European Championship).
Grifone / Wurth: Fabrizio Tabaton (Italian Championship) and Michele Cinotto/Sergio Cresto with R6 - sponsoring (for the European Championship), Gianfranco Cunico also did the European and Italian Championship with Wurth sponsoring.
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1983 World Rally Championship.
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| Jan 22-26
Monte Carlo Rally |
Walter
Rohrl/Christian Geistdorfer, no.1, TOY63865, 1st
place Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.4, TOY63864, 2nd place Jean Claude Andruet/"Biche", no.7, TOY63868, 8th place All 3 new cars, 305 bhp, 15"Frt - 16"Rr on asphalt, the reverse on snow and ice. Francois Seppaggi/Michel Neri, no.33, non evolution model French car), 9th place |
| Mar 1-6 Port Wine Rally of Portugal |
Walter
Rohrl/Christian Geistdorfer, no.2, chassis 180, 3rd place Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.4, chassis 160, 4th place Adartico Vudafieri/Maurizio Perissinot (1981 EC champions), no.7, chassis 151, 5th place. All cars had the now homologated new oil pump system. |
| May 5-7 Tour de Corse |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.9, TOY88744, chassis 173?, 1st
place Walter Rohrl/Christian Geistdorfer, no.5, TOY88745, chassis 174, 2nd place Attillio Bettega/Maurizio Perissinot, no.14, TOY09061, ch.319,Martini, 4th place Jean Claude Andruet/"Biche", no.1, Martini, retired: engine Adartico Vudafieri/Luigi Pirolo, Jolly Club/Totip, no.11, 3rd place These 5 cars had 2 Litre, water injection and now 280-310 bhp Francois Serpaggi/Emanuelli, private French entry, no.19, accident 2nd stage |
| May 30/June2 Acropolis Rally |
Walter
Rohrl/Christian Geistdorfer, no.3, TOY63864, 1st place Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.7, TOY63865, 2nd place Attillio Bettega/Maurizio Perissinot, no.15, TOY88743, chassis 172?, 5th place 3 new Martini cars with dry-sumped gearbox Michele Cinotto/Sergio Cresto, no.17, Grifone/R6: entry withdrawn |
| June
25-28 Sanyo Rally of New Zealand |
Walter
Rohrl/Christian Geistdorfer, no.1, TOYX98907, chassis 301,
1st place Attillio Bettega/Maurizio Perissinot, no.4, TOY67910, chassis 151, 3rdplace Both cars had titanium roll cages |
| Aug 1-6 Marlboro Rally of Argentina |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.7, 5th place Adartico Vudafieri/Maurizio Perissinot, no.4, rolled at speed on last day (SS15) These were 2 ex-Acropolis cars with 300 bhp and fitted with harder rear-springs. A third car entry for Bettega should have been driven by Carlos Reutemann but was withdrawn F. Mayorga/M. Christie (Argentinian circuit racer), stuck in the mud after 3 stages |
| Aug 26-28 Rally of the 1000 Lakes Finland |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.2, 3rd place Pentti Airikkala/ Juha Piironen, no.5, 5th place Hannu Valtaharju/M. Lammi, no.17, old Lancia practice car on loan for making Alen's ice notes on Monte Carlo, accident SS19 |
| Oct 2-8 San Remo |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.6, TOYX98907, chassis 301, 1st
place Walter Rohrl/Christian Geistdorfer, no.2, TOY88745, chassis 174, 2nd place Attillio Bettega/Maurizio Perissinot, no.9,TOY67910, chassis 151, 3rd place Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, Jolly Club/Totip,TOY70772, chassis 178, 5th place Adartico Vudafieri/Luigi Pirolo, no.10,Jolly Club/Totip, TOW49366, chassis314, new car, accident SS50 Antonio Tognana/M. di Antonio, Jolly Club/Benetton, MI814598, chassis 145,gearbox failure SS15 Fabrizio Tabaton/Tedeschini, Grifone/Wurth, TOY70773, chassis 169, accident SS27 Andrea Zanussi/Sergio Cresto, new car, Maglioli prepared, accident SS53 New camber angles as first in Argentine, homologated 1.7.1983 Repositioned shockabsorbers, homologated 1.10.1983 Carlo Capone and Michele Rayneri were using practice 037's for clearing the road on the third day! |
Lancia wins the 1983 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers.
After the RAC rally (Nov 19-23) Hannu Mikkola (Audi Quattro) was confirmed as World Rally Champion.
Of 21 official Lancia Martini entries in 8 championship events there were only 2 retirements (1 engine, 1 accident)!
1983 WRC
| WC | Manufacturers | Pts | WC | Drivers | Pts | |
| 1 | Lancia | 118 | 1 | Mikkola | 125 | |
| 2 | Audi | 116 | 2 | Rohrl | 102 | |
| 3 | Opel | 87 | 3 | Alen | 100 | |
| 4 | Nissan | 52 | 5 | Blomqvist | 89 | |
| 5 | Renault | 27 | 5 | Mouton | 53 |
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1983 European Rally Championship for drivers.
The European and Italian Championship was contested by the junior teams of Jolly Club (Totip) and Grifone (Wurth-car and R6-car), the French importer Chardonnet (Pioneer/Total) and the Volta prepared EVO1 TOY75887 (Eminence).
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| Feb 18/20 Costa Brava (E) |
Massimo
Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.2, Jolly Club/Totip, 1st
place Antonella Mandelli, Jolly Club/Totip, excluded Jean-Louis Clarr (French)/Trivero,no.5, Michelin tyres, Volta/Eminence, pull out after missing service, SS6 The junior teams also used 3 practice cars. All cars had redesigned oiltanks and higher rev oilpump |
| Mar 4/6 Rally of Sicily 67e Targa Florio |
Gianfranco Cunico/Bartolich, no.24,
Grifone/Wurth,TOY70773,ch169, 1st place Carlo Capone/Gigi Pirollo, 2nd place Michele Cinotto/Sergio Cresto, no.3, Grifone/R6, TOY09058, ch316, 3rd place |
| Mar 11/13 Race Rally (E) |
Massimo
Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, Jolly Club/Totip, 1st
place Antonella Mandelli, Jolly Club/Totip, crashed out |
| Mar 26 Costa Smeralda Rally (I) |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.1, Martini, retired compressor SS12 Attillio Bettega: ran Martini course car Massimo Biasion/Tiziano, Jolly Club/Totip, 1st place Fabrizio Tabaton/Tedeshini, no.4, Würth, TOY99060, 2nd place Gianfranco Cunico/Bartolich, Wurth, 3rd place Carlo Capone/Gigi Pirollo, 4th place Antonio Tagnana/Massimo de Antonio, 5th place Michele Cinotto/Sergio Cresto, Grifone/R6?,6th place Jean-Louis Clarr (French)/Trivero, no.8, Michelin tyres, Volta/Eminence, ret.SS27 |
| Apr 1/5 Rothmans Circuit of Ireland |
Pentti
Airikkala/ Juha Piironen, no.3, TOYX98907, white/Evening
Herald, 310 bhp, accident SS54 Dessie McCartney/McFarland, Volta car, retired engine SS47 |
| May 12/15 Rally 4 Regione (I) |
Massimo
Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, Jolly Club/Totip, 1st
place
Zanussi/Paolo Spollon,no.2, Volta/Eminence, ret.SS15 incident |
| Jun 2/5 Rally della Lane (I) |
Massimo
Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.6, Jolly Club/Totip, 1st
place Gianfranco Cunico/Bartolich, Wurth, 3rd place |
| Jun 24/26 24 hrs d'Ypres (B) |
Massimo
Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.6, Jolly Club/Totip, 1st
place Jean Claude Andruet/Francoise Sappey, no.3, Maglioli prepared car Chardonnet/Pioneer-Total, 2nd place Zanussi/Paolo Spolon, no.2, Michelin, Volta/Eminence, retired SS8 engine Antonella Mandelli, no.9, Jolly Club/Totip |
| Aug 5/6 Madeira Rally(P) |
Massimo
Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, Jolly Club/Totip, 1st
place Antonella Mandelli/T. Borghi, Jolly Club/Totip, 3rd place |
| Aug 22/25 Halkidikis Rally (GR) |
Antonio Tagnana/Massimo de
Antonio, no.8, Jolly Club/Totip, 1st place Andrea Zanussi/Cresto, R6, 3rd place "Micky" Biasion, blown engine Melas (Greek) |
| Sep 3/4 Bianchi Rally (B) |
Simon Everett, no.3?, Tuborgh, accident |
| Sep 19/23 Tour de France |
Bernard Darniche/Alain Mahe, no.1,
Volta Chardonnet/Eminence, TOY75887, 3rd
place Jacques Fossa/Bernard Meullenot, 5th place Jean Claude Andruet/Francoise Sappey, blue Pioneer car, engine failure |
| Oct 2 Rally du Vin (CH) |
Blanc/Bubloz, 3rd place |
| Oct 13/15 Rally d'Antibes (F) |
Jean Claude Andruet/Francoise
Sappey ?, Chardonnet/Pioneer car, accident "Micky" Biasion, Jolly Club/Totip, clutch failure |
| Oct 21/23 Cataluna Rally (E) |
Adartico Vudafieri/Tiziano Siviero, 1st place |
| Nov 10/12 San Marino Rally |
Massimo Biasion/Tiziano
Siviero, Jolly Club/Totip, 1st place and EC
Champion Andrea Zanussi/Cresto, R6 ?, 2nd place Gianfranco Cunico, accident 2nd day |
| Dec 7/11 Rally d'Aosta (I) |
Gianfranco Cunico, 1st
place Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, Jolly Club/Totip, 3rd place |
Massimo Biasion (I) wins the 1983 European Rally Championship for Drivers (510 pts).
Gianfranco Cunico 9th place (132 pts).
The 1983 Italian championship was also won by Massimo Biasion (381 pts), with Gianfranco Cunico (376 pts) second and Carlo Capone (23 pts) fourth.
In Germany Walter Rohrl/Christian Geistdorfer won the ADAC Rally (Sep 3/4) and came second on the ADAC Saarland Rally (Apr 8/10).
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The target for the factory Martini Team was the defence of the World Championship for Manufacturers, and not the Drivers. The EVO 2 was homologated on January 1 1984 with external a sharper cut-off at the back and a 2111 cc, 325 bhp engine.
It would be a difficult season competing with the 4 WD Audi Quattro and the new 4 WD Peugeot 205.
For 1984 Lancia supported 3 Italian teams with cars:
Jolly Club /Totip: 2 cars Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero and Adartico Vudafieri/Luigi Pirollo.
Grifone / Olio Fiat: Fabrizio Tabaton/Luciano Tedeschini (Italian Championship)
Tre Gazelle / WEST: Carlo Capone/Sergio Cresto for 9 rounds of the European Championship
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1984 World Rally Championship.
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| Jan 22-29
Monte Carlo Rally |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.2, TOW67785, Martini, 8th place Attillio Bettega/Maurizio Perissinot, no.8, TOW67783, Martini, 5th place Jean Claude Andruet/Sergio Cresto, no.5, TOW67772, Martini, excluded Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.9, TOW67773, Jolly Club/Totip, 6th place |
| Mar 6-11 Port Wine Rally of Portugal |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.2, TOW67771, ch.403, Martini, 2nd
place Attillio Bettega/Maurizio Perissinot, no.5, TOW67775, ch.407, Martini, 3rd place Henri Toivonen/Juha Piironen, no.10, TOW67770, ch.402, Martini, accident SS6 Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.8, TOW67784, ch.415, Jolly Club/Totip, 4th place Antonio Rodrigues/Cotter, no.19, TOY09060, rented factory car, withdrew at the end of asphalt stages through lack of parts for gravel stages. |
| April 19-23 Marlboro Safari Rally |
Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.7,
TOW67787, ch.418, Martini, 4th place Vic Preston Jnr/John Lyle, no.17, TOW67788, ch.419, Martini, 6th place Greg Kriticos, ch.165, ex factory RED EVO1 |
| May 3-6 Rothmans Tour de Corse |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.5, Martini, 1st
place Attillio Bettega/Sergio Cresto, no.14, Martini, 7th place Jean Claude Andruet/Rick Martine, Chardonnet/Total, 7235HX93, ch.313,6th place Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, TOW67772, Jolly Club/Totip, 2nd place Adartico Vudafieri/Gigi Pirollo, Jolly Club/Totip, accident SS16 |
| May 28/31 Acropolis Rally |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.2, TOW67771, ch.403, 3rd
place Attillio Bettega/Sergio Cresto, no.6, TOW67774, Martini, 4th place Henri Toivonen/Juha Piironen, no.11, TOW67770, ch.402, Martini, acc. SS25 Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.9, TOW67784, ch.415, Jolly Club/Totip, retired driveshaft SS41 Carlo Capone/Luigi Bollon, no.15, TOW67787, ch.418, WEST Melas, ch.137, updated to EVO2 |
| June
23-26 Sanyo Rally of New Zealand |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.6, TOW67772, ch.404, 2nd
place ex Monte Carlo and Corsica car |
| Aug 22/26 1000 Lakes Finland |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.2, TOW67765 ch.420, ex Corsica car, 2nd place Henri Toivonen/Juha Piironen, no.10, TOW67776?, 3rd place |
| Sep 30/ Oct 5 San Remo Rally |
Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.1, new
car 330bhp, 963kg, TOW67769, retired engine SS28 Attillio Bettega/Maurizio Perissinot, no.4, TOW67775, 2nd place Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.6, TOW67784, Jolly Club/Totip, 3rd place Adartico Vudafieri/Gigi Pirollo, TOW67779, Jolly Club/Totip, accident SS20 Cunico/Max Sighedoni, TOY63867, Volta/Goldie Italia, accident SS46 Fabrizio Tabaton/Luciano Tedeschini, GE941679, Olio Fiat/Canonica stickers but used Pirelli tyres, 4th place |
1984 WRC
| WC | Manufacturers | Pts | WC | Drivers | Pts | |
| 1 | Audi | 120 | 1 | Stig Blomqvist (Audi) | 125 | |
| 2 | Lancia | 108 | 2 | Hannu Mikkola (Audi) | 104 | |
| 3 | Peugeot | 74 | 3 | Markku Alen (Lancia) | 90 | |
| 4 | Toyota | 62 | 4 | Ari Vatanen (Peugeot) | 60 | |
| 5 | Renault | 55 | 5 | Attilio Bettega (Lancia) | 49 | |
| 6 | Opel | 48 | 6 | Massimo Biasion (Lancia) | 43 |
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1984 European Rally Championship for drivers.
The European and Italian Championship was contested by the junior teams of Jolly Club (Totip), Grifone (Olio Fiat) and the French importer Chardonnet (Pioneer/Total). The Volta/Eminence EVO1 car was used in practice for Bologna Corse Team with 'Tony' Fassina/Max Sghedoni and Gianfranco Cunico/Max Sghedoni in several rallys.
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| Feb 3/4 Boucle de Spa (B) |
Carlo Capone/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/WEST, no.4, 1st place |
| Feb 16/19 Costa Brava (E) |
Carlo Capone/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/WEST, no.2?, accident from lead, second leg SS1 |
| Mar 17/19 Race Rally (E) |
Carlo Capone/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/WEST, 1st place |
| Mar 29/31 Rally of Sicily 68e Targa Florio |
'Tony' Fassina/Max Sghedoni,
Volta/Goldie Italia EVO1, no.21?, 1st place Adartico Vudafieri/Gigi Pirollo, Jolly Club/Totip, EVO2, retired accelerator broken SS4 |
| Mar 30/ Apr 1 Garriques Rally (F) |
Jean Claude Andruet/Martine Rick, Chardonnet/TOTAL, ch.313, 1st place |
| Apr 26/29 Costa Smeralda Rally (I) |
Carlo
Capone/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/WEST, no.4, 2nd place Attillio Bettega/Maurizio Perissinot, no.1, Martini, accident SS2, broken leg Perissinot Adartico Vudafieri/Gigi Pirollo, Jolly Club/Totip, EVO2, blown engine near end 'Tony' Fassina/Max Sghedoni, Volta/Goldie Italia EVO1, retired engine |
| May 12/13 Zlatni Piassatzi (Bulgaria) |
Carlo Capone/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/WEST, no.3, 1st place |
| Jun 7/9 Elba Rally (I) |
Gianfranco
Cunico/Max Sghedoni, Volta/Goldie Italia EVO1,no.6, 1st
place Adartico Vudafieri/Gigi Pirollo, Jolly Club/Totip, EVO2, 4th place |
| Jun 29/Jul
1 24 hrs d'Ypres (B) |
Jean
Claude Andruet/Martine Rick, Chardonnet/TOTAL, 7235HX93, ch.313, 2nd
place but excluded for illegal wheel change. Carlo Capone/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/WEST, finished 4th, after protest 3rd |
| Aug 3/5 Madeira Rally(P) |
Carlo
Capone/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/WEST, no.2, accident SS2 Antonella Mandelli/T. Borghi, Jolly Club/Totip, no.5, 3rd place Jon Woodner/Ronan Morgan, no.3, Michelin tyres |
| Aug 20/23 Halkidikis Rally (GR) |
Carlo Capone/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/WEST, no.3, 1st place |
| Sep 26/30 Cyprus Rally |
Carlo Capone/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/WEST, no.3, retired engine |
| Sep 23/30 Tour de France |
Jean Claude Andruet/A. Peuvergne, Chardonnet/TOTAL, ch.313, no.5, 2nd place |
| Oct 11/14 Rally d'Antibes (F) |
Carlo Capone/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/WEST, 1st place |
| Oct 26/28 Cataluna Rally (E) |
Juane Pons/F.Grane, 4th place Antonella Mandelli/T. Borghi, Jolly Club/Totip, 5th place |
| Nov 9/11 San Marino Rally |
Adartico Vudafieri/Gigi
Pirollo, Jolly Club/Totip, EVO2, 1st place
(and Italian Champion) Attillio Bettega/Maurizio Perissinot, Martini, 3rd place |
| Nov 24/25 Rally du Var (F) |
Jean Claude Andruet/A.
Peuvergne, Chardonnet/TOTAL, ch.313, 1st place D. Gauthier/F. Gauthier, 4th place |
1984 EC
| 1 | Carlo Capone | 428 | Lancia 037 | |
| 2 | Henri Toivonen | 369 | Porsche | |
| 3 | Harald Demuth | 245 | Audi Quattro | |
| 4 | Salvador Servia | 192 | Opel Manta 400 | |
| 5 | Adartico Vudafieri | 189 | Lancia 037 | |
| 14 | Jean Claude Andruet | 120 | Lancia 037 | |
| 29 | Antonella Mandelli | 72 | Lancia 037 |
Simon Everett entered a RIZLA backed car in the Circuit de Ardennes Rally (Mar 10/11) but retired from 2nd place with a broken driveshaft.
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At the annual press conference in December 1984 Lancia unveiled the DELTA S4, their latest rally-creation. It was expected to enter the World Rally Championship from the 1000-Lakes (end of August) onwards. Up to then the Martini 037 Rally will be used for a limited number of rallys. Updated now with wider rear wheels and 340bhp.
It would again be a difficult season competing with the 4 WD Audi Quattro and the 4 WD Peugeot 205, but the priority for Lancia was developing the Delta S4 to beat the other 4WD makes.
Martini Factory cars: Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, Henri Toivonen/Juha Piironen, Attillio Bettega/Maurizio Perissinot
For 1985 Lancia supported 3 Italian teams with cars:
Jolly Club / Totip: 2 cars Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, Dario Cerrato/Giuseppe Cerri
Grifone / Esso: Fabrizio Tabaton/Luciano Tedeschini
Tre Gazelle / WEST: Attillio Bettega and Andrea Zanussi/Sergio Cresto, Mauro Pregliasco/Daniele Cianci for the European Championship
Tre Gazelle / Bastos: Patrick Snyers/Danny Colebunders-Eddy Symens (TOY88745, ch.172)
In the Spanish Championship a Rothmans backed car was run for Salvador Servia/Jorge Sabater
| 1985 European Rally season |
1985 World Rally Championship.
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| Jan 25-
Feb 1 Monte Carlo Rally |
Henri
Toivonen/Juha Piironen, no.4, Martini, new car ch.216, 6th
place Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.5, TOW67783?, Jolly Club/Totip, 9th place Gauthier/Lallemont, no.16, |
| Mar 6-9 Port Wine Rally of Portugal |
Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.4, TOW52181, ch.196, Jolly Club/Totip, 2nd place |
| April 4/8 Marlboro Safari Rally |
Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.9, ch.220,
Martini, retired engine TC15 Attillio Bettega/Maurizio Perissinot?, no.8, ch.187, Martini, retired engine Vic Preston Jnr/John Lyle?,no.15, ch.164, Martini, retired electrical TC66 Greg Kritikos/Marzio Kravos, no.39?, private car, white All Martini cars were new and had 325bhp. |
| May 2/4 Rothmans Tour de Corse |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.1, new ch.172, Martini,
withdrew after SS4 Attillio Bettega/Maurizio Perissinot, no.4, ch.216, Martini, fatal accident SS4 Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.7, new ch.202, Jolly Club/Totip, withdrew SS4 |
| May 27/30 Acropolis Rally |
Andrea
Zanussi/Sergio Cresto, no.7, ch.419, Tre Gazelle/West,
retired accelerator cable SS30 Mauro Pregliasco/Daniele Cianci, no.10, ch.407, Tre Gazelle/West, retired brakes SS37 Melas, ch.409, private EVO2 built to Safari spec, with Momo sponsoring. This was TOW67777, Alen practice car 1984 Safari and Bettega practice car 1984 Acropolis. It was then used as Pirelli tyre-testing car for Alen and sold to Greece 10.1984 |
| Aug 21/25 1000 Lakes Finland |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.2, Martini, ex Portugal 1983 car,
3rd place Henri Toivonen/Juha Piironen, no.5, Martini, ex Costa Smeralda 1985, 4th place The car of Toivonen was actually the car in which he had his heavy crash, in the Costa Smeralda Rally in April, and sustained back injuries. It was rebuilt with a new rear-subframe. |
| Sep 29/ Oct 5 San Remo Rally |
Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.6, Martini, 4th place Henri Toivonen/Juha Piironen, no.1, Martini, same car as 1000-Lakes, 3rd place Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, Jolly Club/Totip, 6th place Dario Cerrato/Guiseppe Cerri, no.8, Jolly Club/Totip, 5th place |
| Nov 23/28 Lombard RAC Rally |
Henri Toivonen/Neil Wilson,
Martini Delta S4, no.6, ch.202, 1st place Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, Martini Delta S4, no.3, ch.201, 2nd place This was the debut World Rally Championship win for the new Delta S4, 430bhp. |
1985 WRC
| WC | Manufacturers | Pts | WC | Drivers | Pts | |
| 1 | Peugeot | 142 | 1 | Timo Salonen(Peugeot) | 127 | |
| 2 | Audi | 126 | 2 | Stig Blomqvist(Audi) | 75 | |
| 3 | Lancia | 70 | 5 | Henri Toivonen(Lancia) | 48 | |
| 4 | Nissan | 56 | 7 | Markku Alen (Lancia) | 37 | |
| 5 | Toyota | 44 | 11 | Miki Biassion(Lancia) | 23 |
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1985 European Rally Championship for drivers.
The European Championship was contested by the junior teams of Jolly Club (Totip), Grifone (Esso) and Tre-Gazelle/West as well as by Snyders (Bastos) and Servia (Rothmans). The Volta, now EVO2, car TOY75887 was hired out to Tre Gazelle in the Costa Esmeralda for practice with Preston/Lyle and took 4th place in the Liburna with Aghini/Lampugnale.
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| Feb 8/10 Boucle de Spa (B) |
Patrick Snyers/Danny Colebunders, Bastos, retired electrics |
| Feb 21/24 Costa Brava (E) |
Massimo Biasion/Tiziano
Siviero, Jolly Club/Totip, 1st place Dario Cerrato/Giusppe Cerri, Jolly Club/Totip, 2nd place Salvador Servia/Jorge Sabater, Jolly Club prepared/Rothmans, 3rd place Mauro Pregliasco/Daniele Cianci, Tre Gazelle/West, 4th place Atillio Bettega/?, Tre Gazelle/West, accident SS2 |
| Mar 16/17 Ciocco Rally (I) |
Gianfranco Cunico, 1st place |
| Mar 22/24 Costa Blanca Race Rally (E) |
Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, Jolly Club/Totip, 1st
place Salvador Servia/Jorge Sabater, Jolly Club prepared/Rothmans, 2nd place Dario Cerrato/Giusppe Cerri, Jolly Club/Totip, 3rd place Andrea Zanussi/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/West, 4th place Mauro Pregliasco/Daniele Cianci, Tre Gazelle/West, accident |
| Mar 28/31 Garriques Rally (F) |
Patrick Snyers/Eddy Symens, Bastos, 4th place |
| Apr 17/20 Costa Smeralda Rally (I) |
Dario Cerrato/Giusppe Cerri,
Jolly Club/Totip, 1st place Attillio Bettega/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/West, 2nd place Fabrizio Tabaton/Luciano Tedeschini, 3rd place Vic Preston Jnr/John Lyle,no.9,Arancione 4th place Carlino/Dal Bard, 5th place Henri Toivonen/Juha Piironen, no.1, Martini, accident, broken vertebrae Toivonen |
| May 11/12 Zlatni Piassatzi (Bulgaria) |
Dario Cerrato/Giusppe Cerri, Jolly Club/Totip, 1st place |
| May 17/19 Haspengouw Rally(B) |
Patrick Snyers/Danny Colebunders, no.1, Bastos, 1st place |
| May 23/25 Elba Rally (I) |
Dario Cerrato/Giusppe Cerri,
Jolly Club/Totip, 1st place Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, Jolly Club/Totip, 2nd place Fabrizio Tabaton/Luciano Tedeschini, Grifone/Esso, 3rd place Busseni/Ciocca, 5th place |
| Jun 15/16 Corte Ingles Rally (E) |
Salvador Servia/Jorge Sabater, Jolly Club prepared/Rothmans, 2nd place |
| Jun 28/30 24 hrs d'Ypres (B) |
Patrick Snyers/Danny
Colebunders, no.2, Bastos, 4th place Mauro Pregliasco/Daniele Cianci, Tre Gazelle/West, 6th place Andrea Zanussi/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/West, differential broken on last stage |
| Jul Targa Florio (I) |
Dario Cerrato/Giusppe Cerri, Jolly Club/Totip, 1st place Fabrizio Tabaton/Luciano Tedeschini, Grifone/Esso, 2nd place |
| Jul 11/14 Hunsruck Rally (D) |
Mauro Pregliasco/Daniele Cianci, Tre Gazelle/West, 7th
place Andrea Zanussi/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/West, engine 2nd day |
| Aug 3/4 Madeira Wine Rally(P) |
Salvador Servia/Jorge
Sabater, Jolly Club prepared/Rothmans, 1st place Andrea Zanussi/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/West, 2nd place, despite broken throttle-cable on last stage, operated by hand to finish! Dario Cerrato/Giusppe Cerri, Jolly Club/Totip, 3rd place Harri Toivonen, Tre Gazelle/West, retired transmission |
| Aug Halkidikis Rally (GR) |
Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, Jolly Club/Totip, 1st place Andrea Zanussi/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/West, 2nd place Mauro Pregliasco/Daniele Cianci, Tre Gazelle/West, 3rd place |
| Sep 6/8 Bianchi Rally (B) |
Patrick Snyers/Danny Colebunders, no.2, Bastos, 1st place |
| Sep 20/22 Cyprus Rally |
Mauro Pregliasco/Daniele Cianci, no.5, Tre Gazelle/West,
1st place Andrea Zanussi/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/West, retired gearbox |
| Sep 20/22 Asturias Rally (E) |
Salvador Servia/Jorge Sabater, Jolly Club prepared/Rothmans, 1st place |
| Sep Tour de France |
Maurice Chomat/Breton, Volta/Total, 3rd place |
| Sep Rally Du Vin (CH) |
Patrick Snyers/Danny Colebunders, no.2, Bastos, 1st place |
| Oct 17/20 Rally d'Antibes (F) |
Andrea Zanussi/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/West, 1st place Mauro Pregliasco/Daniele Cianci, Tre Gazelle/West, 4th place |
| Oct 25/27 Cataluna Rally (E) |
Fabrizio Tabaton/Luciano Tedeschini, Grifone/Olio
Fiat?, 1st place Andrea Zanussi/Sergio Cresto, Tre Gazelle/West, 2nd place Mauro Pregliasco/Daniele Cianci, no.4, Tre Gazelle/West, 4th place Henri Toivonen/Juha Piironen, Martini, accident SS3 Salvador Servia/Jorge Sabater, Jolly Club prepared/Rothmans, blown engine SS1 |
| Nov San Marino Rally |
Salvador Servia/Jorge Sabater, Jolly Club prepared/Rothmans, 2nd place |
| Nov Rally du Var (F) |
Mauro Pregliasco/Daniele Cianci, Tre Gazelle/West, 5th place |
1985 EC
| 1 | Dario Cerrato | 409 | Lancia 037 |
| 2 | Fabrizio Tabaton | 264 | Lancia 037 |
| 3 | Salvador Servia | 261 | Lancia 037 |
| 4 | Mauro Pregliasco | 254 | Lancia 037 |
| 5 | Andrea Zanussi | 250 | Lancia 037 |
| 6 | Massimo Biasion | 245 | Lancia 037 |
| 13 | Patrick Snyers | 170 | Lancia 037 |
Patrick Snyers clinched his 3rd successive Belgian Championship with a win at the Bianchi Rally on Sep 6/8
Salvador Servia clinched the Spanish Championship with a win at the San Froilan Rally on Oct 12/13
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The DELTA S4, the most expensive investment Lancia had made in a rally machine, would be the Lancia Martini factory weapon for the World Rally Championship, the proven Martini Rally 037 will only be used for the Safari Rally.
It would again be a difficult season competing with the 4 WD Peugeot 205and the 4 WD Audi Quattro. The Delta S4 had around 425 bhp - 45 m/kg and a weight of around 1000 kg. The factory used Pirelli tyres.
After the tragic Toivonen/Cresta accident in the Tour de Corse on May 2 1986 the FIA banned the Group B cars for the 1987 WRC season and stopped further evolution models immediately. Audi Sport withdraw from the WRC after the Tour de Corse.
Martini Factory cars: Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, Henri Toivonen/Sergio Cresto, Miki Biasion/Tiziano Siviero
For 1986 Lancia supported again 3 Italian teams with cars:
Jolly Club : 2 cars Salvador Servia/Jordi Sabater (Bendix) Rally 037
Dario Cerrato/Giuseppe Cerri (Totip), Delta S4
Grifone / Esso: Fabrizio Tabaton/Luciano Tedeschini, Delta S4
Tre Gazelle / Bastos: Patrick Snyers/Danny Colebunders, Rally 037 Delta S4
Mauro Pregliasco/Daniele Cianci Rally 037 ex works
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1986 World Rally Championship.
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| Jan 18-25 Monte Carlo Rally (MC) |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.3, Martini, retired engine SS16 Henri Toivonen/Sergio Cresto, no.7, Martini, 1st place Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.9, Martini, crash SS31 Salvador Servia/Jordi Sabater, no.12, Rally 037, 7th place |
| Feb 14-16 Swedish Rally (S) |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.3, Martini, 2nd place Henri Toivonen/Sergio Cresto, no.5, Martini, retired valve problem SS12 |
| Mar 5/8 Port Wine Rally of Portugal (P) |
Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.2,
Martini Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.5, Martini Henri Toivonen/Sergio Cresto, no.8, Martini Carlos Bica/Candido Junior, Rally 037, 2nd place All works teams /drivers withdraw after fatal accident to spectators on SS4. |
| Mar 28/April 2 Marlboro Safari Rally (EAK) |
Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.3,
ch.400, Martini, Rally
037, 3rd place Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.4, ch.410, Martini, Rally 037, retired head gasket TC36 Vic Preston Jnr/John Lyle?, no.14, ch.202, Martini, Rally 037, retired accident TC28 Greg Criticos/Marzio Kravos, no.20, ch.165, private entry, Rally 037, 9th place John Hellier/David Williamson, no.27, red, private car from Associated Vehicle Assemblers in Mombassa, Rally 037, 10th place Both private cars of Criticos and Hellier were nominated as official drivers by Cesare Fiorio. The works cars had steel wheels. During testing early February, Biasion destroyed ch.187 in an 170 kph end-over-end crash. The redesigning of the front roof pillars after Bettega's fatal Corsica accident in 1985 helped saving the crew from injuries. Vic Preston's car contested the Kenya National Championship as a round-the-year development program. |
| May 1/3 Rothmans Tour de Corse (F) |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.1, Martini Henri Toivonen/Sergio Cresto, no.4, Martini Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.6, Martini The Lancia Team withdraw after accident on 2nd day, SS18, killed Toivonen and Cresto |
| June 2/4 Acropolis Rally (GR) |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.1, ch.206, Martini,
retired engine SS44 Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.6, Martini, 2nd place Mikael Ericsson/Claes Billstam, no.11, Martini, retired suspension SS18 |
| July 5/8 AWA Clarion Rally of New Zealand (NZ) |
Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.2,
ch.222, Martini, 2nd place Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.?, ch.224, Martini, 3rd place Mikael Ericsson/Claes Billstam, no.6, ch.206, Martini, 4th place |
| Aug 4/7 Marlboro Rally of Argentina (RA) |
Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.3,
ch.223, TO90680E, Martini, 2nd
place Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.5, ch.209, TO73073E, Martini, 1st place Jorge Recalde/Jorge Del Buono, no.6, ch.204, TO77890E, Martini, 4th place |
| Sep 2-5 1000 Lakes Finland(SF) |
Markku
Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.2, ch.224, Martini, 3rd place Kalle Grundel/Benny Melander, no.4, ch.223, TO90680E,Martini, 6th place Mikael Ericsson/Claes Billstam, no.7, ch.206, TO76794E, Martini, 5th place |
| Oct 12-18 San Remo Rally (I) |
Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.3,
new car, Martini, 1st place Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero, no.5, new car, TO?9737F, Martini, 3rd place Dario Cerrato/Guiseppe Cerri, no.8, Jolly Club/Totip, 2nd place Fabrizio Tabaton, Michelin tyres, Esso, ran a few stages (6) for film work. |
| Nov 16-19 Lombard RAC Rally |
Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.3,
TO?9737F, Martini, 2nd place Mikael Ericsson/Claes Billstam, no.9, ch.206, TO76794E, Martini, turbo failure SS44 |
| Dec. 4-7 Olympus Rally Washington State (USA) |
Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki, no.2,
Martini, 1st place Paolo Alessandrini/Alessandro Alessandrini, no.11, ch.223, TO90680E, Roncaglia OPR, 6th place Bassa/Sabater, Rally 037, no.13, was also on the entry list |
Markku Alen was now leading the Drivers Championship (124 pts), but the final positions had to wait for the FISA to rule on a protest from Peugeot after its exclusion mid-way the San Remo Rally.
On December 1986 the FISA scrapped the results of the San Remo, so Juha Kankkunen is the 1986 Driver Champion!
1986 WRC
| WC | Manufacturers | Pts | WC | Drivers | Pts | |
| 1 | Peugeot | 137 | 1 | Juha Kankkunen(Peugeot) | 118 | |
| 2 | Lancia | 122 | 2 | Markku Alen (Lancia, S4, 037) | 104 | |
| 3 | Volkswagen | 65 | 5 | Miki Biassion(Lancia, S4) | 47 | |
| 4 | Audi | 29 | 16 | Carlos Bica(Lancia, 037) | 15 | |
| 5 | Ford | 24 | 45 | Greg Criticos(Lancia, 037) | 2 |
The ban on Group B and the proposed Group S cars for 1987 meant that Lancia would compete in the 1987 WRC with the new Delta HF 4WD Group A car. The 2 L turbo with intercooler would have 230 bhp and 5000 had to be made for homologation.
The cancellation of Group S was a big and expensive blow to Lancia. They had a car ready, officially known as Fiat Experimental Composite Vehicle, ECV. The totally carbon fibre car, from wheel rims to roof, had a specially designed Triflux engine with twin turbochargers providing 600 bhp. However this car had been further developed into the ECV2 (1988), with a changed body and boosting even more bhp, this car is now in the Lancia Collection in Turin.
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ECV, 1986 Group S |
Triflux 16V, 1759 cc |
ECV 2, 1988 |
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1986 European Rally Championship for drivers.
The European Championship was contested by the junior teams of Jolly Club (Totip/Bendix), Grifone (Esso) and Tre-Gazelle/West/Bastos.
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| Feb 8/9 Boucle de Spa (B) |
Patrick Snyers/Danny Colebunders, Tre Gazelle/Bastos, Rally 037, could not restart engine on second day (while leading). |
| Feb 20/22 Costa Brava (E) |
Fabrizio Tabaton/Luciano
Tedeschini, Grifone/Esso, Delta S4, 1st place Salvador Servia/Jorge Sabater, Jolly Club/Bendix, Rally 037, 3rd place Mauro Pregliasco/Daniele Cianci, Tre Gazelle/West, Rally 037, ex works car still in Martini livery, 4th place Patrick Snyers/Danny Colebunders, Tre Gazelle/Bastos, Rally 037, retired engine SS1 |
| Mar 21/23 Costa Blanca Race Rally (E) |
Salvador Servia/Jorge Sabater, Jolly Club/Bendix, Rally 037,
1st place Mauro Pregliasco/Daniele Cianci, Tre Gazelle/West, Rally 037, 2nd place Patrick Snyers/Danny Colebunders, Tre Gazelle/Bastos, Rally 037, 3rd place Mauro Panontin/M. Ferfoglia, Rally 037, 4th place |
| April 3/6 Garriques Rally (F) |
Patrick Snyers/Danny Colebunders, Tre Gazelle/Bastos, Rally 037, 2nd place |
| Apr 18/19 Costa Smeralda Rally (I) |
Henri
Toivonen/Sergio Cresto, Martini Delta S4, 1st
place Dario Cerrato/Giuseppe Cerri, Jolly Club/Totip Delta S4, 2nd place Fabrizio Tabaton/Luciano Tedeschini, Grifone/Esso Delta S4, Michelin, 4th place Mauro Pregliasco/Nicola Imperio, Tre Gazelle/West, Rally 037, 5th place Massimo Ercolani/Tiziana Borghi, Rally 037, 6th place |
| May 9/11 Haspengouw Rally(B) |
Mauro Panontin/ , Rally
037,
2nd place Patrick Snyers/Danny Colebunders, Tre Gazelle/Bastos, Rally 037, retired |
| May 15/17 Elba Rally (I) |
Dario Cerrato/Giuseppe
Cerri, Jolly Club/Totip Delta S4, 1st
place Fabrizio Tabaton/Luciano Tedeschini, Grifone/Esso Delta S4, Michelin, 2nd place Gianfranco Cunico/PA Scalvini, Rally 037, 4th place Tiziano Chiti/ Arles Montenesi, Rally 037, 5th place Paolo Alessandrini/Alex Alessandrini, Rally 037, 6th place |
| May 22/24 Volta a Portugal (P) |
Carlos Bica/Candido Junior, Rally 037, 2nd place |
| Jun 28/30 24 hrs d'Ypres (B) |
Patrick Snyers/Danny
Colebunders, Tre
Gazelle/Bastos, no.6, Rally
037, 2nd place Mauro Pregliasco/Daniele Cianci, Tre Gazelle/West, no.3, Rally 037, 5th place Mauro Panontin/ , Rally 037, retired engine |
| Aug 1/3 Madeira Wine Rally (P) |
Fabrizio Tabaton/Luciano
Tedeschini, Grifone/Esso, Delta S4, 1st place Patrick Snyers/Danny Colebunders, Tre Gazelle/Bastos, Rally 037, 2nd place Paolo Alessandrini/Alex Alessandrini, Rally 037, 3rd place Gianfranco Cunico/PA Scalvini, Rally 037, 4th place Carlos bica/Candido Junior, Rally 037, 5th place Mauro Pregliasco/Nicola Imperio, Tre Gazelle/West, Rally 037, 6th place |
| Aug 29/31 Bianchi Rally (B) |
Patrick Snyers/Danny Colebunders, Tre Gazelle/Bastos, Rally 037, 3rd place |
| Aug 25/28 Halkidikis Rally (GR) |
Fabrizio Tabaton/Luciano Tedeschini, Grifone/Esso,
Delta S4, 1st place Melas/Arkentis, Rally 037, 10th place |
| Sep 19/21 Asturias Rally (E) |
Fabrizio Tabaton/Luciano Tedeschini, Grifone/Esso,
Delta S4, 1st place Salvador Servia/Jorge Sabater, Jolly Club/Bendix, Rally 037, retired engine |
| Sep 26/28 Cyprus Rally (CY) |
Patrick Snyers/Danny Colebunders, Tre
Gazelle/Bastos, Rally
037, 1st place Mauro Panontin/M. Ferfoglia, Rally 037, 4th place |
| Oct 9 Rally d'Antibes (F) |
Francis Vincent/Michel Rousseau, Rally 037,
3rd place Patrick Levegue/Leuenberger, Rally 037, 9th place Bernard Darniche, Rally 037, accident |
| Oct 24/26 Cataluna Rally (E) |
Fabrizio Tabaton/Luciano Tedeschini, Grifone/Esso,
Delta S4, 1st place and EC Champion. Salvador Servia/Jorge Sabater, Jolly Club/Bendix, Rally 037, 3rd place Patrick Snyers/Danny Colebunders, Tre Gazelle/Bastos, Rally 037, 4th place |
| Oct 29/Nov2 Algarve Rally (P) |
Carlos Bica/Candido Junior, Rally 037, 3rd place |
| Nov 6/9 San Marino Rally (RSM) |
Fabrizio Tabaton/Luciano Tedeschini, Grifone/Esso,
Delta S4, 1st place Ercolani/Roggia, Rally 037, 2nd place Grossi/Ricci, Rally 037, 3rd place Cunico/Scalvini, Rally 037, 4th place Barel/Ercole, Rally 037, 5th place Xanon/Stella, Rally 037, 6th place |
| Nov Condroz Rally (B) |
Patrick Snyers/Danny Colebunders, Tre Gazelle/Bastos, Rally 037, 9th place |
1986 EC
| 1 | Fabrizio Tabaton | 465 | Delta S4 |
| 2 | Patrick Snyers | 385 | Lancia 037 |
| 6 | Dario Cerrato | 228 | Delta S4 |
| 8 | Mauro Pregliasco | 185 | Lancia 037 |
| 11 | Salvador Servia | 164 | Lancia 037 |
| 5 | Mario Panontin | 120 | Lancia 037 |
| 16 | Massimo Ercolani | 108 | Lancia 037 |
| 19 | Gianfranco Cunico | 90 | Lancia 037 |
Lancia politics found they didn't have a car for poor Patrick on the Antibes Rally when the two contenders had equal points. Of course the championship had to be won with the new Delta S4!
Patrick Snyers, Rally 037, also contested the Belgian Championship
Salvador Servia, Rally 037, clinched the Spanish Championship with wins at the Gerona Rally (Apr. 5/6) and the Villa de Llanes Rally
In Switzerland the Criterium Jurassien (Mar. 14/16) was contested:
Jean-Pierre Balmer/Denis Intermühel, Rally 037, 1st place
Roger Krattiger/Reto Meier, Rally 037, ex Volta EVO2, TOY75887, 2nd place
Philippe Roux/Paul Corthay, Rally 037, 3rd place
Roger Krattiger/Reto Meier also took 1st place in both the Lugano and Baden Würtenberg rally with Technics? sponsor.
At the FISA Executive meeting, December 1986, the regulations for the European rally Championship were turned inside out in a totally unforeseen manner. Having confirmed at various meetings during 1986 that most Group B cars could compete, FISA now issued a statement that 'under no circumstances may a Group B car win a round of the European Championship and may not be able to complete the full course of the event' .
So effectively 1986 was the last year a Lancia Rally 037 had competed in a rally.
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