Rally Costa Smeralda
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Rally Costa Smeralda is a rally
competition held in Costa Smeralda
, a coastal area on the island of Sardinia
, Italy
. The event was first held in 1978 and it was part of the European Rally Championship
schedule until 1994. After the rally was re-started in 1998, it has been part of the Italian Rally Championship.
Rallying
Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...
competition held in Costa Smeralda
Costa Smeralda
The Costa Smeralda is a coastal area and tourist destination in northern Sardinia, 55 km long and covering more than 30 km². With white sand beaches, a golf club, private jet and helicopter service, and hotels costing up to US$2,000 - 3,000 per night in the peak season, the area has...
, a coastal area on the island of Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, Italy
Italy
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. The event was first held in 1978 and it was part of the European Rally Championship
European Rally Championship
The European Rally Championship is the European continental championship series in rallying. It is organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile .-History:...
schedule until 1994. After the rally was re-started in 1998, it has been part of the Italian Rally Championship.
Winners
| Season | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  Italy Maurizio Verini |
Fiat 131 Abarth |
| 1979 | Italy Attilio Bettega Attilio Bettega Attilio Bettega was an Italian rally driver.Bettega was born in Molveno, Trentino. In 1982, he joined the Lancia squad driving the Lancia 037 after some years with Fiat. In his Lancia years he gained four podium finishes in rallies counting towards the World Rally Championship... |
Fiat 131 Abarth |
| 1980 |  Early Modern France Bernard DarnicheBernard Darniche Bernard Darniche is a French former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978, each time behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos... |
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| 1981 |  Finland Markku AlénMarkku Alén Markku Allan Alén is a Finnish former rally and race car driver. He drove for Fiat, Lancia, Subaru and Toyota in the World Rally Championship, and held the record for most stage wins in the series until 2011... |
Fiat 131 Abarth |
| 1982 | Italy Michele Cinotto |
Audi Quattro Audi Quattro The Audi Quattro is a road and rally car, produced by the German automobile manufacturer Audi, now part of the Volkswagen Group. It was first shown at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show on 3 March.The word quattro is derived from the Italian word for "four"... |
| 1983 | Italy Miki Biasion |
Lancia Rally 037 |
| 1984 | Finland Henri Toivonen Henri Toivonen Henri Pauli Toivonen was a Finnish rally driver born in Jyväskylä, the home of Rally Finland. His father, Pauli Toivonen, was the 1968 European Rally Champion for Porsche and his brother, Harri Toivonen, became a professional circuit racer.Toivonen's first World Rally Championship victory came... |
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| 1985 | Italy Dario Cerrato |
Lancia Rally 037 |
| 1986 | Finland Henri Toivonen Henri Toivonen Henri Pauli Toivonen was a Finnish rally driver born in Jyväskylä, the home of Rally Finland. His father, Pauli Toivonen, was the 1968 European Rally Champion for Porsche and his brother, Harri Toivonen, became a professional circuit racer.Toivonen's first World Rally Championship victory came... |
Lancia Delta S4 Lancia Delta S4 The Lancia Delta S4 is a Group B rally car that competed in the World Rally Championship in 1985 and 1986, until Group B cars were banned from competition by the FIA. The car replaced and was an evolution of the Lancia 037 Monte Carlo. The S4 took full advantage of the Group B regulations, and... |
| 1987 | Finland Juha Kankkunen Juha Kankkunen Juha Matti Pellervo Kankkunen is a Finnish former rally driver. His factory team career in the World Rally Championship lasted from 1983 to 2002. He won 23 world rallies and four drivers' world championship titles, which were both once records in the series... |
Lancia Delta HF 4WD |
| 1988 | Finland Markku Alén Markku Alén Markku Allan Alén is a Finnish former rally and race car driver. He drove for Fiat, Lancia, Subaru and Toyota in the World Rally Championship, and held the record for most stage wins in the series until 2011... |
Lancia Delta Integrale |
| 1989 | Italy Dario Cerrato |
Lancia Delta Integrale |
| 1990 | Italy Dario Cerrato |
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
| 1991 | Finland Juha Kankkunen Juha Kankkunen Juha Matti Pellervo Kankkunen is a Finnish former rally driver. His factory team career in the World Rally Championship lasted from 1983 to 2002. He won 23 world rallies and four drivers' world championship titles, which were both once records in the series... |
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
| 1992 | Early Modern France Didier Auriol Didier Auriol Didier Auriol is a French rally driver.Born in Montpellier, and initially an ambulance driver, Auriol made his name as a French rally driver in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1990s. He became World Rally Champion in 1994, the first from his country to do so... |
Lancia Delta HF Integrale |
| 1994 | Italy Piero Liatti Piero Liatti Piero Liatti is an Italian rally driver. His speciality was driving on Tarmac rallies like Monte Carlo, Catalunya, Corsica and the San Remo Rally.-Biography:... |
Subaru Impreza 555 |
| 1998 | Italy Giuseppe Grossi |
Toyota Celica GT-Four Toyota Celica GT-Four The Toyota Celica GT-Four is a high performance model of the Celica liftback, with a turbocharged 3S-GTE engine, and full-time AWD. It was created to compete in the World Rally Championship, whose regulations dictate that a manufacturer must build road-going versions of the vehicle in sufficient... |
| 1999 | Italy Daniele Griotti |
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| 2000 | Italy Michele Gregis |
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| 2001 | Italy Paolo Andreucci Paolo Andreucci Paolo Andreucci Paolo Andreucci Paolo Andreucci (born 21 April 1965 is an Italian rally driver.He won Rally Sanremo in IRC twice, he is also 4 time Italian Rally Champion.-IRC results:-External links:* * *... |
Ford Focus WRC Ford Focus WRC The Ford Focus RS WRC is a car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport and based on the Ford Focus Climate 2-litre production hatchback, developed to compete in the World Rally Championship. The RS stands for Rallye Sport and the WRC for World Rally Car, the car's FIA specification... |
| 2002 | Italy Luca Cantamessa |
Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2003 | Finland Harri Rovanperä Harri Rovanperä Harri "Rovis" Rovanperä is a Finnish rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship from 1993 to 2006. He drove for SEAT , Peugeot , Mitsubishi and Red Bull Škoda Team... |
Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC is a World Rally Car based on the Peugeot 206. It was used by Peugeot Sport, Peugeot's factory team, in the World Rally Championship from 1999 to 2003. The car brought Peugeot the manufacturers' world title three years in a row from 2000 to 2002... |
| 2004 | Italy Andrea Navarra |
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| 2005 | Italy Andrea Navarra |
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| 2006 | Italy Paolo Andreucci Paolo Andreucci Paolo Andreucci Paolo Andreucci Paolo Andreucci (born 21 April 1965 is an Italian rally driver.He won Rally Sanremo in IRC twice, he is also 4 time Italian Rally Champion.-IRC results:-External links:* * *... |
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| 2007 | Italy Piero Longhi |
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| 2008 | Italy Paolo Andreucci Paolo Andreucci Paolo Andreucci Paolo Andreucci Paolo Andreucci (born 21 April 1965 is an Italian rally driver.He won Rally Sanremo in IRC twice, he is also 4 time Italian Rally Champion.-IRC results:-External links:* * *... |
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