Italian Rally Championship
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The Campionato Italiano Rally (C.I.R.) (Italian Rally Championship) is the main Rally championship that takes place in Italy and it's Islands.
As of 2008, the championship comprises 10 rallies, which take place on asphalt and gravel, and included one of the oldest rallies in the world, the Rally Targa Florio, which was first run in 1906.[1]
Any cars are permitted for entrance, except those that are used in the WRC, and may be Super 2000 Four-wheel drive cars with engines up to 2000cc, and there are also Group N cars, and Super 1600 cars allowed.
A few of these cars include:
The 2008 season was composed of the following rallies:
- 9 March - 31° Rally Internazionale del Ciocco e Valle del Serchio
- 29 March - 36° Rally di San Marino
- 19 April - 32° Rally 1000 Miglia
- 25 May - 92° Rally Targa Florio
- 15 June - 42 Rally del Salento
- 20 July - 21° Rally di San Crispino e Terra di Romagna
- 31 August - 44° Rally del Friuli e delle Alpi Orientali
- 13 September - 27° Rally Costa Smeralda
- 28 September - 50° Rally di Sanremo
- 12 October - 27° Rally Trofeo ACI di Como
[edit] List of champions
| Season | Driver(s) | Car | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Luigi Marsaglia | Fiat 1100/103 TV | |
| 1962 | Arnaldo Cavallari | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI | |
| 1963 | Arnaldo Cavallari | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI | |
| 1964 | Arnaldo Cavallari | Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super | |
| 1965 | Enzo Martoni | Lancia Fulvia 2C | |
| 1966 | Leo Cella | Lancia Fulvia 1.2 Coupé HF | |
| 1967 | Sandro Munari | Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Coupé HF | |
| 1968 | Arnaldo Cavallari - Dante Salvay | Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Coupé HF | |
| 1969 | Sandro Munari | Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Coupé HF | |
| 1970 | Alcide Paganelli - Ninni Russo | Fiat 124 Sport Spider | |
| 1971 | Sergio Barbasio - Piero Sodano | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | |
| 1972 | Sergio Barbasio - Piero Sodano | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | |
| 1973 | Amilcare Ballestrieri - Silvio Maiga | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | |
| 1974 | Maurizio Verini - Gino Macaluso | Fiat 124 Abarth | |
| 1975 | Roberto Cambiaghi | Fiat 124 Abarth | |
| 1976 | Tony Fassina - Mauro Mannini | Lancia Stratos HF | |
| 1977 | Mauro Pregliasco - Vittorio Reisoli | Lancia Stratos HF | |
| 1978 | Adartico Vudafieri - Mauro Mannini | Lancia Stratos HF | |
| 1979 | Tony Fassina - Mauro Mannini | Lancia Stratos HF | |
| 1980 | Adartico Vudafieri - Fabio Penariol | Fiat 131 Abarth | |
| 1981 | Tony Fassina - Rudy Dal Pozzo | Opel Ascona 400 | |
| 1982 | Antonio Tognana - Massimo De Antoni | Ferrari 308 GTB Lancia Rally 037 |
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| 1983 | Miki Biasion - Tiziano Siviero | Lancia Rally 037 | |
| 1984 | Paolo Fabrizio Fabbri - Paolo Cecchini | Fiat Ritmo Abarth 125 TC | |
| Adartico Vudafieri - Luigi Pirollo | Lancia Rally 037 | Open | |
| 1985 | Fabrizio Tabaton - Luciano Tedeschini | Lancia Rally 037 | |
| Dario Cerrato - Giuseppe Cerri | Lancia Rally 037 | Open | |
| 1986 | Dario Cerrato - Giuseppe Cerri | Lancia Delta S4 | |
| Dario Cerrato - Giuseppe Cerri | Lancia Delta S4 | Open | |
| 1987 | Michele Rayneri - Carlo Cassina | Lancia Rally 037 | Gr.B |
| Fabrizio Tabaton - Luciano Tedeschini | Lancia Delta HF 4WD | Gr.A | |
| 1988 | Dario Cerrato - Giuseppe Cerri | Lancia Delta HF 4WD | |
| 1989 | Dario Cerrato - Giuseppe Cerri | Lancia Delta Integrale | |
| 1990 | Dario Cerrato - Giuseppe Cerri | Lancia Delta Integrale 16v | |
| 1991 | Dario Cerrato - Giuseppe Cerri | Lancia Delta Integrale 16v | |
| 1992 | Piergiorgio Deila - Pierangelo Scalvini | Lancia Delta HF Integrale | |
| 1993 | Gilberto Pianezzola - Loris Roggia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale | |
| 1994 | Gianfranco Cunico - Stefano Evangelisti | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | |
| 1995 | Gianfranco Cunico - Stefano Evangelisti | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | |
| 1996 | Gianfranco Cunico - Pierangelo Scalvini | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | |
| 1997 | Andrea Dallavilla - Danilo Fappani | Subaru Impreza 555 | |
| 1998 | Andrea Aghini - Loris Roggia | Toyota Corolla WRC | |
| 1999 | Andrea Aghini - Loris Roggia | Toyota Corolla WRC | |
| 2000 | Piero Longhi - Lucio Baggio | Toyota Corolla WRC | |
| 2001 | Paolo Andreucci - Alessandro Giusti | Ford Focus WRC | |
| 2002 | Renato Travaglia - Flavio Zanella | Peugeot 206 WRC | |
| 2003 | Paolo Andreucci - Anna Andreussi | Fiat Punto Abarth S1600 | |
| 2004 | Andrea Navarra - Simona Fedeli | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | |
| 2005 | Piero Longhi - Maurizio Imerito | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | |
| 2006 | Paolo Andreucci - Anna Andreussi | Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 | |
| 2007 | Giandomenico Basso - Mitia Dotta | Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | |
| 2008 | Luca Rossetti - Matteo Chiarcossi | Peugeot 207 S2000 | |
| 2009 | Paolo Andreucci - Anna Andreussi | Peugeot 207 S2000 | |
| 2010 | Paolo Andreucci - Anna Andreussi | Peugeot 207 S2000 | |
| 2011 | Paolo Andreucci - Anna Andreussi | Peugeot 207 S2000 |
[edit] References
- ^ Think Sicily - One of the original races - the Targa Florio Rally (accessed 23 February 2009)
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