Rally Sanremo
The Rallye Sanremo is a rally event that takes place near Sanremo in northern Italy. With an interruption in 1995, the rally was part of the World Rally Championship from 1973 to 2003 . The rally is currently part of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge and the Italian Rally Championship .
history
The first rally event, called “Rallye Sanremo”, was held in 1928. The so-called Rallye Internazionale di Sanremo was inspired by the Rallye Monte Carlo and therefore had the French word “rallye” instead of the Italian “rally” in its name. After it was held again in 1929, the event was placed in the hands of new organizers. They decided to organize a purely street race that led through the narrow streets of the city of Sanremo. At the first event in 1937, the 1 ° Circuito Automobilistico Sanremo , the Italian Grand Prix driver Achille Varzi was able to enter the list of winners. The Second World War ended this racing event.
It was not until 1961 that the original rally in Sanremo was revived as the Rallye dei Fiori (German: "Rally of Flowers"). The first overall winner was the Italian Mario De Villa in an Alfa Romeo Giulietta . In 1968 the rally had "Sanremo" in its name again and ended with a victory for Pauli Toivonen in a Porsche 911 . From 1970 to 1972 the rally was part of the International Championship for Manufacturers , a forerunner series of the World Rally Championship . In 1972 the rally got its current name. Officially, however, the event in 1972 was the 14th, as some previous events were included in the count.
When the World Rally Championship was founded in 1973, the Sanremo Rally was added to its calendar and was an integral part of this series in the following years. The first World Championship round in Sanremo ended with a victory for Jean-Luc Thérier on an Alpine A110 . A controversial decision was made during the 1986 Sanremo Rally, when the leading Peugeot factory team was disqualified after the third day of the rally, so that victory fell to Lancia . The stewards had found irregular side skirts on the Peugeots during the technical inspection . But Peugeot had already contested several other World Championship rallies in this vehicle configuration and also passed the technical inspection before the Sanremo Rally without any complaints. Peugeot protested, but the organizer did not allow the Peugeots to participate. At the end of the year, the FIA decided that the exclusion had been irregular and canceled all championship points that had been awarded for the result of the Sanremo Rally.
Due to the rotation principle of the World Rally Championship at that time, the Sanremo Rally in 1995 was only part of the 2-liter World Cup . The rally, which had previously taken place on various road surfaces, was redesigned in 1997 to a purely asphalt rally. After the 2003 season, the Sanremo Rally was removed from the calendar of the World Rally Championship; Sébastien Loeb won the last world championship run in the Citroën Xsara WRC . The Rally Sardinia was the new Italian round of the World Rally Championship . The Sanremo Rally then lived on as a run to the Italian Rally Championship . In 2006, the rally was also included in the calendar of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge and thus received international attention again. The Sanremo Rally is now mainly a national event.
Routing and characteristics
The rally will take place in the steep hinterland around Sanremo in the province of Imperia . The paddock is usually located directly between the famous casino and the marina on Sanremo's Riviera coast .
After driving on mixed road surfaces until 1996, the Sanremo Rally has been held as a pure asphalt rally since 1997. The rally is characterized by narrow mountain roads with inclines and declines in the Mediterranean mixed oak and deciduous forests. These are characterized by a wealth of curves and a technically demanding route. As a result, the route only allows a relatively low average speed.
After its cancellation in 1985 was special stage Ronde di Monte Bignone or short Ronde 2005 included in the program of the Sanremo Rally again. It has been the highlight of the event ever since. This is a night stage which, with a distance of 44 kilometers, is one of the longest special stages in the world. It passes the municipalities of Perinaldo , Apricale and Bajardo as well as Sanremo's Coldirodi and San Romolo fractions .
Overall winner
The record winner of the Sanremo Rally is the Italian Paolo Andreucci with six successes in the period from 2006 to 2018. Four drivers were able to win the rally three times during the World Championship round. Markku Alén (1978, 1983, 1986), Miki Biasion (1987, 1988, 1989), Didier Auriol (1990, 1991, 1994) and Gilles Panizzi (2000, 2001, 2002) are the record winners of the Sanremo Rally with World Championship status.
Overview
year | rally | driver | Co-driver | automobile |
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1928 1 | Rally Internazionale di Sanremo | Ernest Urdărianu | Fiat 520 | |
1929 1 | Rally Internazionale di Sanremo | Ernest Urdărianu | Fiat 521 | |
1961 1 | 1st Rallye dei Fiori | Giovan Battista De Villa | Mario De Villa | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI |
1962 1 | 2nd Rallye dei Fiori | Piero Frescobaldi | D. Malinconi | Lancia Flavia |
1963 1 | 3rd Rallye dei Fiori | Franco Patria | Alberto Orengo | Lancia Flavia Coupè |
1964 1 | 4th Rallye dei Fiori | Erik Carlsson | Gunnar Palm | Saab 96 Sport |
1965 1 | 5th Rallye dei Fiori | Leo Cella | Sergio Gamenara | Lancia Fulvia 2C |
1966 1 | 6º Rallye dei Fiori | Leo Cella | Luciano Lombardini | Lancia Fulvia HF |
1967 1 | 7th Rallye dei Fiori | Jean-François Piot | Nicolas Roure | Renault Gordini |
1968 1 | 8º Rally di Sanremo | Pauli Toivonen | Martti Tiukkanen | Porsche 911 T. |
1969 1 | 9º rally di Sanremo | Harry Källström | Gunnar Häggbom | Lancia Fulvia HF |
1970 1 | 1º Sanremo-Sestriere - Rally d'Italia | Jean-Luc Thérier | Marcel Callewaert | Alpine A110 1600 |
1971 1 | 2º Sanremo-Sestriere - Rally d'Italia | Ove Andersson | Tony Nash | Alpine A110 1600 |
1972 1 | 14º Sanremo Rally | Amilcare Ballestrieri | Arnaldo Bernacchini | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF |
1973 | 15th Sanremo Rally | Jean-Luc Thérier | Jaubert Jacques | Alpine A110 1800 |
1974 | 16th Sanremo Rally | Sandro Munari | Mario Mannucci | Lancia Stratos HF |
1975 | 17th rally Sanremo | Björn Waldegård | Hans Thorszelius | Lancia Stratos HF |
1976 | 18º Sanremo Rally | Björn Waldegård | Hans Thorszelius | Lancia Stratos HF |
1977 | 19th rally Sanremo | Jean-Claude Andruet | Christian Delferier | Fiat 131 Abarth |
1978 | 20º Sanremo Rally | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Lancia Stratos HF |
1979 | 21º Sanremo Rally | Antonio Fassina | Mauro Mannini | Lancia Stratos HF |
1980 | 22º Sanremo Rally | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Fiat 131 Abarth |
1981 | 23rd Sanremo Rally | Michèle Mouton | Fabrizia Pons | Audi Quattro |
1982 | 24º Sanremo Rally | Stig Blomqvist | Bjorn Cederberg | Audi Quattro |
1983 | 25º Sanremo Rally | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Lancia Rally 037 |
1984 | 26º Sanremo Rally | Ari Vatanen | Terry Harryman | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 |
1985 | 27º Sanremo Rally | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Audi Quattro |
1986 | 28º Sanremo Rally | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Lancia Delta S4 |
1987 | 29º Sanremo Rally | Miki biasion | Tiziano Siviero | Lancia Delta HF 4WD |
1988 | 30º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Miki biasion | Tiziano Siviero | Lancia Delta Integrale |
1989 | 31º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Miki biasion | Tiziano Siviero | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
1990 | 32º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Didier Auriol | Bernard Occelli | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
1991 | 33º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Didier Auriol | Bernard Occelli | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V |
1992 | 34º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Andrea Aghini | Sauro Farnocchia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale |
1993 | 35º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Franco Cunico | Stefano Evangelisti | Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
1994 | 36º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Didier Auriol | Bernard Occelli | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD |
1995 1 | 37º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Piero Liatti | Alessandro Alessandrini | Subaru Impreza 555 |
1996 | 38º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | Subaru Impreza 555 |
1997 | 39º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Subaru Impreza WRC |
1998 | 40º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 |
1999 | 41º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 |
2000 | 42º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC |
2001 | 43º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC |
2002 | 44º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC |
2003 | 45º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |
2004 1 | 46º Sanremo Rally | Renato Travaglia | Flavio Zanella | Peugeot 206 XS S1600 |
2005 1 | 47º Sanremo Rally | Alessandro Perico | Fabrizio Carrara | Renault Clio S1600 |
2006 1 | 48º Rallye Sanremo ( IRC run) | Paolo Andreucci | Anna Andreussi | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 |
2007 1 | 49º Sanremo Rally (IRC run) | Luca Rossetti | Matteo Chiarcossi | Peugeot 207 S2000 |
2008 1 | 50º Rallye Sanremo (IRC run) | Giandomenico Basso | Mitia Dotta | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 |
2009 1 | 51º Sanremo Rally (IRC run) | Kris Meeke | Paul Nagle | Peugeot 207 S2000 |
2010 1 | 52º Sanremo Rally (IRC run) | Paolo Andreucci | Anna Andreussi | Peugeot 207 S2000 |
2011 1 | 53º Sanremo Rally (IRC run) | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Peugeot 207 S2000 |
2012 1 | 54º Sanremo Rally (IRC run) | Giandomenico Basso | Mitia Dotta | Ford Fiesta RRC |
2013 1 | 55º rallye Sanremo ( ERC run) | Giandomenico Basso | Mitia Dotta | Peugeot 207 S2000 |
2014 1 | 56º Sanremo Rally | Umberto Scandola | Guido D'Amore | Škoda Fabia S2000 |
2015 1 | 57º Sanremo Rally | Paolo Andreucci | Anna Andreussi | Peugeot 208 T16 |
2016 1 | 58º Sanremo Rally | Paolo Andreucci | Anna Andreussi | Peugeot 208 T16 |
2017 1 | 59º Sanremo Rally | Paolo Andreucci | Anna Andreussi | Peugeot 208 T16 |
2018 1 | 60º Sanremo Rally | Paolo Andreucci | Anna Andreussi | Peugeot 208 T16 |
1 no World Cup status
- ^ The FIA later canceled the result of the 1986 Sanremo Rally.