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In another sphere - successful Lancia rally cars

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Created on October 4, 2006

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Peter Ruch

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Die erfolgreichsten Lancia-Rallye-Modelle

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Lancia Rallye-Autos - Lancia Delta Integrale (1991)

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Lancia Rallye-Autos - Lancia Delta Integrale (1991)

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Lancia Rallye-Autos - Lancia Statos (1976)

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Lancia Rallye-Autos - Lancia Stratos (1976)

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Lancia Rallye-Autos - Lancia Stratos (1976)

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Erfolgreiches Lancia-Rallyefahrzeug - Lancia Stratos

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Interieur - Lancia 037

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Motorraum - Lancia 037

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Motor - Lancia Stratos

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Interieur - Lancia Stratos

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Rallye-Bolliden im Gruppenbild - Lancia

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Rallyeboliden auf der Startlinie - Lancia

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Interieur - Lancia Delta integrale

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Motorraum - Lancia Delta Integrale

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Das Interieur ist leergeräumt - Lancia 037

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Martini-Streifen machen erfolgreich - Lancia 037

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So sahen Konkurrenten den 037 meistens - Lancia 037

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Einers der erfolgreichsten Rallye-Fahrzeuge - Lancia Delta Integrale

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Fast unbesiegar - Lancia Delta Integrale

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Spieglein Spieglein - Lancia Delta Integrale

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Frontansicht - Lancia Fulvia 1600 HF

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In voller Fahrt - Lancia Fulvia 1600 HF

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Interieur - Lancia Fulvia 1600 HF

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Motorraum - Lancia Fulvia 1600 HF

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Die wunderschöne Alitalia-Bemalung - Lancia Stratos

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Zurecht mit der Nummer 1 bemalt - Lancia Stratos

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Im Interieur sieht man noch die serienmässigen Türverkleidungen - Lancia Delta Integrale

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So sehen Sieger aus - Lancia Fulvia 1600 HF

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Lancia Stratos (1976) an der FIA WRC 2010 Deutschland Rallye

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Summary

Lancia and rally - two terms that are inextricably linked. And one of the most beautiful love stories in automotive history. The Lancia Fulvia HF, Lancia Stratos, Lancia 037 and Lancia Delta Integrale models have written rally history. Lancia has won more World Rally Championship titles than any other brand.

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1000 racing victories
Sports and fashion icon
Brilliant career

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Have you ever heard of a certain Piero Frescobaldi? Or perhaps you are familiar with the Rallye dei Fiori, the one from 1962? No? Well, that's hardly surprising. So let's find out why Frescobaldi and the Italian regional event are of crucial importance for motorsport in general. Frescobaldi won the aforementioned Rally dei Fiori in 1962 at the wheel of a Lancia Flavia. This was not the most significant rally victory for the Turin-based brand in those years; Louis Chiron/Ciro Basadonna had already won the Monte Carlo Rally in 1954, driving one of the wonderful Aurelia GTs. However, Frescobaldi's victory gave the Lancia management the idea in the early 1960s to revive motorsport, which had been abandoned after the death of Alberto Ascari on May 26, 1954. Ascari had crashed a Ferrari in Monza during test drives - he had been at the wheel wearing a shirt and tie - and Scuderia Lancia had given away all its racing equipment to Ferrari on July 26, 1955; including the highly competitive D50 model, with which Juan-Manuel Fangio was to become world champion for the fourth time in the same year.But back to the Rally dei Fiori. Frescobaldi's victory convinced the management to found the Squadra Corse - they wanted to prove how brilliant the Lancia series products were in rallying, which was still fairly inexpensive at the time. The lucky symbol of Gianni Lancia, the son of the company founder, was taken up again, this time with the little elephant in red and the letters HF (High Fidelity).And the Squadra Corse was an immediate success. Initially with the Flavia Coupé and the Sport Zagato, but then, from the mid-1960s, things really took off - the magic word was Fulvia. Introduced in 1963, the small Lancia was a wonderful, inexpensive sports car that was also enjoyed by private drivers - in total, the Fulvias achieved over 1000 racing victories. The most significant of these was at the Monte Carlo Rally in 1972, shortly before the end of the vehicle's life cycle. At the wheel was a man who played a decisive role in the history of Lancia rallying: Sandro Munari.

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