Italian Rally Championship
Campionato Italiano Assoluto Rally Sparco
CategoryRallying
CountryItaly
Inaugural season1961; 63 years ago (1961)
Tire suppliersItaly Pirelli P
France Michelin M
Drivers' championItaly Andrea Crugnola (2022)
Co-Drivers' championItaly Pietro Elia Ometto (2022)
Makes' championCzech Republic Škoda (2022)
Official websitewww.acisport.it
Current season

The Campionato Italiano Rally (CIR) or Italian Rally Championship is the main rally championship, which takes place in Italy. It organized by ACI Sport.[1]

As of 2017, the championship consists of eight rallies,[2] all which take place on asphalt and gravel, and includes one of the oldest rallies in the world, the Rally Targa Florio, which was first run in 1906.[3]

Any cars can be entered, except those that are used in the WRC. Super 2000 four-wheel drive cars with engines up to 2000cc, Group N cars, and Super 1600 cars are all allowed.

A few of these cars include:

List of champions

Season Championship for drivers Championship for manufacturers
Driver Co-driver Car Manufacturer Car Group
1961 Italy Luigi Marsaglia Italy Giovanni Prada Moroni Fiat 1100/103 TV Italy Fiat
1962 Italy Arnaldo Cavallari Italy Dante Salvay Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI Italy Alfa Romeo Group 1
Group 2
1963 Italy Arnaldo Cavallari Italy Dante Salvay Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI Italy Alfa Romeo Group 1
Group 2
1964 Italy Arnaldo Cavallari Italy Sandro Munari Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super Italy Alfa Romeo Group 1
Group 2
1965 Italy Enzo Martoni Italy Zefferino Filippi Lancia Fulvia 2C Italy Lancia Group 2
1966 Italy Leo Cella Italy Sergio Barbasio Lancia Fulvia 1.2 Coupé HF Italy Lancia Group 2
1967 Italy Sandro Munari Italy Luciano Lombardini Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Coupé HF Italy Lancia Group 2
1968 Italy Arnaldo Cavallari Italy Dante Salvay Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Coupé HF Italy Lancia Group 2
1969 Italy Sandro Munari Italy Arnaldo Bernacchini Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Coupé HF Italy Lancia Group 2
1970 Italy Alcide Paganelli Italy Ninni Russo Fiat 124 Sport Spider Italy Fiat Group 4
1971 Italy Sergio Barbasio Italy Piero Sodano Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF Italy Lancia Group 4
1972 Italy Sergio Barbasio Italy Piero Sodano Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF Italy Lancia Group 4
1973 Italy Amilcare Ballestrieri Italy Silvio Maiga Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF Italy Lancia Group 4
1974 Italy Maurizio Verini Italy Gino Macaluso Fiat 124 Abarth Italy Fiat Group 4
1975 Italy Roberto Cambiaghi Italy Emanuele Sanfront Fiat 124 Abarth Italy Fiat Group 4
1976 Italy Antonio "Tony" Fassina Italy Mauro Mannini Lancia Stratos HF Italy Lancia Group 4
1977 Italy Mauro Pregliasco Italy Vittorio Reisoli Lancia Stratos HF Italy Lancia Group 4
1978 Italy Adartico Vudafieri Italy Mauro Mannini Lancia Stratos HF Italy Lancia Group 4
1979 Italy Antonio "Tony" Fassina Italy Mauro Mannini Lancia Stratos HF Italy Lancia Group 4
1980 Italy Adartico Vudafieri Italy Fabio Penariol Fiat 131 Abarth Italy Fiat Group 4
1981 Italy Antonio "Tony" Fassina Italy Rudy Dal Pozzo Opel Ascona 400 Germany Opel Group 4
1982 Italy Antonio Tognana Italy Massimo De Antoni Ferrari 308 GTB
Lancia Rally 037 		Italy Ferrari
Italy Lancia 		Group 4
Group B
1983 Italy Miki Biasion Italy Tiziano Siviero Lancia Rally 037 Italy Lancia Group B
1984 Italy Paolo Fabrizio Fabbri Italy Paolo Cecchini Fiat Ritmo Abarth 125 TC Italy Fiat
Italy Adartico Vudafieri Italy Luigi Pirollo Lancia Rally 037 Italy Lancia Open
1985 Italy Fabrizio Tabaton Italy Luciano Tedeschini Lancia Rally 037 Italy Lancia
Italy Dario Cerrato Italy Giuseppe Cerri Lancia Rally 037 Italy Lancia Open
1986 Italy Dario Cerrato Italy Giuseppe Cerri Lancia Delta S4 Italy Lancia
Italy Dario Cerrato Italy Giuseppe Cerri Lancia Delta S4 Italy Lancia Open
1987 Italy Michele Rayneri Italy Carlo Cassina Lancia Rally 037 Italy Lancia Group B
Italy Fabrizio Tabaton Italy Luciano Tedeschini Lancia Delta HF 4WD Italy Lancia Group A
1988 Italy Dario Cerrato Italy Giuseppe Cerri Lancia Delta HF 4WD Italy Lancia Group A
1989 Italy Dario Cerrato Italy Giuseppe Cerri Lancia Delta Integrale Italy Lancia Group A
1990 Italy Dario Cerrato Italy Giuseppe Cerri Lancia Delta Integrale 16v Italy Lancia Group A
1991 Italy Dario Cerrato Italy Giuseppe Cerri Lancia Delta Integrale 16v Italy Lancia Group A
1992 Italy Piergiorgio Deila Italy Pierangelo Scalvini Lancia Delta HF Integrale Italy Lancia Group A
1993 Italy Gilberto Pianezzola Italy Loris Roggia Lancia Delta HF Integrale Italy Lancia Group A
1994 Italy Gianfranco Cunico Italy Stefano Evangelisti Ford Escort RS Cosworth United States Ford Group A
1995 Italy Gianfranco Cunico Italy Stefano Evangelisti Ford Escort RS Cosworth United States Ford Group A
1996 Italy Gianfranco Cunico Italy Pierangelo Scalvini Ford Escort RS Cosworth United States Ford Group A
1997 Italy Andrea Dallavilla Italy Danilo Fappani Subaru Impreza 555 Japan Subaru Group A
1998 Italy Andrea Aghini Italy Loris Roggia Toyota Corolla WRC Japan Toyota WRC
1999 Italy Andrea Aghini Italy Loris Roggia Toyota Corolla WRC Japan Toyota WRC
2000 Italy Piero Longhi Italy Lucio Baggio Toyota Corolla WRC Japan Toyota WRC
2001 Italy Paolo Andreucci Italy Alessandro Giusti Ford Focus WRC United States Ford WRC
2002 Italy Renato Travaglia Italy Flavio Zanella Peugeot 206 WRC France Peugeot WRC
2003 Italy Paolo Andreucci Italy Anna Andreussi Fiat Punto Abarth S1600 Italy Fiat S1600
2004 Italy Andrea Navarra Italy Simona Fedeli Subaru Impreza WRX STi Japan Subaru Group N
2005 Italy Piero Longhi Italy Maurizio Imerito Subaru Impreza WRX STi Japan Subaru Group N
2006 Italy Paolo Andreucci Italy Anna Andreussi Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 Italy Fiat S2000
2007 Italy Giandomenico Basso Italy Mitia Dotta Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 Italy Fiat S2000
2008 Italy Luca Rossetti Italy Matteo Chiarcossi Peugeot 207 S2000 France Peugeot S2000
2009 Italy Paolo Andreucci Italy Anna Andreussi Peugeot 207 S2000 France Peugeot S2000
2010 Italy Paolo Andreucci Italy Anna Andreussi Peugeot 207 S2000 France Peugeot[4] Peugeot 207 S2000 S2000
2011 Italy Paolo Andreucci Italy Anna Andreussi Peugeot 207 S2000 France Peugeot[5] Peugeot 207 S2000 S2000
2012 Italy Paolo Andreucci Italy Anna Andreussi Peugeot 207 S2000 France Peugeot[6] Peugeot 207 S2000 S2000
2013 Italy Umberto Scandola Italy Guido D'Amore Škoda Fabia S2000 France Peugeot[7] Peugeot 207 S2000 S2000
2014 Italy Paolo Andreucci Italy Anna Andreussi Peugeot 208 T16 R5 France Peugeot[8] Peugeot 208 T16 R5 Group R5
2015 Italy Paolo Andreucci Italy Anna Andreussi Peugeot 208 T16 R5 France Peugeot[9] Peugeot 208 T16 R5 Group R5
2016 Italy Giandomenico Basso Italy Lorenzo Granai Ford Fiesta R5 United States Ford[10] Ford Fiesta R5 Group R5
2017 Italy Paolo Andreucci Italy Anna Andreussi Peugeot 208 T16 R5 France Peugeot[11] Peugeot 208 T16 R5 Group R5
2018 Italy Paolo Andreucci Italy Anna Andreussi Peugeot 208 T16 R5 United States Ford[12] Ford Fiesta R5 Group R5
2019 Italy Giandomenico Basso Italy Lorenzo Granai Škoda Fabia R5 France Citroën[13] Citroën C3 R5 Group R5
2020 Italy Andrea Crugnola Italy Pietro Elia Ometto Citroën C3 R5 Czech Republic Škoda[14] Škoda Fabia R5 Group R5
2021 Italy Giandomenico Basso Italy Lorenzo Granai Škoda Fabia R5 Czech Republic Škoda[15] Škoda Fabia R5 Group R5
2022 Italy Andrea Crugnola Italy Pietro Elia Ometto Citroën C3 Rally2 Czech Republic Škoda[16] Škoda Fabia Rally2 Evo Group Rally2

By manufacturer

Manufacturer Titles Season(s)
Italy Lancia 24 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
France Peugeot 10 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
Italy Fiat 9 1961, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1985, 2003, 2006, 2007
United States Ford 6 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2016, 2018
Italy Alfa Romeo 3 1962, 1963, 1964
Japan Subaru 1997, 2004, 2005
Japan Toyota 1998, 1999, 2000
Czech Republic Škoda 2020, 2021, 2022
Germany Opel 1 1981
Italy Ferrari 1982
France Citroën 2019

See also

References

  1. ^ "ALBO D'ORO CAMPIONATO ITALIANO ASSOLUTO RALLY" (PDF). acisport.it. acisport.it. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ^ Italian Rally Championship – Race Calendar 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. ^ Think Sicily – One of the original races – the Targa Florio Rally. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  4. ^ "CAMPIONATO ITALIANO COSTRUTTORI ASSOLUTO 2010" (PDF). acisport.it. acisport.it. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. ^ "CAMPIONATO ITALIANO COSTRUTTORI ASSOLUTO 2011" (PDF). acisport.it. acisport.it. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  6. ^ "CAMPIONATO ITALIANO COSTRUTTORI 2012" (PDF). acisport.it. acisport.it. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. ^ "CAMPIONATO ITALIANO COSTRUTTORI 2013" (PDF). acisport.it. acisport.it. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  8. ^ "CAMPIONATO ITALIANO COSTRUTTORI 2014" (PDF). acisport.it. acisport.it. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  9. ^ "CAMPIONATO ITALIANO COSTRUTTORI 2015" (PDF). acisport.it. acisport.it. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  10. ^ "CAMPIONATO ITALIANO COSTRUTTORI 2016" (PDF). acisport.it. acisport.it. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  11. ^ "CAMPIONATO ITALIANO COSTRUTTORI 2017" (PDF). acisport.it. acisport.it. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  12. ^ "CAMPIONATO ITALIANO COSTRUTTORI 2018" (PDF). acisport.it. acisport.it. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  13. ^ "CAMPIONATO ITALIANO COSTRUTTORI 2019" (PDF). acisport.it. acisport.it. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  14. ^ "CAMPIONATO ITALIANO COSTRUTTORI 2020" (PDF). acisport.it. acisport.it. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  15. ^ "CAMPIONATO ITALIANO COSTRUTTORI 2021" (PDF). acisport.it. acisport.it. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  16. ^ "CAMPIONATO ITALIANO ASSOLUTO COSTRUTTORI 2022" (PDF). acisport.it. acisport.it. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

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