Rallye Sanremo

Automobile rally competition held in Sanremo, Italy

Rallye Sanremo

Status| Active
Genre| Motorsporting event
Frequency| Annual
Country|  Italy
Inaugurated| 1928
Website| rallyesanremo.it

Rallye Sanremo is a rally competition held in Sanremo, Italy. Except for the 1995 event, the event was part of the FIA World Rally Championship schedule from 1973 to the 2003. It was a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge and is currently a round of the Italian national rally championship.

## History

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Replica of Markku Alén's 1978 Sanremo -winning Lancia Stratos HF.

The first "Rallye Internazionale di Sanremo" was held in 1928. The rally name's French word "rallye", as opposed to Italian "rally", was inspired by Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo. After another successful rally in 1929, the event was given to new organisers who decided to set up a street race through the town of Sanremo instead. The first one, 1° Circuito Automobilistico Sanremo, was held in 1937 and won by Achille Varzi. Rallye Sanremo was restarted in 1961 as Rallye dei Fiori ("Rally of the Flowers") and has been held every year since.[1]

From 1970 to 1972, Rallye Sanremo was part of the International Championship for Manufacturers. From 1973 to 2003, the rally was on the World Rally Championship schedule, except for 1995 when the event was only part of the FIA 2-Litre World Championship for Manufacturers.[2] The rally became the centre of controversy in 1986 after the stewards disqualified the factory Peugeot team at the end of the third day for using illegal side skirts, handing the victory to Lancia. Peugeot had used the same configuration in earlier rallies without any scrutineering problems and had also passed pre-rally scrutineering. Peugeot appealed but the organisers did not allow the team to continue the rally. FIA later confirmed that the exclusion had been illegal as the Peugeot cars were legal, and decided to annul the results of the whole event.[3]

Rallye Sanremo was originally a mixed surface event (tarmac and gravel) but from 1997 on it was organised as an all-tarmac rally. After being dropped from the WRC schedule (in favor of Rally di Sardegna in 2004), Rallye Sanremo has been part of the Italian Rally Championship. Since 2006, it has also been a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. In 2015 the organizers and FIA decided to include Rallye Femminile Perla di Sanremo (from 1952 to 1956) as a part of Rallye Sanremo. The purpose for this decision was to honor Women's Italian Rally Series driven in Sanremo in the 1950s. Due to these changes 57° Rallye Sanremo in 2015 turned into 62° Rallye Sanremo and will continue with this numbering system.[4][5]

## Winners

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Season  | Event  | Driver  | Car

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1928  | Rallye Internazionale di Sanremo  |  Ernest Urdareanu | Fiat 520
1929  | Rallye Internazionale di Sanremo  |  Ernest Urdareanu | Fiat 521
1952  | 1° Rallye Femminile Perla di Sanremo  |  Paola Della Chiesa | Lancia Aurelia GT
1953  | 2° Rallye Femminile Perla di Sanremo  |  Luisa Rezzonico | Lancia Aurelia
1954  | 3° Rallye Femminile Perla di Sanremo  |  Paola Della Chiesa | Alfa Romeo 1900
1955  | 4° Rallye Femminile Perla di Sanremo  |  Paola Della Chiesa | Lancia Aurelia B22
1956  | 5° Rallye Femminile Perla di Sanremo  |  Goffreda Cambieri | Isetta
1961  | 1º Rallye dei Fiori  |  Mario De Villa | Alfa Romeo Giulietta
1962  | 2º Rallye dei Fiori  |  Piero Frescobaldi | Lancia Flavia
1963  | 3º Rallye dei Fiori  |  Franco Patria | Lancia Flavia Coupè
1964  | 4º Rallye dei Fiori  |  Erik Carlsson | Saab 96 Sport
1965  | 5º Rallye dei Fiori  |  Leo Cella | Lancia Fulvia 2C
1966  | 6º Rallye dei Fiori  |  Leo Cella | Lancia Fulvia HF
1967  | 7º Rallye dei Fiori  |  Jean-François Piot | Renault Gordini
1968  | 8º Rallye di Sanremo  |  Pauli Toivonen | Porsche 911
1969  | 9º Rallye di Sanremo  |  Harry Källström | Lancia Fulvia HF
1970  | 1º Sanremo-Sestriere – Rally d'Italia  |  Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine-Renault A110 1600
1971  | 2º Sanremo-Sestriere – Rally d'Italia  |  Ove Andersson | Alpine-Renault A110 1600
1972  | 10º Rallye Sanremo[6] |  Amilcare Ballestrieri | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
1973 | 11º Rallye Sanremo[7] |  Jean-Luc Thérier | Alpine-Renault A110 1800
1974 | 12º Rallye Sanremo |  Sandro Munari | Lancia Stratos HF
1975 | 13º Rallye Sanremo  |  Björn Waldegård | Lancia Stratos HF
1976 | 14º Rallye Sanremo  |  Björn Waldegård | Lancia Stratos HF
1977 | 15º Rallye Sanremo  |  Jean-Claude Andruet | Fiat 131 Abarth
1978 | 20º Rallye Sanremo  |  Markku Alén | Lancia Stratos HF
1979 | 21º Rallye Sanremo  |  Antonio Fassina | Lancia Stratos HF
1980 | 22º Rallye Sanremo  |  Walter Röhrl | Fiat 131 Abarth
1981 | 23º Rallye Sanremo  |  Michèle Mouton | Audi Quattro
1982 | 24º Rallye Sanremo  |  Stig Blomqvist | Audi Quattro
1983 | 25º Rallye Sanremo  |  Markku Alén | Lancia Rally 037
1984 | 26º Rallye Sanremo  |  Ari Vatanen | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
1985 | 27º Rallye Sanremo  |  Walter Röhrl | Audi Quattro S1
1986 | 28º Rallye Sanremo[1] |  Markku Alén | Lancia Delta S4
1987 | 29º Rallye Sanremo  |  Miki Biasion | Lancia Delta HF 4WD
1988 | 30º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia  |  Miki Biasion | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1989 | 31º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia  |  Miki Biasion | Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16v
1990 | 32º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia  |  Didier Auriol | Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16v
1991 | 33º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia  |  Didier Auriol | Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16v
1992 | 34º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia  |  Andrea Aghini | Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1993 | 35º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia  |  Franco Cunico | Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1994 | 36º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia  |  Didier Auriol | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1995  | 37º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia  |  Piero Liatti | Subaru Impreza 555
1996 | 38º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia  |  Colin McRae | Subaru Impreza 555
1997 | 39º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia  |  Colin McRae | Subaru Impreza WRC 97
1998 | 40º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia  |  Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
1999 | 41º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia  |  Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
2000 | 42º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia  |  Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC
2001 | 43º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia  |  Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC
2002 | 44º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia  |  Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC
2003 | 45º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia  |  Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC
2004  | 46º Rallye Sanremo  |  Renato Travaglia | Peugeot 206 XS S1600
2005  | 47º Rallye Sanremo  |  Alessandro Perico | Renault Clio S1600
2006 | 48º Rallye Sanremo  |  Paolo Andreucci | Fiat Grande Punto S2000
2007 | 49º Rallye Sanremo  |  Luca Rossetti | Peugeot 207 S2000
2008 | 50º Rallye Sanremo  |  Giandomenico Basso | Abarth Grande Punto S2000
2009 | 51º Rallye Sanremo  |  Kris Meeke | Peugeot 207 S2000
2010 | 52º Rallye Sanremo |  Paolo Andreucci | Peugeot 207 S2000
2011 | 53º Rallye Sanremo |  Thierry Neuville | Peugeot 207 S2000
2012 | 54º Rallye Sanremo  |  Giandomenico Basso | Ford Fiesta RRC
2013 | 55º Rallye Sanremo  |  Giandomenico Basso | Peugeot 207 S2000
2014  | 56º Rallye Sanremo  |  Umberto Scandola | Škoda Fabia S2000
2015[8] | 62° Rallye Sanremo[2] |  Paolo Andreucci | Peugeot 208 T16
2016  | 63º Rallye Sanremo  |  Paolo Andreucci | Peugeot 208 T16
2017  | 64° Rallye Sanremo  |  Paolo Andreucci | Peugeot 208 T16
2018  | 65° Rallye Sanremo  |  Paolo Andreucci | Peugeot 208 T16
2019  | 66° Rallye Sanremo  |  Craig Breen | Škoda Fabia R5
2020  | Event cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021  | 68° Rallye Sanremo  |  Craig Breen | Hyundai i20 R5
2022  | 69° Rallye Sanremo  |  Fabio Andolfi | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
2023  | 70° Rallye Sanremo  |  Giandomenico Basso | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
2024  | 71° Rallye Sanremo  |  Giandomenico Basso | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2

1 FIA later annulled the results of the 1986 event.
2 In 2015 the organizers and FIA included Rallye Femminile Perla (from 1952 to 1956) di Sanremo as a part of Rallye Sanremo and changed the numbering system from 57° to 62°.

### Multiple winners

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| Wins  | Driver  | Years

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6  |  Paolo Andreucci | 2006, 2010, 2015–2018
5  |  Giandomenico Basso | 2008, 2012–2013, 2022-2024
3  |  Markku Alen | 1978, 1983, 1986
Didier Auriol | 1990–1991, 1994
Miki Biasion | 1987–1989
Gilles Panizzi | 2000–2002
Paola Della Chiesa  | 1952, 1954–1955
2  |  Leo Cella  | 1965–1966
Tommi Makinen | 1998–1999
Colin McRae | 1996–1997
Walter Rohrl | 1980, 1985
Jean-Luc Therier | 1970, 1973
Bjorn Waldegard | 1975–1976
Ernest Urdareanu | 1928–1929
Craig Breen | 2019, 2021
| Wins  | Manufacturer

|

13  |  Lancia
Peugeot
6  |  Fiat
4  |  Skoda
3  |  Subaru
Alpine

## References

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1. ^ "Una storia quasi ottantennale (PDF)" (PDF). Automobile Club Sanremo (in Italian). Retrieved 2007-02-09. [dead link]
2. ^ "Rallye Sanremo / Rallye d'Italia Roll of Honour". RallyBase. Archived from the original on 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
3. ^ "San Remo 1986". World Rally Archive. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
4. ^ "Le Edizioni Del Rallye Sanremo diventano 62 !!" (PDF) (in Italian). Automobile Club Sanremo/ Automobile Club d'Italia Sport. Retrieved 2015-04-25.[permanent dead link]
5. ^ "Media Book for 62° Rallye Sanremo" (PDF) (in Italian and English). Automobile Club Sanremo/ Comune di Sanremo/ Regione Liguria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
6. ^ "10º Rallye Sanremo". www.rallyesanremo.sistel.it.
7. ^ "11º Rallye Sanremo". www.rallyesanremo.sistel.it.
8. ^ "62° Rallye Sanremo Results". eWRC-Results.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

## External links

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* Official website
* Rallye Sanremo at eWRC-results

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