Monza Rally Show

Monza Rally
Status	active
Genre	motorsporting event
Frequency	annual
Country	Italy
Inaugurated	1978

Valentino Rossi at the 2013 Monza Rally Show with a Fiesta RS WRC

The Monza Rally Show (previously known as Rally di Monza or Rally dell'Autodromo) is a motoring event that has been held since 1978 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, where rally and track racing experts compete, as well as protagonists of the entertainment world and other sports. It usually takes place in the last weeks of November, at the end of the competitive season. ^[1]

On 9 October 2020, it was announced that Rally Monza would be the final round of the 2020 World Rally Championship season, staging a round of the FIA World Rally Championship for the first time. ^[2] The event was included in the 2021 World Rally Championship as the last round of the season.

History

The first editions featured a mixed surface, with special stages run both on the paved track and on dirt roads carved in the circuit inland areas. From 1985 onwards the rally became an all-tarmac event. During the 80's and 90's the organizers usually allowed a class for special racing cars, such as touring cars, grand tourers and specially prepared rally cars. In the following years the event gradually changed from a classical rally to a challenge between rally and track racing drivers, as well as characters from the entertainment world and other sports. Since 2003 the name was changed to Monza Rally Show. In 2020 the event was renamed Rally Monza as it became an official World Rally Championship round including stages inside the circuit and public stages north of Bergamo. The event was again included in the 2021 World Rally Championship, as the final round of the season.

Editions

Complete results. ^[3]

Year	Driver	Co-driver	Car
1978	Federico Ormezzano	Renato Genova	Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Gr.3
1979	Raffaele Pinto	Fabio Penariol	Ferrari 308 GTB Gr.4
1980	Federico Ormezzano	Renato Genova	Porsche 911 SC Gr.4
1981	Federico Ormezzano	Claudio Berro	Lancia Stratos Gr.4
1982	Federico Ormezzano	Claudio Berro	Lancia Stratos Gr.4
1983	Adartico Vudafieri	Tiziana Borghi	Lancia Rally 037 Gr.B
1984	Attilio Bettega	Maurizio Perissinot	Lancia Rally 037 Gr.B
1985	Adartico Vudafieri	Tiziana Borghi	Lancia Rally 037 Gr.B
1986	Gianfranco Cunico	Gianluigi Scalvini	Lancia Rally 037 Gr.B
1987	Fulvio Bacchelli	Paolo Spollon	Lancia Rally 037 Gr.B
1988	Marco Brand	Maria Lechleitner	Lancia Rally 037 Gr.B
1989	Dario Cerrato	Giuseppe Cerri	Alfa Romeo 75 IMSA
1990	Gianfranco Cunico	Stefano Evangelisti	BMW M3 Gr.A
1991	Andrea Zanussi	Paolo Amati	BMW M3 Gr.A
1992	Nicola Larini	Arnaldo Bernacchini	Alfa Romeo 155 GTA S1
1993	Andrea Zanussi	Paolo Amati	Ford Escort Cosworth S1
1994	Giorgio Francia	Monica Bregoli	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti DTM
1995	Marco Spinelli	Silvio Perlino	Ford Escort Cosworth Gr.A
1996	Marco Spinelli	Silvio Perlino	Ford Escort Cosworth Gr.S
1997	Marco Spinelli	Arnaldo Bernacchini	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 Gr.A
1998	Andrea Dallavilla	Daniele Vernuccio	Subaru Impreza WRC
1999	Renato Travaglia	Flavio Zanella	Peugeot 306 Maxi
2000	Rinaldo Capello	Dino Zanatta	Subaru Impreza WRC
2001–2002	not held
2003	Alessandro Battaglin	Gianni Marchi	Toyota Corolla WRC
2004	Rinaldo Capello	Luigi Pirollo	Škoda Fabia WRC
2005	Rinaldo Capello	Luigi Pirollo	Škoda Fabia WRC
2006	Valentino Rossi	Carlo Cassina	Ford Focus RS WRC
2007	Valentino Rossi	Carlo Cassina	Ford Focus RS WRC
2008	Rinaldo Capello	Luigi Pirollo	Ford Focus RS WRC
2009	Rinaldo Capello	Luigi Pirollo	Citroën C4 WRC
2010	Dani Sordo	Diego Vallejo	Citroën C4 WRC
2011	Sébastien Loeb [4]	Severine Loeb	Citroën DS3 WRC
2012	Valentino Rossi [5]	Carlo Cassina	Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2013	Dani Sordo [6]	Marc Martí	Citroën DS3 WRC
2014	Robert Kubica [7]	Alessandra Benedetti	Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2015	Valentino Rossi [8]	Carlo Cassina	Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2016	Valentino Rossi [9]	Carlo Cassina	Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2017	Valentino Rossi [10]	Carlo Cassina	Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2018	Valentino Rossi	Carlo Cassina	Ford Fiesta WRC
2019	Andrea Crugnola	Marco Bergonzi	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2020	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC
2021	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC
2022	not held
2023	Andrea Mabellini	Virginia Lenzi	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
2024	Andrea Crugnola	Andrea Sassi	Citroën C3 Rally2

Multiple winners

Wins Driver Years won 7 Valentino Rossi 2006–2007, 2012, 2015–2018 5 Rinaldo Capello 2000, 2004–2005, 2008–2009 4 Federico Ormezzano 1978, 1980–1982 3 Marco Spinelli 1995–1997 2 Adartico Vudafieri 1983, 1985 Gianfranco Cunico 1986, 1990 Andrea Zanussi 1991, 1993 Dani Sordo 2010, 2013 Sébastien Ogier 2020, 2021 Andrea Crugnola 2019, 2024

Wins Manufacturers 12 Ford 8 Lancia 5 Citroën 3 Alfa Romeo Toyota Škoda 2 Porsche BMW Subaru

See also

• Rallying in Italy

References

1. "Monza Rally Show 2018, i campioni delle due ruote sfidano gli specialisti". autosprint.corrieredellosport.it. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
2. "Rally Monza to form 2020 FIA World Rally Championship finale". wrc.com. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
3. "Albo d'oro" (in Italian). monzarallyshow. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
4. Iván Fernández. "Monza Rally Show 2011: Sébastien Loeb se lleva la victoria absoluta y en el Master" . Retrieved 26 January 2018.
5. Valentín Pérez. "Doblete de Rossi en el templo de la velocidad" . Retrieved 26 January 2018.
6. Sergio Cobo. "Monza Rally Show 2013: Dani Sordo puede con Valentino Rossi" . Retrieved 26 January 2018.
7. Fernando Sancho. "Kubica se impone a Rossi en el Monza Rally Show 2014" . Retrieved 26 January 2018.
8. Alex López-Rey. "Valentino Rossi vence por quinta vez el Monza Rally Show" . Retrieved 26 January 2018.
9. Fernando Sancho. "Valentino Rossi gana el Monza Rally Show 2015" . Retrieved 26 January 2018.
10. Pipo López. "Valentino Rossi se anota su sexto triunfo en Monza" . Retrieved 26 January 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Official website (2020 and 2021)
• Monza Rally at eWRC-results