Scuderia Lancia

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Lancia
Full nameScuderia Lancia
Formula One World Championship career
First entry 1954 Spanish Grand Prix
Races entered4
EnginesLancia
Constructors'
Championships
0
Drivers'
Championships
0
Race victories 0
Podiums1
Pole positions 2
Fastest laps 1
Final entry 1955 Belgian Grand Prix
World Rally Championship history
Debut 1973 Monte Carlo Rally
Last event 1992 RAC Rally
Manufacturers' Championships 10 (1974, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)
Drivers' Championships 5 (1977, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991)
Rally wins73
Twice world rally champion, the Italian Miki Biasion and his Lancia Delta Integrale in the colors of Martini Racing. 2006 Rally Legend - Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16v.jpg
Twice world rally champion, the Italian Miki Biasion and his Lancia Delta Integrale in the colors of Martini Racing.

The Scuderia Lancia, which later became the Squadra Corse HF Lancia, is the racing workshop of the Lancia car company, created in 1952 by Gianni Lancia, son of the brand's founder. The Scuderia Lancia officially began competing in motor sports, particularly in rallying, where it distinguished itself in the Carrera Panamericana, the Targa Florio and the Mille Miglia. The team also entered Formula 1 in 1954-1955, without particularly shining. The Squadra Corse bounced back in the World Endurance Championship with three world titles between 1979 and 1981, and in rallying, winning eleven constructors' titles and four drivers' titles between 1974 and 1992. Since the end of 1991, Lancia has ceased all official involvement in motor racing.

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Rallying

Prior to the forming of the World Rally Championship, Lancia took the final International Championship for Manufacturers title with the Fulvia in 1972. In the WRC, they remain the most statistically successful marque (despite having withdrawn at the end of the 1993 season), winning constructors' titles with the Stratos (1974, 1975 and 1976), the 037 (1983) and the Delta (six consecutive wins from 1987 to 1992). The Delta is also the most successful individual model designation ever to compete in rallying. All this gave Lancia a total of 10 championships over the years.

Juha Kankkunen and Miki Biasion both won two drivers' titles with the Delta. Among other drivers to take several World Rally Championship wins with Lancia were Markku Alén, Didier Auriol, Sandro Munari, Bernard Darniche, Walter Röhrl, Björn Waldegård and Henri Toivonen. The history of the brand in rallying is also tainted with tragedy, with deaths of Italian driver Attilio Bettega at the 1985 Tour de Corse in a Lancia 037 and then Finnish championship favourite Toivonen in a Lancia Delta S4 at the same rally exactly a year later. These deaths would eventually lead to the end of Group B rallying.

Martini Racing

In 1982, just as they had done one year previously with sports cars, Martini Racing signed with the works Lancia team, sponsoring the brand new Group B Lancia 037, with Attilio Bettega and Markku Alén as drivers. [1] The Lancia Martini partnership in the World Rally Championship was one of the company's longest, remaining until the end of the 1992 season, with several cars, including the Group B Delta S4 and Group A Delta Integrale winning events and titles with drivers such as Juha Kankkunen, Bruno Saby, Massimo Biasion and Didier Auriol. The Martini Lancia cars won the WRC Drivers' title in 1987 and 1991 with Kankkunen, and 1988 and 1989 with Biasion, as well as the Constructors' title with the 037 in 1983, and consecutively with the Group A Delta from 1987 to 1992. In 1993, Martini managed a smaller sponsorship program, restricted to the Italian Rally Championship with Italian rallyman Dario Cerrato

Competition results

Rallying

WRC Results (Group B era)

YearCarDriver12345678910111213WDCPointsWMCPoints
1982 Lancia 037 Flag of Finland.svg Markku Alén MON SWE POR KEN FRA
9
GRE
Ret
NZL BRA FIN
Ret
ITA
Ret
CIV GBR
4
21st129th25
Flag of Italy.svg Attilio Bettega MON SWE POR KEN FRA
Ret
GRE NZL BRA FIN ITA CIV GBR -0
Flag of Italy.svg Adartico Vudafieri MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE
Ret
NZL BRA FIN ITA CIV
Ret
GBR -0
Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Tabaton MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE NZL BRA FIN ITA
Ret
CIV GBR -0
1983 Lancia 037 Flag of Germany.svg Walter Röhrl MON
1
SWE POR
3
KEN FRA
2
GRC
1
NZL
1
ARG FIN ITA
2
CIV GBR 2nd1021st118
Flag of Finland.svg Markku Alén MON
2
SWE POR
4
KEN FRA
1
GRC
2
NZL ARG
5
FIN
3
ITA
1
CIV GBR 3rd100
Flag of France.svg Jean-Claude Andruet MON
8
SWE POR KEN FRA
Ret
GRC NZL ARG FIN ITA CIV GBR 41st3
Flag of Italy.svg Adartico Vudafieri MON SWE POR
5
KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG
Ret
FIN ITA CIV GBR 12th*20*
Flag of Italy.svg Attilio Bettega MON SWE POR KEN FRA
4
GRC
5
NZL
3
ARG FIN ITA
3
CIV GBR 7th42
Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Mayorga MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG
Ret
FIN ITA CIV GBR -0
Flag of Finland.svg Pentti Airikkala MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN
5
ITA CIV GBR 21st8
1984 Lancia 037 Flag of Finland.svg Markku Alén MON
8
SWE POR
2
KEN
4
FRA
1
GRC
3
NZL
2
ARG FIN
2
ITA
Ret
CIV GBR 3rd902nd108
Flag of France.svg Jean-Claude Andruet MON
Ret
SWE POR KEN FRA
6
GRC NZL ARG FIN ITA CIV GBR 30th6
Flag of Italy.svg Attilio Bettega MON
5
SWE POR
3
KEN FRA
7
GRC
4
NZL ARG FIN ITA
2
CIV GBR 5th49
Flag of Finland.svg Henri Toivonen MON SWE POR
Ret
KEN FRA GRC
Ret
NZL ARG FIN
3
ITA CIV GBR 16th12
Flag of Kenya.svg Vic Preston Jr MON SWE POR KEN
6
FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN ITA CIV GBR 30th6
1985 Lancia 037 Flag of Finland.svg Markku Alén MON SWE POR KEN
Ret
FRA
Ret
GRC NZL ARG FIN
3
ITA
4
CIV GBR 7th373rd70
Flag of Finland.svg Henri Toivonen MON
6
SWE POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN
4
ITA
3
CIV GBR 6th48
Flag of Italy.svg Attilio Bettega MON SWE POR KEN
Ret
FRA
Ret
GRC NZL ARG FIN ITA CIV GBR -0
Flag of Kenya.svg Vic Preston Jr MON SWE POR KEN
Ret
FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN ITA CIV GBR -0
Lancia Delta S4 Flag of Finland.svg Markku Alén GBR
2
-0
Flag of Finland.svg Henri Toivonen GBR
1
-0
1986 Lancia Delta S4 Flag of Finland.svg Markku Alén MON
Ret
SWE
2
POR
Ret
FRA
Ret
GRC
Ret
NZL
2
ARG
2
FIN
3
CIV ITA
1
GBR
2
USA
1
2nd1042nd122
Flag of Finland.svg Henri Toivonen MON
1
SWE
Ret
POR
Ret
KEN FRA
Ret
GRC NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR USA 13th20
Flag of Italy.svg Miki Biasion MON
68
SWE POR
Ret
FRA
Ret
GRC
2
NZL
3
ARG
1
FIN CIV ITA
3
GBR USA 5th47
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Ericsson MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRC
Ret
NZL
4
ARG FIN
5
CIV ITA GBR
Ret
USA -0
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Recalde MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG
4
FIN CIV ITA GBR USA 22nd10
Flag of Sweden.svg Kalle Grundel MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN
6
CIV ITA GBR USA 9th*26*
Lancia 037 Flag of Finland.svg Markku Alén KEN
3
Flag of Italy.svg Miki Biasion KEN
Ret
Flag of Kenya.svg Greg Criticos MON SWE POR KEN
9
FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR USA 60th2
Flag of Kenya.svg Johnny Hellier MON SWE POR KEN
10
FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR USA 70th1
Flag of Kenya.svg Vic Preston Jr MON SWE POR KEN
Ret
FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR USA -0

WRC Results (Group A era)

YearCarDriver1234567891011121314WDCPointsWMCPoints
1987 Lancia Delta HF 4WD Flag of Finland.svg Juha Kankkunen MON
2
SWE
3
POR
4
KEN FRA GRC
2
USA
1
NZL ARG FIN
5
CIV ITA GBR
1
1st1001st140
Flag of Italy.svg Miki Biasion MON
1
SWE POR
8
KEN FRA
3
GRC
7
USA
2
NZL ARG
1
FIN CIV ITA
1
GBR 2nd94
Flag of Finland.svg Markku Alén MON SWE
5
POR
1
KEN FRA GRE
1
USA
3
NZL ARG FIN
1
CIV ITA
Ret
GBR
5
3rd88
Flag of France.svg Bruno Saby MON
Ret
SWE POR KEN FRA
Ret
GRE USA NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR -0
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Ericsson MON SWE
2
POR KEN FRA GRE USA NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR
4
10th28
Flag of Kenya.svg Vic Preston Jr MON SWE POR KEN
14
FRA GRE USA NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR -0
Flag of France.svg Yves Loubet MON SWE POR KEN FRA
2
GRE USA NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR 20th15
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Recalde MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE USA NZL ARG
2
FIN CIV ITA GBR 9th*30*
1988 Lancia Delta HF 4WD
Lancia Delta Integrale
Flag of Italy.svg Miki Biasion MON
Ret
SWE POR
1
KEN
1
FRA GRC
1
USA
1
NZL ARG
2
FIN CIV ITA
1
GBR 1st1151st140
Flag of France.svg Bruno Saby MON
1
SWE POR KEN FRA
3
GRC USA NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR 6th32
Flag of France.svg Yves Loubet MON
Ret
SWE POR KEN FRA
2
GRC USA NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR 10th*27*
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Ericsson MON SWE
Ret
POR
Ret
KEN FRA GRC
2
USA NZL ARG FIN
2
CIV ITA GBR
Ret
8th30
Flag of Finland.svg Markku Alén MON SWE
1
POR
6
KEN FRA GRE
4
USA NZL ARG FIN
1
CIV ITA
4
GBR
1
2nd86
Flag of Kenya.svg Vic Preston Jr MON SWE POR KEN
Ret
FRA GRC USA NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR -0
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Recalde MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRC USA NZL ARG
1
FIN CIV ITA GBR 9th*27*
1989 Lancia Delta Integrale
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
Flag of Italy.svg Miki Biasion SWE MON
1
POR
1
KEN
1
FRA GRC
1
NZL ARG FIN
6
AUS ITA
1
CIV GBR 1st1061st140
Flag of France.svg Didier Auriol SWE MON
2
POR
Ret
KEN FRA
1
GRC
2
NZL ARG FIN
Ret
AUS ITA
Ret
CIV GBR 5th50
Flag of France.svg Bruno Saby SWE MON
3
POR KEN FRA
Ret
GRC NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV GBR 25th12
Flag of Finland.svg Markku Alén SWE MON POR
2
KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN
Ret
AUS
3
ITA CIV GBR 9th27
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Recalde SWE MON POR KEN
Ret
FRA GRC NZL ARG
3
FIN AUS ITA CIV GBR 15th*20*
Flag of France.svg Yves Loubet SWE MON POR KEN FRA
4
GRC NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV GBR 29th10
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Ericsson SWE MON POR KEN FRA GRC NZL ARG
1
FIN AUS ITA CIV GBR 4th*50*
1990 Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Flag of Italy.svg Miki Biasion MON
3
POR
1
KEN
Ret
FRA GRC
3
NZL ARG
1
FIN AUS ITA
Ret
CIV GBR
3
4th761st137
Flag of Finland.svg Juha Kankkunen MON
Ret
POR
3
KEN
2
FRA GRC
2
NZL ARG
Ret
FIN
5
AUS
1
ITA
2
CIV GBR
Ret
3rd85
Flag of France.svg Didier Auriol MON
1
POR
2
KEN FRA
1
GRC
Ret
NZL ARG
3
FIN
Ret
AUS
Ret
ITA
1
CIV GBR
5
2nd95
Flag of Italy.svg Alex Fiorio MON POR KEN
Ret
FRA GRC NZL ARG FIN AUS
3
ITA CIV GBR 9th*25*
Flag of France.svg Yves Loubet MON POR KEN FRA
Ret
GRC NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV GBR -0
1991 Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Flag of Italy.svg Miki Biasion MON
2
SWE POR
3
KEN
Ret
FRA GRC
3
NZL ARG
2
FIN AUS ITA
2
CIV ESP GBR
Ret
4th691st137
Flag of Finland.svg Juha Kankkunen MON
5
SWE POR
4
KEN
1
FRA GRC
1
NZL
2
ARG
4
FIN
1
AUS
1
ITA
Ret
CIV ESP
2
GBR
1
1st150
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Recalde MON SWE POR KEN
3
FRA GRC NZL ARG
5
FIN AUS
8
ITA CIV ESP GBR 9th*29*
Flag of France.svg Bruno Saby MON SWE POR KEN FRA
Ret
GRC NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV ESP GBR 33rd*8*
Flag of France.svg Yves Loubet MON SWE POR KEN FRA
6
GRC NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV ESP GBR 33rd*8*
1992 Lancia Delta Integrale HF Flag of Finland.svg Juha Kankkunen MON
3
SWE POR
1
KEN
2
FRA GRC
2
NZL ARG FIN
2
AUS
2
ITA
2
CIV ESP
2
GBR
3
2nd1341st140
Flag of France.svg Didier Auriol MON
1
SWE POR
Ret
KEN FRA
1
GRC
1
NZL ARG
1
FIN
1
AUS
1
ITA
Ret
CIV ESP
10
GBR
Ret
3rd121
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Aghini MON SWE POR
Ret
KEN FRA
6
GRE NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA
1
CIV ESP
3
GBR
10
7th39
Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Waldegård MON SWE POR KEN
Ret
FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV ESP GBR -0
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Recalde MON SWE POR KEN
3
FRA GRE NZL ARG
Ret
FIN AUS ITA CIV ESP GBR 10th*28*
Flag of France.svg Philippe Bugalski MON SWE POR KEN FRA
3
GRE NZL ARG FIN
9
AUS ITA CIV ESP GBR 13th*22*

Formula One

World Championship Grand Prix results

Includes results of Lancia Grand Prix cars entered by other entities.

YearEntrant [2] ChassisEngineTyresDrivers123456789PointsWCC
1954 Scuderia Lancia Lancia D50 Lancia 2.5 V8 P ARG 500 BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA ESP -*-*
Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari RetPF
Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Ret
1955 Scuderia Lancia Lancia D50 Lancia 2.5 V8 P ARG MON 500 BEL NED GBR ITA -*-*
Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari RetRet
Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Ret/

Ret

5
Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron 6
Flag of Italy.svg Eugenio Castellotti Ret2RetP
Scuderia Ferrari E DNS
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Farina DNS
1956 Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 Lancia 2.5 V8 P / E ARG MON 500 BEL FRA GBR GER ITA -*-*
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio RetP/

1F

4P/

2F

RetP4PF11PF9P/

2

Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Musso 1RetRet5
Flag of Italy.svg Eugenio Castellotti RetRet/

4

Ret211Ret/

Ret

Ret/

9

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Gendebien DNSRetDNA
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins 211Ret/

2

Ret/

Ret

2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Paul Frère 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg André Pilette 6
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Alfonso de Portago Ret2/

11

RetRet
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang von Trips DNS
1957 Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 Lancia 2.5 V8 P / E ARG MON 500 FRA GBR GER PES ITA -*-*
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins Ret/

6

Ret3Ret/

4

3Ret
Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Musso Ret2PF24Ret8
Flag of Italy.svg Eugenio Castellotti Ret
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hawthorn RetRet/

Ret

4326
Flag of Argentina.svg José Froilán González 5
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Alfonso de Portago 5
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang von Trips 6Ret3
Flag of Italy.svg Cesare Perdisa 6
Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant 5Ret4DNA

* Constructor's Championship not awarded until 1958.

† Indicates shared drive

Non-Championship results

(results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant [2] ChassisEngineDriver123456789101112131415161718
1955 Scuderia Lancia Lancia D50 Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 NZL BUE VAL PAU GLO BOR INT NAP ALB CUR COR LON DRT RED DTT OUL AVO SYR
Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari 1P5PF1P
Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi 343
Flag of Italy.svg Eugenio Castellotti 42
Scuderia Ferrari 7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hawthorn 2P
1956 Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 BUE GLV SYR AIN INT NAP 100 VNW CAE SUS BRH
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio 1PF1PFRet
Flag of Italy.svg Eugenio Castellotti RetRetRetP
Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Musso Ret2RetF
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins 3Ret
1957 Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 BUE SYR PAU GLV NAP RMS CAE INT MOD MOR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins 3F/

8F

1P1Ret
Flag of Italy.svg Eugenio Castellotti 5
Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Musso 3/

5

21
Flag of Italy.svg Cesare Perdisa 7
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang von Trips 8
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Masten Gregory Ret
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hawthorn 2PFRet
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Gendebien Ret

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