In 1972 he won the targa florio sports car endurance race, partnering arturo merzario in a works ferrari 312pb. Nov 23, 2017 arguably the most fearless driver ever to sit in a rally car, this former ski instructor was crowned world champion in 1980, driving for fiat, and again in 1982 for opel. It had the 14 when, ten years before, he started, actually with the montecarlo, his happy partnership with lancia. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. Home people drivers k to o munari, sandro wrc starts. Among the race drivers guests the dragon sandro munari who has. The 2020 lancia stratos is almost here and well see the manual version at geneva. In 1972 he won the targa florio sports car endurance race, partnering arturo. Career born at cavarzere, veneto, sandro munari began rallying in 1965 and won the italian rally championship in 1967 and 1969, adding the european rally championship title in 1973. Munari won the 1967 and 69 italian rally championship titles before scooping the european series in 1973. Why safari rally was much more than just a motorcar race. Italian driver sandro munari r is seen in his lancia stratos, during the 45th montecarlo rally at.
Vivere il presente, sognare per lavvenire, imparare dal passato sandro munari. Sandro munari, lancia stratos hf, 1976 rally portugal. Rally driver sandro munari stands next to his factory prepared fiat abarth 1 that he used for the 1983 safari rally. There are 232 pages, with 212 photos including colour. Find everything in one place on sandro munari including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis. The 2020 lancia stratos is almost here and well see the. Renault turbo, winner 1981 rallye monte carlo, driven by jean ragnotti.
The lancia stratos hf of sandro munari and piero sodano. It will overwritte the ingame lancia livery design 2. Bertone knew that lancia was looking for a replacement for the ageing fulvia. It was during this era that we saw some of the most evocative rally cars of all time. Rally club sandro munari, castiglione dei pepoli, italy. However, it lost its lustre when it ceased being a wrc. Photo file by charles nyende more by this author in summary. For all its brilliance, the hastily assembled, handbuilt stratos was shockingly off in. Racing under the pirelli banner made it possible to outshine others also in. Top 10 highest paid wrc rally drivers salaries 2019.
Man, if they could make an abarth 124, with that kind of power, itd be the baby viper for which rg has been pining. Top 10 greatest rally drivers of all time by motorious staff nov 23, 2017 features shop sports. The 42nd dakar rally is being held in saudi arabia from jan. As the uk press officer for pirelli, i was expected to know about these things, so i set about learning all.
The legendary sospellantosque, the stage of the montecarlo rally that encompasses the famous col du turini mountain pass, is among the most physically and mentally exhausting challenges in motorsport. Born at cavarzere, veneto, sandro munari began rallying in 1965 and won the italian rally championship in 1967 and 1969, adding the european rally championship title in 1973. Its january 1977, and during a brief stop on the montecarlo rally, the italian driver sandro munari holds a comfortable lead, one that his. But not if youre sandro munari, or il drago as hes become known. The cars made their race debut at targa in may where claudio maglioli raffaele pinto retired due to overheating caused by an errant newspaper obstructing the radiator, but ninth place overall was a great result for rally drivers sandro munari and rauno aaltonen in the other car. The longawaited autobiography of the amazingly successful rally driver sandro munari, bestknown for driving the lancia fulvia and stratos. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock. The shape came from the future but was still pure 1970s.
His stratos has the number 14, a number that to the dragon brings a lot of well. The italian took his first monte carlo rally win in a fulvia hf in 1972, before taking a further hat. Easter memories ring loud with echoes of safari rally daily. List of world rally championship drivers champions. San francisco lancia stratos rally 1974 gameplay pc the lancia stratos hf tipo 829, widely and more simply known as lancia stratos. From italy, lancia kicked off its illustrious association with rallying with the beautiful stratos model which was campaigned by drivers including sandro munari and markku alen. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. List of world rally championship drivers champions wikipedia. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1977 and 1978 as an fia cup for drivers title, to sandro munari and markku alen, respectively. Rallying was a total mystery to me until 1972, when a young man named sandro munari achieved the first of his four monte carlo rally victories and helped lancia win the manufacturers world championship. For the past two years, hes conquered the rally with the innovative lancia stratos. Photo file in my job, howlers heard in the peaks of mt kenya and. In the current points system, points are awarded at the end of each rally to the top ten wrc overall drivers that qualify as follows.
Apr 14, 2017 rally driver sandro munari stands next to his factory prepared fiat abarth 1 that he used for the 1983 safari rally. The first official world champion in rallying was bjorn waldegard in 1979. Sandro munari began rallying in 1965 and won the italian rally championship in 1967 and. Monte carlo rally the oldest rally race in the world snaplap. Active drivers listed in bold in the tables are those who have entered a wrc event within the past twelve months. Lancia stratos rally car 77 gran turismo wiki fandom. Sandro munari is a former motor racing and rally driver from italy. Jan 20, 2016 in 2017, ogier changed a team and continued his winning streak with msports ford fiesta wrc, taking the fifth victory and becoming the second most successful driver in the history of monte carlo rally, leaving fourtime winners tommi makinen, sandro munari and walter rohrl behind. This book charts his career, including many previously unseen photos from his personal collection.
In the rally, vehicles including cars, jeeps, quads, motorbikes and suvs, will cover a distance of over 5,592 miles. Possibly the greatest rally driver of all time, today he celebrates his eightieth birthday. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The safari rally, started in 1953, became part of the prestigious world rally championship wrc in 1974. Spotlight on the 1973 lancia stratos hf 51 coolest cars. A strange brew of fiery latin passion and brit cool made sandro munari, ii drago, a potent force in 1970s rallying, writes john davenport. Online archive of fia world rally championship from 1973 to present day. Sandro munari is a former italian racing and rally driver whose greatest success in a career was a victory in the fia cup for rally drivers in 1977 there was no world rally championship for drivers in 1977.
It first appears in gran turismo 2 and has returned in every main game since, except gran turismo 3. Jul 29, 2014 from the outset, the lanciabertone deal was intended to develop a rally car that would build on the fulvias successes it won the euro rally championship in 1969 and the imc trophy for 1972. In his prestigious palmares also 4 wins at the monte carlo rally in 1972. San francisco lancia stratos rally 1974 gameplay pc the lancia stratos hf tipo 829, widely and more simply known as lancia stratos, is a car made by italian car manufacturer lancia. Dragon, as he is fondly called, is considered to be one of the best italian rally drivers of all times. Mar 03, 2014 sandro munari former lancia rally driver.
The driver s championship and manufacturers championship are separate championships, but are based on the same point system. Each season normally consists of 12 to 16 rallies driven on surfaces ranging from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice. Rally club sandro munari how is rally club sandro munari. One more ogiers victory with msport ford followed in. View attachment 298623 view attachment 298624 view attachment 298625 view attachment 298626 view attachment 298627 if you like my content and want to support my. Sandro munari born 27 march 1940 is a former motor racing and rally driver from italy. Easter memories ring loud with echoes of safari rally. Lancia rally 037 sandro munari rally montecarlo 1975.
Best rally car drivers of all time life of adventure. Top 10 greatest rally drivers of all time motorious. Sandro munari born 27th march 1940 is a racing driver who competes internationally for italy. Dec 18, 2016 italian driver sandro munari r is seen in his lancia stratos, during the 45th montecarlo rally at. That is because sandro munari is the best lancia rally driver ever.
And thus marcello set to develop the stratos for racing and homologation, working alongside messrs. The lancia stratos hf tipo 829, widely and more simply known as lancia stratos, is a rally car and sports car. This page was last edited on 27 february 2020, at 10. Marz 1940 in cavarzere ve, italien ist ein ehemaliger italienischer rallyefahrer. List of world rally championship drivers wikipedia. After all, the pass does lend itself as a stage for the montecarlo rally, and is often covered with a sprinkling of snow, even in the summer. World rally championship vitezstvi, munari take vyhral 1977 fia pohar pro rally drivers titulu. Sandro munari, una vita di traverso david thomas motoring books. Earlier in a career, he was the european rally champion in 1973 and the italian rally champion two times, in 1967 and. Total rally south africa, avec piero sodano, sur lancia stratos hf 1977.
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