The Targa Florio Rally is a rally auto racing competition held in Sicily.[1] It officially started in 1978 when the Targa Florio transitioned from sports car to rally event, mostly due to safety concerns. The 71 km pattern of Circuito delle Madonie is still used in the same permutation as the original race, and as such the Targa Florio Rally is considered its official continuation. From 1984 to 2011 the Targa Florio was part of the European Rally Championship calendar of events.

Paolo Andreucci, winner of the 2006 edition

Winners edit

Year Driver Co-driver Car Championship
1978   Antonio Carello   Maurizio Perissinot Lancia Stratos Italian Rally Championship
1979   Adartico Vudafieri   Mario Mannucci Fiat 131 Abarth
1980   Paolo Pasutti   Roberto Stradiotto Fiat 131 Abarth
1981   Jean-Claude Andruet   "Tilber" Ferrari 308 GTB
1982   Antonio Tognana   Massimo De Antoni Ferrari 308 GTB
1983   Gianfranco Cunico   Ergy Bartolich Lancia Rally 037
1984   Antonio Fassina   Massimo Sghedoni Lancia Rally 037 European Rally Championship
and
Italian Rally Championship
1985   Dario Cerrato   Giuseppe Cerri Lancia Rally 037
1986   Dario Cerrato   Giuseppe Cerri Lancia Delta S4
1987   Dario Cerrato   Giuseppe Cerri Lancia Delta 4WD
1988   Andrea Zanussi   Paolo Amati BMW M3
1989   Dario Cerrato   Giuseppe Cerri Lancia Delta 16V
1990   Piero Liatti   Luciano Tedeschini Lancia Delta 16V
1991   Piero Longhi   Pietro Carraro Lancia Delta 16V
1992   Piergiorgio Deila   Pierangelo Scalvini Lancia Delta 16V
1993   Gianfranco Cunico   Stefano Evangelisti Ford Escort Cosworth
1994   Gianfranco Cunico   Stefano Evangelisti Ford Escort Cosworth
1995   Piero Liatti   Alessandro Alessandrini Subaru Impreza
1996   Gianfranco Cunico   Stefano Evangelisti Ford Escort Cosworth
1997   Paolo Andreucci   Simona Fedeli Renault Megane Maxi
1998   Renato Travaglia   Flavio Zanella Peugeot 306 Maxi
1999   Gianfranco Cunico   Gigi Pirollo Subaru Impreza WRC
2000   Piero Longhi   Lucio Baggio Toyota Corolla WRC
2001   Gianluca Vita   Alessandro Mari Peugeot 306 Maxi
2002   Salvatore Riolo   Maurizio Marin Peugeot 306 Kit
2003   Paolo Andreucci   Anna Andreussi Fiat Punto S1600
2004   Paolo Andreucci   Anna Andreussi Fiat Punto S1600
2005   Salvatore Riolo   Maurizio Marin Renault Clio
2006   Paolo Andreucci   Anna Andreussi FIAT Grande Punto S2000
2007   Paolo Andreucci   Anna Andreussi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2008   Luca Rossetti   Matteo Chiarcossi Peugeot 207 S2000
2009   Luca Rossetti   Matteo Chiarcossi Abarth Grande Punto S2000
2010   Salvatore Riolo   Angelo Carlo Canova Citroën Xsara WRC
2011   Paolo Andreucci   Anna Andreussi Peugeot 207 S2000
2012   Jan Kopecký   Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia S2000 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
and
Italian Rally Championship
2013   Paolo Andreucci   Anna Andreussi Peugeot 207 S2000 Italian Rally Championship
2014   Paolo Andreucci   Anna Andreussi Peugeot 208 T16
2015   Paolo Andreucci   Anna Andreussi Peugeot 208 T16
2016   Paolo Andreucci   Anna Andreussi Peugeot 208 T16
2017   Paolo Andreucci   Anna Andreussi Peugeot 208 T16
2018   Andrea Nucita   Marco Vozzo Hyundai i20 R5
2019   Simone Campedelli   Tania Canton Hyundai i20 R5

Most Wins edit

# Team Wins
1   Lancia 10
  Peugeot 10
3   Fiat 6
4   Ford 3
5   Ferrari 2
  Renault 2
  Subaru 2
  Hyundai 2
8   BMW 1
  Citroën 1
  Mitsubishi 1
  Škoda 1
  Toyota 1
# Driver Wins
1   Paolo Andreucci 11
2   Gianfranco Cunico 4
  Dario Cerrato 4
4   Salvatore Riolo 3
5   Piero Liatti 2
  Piero Longhi 2

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Preston, Benjamin (14 May 2014). "In Italy, the Targa Florio Rally keeps an eye on the past". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

External links edit