83 Lancia Rally 037 - Motorsports Almanac

Lancia Rally 037
Lancia Rally 037 FIA Group B car
Technical Specifications (1984/85)
The Lancia Rally 037 was launched on the
14th December 1981. The first car was
unveiled on 21st April 1982 at the 59th Turin
International Motor Show. In 1982 twohundred
cars were built to satisfy FIA Group
B homologation requirements. Twenty
“Evolution” cars were built for competition
with Kugelfisher fuel injection, Kevlar
panels and the prominent rear spoiler. They
were homologated on 01.08.82 as the the
model Evoluzione-1. The Rally 037 made
the WRC début at the Tour de Corse 1982.
The 037 was based on the centre section of
the Lancia Beta Montecarlo with tubular sub
frames front and rear. It was powered by a
supercharged 16-valve engine which sits mid
ships behind the driver and is longitudinally
arranged. The 5-speed transaxle was
supplied by ZF. An “Evoluzione II” version
was produced for 1984. It had an enlarged
2111 cc engine with water-injection
developing 325bhp.
DESIGN TEAM
Development Engineer : Sergio Limone
PRODUCTION
First homologation : 01.04.1982 (B210)
Competition début : 01-04th April Costa Smeralda Rally (I) ERC (Alén) (Bettega)
1st WRC Rally : Tour de Corse 1982
WRC Wins : 6 (Monte Carlo 1983, Röhrl - Corsica 1983, Alen - Greece 1983, Röhrl - New Zealand 1983,
Röhrl - Italy 1983, Alen - Corsica 1984, Alen.
1982 Gara version Group B 21 cars built in April 1982 (260 bhp @7000 rpm / 1020 kg.
1982 Evolution 1 Group B 21 cars built August 1982. (305 bhp @ 8000 rpm/960 kg)
1984 Evolution 2 Group B 17 cars built 1984-85. (325 bhp @ 8000 rpm/960 kg)
CHASSIS
Type : Central car body: steel false-monocoque, front tubular frames (that support suspensions and
radiator) and back tubular frames (that support the engine system, the gearbox and the
suspensions). Roll-over cage made of titanium tubes.
Body : Kevlar reinforced polyester resin panels and doors. Rear window of transparent
plexiglass, as are the side windows which are endowed with a small slide window for the
cockpit ventilation.
ENGINE Evo Evo II
Type : 4-cylinders in-line, belt-driven DOHC, 4VPC 4-cylinders in-line, belt-driven DOHC, 4VPC
Bore x Stroke : 84.00 x 90 mm 85.00 x 93.00 mm
Capacity : 1995 cc 2111 cc
Compression Ratio : 7.5:1 9:1
Max Torque : 299 Nm @ 5000 rpm 333.5 Nm @ 5500 rpm
Max Power : 265-280 bhp @ 8000 rpm (0.60 to 0.90 bar) 310-325 bhp @ 8000 rpm (1.00 bar boost)
300-310 bhp @ 8000 rpm (from 1983) 350 bhp @ 8000 rpm (1.00 bar boost) (’85)
Fuel Injection : Kugelfischer mechanical. Bosch mechanical. Abarth water-injection.
Supercharger : Abarth Volumex R18 Roots-type compressor. Abarth Volumex R18 Roots-type compressor.
Lubrication System : 8-litre dry-sump with thermostatic radiator. 8-litre dry-sump with thermostatic radiator.
Lubricant : Oliofiat VS+ Corse Oliofiat VS+ Corse
Ignition : Marelli SM808X electronic. Marelli SM808X electronic.
Cooling System : Front radiator, thermoelectrically driven-fan. Front radiator, thermoelectrically driven-fan.
Materials : Cast-iron block, aluminium alloy head. Cast-iron block, aluminium alloy head.
TRANSMISSION
Gearbox : 5-speed ZF DS25/2 synchromesh (dog-engagement came on the Evo-II) with frontal power
take-off modified by Abarth. Mechanical lever control on the chassis floor. RWD.
Gear ratios : 1° 1.875 (2.310) - 2° 1.555 (1.610) - 3° 1.300 - 4° 1.125 - 5° 1.000
Clutch : Valeo single dry metal-ceramic plate. Hydraulic actuation.

Final Drive : 4.88, 5.25:1 or 5.62:1 ZF-Abarth 40% anti-slip. Two axle shafts fitted with CV- joints.
SUSPENSIONS
Front : Double wishbones, Bilstein dampers. Anti-roll bar.
Rear : Two trailing arms. Lower side arm. Double Bilstein dampers for each wheel.
BRAKES
Front : Vented 300 mm Brembo-Abarth discs, 4-piston light alloy calipers.
Rear : Vented 300 mm Brembo-Abarth discs, 2-piston light alloy calipers.
Handbrake : Hydraulic operated on rear discs.
WHEELS
Front : 3-piece Speedline 8J x 16" - magnesium. (1-piece for gravel)
Rear : 3-piece Speedline 10J x 18" - magnesium. (1-pierce for gravel)
TYRES Evo Evo II
Front : Pirelli P7 Corsa 210/595-15 Pirelli P7 Corsa SG35 230/45-16 (gravel)
Pirelli P7 Corsa MS35 230/45-16 (tarmac)
Hakka (snow and ice)
Rear : Pirelli P7 Corsa 265/40-16 Pirelli P7 Corsa 265/40-18
STEERING
Type : Rack-and-pinion. 2.5 turns lock-to-lock. Two-spoke Abarth Steering wheel.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Battery : Sieco 12V 48 Ah maintenance-free.
Alternator : Marelli AA125 14V 55A 770W
Head lights : 2 x H4 - 12V 60W
Additional lights : 4 x H4 - 12V 150W
INTERIOR
Safety equipment : Two Sparco racing seats, and four point harnesses. Fire extinguisher.
DIMENSIONS
Lengh : 3890 mm
Width : 1850 mm
Height : 1240 mm
Wheelbase : 2240 mm
Front track : 1508 mm
Rear track : 1490 mm
Weight : 960 kg
Fuel Cells : 2 x 35 litre
PERFORMANCE
Top Speed (typical) : 175 km/h (depending on gearing)
Acceleration 0-100 km/h : 4.8 sec
Acceleration 0-160 km/h : 10.1 sec
Braking 100-0 km/h : 43.9 meters
THE LANCIA RALLY 037 – DESCRIPTION
Continuing the Lancia/Fiat rally tradition, the Lancia Rally 037 was launched on the 14th December 1981. The frontwheel
driven Fulvia HF was the Lancia weapon of the late 1960s and early 1970s. During the 1970s the Stratos took
rallying to the next level. The Fiat 131 Abarth Rally took over for the final years of the 1970s and into the 1980s. FIA
announced new rules for 1982 and the next weapon was the Lancia Rally 037. The 037 is the Abarth Project number.
The first car was unveiled on 21st April 1982 at the 59th Turin International Motor Show. In 1982 two-hundred cars were
built to satisfy FIA Group B homologation requirements. Twenty-one “Evolution” cars were built for competition with
Bosch-Kugelfisher fuel injection, Kevlar panels and the prominent rear spoiler. They were homologated on 01.08.82 as
the the model Evoluzione-1. The supercharger was replaced with a 3-port Roots type supercharger, and Bosch-
Kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection was introduced from October 1982. The Rally 037 made the World Rally
Championship début at the Tour de Corse 1982. Former World Champion Walter Röhrl is signed for 1983 as a team
mate to incumbents Markku Alén and Attilio Bettega. The Lancia Rally 037 was based on the centre section of the
Lancia Beta Montecarlo with tubular sub frames front and rear. The sub-frames were constructed of round cross section
steel tubes connected to square cross section tubes. The centre section included the sturdy roll-bar cage made of 35 mms
diameter tubes. It was powered by the Volumex R18 supercharged Fiat/Lancia 16-valve belt driven twin cam engine
which sits mid ships behind the driver and is longitudinally arranged. Project Manager Sergio Limone took the decision
to make use of supercharging instead of turbo charging, and he also wasn’t ready to complicate the car with a fourwheel-drive
system. He wanted a conventional car with proven technology and to allow easy repairs and quick
component changes during the events. The engine had its roots in previous Fiat rally cars. The block from the 124
Abarth and the 16-valve head came from the 131 Abarth. Abarth engine whiz Aurelio Lampredi came up with the
Volumex supercharging system which made the engine very responsive and did not suffer from any “turbo-lag”. The
Kugelfischer mechanical injection system had a slide valve throttle. The 5-speed transaxle was supplied by ZF. In 1983
Lancia wins the Monte Carlo Rally – the first win ever for a super charged car in the World Rally Championship. The
Rally 037 goes on to win the ’83 World Rally Championship. The ever increasing competition (from mainly Audi and
Peugeot) means that an “Evoluzione II” version was produced for 1984. 20 cars of these were built and homologated

01.01.1984. The Evo II car had an enlarged 2111 cc engine with a new exhaust manifold and intake, and water-injection
developing 325bhp. The rear bumper was eliminated. At the end of the 1985 season the 037 officially ends the
competitive career and, with it, its development. A new braking system was homologated 01.10.1986. The new Lancia
weapon for 1986 would be the four-wheel-drive turbo and supercharged Delta S4. These new breed of monsters proved
to be too dangerous and several accidents with these, made FIA ban Group B cars for 1987 and this also cut short the
career of the 037 Rally – which was still a potent weapon on tarmac. The production based Group A cars would take
over but it did not stop Lancia from winning. The 4WD Delta HF and Integrale models carried on the proud winning
tradition and the 037 Rally had to continue only in minor local events from 1987.
LANCIA RALLY 037 – IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT by Grahame Ward
"We will pick you up at 8.30" announced the man from Lancia on the telephone. It was December 2 1985 and the Lancia
factory had booked myself and journalist Mike Kable into the Jolly Ligure Hotel in central Turin after we had been
unable to get a room at Luigi Capuzzo's Hotel Crimea, traditional hostelry for Lancisti in the Italian automotive capital.
A medical conference saw the friendly hotel fully booked. Paola Astore, from Lancia's Press office soon had us directed
to the Jolly Hotel where he joined us for drinks before meeting up with the head of Lancia's PR Department, Mr.
Manfredini, for what is always an outstanding meal when in Turin. It was a well known restaurant down a little street
that ran at right angles to the main thoroughfare. The next morning our courtesy car was a Thema 2 litre ie and the
driver quickly challenged the Turin traffic to whisk us across to Abarth at Corso Marche 38. This was the original
Abarth factory building, often seen as tile background to pictures of Abarth cars from the sixties. Here we were met by
Dott. Ingienero Claudio Lombardi, then Director of the Experimental Division of Lancia. Following a briefing session
telling us about current and future developments, he asked "Would you like to drive some of our special cars?" He knew
very well what the answer was going to be and immediately we were hurried outside to be transported to the nearby
test track. Awaiting us on this clear but very cold December morning was a Martini liveried Rally 037, registered
number TO Y67908. still bearing the rally plates, numbers and advertising stickers from the recent San Remo Rallye. For
that event it had been driven by Markku Alén and Ilkka Kivimäki and had finished in fourth place. The chassis number
was ZLAl5lARO - 00000160, and the DGM number 507180M. Jumping into the left hand drive car found a very stark
cockpit, obviously set up for rallying and it even contained some of the last days pace notes from that event. There was
no ignition key, just a switch for activating the electrics and a large soft covered button in a cup that when pressed
firmly started the supercharged engine. These essential switches were housed on the small console between the seats.
The engine fired immediately. The noise, a combination of rattles and whirrs, was considerable, even on idle. As the
throttle was blipped the scream of the supercharger increased to an extremely pleasant tingling degree, giving every
indication that there were 310 strong horsepowers awaiting to propel the white, red and blue striped little car. In fact the
car was larger than 1 had expected and the rear tyres much larger than I remembered from pilots of the cars during
events. Walter Rostering, the mechanic attached to this car, explained as best he could with his little English and my
meagre Italian, that the tyre size, tread and width varied considerably from event to event and also within stages in any
event. The Pirelli tyres on the car on the day size 95 155/80VR16 M+S on the front and 92 215/80VR16 M+S on the rear,
were tarmac high speed as had been used on many stages in the San Remo. They were tubeless and had heavily ribbed
sidewalls. The five speed gearbox had first nearest on the left rear with the normal H pattern for the other four gears.
Reverse was above first with a neatly designed gate lock to prevent accidental engagement. The movements in the box
were quite difficult with very short throws and a close gate, and the gears were very close ratio. The ratios in the ZF box
were first 1.57, second 1.44, third 1.3, fourth 1.125 and fifth 1.0. The clutch was lighter than expected although still
heavier than the clutch in a road going Lancia. But the acceleration was just unbelievable. An ignition cut out, set to 8000
rpm, meant that you were working very quickly under maximum acceleration, almost to the point of changing gears as
soon as you engaged the next gear. Lombardi explained afterwards that the car accelerated as quickly as a Formula One
Ferrari up to 180 kmph, which was reached in 100 metres. It took 5.62 sec to accelerate to l00kmph (with Markku Alen
driving). although the factory mechanics claimed that one mechanic, Sergio, was as quick as the Scandinavian, but was
only employed as a test driver. In spite of this prodigious thrust forward the car was very docile even in fifth gear, as
long as you didn't labour the engine. The tremendous torque was what really blew your mind, the engine just having
this "power" from very low revs. The huge Supercharger, marked with a plate type R18/IE No 002, with Abarth
prominently cast into the top housing, was the reason for this useable power. With the car in fourth gear it would pull
away from a corner and rocket up the next stretch of climbing road. The supercharger only came into use on maximum
acceleration where it boosted to 0.8 bar. The brakes were equally fabulous pulling the 037 up straight from very high
speeds, with no shudder or diving from the front of the car. Taking the car out on the road showed how really 'pleasant'
it was to drive, if a little noisy in the cabin, what with the supercharger only inches from your head and the scream of
the straight cut gears in the ZF box. The brakes squealed a bit once they were being used but this disappeared as they
got hotter. The powerful retardation however, did not diminish, no matter how hard you punished them. The handling,
once you got used to the short wheelbase and all that power. was delightful. If you backed off through a corner the car
wanted to go straight, so you learnt to throw the car into corners and keep the power on. It displayed a tendency to spin
easily if you did something foolish but it was easy to control, except at quite high speeds. It was rewarding to drive and
despite only living with the car for just under two hours, it gave you a high degree of satisfaction. knowing that this was
a world championship winning rally car. I think Lancia were very generous in allowing me the undisputed privilege to
drive this particular car. All too soon we were forced by time limits to return to Corso Marche, this time to view the new
Delta S4. Then we joined the Lancia people Tor a sumptuous lunch at the ristorante Papedelli, hidden away in the back
streets of Italy's automotive capital.

LANCIA RALLY 037 – STRADALE AND EVOLUZIONE I www.qv500.com/lancia037p1.htm
By the early 1980's, Fiat were well aware that, for their domination of World and European rallying to continue, an allnew
challenger conforming to FISA's Group B regulations would have to be produced. But although the Italian firm's
most recent participation in the sport had been with the boxy 131 sedan, it's replacement would come from Lancia
whom Fiat had decided should make an official return to rallying. This meant the new car would be replacing the
seminal special stage challenger, Lancia's mid-engined Stratos, a car that indelibly changed the face of world rallying.
Indeed, with no less than 62 World and European Championship victories to its name, the Stratos had an enviable
reputation almost impossible to improve upon. Nevertheless, Lancia were determined to claw their way back to the
forefront of world rallying and the task of designing this new car fell to Abarth. Abarth had been aquired by Fiat back in
1971, but it wasn't until ten years later that the operation officially became responsible for Lancia's rally cars. However,
although starting with a clean sheet of paper, the new 037 was clearly conceived from a hot Monte Carlo built by the
firm for 1979's Giro d'Italia. Like that car, the 037 was based around a central cockpit section with space frames front and
back, the tubular framework at the front accommodating the radiator and suspension while the sub frame at the rear
was used to support the engine, gearbox, suspension and fuel tanks. Suspension was via double wishbones all-round
with two gas-filled Bilstein shocks at the front and one at the back. There was an Abarth-modified ZF-type self locking
differential, two 35-litre fuel tanks and Brembo self-ventilating disc brakes. 16-inch diameter ten-hole Speedline light
alloy wheels featured Abarth-crested centres and came shod with Pirelli P7 Corsa tyres, these being of eight and nine
inch widths at the front and rear. However, even though Audi were continuing to prove that four-wheel drive was the
future of rallying, Lancia decided that a lighter, less complicated, rear-wheel drive machine could be more than just
competitive. And lightweight the 037 most certainly was, weighing in at just 1170kg in full road-going Stradale trim. Its
two-litre water-cooled in-line four cylinder engine was dry sumped and mounted longitudinally in the chassis, exact
displacement having been 1995cc thanks to a bore and stroke of 84mm x 90mm respectively. There were innovative
four-valve cylinder heads, twin overhead camshafts, Marelli ignition and an Abarth supercharger, compression being
set at 7.5:1 for 205bhp at 7000rpm. A single Weber 40 DCN VH 15/250 twin choke carburettor was standard fit along
with a ZF five-speed gearbox and single plate Valeo clutch, all of which equated to a possible top speed of 138mph. And
with zero to sixty coming up in just 5.8 seconds, this little Lancia had enough poke to frighten even the most exotic of
supercars. Meanwhile, the 037's gorgous bodywork was created by Pininfarina, the famed Turinese coachbuilder
crafting a stunning berlinetta shell fabricated from glassfibre reinforced Kevlar. As pretty as it was aggressive, the 037
had clearly been influenced by Abarth's unique Lancia Montecarlo-based 030 from a few years earlier (also styled by
Pininfarina), but no doubt thanks to production requirements, the 037 looked a markedly more cohesive piece of work.
However, because of problems with painting composite body panels, these cars were only ever available in red, and
because FISA's homologation requirements for the 200 road cars dictated each example had to be identical, the only
aesthetic variance was a prominent rear spoiler. Indeed, while some cars were completed without these wings, others
had matt-black items whilst yet more came with body-colour coded addenda. But while the aerofoils undoubtedly made
the 037 an even more purposeful looking machine, they greatly restricted rearward visibility. Inside, the cabin provided
few thrills for its occupants, just the essential ingredients for high speed motoring. Things like air conditioning and
electric windows were never part of the 037 experience, but that's not to say these Group B Lancia's were hostile places
to be. Indeed, with their hip-hugging cloth-covered bucket seats, Abarth-centred three-spoke leather-rimmed steering
wheels and just enough soundproofing to get by, 037's had everything the serious driver could wish for. The first
prototype was secretly completed just prior to the end of 1980 and after several encouraging outings with Giorgia Pianta
behind the wheel, official approval was given for the programme to commence during the spring of 1981. Meanwhile, as
FISA's Group B regulations stipulated that 200 identical road cars had to be produced prior to homologation being
granted, Lancia were planning for an April 1st deadline in 1982. Amazingly, 207 had been completed by late March and
although it was apparently a close vote from the inspectors, the 037 was announced Gr B-legal and made its debut on
April 1st in the Costa Smerelda Rally. Road versions sold for 40m Lira a-piece (£18,000) compared to 53m Lira (£24,000)
for a competition car (both prices excluding taxes). But despite costing substantially more than a Ferrari 308 or Porsche
911, the 037's advanced specification and considerable rarity made it an intoxicating proposition for many European
buyers. But of those 207 originally completed for homologation, a good number were later converted by the works to
competition spec, which probably means less than 170 Stradale's were ever sold. With the 037 having been conceived
solely as a means for Lancia to win the World Rally Championship, no-one was particularly surprised when
competition versions made their debuts just days after FISA had officially granted the car homologation into Gr B.
Typically weighing in around 200kg lighter than the 1170kg Stradale, some 037 competition cars were little more than
960kg although this did vary according to the nature of any given event. Meanwhile, wheel size and width also varied
but when in definitive tarmac trim, the stock 037's 16-inch diameter rear wheels were exchanged for taller 18-inch pieces
and then shod with Pirelli's latest generation P7 Corsa tyres. Other set-up changes included a 5mm drop in ride-height,
but while Lancia's hands were tied by FISA when it came to making major changes to the 037's rolling chassis, there was
considerably more scope for developing engines. Indeed, for this first batch of 1982 cars, Abarth's diminutive two-litre
was tuned to produce no less than 280bhp thanks to an increase in supercharger pressure and compression (from 7.5 to
8.0:1). There were also new Champion N84G spark plugs and a problematic Bosch mechanical fuel injection system that
was periodically exchanged for Weber carburettors during the course of the year. The gearbox was an Abarth-ised fivespeed
ZF unit with single-plate Valeo clutch and ceramic alloy gasket. Meanwhile, although the bodywork for these first
series cars was identical to the high-winged Stradale's, when they were finished in Martini's stunning motorsport livery,
Pininfarina's beautiful design was given a new air of urgency. Inside, what little soundproofing Lancia had fitted to the
road car was removed along with all unnecessary trim, the stock dash getting more extensive Borletti instrumentation
while competition seats with harnesses were also fitted. First shown to the press in Turin during mid-December of 1981,

Lancia had built the 200 necessary Stradale's by late March '82 and had their homologation confirmed in time to
compete in the Costa Smerelda Rally beginning on April 1st. However, although customer versions of these
competition cars were supposedly available for 53m Lira (£24,000), privateer cars would not be seen in any real number
until half way through 1983. In the meantime, these first series 037's were used for little more than four months before
the first Evolution version was homologated on Aug 1st. Contesting just six events between April and August, they
either led or set fastest stage times on every occasion but worryingly managed to finish just twice from nine starts. A
few high-profile teething problems weren't enough for Fiat to call time on the project though, no doubt having invested
a cool £8m in the programme, they wanted to see it through. With 1982 a transitional year that saw Group 4 and B cars
running alongside each other, you could have been excused for expecting Lancia's little berlinetta to wipe the floor
against a field of production-based Audi's, Opel's and Toyota's. But these well-developed cars had dominated World
rallying over the previous few seasons while in Europe, more flexible rules allowed exotic machinery from the likes of
Porsche and Ferrari to compete. Nevertheless, there was massive expectation surrounding Lancia's return to the sport
although realistically, the Turinese firm would do well to garner enough experience for genuine title assaults in year
two. Season one got underway then on April 1st when a pair of 037's were wheeled out for their maiden Euro
Championship outing, Sardinia's Costa Smerelda Rally. A fairly inauspicous debut saw both cars retire early on with
gear selection problems although not before Markku Alen was able to set the fastest time on stage three. Three weeks
later, the Mediterranean island of Elba hosted another important round of the ERC and Lancia entered a solitary
Martini-liveried 037 for Adartico Vudafieri. Like Alén had done in Sardinia, 'Vuda' took fastest stage times with the car
but after a brake retaining pin jammed, the Italian incurred an eight-minute penalty. He later experienced more gear
selection problems and eventually wound up seventh whilst Fabrizio Tabaton won in an ageing Group 4 Stratos. May's
fabled Tour de Corse followed and marked the 037's World Rally Championship debut, Lancia using two brand new
cars for Bettega and Alén. But faring little better on the world stage, Alen clipped a rock early on and slightly twisted his
spaceframe. Bettega meanwhile had been on the pace throughout although having lay third overnight, lost control of his
car on day two and crashed heavily into a wall, breaking both legs in several places. Alen went on to finish ninth despite
incurring another eight-minute penalty, this after he was unable to change a punctured wheel in the allocated time. For
the Acropolis Rally, both cars arrived in Greece with shock absorbers for the steering, new front motor springs,
suspension set 2.5cms higher, carbon sumpguards and alloy water radiators and Alen led on the cars first serious test
over rough surfaces. But this was before the inevitable gearbox problems curtailed his progress whilst Bettega's
replacement, Adartico Vudafieri, was struggling. An early puncture followed by a front suspension failure and then an
accident with a spectators car frustrated the Italian, Lancia finally packing for home after his supercharger gave up the
ghost. Back to the ERC and June's Ypres 24 Hour Rally saw Andrea Zanussi's factory-prepared Jolly Club car run, his
Totip-backed machine arriving in Belgium only for FISA to have apparently withdrawn the 037's homologation due to
some concern over its cooling system. Forced to compete under threat of exclusion at the finish, a potentially awkward
situation was averted when the promising youngsters head gasket blew whilst running fourth. This should have been
the final outing for Lancia's first series 037 Rally as the firms Evolution version debuted in Madeira during the first week
of August, but having planned to run an Evolution with carburettors instead of the troublesome injector system on the
Halkidikis Rally in Greece, Zanussi actually used an older car. With it he led the early stages but broken shock absorbers
and a flat tyre cost him around ten minutes, broken drive belts subsequently forcing him to retire after charging back
from 52nd to fourth. Thus, the opening few months of 1982 had not been the whitewash some commentators were
predicting at the start of the year and although the 037's had clearly demonstrated they had the pace to win rallies, their
reliability over several days was still largely unproven. A major contributory factor to the incredible pace with which
Group B machinery developed came from FISA allowing manufacturers to make improvements to their cars every few
months. As a result, Lancia's first programme of upgrades for the 037 were homologated on August 1st 1982, just four
months after launch. Several key changes were introduced, the most obvious of which was a new look front-end that
featured larger headlights and an adjustable chin spoiler. Attention was also paid to the tail where new circular light
clusters and a prominent meshed grille replaced the Stradale-based facia of first series competition cars. Engine
displacement remained unchanged at 1995cc, as did compression at 8.0:1, but a new intake manifold with Kugelfischer
mechanical fuel injection and a Tipo R18 Abarth volumex supercharger meant output was up from 280 to 315bhp. Other
changes saw the arrival of all-Kevlar doors, a new dash, some new suspension components, an improved steering gear
and titanium rollcages, but weight was more or less unchanged at 975kg. The Evolution I made its debut on August 6th
in the Madeira Rally, Andrea Zanussi holding the lead several times in his Totip-backed Jolly Club car before the motor
began pouring oil at the end of the tenth stage. Finland's prestigious 1000 Lakes hosted the Evolution I on its WRC
debut, Markku Alén's 310bhp car getting fifteen-inch wheels and harder springs but somewhat confusingly, a first series
front end. With the oil and water overheating from the first stage, Alen did well to hold third until the engine terminally
lost compression after five stages. Things began to improve for Lancia in the ERC's Tour de France showpiece where
Jean Louis Clarr took over Zanussi's Jolly Club car after the Italian was called up for five days of National Service.
Indeed, despite a failed distributor on the very first stage, Clarr recovered to take third behind the winning Ferrari and
Therier's trouble-free Renault. Then, after an admittedly disappointing run on home soil in the San Remo Rally, Alén
took the 037's first significant win, for although Teodoro had taken victory in an Italian hillclimb some two months
previously, this was a bona fide championship rally. Indeed, part of the British National Championship, the Pace Rally
was Alen's warm-up for the WRC-sanctioned RAC event that took place every November. The Finn led from start to
finish, setting fastest times on eight of the nine stages and winning despite a down on power engine with only 280bhp.
But considering the 037's patchy reliability record, a trip to Africa for the Ivory Coast Rally seemed a little ambitious and
unsurprisingly came to nothing. With supercharger pressure reduced to 0.6 bar for 270bhp, Adartico's Vudafieri's sole
entry ran with protection bars and a roof-mounted spare until a misfiring engine and low oil pressure curtailed his

progress. However, the year did finish on a high note after a fourth place for Alen on the RAC had seen his car run
reliably over all four days. Audi meanwhile, finished first and second to take the 1982 Manufacturers Championship
from Opel whose famously unpredictable pilot, Walter Röhrl, won the Drivers Championship. Rohrl would be driving
alongside Alen in a Lancia for 1983 though while Jean-Claude Andruet, Adartico Vudafieri and a fully recovered Attilio
Bettega would hopefully be contesting world series events for the factory. There was also a contingent of well-funded
and works-prepared Lancia Junior Team cars for the European Rally Championship, these being entered under the
auspices of the Jolly Club, Tre Gazzelle and Grifone. So 1983 kicked off as usual in Monte Carlo where three brand new
cars were entered for the Martini team who revelled in abnormally warm conditions. Indeed, the 037's were in their
element winning 21 of the 29 stages, Rohrl leading Alen home by an astonishing seven minutes for the 037's first WRC
win. This was quickly followed by a maiden ERC victory after Miki Biasion's first place on the Costa Brava Rally, the
Italian's Jolly Club car roaring home to an uncontested win having run faultlessly to finish over nine minutes ahead of
his nearest challenger. It seemed Lancia might have finally got a grip on the 037's reliability and sure enough, victories
continued to flood in over the course of the year. They followed for Franco Cunico and Grifone on the Targa Florio Rally
and Biasion and Jolly Club in Spain's RACE Rally, but the little Lancia's most emphatic result came on the Costa
Smerelda where 037's filled the top six positions. Indeed, precisely one year after making its competitive debut, Biasion
brought the sextet of Junior Team cars home after the Martini entry of Markku Alen retired with compressor problems.
The Finn took his first WRC victory in two years on the Tour de Corse as Lancia recorded a stunning 1-2-3-4, Attilio
Bettega completing the convoy on his return to rallying after that horrible crash on 1982's event. Biasion continued his
winning ways on the ERC's Four Regions Rally before the world series arrived in Greece for the Acropolis, Lancia
introducing dry-sumped gearboxes for all three cars whilst Rohrl's also got a new titanium rollcage. Hannu Mikkola's
Audi looked set to win though after taking the lead in the final leg, but an oil leak allowed Rohrl and Alen to pass the
stricken Quattro and take a memorable one-two. More European Championship events fell to Jolly Club cars over the
next few weeks, Carlo Capone winning for the first time in an 037 on the Rally della Lana while the irrepressible Biasion
finished nearly a minute ahead of French Lancia importer Chardonnet's Jean-Claude Andruet driven machine. Another
hard-fought victory in the WRC, this time in New Zealand, saw Röhrl inherit the lead just before dawn after Michele
Mouton's Audi retired with a broken connecting rod, Lancia's fourth win from six. And that was the number of Euro
victories Biasion had accrued after winning the Madeira Rally little more than a month later, the Jolly Club driver by
this time having established an almost unassailable lead in the Drivers standings. Tonino Tognana took another win for
the Jolly Club in the Halkidikis Rally despite losing a couple of minutes changing his compressor, but surely the
sweetest moment of all was on the San Remo in early October. Indeed, the 037's fifth WRC victory of the year came by
way of a formation 1-2-3 finish and secured Lancia the 1983 World Manufacturers Championship. No less than eight
037's had started the rally, the three Martini cars getting repositioned shock absorber mounts (homologated October 1st)
and retaining the new camber angles first seen in Argentina (homologated July 1st). By this time, the European
Championship had been wrapped up by Biasion, the Italian eventually finishing up with more than twice as many
points as his nearest rival after winning the San Marino Rally. It was his seventh of the year but with Vudafieri securing
the Catalunya Rally, Jolly Club's tally was up to ten while Franco Cunico's victory in the Rally Val d'Aosta meant
Grifone bagged two. All in all it had been a good year then with the Evoluzione I turning the 037 from an unproven
gamble to the dominant force in world rallying, but with several manufacturers already developing their own purposebuilt
Group B contenders, Lancia couldn't expect to have it all their own way for long.
RESULTS SUMMARY – LANCIA RALLY 037
Year Event Driver Car Team Result
1982 Rallye Costa Smerelda Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-gearbox
1982 Rallye Costa Smerelda Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-gearbox
1982 Rallye Elba Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Jolly Club 7 TH
1982 Tour de Corse Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 9 TH
1982 Tour de Corse Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-crashed
1982 Rally 4 Regioni Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Jolly Club 4 TH
1982 Acropolis Rally Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF-engine
1982 Acropolis Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-engine
1982 Ypres 24 Hours Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF-cooling
1982 Madeira Rally Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF-engine
1982 Svolte di Popoli Hillclimb Teodoro Peruggini Rally 037 Martini Racing 1 ST
1982 Rally Colline di Romagna Fulvio Bacchelli Rally 037 Nordmende DNF-crashed
1982 Halkidikis Rally Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF-engine
1982 1000 Lakes Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-engine
1982 Tour de France Jean-Louis Clarr Rally 037 Martini Racing 3 RD
1982 Tour de France Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Jolly Club 12 TH
1982 San Remo Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-engine
1982 San Remo Rally Fulvio Bacchelli Rally 037 Nordmende DNF-crashed
1982 San Remo Rally Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-crashed
1982 Pace National Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 1 ST – First win
1982 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF-engine
1982 RAC Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 4 TH
1982 Rally Valle d'Aosta Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Martini Racing 1 ST

1982 Rally Valle d'Aosta Antonio Tognana Rally 037 Martini Racing 3 RD
1983 Monte Carlo Rally Walter Röhrl Rally 037 Martini Racing 1 ST – First WC win
1983 Monte Carlo Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 2 ND
1983 Monte Carlo Rally Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Martini Racing 8 TH
1983 Monte Carlo Rally Francis Serpaggi Rally 037 ‘82 Private 9 TH
1983 Rallye Costa Brava Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1983 Rallye de Portugal Walter Röhrl Rally 037 Martini Racing 3 RD
1983 Rallye de Portugal Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 4 TH
1983 Rallye de Portugal Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Martini Racing 5 TH
1983 Targa Florio Rally Franco Cunico Rally 037 Grifone Wurth 1 ST
1983 RACE Rally Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1983 Costa Smerelda Rally Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Martini Racing 1 ST
1983 Costa Smeralda Rally Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Wurth 2 ND
1983 Costa Smeralda Rally Franco Cunico Rally 037 Grifone Wurth 3 RD
1983 Costa Smeralda Rally Carlo Capone Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF-engine
1983 Costa Smeralda Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-engine
1983 Costa Smeralda Rally Jean-Louis Clarr Rally 037 Volta Tuning DNF-crashed
1983 Circuit of Ireland Pentti Airikkala Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-crashed
1983 ADAC Saarland Rallye Walter Röhrl Rally 037 Martini Racing 2 ND
1983 Tour de Corse Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 1 ST
1983 Tour de Corse Walter Röhrl Rally 037 Martini Racing 2 ND
1983 Tour de Corse Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Jolly Club 3 RD
1983 Tour de Corse Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Martini Racing 4 TH
1983 Tour de Corse Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-engine
1983 Tour de Corse Francis Serpaggi Rally 037 Private DNF-crashed
1983 4 Regioni Rally Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1983 Rally Rourgue Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Chardonnet 1 ST
1983 Rally La Baule Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Chardonnet 1 ST
1983 Acropolis Rally Walter Röhrl Rally 037 Martini Racing 1 ST
1983 Acropolis Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 2 ND
1983 Acropolis Rally Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Martini Racing 5 TH
1983 Rally della Lana Carlo Capone Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1983 Rally della Lana Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 2 ND
1983 Rally della Lana Franco Cunico Rally 037 Grifone Wurth 3 RD
1983 Rally della Lana Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Wurth 5 TH
1983 Ypres 24 hours Rally Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1983 Ypres 24 hours Rally Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Chardonnet 2 ND
1983 Ypres 24 hours Rally Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Spollon Lancia DNF-engine
1983 Rally New Zealand Walter Röhrl Rally 037 Martini Racing 1 ST
1983 Rally New Zealand Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Martini Racing 3 RD
1983 Rallye Alpes Vaudoises Blanc-Bubloz Rally 037 Lugano R.T. 1 ST
1983 Scarfiotti Trophy Hillclimb Teodoro Peruggini Rally 037 Abruzzo Corse 2 ND
1983 Rally Colline di Romagna Franco Cunico Rally 037 Grifone Wurth 1 ST
1983 Rally Colline di Romagna Carlo Capone Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF-crashed
1983 Rally Colline di Romagna Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Wurth DNF-crashed
1983 Rally Argentina Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 5 TH
1983 Rally Argentina Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF-crashed
1983 Rally Argentina Francisco Mayorga Rally 037 Mayorga DNF-crashed
1983 Rally Madeira Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1983 Rally Madeira Mandelli-Borghi Rally 037 Jolly Club 3 RD – female crew
1983 Halkidikis Rally Antonio Tognana Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1983 Halkidikis Rally Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle R6 3 RD
1983 Halkidikis Rally Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF-engine
1983 Piancavallo Rally Carlo Capone Rally 037 Jolly Club 2 ND
1983 Piancavallo Rally Franco Cunico Rally 037 Grifone Wurth DNF-crashed
1983 1000 Lakes Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini-Racing 3 RD
1983 1000 Lakes Rally Pentti Airikkala Rally 037 Martini Racing 5 TH
1983 1000 Lakes Rally Hannu Valtaharju Rally 037 Private DNF
1983 Rallye Deutschland Walter Röhrl Rally 037 Martini Racing* 1 ST – Wurth clrs.
1983 Coppa Liburna Franco Cunico Rally 037 Grifone Wurth 1 ST
1983 Tour de France Bernard Darniche Rally 037 Chardonnet 3 RD
1983 Tour de France Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Lancia Pioneer DNF-engine
1983 Rally du Vin Blanc-Bubloz Rally 037 Lugano R.T. 2 ND
1983 San Remo Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 1 ST – WRC makes
1983 San Remo Rally Walter Röhrl Rally 037 Martini Racing 2 ND

1983 San Remo Rally Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Martini Racing 3 RD
1983 San Remo Rally Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 5 TH
1983 San Remo Rally Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF-crashed
1983 San Remo Rally Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Wurth DNF-mechanical
1983 San Remo Rally Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle R6 DNF-mechanical
1983 San Remo Rally Antonio Tognana Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF-mechanical
1983 ADAC 3 Städte Rallye Walter Röhrl Rally 037 Martini Racing 1 ST
1983 Rallye Antibes Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Chardonnet DNF-crashed
1983 Rallye Antibes Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF-crashed
1983 Catalunya Rally Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1983 Nappi Vallelunga Trophy Teodoro Peruggini Rally 037 Martini Racing 2 ND - Pole position
1983 Criterium des Cevennes Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Chardonnet 1 ST
1983 San Marino Rally Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST – ERC 1983
1983 San Marino Rally Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle R6 2 ND
1983 San Marino Rally Franco Cunico Rally 037 Grifone Wurth DNF-crashed
1983 Rally Val d'Aosta Franco Cunico Rally 037 Grifone Wurth 1 ST
1983 Rally Val d'Aosta Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Wurth 2 ND
1983 Rally Val d'Aosta Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 3 RD
1983 Rallye Rodez Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Chardonnet 1 ST
1984 Monte Carlo Rally Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Martini Racing 5 TH
1984 Monte Carlo Rally Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 6 TH
1984 Monte Carlo Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 8 TH
1984 Monte Carlo Rally Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-disqual.
1984 Boucles de Spa Carlo Capone Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 1 ST
1984 Rallye de Portugal Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 2 ND
1984 Rallye de Portugal Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Martini Racing 3 RD
1984 Rallye de Portugal Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 4 TH
1984 Rallye de Portugal Henri Toivonen Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-crashed
1984 Rallye de Portugal Antonio Rodrigues Rally 037 Private DNF-mechanical
1984 Costa Brava Rally Carlo Capone Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West DNF-crashed
1984 Nakuru Rally (EAK) Vic Preston jr Rally 037 Private 1 ST
1984 Rallye de Touraine Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Chardonnet 1 ST
1984 Circuit des Ardennes Simon Everett Rally 037 Private (Tuborg) DNF-mechanical
1984 Rally RACE Carlo Capone Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 1 ST
1984 68th Targa Florio “Tony” Rally 037 Bologna Corse 1 ST
1984 68th Targa Florio Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF-throttle
1984 Rally Garrigues Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Chardonnet 1 ST
1984 Rally Lanterna Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 E2 Grifone Olio Fiat 1 ST
1984 Safari Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 4 TH
1984 Safari Rally Vic Preston jr Rally 037 Martini Racing 6 TH
1984 Costa Smeralda Rally Carlo Capone Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 2 ND
1984 Costa Smeralda Rally Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-crashed
1984 Costa Smeralda Rally Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 E2 Jolly Club DNF-engine
1984 Costa Smeralda Rally “Tony” Rally 037 Bologna Corse DNF-engine
1984 1000 Miglia Rally Busseni-Ciocca Rally 037 Piombanti 1 ST
1984 Tour de Corse Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 1 ST
1984 Tour de Corse Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 2 ND
1984 Tour de Corse Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Chardonnet 6 TH
1984 Tour de Corse Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Martini Racing 7 TH
1984 Tour de Corse Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF
1984 Zlatni Piassatzi Carlo Capone Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 1 ST
1984 4 Regioni Rally Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1984 Acropolis Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 3 RD
1984 Acropolis Rally Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Martini Racing 4 TH
1984 Acropolis Rally Henri Toivonen Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-crashed
1984 Acropolis Rally Carlo Capone Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West DNF
1984 Acropolis Rally Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF-crashed
1984 Rally Elba Franco Cunico Rally 037 E1 Bologna Corse 1 ST
1984 Rally Elba Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Jolly Club 4 TH
1984 Rally New Zealand Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 2 ND
1984 Rally della Lana Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1984 Rally della Lana Franco Cunico Rally 037 Bologna Corse 2 ND
1984 Ypres 24 hours Rally Carlo Capone Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 4 TH
1984 Ypres 24 hours Rally Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Chardonnet EXC – illegal tyres
1984 Rally Limone Piemonte Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Olio Fiat 1 ST

1984 Rally Madeira Antonella Mandelli Rally 037 Jolly Club 3 RD - Female crew
1984 Rally Madeira Carlo Capone Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West DNF-crashed
1984 Rally Madeira Jon Woodner Rally 037 Private DNF
1984 Halkidikis Rally Carlo Capone Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 1 ST
1984 1000 Lakes Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 2 ND
1984 1000 Lakes Rally Henri Toivonen Rally 037 Martini Racing 3 RD
1984 Rally Piancavallo Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1984 Rally Piancavallo Franco Cunico Rally 037 Bologna Corse 2 ND
1984 Coppa Liburna Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Olio Fiat 1 ST
1984 Tour de France Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Chardonnet 2 ND
1984 Cyprus Rally Carlo Capone Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West DNF-engine
1984 San Remo Rally Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Martini Racing 2 ND
1984 San Remo Rally Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 3 RD
1984 San Remo Rally Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Olio Fiat 4 TH
1984 San Remo Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-engine
1984 San Remo Rally Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF-crashed
1984 San Remo Rally Franco Cunico Rally 037 Bologna Corse DNF-crashed
1984 San Remo Rally "Ragastas" Rally 037 E1 Team Bora DNF-mechanical
1984 Antibes Rally Carlo Capone Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 1 ST
1984 Rally Città di Sassari Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Olio Fiat 1 ST
1984 Rally Città di Sassari Jon Woodner Rally 037 Private 3 RD
1984 Catalunya Rally Juan Pons Rally 037 Private 4 TH
1984 Catalunya Rally Antonella Mandelli Rally 037 Jolly Club 5 TH - Female crew
1984 Rally San Marino Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST – Italian Ch.
1984 Rally San Marino Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Martini Racing 2 ND
1984 Rally Valle d'Aosta Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Olio Fiat 1 ST
1984 Rallye du Var Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Chardonnet 1 ST
1984 Rally di Monza Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Martini Racing 1 ST
1984 Rally di Monza Giorgio Pianta Rally 037 Martini Racing 2 ND
1984 Rally del Sestriere Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Olio Fiat 1 ST
1984 Albena Rally (BUL) Carlo Capone Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 1 ST – ’84 ERC
1984 Criterium des Cevennes Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Chardonnet 1 ST
1984 Rallye de Sallanches (CH) Christian Jaquillard Rally 037 Lugano R.T. 1 ST
1985 Monte Carlo Rally Henri Toivonen Rally 037 Martini Racing 6 TH
1985 Monte Carlo Rally Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 9 TH
1985 Monte Carlo Rally Dominique Gauthier Rally 037 Private DNF
1985 Boucles de Spa Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing DNF-electrics
1985 Rally Costa Brava Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1985 Rally Costa Brava Dario Cerrato Rally 037 Jolly Club 2 ND
1985 Rally Costa Brava Salvador Servia Rally 037 Bendiberica Rothmans 3 RD
1985 Rally Costa Brava Mauro Pregliasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 4 TH
1985 Rally Costa Brava Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West DNF
1985 Rally of Tenerife Franco Cunico Rally 037 Private/Tamauto 1 ST
1985 Rallye de Portugal Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 2 ND
1985 Circuit des Ardennes Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 1 ST
1985 Rally del Ciocco Franco Cunico Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1985 Costa Blanca Rally Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1985 Costa Blanca Rally Salvador Servia Rally 037 Bendiberica 2 ND
1985 Costa Blanca Rally Dario Cerrato Rally 037 Jolly Club 3 RD
1985 Costa Blanca Rally Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 4 TH
1985 Costa Blanca Rally Antonio Zanini Rally 037 Jolly Club 7Up 6 TH
1985 Costa Blanca Rally Mauro Pregliasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West DNF-crashed
1985 Garrigues Rally Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 4 TH
1985 Rally 1000 Miglia Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Esso 1 ST
1985 Safari Rally Vic Preston jr Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-ignition
1985 Safari Rally Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-engine
1985 Safari Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-engine
1985 Gerona-Guillerias Rally Salvador Servia Rally 037 Bendiberica Rothmans 1 ST
1985 Rally Costa Smeralda Dario Cerrato Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1985 Rally Costa Smeralda Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 2 ND
1985 Rally Costa Smeralda Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Esso 3 RD
1985 Rally Costa Smeralda Vic Preston jr Rally 037 Martini Racing 4 TH
1985 Rally Costa Smeralda Henri Toivonen Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-crashed
1985 Rally Costa Smeralda Mauro Pregiasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West DNF-crashed
1985 Tour de Corse Attilio Bettega Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF – fatal crash

1985 Tour de Corse Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF – withdrew
1985 Tour de Corse Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF – withdrew
1985 Rally della Lanterna Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Esso 1 ST
1985 Zlatni Piassatzi Rally Dario Cerrato Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1985 Rally Elba Dario Cerrato Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1985 Rally Elba Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 2 ND
1985 Rally Elba Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Esso 3 RD
1985 Haspengouwrally Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 1 ST
1985 Acropolis Rally Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West DNF-throttle
1985 Acropolis Rally Mauro Pregliasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West DNF-brakes
1985 El Corte Ingles Rally Salvador Servia Rally 037 Bendiberica Rothmans 2 ND
1985 Ypres 24hrs Rally Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 4 TH
1985 Ypres 24hrs Rally Mauro Pregliasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 6 TH
1985 Ypres 24hrs Rally Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West DNF-differential
1985 69th Targa Florio Dario Cerrato Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST – It.Open Ch,
1985 69th Targa Florio Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Esso 2 ND
1985 Rally 1000 Pistes Maurice Chomat Rally 037 Total Competition 1 ST
1985 Hunsrück Rally Mauro Pregliasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle Tako 7 TH
1985 Hunsrück Rally Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West DNF-engine
1985 Rally della Lana Serena-Martino Rally 037 Meteco Corse 3 RD
1985 Rally della Lana Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Esso DNF-crashed
1985 Rally della Lana Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing DNF-engine
1985 Rally Madeira Salvador Servia Rally 037 Bendiberica Rothmans 1 ST
1985 Rally Madeira Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 2 ND
1985 Rally Madeira Dario Cerrato Rally 037 Jolly Club 3 RD – ’85 ERC
1985 Rally Madeira Harri Toivonen Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West DNF-transmission
1985 Halkidikis Rally Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1985 Halkidikis Rally Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 2 ND
1985 Halkidikis Rally Mauro Pregliasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 3 RD
1985 1000 Lakes Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 3 RD
1985 1000 Lakes Rally Henri Toivonen Rally 037 Martini Racing 4 TH
1985 Rally di Piancavallo Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Esso 1 ST
1985 Lucien Bianchi Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 1 ST
1985 Coppa Liburna Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Esso 1 ST
1985 Cyprus Rally Mauro Pregliasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 1 ST
1985 Cyprus Rally Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West DNF-gearbox
1985 Asturias Rally (E) Salvador Servia Rally 037 Bendiberica Rothmans 1 ST
1985 Rally du Valais Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 1 ST
1985 San Remo Rally Henri Toivonen Rally 037 Martini Racing 3 RD
1985 San Remo Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 4 TH
1985 San Remo Rally Dario Cerrato Rally 037 Jolly Club 5 TH
1985 San Remo Rally Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Jolly Club 6 TH
1985 Antibes Rally Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 1 ST
1985 Antibes Rally Mauro Pregliasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 4 TH
1985 Catalunya Rally Fabrizio Tabaton Rally 037 Grifone Esso 1 ST
1985 Catalunya Rally Andrea Zanussi Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 2 ND
1985 Catalunya Rally Mauro Pregliasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 4 TH
1985 Catalunya Rally Henri Toivonen Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-crashed
1985 Catalunya Rally Salvador Servia Rally 037 Bendiberica Rothmans DNF-engine
1985 Rally di San Marino Massimo Ercolani Rally 037 Volta 1 ST
1985 Rally di San Marino Salvador Servia Rally 037 Bendiberica Rothmans 2 ND
1985 Rally di San Marino Mauro Pregliasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West DNF-half shaft
1985 Rally di San Marino Busseni-Ciocca Rally 037 Star Racing DNF-crashed
1985 Rally della Valle d'Aosta Celesia-Vierin Rally 037 Ferrato tuning 1 ST
1985 Rally di Monza Adartico Vudafieri Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle 1 ST
1985 Rally di Monza Franco Cunico Rally 037 Tamauto 2 ND
1985 Rally di Monza Per Eklund Rally 037 Private 26 TH – mechanical
1985 Rally del Sestrieres Giacomo Bossini Rally 037 Mirabella 1000 1 ST
1985 TAC Rally Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 1 ST
1985 Rally de Vallonie Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 1 ST
1985 Omloop V. Vlaanderen Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 2 ND
1985 Rally du Condroz Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 1 ST
1985 Belgisch Inter Kamp Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 1 ST
1985 Rally du Vin Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 1 ST
1985 Tour de France Maurice Chomat Rally 037 Total Competition 3 RD

1985 Sanyo Rally (EAK) Vic Preston jr Rally 037 Preston 1 ST
1985 Raymond Rally (EAK) Vic Preston jr Rally 037 Preston 1 ST
1985 Malindi Rally (EAK) Vic Preston jr Rally 037 Preston 1 ST
1985 Coca Cola Rally Vic Preston jr Rally 037 Preston 1 ST
1985 Rally de Madrid (E) Salvador Servia Rally 037 Bendiberica Rothmans 1 ST
1985 Rally San Froilan (E) Salvador Servia Rally 037 Bendiberica Rothmans 1 ST
1985 Rally du Var Mauro Pregliasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle West 5 TH
1986 Monte Carlo Rally Salvador Servia Rally 037 Jolly Club 7 TH
1986 Tenerife Rally Franco Cunico Rally 037 Team Tamauto 1 ST
1986 Costa Brava Rally Salvador Servia Rally 037 Jolly Club 3 RD
1986 Costa Brava Rally Mauro Pregliasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle 4 TH
1986 Rally del Ciocco Franco Cunico Rally 037 Team Tamauto 1 ST
1986 Costa Blanca Rally Salvador Servia Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1986 Costa Blanca Rally Mauro Pregliasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle 2 ND
1986 Costa Blanca Rally Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 3 RD
1986 Rally 1000 Miglia Giacomo Bossini Rally 037 Mirabella 1000 2 ND
1986 Safari Rally Markku Alén Rally 037 Martini Racing 3 RD
1986 Safari Rally Greg Criticos Rally 037 Private 9 TH
1986 Safari Rally John Hellier Rally 037 Martini Racing 10 TH
1986 Safari Rally Vic Preston jr Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-crashed
1986 Safari Rally Massimo Biasion Rally 037 Martini Racing DNF-alternator
1986 Rallye de Garrigues Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 2 ND
1986 Rallye Cales de Palo Frigell Salvador Servia Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1986 Haspengouw Rally Mauro Panontin Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle Tako 2 ND
1986 Rally Elba Franco Cunico Rally 037 Team Tamauto 4 TH
1986 Firestone Kenya Rally Greg Criticos Rally 037 Private 1 ST
1986 Acropolis Rally “Melas” Rally 037 Private (Momo) 12 TH
1986 Rallye Volta de Portugal Carlos Bica Rally 037 Private 2 ND
1986 Rallye Villa de Llanes Salvador Servia Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1986 Rallye Alpin Behra Bernard Darniche Rally 037 Chardonnet 2 ND
1986 Sembi Nyanza Kenia Rally John Hellier Rally 037 Private 1 ST
1986 Ypres 24hrs Rally Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 2 ND
1986 Ypres 24hrs Rally Mauro Pregliasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle 5 TH
1986 Rallye el Corte Ingles Antonio Rodriguez Rally 037 Private 6 TH
1986 Bohemia Rally Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 1 ST
1986 Bohemia Rally Mauro Pregliasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle 2 ND
1986 IAS Nairobi Kenia Rally John Hellier Rally 037 Private 1 ST
1986 Rally della Lana Massimo Ercolani Rally 037 Jolly Club 3 RD
1986 Malindi Kenia Rally John Hellier Rally 037 Private 1 ST
1986 Rallye Vinho Madeira Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 2 ND
1986 Rallye Vinho Madeira Paolo Alessandrini Rally 037 Jolly Club 3 RD
1986 Rallye Vinho Madeira Franco Cunico Rally 037 Team Tamauto 4 TH
1986 Rallye Vinho Madeira Carlos Bica Rally 037 Private 5 TH
1986 Rallye Vinho Madeira Mauro Pregliasco Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle 6 TH
1986 Rally Zimbawe Greg Criticos Rally 037 Private 1 ST
1986 Raymonds Kenia Rally Greg Criticos Rally 037 Private 1 ST
1986 Rally Halkidikis “Melas” Rally 037 Private (Momo) 10 TH
1986 Tour Auto Dominique Gauthier Rally 037 Private 8 TH
1986 Rally Piancavallo Giacomo Bossini Rally 037 Mirabella 1000 3 RD
1986 Rally Piancavallo Mauro Panontin Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle Tako 4 TH
1986 Rally Piancavallo Paolo Alessandrini Rally 037 Jolly Club DNF-crashed
1986 Lucien Bianchi Rally Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 3 RD
1986 Rally Città di Bassano “Lucky” Rally 037 Private 1 ST
1986 Cyprus Rally Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 1 ST
1986 Cyprus Rally Mauro Panontin Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle Tako 4 TH
1986 Rally Antibes Francis Vincent Rally 037 Private 3 RD
1986 Rallye San Froilan Salvador Servia Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1986 Rallye Catalunya Salvador Servia Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST – Spanish Ch.
1986 Rallye Catalunya Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 4 TH
1986 Rallye du Condroz Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 9 TH
1986 Rally di Monza Franco Cunico Rally 037 Jolly Club 1 ST
1986 Rally di Monza Fulvio Bacchelli Rally 037 Team Tamauto 3 RD
1986 Rallye de Wallonie Patrick Snijers Rally 037 Bastos Racing 2 ND – Belgian Ch.
1986 Criterium des Cevennes Bernard Darniche Rally 037 Chardonnet 6 TH
1986 Rallye Salou Costa Dorada Franco Cunico Rally 037 Team Tamauto 1 ST

1987 11th Rally Mille Miglia Franco Cunico Rally 037 Jolly Club Totip 1 ST
1987 11th Rally Mille Miglia Michele Rayneri Rally 037 Jolly Club Totip 2 ND
1987 11th Rally Mille Miglia Piero Liatti Rally 037 Grifone Esso 3 RD
1987 10th Rally Costa Smeralda Michele Rayneri Rally 037 Jolly Club Totip 1 ST (Gr B win)
1987 10th Rally Costa Smeralda Mauro Panontin Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle 2 ND
1987 10th Rally Costa Smeralda Piero Liatti Rally 037 Grifone Esso DNF-crashed
1987 Rally Città di Torino Barbero-Garino Rally 037 Private 1 ST
1987 Rally Città di Torino Franco Cunico Rally 037 Team Tamauto DNF-crashed
1987 Rally Città di Torino Jean-Claude Andruet Rally 037 Private DNF-tyre
1987 8th Rally della Lanterna Piero Liatti Rally 037 Grifone Esso 1 ST
1987 8th Rally della Lanterna Franco Cunico Rally 037 Team Tamauto 2 ND
1987 71st Rally Targa Florio Michele Rayneri Rally 037 Jolly Club Totip 1 ST (Gr B win)
1987 8th Rally Piancavallo Michele Rayneri Rally 037 Jolly Club Totip 1 ST (Gr B win)
1987 8th Rally Piancavallo Piero Liatti Rally 037 Grifone Esso 2 ND (Gr B)
1987 Rally Due Valli “Lucky” Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle 1 ST
1987 10th Rally di Monza Fulvio Bachelli Rally 037 Tamauto 1 ST
1987 Rally Catalunya Mauro Panontin Rally 037 Tre Gazzelle 1 ST
1988 11th Rally di Monza Brand-Lechleitner Rally 037 Tamauto 1 ST
*The most important results and drivers compiled. After the 1986 season the Rally 037 was relegated to minor events or running outside the results.
IMAGE GALLERY
Walter Röhrl on the 1983 Deutschland Rallye. Adartico Vudafieri on the 1983 Portuguese Rally.
Markku Alén on the 1984 RAC Rally.
SOURCES
http://www.lancia037.too.it/
http://www.lanciarally037.com/e-homepage.htm
http://www.lanciaaustralia.com.au/pages/articles/rallye037.htm
http://www.lanciamontecarlo.net/Rallye037/Technical_Info.html
http://www.qv500.com/lancia037p1.htm
http://es.geocities.com/zagatoes/037.html
http://sport.supereva.it/giovanni198061/037-storia.html
© Compilation by Rainer Nyberg 2004-01-03 Fact-sheet 04/001