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The European Rally Championship is the European continental championship series in rallying
Rallying

Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars....
. It is organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

The F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile, commonly referred to as the FIA, is a non-profit association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus on June 20, 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users....
 (FIA).








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The European Rally Championship is the European continental championship series in rallying
Rallying

Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars....
. It is organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

The F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile, commonly referred to as the FIA, is a non-profit association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus on June 20, 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users....
 (FIA).

2009 season events

  • Rallye 1000 Miglia - Italy
  • Istanbul Rally - Turkey
  • Croatia Rally - Croatia
  • Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally
    Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally

    The Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally founded by Frans Th?velin in 1965 is one of the most famous rallies in the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge....
     - Belgium
  • Bulgaria Rally - Bulgaria
  • Rally Vinho da Madeira - Portugal
  • Barum Rally Zlin - Czech Republic
  • Rally Principe de Asturias - Spain
  • ELPA Rally - Greece
  • Rallye d'Antibes Côte d'Azur - France
  • Rallye International du Valais - Switzerland


List of Champions

Year Driver Car
1953 Porsche 356
Porsche 356

The Porsche 356 was the company's first production automobile. It was a lightweight and nimble handling rear-engine rear-wheel-drive 2 door sports car available in hardtop and convertible configurations....
 Coupé
Fiat 1100
Fiat 1100

The Fiat 1100 was an automobile produced from 1937 to 1969, by the Italy car maker Fiat....
1954 DKW 1000
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
1956 Mercedes-Benz 220
Mercedes-Benz W180

The Mercedes-Benz W180 is a 6-cylinder sedan , coup?, and convertible made from 1954 to 1959. The models associated with the W180 chassis code were the 220a and 220S....

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
1957 Borgward
Saab 93
Saab 93

The Saab 93, pronounced ninety-three, is an automobile manufactured by Saab Automobile. It was announced on August 18, 1955 and was first presented on December 1, 1955....
1958Gunnar Andersson
Gunnar Andersson

Gunnar Andersson, was a Football player from Sweden. He is widely considered as one of Olympique de Marseille best Striker , along with Josip Skoblar and Jean-Pierre Papinby who?....
Volvo PV444
Volvo PV544
1959 Alfa Romeo
Citroën ID 19
1960 Mercedes-Benz 220 SE
Mercedes-Benz W128

The Mercedes-Benz W128 was a 6-cylinder automobile that was available in sedan , coupe, or Cabriolet car body style and produced from October, 1958 to August, 1959 ....
1961 Porsche 356
Porsche 356

The Porsche 356 was the company's first production automobile. It was a lightweight and nimble handling rear-engine rear-wheel-drive 2 door sports car available in hardtop and convertible configurations....
 Carrera Coupé
1962 Mercedes-Benz 220 SE
Mercedes-Benz W128

The Mercedes-Benz W128 was a 6-cylinder automobile that was available in sedan , coupe, or Cabriolet car body style and produced from October, 1958 to August, 1959 ....
1963Gunnar Andersson
Gunnar Andersson

Gunnar Andersson, was a Football player from Sweden. He is widely considered as one of Olympique de Marseille best Striker , along with Josip Skoblar and Jean-Pierre Papinby who?....
Volvo 122 S
Volvo PV544
1964Tom Trana
Tom Trana

Tom Trana, born in Kristinehamn, Sweden, on 29 November, 1937, was a famous motor Rallying driver. This V?rmland sportsman was Volvo's counterpart to Saab Automobile's Erik Carlsson ....
Volvo PV544 S
1965Rauno Aaltonen
Rauno Aaltonen

Rauno August Aaltonen , also known as "The Rally Professor", is a Finland former professional rallying driver who competed in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1970s....
BMC Mini Cooper S
Mini

The Mini is a small Automobile that was produced by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered an icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers....
1966 G1 Opel Rekord
Opel Rekord

The Opel Rekord is a family car which was built in several generations by the Germany automaker Opel, latterly a subsidiary of General Motors....
G2Sobieslaw Zasada
Sobieslaw Zasada

Sobieslaw Zasada is a Poland former Rally racing driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1966, 1967, 1971 and was vice-champion in 1968, 1969, 1972....
BMC Mini Cooper S
Mini

The Mini is a small Automobile that was produced by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered an icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers....

Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Fiat 500

The Fiat 500 is a automobile produced by the Fiat company of Italy between 1957 and 1975 . It was designed by Dante Giacosa.Launched as the Nuova 500, it was marketed as a cheap and practical town car....
G3Günter Klass
Günter Klass

File:Porsche 911 1965 red.jpgG?nter "Bobby" Klass was a versatile German people racing driver, competing in hillclimbing, rallying and the World Sportscar Championship as factory driver for Porsche in motorsport and the Scuderia Ferrari....
Porsche 911
Porsche 911

The Porsche 911 is a sports car made by Porsche Aktiengesellschaft of Stuttgart, Germany. The famous, distinctive, and durable design is notable for being rear engined like the Porsche-designed Volkswagen Beetle it had been based on....
1967 G1Sobieslaw Zasada
Sobieslaw Zasada

Sobieslaw Zasada is a Poland former Rally racing driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1966, 1967, 1971 and was vice-champion in 1968, 1969, 1972....
Porsche 911
Porsche 911

The Porsche 911 is a sports car made by Porsche Aktiengesellschaft of Stuttgart, Germany. The famous, distinctive, and durable design is notable for being rear engined like the Porsche-designed Volkswagen Beetle it had been based on....
 S
Porsche 912
Porsche 912

File:PolitieTarga.JPGThe Porsche 912 was a sports car manufactured by Porsche of Germany between 1965 and 1969 as their entry-level model. The 912 was a nimble-handling compact performance four-seat vehicle, delivering 90 Horsepower at 5800 Revolutions Per Minute....
G2 Lotus Cortina
Lotus Cortina

The Lotus-Cortina was a high-performance automobile, the result of collaboration between Ford Motor Company and Lotus ....
G3Vic Elford
Vic Elford

Victor Henry Elford is a former sportscar racing, rallying and Formula One driver from England. He participated in 13 World Championship F1 Grands Prix, debuting on 7 July 1968....
Porsche 911
Porsche 911

The Porsche 911 is a sports car made by Porsche Aktiengesellschaft of Stuttgart, Germany. The famous, distinctive, and durable design is notable for being rear engined like the Porsche-designed Volkswagen Beetle it had been based on....
 S
1968Pauli Toivonen
Pauli Toivonen

Pauli Toivonen Born August 22 1929 in Jyv?skyl?, Finland, Died February 14 2005 was a Finland rally car driver. He drove for Citro?n, Lancia and Porsche and had many successes to his credit....
Porsche 911
Porsche 911

The Porsche 911 is a sports car made by Porsche Aktiengesellschaft of Stuttgart, Germany. The famous, distinctive, and durable design is notable for being rear engined like the Porsche-designed Volkswagen Beetle it had been based on....
 T
1969Harry Källström
Harry Källström

Harry "Sputnik" K?llstr?m is a retired Sweden professional rallying driver who debuted in 1957 and competed in the World Rally Championship in the 1970s....
Lancia Fulvia
Lancia Fulvia

The Lancia Fulvia is an Italy automobile introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 1963 by Lancia. It was produced by that company, and later by FIAT, through 1976....
 Coupé 1.3 HF
Lancia Fulvia
Lancia Fulvia

The Lancia Fulvia is an Italy automobile introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 1963 by Lancia. It was produced by that company, and later by FIAT, through 1976....
 Coupé 1.6 HF
1970Jean-Claude Andruet
Jean-Claude Andruet

Jean-Claude Andruet is a retired France professional Rallying driver who competed in the World Rally Championship.Andruet took three WRC event wins during his career; 42?me Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, 1974 World Rally Championship season Tour de Corse and 1977 World Rally Championship season San Remo Rally....
Alpine A110
Alpine A110

The Alpine A110 also known as the "Berlinette" was a sports car produced by the France manufacturer Alpine from 1961 to 1977. The A110 was powered by various Renault engines....
 1600
1971Sobieslaw Zasada
Sobieslaw Zasada

Sobieslaw Zasada is a Poland former Rally racing driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1966, 1967, 1971 and was vice-champion in 1968, 1969, 1972....
BMW 2002 TI
1972 Fiat 124
Fiat 124

The Fiat 124 is a Mid-size car family car produced by the Italy manufacturer Fiat between 1966 and 1974. It was the replacement of the Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1300/1500....
 Sport Spyder
1973Sandro Munari
Sandro Munari

Sandro Munari is a former motor racing and rallying driver from Italy....
Lancia Fulvia
Lancia Fulvia

The Lancia Fulvia is an Italy automobile introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 1963 by Lancia. It was produced by that company, and later by FIAT, through 1976....
 Coupé 1.6 HF
1974Walter Röhrl
Walter Röhrl

Walter R?hrl is a German rallying and auto motor-racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford Motor Company and BMW....
Opel Ascona
Opel Ascona

The Opel Ascona was a mid-size car automobile produced by Opel, the Germany subsidiary of General Motors Corporation. It had three generations produced from 1970 to 1988....
 A
1975 Fiat 124
Fiat 124

The Fiat 124 is a Mid-size car family car produced by the Italy manufacturer Fiat between 1966 and 1974. It was the replacement of the Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1300/1500....
 Abarth
Abarth

Abarth is an Italy racing car maker founded by Italian-Austrian Carlo Abarth in Turin in 1949....
 Rallye
1976Bernard Darniche
Bernard Darniche

Bernard Darniche is a French people former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978, each time behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos....
Lancia Stratos
Lancia Stratos

The Lancia Stratos HF, widely known as Lancia Stratos is an automobile made by Italy car manufacturer Lancia. The HF stands for High Fidelity....
 HF
1977Bernard Darniche
Bernard Darniche

Bernard Darniche is a French people former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978, each time behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos....
Lancia Stratos
Lancia Stratos

The Lancia Stratos HF, widely known as Lancia Stratos is an automobile made by Italy car manufacturer Lancia. The HF stands for High Fidelity....
 HF
1978 Lancia Stratos
Lancia Stratos

The Lancia Stratos HF, widely known as Lancia Stratos is an automobile made by Italy car manufacturer Lancia. The HF stands for High Fidelity....
 HF
1979 Opel Ascona
Opel Ascona

The Opel Ascona was a mid-size car automobile produced by Opel, the Germany subsidiary of General Motors Corporation. It had three generations produced from 1970 to 1988....
 B
Opel Kadett
Opel Kadett

The Opel Kadett is a small family car produced by the Germany automaker Opel between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1992.Delta Motor Corporation in South Africa used the Opel Kadett name until 1999....
 GT/E
1980 Porsche 911
Porsche 911

The Porsche 911 is a sports car made by Porsche Aktiengesellschaft of Stuttgart, Germany. The famous, distinctive, and durable design is notable for being rear engined like the Porsche-designed Volkswagen Beetle it had been based on....
 SC
Ford Escort RS1800
1981 Fiat 131
Fiat 131

The Fiat 131, additionally called "Mirafiori", is a small/medium family car produced by the Italy Automotive industry, Fiat from 1974 to 1984. It was exhibited at 1974 Turin Auto Show....
 Abarth
Abarth

Abarth is an Italy racing car maker founded by Italian-Austrian Carlo Abarth in Turin in 1949....
1982"Tony"
Antonio Fassina

Antonio "Tony" Fassina is a former rally driver from Italy. He won the Italian Rally Championship in 1976 and 1979 driving a Lancia Stratos, and then again in 1981 behind the wheel of an Opel Ascona....
Opel Ascona
Opel Ascona

The Opel Ascona was a mid-size car automobile produced by Opel, the Germany subsidiary of General Motors Corporation. It had three generations produced from 1970 to 1988....
 400
1983 Lancia Rally 037
1984Carlo Capone
Carlo Capone

Carlo Capone was an Italy rally racing driver. He claimed the European Rally Championship in 1984 with a Lancia 037 in front of the late Henri Toivonen in a Porsche 911....
Lancia Rally 037
1985 Lancia Rally 037
1986Fabrizio Tabaton
Fabrizio Tabaton

Fabrizio Tabaton is an Italy former Rallying driver. Competing for the H.F. Grifone team, he had his biggest successes in the European Rally Championship, which he won with a Lancia Delta S4 in 1986, and with a Lancia Delta Integrale and a Delta HF 4WD in 1988....
Lancia Delta S4
Lancia Delta S4

The Lancia Delta S4 is a Group B rally car that competed in the World Rally Championship in 1985 World Rally Championship season and 1986 World Rally Championship season, until Group B cars were banned from competition by the FIA....
1987 Lancia Delta
Lancia Delta

The Lancia Delta is a small family car produced by Italian automaker Lancia with the first generation being produced between 1979 and 1994, the second generation running from 1993 until 1999, and the third generation Delta entering production in 2008....
 HF 4WD
1988Fabrizio Tabaton
Fabrizio Tabaton

Fabrizio Tabaton is an Italy former Rallying driver. Competing for the H.F. Grifone team, he had his biggest successes in the European Rally Championship, which he won with a Lancia Delta S4 in 1986, and with a Lancia Delta Integrale and a Delta HF 4WD in 1988....
Lancia Delta
Lancia Delta

The Lancia Delta is a small family car produced by Italian automaker Lancia with the first generation being produced between 1979 and 1994, the second generation running from 1993 until 1999, and the third generation Delta entering production in 2008....
 HF 4WD
Lancia Delta
Lancia Delta

The Lancia Delta is a small family car produced by Italian automaker Lancia with the first generation being produced between 1979 and 1994, the second generation running from 1993 until 1999, and the third generation Delta entering production in 2008....
 Integrale
1989 Lancia Delta
Lancia Delta

The Lancia Delta is a small family car produced by Italian automaker Lancia with the first generation being produced between 1979 and 1994, the second generation running from 1993 until 1999, and the third generation Delta entering production in 2008....
 Integrale
1990 Lancia Delta
Lancia Delta

The Lancia Delta is a small family car produced by Italian automaker Lancia with the first generation being produced between 1979 and 1994, the second generation running from 1993 until 1999, and the third generation Delta entering production in 2008....
 Integrale 16V
1991Piero Liatti
Piero Liatti

Piero Liatti is an Italy rallying driver. His speciality was driving on Tarmac rallies like Monte Carlo Rally, Rally Catalunya, Rally Corsica and the San Remo Rally....
Lancia Delta
Lancia Delta

The Lancia Delta is a small family car produced by Italian automaker Lancia with the first generation being produced between 1979 and 1994, the second generation running from 1993 until 1999, and the third generation Delta entering production in 2008....
 Integrale 16V
1992 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4

The Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 was the range-topping version of Mitsubishi Motors' Mitsubishi Galant model, available in the sixth , seventh and eighth generations of the vehicle....
1993 Lancia Delta
Lancia Delta

The Lancia Delta is a small family car produced by Italian automaker Lancia with the first generation being produced between 1979 and 1994, the second generation running from 1993 until 1999, and the third generation Delta entering production in 2008....
 HF Integrale
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Ford Escort RS Cosworth

The Escort RS Cosworth was a sports derivative of the Ford Escort . It was available from 1992-96 and in very limited numbers.It was instantly recognisable due to its large whale tail rear spoiler....
1994 Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Ford Escort RS Cosworth

The Escort RS Cosworth was a sports derivative of the Ford Escort . It was available from 1992-96 and in very limited numbers.It was instantly recognisable due to its large whale tail rear spoiler....
1995 Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Toyota Celica GT-Four

The Toyota Celica GT-Four is a high performance model of the Toyota Celica liftback, with a turbocharged Toyota 3S-GTE engine engine, and full-time AWD....
1996Armin Schwarz
Armin Schwarz

Armin Schwarz is a Germany-born Rallying driver born in Neustadt an der Aisch in Franken on 16th July, 1963. He won one World Rally Championship event in 1991 World Rally Championship season and was the 1996 European Rally Championship champion....
Toyota Celica GT-Four
Toyota Celica GT-Four

The Toyota Celica GT-Four is a high performance model of the Toyota Celica liftback, with a turbocharged Toyota 3S-GTE engine engine, and full-time AWD....
1997Krzysztof Holowczyc
Krzysztof Holowczyc

Krzysztof Holowczyc is a Poland rally driver.He won the Polish Rally Championship in 1995, 1996, 1999 and the European Rally Championship in 1997....
Subaru Impreza 555
Subaru Impreza WRX

The Subaru Impreza WRX, is a turbocharger version of the Subaru Impreza, an all-wheel drive automobile. It is available as a sedan or wagon.Originally introduced in 1992 in Japan, then shortly afterward in New Zealand, Australia and Europe, the WRX had a turbocharged flat-4 2.0L , Subaru Boxer engine....
1998 Subaru Impreza 555
Subaru Impreza WRX

The Subaru Impreza WRX, is a turbocharger version of the Subaru Impreza, an all-wheel drive automobile. It is available as a sedan or wagon.Originally introduced in 1992 in Japan, then shortly afterward in New Zealand, Australia and Europe, the WRX had a turbocharged flat-4 2.0L , Subaru Boxer engine....
1999 Renault Mégane
Renault Mégane

The Renault M?gane is a small family car produced by the France automaker Renault since 1995. It is offered in 3- and 5-door hatchback, Saloon , coup?, convertible and station wagon bodystyles....
 Maxi
2000 Toyota Corolla
Toyota Corolla

The Corolla is a line of subcompact car/compact cars produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966....
 WRC
2001 Toyota Corolla
Toyota Corolla

The Corolla is a line of subcompact car/compact cars produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966....
 WRC
2002 Peugeot 206
Peugeot 206

The Peugeot 206 is a supermini car , manufactured by the France automaker Peugeot since 1998....
 WRC
2003Bruno Thiry
Bruno Thiry

Bruno Thiry is a Belgium Rallying driver. He was born in the Sankt Vith region of Belgium.He began his career as an amateur in 1981, driving a Simca, and quickly became very successful in the Belgian Rally Championship....
Peugeot 206
Peugeot 206

The Peugeot 206 is a supermini car , manufactured by the France automaker Peugeot since 1998....
 WRC
2004 Renault Clio
Renault Clio

The Renault Clio is a supermini car produced by the France automobile manufacturer Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it is currently in its third generation....
 S1600
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo, LanEvo, or Evo, is a car manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors....
 VII
Renault Clio
Renault Clio

The Renault Clio is a supermini car produced by the France automobile manufacturer Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it is currently in its third generation....
 S1600
2006 Fiat Punto
Fiat Punto

The Fiat Punto is a supermini car produced by the Italy manufacturer, Fiat, since 1993. It is currently in its third generation....
 Abarth
Abarth

Abarth is an Italy racing car maker founded by Italian-Austrian Carlo Abarth in Turin in 1949....
 S2000
2007 Citroën C2
Citroën C2

The Citro?n C2 is a supermini car produced by the France manufacturer Citro?n since 2003. A completely different car, based on the Peugeot 206, is sold in China as the C2....
 S1600
Citroën C2
Citroën C2

The Citro?n C2 is a supermini car produced by the France manufacturer Citro?n since 2003. A completely different car, based on the Peugeot 206, is sold in China as the C2....
 R2
2008 Peugeot 207
Peugeot 207

The Peugeot 207 is a supermini car produced by the France automaker Peugeot and unveiled in January 2006. According to JATO Dynamics, an automative market researcher, the model was the bestselling car in Europe in 2007....
 S2000


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