International Rally of Messina
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International Rally of Messina (in italian
Italian language
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 Rally internazionale di Messina) was a former rally
Rallying
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 competition that was held in Messina, Italy
Italy
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History

The event was held for 26 editions, from 1979 to 2004 and was part of the European Rally Championship
European Rally Championship
The European Rally Championship is the European continental championship series in rallying. It is organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile .-History:...

 schedule and the Italian national rally championship.

Many of italian top drivers for sevarals years fighted for the italian title, because the rally was one of the last race of the season, and often decisive. Among the winners are remembered Andrea Aghini
Andrea Aghini
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, Franco Cunico
Franco Cunico
Gianfranco Cunico is an Italian rally driver who won the 1993 Rallye Sanremo.-Career:Cunico scored his first points in the World Rally Championship on the 1989 Tour de Corse when he finished seventh, driving for Ford. In 1991 he scored his first podium by finishing third on the Tour de Corse...

 and Piero Liatti
Piero Liatti
Piero Liatti is an Italian rally driver. His speciality was driving on Tarmac rallies like Monte Carlo, Catalunya, Corsica and the San Remo Rally.-Biography:...

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Editions

Ed. Season Championship Driver Car
1 1979  Italy Sergio Montalto Lancia Stratos
Lancia Stratos
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2 1980 Italian rally championship  Italy "Dielis" Porsche 911 SC
Porsche 911
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3 1981 Italian rally championship  Italy Paolo Pasutti Porsche 911 SC
Porsche 911
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4 1982 Italian rally championship  Italy Ninni Runfola Lancia Stratos
Lancia Stratos
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5 1983  Italy Nunzio Panebianco Opel Kadett GTE
Opel Kadett
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6 1984 Italian rally championship  Italy Ninni Runfola Lancia 037
Lancia 037
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7 1985 Italian rally championship  Italy Roberto Rosselli Lancia 037
Lancia 037
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8 1986 Italian rally championship  Italy Andrea Zanussi Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
9 1987 Italian rally championship  Italy Piero Liatti
Piero Liatti
Piero Liatti is an Italian rally driver. His speciality was driving on Tarmac rallies like Monte Carlo, Catalunya, Corsica and the San Remo Rally.-Biography:...

Lancia 037
Lancia 037
The Lancia Rally 037 was a mid-engine rally car built by Lancia in the early 1980s purely for the FIA Group B World Rally Championship. Driven by Markku Alén, Attilio Bettega, and Walter Röhrl, the car won Lancia the manufacturers' world championship in the 1983 season...

10 1988 Italian rally championship  Italy Maurizio Ferrecchi Lancia Delta Integrale 8v
11 1989 Italian rally championship  Italy Franco Cunico
Franco Cunico
Gianfranco Cunico is an Italian rally driver who won the 1993 Rallye Sanremo.-Career:Cunico scored his first points in the World Rally Championship on the 1989 Tour de Corse when he finished seventh, driving for Ford. In 1991 he scored his first podium by finishing third on the Tour de Corse...

Ford Sierra Cosworth
12 1990 Italian rally championship  Italy Piero Liatti
Piero Liatti
Piero Liatti is an Italian rally driver. His speciality was driving on Tarmac rallies like Monte Carlo, Catalunya, Corsica and the San Remo Rally.-Biography:...

Lancia Delta Integrale 16v
13 1991 Italian rally championship  Italy Franco Cunico
Franco Cunico
Gianfranco Cunico is an Italian rally driver who won the 1993 Rallye Sanremo.-Career:Cunico scored his first points in the World Rally Championship on the 1989 Tour de Corse when he finished seventh, driving for Ford. In 1991 he scored his first podium by finishing third on the Tour de Corse...

Ford Sierra Cosworth
14 1992 Italian rally championship  Italy Piero Longhi Lancia Delta Integrale 16v
15 1993 Italian rally championship  Italy Vanio Pasquali Ford Sierra Cosworth
16 1994 Italian rally championship  Italy Giovanni Russo Renault Clio Williams
17 1995 Italian rally championship  Italy Piero Liatti
Piero Liatti
Piero Liatti is an Italian rally driver. His speciality was driving on Tarmac rallies like Monte Carlo, Catalunya, Corsica and the San Remo Rally.-Biography:...

Subaru Impreza
Subaru Impreza
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18 1996 European Rally Championship
European Rally Championship
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Italian rally championship
 Italy Andrea Dallavilla Toyota Celica GT
Toyota Celica GT
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19 1997 European Rally Championship
European Rally Championship
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Italian rally championship
 Italy Andrea Dallavilla Subaru Impreza
Subaru Impreza
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20 1998 European Rally Championship
European Rally Championship
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Italian rally championship
 Italy Andrea Dallavilla Subaru Impreza
Subaru Impreza
Introduced in November 1993, the Impreza was offered in either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive versions and as a four-door sedan/saloon or five-door station wagon/estate. According to a Motor Trend article written March 1992 on page 26, the name of Subaru's new compact was, initially, to be...

21 1999 European Rally Championship
European Rally Championship
The European Rally Championship is the European continental championship series in rallying. It is organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile .-History:...


Italian rally championship
 Italy Andrea Aghini
Andrea Aghini
Andrea Aghini Lombardi is an Italian rally driver. He won the 1992 Rallye Sanremo and took four other podium finishes in the World Rally Championship from 1992 to 1995...

Toyota Corolla WRC
Toyota Corolla
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22 2000 European Rally Championship
European Rally Championship
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Italian rally championship
 Italy Piero Longhi Toyota Corolla WRC
Toyota Corolla
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23 2001 European Rally Championship
European Rally Championship
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Italian rally championship
 Italy Gianluca Vita Renault Mégane Kit
Renault Mégane
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24 2002 European Rally Championship
European Rally Championship
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Italian rally championship
 Italy Maurizio Ferrecchi Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot 206 WRC
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25 2003 European Rally Championship
European Rally Championship
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Italian rally championship
 Italy Salvatore Riolo Toyota Corolla WRC
Toyota Corolla
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26 2004 Italian rally championship  Italy Alessandro Battaglin Toyota Corolla WRC
Toyota Corolla
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