The Campionato Italiano Rally (CIR) or Italian Rally Championship is the main rally championship, which takes place in Italy. It organized by ACI Sport.
History
The Italian Rally Championship was officially founded in 1961 with the 21. Coppa Riviera di Ponente. However, rally racing had already taken place in Italy since the late 1940s, in the years following the World War II, with the 1. Stella Alpina Rallye in 1947. But even before the World War II, during the Fascist period, in the 1930s, car races with rally-like characteristics were held, such as the Rome International Rally in 1931. The origin of Italian rallies derived from the first car races of the 1920s such as the Mille Miglia or the even older Targa Florio, in which automotive pioneers such as Vincenzo Lancia and Enzo Ferrari competed. In 1977, following the folded of the Targa Florio for safety reasons, the following year, in 1978, the Targa Florio Rally was established, which is considered its official continuation. Furthermore, the Targa Florio Classica was also established as a historical automotive re-enactment. But also the Mille Miglia in 1977, was re-established both as the Rally 1000 Miglia and as the Mille Miglia Storica. In conclusion, the Italian Rally Championship is not only an Italian sporting rally competition, but is also part of Italy's history and culture. Over the decades, the Italian Rally Championship has contributed to building Italian automotive culture and has also contributed and influenced the European Rally Championship and the World Rally Championship.
Among the first rally races in Italy was the Coppa delle Alpi, held for the first time in 1921, from August 7 to August 15, organised by the Automobile Club Milano. It took place in 5 editions until 1925. Since 2012, the Automobile Club Brescia has re-established it as a historical automotive re-enactment and it is currently included, in 2025, as the first event of the Campionato Italiano Grandi Eventi ACI Sport.
List of champions Season Championship for drivers Championship for manufacturers Driver Co-driver Car Manufacturer Car Group1961 Luigi Marsaglia Giovanni Prada MoroniFiat 1100/103 TV Fiat1962 Arnaldo Cavallari Dante SalvayAlfa Romeo Giulietta TI Alfa RomeoGroup 1Group 2 1963 Arnaldo Cavallari Dante SalvayAlfa Romeo Giulietta TI Alfa RomeoGroup 1Group 2 1964 Arnaldo Cavallari Sandro MunariAlfa Romeo Giulia TI Super Alfa RomeoGroup 1Group 2 1965 Enzo Martoni Zefferino FilippiLancia Fulvia 2C LanciaGroup 2 1966 Leo Cella Sergio BarbasioLancia Fulvia 1.2 Coupé HF LanciaGroup 2 1967 Sandro Munari Luciano LombardiniLancia Fulvia 1.3 Coupé HF LanciaGroup 2 1968 Arnaldo Cavallari Dante SalvayLancia Fulvia 1.3 Coupé HF LanciaGroup 2 1969 Sandro Munari Arnaldo BernacchiniLancia Fulvia 1.3 Coupé HF LanciaGroup 2 1970 Alcide Paganelli Ninni RussoFiat 124 Sport Spider FiatGroup 4 1971 Sergio Barbasio Piero SodanoLancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF LanciaGroup 4 1972 Sergio Barbasio Piero SodanoLancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF LanciaGroup 4 1973 Amilcare Ballestrieri Silvio MaigaLancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF LanciaGroup 4 1974 Maurizio Verini Gino MacalusoFiat 124 Abarth FiatGroup 4 1975 Roberto Cambiaghi Emanuele SanfrontFiat 124 Abarth FiatGroup 4 1976 Antonio "Tony" Fassina Mauro ManniniLancia Stratos HF LanciaGroup 4 1977 Mauro Pregliasco Vittorio ReisoliLancia Stratos HF LanciaGroup 4 1978 Adartico Vudafieri Mauro ManniniLancia Stratos HF LanciaGroup 4 1979 Antonio "Tony" Fassina Mauro ManniniLancia Stratos HF LanciaGroup 4 1980 Adartico Vudafieri Fabio PenariolFiat 131 Abarth FiatGroup 4 1981 Antonio "Tony" Fassina Rudy Dal PozzoOpel Ascona 400 OpelGroup 4 1982 Antonio Tognana Massimo De AntoniFerrari 308 GTBLancia Rally 037 Ferrari LanciaGroup 4Group B1983 Miki Biasion Tiziano SivieroLancia Rally 037 LanciaGroup B1984 Paolo Fabrizio Fabbri Paolo CecchiniFiat Ritmo Abarth 125 TC Fiat Adartico Vudafieri Luigi PirolloLancia Rally 037 LanciaOpen1985 Fabrizio Tabaton Luciano TedeschiniLancia Rally 037 Lancia Dario Cerrato Giuseppe CerriLancia Rally 037 LanciaOpen1986 Dario Cerrato Giuseppe CerriLancia Delta S4 Lancia Dario Cerrato Giuseppe CerriLancia Delta S4 LanciaOpen1987 Michele Rayneri Carlo CassinaLancia Rally 037 LanciaGroup B Fabrizio Tabaton Luciano TedeschiniLancia Delta HF 4WD LanciaGroup A1988 Dario Cerrato Giuseppe CerriLancia Delta HF 4WD LanciaGroup A1989 Dario Cerrato Giuseppe CerriLancia Delta Integrale LanciaGroup A1990 Dario Cerrato Giuseppe CerriLancia Delta Integrale 16v LanciaGroup A1991 Dario Cerrato Giuseppe CerriLancia Delta Integrale 16v LanciaGroup A1992 Piergiorgio Deila Pierangelo ScalviniLancia Delta HF Integrale LanciaGroup A1993 Gilberto Pianezzola Loris RoggiaLancia Delta HF Integrale LanciaGroup A1994 Gianfranco Cunico Stefano EvangelistiFord Escort RS Cosworth FordGroup A1995 Gianfranco Cunico Stefano EvangelistiFord Escort RS Cosworth FordGroup A1996 Gianfranco Cunico Pierangelo ScalviniFord Escort RS Cosworth FordGroup A1997 Andrea Dallavilla Danilo FappaniSubaru Impreza 555 SubaruGroup A1998 Andrea Aghini Loris RoggiaToyota Corolla WRC ToyotaWRC1999 Andrea Aghini Loris RoggiaToyota Corolla WRC ToyotaWRC2000 Piero Longhi Lucio BaggioToyota Corolla WRC ToyotaWRC2001 Paolo Andreucci Alessandro GiustiFord Focus WRC FordWRC2002 Renato Travaglia Flavio ZanellaPeugeot 206 WRC PeugeotWRC2003 Paolo Andreucci Anna AndreussiFiat Punto Abarth S1600 FiatS16002004 Andrea Navarra Simona FedeliSubaru Impreza WRX STi SubaruGroup N2005 Piero Longhi Maurizio ImeritoSubaru Impreza WRX STi SubaruGroup N2006 Paolo Andreucci Anna AndreussiFiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 FiatS20002007 Giandomenico Basso Mitia DottaFiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 FiatS20002008 Luca Rossetti Matteo ChiarcossiPeugeot 207 S2000 PeugeotS20002009 Paolo Andreucci Anna AndreussiPeugeot 207 S2000 PeugeotS20002010 Paolo Andreucci Anna AndreussiPeugeot 207 S2000 PeugeotPeugeot 207 S2000S20002011 Paolo Andreucci Anna AndreussiPeugeot 207 S2000 PeugeotPeugeot 207 S2000S20002012 Paolo Andreucci Anna AndreussiPeugeot 207 S2000 PeugeotPeugeot 207 S2000S20002013 Umberto Scandola Guido D'AmoreŠkoda Fabia S2000 PeugeotPeugeot 207 S2000S20002014 Paolo Andreucci Anna AndreussiPeugeot 208 T16 R5 PeugeotPeugeot 208 T16 R5Group R52015 Paolo Andreucci Anna AndreussiPeugeot 208 T16 R5 PeugeotPeugeot 208 T16 R5Group R52016 Giandomenico Basso Lorenzo GranaiFord Fiesta R5 FordFord Fiesta R5Group R52017 Paolo Andreucci Anna AndreussiPeugeot 208 T16 R5 PeugeotPeugeot 208 T16 R5Group R52018 Paolo Andreucci Anna AndreussiPeugeot 208 T16 R5 FordFord Fiesta R5Group R52019 Giandomenico Basso Lorenzo GranaiŠkoda Fabia R5 CitroënCitroën C3 R5Group R52020 Andrea Crugnola Pietro Elia OmettoCitroën C3 R5 ŠkodaŠkoda Fabia R5Group R52021 Giandomenico Basso Lorenzo GranaiŠkoda Fabia R5 ŠkodaŠkoda Fabia R5Group R52022 Andrea Crugnola Pietro Elia OmettoCitroën C3 Rally2 ŠkodaŠkoda Fabia Rally2 EvoGroup Rally22023 Andrea Crugnola Pietro Elia OmettoCitroën C3 Rally2 ŠkodaŠkoda Fabia Rally2 EvoGroup Rally22024 Andrea Crugnola Pietro Elia OmettoCitroën C3 Rally2 ŠkodaŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2Group Rally22025 Giandomenico Basso Lorenzo GranaiŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2 ŠkodaŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2Group Rally2
By manufacturer Manufacturer TitlesSeason(s) Lancia 24 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Peugeot10 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 Fiat9 1961, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1985, 2003, 2006, 2007 Ford6 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2016, 2018 Škoda2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Alfa Romeo31962, 1963, 1964 Subaru1997, 2004, 2005 Toyota1998, 1999, 2000 Opel11981 Ferrari1982 Citroën2019
See also Rallying in Italy
References
External links Official website