Rally Costa Smeralda

Rally Costa Smeralda is a rally competition held in Costa Smeralda, a coastal area on the island of Sardinia, Italy. The event was first held in 1978 and it was part of the European Rally Championship schedule until 1994. After the rally was restarted in 1998, it has been part of the Italian Rally Championship.

The rally is based in Arzachena in the north-east part of the island. Unlike the famed tarmac rally held on near neighbour the island of Corsica, the Tour de Corse, the Rally Costa Smeralda is a gravel rally. Italians have dominated the results, the most successful driver in the rally's history is Paolo Andreucci who won the rally seven times between 2001 and 2013.

Winners
Season Driver Car
1978 Maurizio Verini Fiat 131 Abarth
1979 Attilio Bettega Fiat 131 Abarth
1980 Bernard Darniche Lancia Stratos HF
1981 Markku Alén Fiat 131 Abarth
1982 Michele Cinotto Audi Quattro
1983 Miki Biasion Lancia Rally 037
1984 Henri Toivonen Porsche 911
1985 Dario Cerrato Lancia Rally 037
1986 Henri Toivonen Lancia Delta S4
1987 Juha Kankkunen Lancia Delta HF 4WD
1988 Markku Alén Lancia Delta Integrale
1989 Dario Cerrato Lancia Delta Integrale
1990 Dario Cerrato Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1991 Juha Kankkunen Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1992 Didier Auriol Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1993 Cancelled
1994 Piero Liatti Subaru Impreza 555
1995
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1997		 Not held
1998 Giuseppe Grossi Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
1999 Daniele Griotti Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2000 Michele Gregis Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2001 Paolo Andreucci Ford Focus WRC
2002 Luca Cantamessa Subaru Impreza WRC
2003 Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC
2004 Andrea Navarra Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2005 Andrea Navarra Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2006 Paolo Andreucci Fiat Grande Punto Abarth
2007 Piero Longhi Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2008 Paolo Andreucci Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2009 Paolo Andreucci Peugeot 207 S2000
2010 Kris Meeke Peugeot 207 S2000
2011 Paolo Andreucci Peugeot 207 S2000
2012 Paolo Andreucci Peugeot 207 S2000
2013 Paolo Andreucci Peugeot 207 S2000
2014 Renato Travaglia Peugeot 207 S2000
2015 Giuseppe Dettori Škoda Fabia S2000
2016 Federico Della Casa Škoda Fabia R5
2017 Giuseppe Dettori Škoda Fabia R5
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