1973 Rallye Sanremo

The 1973 Sanremo Rally (formally the 11th Rally Sanremo[1]) was the tenth round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in mid-October around Sanremo, Italy, the rally was a mixed surface rally, with some stages on tarmac and others on gravel. Sanremo would become a staple of the WRC calendar for many years until the Italian portion of the WRC was moved to the gravel stages of Sardinia in 2004.

1973 Rally Sanremo
15th Rally Sanremo
Round 10 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
 Previous eventNext event 
Host country Italy
Rally baseSanremo, Italy
Dates run10 October 1973 13 October 1973
Stages37 (520 km; 320 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt and gravel
Overall distance1,791 km (1,113 miles)
Results
Overall winnerFrance Jean-Luc Thérier
France Jacques Jaubert
France Alpine Renault
Alpine Renault A110 1800
Crews107 at start, 36 at finish

Report

In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. Italy marked the official sealing of the manufacturer title for Alpine Renault with their win, despite only needing three points to accomplish the task. Fiat also finished strong on their home event, all but ensuring their place in the final classifications as well. Strong presence in the top ten for both teams minimized the opportunity for other manufacturers to gather points in the event, with only Lancia and Opel picking up some crumbs.

Results

1973 Rally Sanremo results
Finish Total
time
Group Car # Driver
Co-driver
Car Mfr.
points
Overall In
group
1 18 h : 1 m : 32 s41 France Jean-Luc Thérier
France Jacques Jaubert
France Alpine Renault A110 1800 20
2 28 h : 7 m : 34 s412 Italy Maurizio Verini
Italy Angelo Torriani
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rally 15
3 38 h : 11 m : 37 s48 France Jean-Pierre Nicolas
France Michel Vial
France Alpine Renault A110 1800
4 48 h : 13 m : 5 s417 Italy Giulio Bisulli
Italy Arturo Zanuccoli
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rally
5 58 h : 13 m : 38 s47 Italy Sergio Barbasio
Italy Bruno Scabini
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rally
6 68 h : 14 m : 31 s49 Italy Alcide Paganelli
Italy Ninni Russo
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rally
7 78 h : 15 m : 0 s414 Italy Mauro Pregliasco
Italy Angelo Garzoglio
Italy Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF 4
8 88 h : 15 m : 33 s411 Finland Simo Lampinen
Italy Piero Sodano
Italy Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
9 19 h : 18 m : 17 s243 Italy Roberto Bauce
Italy Andrea Visconti
Germany Opel Ascona 2
10 19 h : 21 m : 1 s329 Italy Bruno Ferraris
Italy Giorgio Vigo
Italy Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
11 29 h : 22 m : 30 s247 Italy 'Illicher'
Italy Claudio Bocca
Germany Opel Ascona
12 19 h : 25 m : 24 s184 France Christian Dorche
Monaco Jean Pallanca
Germany Opel Ascona
13 29 h : 33 m : 41 s182 France Alain Errani
France Pierre Thimonier
Germany Opel Ascona
14 29 h : 38 m : 1 s367 Italy 'Del Prete'
Italy 'Gigli'
Italy Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
15 39 h : 42 m : 58 s256 Italy Sergio Gamenara
Italy 'Pisciotta'
France Renault 12 Gordini
16 49 h : 43 m : 44 s244 Italy Benelli
Italy Mazzoni
Germany Opel Ascona
17 39 h : 45 m : 14 s1 Italy Stefi
Italy Rivani
Germany Opel Ascona
18 39 h : 50 m : 43 s365 Italy Pons
Italy Vinotto
Italy Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
19 59 h : 50 m : 48 s245 France Raymond Chianéa
France Jean Chianéa
Germany Opel Ascona
20 69 h : 54 m : 7 s250 Italy Tardivo
Italy Del Sacco
Italy Fiat 125S
25 10 h : 24 m : 32 s130 France Jean-Louis Barailler
France Philippe Fayel
Germany Opel Ascona SR
Retired (mechanical) 42 Italy Amilcare Ballestrieri
Italy Silvio Maiga
Italy Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
Retired (accident) 23 Germany Achim Warmbold
France Jean Todt
Germany BMW 2002
Retired (mechanical) 44 Italy Raffaele Pinto
Italy Arnaldo Bernacchini
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rally
Retired (accident) 45 France Bernard Darniche
France Alain Mahé
France Alpine Renault A110 1800
Retired (mechanical) 210 Sweden Björn Waldegård
Sweden Hans Thorszelius
Germany BMW 2002
Retired (mechanical) 419 Italy Fulvio Bacchelli
Italy Francesco Rossetti
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rally
Retired (mechanical) 226 Italy Roberto Cambiaghi
Italy Rudy
Germany Opel Ascona
Retired (mechanical) 232 France Jean-Louis Clarr
France Robert Lockwood
Germany Opel Ascona
Retired (mechanical) 76 Italy Sorrentino
Italy Pino Scigliano
Italy Fiat 128 Coupé
Retired (mechanical) 232 France Jean Louis Clarr
France Robert Lokwood
Germany Opel Ascona

Source: Independent WRC archive[2]

Championship standings after the event

1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 10
After round 10 Team Season end
Position Points Position Points
1 127 France Alpine Renault 1147
2 84 Italy Fiat 284
3 42 Sweden Saab 542
4 36 United States Ford 376
5 33 France Citroën 733
6 24 Germany BMW 828
7 24 Germany Porsche 927
8 22 Japan Datsun 634
9 19 Sweden Volvo 444
10 17 Italy Lancia 1317
11 15 East Germany Wartburg 1415
12 15 Germany Opel 1125
13 14 Germany Volkswagen 1515
14 13 France Peugeot 1613
15 12 Poland Polski Fiat 1218
16 5 Japan Toyota 1025
17 4 Japan Mitsubishi 174
18 3 Czechoslovakia Škoda 183
19 1 Germany Audi 202

References

  1. "11º Rallye Sanremo". www.rallyesanremo.sistel.it.
  2. "Sanremo Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

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