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Sep 28, 2022 · WRC 1983 saw the emotional fight between Lancia 037 and Audi Quattro: 2WD vs 4WD, Italian cunning vs German organization. Both teams had the best drivers: Walter Röhrl and Markku Alén for...
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Feb 27, 2018 · It was an epic 2WD vs 4WD battle between the mighty Audi Quattros and the underdog Lancia 037s in the 1983 world rally championship. But team Lancia had a trick up their sleeve.
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Apr 26, 2023 · The 037 was on rails, and Lancia dominated San Remo. Due to that and Rohrl’s brilliance behind the wheel, Lancia would claim the 1983 world championship with its remarkable two-wheel drive 037.
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Oct 6, 2023 · On October 7 th 1983, Lancia Rally 037 conquered its fifth World Constructors' title by winning the Sanremo Rally competition. An unexpected success for a rear-wheel-drive car, against competitors equipped with all-wheel drive.
Audi's Hannu Mikkola beat the defending world champion Walter Röhrl and his Lancia teammate Markku Alén to the drivers' title. Lancia captured the manufacturers' title from Audi by just two points.
RankDriverEvent(mon)Event(swe)1(10)20220–315–41215Driven by Markku Alén, Attilio Bettega, and Walter Röhrl, the car won Lancia the manufacturers' world championship in the 1983 season. It was the last rear-wheel drive car to win the WRC.
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Lancia’s surprise victory to kick off the 1983 World Rally Championship season on the Monte Carlo Rally, and in doing so defeat the all-conquering four-wheel-drive Audi Quattro, has...
