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Driven 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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Apr 26, 2023 · Not since 1983 has a two-wheel car ever won the World Rally Championship. This firmly cemented the 037's place in the history books as one of the greatest rally cars in history.
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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)20220–315–41215Oct 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.
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 gone down in...
Success in the 1983 World Rally Manufacturers' Championship was capped by victories in the European and Italian championships, obtained by a young driver from Bassano del Grappa behind the wheel of a Lancia Rally 037: 25-year-old Miki Biasion.
May 22, 2020 · Against the odds the plucky little Italian racer defeated its technologically advanced rivals at Audi to win the 1983 World Rally Championship Constructors’ title with Walter Röhrl and Markku Alen its two key drivers.
