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The Lancia Stratos HF (Tipo 829), known as Lancia Stratos, is a rear mid-engined sports car designed for rallying, made by Italian car manufacturer Lancia.It was highly successful in competition, winning the World Rally Championship in 1974, 1975 and 1976; as well as winning the 1974 Targa Florio, [6] winning the Tour de France Automobile five times and the Giro d'Italia automobilistico three ...
The WRC was formed from well-known and popular international rallies, ... Lancia: Lancia Stratos HF: 4 7 96 35 1976: Lancia: Lancia Stratos HF: 4 10 112 55 1977: Fiat:
The 1976 World Rally Championship was the fourth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). 10 events were included on the schedule, as the series revisited the same locations as the previous season. The only change in the schedule was a slight shuffle in order, with Portugal being moved up ...
Prior to the forming of the World Rally Championship, Lancia took the final International Championship for Manufacturers title with the Fulvia in 1972. In the WRC, they remain the most statistically successful marque (despite having withdrawn at the end of the 1993 season), winning constructors' titles with the Stratos (1974, 1975 and 1976), the 037 and the Delta (six consecutive wins from ...
Fiat's Abarth 124 gained an early lead with a win at Monte Carlo, but fell to a strong performance by Lancia's Stratos HF which won three rallies, placing second again. Lancia's championship was the first of three consecutive WRC titles it would win through 1976 as well as the first of its record ten WRC manufacturer's championships.
The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a rallying series administered by Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The series currently consists of 13 three-day events driven on surfaces that range from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice.
Lancia, with its powerful Stratos HF, continued its dominance despite struggling with reliability. Lancia won four rallies during the season however, outpacing competitors Fiat and Alpine-Renault . The battle for second place in the season was ultimately determined by a single point, with Fiat outscoring Alpine-Renault 61 points to 60, while ...
Lancia Stratos HF: 8:13.38 2 Björn Waldegård: Hans Thorszelius: Ford Motor Company: Ford Escort RS1800: 8:13.44 3 Markku Alén: Ilkka Kivimäki: Alitalia Fiat: Fiat 131 Abarth: 8:17.47 2 Swedish Rally (16 February–18 February) 38 stages 630 km Snow/Ice 1 Stig Blomqvist: Björn Cederberg: Saab 99 Turbo: 6:34.49 2 Björn Waldegård: Hans ...