Monza Rally Show

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Monza Rally
Statusactive
Genremotorsporting event
Frequencyannual
Country Italy
Inaugurated1978
Valentino Rossi at the 2013 Monza Rally Show with a Fiesta RS WRC

The Monza Rally Show (previously known as Rally di Monza or Rally dell'Autodromo) is a motoring event that has been held since 1978 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, where rally and track racing experts compete, as well as protagonists of the entertainment world and other sports. It usually takes place in the last weeks of November, at the end of the competitive season.[1]

On 9 October 2020, it was announced that Rally Monza would be the final round of the 2020 World Rally Championship season, staging a round of the FIA World Rally Championship for the first time.[2] The event was included in the 2021 World Rally Championship as the last round of the season.

History

The first editions featured a mixed surface, with special stages run both on the paved track and on dirt roads carved in the circuit inland areas. From 1985 onwards the rally became an all-tarmac event. During the 80's and 90's the organizers usually allowed a class for special racing cars, such as touring cars, grand tourers and specially prepared rally cars. In the following years the event gradually changed from a classical rally to a challenge between rally and track racing drivers, as well as characters from the entertainment world and other sports. Since 2003 the name was changed to Monza Rally Show. In 2020 the event was renamed Rally Monza as it became an official World Rally Championship round including stages inside the circuit and public stages north of Bergamo. The event was again included in the 2021 World Rally Championship, as the final round of the season.

Editions

Complete results.[3]

Year Driver Co-driver Car
1978 Italy Federico Ormezzano Italy Renato Genova Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Gr.3
1979 Italy Raffaele Pinto Italy Fabio Penariol Ferrari 308 GTB Gr.4
1980 Italy Federico Ormezzano Italy Renato Genova Porsche 911 SC Gr.4
1981 Italy Federico Ormezzano Italy Claudio Berro Lancia Stratos Gr.4
1982 Italy Federico Ormezzano Italy Claudio Berro Lancia Stratos Gr.4
1983 Italy Adartico Vudafieri Italy Tiziana Borghi Lancia Rally 037 Gr.B
1984 Italy Attilio Bettega Italy Maurizio Perissinot Lancia Rally 037 Gr.B
1985 Italy Adartico Vudafieri Italy Tiziana Borghi Lancia Rally 037 Gr.B
1986 Italy Gianfranco Cunico Italy Gianluigi Scalvini Lancia Rally 037 Gr.B
1987 Italy Fulvio Bacchelli Italy Paolo Spollon Lancia Rally 037 Gr.B
1988 Italy Marco Brand Italy Maria Lechleitner Lancia Rally 037 Gr.B
1989 Italy Dario Cerrato Italy Giuseppe Cerri Alfa Romeo 75 IMSA
1990 Italy Gianfranco Cunico Italy Stefano Evangelisti BMW M3 Gr.A
1991 Italy Andrea Zanussi Italy Paolo Amati BMW M3 Gr.A
1992 Italy Nicola Larini Italy Arnaldo Bernacchini Alfa Romeo 155 GTA S1
1993 Italy Andrea Zanussi Italy Paolo Amati Ford Escort Cosworth S1
1994 Italy Giorgio Francia Italy Monica Bregoli Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti DTM
1995 Italy Marco Spinelli Italy Silvio Perlino Ford Escort Cosworth Gr.A
1996 Italy Marco Spinelli Italy Silvio Perlino Ford Escort Cosworth Gr.S
1997 Italy Marco Spinelli Italy Arnaldo Bernacchini Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 Gr.A
1998 Italy Andrea Dallavilla Italy Daniele Vernuccio Subaru Impreza WRC
1999 Italy Renato Travaglia Italy Flavio Zanella Peugeot 306 Maxi
2000 Italy Rinaldo Capello Italy Dino Zanatta Subaru Impreza WRC
2001–2002 not held
2003 Italy Alessandro Battaglin Italy Gianni Marchi Toyota Corolla WRC
2004 Italy Rinaldo Capello Italy Luigi Pirollo Škoda Fabia WRC
2005 Italy Rinaldo Capello Italy Luigi Pirollo Škoda Fabia WRC
2006 Italy Valentino Rossi Italy Carlo Cassina Ford Focus RS WRC
2007 Italy Valentino Rossi Italy Carlo Cassina Ford Focus RS WRC
2008 Italy Rinaldo Capello Italy Luigi Pirollo Ford Focus RS WRC
2009 Italy Rinaldo Capello Italy Luigi Pirollo Citroën C4 WRC
2010 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Diego Vallejo Citroën C4 WRC
2011 France Sébastien Loeb[4] France Severine Loeb Citroën DS3 WRC
2012 Italy Valentino Rossi[5] Italy Carlo Cassina Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2013 Spain Dani Sordo[6] Spain Marc Martí Citroën DS3 WRC
2014 Poland Robert Kubica[7] Italy Alessandra Benedetti Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2015 Italy Valentino Rossi[8] Italy Carlo Cassina Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2016 Italy Valentino Rossi[9] Italy Carlo Cassina Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2017 Italy Valentino Rossi[10] Italy Carlo Cassina Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2018 Italy Valentino Rossi Italy Carlo Cassina Ford Fiesta WRC
2019 Italy Andrea Crugnola Italy Marco Bergonzi Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2020 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC
2021 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC

Multiple winners

See also

References

  1. ^ "Monza Rally Show 2018, i campioni delle due ruote sfidano gli specialisti". autosprint.corrieredellosport.it. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Rally Monza to form 2020 FIA World Rally Championship finale". wrc.com. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Albo d'oro" (in Italian). monzarallyshow. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. ^ Iván Fernández. "Monza Rally Show 2011: Sébastien Loeb se lleva la victoria absoluta y en el Master". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. ^ Valentín Pérez. "Doblete de Rossi en el templo de la velocidad". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  6. ^ Sergio Cobo. "Monza Rally Show 2013: Dani Sordo puede con Valentino Rossi". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  7. ^ Fernando Sancho. "Kubica se impone a Rossi en el Monza Rally Show 2014". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  8. ^ Alex López-Rey. "Valentino Rossi vence por quinta vez el Monza Rally Show". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  9. ^ Fernando Sancho. "Valentino Rossi gana el Monza Rally Show 2015". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  10. ^ Pipo López. "Valentino Rossi se anota su sexto triunfo en Monza". Retrieved 26 January 2018.