Rally Costa Smeralda

Rally Costa Smeralda is a rally competition held in Costa Smeralda, a coastal area on the island of Sardinia, Italy. The event was first held in 1978 and it was part of the European Rally Championship schedule until 1994. After the rally was restarted in 1998, it has been part of the Italian Rally Championship.

The rally is based in Arzachena in the north-east part of the island. Unlike the famed tarmac rally held on near neighbour the island of Corsica, the Tour de Corse, the Rally Costa Smeralda is a gravel rally. Italians have dominated the results, the most successful driver in the rally's history is Paolo Andreucci who won the rally seven times between 2001 and 2013.

Winners
Season Driver Car
1978 Italy Maurizio Verini Fiat 131 Abarth
1979 Italy Attilio Bettega Fiat 131 Abarth
1980 France Bernard Darniche Lancia Stratos HF
1981 Finland Markku Alén Fiat 131 Abarth
1982 Italy Michele Cinotto Audi Quattro
1983 Italy Miki Biasion Lancia Rally 037
1984 Finland Henri Toivonen Porsche 911
1985 Italy Dario Cerrato Lancia Rally 037
1986 Finland Henri Toivonen Lancia Delta S4
1987 Finland Juha Kankkunen Lancia Delta HF 4WD
1988 Finland Markku Alén Lancia Delta Integrale
1989 Italy Dario Cerrato Lancia Delta Integrale
1990 Italy Dario Cerrato Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1991 Finland Juha Kankkunen Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1992 France Didier Auriol Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1993 Cancelled
1994 Italy Piero Liatti Subaru Impreza 555
1995
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1997		 Not held
1998 Italy Giuseppe Grossi Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
1999 Italy Daniele Griotti Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2000 Italy Michele Gregis Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2001 Italy Paolo Andreucci Ford Focus WRC
2002 Italy Luca Cantamessa Subaru Impreza WRC
2003 Finland Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC
2004 Italy Andrea Navarra Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2005 Italy Andrea Navarra Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2006 Italy Paolo Andreucci Fiat Grande Punto Abarth
2007 Italy Piero Longhi Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2008 Italy Paolo Andreucci Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2009 Italy Paolo Andreucci Peugeot 207 S2000
2010 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Peugeot 207 S2000
2011 Italy Paolo Andreucci Peugeot 207 S2000
2012 Italy Paolo Andreucci Peugeot 207 S2000
2013 Italy Paolo Andreucci Peugeot 207 S2000
2014 Italy Renato Travaglia Peugeot 207 S2000
2015 Italy Giuseppe Dettori Škoda Fabia S2000
2016 Switzerland Federico Della Casa Škoda Fabia R5
2017 Italy Giuseppe Dettori Škoda Fabia R5
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