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1973 Rallye Sanremo

1973 Rally Sanremo
15th Rally Sanremo
Round 10 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Italy
Rally baseSanremo, Italy
Dates run10 October 1973 – 13 October 1973
Stages37 (520 km; 320 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt and gravel
Overall distance1,791 km (1,113 miles)
Statistics
Crews107 at start, 36 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Jean-Luc Thérier
France Jacques Jaubert
France Alpine Renault
Alpine Renault A110 1800

The 1973 Sanremo Rally (formally the 11th Rally Sanremo[1]) was the tenth round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in mid-October around Sanremo, Italy, the rally was a mixed surface rally, with some stages on tarmac and others on gravel. Sanremo would become a staple of the WRC calendar for many years until the Italian portion of the WRC was moved to the gravel stages of Sardinia in 2004.

Report

In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. Italy marked the official sealing of the manufacturer title for Alpine Renault with their win, despite only needing three points to accomplish the task. Fiat also finished strong on their home event, all but ensuring their place in the final classifications as well. Strong presence in the top ten for both teams minimized the opportunity for other manufacturers to gather points in the event, with only Lancia and Opel picking up some crumbs.

Results

1973 Rally Sanremo results
Finish Total
time
Group Car # Driver
Co-driver
Car Mfr.
points
Overall In
group
1 1 8 h : 1 m : 32 s 4 1 France Jean-Luc Thérier
France Jacques Jaubert
France Alpine Renault A110 1800 20
2 2 8 h : 7 m : 34 s 4 12 Italy Maurizio Verini
Italy Angelo Torriani
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rally 15
3 3 8 h : 11 m : 37 s 4 8 France Jean-Pierre Nicolas
France Michel Vial
France Alpine Renault A110 1800
4 4 8 h : 13 m : 5 s 4 17 Italy Giulio Bisulli
Italy Arturo Zanuccoli
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rally
5 5 8 h : 13 m : 38 s 4 7 Italy Sergio Barbasio
Italy Bruno Scabini
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rally
6 6 8 h : 14 m : 31 s 4 9 Italy Alcide Paganelli
Italy Ninni Russo
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rally
7 7 8 h : 15 m : 0 s 4 14 Italy Mauro Pregliasco
Italy Angelo Garzoglio
Italy Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF 4
8 8 8 h : 15 m : 33 s 4 11 Finland Simo Lampinen
Italy Piero Sodano
Italy Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
9 1 9 h : 18 m : 17 s 2 43 Italy Roberto Bauce
Italy Andrea Visconti
Germany Opel Ascona 2
10 1 9 h : 21 m : 1 s 3 29 Italy Bruno Ferraris
Italy Giorgio Vigo
Italy Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
11 2 9 h : 22 m : 30 s 2 47 Italy 'Illicher'
Italy Claudio Bocca
Germany Opel Ascona
12 1 9 h : 25 m : 24 s 1 84 France Christian Dorche
Monaco Jean Pallanca
Germany Opel Ascona
13 2 9 h : 33 m : 41 s 1 82 France Alain Errani
France Pierre Thimonier
Germany Opel Ascona
14 2 9 h : 38 m : 1 s 3 67 Italy 'Del Prete'
Italy 'Gigli'
Italy Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
15 3 9 h : 42 m : 58 s 2 56 Italy Sergio Gamenara
Italy 'Pisciotta'
France Renault 12 Gordini
16 4 9 h : 43 m : 44 s 2 44 Italy Benelli
Italy Mazzoni
Germany Opel Ascona
17 3 9 h : 45 m : 14 s 1 Italy Stefi
Italy Rivani
Germany Opel Ascona
18 3 9 h : 50 m : 43 s 3 65 Italy Pons
Italy Vinotto
Italy Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
19 5 9 h : 50 m : 48 s 2 45 France Raymond Chianéa
France Jean Chianéa
Germany Opel Ascona
20 6 9 h : 54 m : 7 s 2 50 Italy Tardivo
Italy Del Sacco
Italy Fiat 125S
25 10 h : 24 m : 32 s 1 30 France Jean-Louis Barailler
France Philippe Fayel
Germany Opel Ascona SR
Retired (mechanical) 4 2 Italy Amilcare Ballestrieri
Italy Silvio Maiga
Italy Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
Retired (accident) 2 3 Germany Achim Warmbold
France Jean Todt
Germany BMW 2002
Retired (mechanical) 4 4 Italy Raffaele Pinto
Italy Arnaldo Bernacchini
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rally
Retired (accident) 4 5 France Bernard Darniche
France Alain Mahé
France Alpine Renault A110 1800
Retired (mechanical) 2 10 Sweden Björn Waldegård
Sweden Hans Thorszelius
Germany BMW 2002
Retired (mechanical) 4 19 Italy Fulvio Bacchelli
Italy Francesco Rossetti
Italy Fiat Abarth 124 Rally
Retired (mechanical) 2 26 Italy Roberto Cambiaghi
Italy Rudy
Germany Opel Ascona
Retired (mechanical) 2 32 France Jean-Louis Clarr
France Robert Lockwood
Germany Opel Ascona
Retired (mechanical) 76 Italy Sorrentino
Italy Pino Scigliano
Italy Fiat 128 Coupé
Retired (mechanical) 2 32 France Jean Louis Clarr
France Robert Lokwood
Germany Opel Ascona

Source: Independent WRC archive[2]

Championship standings after the event

1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 10
After round 10 Team Season end
Position Points Position Points
1 127 France Alpine Renault 1 147
2 84 Italy Fiat 2 84
3 42 Sweden Saab 5 42
4 36 United States Ford 3 76
5 33 France Citroën 7 33
6 24 Germany BMW 8 28
7 24 Germany Porsche 9 27
8 22 Japan Datsun 6 34
9 19 Sweden Volvo 4 44
10 17 Italy Lancia 13 17
11 15 East Germany Wartburg 14 15
12 15 Germany Opel 11 25
13 14 Germany Volkswagen 15 15
14 13 France Peugeot 16 13
15 12 Poland Polski Fiat 12 18
16 5 Japan Toyota 10 25
17 4 Japan Mitsubishi 17 4
18 3 Czechoslovakia Škoda 18 3
19 1 Germany Audi 20 2

References

  1. ^ "11º Rallye Sanremo". www.rallyesanremo.sistel.it.
  2. ^ "Sanremo Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 17 March 2017.