Sandro Munari
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| Sandro Munari | |
|---|---|
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Active years | 1973 - 1984 |
| Teams | Lancia |
| World rallies | 36 |
| Championships | 1 (1977) |
| Wins | 7 |
| Podium finishes | 14 |
| Stage wins | 91 |
| Points | 7 |
| First world rally | 1973 Monte Carlo Rally |
| First win | 1974 San Remo Rally |
| Last win | 1977 Monte Carlo Rally |
| Last world rally | 1984 Safari Rally |
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Sandro Munari (b. 27 March 1940, Cavarzere, Veneto) is a former motor racing and rally driver from Italy.
Sandro Munari began rallying in 1965 and won the Italian Rally Championship in 1967 and 1969, adding the European Rally Championship title in 1973. In 1972 he won the prestigious Targa Florio sports car endurance race, partnering Arturo Merzario in a works Ferrari 312PB. He was to become synonymous with the iconic Lancia Stratos rally car, the partnership of Italian car and Italian driver scooping a Monte Carlo Rally hat-trick in the mid-1970s, among a total of seven World Rally Championship victories.
[edit] References
- Driver Profile - Sandro Munari. www.Rallye-Info.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
- Sandro Munari: Full results. RallyBase. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
1977: Sandro Munari (FIA Cup) · 1978: Markku Alén (FIA Cup) · 1979: Björn Waldegård · 1980: Walter Röhrl · 1981: Ari Vatanen · 1982: Walter Röhrl · 1983: Hannu Mikkola · 1984: Stig Blomqvist · 1985: Timo Salonen · 1986-1987: Juha Kankkunen · 1988-1989: Massimo Biasion · 1990: Carlos Sainz · 1991: Juha Kankkunen · 1992: Carlos Sainz · 1993: Juha Kankkunen · 1994: Didier Auriol · 1995: Colin McRae · 1996-1999: Tommi Mäkinen · 2000: Marcus Grönholm · 2001: Richard Burns · 2002: Marcus Grönholm · 2003: Petter Solberg · 2004-2006: Sébastien Loeb
See also: List of drivers · List of records
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