1973 Sanremo Rally

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15th Sanremo Rally
15° Rallye Sanremo
Round 10 of the 1973 WRC for Manufacturers
Host country Flag of Italy Italy
Rally base Sanremo, Italy
Dates run 10 October 197313 October 1973
Stages 37 (520 km)
Stage surface Asphalt and gravel
Overall distance 1791 km
Results
Overall winner Flag of France Jean-Luc Thérier
Teams 107 at start, 36 at finish

The 1973 Sanremo Rally (15º Rallye Sanremo) was the 15th running of the Italian rally, and 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.

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.

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[edit] Results

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

[edit] Championship standings

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

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