1973 Rallye Sanremo

15th Sanremo Rally
15° Rallye Sanremo
Round 10 of the 1973 WRC for Manufacturers

Jean-Luc Thérier, winner with his Alpine-Renault A110
Host country  Italy
Rally base Sanremo, Italy
Dates run 10 October 1973 – 13 October 1973
Stages 37 (520 km)
Stage surface Asphalt and gravel
Overall distance 1791 km
Results
Overall winner 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.

Contents

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 Jean-Luc Thérier
Jacques Jaubert
Alpine Renault A110 1800 20
2 2 8 h : 7 m : 34 s 4 12 Maurizio Verini
Angelo Torriani
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 15
3 3 8 h : 11 m : 37 s 4 8 Jean-Pierre Nicolas
Michel Vial
Alpine Renault A110 1800
4 4 8 h : 13 m : 5 s 4 17 Giulio Bisulli
Arturo Zanuccoli
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
5 5 8 h : 13 m : 38 s 4 7 Sergio Barbasio
Bruno Scabini
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
6 6 8 h : 14 m : 31 s 4 9 Alcide Paganelli
Ninni Russo
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
7 7 8 h : 15 m : 0 s 4 14 Mauro Pregliasco
Angelo Garzoglio
Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF 4
8 8 8 h : 15 m : 33 s 4 11 Simo Lampinen
Piero Sodano
Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
9 1 9 h : 18 m : 17 s 2 43 Roberto Bauce
Andrea Visconti
Opel Ascona 2
10 1 9 h : 21 m : 1 s 3 29 Bruno Ferraris
Giorgio Vigo
Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
11 2 9 h : 22 m : 30 s 2 47 'Illicher'
Claudio Bocca
Opel Ascona
12 1 9 h : 25 m : 24 s 1 84 Christian Dorche
Jean Pallanca
Opel Ascona
13 2 9 h : 33 m : 41 s 1 82 Alain Errani
Pierre Thimonier
Opel Ascona
14 2 9 h : 38 m : 1 s 3 67 'Del Prete'
'Gigli'
Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
15 3 9 h : 42 m : 58 s 2 56 Sergio Gamenara
'Pisciotta'
Renault 12 Gordini
16 4 9 h : 43 m : 44 s 2 44 Benelli
Mazzoni
Opel Ascona
17 3 9 h : 45 m : 14 s 1 Stefi
Rivani
Opel Ascona
18 3 9 h : 50 m : 43 s 3 65 Pons
Vinotto
Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
19 5 9 h : 50 m : 48 s 2 45 Raymond Chianéa
Jean Chianéa
Opel Ascona
20 6 9 h : 54 m : 7 s 2 50 Tardivo
Del Sacco
Fiat 125S
25 10 h : 24 m : 32 s 1 30 Jean-Louis Barailler
Philippe Fayel
Opel Ascona SR
Retired (mechanical) 4 2 Amilcare Ballestrieri
Silvio Maiga
Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
Retired (accident) 2 3 Achim Warmbold
Jean Todt
BMW 2002
Retired (mechanical) 4 4 Raffaele Pinto
Arnaldo Bernacchini
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (accident) 4 5 Bernard Darniche
Alain Mahé
Alpine Renault A110 1800
Retired (mechanical) 2 10 Björn Waldegård
Hans Thorszelius
BMW 2002
Retired (mechanical) 4 19 Fulvio Bacchelli
Francesco Rossetti
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (mechanical) 2 26 Roberto Cambiaghi
Rudy
Opel Ascona
Retired (mechanical) 2 32 Jean-Louis Clarr
Robert Lockwood (driver)
Opel Ascona
Retired (mechanical) 76 Sorrentino
Pino Scigliano
Fiat 128 Coupé
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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 Alpine Renault 1 147
2 84 Fiat 2 84
3 42 Saab 5 42
4 36 Ford 3 76
5 33 Citroën 7 33
6 24 BMW 8 28
7 24 Porsche 9 27
8 22 Datsun 6 34
9 19 Volvo 4 44
10 17 Lancia 13 17
11 15 Wartburg 14 15
12 15 Opel 11 25
13 14 Volkswagen 15 15
14 13 Peugeot 16 13
15 12 Polski Fiat 12 18
16 5 Toyota 10 25
17 4 Mitsubishi 17 4
18 3 Škoda 18 3
19 1 Audi 20 2

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