Sandro Munari
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| Sandro Munari | |
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| 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 |
Sandro Munari (b. 27 March 1940, Cavarzere, Veneto) is a former motor racing and rally driver from Italy.
[edit] Career
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 Targa Florio sports car endurance race, partnering Arturo Merzario in a works Ferrari 312PB. Also in 1972 Munari claimed his first major rally victory, winning the Monte Carlo Rally in a works Lancia Fulvia.
He was to become synonymous with another of Lancia's rally icons, the Lancia Stratos, and the partnership of Italian car and Italian driver scooped a further Monte Carlo Rally hat-trick in the mid-1970s, among a total of seven World Rally Championship victories. Munari also won the 1977 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers title. Later in his career he competed with a Fiat 131 Abarth, finishing third at the 1978 Tour de Corse and sixth at the 1980 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire. His last WRC appearances were at the Safari Rally, which he contested from 1981 to 1984, but retired each time.
[edit] WRC victories
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# Event Season Co-driver Car 1 16º Rallye Sanremo1974 Mario Mannucci Lancia Stratos HF 2 
3rd Rally Rideau Lakes1974 Mario Mannucci Lancia Stratos HF 3 
43ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo1975 Mario Mannucci Lancia Stratos HF 4 44ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo1976 Silvio Maiga Lancia Stratos HF 5 
10º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto1976 Silvio Maiga Lancia Stratos HF 6 
20ème Tour de Corse1976 Silvio Maiga Lancia Stratos HF 7 45ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo1977 Silvio Maiga Lancia Stratos HF
[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.
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