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General information
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Official name: Martini Lancia
Operated by: Lancia
Headquarters: Turin, Italy
Regular drivers
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Car nr 1: Massimo Biasion
2: Markku Alen
2: Didier Auriol
3: Jorge Recalde
Key personnel
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Team principal: Cesare Fiorio (moved to Ferrari in March)
Team manager, chief engineer: Claudio Lombardi (assumed Fiorio's duties)
Rally manager: Ninni Russo
Car and tyres
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Car: Lancia Delta Integrale
 Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16v
Tyres: Michelin
Sponsors and partners
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Martini, Michelin
Season statistics
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Best results: 1st: Monte Carlo (Massimo Biasion)
 1st: Portugal (Massimo Biasion)
 1st: Safari (Massimo Biasion)
 1st: Corsica (Didier Auriol)
 1st: Acropolis (Massimo Biasion)
 1st: Argentina (Mikael Ericsson)
 1st: San Remo (Massimo Biasion)
Rallies contested: 9 (works entries)
WRC starts: 20 (works entries)
Outright wins: 7 (wins to rallies ratio 77.8 %)
Podiums: 13 (podiums to starts ratio 65.0 %)
DNF's: 5 (DNF's to starts ratio 25.0 %)
Stage wins: 145
Points scored: 140 (manufacturer championship)
Avg points per rally: 15.6
Entries
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Monte Carlo  



Portugal  



Safari  


Corsica  


Acropolis  


Argentina  


Finland  



Australia  

San Remo  
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4:
6:

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5:

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3:

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6:

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6:

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3:

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5:

2:

1:
5:
Bruno Saby  
Massimo Biasion  
Didier Auriol  

Massimo Biasion  
Markku Alen  
Didier Auriol  

Massimo Biasion  
Jorge Recalde  

Didier Auriol  
Yves Loubet  

Massimo Biasion  
Didier Auriol  

Jorge Recalde  
Mikael Ericsson  

Markku Alen  
Massimo Biasion  
Didier Auriol  

Markku Alen  

Massimo Biasion  
Didier Auriol  
3rd
1st
2nd

1st
2nd
retired (clutch)

1st
retired (engine)

1st
4th

1st
2nd

3rd
1st

retired (head gasket)
6th
retired (accident)

3rd

1st
retired (accident)
Size of the team
Lancia-Abarth was at the height of it's power in late 1980's and size of the team reflected that with total staff of 284 people and total workshop area of 16,000 m2.

Not all were involved in rallying as Abarth also ran various other programmes like racing for Alfa-Romeo and did research work for FIAT but it gives some sort of idea what kind of behemoth was in question.
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