_-_1975_Rallye_Sanremo.jpg) Munari at the 1975 Rallye Sanremo | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | (1940-03-27) 27 March 1940 (age 84) Cavarzere, Kingdom of Italy |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1973–1984 |
| Co-driver | Mario Mannucci Lofty Drews Piero Sodano Silvio Maiga Jacques Jaubert Ian Street |
| Teams | Lancia |
| Rallies | 36 |
| Championships | 1 (1977) |
| Rally wins | 7 |
| Podiums | 14 |
| Stage wins | 91 |
| Total points | 7 |
| First rally | 1973 Monte Carlo Rally |
| First win | 1974 San Remo Rally |
| Last win | 1977 Monte Carlo Rally |
| Last rally | 1984 Safari Rally |
Sandro Munari (born 27 March 1940), also nicknamed 'Il Drago' (The Dragon) is a former motor racing and rally driver from Italy.
Career
Sandro Munari was born in Cavarzere, in the Veneto region. He began rallying in 1965 and won the Italian Rally Championship in 1967 and 1969, adding the European Rally Championship title in 1973 driving a Lancia Fulvia Coupé 1.6 HF. 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.
Munari was to become strongly associated with another of Lancia's rally icons – the Lancia Stratos HF. The partnership between the Italian car and the 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.
Bibliography
- Sandro Munari and Cesare De Agostini, La coda del Drago, Edizioni Rombo, Bologna, 1981
- Sandro Munari and Sergio Remondino, Sandro Munari: Una vita di traverso, Giorgio Nada Editore, Milan, 2007
Complete IMC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Lancia HF Squadra Corse | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | MON Ret |
SWE Ret |
ITA Ret |
KEN Ret |
AUT | GRE Ret |
GBR Ret |
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| 1971 | Lancia HF Squadra Corse | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | MON Ret |
SWE | ITA Ret |
KEN Ret |
MAR | AUT | GRE | GBR 9 |
|
| 1972 | Lancia HF Squadra Corse | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | MON 1 |
SWE | KEN | MAR | GRE | AUT | ITA Ret |
USA | GBR |
Complete WRC results
WRC victories
# Event Season Co-driver Car 1 16º Rallye Sanremo
1974 Mario Mannucci Lancia Stratos HF 2 
3rd Rally Rideau Lakes
1974 Mario Mannucci Lancia Stratos HF 3 
43ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
1975 Mario Mannucci Lancia Stratos HF 4 44ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
1976 Silvio Maiga Lancia Stratos HF 5 
10º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
1976 Silvio Maiga Lancia Stratos HF 6 20ème Tour de Corse
1976 Silvio Maiga Lancia Stratos HF 7 45ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
1977 Silvio Maiga Lancia Stratos HF
References
- "Sandro Munari: Full results". eWRC-Results. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byLeo Cella | Italian Rally Champion 1967 |
Succeeded byArnaldo Cavallari |
| Preceded byArnaldo Cavallari | Italian Rally Champion 1969 |
Succeeded byAlcide Paganelli |
| Preceded byRaffaele Pinto | European Rally Champion 1973 |
Succeeded byWalter Röhrl |
| Preceded byNone | FIA Cup for Rally Drivers champion 1977 |
Succeeded byMarkku Alén |
| Records | ||
| Preceded byJean-Luc Thérier 4 wins (1973–1984) |
Most rally wins 7 wins, 5th at the 1976 Rallye de Portugal |
Succeeded byBjörn Waldegård 11 wins, 8th at the 1979 Acropolis Rally |