News

Lucio Da Zanche and Daniele De Luis hold a 33.9 second lead after the first six stages of the Sanremo Rally Storico, Round 1 of the FIA European Historic Rally Championship. The no2 Porsche 911SC is ahead of reigning champions ‘Lucky’ and Fabrizia Pons in the distinctive liveried Lancia Delta Integrale.

Round 1 of the 2021 FIA European Historic Rally Championship, the 36 th Sanremo Rally Storico (9-10 April 2021), has attracted a total of 66 cars, with 23 full season entries taking part. All of the reigning driver and co-driver champions in the four categories are competing in the season opener, with ‘Lucky’ and Fabrizia Pons in Category 4, Karl Wagner and Gerda Zauner in Category 3, Anders and Ingrid Johnsen in Category 2 and Antonio Parisi and Giuseppe D’Angelo in Category 1

Husband and wife team Ernie and Karen Graham have been a regular feature on the FIA European Historic Rally Championship since 2017. In 2019 they had their best season with several Category 1 victories in their Ford Escort Twincam enabling them to finish second overall at the end of the season, just two points behind championship Antonio Parsi and Giuseppe D’Angelo.

The 36 th Sanremo Rally Storico will get underway on Friday 9 th April and will host Round 1 of the nine round 2021 FIA European Historic Rally Championship.

In December 2020 John Naylor was appointed as the new President of the FIA Historic Motor Sport Commission, taking over from Paolo Cantarella, who had held the post since 2014. John Naylor brings with him a wealth of experience as a competitor, engineer and official, both in his native Ireland and on the international stage, to the role.

2001 French Rally Champion and former World Rally Championship competitor Jean-François Mourgues will take part in the 2021 FIA European Historic Rally Championship at the wheel of a BMW M3 with co-driver Denis Giraudet, who himself has five WRC rally wins between 1993 and 2001, one with Juha Kankkunen and four with Didier Auriol.

The 2021 FIA European Historic Rally Championship is due to get underway next month with the Sanremo Rally Storico in Italy, the first of nine rallies planned on this season’s calendar. After an exciting and action packed 2019 season the competitors are looking forward to getting back onto the stages across Europe after the 2020 was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

After the Covid-19 Pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 FIA European Historic Sporting Rally Championship, the series returns in 2021 with nine events in seven European countries. Seven of the events featured on the 2019 calendar, with one returning to the championship after an absence of five years, the Sanremo Rally Storico, and the Rallye International du Valais making its EHRC debut.

The 2021 FIA European Historic Rally Championship is due to get underway next month with the first of nine rallies planned on this season’s calendar. After an exciting and action packed 2019 season the competitors are looking forward to getting back onto the stages across Europe after the 2020 was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The FIA European Historic Rally Championship (EHRC) returns in 2021 and is a chance to see some of the most evocative rally machinery from a bygone era in all their glory. From the Touring Cars and GTs of the ‘50s and ‘60s to Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the ‘70s and finally the unmistakable Groups A, B and N of the ‘80s, the FIA EHRC is a veritable time machine for rally fans around the world.