#057 Lancia

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Published August 28, 2024 | Last update October 7, 2025 | 20 models online

Lancia has a fine motorsports history in racing and rally and even Formula 1 with the great Alberto Ascari. The Italian brand has been a long time partner from Martini, these models can be viewed in collection #025 Lancia Martini. Lancia had some other famous liveries before, such as Marlboro and Alitalia. These and other Lancias can be found in this topic.

It’s sad to see how this once glorious brand suffers under the Stellantis management, same for Alfa Romeo …

Lancia Stratos – Famous liveries

1974 Tour de France, Lancia Stratos HF
In the Tour de France teams crossed France in a few days time and had to compete in rally stages and races on famous tracks such as Rouen, Pau, Reims, Clermont-Ferrand and Le Mans. The battle in 1974 went on between the Ligier-Maserati en the Lancias sponsored by Marlboro. The event, which was part of the European GT Championship was won by Gérard Larrousse in the Ligier. Andruet finished third for Lancia.
Lancia Corse #137 :Jean-Claude Andruet (F) / “Biche” (F)
Results: 3rd
Lancia Stratos HF – Group 5: Powered by 2.4 liter Ferrari Dino Tipo 246 V6 65º, approx. 260 hp. Pirelli tires. Wight 750 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. unknown.

  • SPARK SF157 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Also appears in #063 Marlboro / 097 Classic GT 1970s

1976 Rally Monte Carlo, Lancia Stratos HF
The Lancia Stratos was the perfect rally car in the 1970’s; light weight, short wheelbase for excellent handling and a powerful V6 Ferrari Dino engine. In the 44th Rally de Monte Carlo, the Italian cars finished 1-2-3.
Lancia Corse #10: Sandro Munari (I) / Silvio Maiga (I)
Results: 1st
Lancia Stratos HF – Group 4: Powered by 2.4 liter Ferrari Dino Tipo 246 V6 65º, approx. 260 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 750 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. unknown.

  • ALTAYA DV005 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 2 STARS | Estimated value: 2 STARS
    • Also appears in 097 Classic GT 1970s

1977 Giro d’Italia, Lancia Stratos HF turbo
The Lancia Stratos was the perfect rally car, but for racing it wasn’t ideal. The short wheel base and 2.4 liter engine were a bit of a disadvantage compared to the very powerful 3.5 liter BMW or turbo Porsches. Even after Lancia developed a group 5 turbo version of the Stratos, but that was only successful in hybrid events such as the Giro d’ Italia, the Italian counter part of the Tour de France Automobile.
Lancia Corse #539: Sandro Munari (I) / Piero Soldano (I)
Results: 1st
Lancia Stratos HF turbo – Group 5: Powered by 2.4 liter Ferrari Dino Tipo 246 V6 65º turbo, approx. 500 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 880 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. unknown.

  • KYOSHO 03141A (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

Lancia Corse – Beta Montecarlo turbo

1979 Giro d’Italia, Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo
The Giro d’Italia is famous combination of race and rallye which was very popular in the 70’s. Lancia won it with the Stratos and competed in ’79 with the new Beta turbo. Villeneuve and Röhrl were disqualified because they used the motorway in a section were that wasn’t permitted. In 1980 the Lancia’s (in Martini outfit) would take revenge and finish 1st and 2nd.
Lancia Corse #576: Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) / Walter Röhrl (D)
Results: Disqualified
Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo – Group 5 <2L: Powered by 1.4 liter Lancia 14.78.T straight-4 turbo, approx. 380 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 770 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Dallara #1001.

  • BEST BESPE1 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

1979 Silverstone 6h, Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo
In a collaboration with Dallara, Abarth, and Pininfarina, the Italian manufacturer produced the Group 5 specification Beta Montecarlo Turbo. It made its debut in 1979 in the world Championship at Silverstone where it blew a head gasket in lap 4. Room for improvement!
Lancia Corse #51: Riccardo Patrese (I) / Walter Röhrl (D)
Results: Start-grid 7th / time 1:30.280 / race DNF head gasket – 3 laps
Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo – Group 5 <2L: Powered by 1.4 liter Lancia 14.78.T straight-4 turbo, approx. 380 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 770 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Dallara #1001

  • BEST 9168 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

1979 Pergusa 6h, Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo
A month later, the Lancia had also failed to finish the Nürburgring race (#23), it now competed in the 6-hour race at Enna-Pergusa on Sicily. However it was a World Championship race, the line-up was very poor. But the little Lancia managed to complete the entire 6 hours and finished second overall, 5 laps behind a 2-liter Osella sportscar but winning group 5.
Lancia Corse #11: Riccardo Patrese (I) / Carlo Facetti (I)
Results: Start-grid 1st / time 1:39.320 / race 2nd – 179 laps / 1st Grp 5
Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo – Group 5 <2L: Powered by 1.4 liter Lancia 14.78.T straight-4 turbo, approx. 380 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 770 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Dallara #1001.

  • BEST 9171 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

1980 Monza 1000km, Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo
In 1980, the Little Lancia’s now were reliable and took quite many class wins in the World Championship. In Monza they finished 3rd and 5th overall, taking a double victory in the below 2-liter category.
Lancia Corse #1: Riccardo Patrese (I) / Walter Röhrl (D)
Results: Start-grid 4th / time 1:47.910 / race 3rd -182 laps / 2nd Grp 5 / 1st <2 liter
Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo – Group 5 <2L: Powered by 1.4 liter Lancia 14.78.T straight-4 turbo, approx. 420 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 770 kg. Steelbelow 2-liter category. space frame, chassisnr. Dallara #1004.

  • BEST LORENZI LO 0210 (diecast)
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    • Only appears in this collection

1980 Watkins Glen 6h, Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo
At Watkins Glen, the little 1.4 turbo Lancia’s showed their pace; finishing 1st and 2nd in ahead of a whole bunch Porsche 935’s. Rally driver Walter Röhrl was replaced by his compatriot Hans Heyer who drove a similar car in the German championship.
Lancia Corse #31: Riccardo Patrese (I) / Hans Heyer (D)
Results: Start-grid 3rd / time 1:52.200 / race 1st -139 laps
Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo – Group 5 <2L: Powered by 1.4 liter Lancia 14.78.T straight-4 turbo, approx. 420 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 770 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Dallara #1007.

  • BEST 9208 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

1980 Le Mans 24h, Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo
At Le Mans, both factory cars retired with oil pump problems, the first one after only 6 laps, this managed to complete 26. Only the Jolly Club car managed to complete the 24-hours and won the group 5 under 2-liter category.
Lancia Corse #52: Piercarlo Ghinzani (I) / Markku Alen (FIN) / Gianfranco Brancatelli (I)
Results: Start-grid 30th / time 4:06.600 / race DNF oil pump – 26 laps
Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo – Group 5 <2L: Powered by 1.4 liter Lancia 14.78.T straight-4 turbo, approx. 420 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 770 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Dallara #1005.

  • BEST 9273 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

Privateers with works support

1980 Daytona 24h, Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo
Chassis #1001, the first Montecarlo turbo, was handed over to Jolly Club. It performed very well at the fast track of Daytona, finishing 10th overall and 1st in their category.
Jolly Club #4: Carlo Facetti (I) / Martino Finotto (I)
Results: Start-grid 16th / time1:54.971 / race 10th – 597 laps / 1st GTX <2L
Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo – Group 5 <2L: Powered by 1.4 liter Lancia 14.78.T straight-4 turbo, approx. 430 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 770 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Dallara #1001.

  • BEST 9164 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

1980 DRM Zolder, Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo
Shortly after the Daytona 24h, chassis 1001 was transported to Germany where Gerhard Schneider‘s GS Tuning would use it for Hans Heyer. The first race of the season was in Zolder in Belgium. GS didn’t have time to spray the car in the blue of sponsor Fruit of the Loom, so it ran in white, just as it did in Daytona. Heyer took pole-position for the Division II race and finished second, less than 2 seconds behind the turbo Capri of Klaus Niedzwiedz.
GS Sport #51: Hans Heyer (D)
Results: Start-grid 1st / time 1:34.950 / race 2nd – 24 laps
Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo – DRM Division II: 1.4 liter Lancia 14.78.T straight-4 turbo, approx. 430 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 770 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Dallara #1001.

  • BEST 9197 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

1980 DRM Championship, Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo
Hans Heyer (who developed the Capri turbo at Zakspeed) drove a Lancia in the 1980 DRM season. He won only 2 races but was so consistent that he won the championship. Heyer had a horrific crash at the Norisring but escaped unhurt.
GS Sport #51: Hans Heyer (D)
Results: 2 victories / championship 1st
GS Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo – DRM Division II: Powered by 1.4 liter Lancia 14.78.T straight-4 turbo, approx. 430 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 770 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Dallara #1001.

  • BEST BESPE2 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

1980 Le Mans 24h, Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo
At Le Mans, both Martini Lancia Betas retired with oil pump problems. Jolly Club had received their new car (#1006) after they sold the previous one to GS Sport. With support from Lancia Corse they managed to complete the 24-hours and won the group 5 under 2-liter category.
Jolly Club #53: Martino Finotto (I) / Carlo Facetti (I)
Results: Start-grid 28th / time 4:05.200 / race 19th – 273 laps / 1st G5 <2L
Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo – Group 5 <2L: Powered by 1.4 liter Lancia 14.78.T straight-4 turbo, approx. 420 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 770 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Dallara #1006

  • BEST 9182/2 #26 / 69 pcs (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

1981 Nürburgring 1000km, Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo
In 1981, Hans Heyer again drove the Lancia in Division II now as reigning champion wearing #1. A second car, with #8 was entered for Sigi Müller jr. with co-sponsorship from Arcus Air. During the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring, a race for the World Championship, that car (#17) was driven by Hans Heyer and Piercarlo Ghinzani to 4th place overall. In the picture it’s hiding behind the works Lancia in Martini livery.
GS Sport #17: Hans Heyer (D) / Piercarlo Ghinzani (I)
Results: Start-grid 3rd / time 7:35.580 / race 4th – 17 laps / 1st <2L
Lancia Beta Montecarlo turbo – Group 5 <2L: Powered by 1.4 liter Lancia 14.78.T straight-4 turbo, approx. 430 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 770 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Dallara #1001.

  • BEST 9234 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

Jolly Club – Lancia LC2

1984 Le Mans 24h, Lancia LC2 – Ferrari
Jolly Club cooperates close to the Lancia works team and often receives the former factory cars, both rally and race. In 1984 Jolly Club operates the Lancia LC2 at Le Mans but retire with a blown head gasket.
Jolly Club #6: Pierluigi Martini (I) / Beppe Gabbiani (I) / Xavier Lapeyre (F)
Results: Start-grid 12th / time 3:33.440 /race DNF head gasket – 117 laps
Lancia LC2/83 – Group C1: Powered by 2.6 liter Ferrari Abarth V8 90º twin turbo, approx. 650 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 850 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #0006

  • SPARK S0655 (resin)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 5 STARS
    • Also appears in #030 BP / #107 Group C

1984 Imola 1000 km, Lancia LC2 – Ferrari
Jolly Club received one of the former Martini LC2’s and raced it in several occasions in 1984 with sponsorship from totip. At Imola it ran with an additional front wing but finished only 9th after it took some damage.
Jolly Club #29: Pierluigi Martini (I) / Mauro Baldi (I)
Results: Start-grid 10th / time 1:40.840 / Race 9th – 178 laps
Lancia LC2/83 – Group C1: Powered by 2.6 liter Ferrari Abarth V8 90º twin turbo, approx. 650 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 850 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #0006

  • SPARK MCP001 special Model Car Passion #385 / 400 pcs (resin)
    • Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 5 STARS
    • Also appears in #107 Group C

Lancia 037

The Lancia 037 is one of my favorite cars of all times.
In a time when all constructors turned to turbo’s and/or 4WD rally cars, Lancia chose their own way and developed a light and nimble RWD car with a screaming mechanical compressor. They won the world rally championship and the 037 would be competitive for some more years in the European and regional championships.

1982 Homologation, Lancia 037 Stradale
To homologate the car for Group B, Lancia built 200 road-going versions called the 037 Stradale, which debuted at the 1982 Turin Motor Show.  The car was developed in collaboration between Pininfarina, Abarth and Dallara. The body looks like the Beta Montecarlo, but it’s a completely differ car underneath. It has steel subframes and kevlar body panels. The mid-engined layout of the Montecarlo was retained, but the engine was turned from a transverse to a longitudinal position to give greater freedom in the design of the rear suspension.
Lancia 037 – Stradale: Powered by 2.0 liter Abarth 232 AR4 straight-4 compressor, approx 205hp. Pirelli tires. 1100 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Abarth SE37 #unknown

  • IXO Magazine series #unknown
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 2 STARS | Estimated value: 2 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

1983 European Rally Championship Deutschland Rally, Lancia 037
The year before he would drive the Audi Quattro, Walter Röhrl competed for their biggest rival: Lancia. Röhrl drove the world championship rallies in the works Martini car, some European championship rallies such as the Deutschland rally were contested in a car in the livery of German sponsor Würth.
Würth Team #1: Walter Röhrl (D) / Christian Geistdörfer (D)
Results: 1st
Lancia 037 – Group B: Powered by 2.0 liter Abarth 232 AR4 straight-4 compressor, approx 280 hp. Pirelli tires. 960 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Abarth SE37 #unknown

  • CMR WRC011 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 2 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

1985 World Rally Championship Rally Portugal, Lancia 037
Drivers feared the Rally of Portugal because of the immense crowds that stand on the middle of the roads. A crash in 1986 that injured more than 30 and killed 5 people marked the end of the Group B era. A year before, the 1985 rally was won by Timo Salonen in a Peugeot 205 turbo 16. Miki Biasion finished second in his Jolly Club entered two-wheel drive Lancia 037, behind him were three 4WD Audi Quattros. Great performance of the little Lancia in the Portuguese dirt roads.
Jolly Club #4: Miki Biasion (I) / Tiziano Siviero (I)
Results: 2nd
Lancia 037- Group B: Powered by 2.0 liter Abarth 232 AR4 straight-4 compressor, approx 280 hp. Pirelli tires. 960 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Abarth SE37 #unknown

  • KYOSHO 03181E (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
    • Only appears in this collection

1986 European Rally Championship Haspengouwe rally, Lancia 037
Patrick Snijers was favourite in the Haspengouwe rally in his works supported Lancia 037. Unfortunately, he had to retire because of a broken head gasket at special stage 8. The victory went to Robert Droogmans in a similar car.
Bastos Team #1: Patrick Snijers (B) / Dany Colebunders (B)
Results: DNF
Lancia 037- Group B: Powered by 2.0 liter Abarth 232 AR4 straight-4 compressor, approx 280 hp. Pirelli tires. 960 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Abarth SE37 #unknown

  • IXO RAC341 (diecast)
    • Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
    • Also appears in 061 Bastos & Belga

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