Auto-Italia
Championship 2001The Lancia Stratos began its competition career at the Tour de Corse in 1972 where it retired with broken rear suspension, and brought 3 World Rally Championships to Lancia. It was a dominant force in rallying during the late 70s and early 80s.
It is still used today in Historic Rallying, and replicas compete in certain race and rally series, as well as hillclimbs and sprints..
If you compete in a Stratos (either original or replica) keep us informed of your news, so you can be featured on our website.
After three rounds of the Le-mans Auto-Italia Race Championship, Graham Scott in his Lancia Stratos Replica, leads his class and is 2nd overall in the championship. There are a further 11 rounds of the championship, and hopefully Graham can push the car in the overall lead of the championship before the end of the season. Click here for more details about the 2002 Auto-Italia championship.
Graham Scott drove his Lancia Stratos Replica to outright victory on the final round of the 2001 Le Mans Auto-Italia Racing Championship held at Oulton Park on 2001. This was enough for him to clinch Class A in the championhip after a year long battle with Julian Birley. Victory means that this is the 3rd time this particular car has won it's class in the Auto-Italia Championship, and each time with a different driver.
Smeatharpe Stages - November 2001
An enjoyable days motorsport for Gary Lomas and Dave Peace who took there Stratos Replica to a hard-earned 15th overall on this event held at Smeatharpe airfield in Devon, and this result helped Gary win the Burnham-on-Sea M C Stage Rally Championship.
Wiscombe Hill Climb - September 2001 Gary Lomas took his Stratos Replica to yet another class win at this well-supported hillclimb event.
Abingdon UK Motorsport Weekend 2001
A full weekend of Stratos motorsport. Victory on both the SPRINT held on the saturday, and the RALLY held on the sunday, went to Gary Lomas. Click here for the full event report, or click here for an event report by Eric Richardson.
Against many much more powerful cars, Gary Lomas, co-driven by David Watson, finished an
excellent 13th and 5th in class in the Fat Albert Stages Rally held at Keevil Airfield.
Click here for full report. For still more pictures of Gary's car,
please click here.
After the final round of the Auto Italia Championship at Siverstone on September 26, 1999, John Rutter's Hawk HF3000 (Lancia Stratos Replica) has finished the year an excellent 7th Overall, and 1st in Class A. Another successful year for John following on from his 1st in Class B in 1998.
Full details can be found on our Auto Italia Championship pages.
Tony Soper in his CAE Corse (Lancia Stratos
Replica) won the latest round of the Auto-Italia Championship
held at Snetterton on 30 August 1999, but he is the championship co-ordinator and
therefore does not score points . John
Rutter's Hawk HF3000 (Lancia Stratos Replica) came an excellent 2nd overall continues
to lead his class with only 1 round of the championship remaining. This superb result also
moved John into 2nd place overall in the championship standings.
David Watson's Allora Corse (Lancia Stratos Replica) completed the Bomb-Along Stages at Wroughton on September 5th, despite a burst radiator. The service crew did excellent work to get a Vauxhall Nova radiator, borrowed from a fellow competitor, fitted temporarily, but the resulting over-heating problems caused the crew to get stage maximums on several of the following stages and dropped them down to almost last place.
Tony Soper in his CAE Corse (Lancia Stratos Replica) won the latest round of the Auto-Italia Championship held at Croft on 7/8 August 1999 . John Rutter's Hawk HF3000 (Lancia Stratos Replica) continues to lead his class with only 2 rounds of the championship remaining.
With only two of the ten rounds remaining, John is leading his class by 45 points, and looks to be in an ideal position to take his clss win fro the second consecutive year. The next round is at Snetterton on 30th August 1999.
John Rutter's Hawk HF3000
(Stratos
Replica) finished an excellent 2nd Overall in the latest race of the 1999 Auto Italia
Series at the Oulton Park BRSCC meeting on 25th July 1999 to consolidate his position
within the championship.
David
Watson's Allora (Stratos Replica) retired on the first stage of the Brook Motorsport
Longcross Stages on 16th May 1999 after a burst radiator hose caused the engine to
overheat badly. After replacing the engine, with a unit which has done 93,000 miles ina
standard Lancia Beta HPE, the car should in action again at the TTL Stages on June 27th.
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Coys Rallysprint, Silverstone, July 1998
