Lancia Corse HF

[deephouse]

I think the most iconic brand does deserve their own thread.

Do you think that livery will stay as it is? Or there will be some sponsors, completely new colors.. surprise maybe by Martini, Alitalia style.. personally I don't like their current livery.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I think theyll continue with the current livery as it was used on the launch. Maybe there'll be some extra sponsors, including the drivers own ones, but not a wholesale new livery.

[Jarek Z]

Do you think that livery will stay as it is? Or there will be some sponsors, completely new colors.. surprise maybe by Martini, Alitalia style..

They have so many color schemes to choose from:


Is it just me or are Lancia drivers trying to replicate some of the old classic Lancia liveries?

[Steve Boyd]

I think the most iconic brand does deserve their own thread.

Do you think that livery will stay as it is? Or there will be some sponsors, completely new colors.. surprise maybe by Martini, Alitalia style.. personally I don't like their current livery.
You won't see Alitalia - they went broke a few years ago and became ITA Airways. Only three of their planes are registered in Italy, the rest have Irish registrations and they're all painted blue.
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11927905

[wyler]

you won't see Martini either, maybe they can use the color scheme, but an interview of the lancia racing manager stated that they asked martini for a sponsorship, but they refused.

[Tom206wrc]

Alcohol isn't welcome in motorsport :s

[denkimi]

Alcohol isn't welcome in motorsport :s
Heineken is one of the biggest sponsors of f1.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Heineken is one of the biggest sponsors of f1.

Use your eyes, the ads are for Heineken 0.0 zero alcohol.

[Franky]

Use your eyes, the ads are for Heineken 0.0 zero alcohol.

Most alcohol producers have non-alcoholic products. Even Martini has two, Vibrante and Floreale.

[Jarek Z]

Italian sparkling wine brand Santero has several sponsorship programmes in motocross, MotoGP and rallies:

https://www.mxgp.com/sites/default/files/news/image/2019%20SANTERO%20PODIO%20Gopro%20Portugal.jpg

https://www.mxgp.com/news/mxgp-and-958-santero-celebrate-10-years-together-podium

https://www.mxgp.com/motocross/news/958-santero-continues-its-mxgp-podium-streak

https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/abarth/press/the-abarth-team-is-strengthened-by-the-arrival-of-giovanni-bernacchini-who-will-work-alongside-fabio-migliavacca-head-of-abarth-racing

https://www.acisport.it/public/2016/img/CIR/Rally_Il_Ciocco_e_Valle_del_Serchio/ciava_34.jpg

https://www.santero.it/958-santero-ringrazia-il-team-vr46-per-una-stagione-indimenticabile/

[Tom206wrc]

By the way, note that about 50 Ypsilon Rally2 has been sold until now(I found the info on the belgian Speedaction website) ;)

[Fast Eddie WRC]

“I don’t know how I’m going to sleep until Monte” - inside Lancia’s return:

https://www.wrc.com/en/news/i-don-t-know-how-i-m-going-to-sleep-until-monte-inside-lancia-s-return

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Lancia WRC2 programme presented at Brussels Moror Show:

https://www.rallye-infos.site/lancia-a-presente-son-programme-en-wrc2/?utm_content=buffer11997&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer

[Tom206wrc]

Latest Stellantis Motorsport press release(about Monte-Carlo entry)now mentions 60 cars ordered... ;)

[Jarek Z]

Bad start for the new Lancia. Both Rossel and Gryazin crashed their cars:
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/rossel-holds-firm-in-wrc2-as-lancia-pace-shines-through-saturday-drama

[WRCStan]

Three things have recently come to my attention. 1) The Ypsilon homologation is still provisional. 2) The Rally2 is still not published as homologated in 2026, whereas JLR and Toyota have had 2026 Group Stock homologations published. 3, and best of all) Lancia are, in the eyes of the FIA, French. :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

[Jarek Z]

So there is actually a small piece of success - Lancia wins Super Sunday! ;)

* 1. Y Rossel, Rally2
* 2. Evans, Rally1
* 3. Fourmaux, Rally1
* 4. Fontana, Rally3
* 5. Solberg, Rally1
* 6. Jürgenson, Rally2
* 7. Ogier, Rally1

And get their first point for the Power Stage:

* 1. Evans, Rally1
* 2. Solberg, Rally1
* 3. Ogier, Rally1
* 4. Fourmaux, Rally1
* 5. Y Rossel, Rally2

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Stellantis tries to talk up the Lancia return in Monte-Carlo...

https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/lancia/press/lancia-corse-makes-a-statement-on-its-wrc2-return-at-rallye-monte-carlo

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Road car sales are in freefall despite the new Ypsilon. Will the Rally2 car publicity rescue it or are they throwing good money after bad ?

https://www.motor1.com/news/785550/lancia-sales-2025/

[WRCStan]

:D

[Kenneth]

Well who expected something else? It's a brand that almost everyone associates with the wierd models from 90s-20s.

It will take time and more new models until people will take Lancia seriously again.

[deephouse]

It's also very very ugly car. But what Lancia car was ever looking nice. Only the original Delta.

[Jarek Z]

It's also very very ugly car.

Yeah, it's not the most beautiful car in the world. Fortunately, the rally version looks quite good, because livery covers ugliness of the front part:
https://stellantis3.dam-broadcast.com/medias/domain12808/media110045/3013578-jqrxu7qj1e-whr.jpg

[Sulland]

It's also very very ugly car. But what Lancia car was ever looking nice. Only the original Delta.

Imo the only one that is a looker is the Stratos!

[RS]

It's also very very ugly car. But what Lancia car was ever looking nice. Only the original Delta.

I quite like the Ypsilon from the side profile and rear but the front is a bit weird. Strangely the Rally2 car looks more like the Citroen than the road car.

Anyway, in these days of successful retro reboots (Renault 5, Fiat 500) it’s a shame they didn’t make a modern Delta.

[jparker]

I'm wondering what rallies Lancia will nominate this season. Croatia, Canarias, and Japan most likely. But what about the other 3?

[jparker]

It's also very very ugly car. But what Lancia car was ever looking nice. Only the original Delta.
Do you care how car looks if it wins? It's a rally racing, not fashion exhibition.
And what do you like about Toyota anyway? it looks like wide leg spreaded duck from behind.