Jolly Club
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Jolly Club was a Italian racing team, which competed in the World Rally Championship and Formula 1, it was mainly connected to brands like Lancia and Alfa Romeo. It was created in 1957 in Milan by idea of Mario Angiolini,
the team won several championships. Team´s main sponsor was Totip so the cars used orange and green colors on their livery until the World Rally Championship 1996.

Drivers

Teams most successful drivers were:
  • Alessandro Fiorio , 8 races and World Champion 4WD Group N with a Lancia Delta in 1987.
  • Dario Cerrato , 41 runs between the European Championships and Italian and European Champion in 1985 with a Lancia 037 .
  • Miki Biasion , 32 races in World Championships and European Jolly Club and twice world rally champion with Martini Racing , also won the 1983 European Championship and the Italian Championship .


The team also competed in other drivers like: Roberto Businello , Arnaldo Cavallari , Sandro Munari , Arturo Merzario , Ignazio Giunti , Andrea De Amadich , Lele Pinto , Amilcare Balestrieri , Tony Calero , Andrea Zanussi , Gianfranco Cunico , Tognana Tonino Italian Rally Champion 1982 with a Ferrari 308 GTB , Adartico Vudafieri , Italian Rally Champion in 1984 with a Rayner Lancia Rally 037 and Michele, winner in 1987 of the same with the same car made by Abarth.

Cars

Initially Jolly Club cars were mainly Alfa Romeos. Between 1957 and 1963 was used: Alfa Giulietta , TI Giulia Super , GTV 1.6, GTA 1.6.
From 1963 team collaborated with Autodelta development and career preparation GT Junior, AM GT, Alfa GTV 2.5 and 75 T.
That same year began partnership with Lancia and Fiat Fulvia 2C developing and the Lancia Stratos , the team continued his collaboration with Abarth to develop the Fiat 131 Abarth ,
Lancia Rally, Ritmo, Fiat Uno Turbo, Delta S4 and Delta 4WD . Apart from the rally also developed Formula 1 cars, F2, F3 and Formula Junior, where the team won several times.

Team also collaborated with other brands like Ferrari , Porshce developing prototypes.
The Jolly Club team was active in other areas of the world of motor racing developed and planned, planned and financed the young hopefuls, led to the sponsors on their investments, built race cars, engines, parts, etc..

WRC results

Season Driver Vehicle Victories Final position Constructors championship
Jolly Club
1993  Spain Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz Cenamor is a Spanish rally driver. He won the World Rally Championship drivers' title with Toyota in 1990 and 1992, and finished runner-up four times...

Lancia Delta HF Integrale 8 / 0
 Italy Andrea Aghini
Andrea Aghini
Andrea Aghini Lombardi is an Italian rally driver. He won the 1992 Rallye Sanremo and took four other podium finishes in the World Rally Championship from 1992 to 1995...

5 / 0 14º
 Uruguay Gustavo Trelles
Gustavo Trelles
Gustavo Trelles is a Uruguayan former rally driver. He competed actively in the World Rally Championship from 1988 to 1993, mainly with a Lancia Delta Integrale, and from 1996 to 2002, mainly with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution....

4 / 0
1991
1991 World Rally Championship season
The 1991 World Rally Championship season was the 19th season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship . The season consisted of 14 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Juha Kankkunen in a Lancia Delta Integrale 16V, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Didier...

 France Didier Auriol
Didier Auriol
Didier Auriol is a French rally driver.Born in Montpellier, and initially an ambulance driver, Auriol made his name as a French rally driver in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1990s. He became World Rally Champion in 1994, the first from his country to do so...

Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16v 11 / 1 -
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