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# Rally 037 Stradale

The last rear-drive champion

The Lancia Rally, internally SE037: a supercharged, mid-engined rear-drive Group B car built from Beta Montecarlo structure and Pininfarina bodywork. In 1983 it beat Audi's four-wheel-drive campaign by two points.

1982–1984 · 200 required · Group B

## The price and the proof

Indicative road-car band €450K–€750K · typical €600K · 8 documented road sales · 8 recorded sales on file. Modeled values are not observed sales. Nothing here is investment advice.

Confidence: low. The road-car band is an editorial, non-normalised reading of the documented €451'000 and €770'000 RM sales. The 2024 $588'000 result and 2025 $450'000–550'000 estimate are recency checks in another currency, not conversions.

Road-car presentation band in EUR, low confidence. Evolution 1's €1.0m–1.3m page reference is anchored to one 2022 GBP sale; Evolution 2's €0.9m–1.2m reference rests on an unsold GBP estimate and a USD asking price, so neither is a sale series.

The public record moves from six-figure road cars to a seven-figure works file without creating one blended market. Chassis 319's result prices provenance, development history and originality; Stradales remain the road-car reference.

| Record | Amount | What | Venue | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Road record | €770'000 | Rally 037 Stradale · chassis 022 | RM Sotheby's Essen | 2019 |
| Road record | $588'000 | Rally 037 Stradale · chassis 106 | Broad Arrow Amelia | 2024 |
| Road record | £1'045'625 | Evolution 1 works · chassis 319 | RM Sotheby's London | 2022 |

Valuation method and source rules: [HICONIUM standards](https://hiconium.dev/standards). Observed auction results across the wider market: [Market terminal](https://hiconium.dev/market).

### Model readouts

8 documented anchors. model v1 · seed lancia-037-stradale. Compound annual growth is modeled price CAGR; S&P 500 is a price index without dividends. Forecast quantiles are not investment advice.

| Window | This car* | S&P 500 | Gold |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1Y | -0.8% | +18.8% | +21.9% |
| 5Y | +5.2% | +11.4% | +17.6% |
| 10Y | +11.7% | +13.3% | +11.8% |

| Series | Deepest drawdown | Window |
| --- | --- | --- |
| This car* | -42.7% | Apr 2019 → Sep 2020 · not recovered |
| S&P 500 | -50.8% | Oct 2007 → Mar 2009 · recovered Mar 2013 |
| Gold | -39.3% | Sep 2011 → Dec 2015 · recovered Jul 2020 |

| Horizon | P10 | P50 | P90 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| +6M | €545'100 | €608'924 | €680'221 |
| +12M | €534'333 | €617'981 | €714'724 |
| +24M | €519'631 | €636'501 | €779'656 |

### Documented sales

8 recorded. Every public sale on this file, newest first. Amounts keep the recorded currency. Source links appear only when the catalog stores a public auction-lot URL.

| Date | Chassis / label | Class | House | Venue | Amount | Currency | Basis | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-03-02 | 2024 | Road | Broad Arrow Auctions | The Amelia Auction 2024, Amelia Island, USA | $588'000 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://www.broadarrowauctions.com/vehicles/am24_r167/1982-lancia-rallye-037-stradale](https://www.broadarrowauctions.com/vehicles/am24_r167/1982-lancia-rallye-037-stradale) |
| 2023-08-19 | RM Sotheby's · Monterey, USA · incl. buyer's premium | Road | RM Sotheby's | Monterey, USA | $654'000 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mo23/monterey/lots/r0193-1982-lancia-rally-037-stradale/1377306](https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mo23/monterey/lots/r0193-1982-lancia-rally-037-stradale/1377306) |
| 2022-12-10 | RM Sotheby's · Miami, USA · incl. buyer's premium | Road | RM Sotheby's | Miami, USA | $500'000 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mi22/miami/lots/r0048-1982-lancia-rally-037-stradale-evolution-ii/1305737](https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mi22/miami/lots/r0048-1982-lancia-rally-037-stradale-evolution-ii/1305737) |
| 2020-06-11 | RM Sotheby's · Online Only: The European Sale Featuring the Petitjean Collection, Online, UK · incl. buyer's premium | Road | RM Sotheby's | Online Only: The European Sale Featuring the Petitjean Collection, Online, UK | €451'000 | EUR | incl. buyer's premium | [https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/es20/the-european-sale-featuring-the-petitjean-collection/lots/r0119-1981-lancia-037-stradale/859646](https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/es20/the-european-sale-featuring-the-petitjean-collection/lots/r0119-1981-lancia-037-stradale/859646) |
| 2019-04-12 | RM Sotheby's · Essen, Germany · incl. buyer's premium | Road | RM Sotheby's | Essen, Germany | €770'000 | EUR | incl. buyer's premium | [https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/es19/essen/lots/r0143-1982-lancia-037-rally-stradale/753827](https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/es19/essen/lots/r0143-1982-lancia-037-rally-stradale/753827) |
| 2018-01-18 | bonhams · Scottsdale, The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa · hammer | Road | bonhams | Scottsdale, The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa | $410'000 | USD | hammer | [https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/24452/lot/34/1982-lancia-rally-037-stradale-vin-zla151ar000000106-engine-no-232ar400127/](https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/24452/lot/34/1982-lancia-rally-037-stradale-vin-zla151ar000000106-engine-no-232ar400127/) |
| 2017-08-18 | bonhams · Carmel, Quail Lodge & Golf Club · hammer | Road | bonhams | Carmel, Quail Lodge & Golf Club | $240'000 | USD | hammer | [https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/23977/lot/78/1983-lancia-rally-037-stradale-vin-zla-151ar000000159/](https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/23977/lot/78/1983-lancia-rally-037-stradale-vin-zla-151ar000000159/) |
| 2008-05-10 | bonhams · Monaco, Fairmont Hotel · hammer | Road | bonhams | Monaco, Fairmont Hotel | €107'000 | EUR | hammer | [https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/16508/lot/129/1983-lancia-rally-037-stradale-coupe-chassis-no-070/](https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/16508/lot/129/1983-lancia-rally-037-stradale-coupe-chassis-no-070/) |

Estimates, asking prices, sold totals and conflicting gross figures stay labelled. No exchange-rate conversion is implied.

## The 037's cleanest identity is not its production total but its 1983 result: a rear-wheel-drive car defeating Audi's four-wheel-drive campaign under the best-seven-of-ten rule.

Audi answered with an Argentina 1–2–3–4 and Finland 1–2. Lancia's Sanremo 1–2–3 by Alén, Röhrl and Bettega secured the makes' title; the works team then skipped the remaining rounds.

WRC describes tarmac agility and low weight as partial answers to the quattro's traction advantage. Final score: Lancia 118, Audi 116.

| Highlight | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| The rear-drive decision | In April 1980 the selected layout became a longitudinal mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive project rather than the Beta Montecarlo Turbo's transverse arrangement. RM dates approval and Limone's first SE037 sketch to April 1980, Dallara's prototype build to September and first Campo Volo running to before Christmas. The choice would look obsolete beside Audi's four-wheel drive — then win the 1983 manufacturers' title. |
| A blower, not a turbo | RM says supercharging was selected for throttle response and less turbo lag. The specialist register adds time and capability risk, explicitly as a specialist account. The road car made 205 hp in the official account. The works file moved from 255 hp through 300 hp with water injection to a 325 hp 2.1-litre Evolution 1 tune; Evolution 2 sources split between 310 hp and 325 bhp. |
| Two points over Audi | Lancia finished the 1983 manufacturers' championship on 118 points to Audi's 116. The result made the 037 the last rear-wheel-drive car to take that title. The best-seven-of-ten rule discarded Lancia's Argentina score and Audi's Sanremo score. Lancia's Sanremo 1–2–3 clinched the championship; works Lancia then skipped the remaining rounds while Audi won the RAC. |

| Label | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Power | 205 hp |
| 0 to 100 | <7.0 s |
| Rulebook | 200 road cars |
| Layout | Mid-engine · RWD |
| Title | 1983 manufacturers |

## Technical specifications

### Powertrain

| Label | Value | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Engine | 2.0-litre inline-four | longitudinal and mid-mounted |
| Induction | Supercharged | chosen for throttle response and reduced turbo lag in RM's account |
| Road output | 205 hp | official Heritage figure |
| Alternative road rating | estimated 200 bhp | Gooding; not reconciled as unit rounding |
| Drive | Rear-wheel drive |  |

### Performance

| Label | Value | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Top speed | More than 220 km/h | official road-car claim |
| 0 to 100 km/h | Under 7.0 s | official claim; surface unstated |
| Alternative timing | Under 6.0 s | specialist prose; no timing protocol or surface |
| Running weight | 1'170 kg | specialist technical sheet |

### Structure & body

| Label | Value | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Centre structure | Beta Montecarlo central monocoque |  |
| Front and rear | Tubular structures |  |
| Body form | Pininfarina-developed | RM says Pininfarina built the shells and completed wind-tunnel development |
| Project route | Montecarlo-derived SE037 | selected after a clean-sheet Ferrari 308 V8 spaceframe study was rejected |

### Dimensions

| Label | Value | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Length | 3'915 mm |  |
| Width | 1'850 mm |  |
| Height | 1'250 mm | Quattroruote; separate specialist prose gives 1'190 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2'440 mm | Quattroruote |

### Production & identity

| Label | Value | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Formal model name | Lancia Rally | 037 is the Abarth SE037 project code |
| Homologation threshold | 200 road cars |  |
| RM counts | 207 completed / roadgoing; 217 on other lots | no reconciliation published |
| Specialist register | 222 hand-built | denominator undefined |
| Competition claims | 53 conversions · 28 Evo 1 · 21 evolution · 20 Evo 2 | overlap and denominator unresolved |
| Italian list price | L45'630'000 | 1982 Turin motor show; not converted |

## One project, four distinct states

The Stradale made SE037 legal. Corsa established the Group B competition base; Evolution 1 carried the mature 1983 title campaign; Evolution 2 enlarged and simplified the works car for 1984.

| Variant | Years | Built | Rarity | Indicative value | Documented cars | File |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rally 037 Stradale | 1982–1984 | 200 | Works / very rare | €600k | 9 | [Open variant file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale/stradale) |
| Rally 037 Corsa | 1982–1983 | Count not separated | Works / very rare |  | 0 | [Open variant file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale/corsa) |
| Rally 037 Evolution 1 | 1982 debut · 1983 works campaign | 28 | Works / very rare | €1.2M | 3 | [Open variant file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale/evolution-1) |
| Rally 037 Evolution 2 | 1984 | 20 | Works / very rare | €1.1M | 1 | [Open variant file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale/evolution-2) |

The Corsa count is not separately documented; published road, Evolution 1 and Evolution 2 scopes overlap and cannot be added into a verified total.

### Rally 037 Stradale

1982–1984 · Works / very rare · 200 · [Open as its own file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale/stradale)

The road homologation car: a longitudinal supercharged 2.0-litre four, rear-wheel drive and Pininfarina-developed bodywork around the Beta Montecarlo's central monocoque.

Group B required 200 road cars, the same figure used by Lancia's official Heritage account. RM says 207 were complete at homologation and elsewhere uses 217; the specialist project register says 222 hand-built without defining its denominator.

- 205 hp in the official Heritage account; Gooding estimates 200 bhp
- 0–100 km/h in under 7.0 seconds; surface unstated
- 3'915 mm long and 1'850 mm wide
- L45'630'000 Italian list price at the 1982 Turin show

| Label | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Engine | 2.0-litre supercharged inline-four · longitudinal |
| Power | 205 hp |
| Weight | 1'170 kg in running condition |
| Top speed | >220 km/h |
| 0–100 km/h | <7.0 s official claim |

### The Rally 037 Stradale register

9 documented · public records only. Private, unpublished and member-only chassis files are omitted.

| Year | Chassis | Colour | Provenance | Last public sale | File |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1982 | 001 | Not stated | BINGO identifies it as the first production car and says 002 and 003 went to crash testing. It later went from AutoPool Prete to Japan in 1999 and received an 18-year restoration; its displayed 450 km does not verify earlier mileage. |  | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale?file=001) |
| 1981 | 014 | Factory finish retained | The auction catalogue dates it to 1981, preceding the conventional 1982–84 production range. Swiss-registered with Georges Frey by the mid-1990s, it later received €30'000 of mechanical work while retaining factory paint and interior. | €451'000 · RM Sotheby's · 2020 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale?file=014) |
| 1982 | 022 | Not stated | First registered to Francesco Pio Bignardi in Palermo in 1984, then used only on the road and warehoused by Carlo Pungetti from 2005. It sold for €770'000 at Essen in 2019 and $654'000 at Monterey in 2023. | $654'000 · RM Sotheby's · 2023-08 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale?file=022) |
| 1982 | 029 | Not stated | A road-going Stradale delivered in Italy in 1982 and converted with Abarth Evolution II equipment in 1984. It is not one of the 20 works Evo 2 cars. | $500'000 · RM Sotheby's · 2022-04 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale?file=029) |
| 1982 | 033 | Not stated | Ex-Chardonnet road car, catalogued as an Andruet recce or reserve car and likely press or demonstration car. Jean Boussignac bought it in 1985 and later used it for stage opening and hillclimbs. | €176'321 · Artcurial · 2013 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale?file=033) |
| 1982 | 045 | Factory finish retained | Factory-unmodified and under 14'000 km when sold, with original tools, spare, jack and Pirelli P7s. Hand-painted 45 marks remained beneath both clamshells. | €336'000 · RM Auctions · 2015 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale?file=045) |
| 1984 | 057 | Not stated | Delivered to 037 component-maker Giancarlo Gianetti. A Giorgio Pianta document records 2'111 cc, 249 bhp bench output, competition suspension and Evolution brakes; it was unsold at Monterey in 2019. |  | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale?file=057) |
| 1984 | 089 | Not stated | Gooding offered the road car in 2025 with a $450'000–550'000 estimate. That range is an estimate, not a transaction. |  | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale?file=089) |
| 1982 | 106 | Not stated | A documented road-car market anchor: $451'000 at Bonhams Scottsdale in 2018, then $588'000 at Broad Arrow Amelia in 2024. | $588'000 · Broad Arrow · 2024 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale?file=106) |

### Rally 037 Corsa

1982–1983 · Works / very rare · Count not separated · [Open as its own file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale/corsa)

The original Group B works competition base, before Evolution 1 and 2 — fuel-injected, about 960 kg and first raced in 1982.

The Bosch-Kugelfischer-injected Corsa preceded the named evolution batches and debuted at the 1982 Costa Smeralda Rally. Its production count is not separately documented from the wider works programme.

- Bosch-Kugelfischer injection instead of the Stradale’s carburettors
- About 960 kg in competition specification
- Competition debut: Costa Smeralda Rally, 1982
- Production count not separately documented

| Label | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Engine | 2.0-litre supercharged inline-four · Bosch-Kugelfischer injection |
| Power | 255–280 PS |
| Weight | ~960 kg |

### Rally 037 Evolution 1

1982 debut · 1983 works campaign · Works / very rare · 28 · [Open as its own file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale/evolution-1)

The first works evolution: 255 hp in early race form, 300 hp with water injection and 325 hp after enlargement to 2.1 litres.

RM calls 28 cars Evolution 1. Motorsport Almanac instead gives 21 evolution cars without explaining the difference. Chassis 319 first appeared in Evo 1 specification at Madeira in 1982; the 1983 label describes the mature title campaign, not the specification's debut.

- First Evo 1 start: 1982 Rali Vinho da Madeira, chassis 319
- Monte Carlo 1983 winner: chassis 305
- 1983 manufacturers' champion by two points, 118 to 116
- Chassis 319 carried Totip / Jolly Club colours for Zanussi's 1982 Rally 4 Regioni class win
- Chassis 319 sold for £1'045'625 in London in 2022

| Label | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Engine | Supercharged inline-four · 2.0- to 2.1-litre works tunes |
| Power | 255–325 hp |

### The Rally 037 Evolution 1 register

3 documented · public records only. Private, unpublished and member-only chassis files are omitted.

| Year | Chassis | Colour | Provenance | Last public sale | File |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1983 | 210 | Not stated | Works car: Andruet retired at the Tour de Corse, Bettega finished fifth at the Acropolis and Airikkala fifth at the 1000 Lakes. It later served as a Sanremo test car and was unsold in Paris in 2014. |  | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale?file=210) |
| 1983 | ZLA151AR000000305 | Martini livery | Röhrl and Geistdörfer's 1983 Rallye Monte-Carlo winner. The published dossier states Abarth/Lancia Classiche White Book and FIVA identification. |  | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale?file=ZLA151AR000000305) |
| 1982 | 319 | Martini, Totip and Würth period identities | Works Evo 1 with Alén, Vudafieri and Zanussi history; the first 037 to rally in Evo 1 specification at Madeira, then Röhrl's every-stage 1983 ADAC Deutschland winner. Later rallied in France, recommissioned by Baldi and entered the Gran Turismo Collection. | £1'045'625 · RM Sotheby's · 2022 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale?file=319) |

### Rally 037 Evolution 2

1984 · Works / very rare · 20 · [Open as its own file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale/evolution-2)

The 1984 works stage: 2'111 cc, 1.0-bar Volumex boost and a deleted rear bumper in the period-data specification.

Official Heritage gives 310 hp; Motorsport Almanac gives 325 bhp. Bonhams and the Almanac support 20 Evo 2 cars. The page keeps both power ratings and does not fold the road-going chassis 029 Evolution II conversion into this works batch.

- 20 Evo 2 cars in the Bonhams and Motorsport Almanac accounts
- Homologated 1 January 1984 in the period-data excerpt
- Rear bumper deleted
- Tabaton and Tedeschini carried Grifone / VS Olio Fiat colours at Sanremo in 1984
- Chassis 412's asserted works identity is not verifiable from the surviving documentation

| Label | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Engine | 2'111 cc supercharged inline-four · Volumex at 1.0 bar |
| Power | 310 hp / 325 bhp |

### The Rally 037 Evolution 2 register

1 documented · public records only. Private, unpublished and member-only chassis files are omitted.

| Year | Chassis | Colour | Provenance | Last public sale | File |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1983 | 412 | Asserted Martini / Olio Fiat identity · Artcurial titles the re-welded chassis a 1985 car | Bonhams calls it a nine-win Evo 2 and 1984 Italian Group B championship car. Artcurial records that the chassis-number zone was cut and re-welded, so the asserted works provenance is not verifiable. Artcurial's live result is €533'600; a contemporary record reports €548'320 gross. | €533'600 · Artcurial · 2021 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lancia/037-stradale?file=412) |

## Numbers that moved

The honest 037 file has no single build total. It keeps every denominator with its scope, then separates a title identity that is unusually clear: the last rear-wheel-drive manufacturers' champion.

| Plate A | Plate B | Year | Story |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 200 | 207 | Threshold versus completed | Group B required 200 road cars, and official Heritage uses that figure. RM says 207 had been completed when homologation was certified on 1 April 1982 and elsewhere describes 207 roadgoing Stradales. Those published accounts do not reconcile the claims. |
| 217 | 222 | Two wider denominators | RM calls chassis 022 the 22nd of 217 and chassis 057 the 57th of 217. The specialist project register says 222 were hand-built without defining the denominator. Neither source explains how its total relates to 207. |
| 53 | 28 / 21 / 20 | Competition counts | Official Heritage says 53 of the 200 were tuned for competition. RM says 28 Evolution 1; Motorsport Almanac says 21 evolution cars and 20 Evo 2; Bonhams also says 20 Evo 2. These may overlap or describe conversions, so they are not added. A secondary overview's 257 total stays discrepancy-only. |
| RWD | AWD era | The champion's identity | WRC identifies the 037 as the last rear-wheel-drive car to win the manufacturers' title. It beat Audi 118 to 116 in 1983 while four-wheel drive was becoming dominant. |
| 412 | Unverified | The cut number | Bonhams describes chassis 412 as a nine-win Evo 2 and 1984 Italian Group B champion. Artcurial says the chassis-number zone was cut and re-welded, so the asserted Martini and Olio Fiat–Tabaton provenance is not verifiable. |

## Heritage

> Highly original example with a wonderful patina.
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> RM Sotheby's · chassis 319 · London 2022

### Rally by name, 037 by code

The project

Lancia's formal model name was Rally. The number came from Abarth's SE037 project code: a Beta Montecarlo central monocoque with tubular structures at both ends, a longitudinal supercharged four and Pininfarina-developed bodywork.

Pininfarina built the body shells in RM's account and completed the form in its wind tunnel. The Stradale appeared at the 1982 Turin motor show at L45'630'000, a period amount left deliberately unconverted.

![Red Rally 037 Stradale in side profile](https://hiconium.dev/images/cars/lancia-037-stradale/road/stradale-side.jpg)

![Rally 037 Stradale cockpit](https://hiconium.dev/images/cars/lancia-037-stradale/detail/stradale-cockpit.jpg)

### Rear drive, on purpose

The decision

The Beta Montecarlo Turbo had won the Group 5 world titles in 1980 and 1981. Limone derived SE037 from that endurance base after the team rejected a clean-sheet Ferrari 308 V8 spaceframe route.

Project approval and Limone's sketch came in April 1980, Dallara's prototype in September, and first Campo Volo running before Christmas. By November 1981 SE037-001 was the first 037 tested on gravel at La Mandria; in January 1982 it appeared there in Martini colours.

![Red SE037 development prototype in a modern showroom](https://hiconium.dev/images/cars/lancia-037-stradale/story/se037-prototype.jpg)

### The two-point season

The championship

Monte Carlo opened the case: Röhrl and Geistdörfer first, Alén and Kivimäki second, Audi's quattros third and fourth. Across the eligible manufacturers' rounds, Lancia answered Audi's traction with tarmac pace and a lighter rear-drive package.

Audi's Argentina sweep and Finland one–two kept the score alive. Lancia's Sanremo one–two–three by Alén, Röhrl and Bettega clinched the manufacturers' title. The discarded scores left Lancia on 118 and Audi on 116.

![Röhrl and Geistdörfer's Martini Rally 037 at Monte Carlo in 1983](https://hiconium.dev/images/cars/lancia-037-stradale/race/monte-1983-roehrl.jpg)

![Evolution 1 chassis 319 in Martini livery](https://hiconium.dev/images/cars/lancia-037-stradale/registry/chassis-319-hero.webp)

### Numbers that refuse to add

The ledger

Two hundred is the Group B threshold and the official road-car claim. RM uses 207 completed or roadgoing cars, then 217 in two chassis descriptions. The specialist project register says 222 hand-built and leaves the denominator undefined.

Competition numbers are no cleaner: 53 tuned cars in an official account, 28 Evolution 1 in RM, 21 evolution cars and 20 Evo 2 in Motorsport Almanac, and 20 Evo 2 in Bonhams. The file keeps them apart because the sources provide no bridge between them.

![Abarth-cast engine covers and supercharger plumbing in a Rally 037](https://hiconium.dev/images/cars/lancia-037-stradale/detail/evo2-engine-bay.jpg)

### Milestones

| Date | Title | What happened | Standing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 1980 | SE037 approved | Project approval and Limone's sketch fix the longitudinal mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive route. |  |
| November 1981 | First gravel test | SE037-001 becomes the first 037 tested on loose surface at La Mandria. |  |
| 1 April 1982 | Homologation certified | RM says 207 cars had been completed when approval was certified; 200 was the Group B threshold. |  |
| 1982 | Two debut descriptions | Official Heritage calls Costa Smeralda in April the competition debut; RM calls the 6 May Tour de Corse the first competition appearance. |  |
| 1983 | Monte Carlo | Röhrl and Geistdörfer win in chassis 305, 6:52 ahead of the second Lancia. |  |
| 1983 | Manufacturers' champion | The Sanremo one–two–three secures the title; Lancia finishes two points ahead of Audi. |  |
| 1 January 1984 | Evolution 2 homologated | The period-data excerpt gives 20 cars, 2'111 cc and the deleted rear bumper. |  |
| 1985 | Tour de Corse | Works driver Attilio Bettega is killed during the 1985 event. |  |
| 2019 | The Stradale high point | Chassis 022 sells for €770'000 at RM Sotheby's Essen. |  |
| 2022 | The works record | Chassis 319 sells for £1'045'625 in London, the highest documented public 037 result. |  |

## Project, command and cockpit

The 037 file joins the Abarth engineer, the Lancia team principal and the works drivers who carried a rear-drive car through an increasingly four-wheel-drive championship.

### Sergio Limone

Project engineer · Abarth

RM names Limone as the SE037 engineer. He sketched the approved project in April 1980, carried the Dallara-built prototype into testing and worked at Lancia and Abarth from 1972 to 2005.

### Cesare Fiorio

Sporting director · Lancia

The HF founder led the 1983 title campaign. Fair Play Menarini credits that championship within a Lancia career that had reached 18 world titles by 1988.

### [Walter Röhrl](https://hiconium.dev/people/walter-rohrl)

Works driver · 1983

WRC characterises the two-time champion as cerebral and precise. He won three rallies in 1983 and finished second in the drivers' standings with Lancia.

### Markku Alén

Works driver · 037 campaign

WRC identifies Alén with Röhrl as a spearhead of the 037 campaign. Chassis 319's file begins with Alén and Kivimäki at Costa Smeralda.

### Attilio Bettega

Works driver · title-winning team

Bettega was part of Lancia's 1983 title-winning team, including fifth at the Acropolis in chassis 210. He was killed on the 1985 Tour de Corse.

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