Rally Catalunya

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WRC cars at the 2005 event.
WRC cars at the 2005 event.
Harri Rovanperä driving on SS9 of the 2005 rally.
Harri Rovanperä driving on SS9 of the 2005 rally.

The Rally Catalunya is a rally competition on the World Rally Championship schedule. It is held on wide, smooth and sweeping asphalt road around the town of Salou, Spain. It was previously held around the region of Costa Brava. In the 2008 season, the rally is held on October 25.

[edit] Winners since 1991

Year Rally Winner Car
1991 27º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
Flag of Germany Armin Schwarz
Flag of Sweden Arne Hertz
Toyota Celica GT-Four
Toyota Team Europe
1992 28º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
Flag of Spain Carlos Sainz
Flag of Spain Luis Moya
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Toyota Team Europe
1993 29º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
Flag of France François Delecour
Flag of France Daniel Grataloup
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Ford Motor Co
1994 30º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
Flag of Italy Enrico Bertone
Flag of Italy Massimo Chiapponi
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
HF Grifone
1995 31º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
Flag of Spain Carlos Sainz
Flag of Spain Luís Moya
Subaru Impreza 555
555 Subaru World Rally Team
1996 32º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
Flag of the United Kingdom Colin McRae
Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Ringer
Subaru Impreza 555
555 Subaru World Rally Team
1997 33º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
Flag of Finland Tommi Mäkinen
Flag of Finland Seppo Harjanne
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart
1998 34º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
Flag of France Didier Auriol
Flag of France Denis Giraudet
Toyota Corolla WRC
Toyota Castrol Team
1999 35º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava
Flag of France Philippe Bugalski
Flag of France Jean-Paul Chiaroni
Citroën Xsara Kit Car
Automobiles Citroën
2000 36º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
Flag of the United Kingdom Colin McRae
Flag of the United Kingdom Nicky Grist
Ford Focus WRC
Ford Motor Co
2001 37º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
Flag of France Didier Auriol
Flag of France Denis Giraudet
Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot Total
2002 38º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
Flag of France Gilles Panizzi
Flag of France Herve Panizzi
Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot Total
2003 39º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
Flag of France Gilles Panizzi
Flag of France Hervé Panizzi
Peugeot 206 WRC
Marlboro Peugeot Total
2004 40º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
Flag of Estonia Markko Märtin
Flag of the United Kingdom Michael Park
Ford Focus RS WRC 04
Ford Motor Co
2005 41º Rally RACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada
Flag of France Sébastien Loeb
Flag of Monaco Daniel Elena
Citroën Xsara WRC
Citroën Total
2006 42º Rally RACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada
Flag of France Sébastien Loeb
Flag of Monaco Daniel Elena
Citroën Xsara WRC
Kronos Total Citroën
2007 43º Rally RACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada
Flag of France Sébastien Loeb
Flag of Monaco Daniel Elena
Citroën C4 WRC
Citroën Total

(¹) The 1994 rally only counted for the 2-Litre World Cup

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Rallies in the World Rally Championship:
2008 championship events:

Monte Carlo | Sweden | Mexico | Argentina | Jordan | Sardinia | Greece
Turkey | Finland | Germany | New Zealand | Catalunya | Corsica | Japan | Great Britain

Past championship events include:

Arctic | Australia | Austria | Brazil | Canada | China | Côte d'Ivoire | Cyprus
Indonesia | Ireland | Morocco | Norway | Olympus | Poland | Press-on-Regardless
Portugal | Safari | Sanremo