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    Season Info
  2. 2
    Calendar
  3. 3
    Championship Standings

WRC Season 1975 - Stratos Supremacy

Sandro Munari, Lancia Stratos, Rallye Monte-Carlo 1975

Sandro Munari, Lancia Stratos, Rallye Monte-Carlo 1975

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Season Info

Lancia continued its winning streak with a second straight manufacturers’ crown, although the challenge was stiffer than in 1974. The calendar returned to 10 rounds with Monte Carlo and Sweden reinstated, while the North American events were dropped.
The Stratos won four rallies, including Sandro Munari’s third Monte Carlo victory, but mechanical gremlins tested the team's resilience. Fiat edged Alpine-Renault for second by a single point, 61–60. Although road-going Stratos production ended in 1975 after 492 units, competition development pressed on, including more powerful 4-valve engine variants. The season reaffirmed the Stratos’ place at the forefront of rallying’s evolution.

Key Facts

Manufacturers' Champion

Lancia (Stratos HF)

Rallies

10 events

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Calendar

Round

Country

Event Name

Date

Winner

1

Monaco

Monte Carlo Rally

15–24 January

Sandro Munari

2

Sweden

Swedish Rally

13–15 February

Björn Waldegård

3

Kenya

Safari Rally

25–31 March

Over Andersson

4

Greece

Acropolis Rally

24–31 May

Walter Röhrl

5

Maroc

Rallye du Maroc

24–28 June

Hannu Mikkola

6

Portugal

Rally de Portugal

18–21 July

Markku Alén

7

Finland

1000 Lakes Rally

29–31 August

Hannu Mikkola

8

Italy

Rallye Sanremo

1–4 October

Björn Waldegård

9

France

Tour de Corse

8–9 November

Bernard Darniche

10

Great Britain

RAC Rally

22–26 November

Timo Mäkinen

Hannu Mikkola, Rally Finland 1975

Hannu Mikkola, Rally Finland 1975

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Championship Standings

Manufacturers'
The table shows the scored points at each event and the total points.

Pos.

Manufacturer

Monaco

Sweden

Kenya

Greece

Morocco

Portugal

Finland

Italy

France

United Kingdom

Total Points

1

Lancia

20

20

15

-

-

-

-

20

20

1

96

2

Fiat

15

8

-

-

-

20

-

15

-

3

61

3

Alpine-Renault

6

-

-

15

12

-

-

12

15

-

60

4

Opel

-

3

-

20

-

10

8

6

1

10

58

5

Peugeot

-

-

20

-

20

-

-

-

-

-

40

6

Ford

-

1

-

-

-

2

12

-

-

20

35

7

Toyota

-

-

-

-

-

12

20

-

-

-

32

8

Saab

-

-

6

-

6

8

6

-

-

-

30

9

Datsun

3

-

-

4

-

-

-

4

12

-

26

10

Alfa Romeo

3

-

-

4

-

-

-

4

12

-

23

11

Mitsubishi

-

-

10

12

-

-

-

-

-

-

22

12

Citroën

-

-

-

-

10

3

-

-

-

-

13

13

Porsche

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

-

-

12

14

Volvo

-

2

-

6

1

-

-

-

-

-

9

15=

Renault

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

15=

Audi

-

-

-

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

17

Škoda

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

18=

Chrysler

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

2

18=

Vauxhall

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

20=

BMW

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

20=

Lada

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Lancia Stratos HF, 1975

Lancia Stratos HF, 1975

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