Lancia Delta Group A
Lancia Delta HF integrale Group A
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| Category | Group A |
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| Constructor | Lancia |
| Predecessor | Lancia Delta S4 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Suspension (front) | MacPherson struts |
| Suspension (rear) | MacPherson struts |
| Engine | 1,995 cc (121.7 cu in) inline-four, DOHC, 2 BS. Single Garrett turbocharger, intercooler. Front-transverse mounted. |
| Transmission | 5- or 6-speed manual. Front open differential, centre epicyclic gearing with viscous coupling, rear Torsen. |
| Competition history | |
| Debut | 1987 55ème Rallye de Monte-Carlo |
| First win | 1987 55ème Rallye de Monte-Carlo |
| Last win | 1992 34º Rallye Sanremo |
| Constructors' Championships | 1987 WRC, 1988 WRC, 1989 WRC, 1990 WRC, 1991 WRC, 1992 WRC |
| Drivers' Championships | |
The Lancia Delta Group A is a Group A rally car built for the Martini Lancia by Lancia to compete in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Lancia Delta road car and replaced the Lancia Delta S4. The car was introduced for the 1987 World Rally Championship season and dominated the World Rally Championship, scoring 46 WRC victories overall and winning the constructors' championship a record six times in a row from 1987 to 1992, in addition to drivers' championship titles for Juha Kankkunen (1987 and 1991) and Miki Biasion (1988 and 1989), making Lancia the most successful marque in the history of the WRC and the Delta the most successful car.
During the early 1980s the top level of rallying was dominated by the Group B formula, for which Lancia produced the rear-drive 037 and then, when that became obsolete, the Delta S4. The entire formula was abolished at the end of the 1986 season, however, after a string of fatal accidents, leaving Group A as the top formula for the 1987 and subsequent seasons.
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