{"id":42372,"date":"2025-10-22T10:27:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T08:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.italpassion.fr\/?p=42372"},"modified":"2025-10-22T10:27:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T08:27:57","slug":"sanremo-2025-lancia-revives-the-rally-between-spectacle-and-nostalgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.italpassion.fr\/en\/lancia\/sanremo-2025-lancia-renoue-avec-le-rallye-entre-spectacle-et-nostalgie\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanremo 2025: Lancia returns to rallying, between spectacle and nostalgia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rallye Sanremo concludes the 2025 season of the Italian Rally Championship. The event, which was once one of the highlights of the WRC, is now represented at its peak by the Rally2 (ex-R5) category. A historic version is held at the same time, but only on Saturday. The rally was won by Andrea Crugnola, driving a Citro\u00ebn C3 Rally2, while the title went to Giandomenico Basso, driving a Skoda Fabia. The Italian, who takes his 5th crown, was formerly an Abarth driver, first with the Grande Punto S2000 and then with Peugeot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we were most interested in was seeing the Lancia<\/a> Ypsilon Rally4 in action. The Italian marque, after long years of somnolence, brought out the new Ypsilon last year, and this year made its return to rallying a reality with a Rally 4 version of the Ypsilon HF, which prefigures the arrival of a Rallye 2 in 2026<\/a> which will compete in the 4-wheel-drive world championship WRC2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In any case, it's a welcome change, as the Italian championship has been deserted for years by transalpine cars, with the field currently dominated by Skofa Fabias, French 208\/Clio, Hyundai i20s and Toyota Yaris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ypsilon, great to see in action!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For the moment, the Ypsilon HF is the main protagonist of the Trofeo Lancia, a single-brand cup that is part of the Italian championship. It also competes against its Peugeot 208 cousin in the Rally4 category, so it's a family affair at Stellantis. In any case, as you already know, the Ypsilon HF shares the same engine as the Lioness, a competition derivative of the 1.2L ex-Puretech delivering 212 hp.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some twenty Ypsilons were entered, including one in the iconic Lancia Martini Racing livery. It's clear that the Ypsilon is a pleasure to look at: in any case, on the section where we were positioned, on the ascent to the village of San Romolo (SS6), the Ypsilon is nervous and its rear end is playful. As you can see from the video, the Turinese often offered the most spectacular passages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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