Jolly Club

Jolly Club was an Italian motor racing team, which competed in the World Rally Championship, the Sportscar World Championship, the European Touring Car Championship and briefly in the Formula One World Championship, along with several domestic championships, it was mainly connected to brands like Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Ferrari. It was created in 1957 in Milan by idea of Mario Angiolini,^[1] the team won several championships. The team's main sponsor was Italian gaming totalizer so the cars used orange and green colors on their livery until the World Rally Championship 1996. They also had a lengthy association with alcoholic beverage company Martini & Rossi.

Carlos Sainz's and the Jolly Club team's 1993 Lancia Delta HF Integrale at the Lancia centenary celebrations in Turin in 2006.

Fiat 131 Abarth of Walter Röhrl, prepared by Jolly Club

Gianfranco Cunico won the Italian Rally Championship driving Escort Cosworths in 1994, 1995, 1996, the 1995 and 1996 cars were built by Malcolm Wilson Motorsport to be run by Jolly Club and sponsored by Martini, one of the most famous teams in the world with one of the most famous sponsors ensured victory

Drivers[]

The team's most successful drivers were:

Alessandro Fiorio, 8 races and World Champion 4WD Group N with a Lancia Delta in 1987.
Dario Cerrato, 41 runs between the European Championships and Italian and European Champion in 1985 with a Lancia 037.
Miki Biasion, 32 races in World Championships and European Jolly Club and twice world rally champion with Martini Racing, also won the 1983 European Championship and the Italian Championship.

The team also competed in other drivers like: Roberto Businello, Arnaldo Cavallari, Sandro Munari, Lele Pinto, Amilcare Balestrieri, Tony Carello, Andrea Zanussi, Gianfranco Cunico, Tonino Tognana Italian Rally Champion 1982 with a Ferrari 308 GTB, Adartico Vudafieri, Italian Rally Champion in 1984 and Michele Rayneri, winner of Gr.B class in 1987 with the same car, the Lancia 037. Many other drivers run with the Jolly Club Team. The Jolly Club Team had to be one of the most important rally teams from Italy, because it lets a lot of young drivers run.

After a bankruptcy in 1997 the Jolly Club closed.

In 2007, the Jolly Club was reborn in Florence, Italy with new ideas by an Italian gentleman and driver, Andrea Guidi. The Mark is registered from 2007 in the European Economic Community and now the Jolly Club is an organization in TV, Media and Team for Motorsport passionates worldwide.

Cars[]

Initially Jolly Club cars were mainly Alfa Romeos. Between 1957 and 1963 was used: Alfa Giulietta, TI Giulia Super, GTV 1.6, GTA 1.6. From 1963 team collaborated with Autodelta development and career preparation GT Junior, AM GT, Alfa GTV 2.5 and 75 T. That same year began partnership with Lancia and Fiat Fulvia 2C developing and the Lancia Stratos HF, the team continued his collaboration with Abarth to develop the Fiat 131 Abarth,

Lancia Rally, Ritmo, Fiat Uno Turbo, Delta S4 and Delta 4WD. Apart from the rally also developed Formula 1 cars, F2, F3 and Formula Junior, where the team won several times.

The team also collaborated with other brands like Ferrari and Porsche developing prototypes. The Jolly Club team was active in other areas of the world of motor racing developed and planned and financed the young hopefuls, led to the sponsors on their investments, built race cars, engines, parts, etc.

Complete Formula One World Championship results[]

(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap; † indicates shared drive.)

Year	Chassis	Engine(s)	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
1971	Bellasi	Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G		RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA
1971	Bellasi	Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Silvio Moser									Ret
1977	Apollon Fly	Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G		ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	JPN
1977	Apollon Fly	Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Loris Kessel							DNA		DNA			DNA	DNA	DNQ
1986	AGS JH21C	Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6t	G		BRA	ESP	SMR	MON	BEL	CAN	DET	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	AUT	ITA	POR	MEX	AUS
1986	AGS JH21C	Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6t	G	Ivan Capelli													Ret	Ret

WRC results[]

Season	Driver	Vehicle	Victories	Final position	Constructors championship
Jolly Club
1993^[2]	ESP Carlos Sainz	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	8 / 0	8th	5th
	ITA Andrea Aghini		5 / 0	14th
	URU Gustavo Trelles		4 / 0	9th
1991^[2]	FRA Didier Auriol	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	11 / 1	3rd	-

WRC Results (Group B era)[]

Year	Car	Driver	1	3	5	6	10	11	WDC	Points
1983	Lancia 037				3		Ret		12th	20
		Miki Biasion					5		21st	8
							Ret		-	0
1984	Lancia 037	Miki Biasion	6	4	2	Ret	3		6th	43
1984	Lancia 037				Ret		Ret		-	0
1985	Lancia 037	Miki Biasion	9	2	Ret		6		12th	23
1985	Lancia 037	Dario Cerrato					5		25th	8
1986	Lancia Delta S4	Dario Cerrato						2^[1]	-	0

¹ The results of the 1986 Rallye Sanremo were annulled by the FIA.

WRC Results (Group A era)[]

Year	Car	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	WRC	Points
1987	Lancia Delta HF 4WD	Alex Fiorio	12	20	13			20	11			11		7			46th	4
			87	26	Ret			Ret						13			-	0
		Mikael Ericsson						Ret						8			10th	28
		Jorge Recalde							7								9th	30
1988	Lancia Delta HF 4WD	Alex Fiorio	2	11	2			3	2			7		2			3rd	76
		Yves Loubet			3			Ret						Ret			10th*	28*
		Dario Cerrato												3			20th	12
1989	Lancia Delta Integrale	Alex Fiorio		Ret	3	10		3		2		4	2				2nd	65
		Dario Cerrato		7									4				23rd	14
		Paolo Andreucci			8			Ret									58th	3
1990	Lancia Delta Integrale 16v	Dario Cerrato	4	4								4					6th	30
		Alex Fiorio					5			Ret		8					9th*	25*
		Didier Auriol												5			2nd*	95*
		Robert Droogmans												10			64th	1
1991	Lancia Delta Integrale 16v	Didier Auriol	Ret	9	2		2	4	3	3	2	Ret	1			12	3rd	101
		Dario Cerrato											3				19th	12
		Andrea Aghini											5		5		14th	16
		Gustavo Trelles													Ret		49th*	3*
1993	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	Carlos Sainz	14		Ret		4	2	Ret	NZL 4		Ret	DSQ	Ret			8th	35
		Andrea Aghini	Ret		3		Ret	4		NZL			Ret				14th	22
		Gustavo Trelles						5	4	NZL 7				6			9th	28
		Dario Cerrato								NZL			Ret				-	0
1994	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Gianfranco Cunico									6						25th	6
1994	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Malcolm Wilson									9						23rd	8
1996	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Gianfranco Cunico								6							20th	6
1996	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III									Ret							-	0
1997	Ford Escort WRC	Gianfranco Cunico									NZL			Ret			-	0
1998	Ford Escort WRC	Gianfranco Cunico		SWE	KEN						NZL		Ret		GBR		-	0
1998	Ford Escort WRC			SWE	KEN						NZL		Ret		GBR		-	0
1999	Ford Escort WRC	Andrea Navarra					ESP	FRA			NZL			10			-	0

References[]

^ "Jolly Club: that cold and misty winter evening". lanciarally037. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
^ ^a ^b "1993 season data". Juwra.com. Retrieved 2012-01-26.

External links[]

[lanciarally037-1] "Jolly Club: that cold and misty winter evening". lanciarally037. Retrieved 2011-12-01.

[1993_season_data-2] "1993 season data". Juwra.com. Retrieved 2012-01-26.

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