Jolly Club

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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
Switzerland 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
Switzerland 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
Italy 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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 WDC Points
1983 Lancia 037 Italy
3

Ret
12th 20
Italy Miki Biasion
5
21st 8
Italy
Ret
- 0
1984 Lancia 037 Italy Miki Biasion
6

4

2

Ret

3
6th 43
Italy
Ret

Ret
- 0
1985 Lancia 037 Italy Miki Biasion
9

2

Ret

6
12th 23
Italy Dario Cerrato
5
25th 8
1986 Lancia Delta S4 Italy 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 Italy Alex Fiorio
12

20

13

20

11

11

7
46th 4
Italy
87

26

Ret

Ret

13
- 0
Sweden Mikael Ericsson
Ret

8
10th 28
Argentina Jorge Recalde
7
9th 30
1988 Lancia Delta HF 4WD Italy Alex Fiorio
2

11

2

3

2

7

2
3rd 76
France Yves Loubet
3

Ret

Ret
10th* 28*
Italy Dario Cerrato
3
20th 12
1989 Lancia Delta Integrale Italy Alex Fiorio
Ret

3

10

3

2

4

2
2nd 65
Italy Dario Cerrato
7

4
23rd 14
Italy Paolo Andreucci
8

Ret
58th 3
1990 Lancia Delta Integrale 16v Italy Dario Cerrato
4

4

4
6th 30
Italy Alex Fiorio
5

Ret

8
9th* 25*
France Didier Auriol
5
2nd* 95*
Belgium Robert Droogmans
10
64th 1
1991 Lancia Delta Integrale 16v France Didier Auriol
Ret

9

2

2

4

3

3

2

Ret

1

12
3rd 101
Italy Dario Cerrato
3
19th 12
Italy Andrea Aghini
5

5
14th 16
Uruguay Gustavo Trelles
Ret
49th* 3*
1993 Lancia Delta HF Integrale Spain Carlos Sainz
14

Ret

4

2

Ret
NZL
4

Ret

DSQ

Ret
8th 35
Italy Andrea Aghini
Ret

3

Ret

4
NZL
Ret
14th 22
Uruguay Gustavo Trelles
5

4
NZL
7

6
9th 28
Italy Dario Cerrato NZL
Ret
- 0
1994 Ford Escort RS Cosworth Italy Gianfranco Cunico
6
25th 6
United Kingdom Malcolm Wilson
9
23rd 8
1996 Ford Escort RS Cosworth Italy Gianfranco Cunico
6
20th 6
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Italy
Ret
- 0
1997 Ford Escort WRC Italy Gianfranco Cunico NZL
Ret
- 0
1998 Ford Escort WRC Italy Gianfranco Cunico SWE KEN NZL
Ret
GBR - 0
Italy SWE KEN NZL
Ret
GBR - 0
1999 Ford Escort WRC Italy Andrea Navarra ESP FRA NZL
10
- 0

References[]

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

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