The Rally Príncipe de Asturias is a rally motorsport competition usually held in September in Asturias, Spain, organized by the Automóvil Club Principado de Asturias (ACPA). In the early years, the championship was called Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo.
The rally started in 1964, becoming the oldest and most popular car competition in Spain. In its first year, the entree fee was 800 pesetas and had a purse of 30,000 pesetas.
This competition is part of the Spanish Rally Championship, the Asturias Rally Championship and the European Rally Championship (western zone) with a maximum coefficient. On July 19, 2007, it was included in the 2008 calendar of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge and was repeated for two additional seasons.
The championship is split into the following segments: Tuesday and Wednesday: Registration and other administrative tasks Thursday: Shakedown, technical checks, and official ceremony. Friday and Saturday: The race, split into three stages. The two first are on Friday and the last on Saturday morning.
Although in April 2013 the Rally fell from the calendar due to a lack of institutional support and was later announced to be canceled, the organization managed to get the support of the board of the Cangas del Narcea and was able to re-establish the competition for the year.
On June 29, 2013, the first "Rally Fórmula Príncipe de Asturias" was held with the intention to raise funds for the rally. The event was held in the "Toño Fernández" circuit in the town of Cibuyo, in Cangas del Narcea, and on the 14th, 15th, and 16 September 50th anniversary was celebrated. The winner of the race was Luis Monzón (Mini John Cooper Works WRC), followed by Sergio Vallejo (Porsche 911) and Óscar Palacio (Porsche 911).
The Rally de Asturias Histórico is a classic rally held since 2009, and is a round of the European Historic Rally Championship since 2014.
Champions
+Annual championsRallye Príncipe de Asturias Roll of Honour.rallybase.nl Year Edición Driver Copilot Car Series19641st Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo Luis Huerta José Luis TuyaFord Cortina Lotus19652nd Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo Luis Fernández Trabanco Manuel GonzálezMorris 1.10019663rd Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo Pedro Puche Pedro AmengualSaab 99 SportSpain19674th Rally de la Ciudad de OviedoRoter Barón Ben Ricardo MuñozPorsche 911Spain19685th Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo Bernard Tramont Ricardo MuñozRenault-Alpine A 110Spain19696th Rally de la Ciudad de Oviedo Bernard Tramont Luis BlascoRenault Alpine A 110Spain19707th Rallye Premio Ciudad de Oviedo Eladio Doncel Juan A. CondePorsche 911 SSpain19718th Rallye Premio Ciudad de Oviedo Alberto R. Jiménez Juan A. CondePorsche 911 SSpain19729th Rallye Ciudad de Oviedo Estanislao Reverter Antonio ReverterRenault Alpin cheSpain197310th ? J. I. Villacieros J.A. LoboRenault Alpine 1600Spain197411th ? Salvador Cañellas Daniel FerraterSeat 1430-1800Spain197512th Rallye Príncipe de Asturias Antonio Zanini Eduardo M. AdamSeat 1430-1800Spain1976 - Not held197714th Rally Príncipe de Asturias José María Puig EnriqueSeat 124/1800Spain197815th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Tino Suárez J.B. PinoSeat FL-80Spain197916th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Aladino Martínez LópezSeat 124/1200Spain198017th Rally Príncipe de Asturias José Antonio López-Fombona L. MenéndezFiat 131 AbarthSpain198118th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Genito Ortiz Susi CabalRenault 5 Turbo 2Spain198219th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Antonio Zanini J. SabaterTalbot Sumbeam LotusSpain198320th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Genito Ortiz R. MínguezRenault 5 TurboERC, Spain198421st Rally Príncipe de Asturias Salvador Serviá J. SabaterOpel Manta 400ERC, Spain198522nd Rally Príncipe de Asturias Salvador Serviá J. SabaterLancia 037 RallyeERC, Spain198623rd Rally Príncipe de Asturias Fabrizio Tabaton TedeschiniLancia Delta S4ERC, Spain198724th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Carlos Sainz Antonio BotoFord Sierra CosworthSpain198825th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Alex Fiorio L. PirolloLancia Delta HF-1Spain198926th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Pep Bassas A. RodríguezBMW M3Spain199027th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Jesús Puras J. ArrateLancia Delta Integrale I 16VSpain199128th Rally Príncipe de Asturias José María Ponce José Carlos DenizBMW M3Spain199229th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Pedro Diego Icíar MuguerzaLancia Delta I 16VSpain199330th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Daniel Alonso Salvador BelzuncesFord Escort Cosworth Gr.NERC, Spain199431st Rally Príncipe de Asturias Oriol Gómez Marc MartíRenault Clio WilliamsERC, Spain199532nd Rally Príncipe de Asturias Luis Monzón José Carlos DenizFord Escort CosworthERC, Spain199633rd Rally Príncipe de Asturias Oriol Gómez Marc MartíRenault Mégane MaxiERC, Spain199734th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Jesús Puras Carlos del BarrioCitroën ZX 16VERC, Spain199835th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Jesús Puras Carlos del BarrioCitroën Xsara Kit CarERC, Spain199936th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Jesús Puras Carlos del BarrioCitroën Xsara Kit CarSpain200037th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Jesús Puras Marc MartíCitroën Xsara Kit CarSpain200138th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Luis Monzón José Carlos DénizPeugeot 206 WRCSpain200239th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Manuel Cabo Eduardo GonzálezCitroën Saxo Kit CarSpain200340th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Enrique García Ojeda Raquel FernándezPeugeot 206 S1600Spain200441st Rally Príncipe de Asturias Alberto Hevia Alberto Iglesias PinRenault Clio S1600ERC, Spain200542nd Rally Príncipe de Asturias Daniel Sordo Marc MartíCitroën C2 S1600ERC, Spain200643rd Rally Príncipe de Asturias Dani Solà Xavier AmigoCitroën C2 S1600Spain200744th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Enrique García Ojeda Jordi BarrabésPeugeot 207 S2000Spain200845th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Giandomenico Basso Mitia DottaFiat Grande Punto S2000IRC, Spain200946th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Jan Kopecký Petr StarýŠkoda Fabia S2000IRC, ERC, Spain201047th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Alberto Hevia Alberto Iglesias PinŠkoda Fabia S2000ERC, Spain201148th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Alberto Hevia Alberto Iglesias PinŠkoda Fabia S2000ERC, Spain201249th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Joan Vinyes Jordi MercaderSuzuki Swift S1600ERC, Spain201350th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Luis Monzón José Carlos DénizMini John Cooper Works WRCSpain201451st Rally Príncipe de Asturias Miguel Ángel Fuster Ignacio AviñóFord Fiesta R5Spain201552nd Rally Príncipe de Asturias Miguel Ángel Fuster Ignacio AviñóPorsche 997 GT3 RS 3.8Spain201653rd Rally Príncipe de Asturias Iván Ares José Antonio PintorSkoda Fabia R5Spain201754th Rally Príncipe de Asturias Iván Ares José Antonio PintorHyundai i20 R5Spain
References
External links
Official site of the Rally Príncipe de Asturias Information page