Rally de Catalunya

WRC cars at the 2005 event.
Harri Rovanperä driving on SS9 of the 2005 rally.

The Rally Catalunya (formerly: Rallye Catalunya) is a rally competition held in Catalonia region of Spain, on the World Rally Championship schedule. Now held on the wide, smooth and sweeping asphalt roads around the town of Salou, Costa Daurada, it was previously held around the region of Costa Brava. In the 2012 season, the rally was held 8–11 November.

Rally de Catalunya was first held in 1957; in 1988 it was merged with the Rally Costa Brava and renamed as Rally Catalunya - Costa Brava.

Winners since 1988

Year Rally Winner Car
1988 24º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava
 France Bruno Saby
France Jean-François Fauchille		 Lancia Delta HF 4WD
Martini Lancia
1989 25º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava
 France Yves Loubet
France Jean-Marc Andrié		 Lancia Delta Integrale
HF Grifone
1990 26º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava
 Italy Dario Cerrato
Italy Giuseppe Cerri		 Lancia Delta Integrale 16v
Jolly Club
1991 27º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
 Germany Armin Schwarz
Sweden Arne Hertz		 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
Toyota Team Europe
1992 28º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
 Spain Carlos Sainz
Spain Luis Moya		 Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
Toyota Team Europe
1993 29º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
 France François Delecour
France Daniel Grataloup		 Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Ford Motor Co
1994 † 30º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
 Italy Enrico Bertone
Italy Massimo Chiapponi		 Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
HF Grifone
1995 31º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
 Spain Carlos Sainz
Spain Luís Moya		 Subaru Impreza 555
555 Subaru World Rally Team
1996 32º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
 United Kingdom Colin McRae
United Kingdom Derek Ringer		 Subaru Impreza 555
555 Subaru World Rally Team
1997 33º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
 Finland Tommi Mäkinen
Finland Seppo Harjanne		 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart
1998 34º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
 France Didier Auriol
France Denis Giraudet		 Toyota Corolla WRC
Toyota Castrol Team
1999 35º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava
 France Philippe Bugalski
France Jean-Paul Chiaroni		 Citroën Xsara Kit Car
Automobiles Citroën
2000 36º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
 United Kingdom Colin McRae
United Kingdom Nicky Grist		 Ford Focus RS WRC 00
Ford Motor Co
2001 37º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
 France Didier Auriol
France Denis Giraudet		 Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot Total
2002 38º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
 France Gilles Panizzi
France Herve Panizzi		 Peugeot 206 WRC
Peugeot Total
2003 39º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
 France Gilles Panizzi
France Hervé Panizzi		 Peugeot 206 WRC
Marlboro Peugeot Total
2004 40º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España)
 Estonia Markko Märtin
United Kingdom Michael Park		 Ford Focus RS WRC 04
Ford Motor Co
2005 41º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
 France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena		 Citroën Xsara WRC
Citroën Total
2006 42º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
 France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena		 Citroën Xsara WRC
Kronos Total Citroën
2007 43º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
 France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena		 Citroën C4 WRC
Citroën Total
2008 44º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
 France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena		 Citroën C4 WRC
Citroën Total
2009 45º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
 France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena		 Citroën C4 WRC
Citroën Total
2010 46º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
 France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena		 Citroën C4 WRC
Citroën Total
2011 47º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
 France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena		 Citroën DS3 WRC
Citroën Total
2012 48º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
 France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena		 Citroën DS3 WRC
Citroën Total
2013 49º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
 France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia		 Volkswagen Polo R WRC
Volkswagen Motorsport
2014 50º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
 France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia		 Volkswagen Polo R WRC
Volkswagen Motorsport
2015 51º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
Norway Ola Fløene		 Volkswagen Polo R WRC
Volkswagen Motorsport II
2016 51º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
 France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia		 Volkswagen Polo R WRC
Volkswagen Motorsport

† — The 1994 rally only counted for the 2-Litre World Cup.

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