Rally Costa Smeralda is a rally competition held in Costa Smeralda, a coastal area on the island of Sardinia, Italy. The event was first held in 1978 and it was part of the European Rally Championship schedule until 1994. After the rally was restarted in 1998, it has been part of the Italian Rally Championship.

The rally is based in Arzachena in the north-east part of the island. Unlike the famed tarmac rally held on near neighbour the island of Corsica, the Tour de Corse, the Rally Costa Smeralda is a gravel rally. Italian drivers have long dominated the rally; the most successful driver in the rally's history is Italy's Paolo Andreucci who won the rally seven times between 2001 and 2013.

Winners

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Season Driver Car
1978   Maurizio Verini Fiat 131 Abarth
1979   Attilio Bettega Fiat 131 Abarth
1980   Bernard Darniche Lancia Stratos HF
1981   Markku Alén Fiat 131 Abarth
1982   Michele Cinotto Audi Quattro
1983   Miki Biasion Lancia Rally 037
1984   Henri Toivonen Porsche 911
1985   Dario Cerrato Lancia Rally 037
1986   Henri Toivonen Lancia Delta S4
1987   Juha Kankkunen Lancia Delta HF 4WD
1988   Markku Alén Lancia Delta Integrale
1989   Dario Cerrato Lancia Delta Integrale
1990   Dario Cerrato Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1991   Juha Kankkunen Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1992   Didier Auriol Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1993 Cancelled
1994   Piero Liatti Subaru Impreza 555
1995

1997
Not held
1998   Giuseppe Grossi Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
1999   Daniele Griotti Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2000   Michele Gregis Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2001   Paolo Andreucci Ford Focus WRC
2002   Luca Cantamessa Subaru Impreza WRC
2003   Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC
2004   Andrea Navarra Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2005   Andrea Navarra Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2006   Paolo Andreucci Fiat Grande Punto Abarth
2007   Piero Longhi Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2008   Paolo Andreucci Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2009   Paolo Andreucci Peugeot 207 S2000
2010   Kris Meeke Peugeot 207 S2000
2011   Paolo Andreucci Peugeot 207 S2000
2012   Paolo Andreucci Peugeot 207 S2000
2013   Paolo Andreucci Peugeot 207 S2000
2014   Renato Travaglia Peugeot 207 S2000
2015   Giuseppe Dettori Škoda Fabia S2000
2016   Federico Della Casa Škoda Fabia R5
2017   Giuseppe Dettori Škoda Fabia R5
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