TURIN (ITALPRESS) – The wait is over, the year 2025 will officially see the return of Lancia to the world of competition and rallying, thanks to the new Lancia Ypsilon Rally4 HF and the unprecedented Lancia Trophy, the first edition of which will be held precisely in Italy. In fact, it will be the appointments of the Italian Absolute Rally Championship (CIAR) that will baptize the new competitive course of the Turin-based manufacturer, with a calendar composed of 6 races in five appointments and a final, dizzying prize: a place in the official Lancia team in the European Rally Championship 2026, if the Champion will be an Under35. A unique prize in the tricolor panorama, which aims to bring young people back into high-level international contexts. The award is in addition to the already rich prize pool worth 160 thousand euros, which will distribute a value of 22.5 thousand euros at each round. With entries still closed, there are already more than 80 Lancia Ypsilon Rally4 HFs pre-ordered at the European level. A resounding result that makes the small racing hatchback a commercial success even before its homologation, scheduled for March 1, 2025.Each appointment on the calendar will host within its service park the “Lancia Corse HF Village,” a real beating heart where drivers, insiders, guests, partners and fans can meet and discover all the news related to the Brand that, with its 10 world titles, has more than anyone else written memorable pages in the history of this discipline. Lancia will be personally involved as promoter of the Trophy, which has already found the support of important partners such as Michelin and Sparco. The Turin-based brand will then be assisted by two important companies active in the world of competition: LPD Italia for the sporting, technical and logistical part while Gino Motorsport will take care of the part related to spare parts in the race field. Registration for the Lancia 2025 Trophy has a cost of 2.500 euros for the entire season – but there are also options for those who want to compete only a few rounds – and, in addition to the official Lancia CORSE HF race suits and championship apparel both branded Sparco, entitles each crew to compete for both the overall standings and one of the three planned category classifications: Junior, which will accommodate all Under25s (born on or after January 1, 2001); Master, which encompasses drivers between 25 and 35 (born between January 1, 1990 and December 31, 2000); and Expert, for all over-35s (born before January 1, 1990). Prizes will be awarded to the top three in each category, bringing the number of crews awarded in each race to 9. In each event, in fact, the winners of the Junior and Master classifications will take home prizes worth 5,000 euros each, 3,000 euros instead will go to the runners-up in the two classifications while the last step on the podium will be worth 1,500 euros in both categories. Entrants in the Expert category will also be able to count on a prize pool dedicated to them: 2,000 euros to the winner, 1,000 euros to the second and 500 euros to the third.Lancia’s big goal is to launch the specialty’s talents into the world of professional rallying and give them a real chance to grow. That is why the Lancia Trophy will put up for grabs the chance to become an official driver and compete in the European Rally Championship 2026 behind the wheel of a factory Lancia Ypsilon Rally4 HF. A prize that alone is worth more than 200,000 euros and will be awarded if the Overall Champion of the Trophy is an Under 35, i.e., registered in the Junior or Master category. All Lancia Champions will be celebrated in a dedicated event at the end of the year, with a grand awards ceremony in Turin, where the winners of the three categories will share the final prize money: for the Junior 10,000 euros or ERC in case the driver also won the Absolute; for the Master 10,000 euros or ERC in case the driver also won the Absolute; and finally, for the Expert 5,000 euros.
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