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Ferrari 308 General Information

Unlikely rally car? Maybe, but don't forget that the 308 was probably the most functional car Ferrari ever built and that one of the most successful rally cars, the well respected Lancia Stratos, used a Ferrari engine and a layout fairly similar to that of many Ferraris. So maybe the idea wasn't that stupid, at least not for tarmac rallies.

The French Ferrari importer Charles Pozzo was such a rally enthusiast that he supported the idea from the beginning and in 1981 Jean-Claude Andruet was using Pozzo's car for an ERC program and indeed finished 2nd in the championship. On the Tour de Corse 1981 Andruet was out soon and in Monte Carlo the following year he crashed it. But on the Tour de Corse 1982 Andruet finished 2nd. Yes, all 2nds rather than big wins, but you can't say the Ferrari was useless.

And even in rallying circles the Ferrari was a mythos that would move emotions. Before the Rally San Remo 1983 Björn Waldegaard was contacted by a completely unknown Italian tuner, who asked if Waldegaard was interested to drive his car at the WRC event. Björn reported later: "I told this guy he was silly and I wasn't interested at all, then he said that his car was a Ferrari and I asked where I could sign!" It would have been interesting to see what Björn could have done with it on Tuscany gravel, but unfortunately the engine blew up pretty early.

Yes, there were a number of group B Ferraris and the group 4 Ferrari 308 GTB had some successes, but there are no records of a group B Ferrari ever having been rallied at WRC level. The 308 GTB Quattrovalvole was a 32v version of the group 4 308 GTB and was homologated into group B, but if this was ever rallied it would only have been within Italy.

A more famous group B Ferrari was the 288 GTO. Bar details the 288 GTO and 308 GTB used the same shell. Tho it had a 2.8 litre V8 engine rather then the 3.0, but it had twin turbos as well. Plus the "B" in GTB had nothing to do with groupB, but GTO actually stood for Grand Tourismo Omologato = a homologation special. Ferrari was talking a lot about this project for some time and many people were waiting for it. But when it arrived it turned out that it was all nothing but a marketing trick. Yes, the car was homologated into group B and it was produced in the according 200 units only, but it was sold only as a collectors item. It is a group B car that was never intended to be rallied, irrespectable of any group B ban.
 

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Ferrari 308 Evolutions

 
 
Model & Evo. (Activity) 		 
BHP@
RPM		 Torque
(Nm)@
RPM		 Length
Width
Height		 Weight
(Kg/BPM
Ratio)		  
Trans.
(W'base)
Ferrari 308 GTB (78-83) 280/8000 380/6200 4230.1820.1120 1080 (3.9) RWD (2340)

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Ferrari 308 Results

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Pos Event Driver Co-Driver # Rego hh:mm:ss
18th. 1983 WRC Tour de Corse . "Panic" F. Giallolacci #29 [UNKNOWN] 0:00:00
2nd. 1982 WRC Tour de Corse J. Andruet . "Biche" #12 [UNKNOWN] 14:16:57

Ferrari 308 Retirements

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Pos Event Driver Co-Driver # Rego Reason
Ret. 1983 WRC Rallye San Remo B. Waldegaard C. Billstam #3 [UNKNOWN] SS24 engine
Ret. 1983 WRC Rallye San Remo F. Ormezzano . UNKNOWN #14 [UNKNOWN] SS3 driveshaft
Ret. 1982 WRC Tour de Corse G. Chasseuil B. Chasseuil #39 [UNKNOWN] SS12 fuel pump
Ret. 1982 WRC Rallye Monte Carlo J. Andruet . "Biche" #3 [UNKNOWN] SS6 crash
Ret. 1981 WRC Tour de Corse J. Andruet . "Biche" #14 [UNKNOWN] SS6 fuel pump
Ret. 1978 WRC Rallye San Remo R. Pinto F. Penariol #23 [UNKNOWN] SS18 distributer