25th Historic Monte-Carlo Rally Ends with a Flourish and Precision of a Swiss Watch

Swiss duo had claimed the overall lead at the end of the first part of the common stage. So from then on it was a matter of not relenting and holding on to the finish line at the Col de Turini beating Ilya Kashin and Boris Kostyrko in a 1982 Volkswagen Scirocco, and Giovanni and Tiziana Chiesa in a 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti 1600 who joined them on the victory podium in Casino Square, Monte-Carlo.

ASwiss duo ran off with first prize in Monte-Carlo’s Historic Rally. And they did it in a Lancia Fulvia. All credit to the Swiss crew no. 242, Claudio Enz and Cristina Seeberger, six-time Historic Rally competitors, in their 1970 Lancia Fulvia. In fact the Rally was swarming with Lancias, a red and black wave totaling 29 cars in all, high profile among the 250 or so entrants.

The culminating heart of the Rally is in the treacherous mountains around Monaco’s neighbours with an exciting culminating stage at the Col de Turin. In the end the Swiss pair held their consistent pace from start to finish of the 16 regularity stages. Team no. 242 kept their Fulvia Coupé 1.3S in the top 100 of each timed event. Perfectly imitating the precision of a Swiss watch the