Ferrari 308 GTB (rally)
Private entries · 1982–1985
Ferrari never ran a works rally team, but privately entered 308 GTBs added colour to the asphalt rallies of the early Group B years, and one of them came within a step of victory in Corsica in 1982.
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The Pozzi car
The best-known rally 308s were entered by Charles Pozzi, Ferrari’s importer in France. With Jean-Claude Andruet and ‘Biche’ (Michèle Petit), the Pozzi 308 GTB finished second on the 1982 Tour de Corse, behind Jean Ragnotti’s Renault 5 Turbo: the best world championship result for a Ferrari.
Other entries
Jonkka’s World Rally Archive lists several other private 308 GTBs between 1982 and 1985, mostly on the Monte Carlo, Corsica and Sanremo rallies. In 1983 Björn Waldegård entered one on the Rallye Sanremo but did not finish.
Charles Pozzi’s privately entered Ferrari 308 GTB, second in Corsica in 1982.
Ferrari’s own Group B car
Ferrari’s own Group B homologation car, the 288 GTO, was never developed into a rally car.
The 308s raced under the Group 4 and then Group B rules; the details of their homologation and preparation (often attributed to Michelotto) are not documented in the sources used for this page.
European and national championships
The 308 GTB had its best results in European and national rallies: Jean-Claude Andruet won the 1982 Tour de France Automobile in Charles Pozzi’s car, Tonino Tognana won Italian rounds in 1982 on his way to the Italian title, and Antonio Zanini won the 1984 Spanish championship in one. See European and national championships.
Results in the World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship podiums of the car (all evolutions), year by year (1982–1986). win 2nd 3rd
0 WRC wins · 1 podium finishes, 1982–1986
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Historic Group B cars photographed at events, demonstrations and museums; each caption states where and when.
Further resources
- Classic Driver: a Group B Ferrari 308 GTB EN · article
A surviving Michelotto 308 GTB and its rally history. - Storie di Rally: the Ferrari 308 GTB rally car IT · article
Italian history of the 308 GTB in European rallying. - FIA homologation: Ferrari 308 Quattrovalvole (form B-241) EN · archive
The FIA's homologation record with dates, extensions and the scanned form. - Ferrari Magazine: When Ferrari made a rally car EN · article
Ferrari's own look at the Michelotto-built 308 GTB rally cars.
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Sources
- Wikipedia (EN), 1982 World Rally Championship — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_World_Rally_Championship
- Wikipedia (EN), Jean-Claude Andruet — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Andruet
- Jonkka's World Rally Archive (juwra.com), results and entry lists 1982–1986 — https://www.juwra.com/
All text is original writing for Grouve Sports Management Group, based on the sources above. Facts checked on 21 October 2026.
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