{"id":49784,"date":"2025-02-27T16:31:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T15:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/?p=49784"},"modified":"2025-02-27T16:31:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T15:31:47","slug":"llega-rally-kh-7-costa-brava-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/en\/llega-rally-kh-7-costa-brava-record\/","title":{"rendered":"73 Rally KH-7 Costa Brava: A record-breaking edition with legendary names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49770 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-2-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-2-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The oldest rally in Spain is set to make <strong>a grand debut under the sponsorship of KH-7<\/strong>, as the 73rd edition of the Rally KH-7 Costa Brava is on track to break its own participation record, with over 250 teams.<\/li>\n<li>This year\u2019s event will feature a tribute to the legendary<strong> Lancia Rally 037<\/strong>, with the presence of motorsport icons <strong>Miki Biasion, Tiziano Siviero<\/strong>, and Salvador Servi\u00e0, ant the participation of renowned personalities such as <strong>Jari-Matti Latvala<\/strong>, pastry chef <strong>Jordi Roca <\/strong>and internationally acclaimed singer <strong>\u00c1lvaro Soler, <\/strong>making it a highlight of the <strong>73 Rally KH-7 Costa Brava<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The rally will take place in <strong>Girona<\/strong> from 13 to 15 March, with the Service Park located in <strong>Fornells de la Selva<\/strong>. It will also mark the opening round of the FIA European Historic Rally Championship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Rally of Records. This year\u2019s Rally KH-7 Costa Brava is set to make history, not only for its record-breaking participation but also for the caliber of vehicles, the charisma of its drivers, and the legendary roads that have shaped rally history in Spain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49765 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-7-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-7-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-7-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-7-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The<strong> 73rd edition<\/strong> kicks off a new chapter with kitchen cleaning and stain-removal products KH-7 as the main sponsor of the oldest rally in Spain and one of the most prestigious rallyes in the world, organized by Club RallyClassics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49762 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-15-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-15-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-15-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-15-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With registrations nearing closure, the 73 Rally KH-7 Costa Brava is poised to surpass its previous record of 247 teams, setting a national record for rally participation in Spain. Among the participants are world-renowned rally champions such as <strong>Jari-Matti Latvala<\/strong> and <strong>Salvador Servi\u00e0<\/strong>, alongside media personalities like singer<strong> \u00c1lvaro Soler, <\/strong>pastry chef<strong> Jordi Roca<\/strong>, and SEAT\u2019s Global Communications Director, <strong>Cecilia Taieb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49758 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-11-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-11-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-11-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-11-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The historic rally will take place in Girona from 13 to 15 March. The legendary stages will include classics such as Els \u00c0ngels, Santa Pellaia Curt, Salions \u2013 Sant Grau Curt, Collsaplana, Sant Miquel de Cladells, and Sant Hilari \u2013 Osor. These roads, ideal for historic cars (fun, safe, and not overly fast), will host the opening rounds of the FIA European Historic Rally Championship and the Spanish championship for Historic Vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-8-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-8-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-8-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-8-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>A unique tribute to the Lancia Rally 037<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In recent years, the Rally KH-7 Costa Brava has paid tribute to its rich legacy as the oldest rally in Spain. This year marks the 40th anniversary of <strong>Miki Biasion <\/strong>and <strong>Tiziano Siviero<\/strong>\u2019s victory at the 1985 Rally Costa Brava, and the event will celebrate this milestone in style. <strong>Both driver and co-driver<\/strong> will be in Girona for the occasion, joined by nearly a dozen Lancia 037s owned by drivers and collectors from across Europe. <strong>Salvador Servi\u00e0<\/strong>, Spanish Rally Champion in 1985 and 1986 with this vehicle and winner of the 1987 Rally Costa Brava, will also take part in the celebrations, driving a 037 in the \u201cLegend\u201d exhibition category.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49771 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-3-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-3-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tribute will take place on <strong>Thursday, March 13, at 5:30 PM at the podium in Girona<\/strong>, where drivers and machines will gather. This will be followed by an autograph session before the competition officially begins at 7:00 PM.<\/p>\n<p>The Lancia Rally, universally known as the \u201c037\u201d (named after its factory code at Abarth), is a legendary car in rally history. It was the last rear wheel drive car to win the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers in 1983. That same year and again in 1985, Biasion and Siviero won the Rally Costa Brava. Since the event became exclusive to historic vehicles, the Lancia 037 has added four more victories to the books, bringing its total to six.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49763 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-5-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-5-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-5-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>International stars take the wheel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The mythical aura of the Catalan rally extends beyond sports, that\u2019s why the <strong>73 Rally KH-7 Costa Brava<\/strong> attracts renowned figures from other fields who are captivated by the event\u2019s magic.<\/p>\n<p>Internationally acclaimed singer <strong>\u00c1lvaro Soler<\/strong> will swap the microphone for the steering wheel, competing in a Porsche 911 SC in the Regularity category. This marks his third Rally Costa Brava since his debut in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49768 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-10-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-10-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-10-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-10-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another loyal participant is media personality <strong>Jordi Roca<\/strong>. Recognized as the world\u2019s best pastry chef, Roca has become a staple of this event. This year, he will drive a Seat Fura Crono with the Seat Hist\u00f3ricos team in the Regularity category. Seat Hist\u00f3ricos is fielding five vehicles from its collection, including a Seat Ibiza GTI for <strong>Cecilia Taieb<\/strong>, with renowned driver <strong>Jordi Gen\u00e9<\/strong> as co-driver. The participation of this high-ranking SEAT executive underscores the appeal of the 73 Rally KH-7 Costa Brava and <strong>the event\u2019s widespread popularity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49759 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-12-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-12-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-12-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-12-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the sporting front, the star of this edition is<strong> Jari-Matti Latvala<\/strong>. The Finnish driver will compete in the FIA European Historic Rally Championship season with a Toyota Celica, starting in Girona. This is not his first Rally Costa Brava; in 2004, at just 19 years old, he competed in the event\u2019s last world championship edition.<\/p>\n<p>Latvala went on to become a three-time World Rally Championship runner-up (2010, 2014, and 2015) and is currently Toyota\u2019s WRC team team principal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73RCB_LATVALA_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49742 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73RCB_LATVALA_-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73RCB_LATVALA_-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73RCB_LATVALA_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73RCB_LATVALA_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73RCB_LATVALA_-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73RCB_LATVALA_-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73RCB_LATVALA_.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several past winners of the rally will also participate, including <strong>Xes\u00fas Ferreiro-Javier Anido <\/strong>and <strong>\u201cLucky\u201d-Fabrizia Pons<\/strong>, both two-time winners of the Rally Costa Brava (2014 and 2021 for the Spaniards; 2015 and 2017 for the Italians). Other former winners include <strong>Daniel Alonso <\/strong>(2016), <strong>Tony Fassina<\/strong> (1982, returning with his spectacular Lancia Stratos), <strong>Pascal Perroud<\/strong> (2022), and co-drivers <strong>Marco Verdelli <\/strong>(2012) and <strong>Maxime Vilmot <\/strong>(2018).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49764 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-6-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-6-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-6-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-2-6-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Three days of action and rally atmosphere<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The 73 Rally KH-7 Costa Brava<\/strong> kicks off on Thursday, March 13, with the tribute to the Lancia Rally 037. This will be followed by the night stage of Els \u00c0ngels.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the day will feature two loops through the <strong>Santuari dels \u00c0ngels<\/strong>, <strong>Santa Pellaia Curt<\/strong> and <strong>Salions<\/strong> <strong>\u2013 Sant Grau Curt <\/strong>stages. Saturday will see two more loops through <strong>Sant Miquel de Cladells, Collsaplana, and Sant Hilari \u2013 Osor. <\/strong>The prize-giving ceremony will take place on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the three days of competition will begin at the podium in Girona, which will also host the parc ferme. The Service Park in<strong> Fornells de la Selva<\/strong> will serve as the regrouping point on Friday and Saturday, offering various attractions for all spectators.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-poster_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49563 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-poster__-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-poster__-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-poster__-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-poster__-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/73-rally-kh7-costa-brava-2025-poster__.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For further information about the rally, please visit the <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/en\/73-rally-costa-brava-2025\/\">RallyClassics website<\/a><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The oldest rally in Spain is set to make a grand debut under the sponsorship of KH-7, as the 73rd edition of the Rally KH-7 Costa Brava is on track [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9192204,"featured_media":49770,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[433,458],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-72-rally-motul-costa-brava","category-73-rally-costa-brava"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9192204"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49784"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49787,"href":"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49784\/revisions\/49787"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rallyclassics.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}