In June 1976, one of the cars was entered into the 6 hours race at Zeltweg in Austria (no. 25 Brambilla/Facetti). The V6 turbo overheating problems struck again and the car was completely burned out in practice. The remains of the chassis were disposed at location.
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LEFT: The doomed Brambilla/Facetti Stratos at Zeltweg in June 1976 PLEASE NOTE: All images on this page are strictly copyright � 2001-2006
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The remaining car took part in the 1977 Giro D'Italia in the new green, red and white colours of Alitalia. It was again driven to victory, this time by the driver pairing of Munari/Sodano (no. 598). Later in the year it was shipped to Japan for a race at Mount Fuji. The race never took place and the car remained in Japan, later being sold on to a local collector, Mr. Matsuda - owner of the Matsuda Collection
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It seems that the death of Lancia development engineer Mike Parkes in June 1977 spelt the end of the Group 5 project. Lancia, perhaps at the behest of owners the Fiat Group, concentrated on a successful sportscar program with the Beta Montecarlo Turbo. There is no doubt that the experience Lancia Corse gained with the Gr 5 Stratos contributed to the success of the new car.
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