sponsored by Italian airline Alitalia and bore their distinctive red, white and green livery. World Rally Championship event victories Fiat Abarth 131s recorded victories in the following World Rally Championship events: {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; " ! No. ! Event ! Season ! Driver ! Co-driver |- | 1 | 26th 1000 Lakes Rally | 1976 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki |- | 2 | 10o Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto | 1977 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki |- | 3 | 8th South Pacific Rally | 1977 | Fulvio Bacchelli | Francesco Rossetti |- | 4 | 5ème Critérium Molson du Québec | 1977 | Timo Salonen | Seppo Harjanne |- | 5 | 19o Rallye Sanremo | 1977 | Jean-Claude Andruet | Christian Delferrier |- | 6 | 21ème Tour de Corse | 1977 | Bernard Darniche | Alain Mahé |- | 7 | 11º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto | 1978 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki |- | 8 | 25th Acropolis Rally | 1978 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer |- | 9 | 38 Rajd Polski | 1978 | Antonio Zanini | Juan Petisco |- | 10 | 28th 1000 Lakes Rally | 1978 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki |- | 11 | 6ème Critérium Molson du Québec | 1978 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer |- | 12 | 37ème Tour de France Automobile | 1978 | Michèle Mouton | Françoise Conconi |- | 13 | 22ème Tour de Corse | 1978 | Bernard Darniche | Alain Mahé |- | 14 | 29th 1000 Lakes Rally | 1979 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki |- | 15 | 48ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | 1980 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer |- | 16 | 14o Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto | 1980 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer |- | 17 | 2o Rally Codasur | 1980 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer |- | 18 | 30th 1000 Lakes Rally | 1980 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki |- | 19 | 22o Rallye Sanremo | 1980 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer |- | 20 | 15º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto | 1981 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki |- |} Other motorsports In 1978, American actor James Brolin campaigned a Fiat 131 Abarth on a limited schedule in the GTU category of