▁efforts ▁for ▁race ▁wins ▁against ▁the ▁Por sch es . ▁ ▁L C 2 s ▁earned ▁three ▁race ▁vict ories ▁over ▁their ▁lif et imes ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Italian ▁drivers ▁Te o ▁Fab i , ▁Ric c ardo ▁Pat res e , ▁Aless andro ▁N ann ini , ▁and ▁Mau ro ▁Bald i , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁German ▁Hans ▁He yer ▁and ▁French man ▁Bob ▁Wol lek . ▁ ▁Development ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁new ▁Group ▁C ▁reg ulations ▁were ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Championship . ▁ ▁This ▁rule ▁set ▁required ▁teams ▁to ▁use ▁coup é - style ▁cars ▁that ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁meet ▁a ▁fuel ▁economy ▁standard ▁mand ated ▁at ▁ ▁for ▁every ▁ ▁of ▁fuel . ▁ ▁The ▁L ancia ▁L C 1 , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁to ▁the ▁older ▁Group ▁ 6 ▁reg ulations , ▁initially ▁competed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁but ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁L ancia ▁to ▁ear n ▁construct ors ' ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Championship , ▁now ▁open ▁to ▁Group ▁C ▁cars ▁only ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Besides ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁L C 1 ▁had ▁an ▁open - cock pit , ▁the ▁tur bo charg ed ▁straight - four ▁L ancia ▁engine ▁it ▁had ▁used ▁was ▁not ▁capable ▁of ▁ach ieving ▁the ▁fuel ▁economy ▁necessary ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Group ▁C ▁reg ulations , ▁requiring ▁L ancia ▁to ▁also ▁seek ▁a ▁new ▁power plant . ▁ ▁Under ▁the