The Alpine A110 won the first World Rally Championship for Manufacturers title in 1973.
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile created the World Rally Championship in 1973. Alpine-Renault won the inaugural manufacturers' championship with the rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive A110, a lightweight sports car built by French manufacturer Alpine and powered by Renault-based engines.
The A110's compact dimensions, low weight, and carefully tuned suspension suited rough rally stages. It became especially famous for its performance on twisting mountain roads and in events such as the Monte Carlo Rally. The 1973 championship was contested across a calendar of international rallies rather than a single race.
Lancia later became one of the championship's dominant manufacturers with the Stratos, but it did not win the inaugural title. The Alpine A110's achievement belongs to the original 1973 manufacturers' championship, before the drivers' championship was introduced in 1979.