Registered in Italy in 1982 the car still has Italian plate and papers for road use.
This Renault 5 Turbo 1 was part of the Scuderia Astigiana Corse and Draghi Rossi Racing Team. The car raced in the Italian Championship and in competitions such as Rally Città d'Asti, Rally Città di Torino, and the Rally 333 Minuti.
The car has Gr.4 specification with a 270 HP engine.
This Maxi Turbo has been fully restored in 2014 by Gilles Ciamin (the world's leading expert in the restoration of the Renault 5), and after restoration the car has been used in various classic cars event as the Concorso d'Eleganza Poltu Quatu Classic 2023.