Zenith El Primero Stratos Team

Zenith is getting back into historic rally competitions with Erik Comas as its ambassador behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos. The star brand, the rally queen and the born driver have linked their destinies in a bold and powerful partnership!

Zenith: a century and a half of innovation and awards in haute horlogerie, and its revolutionary El Primero chronograph, currently the only timepiece able to measure short times to the nearest 10th of a second. The Lancia Stratos: an extraordinary car, designed with one sole purpose, to compete. After forty years of titles unmatched in the history of motorsports, she is truly the «Rally Queen».

And to complete this trio, Erik Comas, pilote who holds seven titles including the Formula 3000 International Championship title in 1990, F1 driver from 1991 to 1994 and second place in the Le Mans in 2005; since 2000, he has been earning himself a distinguished place in the historic car competitions and behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos since 2011. A seasoned veteran, he is one of a number who have managed to successfully tame this extraordinary racing car.

«The chance to bring this legendary car together with the brand behind an iconic watch as a team bearing their name - El Primero Stratos - was a unique opportunity», stated the man who won the Tour Auto 2013, a mere forty years after the Lancia Stratos’ first major victory on this course in 1973 with Sandro Munari.»

This trio of enthusiasts, united as the Zenith El Primero Stratos Team, have signed an agreement for the coming season, which runs from April to September 2015.

April 30, 2015