1983 saw the introduction of a new category into world sportscars, group c junior. as facetti and finotto knew they could not complete on level terms with the might of porsche, finotto commissioned stirano to build a car to these new regulations, while facetti designed and built a 1.8 litre, four-cylinder turbocharged engine. since power units had to be ascribed to a recognised manufacturer, the team became known as giannini-alba, then carma ff from 1985. the first car, alba ar2 was a regular class winner with facetti and finotto at the helm in 1983, helping alba to win the group c junior cup. by 1984, this pairing were winless but still assisted alba to win the group c2 prototype fia cup.