Raffaele Pinto

Raffaele Pinto
Pinto testing the Lancia Stratos Turbo (1974)
Personal information
NationalityItaly Italian
Born(1945-04-13)13 April 1945
Casnate, Italy
Died8 December 2020(2020-12-08) (aged 75)
Cecina, Italy
World Rally Championship record
Active years1973 – 1978
Co-driverItaly Arnaldo Bernacchini
Italy Fabio Penariol
TeamsFiat, Lancia
Rallies19
Championships0
Rally wins1
Podiums3
Stage wins42
Total points0
First rally1973 Monte Carlo Rally
First win1974 Rally Portugal
Last rally1978 Rally Sanremo

Raffaele "Lele" Pinto (13 April 1945 – 8 December 2020) was a rally driver, who won the 1974 Rally Portugal.

Career

Pinto began rallying in 1968.[1] In 1972, he won the European Rally Championship in a Fiat 124 Sport Spider. The following year, the World Rally Championship was run for the first time, and Pinto competed with Fiat, winning the 1974 Rally Portugal. For 1975, he moved to Lancia, where he remained until the end of 1977, driving the legendary Lancia Stratos HF.

WRC victories

 #  Event Season Co-driver Car
1 Portugal 8th Rally de Portugal 1974 Arnaldo Bernacchini Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye

References

  1. ^ "Raffaele Pinto". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
Sporting positions
Preceded by European Rally Champion
1972 		Succeeded by


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