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Raffaele Pinto

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World Rally Championship record
Active years1973 – 1978
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 (born 13 April 1945 in Casnate) is a former 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. 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.

WRC Victories

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

References