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 an Italian rally driver, who won the 1974 Rally Portugal and the 1979 Monza Rally Show.

Career

Pinto began rallying in 1968. 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

Racing record

Complete IMC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1972 Jolly Club Fiat 124 Spider MON
Ret		 SWE
Fiat Auto Torino GBR
Ret
Fiat 125 S KEN
Ret		 MAR GRE AUT ITA USA
Source:

Complete WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 WDC Pts
1973 Fiat Rally Fiat 124 Abarth Rallye MON
7		 SWE POR
Ret		 KEN MOR GRE POL FIN AUT
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 USA GBR FRA N/A N/A
1974 Fiat Rally Fiat 124 Abarth Rallye POR
1		 KEN FIN ITA
Ret		 CAN USA GBR FRA
DSQ		 N/A N/A
1975 Lancia Alitalia Lancia Stratos HF MON
Ret		 SWE KEN GRE
Ret		 MOR POR FIN ITA
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 GBR N/A N/A
1976 Lancia Alitalia Lancia Stratos HF MON
Ret		 SWE POR
4		 KEN GRC
Ret		 MOR FIN ITA
3		 FRA GBR N/A N/A
1977 Lancia Alitalia Lancia Stratos HF MON
Ret		 SWE POR KEN NZL GRC FIN CAN ITA
Ret		 FRA
2		 GBR N/A N/A
1978 Padova Corse Ferrari 308 GTB MON SWE KEN POR GRE FIN CAN ITA
Ret		 CIV FRA GBR N/A N/A
Source:

References

  1. ↑ "Raffaele Pinto". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  2. ↑ "Raffaele Pinto". eWRC Results. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Raffaele Pinto". eWRC Results. Retrieved 8 October 2026.