Fabrizia Pons
Italian rally co-driver (born 1955)
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Fabrizia Pons (born 26 June 1955) is an Italian rally co-driver best known for her partnership with Michèle Mouton.
Nationality
Italian
Born26 June 1955
Turin, Italy
Turin, Italy
Driver
Amedeo Gerbino
Franco Berruto
Roger Grimaud
"Lucky"
Michèle Mouton
Ari Vatanen
Piero Liatti
Burcu Çetinkaya
Fabrizia Pons at the 1981 Sanremo Rallye | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | |
| Born | 26 June 1955 Turin, Italy |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1976–1979, 1981–1984, 1986, 1994, 1996–1998, 2024–2025 |
| Driver | |
| Rallies | 73[a] |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 17 |
| Stage wins | 223 |
| First rally | 1976 Rallye du Maroc |
| First win | 1981 Rallye Sanremo |
| Last win | 1997 Rally Monte Carlo |
| Last rally | 2025 Rally Saudi Arabia |
Biography
The pair won four rallies with the first being Rallye Sanremo in 1981 and then a further three to finish second in the 1982 championship. Pons is one of two people to have achieved world championship points as a driver and co-driver, having finished ninth overall in the 1978 Sanremo Rally before switching to co-driving. Pons is a recipient of the Halda Trophy for 1982, the highest honor for a co-driver.[1][2]
From 2003 to 2006, she was the co-driver to German Dakar Rally racer Jutta Kleinschmidt.
Personal life
WRC victories
| Nº | Year | Rally | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1981 | Audi Quattro | ||
| 2. | 1982 | Audi Quattro | ||
| 3. | Audi Quattro | |||
| 4. | Audi Quattro | |||
| 5. | 1997 | Subaru Impreza WRC | ||
Complete WRC results
As co-driver
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Amedeo Gerbino | Opel Kadett GT/E | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | GRC | MOR ? |
FIN | ITA | FRA | GBR | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1977 | Franco Berruto | Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI | MON Ret |
SWE | POR | KEN | NZL | GRC | FIN | CAN | ITA | FRA | GBR | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1978 | Franco Berruto | Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI | MON 80 |
SWE | KEN | POR | GRC | FIN | CAN | ITA | CIV | FRA | GBR | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1979 | Roger Grimaud | Opel Kadett GT/E | MON 98 |
SWE | POR | KEN | GRC | NZL | FIN | CAN | ITA | FRA | NC | 0 | ||||
| 4 Rombi Corse | Fiat 131 Abarth | GBR Ret |
CIV | |||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro | MON | SWE | POR 4 |
KEN | FRA Ret |
GRC Ret |
ARG | BRA | FIN 13 |
ITA 1 |
CIV | GBR Ret |
8th | 30 | ||
| 1982 | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro | MON Ret |
SWE 5 |
POR 1 |
KEN | FRA 7 |
GRC 1 |
NZL Ret |
BRA 1 |
FIN Ret |
ITA 4 |
CIV Ret |
GBR 2 |
2nd | 97 | ||
| 1983 | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A1 | MON Ret |
SWE 4 |
POR 2 |
KEN 3 |
5th | 53 | ||||||||||
| Audi Quattro A2 | FRA Ret |
GRC Ret |
NZL Ret |
ARG 3 |
FIN 16 |
ITA 7 |
CIV | GBR Ret |
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| 1984 | Audi Sport | Audi Quattro A2 | MON | SWE 2 |
POR | KEN Ret |
FRA | 12th | 25 | |||||||||
| Audi Sport Quattro | GRC Ret |
NZL | ARG | FIN Ret |
ITA | CIV | GBR 4 |
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| 1986 | Peugeot Talbot Sport | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA Ret |
GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | GBR | USA | NC | 0 | |
| 1994 | SMS AG Revo Ingenieure | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC 5 |
FIN Ret |
ITA | GBR 5 |
9th | 28 | ||||||
| Ford Motor Company Ltd | ARG 3 |
NZL Ret |
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| 1996 | Ford Motor Company Ltd | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | SWE Ret |
KEN | 5th | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza 555 | IDN 2 |
GRC 4 |
ARG 7 |
FIN | AUS 7 |
ITA Ret |
ESP 2 |
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| 1997 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRC | MON 1 |
SWE | KEN | POR | ESP 2 |
FRA 5 |
ARG | GRC | NZL | FIN | ITA 2 |
AUS | GBR 7 |
6th | 24 | |
| 1998 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRC | MON 4 |
SWE 9 |
KEN Ret |
POR 6 |
ESP Ret |
FRA 3 |
ARG 6 |
GRC 6 |
NZL 6 |
FIN | ITA 2 |
AUS Ret |
GBR Ret |
7th | 17 | |
| 2024 | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | MON | SWE | KEN | CRO | POR | ITA | POL | LAT | FIN | GRE 43 |
CHL | EUR | JPN | NC | 0 | |
| 2025 | Burcu Çetinkaya | Renault Clio Rally3 | MON | SWE | KEN | ESP | POR | ITA | GRE | EST | FIN | PAR | CHL | EUR | JPN | SAU 43 |
NC | 0 |
As driver
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Fabrizia Pons | Alfa Romeo Alfasud | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | GRC | MOR | FIN | ITA 29 |
FRA | GBR | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1977 | Fabrizia Pons | Opel Kadett GT/E | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | NZL | GRC | FIN | CAN | ITA Ret |
FRA | GBR | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1978 | Conrero Squadra Corse | Opel Kadett GT/E | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | GRC | FIN | CAN | ITA 9 |
CIV | FRA | GBR | N/A | N/A |
Notes
- Pons has started 70 events as a co-driver and three as a driver.