Francisco Romãozinho
Portuguese rally driver (1943–2020)
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Francisco Manuel Ruivo Ferreira Romãozinho (28 March 1943 – 12 March 2020) was a Portuguese professional rally driver who competed in the 1970s.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Portuguese |
| Born | 28 March 1943 |
| Died | 20 March 2020 (aged 76) |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1973–1978, 1981, 1983 |
| Co-driver | José Bernardo João Nogueira da Silva Pedro Almeida |
| Teams | Citroën |
| Rallies | 9 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 0 |
| First rally | 1973 Rallye de Portugal |
| Last rally | 1983 Rallye de Portugal |
Romãozinho, driving a Citroën DS21 and partnered by José Bernardo, achieved his best result in the World Rally Championship at the 1973 Rallye de Portugal, his home event, by finishing third.[1]
Racing record
Complete IMC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Francisco Romãozinho | Citroën DS 21 | MON | SWE | ITA | KEN | MAR | AUT Ret |
GRE | FRA | GBR |
| 1972 | Francisco Romãozinho | Citroën DS 21 | MON 19 |
SWE | KEN | MAR Ret |
GRE | AUT | ITA | USA | GBR |
Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Complete WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Citroën Compétitions | Citroën DS 21 | MON | SWE | POR 3 |
KEN | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| Citroën S.A. | Citroën GS 1220 | MOR Ret |
GRE | POL | FIN | AUT | ITA | USA | GBR | FRA | |||||||
| 1974 | Francisco Romãozinho | Citroën GS 1220 | POR 8 |
KEN | FIN | ITA | CAN | USA | GBR | FRA | N/A | N/A | |||||
| 1975 | Francisco Romãozinho | Citroën GS 1220 | MON | SWE | KEN | GRE | MOR | POR 8 |
FIN | ITA | FRA | GBR | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1976 | Francisco Romãozinho | Citroën GS 1220 | MON | SWE | POR Ret |
KEN | GRC | MOR | FIN | ITA | FRA | GBR | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1977 | Francisco Romãozinho | Citroën CX GTI | MON | SWE | POR Ret |
KEN | NZL | GRC | FIN | CAN | ITA | FRA | GBR | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1978 | Citroën Compétitions | Citroën CX GTI | MON | SWE | KEN | POR Ret |
GRE | FIN | CAN | ITA | CIV | FRA | GBR | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1981 | Francisco Romãozinho | Citroën Visa SX | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRC | ARG Ret |
BRA | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR | NC | 0 | |
| 1983 | Francisco Romãozinho | Citroën Visa Chrono | MON | SWE | POR Ret |
KEN | FRA | GRC | NZL | ARG | FIN | ITA | CIV | GBR | NC | 0 | |
Source:[3] | |||||||||||||||||
