Raffaele Pinto
Italian rally driver (1945–2020)
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Raffaele "Lele" Pinto (13 April 1945 – 8 December 2020) was a rally driver, who won the 1974 Rally Portugal.
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Nationality
Italian
ItalianBorn13 April 1945
Casnate, Italy
Casnate, Italy
Died8 December 2020 (aged 75)
Cecina, Italy
Cecina, Italy
Active years1973 – 1978
Pinto testing the Lancia Stratos Turbo (1974) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 13 April 1945 Casnate, Italy |
| Died | 8 December 2020 (aged 75) Cecina, Italy |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1973 – 1978 |
| Co-driver | Arnaldo Bernacchini Fabio Penariol |
| Teams | Fiat, Lancia |
| Rallies | 19 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Stage wins | 42 |
| Total points | 0 |
| First rally | 1973 Monte Carlo Rally |
| First win | 1974 Rally Portugal |
| Last rally | 1978 Rally Sanremo |
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 
8th Rally de Portugal1974 Arnaldo Bernacchini Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
