Personal information | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | April 13, 1945 |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1973 – 1978 |
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 |
Raffaele "Lele" Pinto (born 13 April 1945 in Casnate) is a former rally driver, who won the 1974 Rally Portugal.
Pinto began rallying in 1968. 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 HF.