Fabrizia Pons
Fabrizia Pons at the 1981 Sanremo Rallye | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 26 June 1955 Turin, Italy |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1976–1979, 1981–1984, 1986, 1994, 1996–1998, 2024–2025 |
| Driver | Amedeo Gerbino Franco Berruto Roger Grimaud "Lucky" Michèle Mouton Ari Vatanen Piero Liatti Burcu Çetinkaya |
| 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 |
Fabrizia Pons (born 26 June 1955) is an Italian rally co-driver best known for her partnership with Michèle Mouton.
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
Pons has two children and is from Turin.[3]
WRC victories
| Nº | Year | Rally | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1981 | Rallye Sanremo | Michèle Mouton | Audi Quattro |
| 2. | 1982 | Rally de Portugal | Michèle Mouton | Audi Quattro |
| 3. | Acropolis Rally | Michèle Mouton | Audi Quattro | |
| 4. | Rally of Brazil | Michèle Mouton | Audi Quattro | |
| 5. | 1997 | Monte Carlo Rally | Piero Liatti | 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.
References
- ^ "Fabrizia Pons – Art Vatanen Rally". Ari Vatanen Rally.
- ^ "Race4Change: Rallying for the Economic Empowerment of Women". Race4Change. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Fabrizia Pons". Archived from the original on 14 November 2007.