Fabrizia Pons (born 26 June 1955) is an Italian rally co-driver best known for her partnership with Michèle Mouton.
 Fabrizia Pons at the 1981 Sanremo Rallye | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | 26 June 1955 Turin, Italy |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1976–1984, 1986, 1994, 1996–1998 |
| Rallies | 70[a] |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 17 |
| Stage wins | 223 |
| First rally | 1976 Rallye Sanremo |
| First win | 1981 Rallye Sanremo |
| Last win | 1997 Rally Monte Carlo |
| Last rally | 1998 Wales Rally GB |
Biography
editThe pair won four rallies with the Rallye Sanremo in 1981 and 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
editWRC victories
edit| 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 |
Notes
edit- ^ Pons has started 67 events as a co-driver and three as a driver.
References
edit- ^ "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.