Fulvio Bacchelli
Encyclopedia
Fulvio Bacchelli is a former Italian
rally
driver, who won Rally New Zealand
in 1977, a round of the World Rally Championship
.
team, finishing sixth on that year's Tour de Corse
. He finished fourth in the 1975 Monte Carlo Rally
. In 1977 he won Rally New Zealand
, or the South Pacific Rally as it was then known, in his Fiat 131 Abarth. At the end of the year Fiat and Lancia's rally departments merged and he lost his factory drive.
Italy
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rally
Rallying
Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...
driver, who won Rally New Zealand
Rally New Zealand
The Rally New Zealand was first held in Taupo in 1969, and was subsequently staged in Canterbury, before moving back to the North Island in 1971.The rally was included as a round of the World Championship in 1977...
in 1977, a round of the World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...
.
Career
Bacchelli began rallying in 1971. In 1974 he joined the works FiatFiat
FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...
team, finishing sixth on that year's Tour de Corse
Tour de Corse
The Tour de Corse - Rallye de France is a rally first held in 1956 on the island of Corsica. It was part of the World Rally Championship from the inaugural 1973 season to 2008. The name "Tour de Corse" refers to the fact that in the early days it was run around the island; nowadays it only features...
. He finished fourth in the 1975 Monte Carlo Rally
Monte Carlo Rally
The Monte Carlo Rally or Rally Monte Carlo is a rallying event organised each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco which also organises the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix and the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique. The rally takes place along the French Riviera in the Principality of Monaco and...
. In 1977 he won Rally New Zealand
Rally New Zealand
The Rally New Zealand was first held in Taupo in 1969, and was subsequently staged in Canterbury, before moving back to the North Island in 1971.The rally was included as a round of the World Championship in 1977...
, or the South Pacific Rally as it was then known, in his Fiat 131 Abarth. At the end of the year Fiat and Lancia's rally departments merged and he lost his factory drive.
WRC Victories
| # | Event | Season | Co-driver | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  8th South Pacific RallyRally New Zealand The Rally New Zealand was first held in Taupo in 1969, and was subsequently staged in Canterbury, before moving back to the North Island in 1971.The rally was included as a round of the World Championship in 1977... |
1977 | Francesco Rossetti | Fiat 131 Abarth |