Andrea_Aghini
Andrea Aghini
Italian rally driver (born 1963)
Andrea Aghini Lombardi (born 29 December 1963 in Livorno, Tuscany[1]) is an Italian rally driver. He won the 1992 Rallye Sanremo and took four other podium finishes in the World Rally Championship from 1992 to 1995. In 1992, he also won the Race of Champions, after beating Carlos Sainz in the semi-final and Colin McRae in the final.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | (1963-12-29) 29 December 1963 (age 60) |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1986–2000 |
| Co-driver | Sauro Farnocchia Loris Roggia Dario D'esposito |
| Teams | Peugeot, Jolly Club, Lancia, Toyota, H.F. Grifone, Mitsubishi |
| Rallies | 26 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 5 |
| Stage wins | 23 |
| Total points | 117 |
| First rally | 1986 Rallye Sanremo |
| First win | 1992 Rallye Sanremo |
| Last win | 1992 Rallye Sanremo |
| Last rally | 2000 Rallye Sanremo |
Aghini began his rallying career on national events with a Peugeot 205 GTI in 1984.[1] He debuted in the World Rally Championship driving a Renault 5 GT Turbo at his home event, the Rallye San Remo, in 1986. He retired from the rally after a turbo problem, but two years later, he won the Group N class of the event. For the 1991 season, Aghini got a contract with the Lancia-supported Jolly Club team for two WRC events; the Sanremo and the Rally Catalunya. He drove his Delta Integrale 16V to fifth place in both rallies, taking his first drivers' world championship points.
These results earned Aghini a drive with Martini Racing, Lancia's factory team, for the following season. He finished sixth at the Tour de Corse, and then edged out his team-mate Juha Kankkunen to take his first and only world rally win in Sanremo. Aghini's second podium finish followed in Catalunya. After Lancia withdrew from the WRC, he moved back to Jolly Club to partner defending world champion Carlos Sainz. His only podium finish of the season came at the Rally Portugal, where he took third place behind Ford's François Delecour and Miki Biasion.
In 1994, Aghini partnered Kankkunen and Didier Auriol at the Toyota factory team in a few events and finished third at the Tour de Corse with a Celica Turbo 4WD. He repeated this feat in the 1995 season, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 3 for the Team Mitsubishi Ralliart. With consistent results, he also equalled his career-best seventh place in the drivers' championship from 1992. Aghini then became less active in the WRC. He won the Italian Rally Championship with a Toyota Corolla WRC in 1998 and 1999. In 1998, he also finished runner-up in the European Rally Championship.[3]
WRC results
| Year | Team/Entrant | Car | WRC Round | WDC | Points | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||
| 1986 | Privateer | Renault 5 GT Turbo | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA RET |
GBR | USA | 0 | ||
| 1987 | Privateer | Peugeot 205 GTI | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA RET |
GBR | 0 | ||
| 1988 | Peugeot Talbot Sport | Peugeot 309 GTI | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA 12 |
GBR | 0 | ||
| 1989 | Peugeot Team Italia | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | SWE | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | CIV | ITA RET |
GBR | 0 | ||
| 1991 | Jolly Club | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA 5 |
CIV | ESP 5 |
GBR | 14th | 16 |
| 1992 | Martini Lancia | Lancia Delta HF Integrale | MON | SWE | POR RET |
KEN | FRA 6 |
GRE | NZL | ARG | FIN | AUS | ITA 1 |
CIV | ESP 3 |
GBR 10 |
7th | 39 |
| 1993 | Jolly Club | Lancia Delta HF Integrale | MON RET |
SWE | POR 3 |
KEN | FRA RET |
GRE 4 |
ARG | NZL | FIN | AUS | ITA RET |
ESP | GBR | 14th | 22 | |
| 1994 | Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | MON | POR RET |
KEN | FRA 3 |
GRE | ARG | NZL | FIN | 14th | 12 | ||||||
| HF Grifone | ITA RET |
GBR | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III | MON 6 |
SWE | POR | FRA 3 |
NZL | AUS | ESP 5 |
GBR | 7th | 26 | ||||||
| 1997 | HF Grifone | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | INA | ITA 7 |
AUS | GBR | 0 | |
| 1998 | HF Grifone | Toyota Corolla WRC | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA 9 |
AUS | GBR | 0 | ||
| 1999 | HF Grifone | Toyota Corolla WRC | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CHN | ITA 5 |
AUS | GBR | 18th | 2 |
| 2000 | Ralliart Italia | Mitsubishi Carisma GT | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG RET |
GRE | NZL | FIN | CYP | FRA | ITA 15 |
AUS | GBR | 0 | |
- Hope-Frost, Henry; Davenport, John (2004). The Complete Book of the World Rally Championship. Saint Paul, Minnesota: MotorBooks International. p. 62. ISBN 0-7603-1954-5.
- "1992 Canary Islands". Race of Champions. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- "Andrea Aghini". RallyBase. Archived from the original on 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Race of Champions Champion of Champions 1992 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Race of Champions Rally Master 1995 |
Succeeded by |