Giandomenico Basso (born 15 September 1973, in
Montebelluna Montebelluna is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, Italy, approximately northwest of Venice. It has an estimated population of 32,000.
Montebelluna borders the following municipalities: Altivole, Caerano di San Marco, Cornuda, Crocetta del Montello ...
) is an Italian
rally driver
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.
Rally career
After competing in
karting
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from 1981, Basso has been rallying since 1994.
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/ref> Basso has driven Fiat
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s throughout his rallying career. He made his World Rally Championship
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debut on Rallye Sanremo Rallye Sanremo is a rally competition held in Sanremo, Italy. Except for the 1995 event, the event was part of the FIA World Rally Championship schedule from the 1973 season to the 2003 season. Currently, it is a round of the Intercontinental Rally ...
in 1998, in a Fiat Seicento
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.[Profile at eWRC results](_blank)
/ref> In 2001 and 2002 he competed on WRC rounds in the Junior World Rally Championship
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in a Fiat Punto S1600
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, finishing fifth in 2001 and fourth in 2002. In 2006 Basso won the inaugural Intercontinental Rally Challenge
The Intercontinental Rally Challenge was an FIA-sanctioned rallying series organised by SRW Events and Eurosport Events, and aimed to "give new opportunities to young or amateur rally drivers competing in recognised regional and international ral ...
and the European Rally Championship
The European Rally Championship (officially FIA European Rally Championship) is an rallying, automobile rally competition held annually on the European continent and organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
The champions ...
in a Fiat Grande Punto
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S2000 for Abarth
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. In 2007 he won the Italian Rally Championship
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, the championship consists of eight rallies,Italian Rally Championship – Race Calendar 2017'. Retrieved 20 Febr ...
. In 2009 he won again the European Rally Championship, driving an Abarth Grande Punto S2000.
Basso used to be co-driven by Flavio Guglielmini, who died in a crash on the European Championship round Rally Bulgaria
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in July 2009 as co-driver to Swiss driver Brian Lavio. Basso has also been co-driven by Luigi Pirollo and currently by Mitia Dotta.
WRC results
JWRC Results
SWRC results
WRC-2 results
IRC results
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
People from Montebelluna
Italian rally drivers
European Rally Championship drivers
Intercontinental Rally Challenge drivers
World Rally Championship drivers
Sportspeople from the Province of Treviso