Gigi Galli

Gigi Galli

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	January 13, 1973
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1998–2008
Teams	Stobart Ford, Mitsubishi, Bozian Racing
Rallies	66
Championships	0
Rally wins	0
Podiums	2
Stage wins	23
Total points	56
First rally	1998 San Remo Rally
Last rally	2008 Rally Deutschland

Gianluigi Galli (born January 13, 1973), better known as Gigi Galli, is an Italian rally driver, best known for his spectacular driving style. He comes from, and lives in Livigno, Italy.

Career

Galli at the 2006 Rally Argentina.

Galli debuted in the World Rally Championship at the 1998 San Remo Rally with a Group N Mitsubishi Carisma GT. His first world rally with a WRC car was the 2004 Monte Carlo Rally. In 2005, Galli drove for Mitsubishi and competed in 13 events with a Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05. He finished 11th in the drivers' world championship. In 2006, he drove a Peugeot 307 WRC in six world rallies. He achieved his first podium place by finishing third in the Rally Argentina.

In the 2007 season, he competed in three rallies with a Citroën Xsara WRC for the Italian privateer outfit Aimont Racing. His best result was sixth at the Rally Norway.

In 2008 Galli drove for the Stobart Ford team in all rounds of the WRC,^[1] replacing Jari-Matti Latvala. His first outing with the new team, after 10 months of absence in the series was quite successful - Galli managed to score 3 points in the drivers' and manufacturers' championship by finishing sixth overall. The Italian had some problems with the power steering on day two which cost him over a minute, but he was able to keep a good position.^[2] In Sweden, after three days of consistent pace, Galli equalled his best WRC result, finishing third and scoring another 6 points, which gave him fourth position in drivers' championship after two rounds.^[3]

After Rally Finland, Galli was eighth in the drivers' championship, only three points behind teammate Henning Solberg. However, at the following event, the Rallye Deutschland, Galli crashed heavily fracturing his left femur. As the recovery was expected to take five months, Galli would miss the five last rallies of the season.^[4]

WRC results

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Points
1998	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Carisma	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	FRA	ARG	GRC	NZL	FIN	ITA 19	AUS	GBR				-	0
1999	Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV	MON	SWE 23	KEN	POR Ret													-	0
		Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V					ESP Ret					FIN 25	CHN	ITA 22	AUS	GBR
		Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI						FRA Ret	ARG	GRC	NZL
2000	Vieffe Corse Srl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	MON 12	SWE 26	KEN	POR Ret	ESP	ARG	GRE	NZL	FIN 27	CYP							-	0
		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI											FRA Ret	ITA 22	AUS	GBR
2001	Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	MON Ret	SWE	POR	ESP	ARG	CYP	GRE	KEN									-	0
		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V									FIN Ret	NZL	ITA	FRA	AUS	GBR
2002	Gianluigi Galli	Fiat Punto S1600	MON	SWE	FRA	ESP 23	CYP	ARG	GRE Ret	KEN	FIN	GER Ret	ITA 19	NZL	AUS	GBR			-	0
2003	Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	MON	SWE 22	TUR	NZL	ARG	GRE	CYP	GER	FIN 21	AUS	ITA	FRA Ret	ESP	GBR			-	0
2004	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC04	MON Ret		MEX Ret				TUR 10								ESP 7		15th	5
	Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII		SWE 24		NZL Ret	CYP	GRE		ARG Ret	FIN 14	GER Ret	JPN	GBR		FRA Ret		AUS Ret
		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII													ITA 6
2005	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05	MON	SWE 7	MEX	NZL 8	ITA Ret	CYP	TUR 8	GRE 7	ARG Ret	FIN Ret	GER 5	GBR 13	JPN Ret	FRA 9	ESP Ret	AUS 5	11th	14
2006	Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05	MON Ret	SWE 4	MEX	ESP													11th	15
		Peugeot 307 WRC					FRA 9	ARG 3	ITA Ret	GRE	GER	FIN 5	JPN	CYP	TUR	AUS	NZL	GBR
2007	Gianluigi Galli	Citroën Xsara WRC	MON	SWE 13	NOR 6	MEX													15th	5
	Aimont Racing Team						POR 7	ARG	ITA	GRE	FIN	GER	NZL	ESP	FRA	JPN	IRE	GBR
2008	Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	MON 6	SWE 3	MEX Ret	ARG 7	JOR 8	ITA 4	GRE Ret	TUR Ret	FIN Ret	GER Ret	NZL	ESP	FRA	JPN	GBR		9th	17

References

1. "Galli joins Stobart Ford for '08". Autosport. 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
2. "'Special' start for Galli.". Crash.net. 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
3. "Galli uses his head to claim podium.". Crash.net. 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
4. "Injured Galli sidelined for five months". Autosport. 2008-08-15. Retrieved 2008-08-26.

External links

• Official website