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1994 -
The
debut |
His debut in car
competition is during 1993 in snow-ice field, driving a car
prepared by himself during after works. It’s a Fiat Uno having
integral traction, four steering wheels... and Toyota engine.
In 1994 he really debuts in rally races by a Peugeot 309 GTI –
“Rally of Valtellina” – classifing 3rd of his class. Always he
take part in ice races by a Toyota Celica winning some races and
classifing 2nd in prototype class during “Assago Rally Show”. |
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1995 -
Debut in Fiat
500 Trophy |
2nd places in
the “European Final” in Gerona – Spain.
In 1995 he opts for Fiat 500 Trophy, at first the car prepared
by himself. He makes some mistake but his talent exist. He
places one’s trust in “Rorally Sport Team” of Edmondo Rino and
he goes to search of results.
At the end of Championship he occupied the 7th place of final
absolute classification. In that time run a final races in the
homonymin trophy in Gerona – Spain, in which conquest he
occupied the 4th places absolute and the 2nd place of under 23
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1996 -
Winner of Fiat
500 Trophy |
Thanks to the
experience acquired during last year in Fiat 500 Trophy, Gigi
starts with the right foot, with Marisa Merlin as codriver and
supported by “Alberto Alberti” and “Rorallysport Rally Team”. He
takes part in Fiat 500 Trophy and wins 5 of 8 races disputed:
Ciocco, Mille Miglia, Casciana Terme, San Marino, inReggio
Emilia and he wins the Trophy.
Due to this results, he has a lot of proposal from several top
racing team. He runs to “Rally of Valtellina” driving a Renault
Clio Gr.A by “Turbocar”; the results was 4th in absolute
classification anche 1st in class. At the end of the year made
an angreement with Ford Team “Jolly Club Martini”. |
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1997
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European Championship with
a Ford |
European
Championship driving a Ford Escort Cosworth prepared by “Rossi
Team” (codriver Massimo Chiapponi).
That one of 1997 has been a season to forget, a very bad year,
with only one result, the 9th place to “Rally of Ypres” –
Belgium. But a year useful to enrich Gigi’s experience and just
was possible to see the first result after the stop due to a
mechanical breakdown at Canary Island (driving belt) after 4 kms.
Rally of
Tenerife Island. He occupied the 4th asbsolute classification
but due to bureaucratic reason was stopped and next day he
cannot start race.
Rally Saturnus (Slovenia). He leads the tortuous race wiht more
than 3 minutes, but about 7 kms from the end of last
special-stage he must retired due to accelerator device
breakdown. Before he won 25 out of 32 special-stages in program.
Rally Ina Delta (Croazia).
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He wins 7 of 7 special-stages runned,
but at the end of 7th special-stage he bumps into a sidewalk and
break an arm on the back, beeing no spare parts in assistance he
must stop the race.
Rally Ypres (Belgium). A rally for skillful driver, a rally with
one thousand crossroads to 90° and more than 300 kms of
special-stages and all various to others. Gigi prepares the race
well and at the end of the race he collects a 9th place in final
absolute classific. It has been a very important experience. To
remember
Rally of Valtellina
1998
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Gigi becomes Italian Champion Gr. N |
Thanks to
Team “Ralliart Italy Top Run” he takes part in all Italian
Championship toghether his friend and codriver Guido D’Amore.
They win the group and 5 races: Piancavallo, Alpi Orientali,
Coppa Liburna, Rally della Lana and Sanremo. Just Sanremo Rally
launches the young from Valtellina driver. Sanremo Rally was
valid for World Rally Championship and this result estabilished
Gigi as Italian Champion Gr.N with 2 races in advance.
Thanks to this very important result, Gigi takes part in
fascinating and prestigious “Memorial Bettega” within
“Motorshow” – Bologna (Italy). Here, in live show, he wins
against his Team Manager Mario Stagni 3-2. Due to these results
start the first Fans Club “Gigi Galli” in Italy. |
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1999 -
In World
Rally Championship Gr. N |
World Rally
Championship driving a Mitsubishi Lancer – Team Alberto Alberti.
In 1999 it
was agreement with Mauro Nocentini, a very skill-man and a
person who try to help young people (he helped Tommy Makinen as
well, wich become World Champion years later).
With the team from Trezzano sul Naviglio, he takes part in
World-wide Championship Rally, collecting as better results the
7th place to Sweden Rally, a very difficult race on snowed roads
where is possible to reach high average speed; the 4th place to
Neste Rally Finland; the 1st place in Gr.N to Sanremo Rally and
he concludes the World-wide production Championship in 6th place.
At the end of the year he takes part again in Memorial Bettega
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Subaru Impreza WRX by Procar Team arriving in 2nd
place of Federal C.S.A.I. School Challenge.
2000
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Italian Rally Champion Gr. N |
Year 2000:
for the second time Gigi becomes Italian Rally Champion Gr.N and
comes nicknamed the “Italian Flying”.
He lands to “Vieffecorse Racing Team” from Brescia. Driving a
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI he obtains 7 wins in Gr.N: Ciocco,
Mille Miglia, Salento, Alpi Orientali e San Martino di
Castrozza2. He wins again Gr.N to Sanremo Rally with 32 seconds
on Alex Fiorio. He classified 3rd of Gr.N to Montecarlo Rally;
he takes part in Neste Rally Finland and obtains 9th place (result
non right because Gigi has been in fighting for the 2nd/3rd
place of class all the time but a puncture deprived himself of a
result of first order) and where he has been the only one,
together the World Rally Champion Tommi Makinen (Mitsubishi Evo
VI Gr.A) to fly 84 meters. An exploit from a university of rally
and able to move applause to open scene. |
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To arrival the speaker spoke about the finnish and great
performance of Gigi: the italian flying.
2001 -
World Championship Gr. N |
Season 2001
doesn’t started in the best way. Gigi was ritired to Montecarlo
Rally just 2 special-stages from finish because the differential
gear breakage when he was still fighting for the 1st place. He
takes part in Sweden Rally but he has been disqualified. In any
case his season go on.
He takes part in Neste Rally Finland supported by “CB Racing
Team” where a light strike against on one of famous bump got him
out of the race. He takes part in Lana Rally concluding at 2nd
place of Gr.N. After that, the race has been cancelled cause an
accident. |
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2002 -
Italian + World-wide Championship - Fiat Punto |
Gigi, after
accumulated experience in the previous year, faces the season
driving a Fiat Punto S1600 in World Championship having codriver
Guido D’Amore and Italian Championship having codriver
Alessandra Guglielmi.
He starts very strong in the World Championship. He occupied 1st
place before to be retired to Montecarlo Rally due to an out of
road.
He was in 4th place when a puncture during the 4th
special-stage, at 15 of 42 kms, gave him 4 minutes late. In
Greece Rally was retired cause a battery damage and in Germany
Rally was out race cause a failure into brakes system. In
Sanremo Rally he occupied 5th place showing numbers of high
school, staying a good part of the race just after the big at
the top.
Gigi finishes the season at the 7th place of World Championship
S1600 and at the 3rd place of Italian Championship. After a
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Marino and Adriatico) he always gets remarkable results; mainly
a 1st place of class and group to Rally Alpi Orientali, a 2nd
place to Rally Salento, two 3rd places to Rally Ciocco and
Tuttoterra Toscana, two 4th places to Rally Mille Miglia and
Targa Florio.
2003 -
Return to
Ralliart Italy Team |
Gigi takes
part to all Italian Rally Championship Gr.N by Ralliart Italy
Team distinguishes as the driver to fight.
Often he was very unlucky but he obtains very fascinating
results.
The driver from Valtellina takes part to Italian Rally
Championship to give up absolute scratch assigned to strongest
A8 (those don’t take part to the Championship).
Gigi wins the Italian Rally Championship classification in Tutto
Terra Toscana Rally and Costa Smeralda Rally, 4th place in
Ciocco Rally and Alpi Orientali Rally, 7th place in Mille Miglia
Rally, 8th place in Targa Florio Rally. He retired in San Marino
Rally, Salento Rally, San Martino di Castrozza Rally.
He takes part to some World Rally Championship driving a Gr.N
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good impression.
2nd place Gr.N in Swedish Rally and 5th place in Neste Rally
Finland where he wins 18 special-stages on 23 runned.
2004 -
Finally WRC |
With emerging
drivers D. Solà and K. Sohlberg, Gigi was called to alternate to
the Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 driving.
After Germany Rally, Mitsubishi Team decide to make test only
out of competition waiting come back competitive in 2005 year.
Gigi alternates World Rally Championship WRC races with World
Production Championship races driving a Gr.N supported by
Ralliart Italy Team.
Montecarlo, Mexico, Turkey and Catalunya with a Lancer WRC.
Swedish Rally, New Zeland, Argentina, Neste Rally Finland,
Deutchland Rally, Italia and Tour de Corse with a Lancer Gr.N.
... and the show must go on... |
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2005 -
Gigi confirmed
with the Mitsubishi WRC |
Gigi also in 2005 it will race with the Mitsubishi WRC in the
World Rally Championship. His programme forecasts to take part at
some events in alternation with his team mate Gilles Panizzi.
After the great performances of the firsts rally, the team decides
that Gigi must to be present as second driver at the remains
races! At the end he takes part to 13 events on 16 of the World
rally Championship.
Gigi prove to be truly rally rising star and in many occasions he
takes possession of the firsts positions.
The Mitsubishi sees that very soon and offer him a contract as
first drive for the whole 2006 season! |
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2006 -
Rise again after the Mitsubishi retirement |
After
the terribile shot of the Mitsubishi retirement in December 2005,
Gigi starts to work very hard for create a programme with more
events that was possible.
The first help comes directly from Ralliart Italy that permits
Gigi to take part at the Monte Carlo and Sweden with a Lancer WRC
05.
After the splendid performance at the Sweden rally intervene the
Pirelli Company for help the driver of Livigno. It allows at Gigi
to take part at three events with a Peugeot 307 WRC (team Bozian).
The results arrives soon: at the second race, Argentina, Gigi take
his first podium thanks a great third place!
…and he canned make the same thing in Sardinia, if
the engine don’t breaks any his dream. |
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