Personal information | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | June 26, 1945 |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1976–1981 |
Teams | Lancia, Opel |
Rallies | 5 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 1 |
Podiums | 3 |
Stage wins | 28 |
Total points | 32 |
First rally | 1976 Rallye Sanremo |
First win | 1979 Rallye Sanremo |
Antonio "Tony" Fassina (born July 26, 1945) is a former rally driver from Italy. He won the Italian Rally Championship in 1976 and 1979 driving a Lancia Stratos, and then again in 1981 behind the wheel of an Opel Ascona. In 1982, he drove the Ascona to victory in the European Rally Championship. He also competed with success in the Italian round of the World Rally Championship, Rallye Sanremo, scoring four top five results between 1976 and 1981, including outright victory in the 1979 event ahead of Walter Röhrl.
He now runs Gruppo Fassina S.p.A. (Fassina Group), the business group he established in 1982 as a Milanese car dealership as he approached retirement from racing.