Mirco Baldacci

Mirco Baldacci (born 19 September 1977) is a rally driver from San Marino, who scored two World Rally Championship points by finishing seventh on the 2006 Rally Australia. His younger brother Loris Baldacci also raced in WRC from 2005 to 2008.

Career Baldacci made his World Rally Championship debut on Rallye Sanremo in 2000 behind the wheel of a Renault Clio Williams. In 2001, he contested five rounds of the Production World Rally Championship in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI. In 2002, he contested the Junior World Rally Championship in a Citroën Saxo S1600, finishing fourth in class on Rallye Deutschland and 13th in the final standings.

Baldacci switched to a Fiat Punto for the 2003 JWRC, winning his class in Sanremo and ending the year fifth overall. For 2004 he switched to a Suzuki Ignis, again finishing fifth overall. He also entered four other WRC events in a Group N Mitsubishi, finishing as high as tenth overall on Rally Australia. He used a Punto again in the 2005 JWRC, winning on the Tour de Corse and finishing seventh in the final standings.

Baldacci returned to the PWRC for 2006, using a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX, finishing third in the final standings. He finished second in PWRC in Australia, seventh overall. Switching to a Subaru Impreza WRX STi for 2007, he ended the year sixth in PWRC. He returned to using an Evo IX in 2008, but four retirements from six rallies left him down in 11th overall.

WRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points 2000 Mirco Baldacci Renault Clio Williams MON SWE KEN POR ESP ARG GRE NZL FIN CYP FRA ITARet AUS GBR49 NC 0 2001 Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI MON SWE POR19 ESP ARG CYPRet GRE17 KEN FIN45 NZL ITA FRA AUS GBRRet NC 0 2002 Mirco Baldacci Citroën Saxo S1600 MONRet SWE FRA ESPRet CYP ARG GRERet KEN FIN GER18 ITA27 NZL AUS GBRRet NC 0 2003 Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 MON23 SWE TURRet NZL ARG GRERet CYP GER FINRet AUS ITA16 FRA ESPRet GBR15 NC 0 2004 Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 MON17 GRERet TUR17 FIN20 GER JPN GBRRet ITA12 FRA ESP17 NC 0 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI SWE27 MEX NZL17 CYP ARGRet Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII AUS10 2005 Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 MON22 SWE MEX NZL ITARet CYP GRE22 ARG FIN28 GER22 GBR JPN FRA14 ESP17 AUS NC 0 Fiat Palio S1600 TUR36 2006 Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MON SWE MEX11 ESP FRA ARG21 ITA GRE20 GER FIN JPN46 CYP TUR AUS7 NZL18 GBRRet 27th 2 2007 Motoring Club Subaru Impreza WRX STi MON SWE31 NOR MEX14 POR ARGRet ITA GRE17 FIN GER NZL36 ESP FRA JPN IRE GBR21 NC 0 2008 Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MON SWE MEX ARGRet JOR ITA GRERet TUR14 FIN GER NZLRet ESP FRA JPN15 GBRRet NC 0

JWRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 JWRC Points 2002 Mirco Baldacci Citroën Saxo S1600 MONRet ESPRet GRERet GER4 ITA13 GBRRet 13th 3 2003 Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 MON7 TURRet GRERet FINRet ITA1 ESPRet GBR2 5th 20 2004 Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 MON6 GRERet TUR6 FIN4 GBRRet ITA3 ESP3 5th 23 2005 Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 MON10 MEX ITARet GRE5 FIN5 GER7 FRA1 ESP3 7th 26

PWRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PWRC Points 2006 Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MON MEX3 ARG3 GRE4 JPN7 CYP AUS2 NZL5 3rd 31 2007 Motoring Club Subaru Impreza WRX STi SWE10 MEX4 ARGRet GRE3 NZL15 JPN IRE GBR6 6th 14 2008 Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE ARGRet GRERet TUR3 FIN NZLRet JPN6 GBRRet 11th 9