Franco Cunico

Gianfranco Cunico (born 11 October 1957 in Vicenza) is an Italian rally driver who won the 1993 Rallye Sanremo.

Franco Cunico

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1957-10-11) October 11, 1957 (age 66) Vicenza
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1981 – 2000
Co-driver	Eraldo Mussa Maurizio Perissinot Massimo Sghedoni Stefano Evangelisti Terry Harryman Pierangelo Scalvini Luigi Pirollo
Rallies	20
Championships	0
Rally wins	1
Podiums	2
Stage wins	15
Total points	48
First rally	1981 Rallye Sanremo
First win	1993 Rallye Sanremo

Career

Cunico scored his first points in the World Rally Championship on the 1989 Tour de Corse when he finished seventh, driving for Ford. In 1991 he scored his first podium by finishing third on the Tour de Corse. On the 1993 Rallye Sanremo he took a surprise win as a privateer driver.^[1]

He won the Italian Rally Championship in 1994, 1995 and 1996.^[2] In 2000 and 2001 he won the Italian Gravel title.

WRC victories

#	Event	Season	Co-driver	Car
1	35º Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia	1993	Stefano Evangelisti	Ford Escort RS Cosworth

References

1. "Drivers - Gianfranco Cunico". Juwra.com. 1957-10-11. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
2. "RallyBase".

External links

• Official website (in Italian)
• Profile at RallyBase
• Profile at World Rally Archive
• Profile at eWRC-results.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Gilberto Pianezzola	Italian Rally Champion 1994-1996	Succeeded by Andrea Dallavilla