Jorge Recalde (rally driver)
Rally Portugal | |
| First win | 1988 Rally Argentina |
|---|---|
| Last rally | 2000 Rally Argentina |
Jorge Raúl Recalde (August 9, 1951 – March 10, 2001) was an Argentine rally driver born in Mina Clavero.
Biography
Recalde had a great knowledge of the roads of the Sierras de Córdoba, and began racing in 1970 in the "Turismo Mejorado" class. He won his first rally in 1971.
Nicknamned El 1995, when it was part of the 2-litre world championship due to the WRC round rotation system.
Recalde died of
Argentine National Congress passed national law number 26,030 declaring Recalde's home town of Mina Clavero as the national capital of rally and the date of his death March 10 as "Día Nacional del Rally Argentino" (National day of Argentine rally) in his honour.[1]
References
- ^ "Conmemoraciones" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
External links
- Biography (in Spanish)
- News of his death (in Spanish)
- Sporting profile (in Spanish)