Fabrizio Zaldivar (born 8 February 2001) is a rally driver from Paraguay.

Fabrizio Zaldivar
Personal information
NationalityParaguay Paraguayan
Born (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23)
World Rally Championship record
Active years2019–present
Co-driverMarcelo Der Ohanessian
Rallies37
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points2
First rally2019 Rally Sweden
Last rally2024 Acropolis Rally
Last updated on: 8 September 2024.

Career

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Zaldivar started rallying in 2016, entering several events around Paraguay. He made his WRC debut in 2019 by contesting the Junior WRC and managed to finish 8th overall. He remained in the series in 2020, and switched to WRC-3 in 2021.[1]

In 2022, Zaldivar joined Hyundai Motorsport to compete in the WRC-2 series, alongside Teemu Suninen.[2] He scored his first WRC point at the 2022 Rally Japan by finishing fifth in the Power Stage.[3]

 
Zaldivar driving a Hyundai i20 N Rally2 at the 2023 Rally Finland.

For the 2023 season, Zaldivar remained with the team, which would be run by 2C Competition.[4]

Zaldivar recorded his first career top ten finish at the 2024 Acropolis Rally, by completing eighth overall.[5][6]

Results

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WRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points
2019 Fabrizio Zaldivar Ford Fiesta R2T19 MCO SWE
41
MEX FRA
41
ARG CHL POR ITA
28
FIN
41
GER TUR GBR
32
ESP
33
AUS
C
NC 0
2020 Fabrizio Zaldivar Ford Fiesta R2T19 MCO SWE
31
MEX EST
37
TUR ITA
27
MNZ
33
NC 0
2021 Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MCO ARC
33
CRO
17
POR
18
ITA
11
KEN EST
20
BEL GRE
33
FIN ESP
23
MNZ NC 0
2022 Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 MON SWE CRO POR
31
ITA
33
KEN EST
20
FIN
15
BEL GRE
11
NZL ESP
18
JPN
25
38th 1
2023 Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 MON SWE
31
MEX CRO POR
Ret
ITA
24
KEN EST
32
FIN
Ret
GRE CHL
14
EUR
19
JPN NC* 0*
2024 Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE
40
KEN CRO POR
11
ITA
42
POL LAT
15
FIN
50
GRE
8
CHL EUR JPN 29th* 1*

* Season still in progress.

WRC-2 results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 WDC Points
2022 Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 MON SWE CRO POR
14
ITA
22
KEN EST
9
FIN
7
BEL GRE
5
NZL ESP
8
JPN
14
17th 23

WRC-2 Junior results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 WDC Points
2022 Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 MON SWE CRO POR
3
ITA
9
KEN EST
4
FIN
4
BEL GRE
3
NZL ESP
4
JPN
5
4th 76

WRC-3 results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WDC Points
2021 Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MCO ARC
13
CRO
6
POR
6
ITA
4
KEN EST
7
BEL GRE
9
FIN ESP
6
MNZ 8th 47

JWRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 WDC Points
2019 Fabrizio Zaldivar Ford Fiesta R2T19 SWE
9
FRA
10
ITA
7
FIN
8
GBR
5
8th 32
2020 Fabrizio Zaldivar Ford Fiesta Rally4 SWE
6
EST
6
ITA
2
MNZ
2
4th 53

References

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  1. ^ "Fabrizio Zaldivar's driver profile". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. ^ Howard, Tom (15 March 2022). "Hyundai names Suninen in new-look 2022 WRC2 line-up". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ^ Howard, Tom (13 November 2022). "WRC Japan: Neuville heads Hyundai 1–2 to upset Toyota homecoming". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Hyundai confirms two-car WRC2 entry". wrc.com. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Neuville triumphs in Greece to extend WRC lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Pajari prevails on countback for Acropolis WRC2 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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