| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Paraguayan |
| Born | 8 February 2001 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2019–present |
| Co-driver | Marcelo Der Ohanessian |
| Rallies | 37 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 2 |
| First rally | 2019 Rally Sweden |
| Last rally | 2024 Acropolis Rally |
| Last updated on: 8 September 2024. | |
Fabrizio Zaldivar (born 8 February 2001) is a rally driver from Paraguay.
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]
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]
| 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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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