Marcos Ligato

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Marcos Ligato
Marcos Ligato Rally Finland 2016 Saalahti.JPG
Marcos Ligato at the 2016 Rally Finland
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Argentina.svg Argentine
Born (1977-11-22) 22 November 1977 (age 46)
Rio Ceballos, Argentina
World Rally Championship record
Active years1998–2009, 2012–2013, 2015–2016
Co-driver Flag of Argentina.svg Rubén García
Flag of Argentina.svg Santiago Garcia
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Del Buono
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Curletto
TeamsTop Run, Subaru Argentina Rally Team, Tango Rally Team
Rallies62
Championships 0
Rally wins 0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points6
First rally 1998 Rally Argentina
Last rally 2016 Rally Finland

Marcos Ligato (born 22 November 1977) is an Argentine rally driver.

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Career

He made his WRC debut in 1998. In the 1998 Rally Argentina he finished 14th overall and 3rd in PWRC.

He has raced in classes like JWRC in 2003 and the PWRC from 1998 to 2012 as well as the IRC. His first win in any class was PWRC Rally New Zealand in 2012. In 2016, Ligato scored his first-ever WRC points at Rally Argentina in his first event in the Citroën DS3 WRC. [1]

Career results

WRC results

YearEntrantCar1234567891011121314Pos.Points
2016 Marcos Ligato Citroën DS3 WRC MON SWE MEX ARG
7
POR ITA POL FIN
44
GER CHN
C
FRA ESP GBR AUS 20th6

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References

  1. "National champion joins the WRC elite in Argentina - wrc.com".