Rebecca Busi

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Rebecca Busi
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Personal information
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Born1996
Bologna, Italy
World Rally Championship record
Active years2022 in Dakar
Co-driverSebastien Delauney
TeamsFN Speed Team
OnlyFans Racing Team
Rallies World Rally-Raid Championship
First rally 2022 Dakar Rally

Rebecca Busi (born in 1996) is an Italian rally driver. She is the youngest Italian female competitor to finish the 2022 Dakar Rally. She finished her first year of World Rally-Raid Championship in fourth position in the overall T4 classification. [1] [2]

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Early life

Rebecca Busi was born in Bologna, Italy, and spent her early years in Camugnano. [3] Her interest in driving began at the age of 14, influenced by her father's love for motorsports. [4]

Rebecca has a degree in Economics and Management. [5] She later went to Barcelona for her master's in International Business at EAE Business School. While studying, she also trained for the Dakar Rally. Every week, she traveled from Barcelona to Italy to train and prepare her team for the competition. Her father, an enduro rider who participated in events like the Pharaon Rally, had to give up his Dakar dreams due to a severe leg injury. [5]

Rallying career

Rebecca's journey in motorsports began when she started working as part of the support crew at events like the Baja Aragón and the Merzouga Rally in Spain. Her transition from crew member to driver took place at the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. [6] In the Classic category, she drove a 1992 Range Rover 3.9, filling in for Roberto Musi, who had to drop out. This made her the youngest Italian female driver to participate in the 44th edition of the Dakar. [7] This race spanned two weeks and covered a distance of 8,000 kilometers. [8] During this race, she met Giulia Maroni, who was also participating in the same retro race. Maroni later became her co-driver for the 2023 edition of the Dakar. [9] Together with Giulia and Luciano Cacheri, she formed an all-female crew. [10] In April 2023, Rebecca participated in the Sonora Rally, a significant event in the World Rally Raid Championship held in Mexico. She joined the FN Speed Team and partnered with her new co-driver, Sebastien Delauney from France, in the T4 category. [11] [12]

Films

She was selected to portray Fabrizia Pons, the first navigator to win a world championship with an all-female crew alongside Michèle Mouton, in the upcoming movie "2 Win," directed by Stefano Mordini. [13]

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References

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