Co-driver

A co-driver is the navigator of a rally car in the sport of rallying, who sits in the front
passenger seat. The co-driver's job is to navigate, commonly by reading off a set of
pacenotes to the driver (what lies ahead, where to turn, the severity of the turn, and what
obstacles to look out for). Some competitions require map interpretation. In stage rallying
communication is often over a radio headset, due to the high level of noise in the car.[1] The
co-driver also tells the driver about any incidents or accidents that may have occurred
further ahead in the stage.[2][3] This role is particularly critical in high-end rally competitions
such as WRC. Co-drivers are also often called on to perform maintenance on the car during
road sections and special stages, such as changing a wheel.

The co-driver is seated lower in the car to

improve weight distribution.

Notable co-drivers

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Manfred Stohl and co-driver Ilka Minor changing

a tire on a road section of Rally Argentina.

Björn Cederberg

Sergio Cresto
Mike Doughty

Daniel Elena

Ola Fløene

Fred Gallagher

Ana Goñi

Nicky Grist

Seppo Harjanne

Arne Hertz

Julien Ingrassia

Denis Jenkinson

Jarmo Lehtinen

Lee McKenzie

Gino Macaluso (owner of Girard-Perregaux)

Risto Mannisenmäki

Tony Mason

Phil Mills

Luis Moya

Michael Park

Maurizio Perissinot

Fabrizia Pons

Timo Rautiainen

Robert Reid

Nathalie Richard

David Richards

Derek Ringer

Tiziano Siviero

Tina Thörner

Jean Todt
 Jean Todt

Martin Järveoja

See also

Riding mechanic

References

_. Tony Chamberlain, "This rally gets down and dirty" , The Boston Globe, 21 July 2006

c. Laurie Wang, "The Race of Your Life" on Power to Change

e. "Rallying : What about the co-driver?" Archived 2018-01-24 at the Wayback

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