Gustavo Trelles

Gustavo Trelles (born 15 November 1955 in Minas) is a Uruguayan former rally driver. He competed actively in the World Rally Championship from 1988 to 1993, mainly with a Lancia Delta Integrale, and from 1996 to 2002, mainly with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.

Gustavo Trelles

Gustavo Trelles in 2023
Personal information
Nationality	Uruguayan
Born	(1955-11-15) November 15, 1955 (age 69) Minas, Uruguay
World Rally Championship record
Active years	1981, 1984–1986, 1988–1993, 1995–2002
Co-driver	Luís Caulim Ricardo Ivetich Daniel Muzio Loris Roggia Pablo Di Bello Sergio Pronczuk Jorge Del Buono Martin Christie
Teams	Lancia, Jolly Club, Ralliart
Rallies	101
Championships	0
Rally wins	0
Podiums	1
Stage wins	2
Total points	74
First rally	1981 Rallye do Brasil
Last rally	2002 Rally Argentina

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III of Gustavo Trelles

In the WRC, Trelles' best event result was third at the 1992 Rally Argentina with the Delta HF Integrale. His highest placing in the Drivers' World Championship was ninth, during the 1993 season, when he competed with a Delta Integrale for the Jolly Club team, finishing fourth at the Rally Argentina, fifth at the Acropolis Rally, sixth at the Rally Catalunya and seventh at the Rally New Zealand.

In the production car class, Trelles achieved much success with his Lancer Evolution. He won the FIA Group N Cup (now the World Rally Championship-3) title four years in a row from 1996 to 1999, and finished runner-up in 1990, 2000 and 2001.^[1]

WRC results

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	WDC	Pts
1981	Gustavo Trelles	Fiat 147	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	ARG	BRA 6	FIN	ITA	CIV	GBR			33rd	6
1984	Gustavo Trelles	Ford Escort 1600	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG Ret	FIN	ITA	CIV	GBR			NC	0
1985	Gustavo Trelles	Ford Escort	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG Ret	FIN	ITA	CIV	GBR			NC	0
1986	Gustavo Trelles	Ford Escort 1600	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG 11	FIN	CIV	ITA	GBR	USA		NC	0
1988	Gustavo Trelles	Lancia Delta Integrale	MON	SWE	POR Ret												NC	0
	Mazda Rally Team Italia	Mazda 323 4WD				KEN Ret	FRA	GRE Ret	USA	NZL				ITA 17	GBR Ret
	Gustavo Trelles	Volkswagen Gol									ARG Ret	FIN	CIV
1989	Gustavo Trelles	Lancia Delta Integrale	SWE 27	MON	POR 10	KEN	FRA	GRE 20	NZL	ARG 7	FIN 15	AUS					49th	5
		Lancia Delta Integrale 16V											ITA Ret
	Top Run													CIV Ret
		Lancia Delta Integrale													GBR Ret
1990	Astra Racing	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	MON	POR 11	KEN	FRA	GRE 9	NZL 7	ARG Ret	FIN 15	AUS 8	ITA 15	CIV Ret	GBR Ret			26th	9
1991	Astra Racing	Lancia Delta Integrale 16V	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG 8	FIN	AUS	ITA Ret	CIV			49th	3
	Jolly Club														ESP Ret	GBR
1992	Gustavo Trelles	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE	NZL	ARG 3	FIN	AUS	ITA	CIV			18th	16
	Mauro Rallye Team														ESP 7	GBR
1993	Jolly Club	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRE 5	ARG 4	NZL 7	FIN	AUS	ITA	ESP 6	GBR		9th	28
1995	Gustavo Trelles	Toyota Celica GT-Four	MON	SWE	POR	FRA	NZL	AUS	ESP 6	GBR							12th	6
1996	Gustavo Trelles	Subaru Impreza WRX	SWE Ret	KEN													NC	0
	Race-Rent Motorsport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III			IDN Ret	GRE 15	ARG 13	FIN 17	AUS 17	ITA 14	ESP 14
1997	Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	MON 9	SWE 16	KEN	POR 7	ESP 13	FRA	ARG 6	GRE 13	NZL 7	FIN 17	IDN	ITA Ret	AUS	GBR	26th	1
1998	Uruguay en Carrera	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	MON Ret	SWE Ret	KEN	POR 16			ARG 9		NZL 14			AUS 16	GBR		NC	0
		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V					ESP 20	FRA 21		GRE 17		FIN 16	ITA 24
1999	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	MON 12	SWE 20	KEN	POR 15	ESP 20		ARG 7		NZL 9		CHN 8		AUS Ret	GBR	NC	0
		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI						FRA 20		GRE Ret		FIN Ret		ITA Ret
2000	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	MON 11	SWE	KEN												NC	0
		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI				POR Ret	ESP 18	ARG 9	GRE 12	NZL 9	FIN Ret	CYP 11	FRA 18	ITA 24	AUS 12	GBR 30
2001	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	MON 11	SWE	POR Ret	ESP Ret	ARG 11	CYP 11	GRE 14	KEN	FIN	NZL	ITA Ret	FRA 17	AUS	GBR	NC	0
2002	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	MON	SWE Ret													NC	0
		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII			FRA 22	ESP		ARG 14	GRE	KEN	FIN	GER	ITA	NZL	AUS	GBR
	MRT	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI					CYP 20