Bernard Occelli | |
Birth Date: | 20 May 1961 |
Birth Place: | Cannes, France |
Nationality: | French |
Years: | 1983–1996 |
Teams: | Martini Racing Toyota Castrol Team |
Races: | 73 |
Co-Championships: | 1 |
Wins: | 16 |
Podiums: | 34 |
Stagewins: | 431 |
First Race: | 1984 Rallye Monte Carlo |
First Win: | 1988 Tour de Corse |
Last Win: | 1994 Rallye Sanremo |
Last Race: | 1996 Acropolis Rally |
Bernard Occelli (born 20 May 1961) is a former rally co-driver from France.
Born in Cannes, Occelli achieved national fame as the co-driver to Didier Auriol with whom he won the 1994 World Rally Championship. Occelli made his debut at the 1983 Monte Carlo Rally with Swiss driver Tycho van Dijk in a Porsche 911. He first paired up with Auriol the following year in a Renault 5 Turbo. They won the title in 1994 in a Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD.
Occelli continued to appear regularly in the championship until 1996.[1]