Editing Rallying (section)

=== Co-driver ===
[[File:Fabrizia Pons e Michèle Mouton - Rallye Sanremo 1981 crop.jpg|left|thumb|[[Fabrizia Pons]] and [[Michèle Mouton]], [[Rallye Sanremo|Rallye Sanremo 1981]]]]
The [[co-driver]] accompanies the driver inside the car during a ''rally'' stage and is sometimes called a navigator. The co-driver and driver may swap roles although this is uncommon. On all rallies their responsibilities are mostly organizational, assisting to ensure the route is adhered to, the correct timing of the itinerary is met, ensuring completion of the timecard and avoiding penalties for being early or late when arriving at time controls. Usually the co-driver maintains communication with the team as the rally progresses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Toma |first=Sebastian |date=2022-03-05 |title=The Role of a Co-Driver in a Rally Car, Explained |url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/the-role-of-a-co-driver-in-a-rally-car-explained-183242.html |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=autoevolution |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-28 |title=Secrets of a Rally Navigator |url=https://www.skoda-storyboard.com/en/lifestyle/motorsport/secrets-of-a-rally-navigator/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Škoda Storyboard |language=en-GB}}</ref>

On special stages, the co-driver's role is to notate pace notes during reconnaissance and recite them at the correct point the driver demands when competing. This is a skill in itself as it requires reading the notes of the unseen road ahead from a page whilst keeping track of the current location. Theoretically, the more pacenotes a co-driver can deliver gives the driver more detail of the road ahead. Incorrect pace notes called at very high speeds on blind corners or crests can easily lead to accidents.

The co-driver often exercises an important role in strategy, monitoring the state of rivals and in many cases acting as a psychologist, since they also encourage and advise the driver. The rapport between driver and co-driver must therefore be essential and it is common for a driver to change partners throughout their career if they do not feel comfortable. Perhaps for this reason it is very common to find relatives competing. Examples of this are the Panizzi brothers, who raced in France and the world championship, the Vallejo brothers in Spain or the world champion [[Marcus Grönholm]] who took his brother-in-law as co-driver during his career.