- Lastname: Ito
- Firstname: Rina
- Date of birth: 24. 10. 1986 (Kanagawa Prefecture)
- Nationality: Japan
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Rina Ito (Japanese: 伊藤 りな) (born 24 October 1986) is a rally driver from Japan, active in Japanese and Asia-Pacific rallying since 2010, usually driving a Mazda 2 Demio. She took part in the Rally of Hokkaido in 2011, and is listed as an entrant for the 2012 Asia Pacific Rally Championship, although the results are proving elusive. She had a decent season in Japanese rallying in 2013, with a best finish of 24th, in the Osaka University Tango Peninsula Tango Rally. In 2013, she equalled this result, in the Hokkaido Rally, still in the Mazda. That year, she competed overseas in the New Zealand Rally, in a Honda Civic, but had an off on the final stage. She continued to rally in 2015, mostly in Japan, but with one run in the Rally of Whangerei, in New Zealand, which she did not finish. Her best finish was 27th, in the Fukushima Rally. In 2016, she entered the Shinshiro Rally, in a Toyota Aqua. She was 42nd overall. She drove another Toyota, a Vitz, in 2017, and earned her first top-twenty finish: 20th in the Kumakogen Rally. Rina had an unusual introduction to motorsport, starting out as a Super GT grid girl.
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