Nani Roma

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Nani Roma
NaniRoma MichelPerin.jpg
Roma (right) with co-driver Michel Périn, 2009
Full nameJoan Roma Cararach
Born (1972-02-17) 17 February 1972 (age 52)
Folgueroles, Barcelona, Spain
Dakar Rally career
Debut season 1996
Current team X-Raid
Former teams KTM, BMW, Mitsubishi
Championships 2004 Dakar Rally (motorcycle), 2014 Dakar Rally (cars)
Nani Roma testing the BRX Prodrive Hunter T1+ in October 2021 BRX Prodrive Hunter.jpg
Nani Roma testing the BRX Prodrive Hunter T1+ in October 2021

Joan "Nani" Roma Cararach (born 17 February 1972) is a rally racing driver from Folgueroles, Barcelona, Spain. He won the Dakar Rally riding a motorcycle in 2004. [1] Since then, he has entered the car category, taking the win in the 2014 edition of the race. [1] In 2021, he was part of the BRX Prodrive Hunter team.

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Honours

YearEvent
19912nd in the Rallies Cross Country Junior Spanish Championship 125 cc
19925th in the Rallies Cross Country Senior European Championship 125 cc
19934th in the Rallies Cross Country Senior Spanish Championship

Bronze medal in the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE)

19941st in the Rallies Cross Country Senior European Championship

Golden medal in the ISDE
4th in the Rallies Cross Country Senior Spanish Championship

19952nd in the Rallies Cross Country 4T Spanish Championship

Bronze medal in the ISDE

19963rd in the Rallies Cross Country 4T Spanish Championship

2nd in the Rallies Cross Country 4T World Championship
1st participation in the Dakar Rally

19971st in the Rallies Cross Country Spanish Championship

1st in the Raids Spanish Championship

1999Golden medal in the ISDE

2nd in the Raid of Egypt
2nd in the Rally of Dubai
1st in the Baja Aragón and Baja Italia

2000Bronze medal in the ISDE
2001Bronze medal in the ISDE

2nd in the Baja Aragón

20021st in the Rally of Tunisia

1st in the Baja Aragón

20032nd in the Baja Aragón

3rd in the FIM Cup of TT Rallies
3rd in the Rally of Tunisia
3rd in the Rally of Morocco
1st in the Rally of Egypt
1st in the Rally of Sardinia

20041st in the Clermont-Ferrand–Dakar Rally (motorcycle)

2nd in the Rally of Sardinia

20056th in the Barcelona–Dakar Rally (car)

4th in the Rally of Patagonia-Atacama
4th in the Rally of Morocco
1st in the Baja Aragón

20063rd in 2006 Dakar Rally (car)
20091st in the Baja Aragón
20122nd in 2012 Dakar Rally (car)
20131st in Gymkhana Grid
20141st in 2014 Dakar Rally (car)
20192nd in 2019 Dakar Rally (car)
202027th in the 2020 Dakar Rally (car)
20215th in the 2021 Dakar Rally (car)

Dakar results

YearClassVehiclePositionStages won
1996 Bike Flag of Austria.svg KTM DNF0
1997 DNF0
1998 DNF1
1999 DNF1
2000 17th4
2001 Flag of Germany.svg BMW DNF3
2002 Flag of Austria.svg KTMDNF1
2003 DNF1
2004 1st2
2005 Car Flag of Japan.svg Mitsubishi 6th0
2006 3rd0
2007 13th0
2008 Event cancelled – replaced by the 2008 Central Europe Rally
2009 Car Flag of Japan.svg Mitsubishi10th1
2010 Flag of Germany.svg BMWDNF1
2011 DNF0
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mini 2nd3
2013 4th4
2014 1st2
2015 DNF1
2016 6th0
2017 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota 4th0
2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mini DNF0
2019 2nd0
2020 Flag of Germany.svg Borgward 27th0
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BRX 5th0

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References

  1. 1 2 Cozens, Jack (2020-09-15). "Two-time winner Roma first Prodrive Dakar driver". DirtFish. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Dakar Rally
Motorcycle Winner

2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by Dakar Rally
Car Winner

2014
Succeeded by