Nani Roma
| Nani Roma | |
|---|---|
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Roma (right) with co-driver Michel Périn | |
| Born |
February 17, 1972 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) |
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. Since then he has entered in the car category, taking the win in the 2014 edition of the race.
The dark side of this pilot is his violent behavior out of the races. Fights, riots and aggressions to people and other cars, added to his temerity driving in public spaces, disturbs his sports career.
Honours
| Year | Tournament or trophy |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 2nd in the Rallies Cross Country Junior Spanish Championship 125 cc |
| 1992 | 5th in the Rallies Cross Country Senior European Championship 125 cc |
| 1993 | 4th in the Rallies Cross Country Senior Spanish Championship Bronze medal in the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) |
| 1994 | 1st in the Rallies Cross Country Senior European Championship Golden medal in the ISDE |
| 1995 | 2nd in the Rallies Cross Country 4T Spanish Championship Bronze medal in the ISDE |
| 1996 | 3rd in the Rallies Cross Country 4T Spanish Championship 2nd in the Rallies Cross Country 4T World Championship |
| 1997 | 1st in the Rallies Cross Country Spanish Championship 1st in the Raids Spanish Championship |
| 1999 | Golden medal in the ISDE 2nd in the Raid of Egypt |
| 2000 | Bronze medal in the ISDE |
| 2001 | Bronze medal in the ISDE 2nd in the Baja España Aragón |
| 2002 | 1st in the Rally of Tunisia 1st in the Baja España Aragón |
| 2003 | 2nd in the Baja España Aragón 3rd in the FIM Cup of TT Rallies |
| 2004 | 1st in the Clermont-Ferrand–Dakar Rally (motorcycle) 2nd in the Rally of Sardinia |
| 2005 | 6th in the Barcelona–Dakar Rally (car) 4th in the Rally of Patagonia-Atacama |
| 2006 | 3rd in Lisbon–Dakar Rally (car) |
Dakar results
| Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Bike |  KTM |
DNF | 0 |
| 1997 | DNF | 0 | ||
| 1998 | DNF | 1 | ||
| 1999 | DNF | 1 | ||
| 2000 | 17th | 4 | ||
| 2001 |  BMW |
DNF | 3 | |
| 2002 | KTM |
DNF | 1 | |
| 2003 | DNF | 1 | ||
| 2004 | 1st | 2 | ||
| 2005 | Car |  Mitsubishi |
6th | 0 |
| 2006 | 3rd | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 13th | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Event cancelled – replaced by Central Europe Rally | |||
| 2009 | Car | Mitsubishi |
10th | 1 |
| 2010 | BMW |
DNF | 1 | |
| 2011 | DNF | 0 | ||
| 2012 |  Mini |
2nd | 3 | |
| 2013 | 4th | 4 | ||
| 2014 | 1st | 2 | ||
| 2015 | DNF | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 6th | 0 | ||
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Richard Sainct |
Dakar Rally Motorcycle Winner 2004 |
Succeeded by Cyril Despres |
| Preceded by Stéphane Peterhansel |
Dakar Rally Car Winner 2014 |
Succeeded by Nasser Al-Attiyah |
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