Orlando Terranova
Orlando Terranova (born 10 November 1979 in Mendoza) is an Argentine rally driver, best known for his participation in the Dakar Rally.
Biography[edit]
Terranova began his professional career in 1997 as an enduro rider, taking four national titles and placing third in the Latin America enduro championship in 2001.[1] Two years later, he won the Chilean Rally del Desierto and the production car category of the Argentina-based Por las Pampas Rally, as well as taking silver in the International Six Days Enduro for a second time after his success in 2001.[2]
Terranova retired from his first two attempts at the Dakar Rally in 2005 and 2007, both times aboard a KTM, and when the event resumed in 2009 in South America following the cancellation of the 2008 event, he opted to switch to four wheels. Piloting an X-raid prepared BMW X3 alongside co-driver Alain Guehennec, Terranova once again failed to finish, although he did win that year's Tunisian Rally.[2] He completed the Dakar for the first time the following year, this time alongside Pascal Maimon, finishing ninth overall in a Mitsubishi Racing Lancer.
Returning to X-Raid in 2011, Terranova rolled his X3 out of the rally on the seventh stage, and once again failed to finish in 2012 while competing in a Toyota when his co-driver Andy Grider quit the rally on the fourth day following an argument with Terranova.[3] The same year, he took victory in the Dakar Series-sanctioned Desafio Litoral event, as well as the Desafio Ruta 40, with his new co-driver Paulo Fiuza.
Back in an X-Raid BMW in 2013, Terranova finished the Dakar for the second time, winning the tenth stage en route to fifth place overall, also winning that year's Moroccan Rally.[2] In 2014, he once more finished fifth driving a Mini, albeit with no stage wins.
Dakar Rally results[edit]
| Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Bike |  KTM
|
DNF | 0 |
| 2006 | Did not enter | |||
| 2007 | Bike | KTM
|
DNF | 0 |
| 2008 | Event cancelled – replaced by the 2008 Central Europe Rally | |||
| 2009 | Car |  BMW
|
DNF | 0 |
| 2010 |  Mitsubishi
|
9th | 0 | |
| 2011 | BMW
|
DNF | 0 | |
| 2012 | Toyota
|
DNF | 0 | |
| 2013 | BMW
|
5th | 1 | |
| 2014 |  Mini
|
5th | 0 | |
| 2015 | 18th | 4 | ||
| 2016 | 12th | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 6th | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 20th | 0 | ||
| 2019 | DNF | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 6th | 0 | ||
| 2021 | DNF | 0 | ||
| 2022 | BRX
|
4th | 1 | |
| 2023 | DNF | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Orlando Terranova". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Orlando Terranova". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Orlando Terranova's co-driver Andy Grider quits the Dakar Rally in frustration after argument". Retrieved 6 January 2015.