Nani Roma
Nani Roma , actually Joan Roma Cararach (born February 17, 1972 in Barcelona , Spain ) is a rally raid driver. Alongside Hubert Auriol and Stéphane Peterhansel , he is one of the drivers who were able to win the Dakar Rally on both a motorcycle and a car.
Career
Roma became European Enduro Champion in 1998 . In 2004 he won the Dakar Rally on a KTM . Then he switched from motorcycles to cars and first drove for Mitsubishi . He finished sixth at the 2005 Dakar Rally, and third a year later. In 2009 he was able to win a stage, but was only tenth in the overall standings due to massive technical problems with his new Mitsubishi Racing Lancer . He was the only one of four Mitsubishi drivers who started who could even reach the finish.
In 2006 Roma took part in the Race of Champions for Spain . On June 5, 2006, his co-driver Henri Magne had a fatal accident on the sixth and final stage of the Morocco Rally.
In June 2009 he took part in the Transibérico Rally in the X-Raid BMW X3 CC.
In 2011 Nani Roma started for the X-Raid-Team in the Rally Tunisia.
Results at the Dakar Rally
- At the Dakar 2012 he competed for the German Mini Team in a MINI All4 Racing , won three stages and finished second in the overall automotive result behind his fellow brand colleague and winner Stéphane Peterhansel .
- At the 2013 edition of the Dakar , he won four stages with his Mini and finished fourth in the overall standings.
- At the 2014 Dakar Rally he raced again in a Mini and was able to win three stages and the automobile championship.
After Roma had been in the lead for some time, teammate Peterhansel was able to push him from the top position during the 12th stage. After an instruction from his team, Peterhansel finally let Roma regain the overall lead, so that fourth place in the 13th and last stage was enough for them to win overall. With his co-driver Michel Périn , he won the classification with a lead of 5:38 minutes over his team-mate Stéphane Peterhansel.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overall ranking of the 2012 automobile competition . Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ↑ Overall ranking of the 2013 automobile competition . Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ↑ Overall ranking of the 2014 automobile competition . Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ↑ Dakar Rally: Peterhansel after a sensational race to catch up before overall victory Spiegel Online on January 17, 2014. Accessed on January 19, 2014.
- ↑ Dakar Rally: Mini-driver Roma triumphs thanks to Stallorder Spiegel Online on January 18, 2014. Accessed on January 19, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roma, Nani |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Roma, Joan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th February 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barcelona |