Rafael de Mestre

Rafael de Mestre (born February 1, 1963 in Manresa ) is a Spanish IT consultant. He circled the world twice in an electric car . Jutta Kleinschmidt praised the performance of the participants: “It was really one of the greatest experiences of my life to see here how the will of the people to change things led them to this great achievement. Rafael de Mestre, the project initiator and every participant in the rally are now part of history with their victory! "

Life

Rafael de Mestre grew up as the middle of the three sons of Josep Maria Mestre Miret and Elisabeth de Mestre, née Gebauer. He studied computer science in Germany and graduated with a doctorate in this area. De Mestre has been self-employed with an IT consulting company since 1995. He is CEO of various companies in Germany and Romania. In 2012, de Mestre lapped the world for the first time with his Tesla Roadster and won against a French team. In 2013 he initiated the international eco Grand Prix series. In 2016 he drove around the world in 80 days.

Motorsport

In 2011 Rafael de Mestre took part for the first time in a rally “Tesla goes east” - 10,000 km through Europe from Sweden to Romania to the Black Sea with his Tesla Roadster.

Among other things, he won the following competitions:

2011: "Tesla goes east" - 10,000 km through Europe from Sweden to Romania to the Black Sea
2014: Winner of the Swiss Energy Grand Prix
2015: Winner of the eTourEurope
2017: EV Trophy winner

He is also the organizer of nine international electric car races that took place in 2019, and in 2018 organized the world's first 24-hour electric car race.

Circumnavigations of the world

2012 winner of the first circumnavigation of the world with electric vehicles
2016 Second circumnavigation of the world

On June 16, 2016, the second circumnavigation of the world began at the Arc de Triomf in Barcelona , which ended there on September 4, 2016 with his Tesla Model S.

Eleven international teams from nine nations covered a total of 289,662 kilometers. The ELDURO 2016 rally is a testament to the social responsibility towards the environment, which the 80edays project stands for. During the rally, the participants symbolically planted 28 80edays trees in different locations to communicate the importance of sustainable and environmentally friendly transport.

Local trees are planted by the participating cities, which serve as "measuring stations" and from which samples are taken every four years during the next circumnavigation of the world in order to determine the change in air quality.

By driving electric vehicles, the teams saved 30 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. To offset the carbon footprint of two cargo flights, 10,000 trees were planted in Nicaragua as part of the climate protection project by myclimate, eco-partner of the 80edays.

Honor

2013: Winner of the Energy Globe Award Romania 2013 The Energy Globe Award, launched in 1999, is the most prestigious environmental award today. In the meantime, national prizes have been awarded in 161 countries, the international honor, in which all submitted contributions participate, is divided into the categories earth, fire, water, air and youth.

Web links

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Mestre, Rafael de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish entrepreneur and multiple circumnavigator
DATE OF BIRTH	1st February 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH	Manresa

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