Nani Roma
| Nani Roma | |
|---|---|
 Roma (right) with co-driver Michel Périn | |
| Born | 17 February 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.
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 Aragón |
| 2002 | 1st in the Rally of Tunisia 1st in the Baja Aragón |
| 2003 | 2nd in the Baja 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 | ||
| 2017 | Toyota
|
4th | 0 | |
| 2018 | Mini
|
DNF | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2nd | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Borgward
|
27th | 0 | |