Nani Roma

{{Short description|Spanish rally racing driver}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2024}} {{family name hatnote|Roma|Cararach|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Nani Roma | image = NaniRoma MichelPerin.jpg | caption = Roma (right) with co-driver Michel Périn, 2009 | full_name = Joan Roma Cararach | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|2|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Folgueroles, Barcelona, Spain | current_series = Dakar Rally | first_year = 1996 | current_team = X-Raid | car_number = | engine = | former_teams = KTM, BMW, Mitsubishi | starts = | championships = 2004 Dakar Rally (motorcycle), 2014 Dakar Rally (cars) | wins = | best_finish = | year = | last_finish = | prev_series = | prev_series_years = | titles = | title_years = | awards = | award_years = | updated = }} thumb|Nani Roma testing the BRX Prodrive Hunter T1+ in October 2021 '''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.<ref name="dirtfish">{{Cite web |last=Cozens |first=Jack |date=2020-09-15 |title=Two-time winner Roma first Prodrive Dakar driver |url=https://dirtfish.com/off-road/dakar/two-time-winner-roma-first-prodrive-dakar-driver/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=DirtFish |language=en-US}}</ref> Since then, he has entered the car category, taking the win in the 2014 edition of the race.<ref name="dirtfish" /> In 2021, he was part of the BRX Prodrive Hunter team.

==Honours== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Event |- |align="center"|1991 |2nd in the Rallies Cross Country Junior Spanish Championship 125 cc |- |align="center"|1992 |5th in the Rallies Cross Country Senior European Championship 125 cc |- |align="center"|1993 |4th in the Rallies Cross Country Senior Spanish Championship Bronze medal in the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) |- |align="center"|1994 |1st in the Rallies Cross Country Senior European Championship Golden medal in the ISDE 4th in the Rallies Cross Country Senior Spanish Championship |- |align="center"|1995 |2nd in the Rallies Cross Country 4T Spanish Championship Bronze medal in the ISDE |- |align="center"|1996 |3rd in the Rallies Cross Country 4T Spanish Championship 2nd in the Rallies Cross Country 4T World Championship 1st participation in the Dakar Rally |- |align="center"|1997 |1st in the Rallies Cross Country Spanish Championship 1st in the Raids Spanish Championship |- |align="center"|1999 |Golden medal in the ISDE 2nd in the Raid of Egypt 2nd in the Rally of Dubai 1st in the Baja Aragón and Baja Italia |- |align="center"|2000 |Bronze medal in the ISDE |- |align="center"|2001 |Bronze medal in the ISDE 2nd in the Baja Aragón |- |align="center"|2002 |1st in the Rally of Tunisia 1st in the Baja Aragón |- |align="center"|2003 |2nd in the Baja Aragón 3rd in the FIM Cup of TT Rallies 3rd in the Rally of Tunisia 3rd in the Rally of Morocco 1st in the Rally of Egypt 1st in the Rally of Sardinia |- |align="center"|2004 |1st in the Clermont-Ferrand–Dakar Rally (motorcycle) 2nd in the Rally of Sardinia |- |align="center"|2005 |6th in the Barcelona–Dakar Rally (car) 4th in the Rally of Patagonia-Atacama 4th in the Rally of Morocco 1st in the Baja Aragón |- |align="center"|2006 |3rd in 2006 Dakar Rally (car) |- |align="center"|2009 |1st in the Baja Aragón |- |align="center"|2012 |2nd in 2012 Dakar Rally (car) |- |align="center"|2013 |1st in Gymkhana Grid |- |align="center"|2014 |1st in 2014 Dakar Rally (car) |- |align="center"|2019 |2nd in 2019 Dakar Rally (car) |- |2020 |27th in the 2020 Dakar Rally (car) |- |2021 |5th in the 2021 Dakar Rally (car) |- |}

==Dakar results==

{| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Class !Vehicle !Position !Stages won |- !1996 |rowspan=9|Bike |rowspan=5|{{flagicon|AUT}} KTM |align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF |align="center"|0 |- !1997 |align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF |align="center"|0 |- !1998 |align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF |align="center"|1 |- !1999 |align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF |align="center"|1 |- !2000 |align="center" style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17th |align="center"|4 |- !2001 |{{flagicon|DEU}} BMW |align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF |align="center"|3 |- !2002 |rowspan=3|{{flagicon|AUT}} KTM |align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF |align="center"|1 |- !2003 |align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF |align="center"|1 |- !2004 |align="center" style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st''' |align="center"|2 |- !2005 |rowspan=3|Car |rowspan=3|{{flagicon|JPN}} Mitsubishi |align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6th |align="center"|0 |- !2006 |align="center" style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''3rd''' |align="center"|0 |- !2007 |align="center" style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13th |align="center"|0 |- !2008 |colspan=4 align=center style="background:lightgrey;"|''Event cancelled – replaced by the 2008 Central Europe Rally'' |- !2009 |rowspan=14|Car |{{flagicon|JPN}} Mitsubishi |align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10th |align="center"|1 |- !2010 |{{flagicon|DEU}} BMW |align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF |align="center"|1 |- !2011 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Nissan |align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF |align="center"|0 |- !2012 |rowspan=5|{{flagicon|GBR}} Mini |align="center" style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd''' |align="center"|3 |- !2013 |align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4th |align="center"|4 |- !2014 |align="center" style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st''' |align="center"|2 |- !2015 |align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF |align="center"|1 |- !2016 |align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6th |align="center"|0 |- !2017 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota |align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4th |align="center"|0 |- !2018 |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|GBR}} Mini |align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF |align="center"|0 |- !2019 |align="center" style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd''' |align="center"|0 |- !2020 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Borgward |align="center" style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27th |align="center"|0 |- !2021 |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|GBR}} Prodrive |align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5th |align="center"|0 |- !2022 |align="center" style="background:#CFCFFF;"|52nd |align="center"|0 |- !2023 |colspan=4 align=center style="background:lightgrey;"|''did not enter'' |- !2024 |rowspan=3|Car |rowspan=3|{{flagicon|USA}} Ford |align="center" style="background:#CFCFFF;"|44th |align="center"|0 |- !2025 |align="center" style="background:#CFCFFF;"|42nd |align="center"|1 |- !2026 |align="center" style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd''' |align="center"|1 |- |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons}} * {{sports links}} * {{Official website|http://www.naniroma.com/}}

{{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box | title = Dakar Rally Motorcycle Winner | years= 2004 | before = Richard Sainct | after = Cyril Despres}} {{succession box | title = Dakar Rally Car Winner | years= 2014 | before = Stéphane Peterhansel | after = Nasser Al-Attiyah}} {{s-end}} {{Dakar Rally winners}} {{Dakar Rally bikes winners}}

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