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 the car category, taking the win in the 2014 edition of the race. From 2021 he has been part of the BRX Prodrive Hunter team for whom he will again drive for in 2022.

Nani Roma
Roma (right) with co-driver Michel Périn
NationalitySpanish
Full nameJoan Roma Cararach
Born (1972-02-17) 17 February 1972 (age 52)
Folgueroles, Barcelona, Spain
Dakar Rally career
Debut season1996
Current teamX-Raid
Former teamsKTM, BMW, Mitsubishi
Championships2004 Dakar Rally (motorcycle), 2014 Dakar Rally (cars)
Nani Roma testing the BRX Prodrive Hunter T1+ in October 2021

Honours

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Year Event
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
4th in the Rallies Cross Country Senior Spanish Championship

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
1st participation in the Dakar Rally

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
2nd in the Rally of Dubai
1st in the Baja Aragón and Baja Italia

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
3rd in the Rally of Tunisia
3rd in the Rally of Morocco
1st in the Rally of Egypt
1st in the Rally of Sardinia

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
4th in the Rally of Morocco
1st in the Baja Aragón

2006 3rd in 2006 Dakar Rally (car)
2009 1st in the Baja Aragón
2012 2nd in 2012 Dakar Rally (car)
2013 1st in Gymkhana Grid
2014 1st in 2014 Dakar Rally (car)
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

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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 the 2008 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
2021   BRX 5th 0

Notes

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Dakar Rally
Motorcycle Winner

2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by Dakar Rally
Car Winner

2014
Succeeded by