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Gianni Lora Lamia
Gianni Lora Lamia at the Arras-Madrid-Dakar 2002 MMC Mitsubishi Motors Ralliart
Born (1965-01-16) January 16, 1965 (age 59)
NationalityItaly Italian
Years active1989 Paris–Dakar Rally2007 Dakar Rally
TelevisionEurosport TV Commentator for Dakar Rally and Rally Raid
Honours"Dakar Legends Priority Driver"
Racing licenceItaly FIA International C Licence IT 29343
Dakar Rally career
Years active1989 Paris-Tunis-Dakar
1990 Paris-Tripoli-Dakar
1991 Paris-Tripoli-Dakar
1992 Paris-Sirte-Le Cap
1993 Paris-Dakar
1995 Granada-Dakar
1997 Dakar-Agadez-Dakar
1998 Paris-Granada-Dakar
1999 Granada-Dakar
2000 Paris-Dakar-Cairo
2001 Paris-Dakar
2002 Arras-Madrid-Dakar
2003 Marseille-Valencia-Sharme El Sheik
2004 Région d'Auvergne-Tanger-Dakar
2007 Lisbon-Dakar
Teams
Co-driver
  • Italy Mario Bruzzi
  • Italy Giovanni Cassini
  • Italy Roberto di Persio
Starts16
Best finish14th Overall in Granada-Dakar 1999
Rally raid record
Years active1992 Rally de Pharaons
1993 Atlas Rally Maroc
2000 Rally Optic 2000 Tunisie
2000 Uae Deset Challenge
2004 Uae Desert Challenge
2005 Rally de Pharaons
Starts6
Best finish8th Overall in Rally of Tunisia 2000
Range Rover 1989 no stop record
Years active1989
Italy Elba Island
Algeria Alger
NigerNiamey
AlgeriaAlger
ItalyElba Island
7.000 km round trip in six days and 6 hours with a standard Range Rover TDI
TeamsUnited Kingdom RANGE ROVER


Websitegianniloralamia.com
Signature
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Gianni Lora Lamia Donin, (born 16 January 1965) is an Italian Rally and Rally Raid driver.

Racing Career

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He participated in the Paris-Dakar from 1989 to 2007, one of the very few Italian drivers with more participations in the Paris-Dakar 16 in total[1], as well as other Rally Raids such as Pharaons Rally in Egypt, Rally of Tunisia, Atlas Rally Maroc and Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, former UAE Desert Challenge.

At the same time, cooperated with almost of the works teams for development of Rally Raid Cars that wins this great race, Moreover cooperates with the Sports TV network, Eurosport TV [2] and Fox Sport TV like technical consulting and commentator for the live commentaries about the Paris-Dakar Rally and the other races of the Fia WorldCup for Cross Country Rally, in the TV studios.

With more than 15 participations in the Dakar Rally, is part of the priority list of drivers with more than 10 participation in the Paris-Dakar, called "Dakar Legend Prority".[3]created by the organization of the race A.S.O. Amaury Sport Organisation

Range Rover No Stop Record 1989

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Before the Paris-Dakar Gianni Lora Lamia, in 1989 was one of the drivers who carried out the No Stop endurance test with Range Rover, which included the departure from the island of Elba in Italy reaching Niamey, the capital of Niger in Africa crossing Algeria and Niger passing through the Agadez oasis in the fearsome Sahara desert and back to the Island of Elba, with a strictly standard Range Rover TDI and with the engine hood sealed (deliberately by Land Rover) to to prevent technical interventions on the car, the commissioners and journalists had the task of checking the car at each staging point and at the halfway point in Niamey.

 
Gianni Lora Lamia with the Range Rover TDI during the No Stop Record 1989

The crews managed to cover the distance of the route with the time of 6 days and 6 hours including the time used for the 4 ferries crossed, 2 on the outward journey Elba-Livorno and Marseille-Algiers and 2 on the return Algiers-Marseille and Livorno -Elba.

Range Rover and Land Rover Italy the following year together with the Prima Ridotta 4x4 magazine, gave away the sum of 10 million lire for those who managed to beat time, after various attempts, including some with some serious accident , no other crew to date has ever managed to beat that time.

His debut in Africa was at the 12th edition of the 1990 Paris-Tripoli-Dakar with an Astra BM309 6x6 truck from Astra Veicoli Industriali, a truck that was used at the Dakar in previous years by Princess Caroline of Monaco and Stefano Casiraghi, and for the following edition of the 13th Paris-Tripoli-Dakar 1991, he was entered into the race in a Nissan Terrano WD21 3.0 V6, by the historic French team Nissan Dessoude led by the Nissan rally raid wizard "André Dessoude". and supported at the time by the French importer Richard Nissan S.A., with the codriver Giovanni Cassini at his side, the crew was forced to retire due to electronic engine problems, after the rest day in the oasis of Agadez in Niger.

in 1992 he was entered again in the 14th edition of the Paris-Sirte-Le Cap, the longest Dakar Rally ever held, starting from Paris and arriving in Cape Town in South Africa, crossing the whole of Africa from north to south, 22 stages, 12,427 km , 23 days of competition, again with Nissan France and the Dessoude team, with a new Nissan Terrano 3.0 V6 with the italian Agip Petroli livery, this time he obtained a 3rd place overall[4] in the T1 Marathon 4x4 Petrol category, completing the podium for the Japanese brand Nissan with 3 cars in the top 3 places upon arrival in Cape Town. in south africa.

 
Gianni Lora Lamia and codriver Roberto di Persio with Massimo and Emilio Giletti

In 1998, the Italian entrepreneur and former Ferrari and Maserati driver Emilio Giletti, father of the Italian television presenter Massimo Giletti, decided to financially support the young driver and fellow citizen, thus starting a long collaboration, from the 1998 Dakar Rally with Nissan Motorsport up to the 2002 Dakar Rally with MMSP Mitsubishi Ralliart,

 
Gianni Lora Lamia Granada Dakar 1999 14th overall place podium Lac Rose Dakar Senegal

in the 21st edition of the Granada-Dakar Rally 1999, he achieved his best result, 14th[5] overall with the historic Nissan France Team Dessoude, in one of the most difficult and complicated editions in the history of the Dakar rally, thus becoming the last Italian driver with the best overall position in the car category, result still today unbeaten.


Best Dakar Rally Overall Results

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  • 1992 Paris–Sirte-Cape Town 3rd Overall T1 Marathon 4x4 Class[6][5]
  • 1999 Granada-Dakar 14th Overall and 2nd T3 Prototype 4x4 Petrol Engines Class[5]
  • 2002 Arras Madrid-Dakar 16th Overall and 4th Superproduction 4x4 Diesel[7]

Dakar Rally record

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N Event Season Codriver Car Team Position
1   12th Paris-Tripoli-Dakar 1990 Mario Bruzzi   Astra BM309 6x6 Astra Industrial Vehicles Dnf.
2   13th Paris-Tripoli-Dakar 1991 Giovanni Cassini   Nissan Terrano 3.0 V6 T1 Marathon Nissan France Dessoude Malizia Look model Dnf.
3   14th Paris-Sirte-Le Cap 1992 1992 Roberto di Persio   Nissan Terrano 3.0 V6 T1 Marathon Nissan France Dessoude Agip 50th overall and 3rd T1 Marathon 4x4 Petrol Engines Class
4   15th Paris-Tanger-Dakar 1993 1993 Roberto di Persio   Nissan Terrano 3.0 V6 T1 Marathon Nissan France Dessoude Dnf.
5   17th Granada-Dakar 1995 1995 Roberto di Persio   Nissan Terrano 3.0 V6 T1 Marathon Nissan France Dessoude Dnf.
6   20th Paris-Granada-Dakar 1998 1998 Luciano Carcheri   Nissan Patrol GR 4.2 Long Wheelbase T1 Marathon Nissan France Dessoude Giletti 40th overall
7   21st Granada-Dakar 1999 1999 Roberto di Persio   Nissan Patrol GR 4.5 Long Wheelbase T3 Prototype Nissan France Dessoude Giletti 14th overall and 2nd T3 Prototype 4x4 Petrol Engines Class
8   22nd Paris-Dakar-Cairo 2000 2000 Roberto di Persio   Nissan Patrol GR 5.0 Long Wheelbase Carbon Body T3 Prototype Nissan France Dessoude Giletti 29th overall
9   23rd Paris-Dakar 2001 2001 Roberto di Persio   Nissan Patrol GR 5.0 Long Wheelbase Carbon Body T3 Prototype Nissan Tecnosport Giletti 28th overall
10   24th Arras-Madrid-Dakar 2002 2002 Roberto di Persio   Mitsubishi Pajero MPR9 3.2 D.ID T2 Superproduction Mitsubishi Ralliart Giletti 16th overall and 4th Superproduction Diesel
11   25th Marseille-Valencia-Sharm El Sheik 2003 2003 Roberto di Persio   Nissan Patrol GR 5.0 Long Wheelbase Carbon Body T3 Prototype Nissan Versace Sport Dnf.
12   26th Région d'Auvergne-Dakar 2004 2004 Maurizio Dominella   Nissan Patrol GR 5.0 Long Wheelbase Carbon Body T3 Prototype Nissan Motorsport Dnf.


Others Rally Raid Record

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N Event Season Codriver Car Team Position
1   Pharaons Rally 1992 Roberto di Persio   Nissan Patrol GR Y61 Long Wheelbase T3 Skyline Biturbo TEAM Nissan France Dessoude Dnf.
2   Atlas Rally 1993 Roberto di Persio   Nissan Patrol GR Y61 Long Wheelbase T3 Skyline Biturbo TEAM Nissan France Dessoude 8th overall
3   Rally di Tunisia 2000 Roberto di Persio   Nissan Patrol GR 5.0 Long Wheelbase Carbon Body T3 Prototype Nissan Tecnosport Giletti 8th overall
4   UAE desert Challenge 2004 Roberto di Persio   Mitsubishi Pajero MPR9 Mitsubishi Ralliart 9th overall
5   Pharaons Rally 2005 Maurizio Dominella   Nissan Race Pick Up Nissan France Dessoude Dnf.

References

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  1. ^ "Dakar Rally Guide Historique".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Eurosport TV Gianni Lora Lamia Dakar Rally Live Commentary".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Dakar Legends Priority Drivers".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "NISSAN LA ROUTINE Paris Le Cap 1992".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b c "History of Dakar - RETROSPECTIVE 1979-2007" (PDF). Dakar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2009-01-07. Cite error: The named reference "pdf" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Paris Sirte Lec Cap 1992 ANOTHER CLASS WIN".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "REPORTAGE IL GIAPPONESE D'AFRICA ALLA DAKAR 2002" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 April 2024.
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