Car
TAURUS
VERTICAL MOTORSPORT
Vehicle
Marca: Taurus
Modelo: T3 Max
Motor: 1.0 l Turbo
Potencia: 130kw/ 177 hp
Chasis: de cromo-molibdeno
Transmisión: Secuencial de 5 marchas con reversa
Velocidad: 135km/h
Peso en seco: 900kg
Capacidad del tanque: 130 l
Preparación: Vertical Motorsport
Asistencia: Vertical Motorsport
Categoría: Challenger T3 FIA
Rankings
2025: South African Safari Rally (2º CHG, 16º en el general)
2022: SARR (2º UTV) / CaNav (2º T3)
2021: 4º en la categoría Quads Q1 del SARR 2021; 3º en la categoría T3.1 del CaNav.
2020: 1º en la categoría Quads Q1 del South American Rally Race (SARR)
2018: 3º en la categoría Quads del Campeonato FIM de Cross Country; 2º en la categoría Quads 4x2 del CARCC, Campeón del certamen CaNav categoría Q1, 1º en la categoría quads del DR 40, 1º en la categoría Quads del Rally Atacama.
2017: 1º en el Merzouga Dakar Series de Marruecos en Quads 4x2; 1º en la Baja Inka de Perú, Paracas 1000, en Quads 4x2. Campeón del certamen CaNav.
2016: Campeón Argentino Categoría Pro del Quadcross X; Campeón Categoría Pro del ATV de Buenos Aires; Campeón Argentino de ATV de Quads 4x2
2025: 1º CHG
2024: 2º SSV
2023: 14º SSV
2026: 3º CHG, 32º en el general (2 victorias de etapa CHG)
2025: 1º CHG, 14º en el general (3 victorias de etapa CHG)
2024: 9º CHG, 40º en el general (2 victorias de etapa)
2023: 25º SSV
2021: Quads/ Abandono etapa 7 (2 victorias de etapa)
2019: Quads/ 1º (9 victorias de etapa)
2018: Quads/ 2º (3 victorias de etapa, mejor rookie)
2025: 7º CHG W2RC, 9º CHG, 30º en el general
2024: 7º Challenger, 27º en el general
2024: 3º CHG, 2º W2RC CHG, 10º en el general
2025: 5º CHG, 5º W2RC CHG, 16º en el general
2025: 2º CHG, 19º en el general
2024: 4º SSV, 13th overall
2023: 14º T4
2022: 6º T4
2025: 2º CHG, 16º en el general
2024: 2º CHG, 7º en el general
2023: 7º T3
- Nicolás Cavigliasso and Valentina Pertegarini have just finished what they say is "the best year of our lives" with victory in the Dakar Rally and "Valen's" second consecutive Challenger Category navigator crown and "Nico's" Drivers' title.
- For Nico, 2026 will be his seventh Dakar, having won in two categories: the Challenger in 2025 and the Quads in 2019. That Peruvian Dakar was unforgettable: he won nine of the ten stages; celebrated at the top of an all-Argentinian podium alongside Jeremías González Ferioli (P2) and Gustavo Gallego (P3); and surprised girlfriend Valentina by proposing to her on the final ramp in Lima.
- Nico began his career in 2016 in quadcross and in Argentina's 4x2 Quads category. A year later, he claimed his first international victories in the Merzouga Rally and the Baja Inka, as well as the CaNav title.
- In 2018, he made his Dakar debut, and his emergence was a huge success. In a competition dominated by Ignacio Casale, ‘Nico’ won three stages and finished runner-up in the general classification, as well as being named Best Rookie.
- He switched to the Challenger category for the 2023 Dakar Rally, navigated by his wife Valentina, but an electrical problem in the opening stage ruined his chances. During the season, he began working on the project that led to the Taurus.
- In 2024, several punctures and mechanical problems prevented them from fighting higher up the order, and they finished 9th and runner-up in the championship.
- In the run-up to Morocco, Cavigliasso decided to change teams before going on to win the championship and will take on 2026 with Vertical Motorsport, based in Barcelona. However, he will retain the services of his engineer and mechanics from Taurus.
Ranking 2026
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