TAURUS

“We tried to win the first edition in South Africa, but it is double-edged if you do not finish the race because it could cost a lot of points for the championship, our main goal. We finished second here but our chaser Pau Navarro just took few points, so at the end it is a good balance. Last year we finished second in Potugal, a race that I really appreciate. We will race few events at home this summer to be ready for the next round.”

VP

• With only two Dakar rallies to her name and in only her second complete W2RC season, Valentina Pertegarini was delighted to lift the FIA Rally Raid Challenger Co-Drivers' Champion trophy in Morocco.
• After joining Nicolás Cavigliasso's support team, Valentina became his co-driver in the 2021 Argentinean rally-raid championship, and the following year, she competed in her first international competitions.
• On the final ramp of the 2019 Dakar, a triumphant Nico knelt before her to ask for her hand. There was a resounding yes and a kiss to the applause of the Lima spectators.
• They captured two stage victories on the 2024 Dakar, although she admits there were some very tough sand shovelling and gruelling days like the 48 hours in the Empty Quarter.