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Mario FRANCO

(prt) 1.80m / 89kg

Aficiones

Off-road racing

Sponsors

www.francosport.pt Sponsors: Yamaha / AQD / Eurodomotica / Crosspro / Bluemotor

Vehículo

Brand: Can-Am
Model: Maverick R
Motor: Rotax 999cc de 3 cilindros
Power: 240 HP
Weight: 1009kg
Tank capacity: 50 l
Preparator: Francosport
Assistance: Francosport
Class: SSV T4 FIA

Historial

2025: 1st SSV, 29st overall

M.F.

  • For his first Dakar, back in 2022 Mario Franco declared that his priority was to finish. In the end he did quite a lot better than that, running in the Top 6 until stage 5 when mechanical issues cost him 4 hours. He nevertheless clawed his way back up to a highly respectable 13th place in the Lightweight Proto T3 class.
  • Mario had slightly greater ambitions for the 2024 Dakar as it was the spring board for his W2RC campaign. And to maximise his chances he got a new car, brought from X-raid, and a new co-driver, ex-motorcycle Portugues rally champion Daniel Jordao. But a couple of difficult stages (4 and 10) impacted on his result and saw the Portuguese driver finish 97th overall and 25th in the Challenger category.
  • He backed that up with 15th Challenger in the BP Ultimate Rally Raid Portugal and 17th in the Rallye du Maroc alongside family member Rui Franco who will be his co-driver on the 2025 Dakar.

Clasificación 2025

Total Dakar Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge South African Safari Rally BP Ultimate Rally Raid Portugal Rallye du Maroc
7 4
(26)
1
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2
(21)
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