Jordi Juvanteny (born 6 April 1960) is a Spanish rally raid driver who specializes in the truck category.
| Jordi Juvanteny | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 6 April 1960 Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain |
| Debut season | 1991 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 | Dakar Rally (Mission 1000) |
Juvanteny has 32 participations in the Dakar Rally, and from 1995 to 2021, he participated with the Andalusian José Luis Criado as co-pilot (resuming the partnership in 2023), who with 33 participations[1][2] is the Spaniard with the most presences in the Dakar Rally, surpassing in one participation to Xavi Foj and Juvanteny himself, and two participations to Rafa Tibau Sr. He is the winner of the 2024 Dakar Rally in the Mission 1000 category.
Career
editJuvanteny first participated in the Dakar Rally in 1991. Juvanteny and Criado have 16 victories in the 6x6 category and 4 victories in Production (series trucks).[3] In 2023, they participated with a truck partially powered by hydrogen, becoming the first hydrogen-powered truck to finish the Dakar Rally.[4][5][6] Juvanteny returned to the Dakar Rally in 2024 alongside Criado and Xavier Ribas, this time in the Mission 1000 category.[7] With this category, he won his first stage in the third stage.[8] Having held the overall lead from then on, Juvanteny became the inaugural event winner in the Mission 1000 category.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "José Luis Criado, baja del Rally Dakar 2022 por COVID-19" (in Spanish). Automovilismo Canario.
- ^ "Juvanteny y Criado, lo que el Dakar ha unido la Covid ha separado" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo.
- ^ "Juvanteny, Criado y Domènech... y 55 Dakares" (in Spanish). Marca. 20 December 2018.
- ^ "KH-7 Epsilon, el primer camión del Dakar que correrá con hidrógeno". www.atodomotor.com.
- ^ ""Si has aprobado oposiciones a notaría te atreves hasta con el Dakar"" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo.
- ^ "El camión de hidrógeno que ha hecho historia en el Dakar 2023" (in Spanish). Autobild.
- ^ Nguyen, Justin (January 15, 2024). "2024 Dakar Rally: KH-7 Ecovergy wins first Mission 1000 Fan Boost". The Checkered Flag.
- ^ Nguyen, Justin (January 8, 2024). "2024 Dakar Rally: Toyotas seize the day in Stage 3". The Checkered Flag.
- ^ "Dakar Rally 2024: CAR's results round-up". Car. 19 January 2024.
- ^ Martín, Pablo (19 January 2024). "Etapa 12 Rally Dakar 2024 en directo: resumen y reacciones de la victoria de Carlos Sainz en Arabia Saudí" (in Spanish). Diario AS.