Roberto di Persio

Roberto di Persio (born 5 October 1957) in Genoa,Italy, is an Italian Rally raid Co-driver who competed in the Dakar Rally and in rally raid events.

Roberto di Persio
Roberto di Persio at the Granada-Dakar 1999
Born	(1957-10-05) October 5, 1957 (age 67) Genova, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Years active	1991 – 2011
Honours	"Dakar Legends Priority Co-Driver"
Racing licence	FIA International C Licence IT 45929d
Dakar Rally career Years active 1991 Paris-Tripoli-Dakar 1992 Paris-Sirte-Cape Town 1993 Paris-Dakar 1995 Granada-Dakar 1999 Granada-Dakar 2000 Paris-Dakar-Cairo 2001 Paris-Dakar 2002 Arras-Madrid-Dakar 2003 Marseille-Valencia-Sharm El Sheik 2004 Clermont Ferrand-Dakar 2005 Barcellona-Dakar 2006 Lisboa-Dakar 2007 Lisboa-Dakar 2010 Dakar Rally 2011 Dakar Rally 2012 Dakar Rally Teams Mercedes-Benz Nissan France Nismo Mitsubishi Motors Ralliart Nissan Promotech Macmoter Chery Automobile Nissan Tecnosport Starts 16 Best finish 14th Overall in the Granada-Dakar 1999

He studied veterinary medicine at the University of Genoa, he lived for many years in the city of Diano Marina in Liguria and then at the end of the 90s moved to the city of Quartu Sant'Elena in the province of Cagliari in Sardinia.

He has participated in 16 ^[1][2][3] editions of the Dakar Rally from 1991 to 2007 and is on the priority list of co-drivers with more than 10 participation in the Dakar Rally, called Dakar Legend Priority.^[4]created by the organization of the race A.S.O. Amaury Sport Organisation^[5]

Racing Career

His first participation was in the 1991 Paris–Dakar Rally, with the Sardinian female driver Claudia Zuncheddu ^[6] in a Mercedes-Benz G-Class 240 GD, from 1991 to 2003 for 8 editions of the Dakar rally he was the co-driver of the Italian driver Gianni Lora Lamia, with whom he achieved his best overall result 14th^[7][8] at the Granada-Dakar 1999.

Since 2004 he has been the co-driver of other Italian and international drivers, such as Marco Tempestini ^[9] and Maurizio Traglio,^[10][11] he was the co-driver^[12] of the Japanese Kenjiro Shinozuka at the 2006 and 2007 Dakar Rally and in his last races before his final retirement. He was the co-driver^[13][14] of the Chinese driver Lu Ningjun^[15][16] at the Rally Dakar 2010 and 2011 Dakar Rally with the Chinese Chery Automobile team.