DAKAR 2006 | DECEMBER 31, 2005 - JANUARY 15, 2006

After the positive experience of last year's event, Motorsport Italia chose Iveco again as its partner to compete in this year's editions of the world's most famous rally, entering a team that was even more varied and competitive.
Seven off-road vehicles took part in the Dakar 2006: five competed in the race while two provided maintenance back-up.

MOTORSPORT ITALIA TEAM

• Italy 1 - Iveco Trakker AT190T44W 4x4 Miki Biason - Livio Diamante - Giorgio Albiero
• Finland 1 - Iveco Trakker AT190T44W 4x4 Markku Alén - Rafael Tornabell Cordoba - Adriano Micozzi
• Spain 1 - Iveco Trakker AT190T44W 4x4 Pep Vila - Ponzalo Asurmendi - Moi Torralardona
• Italy 2 - Iveco Eurocargo ML140E24WS 4x4 Luisa Trucco - Corrado Pattono - Germano Pattono
• Italy 3 - Iveco Eurocargo ML140E24WS 4x4 Riccardo Garosci - Renato Ricker - Rudy Briani
• Service 1 - Iveco Trakker AT380T44W 6x6 Daniele Ielardi - Marco Dono - Angelo Fumagalli
• Service 2 - Iveco Eurocargo ML135E24W 4x4 Franco Giuntoni - Matteo Curti - Davide Sala Danna

All seven Iveco trucks were powered by engines from Fiat Powertrain Technologies:

• The three Trakkers mounted the six-cylinder 12,800 cc Cursor 13 turbodiesel engine together with a 16-speed ZF manual gearbox.
• The two Eurocargo vehicles, on the other hand, were powered by 5,880 cc Tector six-cylinder engines and ZF manual gearboxes.

FPT decided to sponsor the adventure of Luisa Trucco (Italy 2), the only woman on the team, who was competing in the Dakar rally for the second time, having made her debut in 2005, when she took a promising 13th place in the truck category. In the past, she also competed in the Pharaohs Rally in 2004, in which she took an excellent 4th place among the trucks.

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