“The third dimension is jumping”
CREW FACTS
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- Agostino Rizzard’s activities and passions are at the heart of North Italia’s traditions: wine making, tourism and motors. The 48-year-old heads the family business in the Veneto vineyards while living his love of cars, especially the Porsche 911.
- After many adventures and a first participation in the Dakar 2015, aboard a Mercedes truck, Rizzardi took his own Porsche 911 through the Arabian desert in the Dakar Classic 2022. The speeds and thrills delighted him.
- With the Dakar 2025, Rizzardi takes another step forward, joining the T1.2 class aboard a Century buggy.
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- Francesca Gasperi invites everyone to “never stop dreaming”, which suits well the energised rookie, daring to live her first Dakar in 2025, in a car, after her many experiences on bikes.
- An ambassador for the Italian Motorcycle Federation, Gasperi will now put her navigating skills at the service of Agostino RIzzardi, to complete the Dakar after she made it through the Africa Eco Race.
2025 AMBITIONS
A.R.: “Growing up in the countryside, I quickly got the opportunity to drive and when I was 18 I immediately got my FIA license. From there, I started doing hill racing, a bit of rally… And I also got a big passion for mechanic. I started getting into some adventures in Africa and I figured I was missing one dimension in the races. We’re going right and left… The third dimension is jumping, going over dunes.
So I built myself a 911 with which I’ve done over 100,000 km in the sand. From there, I was offered a first participation in the Dakar, in 2015, in a truck. It was a beautiful experience but I’m more about cars and the Dakar Classic gave me a space to do it with the Porsche. I didn’t look at the standings, we just wanted to drive fast and have fun with the car.
With the Century, we’ll be much faster. I bought it, I worked on it. We also did some special design for the Dakar. It’s a bit a new team, a new pilot, a new navigator… So the first goal is to make it to the finish.”
