Giovanni Sala

Giovanni Sala (born 23 November 1963) is an Italian enduro rider and a six-time World Enduro Champion (including the overall world championship title in 1998). He is also a four-time winner of the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) World Trophy with Team Italy (in 1992, 1994, 1997 and 2000), and was the fastest overall in the competition in 1992, 1996 and 1997.

Sala competed his whole world championship career with KTM. He won his first title in the 500 cc class in 1993, and went on to take the 250 cc two-stroke titles in 1994, 1995 and 1998. In 1999, he won his final WEC title in the 400 cc world championship. Sala retired from the World Enduro Championship after the 2004 season, but has continued competing in the Italian Enduro Championship, where he has won several titles, and in the motorcycle class of the Dakar Rally. At the 2006 Dakar, Sala finished third. In 2011, Sala was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements. In 2024 Sala designed the track for the Bibione Sand Storm.

Career summary Season Series Class Team Wins Final placing 1991 World Enduro Championship 250 cc KTM 2 3rd 1992 World Enduro Championship 500 cc KTM 7 2nd 1993 World Enduro Championship 500 cc KTM 9 1st 1994 World Enduro Championship 250 cc KTM 7 1st 1995 World Enduro Championship 250 cc KTM 7 1st 1996 World Enduro Championship 250 cc KTM 4 2nd 1997 World Enduro Championship 250 cc KTM 3 2nd 1998 World Enduro Championship 250 cc KTM 5 1st 1999 World Enduro Championship 400 cc KTM 6 1st 2000 World Enduro Championship 250 cc KTM 0 4th 2001 World Enduro Championship 250 cc KTM 0 5th 2002 World Enduro Championship 500 cc KTM 0 4th 2003 World Enduro Championship 250 cc KTM 2 2nd 2004 World Enduro Championship E2 KTM 0 8th

ISDE Season Location Class Team Final placing 1991 Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia World Trophy Italy 14th 1992 Cessnock, Australia World Trophy Italy 1st 1993 Assen, Netherlands World Trophy Italy 14th 1994 Tulsa, United States World Trophy Italy 1st 1996 Hämeenlinna, Finland World Trophy Italy 2nd 1997 Brescia, Italy World Trophy Italy 1st 1998 Traralgon, Australia World Trophy Italy 4th 1999 Coimbra, Portugal World Trophy Italy 2nd 2000 Granada, Spain World Trophy Italy 1st 2001 Brive-la-Gaillarde, France World Trophy Italy 2nd 2003 Fortaleza, Brazil World Trophy Italy 2nd 2004 Kielce, Poland World Trophy Italy 2nd