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.

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 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. created by the organization of the race A.S.O. Amaury Sport Organisation

Racing career

His first participation was in the 1991 Paris–Dakar Rally, with the Sardinian female driver Claudia Zuncheddu 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 at the Granada-Dakar 1999.

Since 2004 he has been the co-driver of other Italian and international drivers, such as Marco Tempestini and Maurizio Traglio, he was the co-driver 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 of the Chinese driver Lu Ningjun at the Rally Dakar 2010 and 2011 Dakar Rally with the Chinese Chery Automobile team.