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CONTENTS

SUCCESSFUL AT 3 IVECO THE DAKAR TRIAL

5 THE ROUTE 6 THE HARDEST DAKAR IVECO TEAM SPIRIT 7 THE THE DRIVERS VEHICLES FOR 8 THE TACKLING THE ODYSSEY

9 THE NEWS SUCCESS 14 AALSO ON THE WEB

IVECO PLUS SALES MAGAZINE - DAKAR 2014 SPECIAL - FROM IVECO. Editor-In-Chief: Maurizio Pignata / Editorial Committee: Luigi Antonacci (coordination), Alessandra Collura, Francesco Novo, Marco Monacelli, Maurizio Pignata, Sara Buosi / Editorial Staff: Carola Popaiz, Christian Benna, Francesca Rech, Giancarlo Riolfo, Nicola Grande, Paola Ravizza, Stefania Castano / Iveco Editor and Editorial Staff, Via Puglia 35, 10156 Turin / Concept: Studio Sanna Adv / Editore Satiz srl, reg. Court of Turin no.

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FINAL RESULT by Giancarlo Riolfo

IVECO SUCCESSFUL AT THE DAKAR TRIAL

SECOND PLACE FOR GERARD DE ROOY, WHO HAD LED THE RALLY FOR A LONG TIME, AND 3 TRUCKS IN THE FIRST 10 PLACES AFTER 10 THOUSAND KILOMETRES OF A GRUELLING RACE. THIS IS THE RESULT AT THE WORLD’S HARDEST RACE. DAY BY DAY NEWS FROM THE WORLD’S MARATHON RALLY The legitimate disappointment of Gerard De Rooy who, after being in the lead for most of the race, because of a puncture arrived 2nd at the Dakar finishing line, in no way detracts from the extraordinary performance of the Iveco trucks. Four started and four finished in an exceptionally challenging rally, where many vehicles had to pull out, so that each stage had fewer vehicles continuing.

In the end and only at the end, did Karginov’s Kamaz, a vehicle designed and built specifically for this type of competition, succeed in taking first place

by just 3’ and 11”.

Very different, then, from the Trakker: trucks that – apart from a robust injection of power and some small modifications so it could participate in the race – are no different from those you can find at your dealership.

Jumping to the top of the general classification with the victory in the second day of the rally, Gerard De Rooy, the Dutch driver leading the Petronas De Rooy Iveco team, kept his lead for almost all of the extremely long and extremely tough race, warding off the

dangerous assaults of the drivers of the Russian Kamaz team.

With just two stages to go until the finish, thanks to a puncture, the Russian team took the lead.

The other members of the team also had an excellent rally: Hans Stacey, seventh at the finish, while Pep Vila Roca and Joseph “Jo” Adua finished respectively 10th and 22nd.

All the Iveco trucks, therefore, reached the finishing line in what proved to be one of the most gruelling Dakar Rallys ever.

And with a big lead over the vehicles of

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Iveco’s competitors on the market. An excellent result in itself, which testifies to the sturdiness of the Trakker.

Designed for working in the most difficult conditions, in quarries and work sites at any latitude, the strong points of this model are the solidity of its chassis, the power and reliability of the Cursor engines, the comfort of

the cab, designed to provide the best possible work environment for those who have to drive on the hardest ground for hours and hours.

And then, the versatility of the range.

In addition to the 4x4 version, in fact, the Trakker also comes in 4x2, 6x4, 6x6, 8x6 and 8x8 versions.

Hurtling at full speed through the

desert for two weeks at a stretch was the hardest test.

A test that it passed with flying colours, in front of a public of millions of people throughout the world.

FINAL RESULT PILOT

POSITION

VEHICLE

VARIATION

1. ​ANDREY KARGINOV KAMAZ _ ​​2. ​GERARD DE ROOY IVECO POWERSTAR

00:03:11 ​ 3. ​ EDUARD NIKOLAEV ​KAMAZ ​

01:34:52 ​ 4.

DMITRY SOTNIKOV KAMAZ ​03:22:10 ​5.

ANTON SHIBALOV KAMAZ

04:37:25 ​6.

ALES LOPRAIS TATRA

05:04:01 ​ 7.

HANS STACEY IVECO TRAKKER ​ 05:14:57 ​8.

RENE KUIPERS MAN

06:31:08 ​9. ​MARCEL VAN VLIET MAN ​ ​07:06:53 ​10. PEP VILA ROCA IVECO TRAKKER

07:53:35 ​22. JO ADUA IVECO TRAKKER ​ 22:18:58

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THE DAKAR RALLY by Giancarlo Riolfo

THE ROUTE

Routes that are partly different for motorcycles,

cars and trucks.

For the latter the route was 9,188 kilometres, of which 5,212 were special trials.

The rally started in Rosario, in Argentina, on January 5 and finishes in ValparaĂ­so, in Chile, on January 18. Thirteen days of competition, broken by one rest day.

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THE RACE by Giancarlo Riolfo

THE HARDEST DAKAR

THIRTEEN DAYS OF COMPETITION, BROKEN BY ONE REST DAY

Ten thousand kilometres, from Rosario to Valparaíso, through Argentina, Bolivia and Chile, on desert tracks and dunes.

This year’s Dakar Rally was especially challenging.

So much so that the organisers have dubbed it “The Odyssey”.

An extremely tough competition, in the purest spirit of the tradition.

The legendary Dakar Rally began in 1979.

That year the French driver Thierry Sabine managed to organise a crazy race from Paris to Dakar, the capital of Senegal.

Ten thousand kilometres across the Sahara, an extreme competition because of its difficulties and dangers, which attracted 170 enthusiasts from all over the world with cars, off-roads and motorcycles (the next year also trucks would take part).

The winners in that first edition were Cyril Neveu, riding a Yamaha XT, and for fourwheels the pair Alain Génestrier-Joseph Terbiaut with a Range Rover.

The African race was an immediate hit. Just like the 1000 Miglia. Over the years the route has changed many times, unfortunately also due to conflicts and civil unrest in various countries. This also led to the cancellation of the 2008 race and to the decision to run the Dakar Rally in South America from 2009.

In politically more peaceful countries, but always on challenging off-road tracks through evocative desert landscapes. Just like the Sahara, then.

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In 1980, the year after the founding of the Paris-Dakar, the most demanding competition in the world opened up also to trucks, and in 1982 Iveco decided to enter.

That began a long adventure crowned by successes and unforgettable moments.

In the early 1980s Iveco participated in the adventure racing, especially – naturally – the Paris-Dakar, where it achieved good results in two editions. Then, after a lengthy pause, in 2002 Iveco returned to the Dakar Rally with a private driver behind the wheel of a Eurocargo 4x4 and, the year after, with a Eurotrakker 4x4. In 2005, Markku Alen and Miki Biasion took to the African tracks two Eurocargo 4x4 and in 2007 the Trakker came in 12th. Still in 2007, the Italian Luisa Trucco came in 24th in the Lisbon-Dakar with a racing Eurocargo supported by one vehicle for assistance, while in 2009 (the 2008 was cancelled because of the risk of terrorism) she decided to take on the “ArgentinaChile” Dakar with a Eurocargo reaching 17th place in the truck category and 3rd place in the under 10 litres category. Iveco was once again in the running in 2011, and the following year triumphed with Gerard De Rooy. The 2012 event was an extraordinary rally, with 1st, 2nd and 6th places in the general Trucks classification.

After the 2013 edition that was marked by some bad luck, where Iveco reconfirmed the excellence and reliability of its vehicles, the Team Petronas De Rooy Iveco asserted itself in the 2014 edition, in what everyone thought was the most challenging Dakar Rally ever organised, winning second place just 3’11” behind the winner and placing three vehicles in the first ten places (De Rooy second, Stacey seventh and Vila Roca tenth), and Adua twenty-second.

THE TEAM by Nicola Grande

THE IVECO TEAM SPIRIT Commitment, tenacity, dedication, concentration and driving skills.

These are just some of the qualities of the team spirit that enlivens all those who work for Iveco.

To finish a demanding race like the Dakar, not only do you need to be physically prepared, but also psychologically, and above all, you need to be able to work as part of a team.

This means being certain you can count on a reliable and close-knit team composed not only of drivers, but also of all those who every day follow the four competition vehicles “at a distance” providing assistance and support.

Iveco and the De Rooy team right from the outset found they shared the same values that tied them together, which created a strong and successful bond, and not only on the tracks of the Dakar Rally.

GERARD DE ROOY

HANS STACEY

THE NETHERLANDS

THE NETHERLANDS

IVECO POWERSTAR

TRAKKER EVOLUTION 3

MORE THAN 900 HP 24 VALVES 6 CYLINDERS IN LINE IVECO FPT CURSOR 13 ENGINE E6-DERIVED

900 HP ZF GEARBOX MAXIMUM TORQUE 3600 Nm AT 1200 rpm IVECO FPT CURSOR 13 ENGINE E6-DERIVED

PEP VILA ROCA

JO ADUA

SPAIN

FRANCE

TRAKKER EVOLUTION 2

TRAKKER EVOLUTION 2

840 HP - 12.9 LITRES AND 6 CYLINDERS IN LINE HIGH-YIELD STEEL CHASSIS IVECO FPT CURSOR 13 ENGINE E5-DERIVED

840 HP - CHASSIS MADE OF HIGH-YIELD STEEL 3-LEAF SPRINGS WITH 4 SHOCK ABSORBERS PER AXLE IVECO FPT CURSOR 13 ENGINE E5-DERIVED

THE DRIVERS

Four champions in four vehicles ready for every challenge.

This is how best to sum up the representatives of the team Petronas De Rooy Iveco captained by Gerard De Rooy, a Dutch driver, team leader and winner of the Dakar 2012 and once again in the driver’s seat of the Iveco Powerstar.

In the other vehicles, all Iveco Trakker, the Dutch driver Hans Stacey, the Spaniard Pep Vila Roca and the Frenchman Jo Adua, who had already participated in the Dakar Rally eight times.

Stacey drove an Iveco Trakker Evolution 3, Vila and Adua the Trakker Evolution 2 fitted with rapid assistance operations.

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THE VEHICLES by Nicola Grande

ODYSSEY THE VEHICLES FOR TACKLING THE the 2014 edition The name that the organisers have given the difficulties that of the Dakar Rally fully represents the finishing line in the competitors have faced to reach Valparaíso, in Chile. ssable and insidious The Odyssey. And to “navigate” on impa the task. For this to up are terrain you need vehicles that Iveco and FPT so ce, chan to reason nothing must be left support the fully to ther toge ly close Industrial have worked Dutch team Petronas-De Rooy-Iveco. g at Dakar 2014 The EVOLUTION 3 trucks competin erived engines from are fitted with the Cursor 13 E6-d 13 litres, capable of of FPT Industrial, with a displacement torque of 3800 Nm imum max delivering up to 900 hp with a

IVECO POWERSTAR Number 501 (Gerard de Rooy) DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT - Length 6,800 mm; - Width 2,550 mm; - Height 3,000 mm; - Wheelbase 4,400 mm; - Total weight 9,400 kg in race; 0%.

- Weight distribution front/rear 50/5 ENGINE - IVECO FPT Cursor 13; - Displacement 12.9 litres; - Features: 6 cylinder in line, 24 valves, Common Rail, Holset turbo; - Maximum power 900 HP at 2,200 rpm (675 kW at 2,200 rpm); rpm.

- Maximum torque 3,800 Nm at 1,100 TRANSMISSION

- Single-plate clutch, diameter 430 mm; - Gearbox ZF 16S221OD, shift; reduction 11.54-0.84: 1 with servo - Transfer box ZF – Steyr VG1600/300, l; reduction: 0.89: 1 without differentia inflation - Front and rear SISU axles with tyre the cab. and deflation system controlled from CHASSIS - With high-yield strength steel (KF600) side members; ut internal - Dimensions 260 x 75 x 6 mm witho ; ment reinforce gs with - Front axle suspension: L&P 3-leaf sprin coil with axle, per rbers abso k shoc r 4 Reige springs. gs with 4 - Rear axle suspension: L&P 2-leaf sprin coil with axle, per Reiger shock absorbers bar; lizer stabi and gs sprin - Michelin 14.00 R20 XZL tyres; - FIA safety fuel tank.

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BRAKES x 42 mm - Knorr-Bremse self-ventilating disc, 430 bar.

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CAB - Iveco Powerstar with roll cage; - 3 Sparco bucket seats, 6-point safety belts.

- Front cab suspension: Silent blocks.

Rear cab suspension: with springs and hydraulic shock absorbers. lights.

- Hella Xenon headlights, Hella LED rear

and development, at 1,100 rpm. Thanks to continual research in line, uses the latest the Cursor 13 engine, with six cylinders n Common Rail technologies, like the second generatio ating with pressures HD injection system, capable of oper onse when loaded, up to 2,200 bar. High power, rapid resp the main features are maximum sturdiness and reliability fitted with FPT are 2 ION LUT of these engines. The EVO engines. tion injec fuel ic tron elec Cursor 13, E5-derived could also team the rally, the in cles vehi four In addition to the her seven anot e of count on the capable and efficient assistanc ker 6x6 Trak two 8x8, Iveco trucks. These included a Trakker out for d fitte cles vehi e and a Daily 4x4 plus another thre sleeping and catering.

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2 IVECO TRAKKER EVOLUTION 515 s ber num ce stan assi Rapid (Pep Vila) and 520 (Jo Adua)

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT - Length 7,000 mm; - Width 2,550 mm; - Height 3,200 mm; - Wheelbase 4,400 mm; 9,700 kg - Total weight 8,900 kg when empty; race ready; 0%.

- Weight distribution front/rear 50/5

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT - Length 7,000 mm; - Width 2,550 mm; - Height 3,200 mm; - Wheelbase 4,400 mm; 9,700 kg - Total weight 8,900 kg when empty; y; race read 0%.

- Weight distribution front/rear 50/5

ENGINE - IVECO FPT Cursor 13; - Displacement 12.9 litres: - Features: 6 cylinders, 24 valves, Rail, Bosch electronic injection, Common Holset turbo; - Maximum power 900 HP at 2,200 rpm (675 kW at 2,200 rpm); rpm.

- Maximum torque 3,600 Nm at 1,200 TRANSMISSION

- Single-plate clutch, diameter 430 mm; , 21OD 16S2 ZF box - Gear reduction 11.54 – 0.84: 1 servo shift; red. 0.89: 1 free; - Transfer box ZF-Steyr VG1600/300, ion and inflat tyre with axles SISU - Front and rear cab. deflation system controlled from the CHASSIS 00); - High-yield strength steel chassis (KF6 nal - Dimensions 260x75x6 without inter reinforcements; gs with 4 - Front axle suspension: L&P 3-leaf sprin with coil Donerre shock absorbers per axle, springs. gs with 4 - Rear axle suspension: L&P 3-leaf sprin coil with axle, per rbers abso k shoc Donerre springs and stabilizer bar; - Michelin 14.00 R20 XZL tyres; city - Sa-Alutech steel fuel tank with a capa . litres 700 of BRAKES es, - Knorr-Bremse self-ventilating disc brak 430×42 mm System pressure: 8 bar.

CAB bar; - IVECO Trakker AD Shor t with roll y belts; - 3 Sparco bucket seats, 6-point safet s.; block t Silen : nsion suspe cab t Fron -

- Rear cab suspension: with springs and hydraulic shock absorbers; Hella Xenon - Hella Xenon headlights + 4 additional . lights Rally F1000 FF, Hella LED rear

ENGINE - IVECO FPT Cursor 13; - Displacement 12.9 litres; - Features: 6 cylinders, 24 valves, ; Bosch electronic injection, Holset turbo at 2,200 rpm; - Maximum power 840 HP (600 kW) rpm.

- Maximum torque 3,600 Nm at 1,200 TRANSMISSION - Single-plate clutch, diameter 430 mm; - Gearbox ZF 16S221OD, reduction 11.54 – 0.84: 1 servo shift; red. 0.89: 1 free; - Transfer box ZF-Steyr VG1600/300, ion and inflat tyre with axles SISU - Front and rear cab. deflation system controlled from the CHASSIS 00); - High-yield strength steel chassis (KF6 nal - Dimensions 260x75x6 without inter reinforcements; gs with 4 - Front axle suspension: L&P 3-leaf sprin with coil Donerre shock absorbers per axle, springs; gs with 4 - Rear axle suspension: L&P 3-leaf sprin coil with axle, per rbers abso k shoc Donerre springs and stabilizer bar; - Michelin 14.00 R20 XZL tyres; city - Sa-Alutech steel fuel tank with a capa . litres 700 of BRAKES es, - Knorr-Bremse self-ventilating disc brak 430×42 mm System pressure: 8 bar.

CAB bar; - IVECO Trakker AD Shor t with roll - 3 Sparco bucket seats, 6-point safety belts; - Front cab suspension: Silent blocks. hydraulic shock Rear cab suspension: with springs and absorbers Hella Xenon Hella Xenon headlights + 4 additional . lights LED Hella rear FF, 0 Rally F100

LIVE REPORTS by Giancarlo Riolfo and Nicola Grande

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From January 5th to 18th 2014

THE NEWS 5 JANUARY, FROM ROSARIO TO SAN LUIS First day of the race A short special trial stage of the 2014 Dakar Rally.

Only 180 kilometres, all in Argentina, from Rosario to San Luis, which saw Gerard De Rooy with his Iveco Powerstar positioned in fourth place in the general classification for trucks and just one minute and 33 seconds behind the Kamaz of Ayrat Mardeev, the winner on the day.

Having left Santa Fe, the Dakar competitors travelled a fair distance on roads to reach the province of Córdoba, where the trial started.

The trucks started after the motorcycles, quads and cars. At the finishing line, the Powerstar of Gerard De Rooy and the Trakker of Hans Stacey arrived just behind the winner Mardeev (Kamaz) and the second-placed Ales Loprais (Tatra). Also the other two drivers of the Dutch team – the Spaniard Pep Vila and the Frenchman Jo Adua, both in an Iveco Trakker – ranked among the top ten in the general truck classification.

6 JANUARY, FROM SAN LUIS TO SAN RAFAEL

De Rooy in the lead Double success for Gerard De Rooy, first in the demanding 400 kilometre trial, with uphill and downhill sections, sand dunes, and in the lead, at the end of the day, of the general classification.

“We performed very strong today”, he said.

“We forced nothing and drove continuously behind Mardeev who had started six minutes ahead of us.

At kilometre 313 it all went wrong for him. In a narrow canyon Mardeev rolled on his roof and because we were right behind him we were the first truck at the scene and of course it was our sportive duty to help him.

After helping the Kamaz back on his feet, the finish line was so close we just couldn't pass him.

That caused a delay of 23 minutes for us, which was later reaccredited by the organisation.”

Rounding off the success for the team Petronas De Rooy, was the excellent performance of Hans Stacey, who won fourth place in the classification.

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7 JANUARY, FROM SAN RAFAEL TO SAN JUAN

A cautious race, winning conduct A demanding stage, which severely tested men and vehicles with a particularly bumpy ground and a long series of punctures, to which the Trakker of Hans Stacey was no exception.

Gerard De Rooy preferred to adopt a cautious pace, seeking to maintain a steady rate and avoid damaging the tyres. He was rewarded with second place behind Andrey Karginov (Kamaz), and this allowed him to consolidate the leading position in the general classification.

Excellent performances from Vila (fifth at the finishing line) and Adua (ninth), while Stacey, delayed by a puncture, finished in 11th place.

8 JANUARY, FROM SAN JUAN TO CHILECITO

De Rooy wins again An exciting duel between Karginov (Kamaz) and the leader of the classification De Rooy. The Russian stood his ground against the Dutch Iveco driver until a puncture stopped him for about twelve minutes.

“It was a terrific Special – said De Rooy – one of the best seen over the last two or three years.

We saw from the beginning that Karginov was too fast and we couldn’t keep up with him, so we decided to drive at our own pace, without taking any risks, especially with the tires. Nevertheless, we were in the link section when we noticed a tire was slowly deflating and we had to stop to change it.

In the second part we overtook Karginov, who had stopped on the left side of the course with a flat tire. We made a small navigation mistake towards the end, but nothing too serious.”

9 JANUARY, FROM CHILECITO TO TUCUMÁN

Sand and bad luck do not hold back the leader An exhausting stage, dominated by the dunes that sorely tested both men and vehicles. And which did not spare the race leader, Gerard De Rooy.

The truck, stuck in sand, broke a rear semi-axle and the Dutch driver had to continue the stage with just three drive wheels. A big handicap on soft terrain. Moreover, sand in the radiator caused the engine to overheat and at a certain point De Rooy had to stop to let it cool down. And if that was not enough, he had another puncture. At the end of the stage, De Rooy was in third place.

A place on the podium that was worth first place, and which allowed him to keep his position at the top of the Dakar general classification.

10 JANUARY, FROM TUCUMÁN TO SALTA

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De Rooy consolidates his advantage A shorter special stage (156 kilometres) for the trucks with respect to the other competitors, in a day marked by the tragic news in the previous stage of the death of the Belgian motorcyclist Eric Palante. A victim, probably, of dehydration and the heat.

In this stage, which was won by the Dutchman Peter Versluis (Man), De Rooy arrived seventh, but he could consolidate his leadership position in the general classification for trucks.

This was an important result in a rally that still had a long way to go, and in which the unforeseen is just around the corner.

11 JANUARY, REST DAY Finally some rest!

After a gruelling week of driving, the rest day was in Salta.

This was also an opportunity to weigh up the competition and plan the strategy for the second half of the Dakar Rally. Testifying to the difficulty of the route were the number of vehicles still in the race. Of the 174 motorcycles that started, only 83 remained. Just 17 quads were left out of 48, while 70 cars out of 147 finished the first week. Less than half.

The trucks were more sturdy and more reliable: of the 70 that started, 52 were still in the race.

“We did not push too much in this first phase of the race”, explained Gerard De Rooy. “We always drove very cautiously, trying to avoid punctures during the special trials”. Being at the top of the classification, the Dutchman promised to continue to drive carefully.

“We do not feel we need to press down hard on the accelerator, so we will look at how to proceed by assessing the moves our adversaries.

Nevertheless, we will have to fight, especially with the Kamaz drivers.

They are always in the top positions and they can adopt a team strategy.

I know it is still going to be difficult”.

12 JANUARY, FROM SALTA TO SALTA

Kamaz double After a rest day, the rally started again, with an itinerary that varied according to the vehicle. For the trucks the route was a ring of 525 kilometres which saw Kamaz taking the first two places.

The stage winner was Eduard Nikolaev, followed 3 minutes and 45 seconds later by Dmitry Sotnikov. Third was Gerard De Rooy, who kept his leadership of the rally with almost 38 minutes over the next driver, Karginov (Kamaz).

Third in the general classification was Nikolaev.

13 JANUARY, FROM SALTA TO UYUNI CALAMA Assault on De Rooy At full speed through Chile for a hard-fought stage.

With an average speed of over 100 kilometres an hour, and with top speeds of about 150, Gerard De Rooy managed to hold onto his position despite the attacks from the Kamaz drivers who succeeded in making up five minutes.

Sotnikov and Karginov, in fact, literally closed down De Rooy by deliberately slowing down the pace to make some gains in the rankings and limiting the Dutch driver’s room to manoeuvre on a stretch where overtaking was practically impossible.

At the end of the stage, De Rooy was five minutes behind Karginov, but still kept

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his leadership position with a lead of 32 minutes and 35 seconds over the winner of the stage.

The other drivers in the team gave excellent performances with Hans Stacey in ninth place and the two Trakker of Adua and Vila respectively in eleventh and thirteenth place.

14 JANUARY, FROM CALAMA TO IQUIQUE

Defending the lead With the ninth stage an extremely difficult series of trials begins with long stretches on sand.

Of these, Calama to Iquique was surely one of the most anticipated because of the extremely high dunes and a difference in altitude of over 1,000 metres, with an average gradient of 30%.

These were conditions that penalised De Rooy who, although arriving second, lost 19 minutes to his direct adversary Andrey Karginov in the Kamaz.

“Karginov’s trial today was incredible, – said De Rooy – but he also had a lot of luck.

This stage in general was very complicated, for roughly the first 360 kilometres we found only holes and rocks. Then finally we arrived at the stretch with the dunes, but we were already too far behind.”

In the general rankings, the Iveco Powerstar of De Rooy is still number one, but his lead has dropped to 13 minutes over his main rival Karginov.

15 JANUARY, FROM IQUIQUE TO ANTOFAGASTA

Sand and dunes A stage won by the Czech driver Loprais in a Tatra who led from the start to cross the finishing line in Antofagasta.

Karginov (Kamaz) was just 37 seconds behind, and Gerard De Rooy took third place.

Reaching the finishing line just 6 minutes behind, the Dutch driver kept his leadership position, but lost a good part of his lead in the general classification, with a lead of just 7 minutes and 55 seconds over his main rival, Karginov.

“It was a great stage – said De Rooy at the end of the stage – in an incredible setting. It was fun to drive but also very difficult, especially at the start of the stage, because of the sandy tracks and the extremely high dunes.”

All four Iveco vehicles are still in the race: Hans Stacey is now in sixth position in the general rankings. Followed by the two Trakker of Vila and Adua, eleventh and twelfth respectively.

16 JANUARY, FROM ANTOFAGASTA TO EL SALVADOR

A puncture delays De Rooy This 605 kilometre difficult route brought the competitors from Antofagasta to El Salvador, with 350 kilometres through dry river beds and roads full of holes and stones.

The second part of the route was characterised by 120 kilometres of sand and dunes through the famous Atacama desert and, once having passed one of the driest places on earth, another 135 kilometres of gravel and stones.

“We had a good day, said De Rooy, but at the end of the stage we had a puncture.”

It was the first puncture since the start of the Dakar and we lost ten or twelve minutes.

Apart from this, we drove well, without making any errors.”

A delay, however, that allowed Karginov to overtake De Rooy in the general classification and close the day with a lead of more than 7 minutes over the Dutchman.

“The fight, however, is not yet finished” added a fierce Gerard de Rooy at the finish.

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17 JANUARY, FROM EL SALVADOR TO LA SERENA

Constantly on the attack The penultimate stage of the Dakar 2014 saw an extremely determined Gerard De Rooy. On the dunes of Copiaco, the Dutchman set the pace and won the special trial, keeping ahead of his closest challengers. Karginov still had quite a big lead. The 31 seconds recuperated, in fact, were not enough to make inroads into the Russian’s lead of over 7 minutes. On the sand, terrain that until now had been especially favourable to the Kamaz vehicles, the vehicles of team Petronas De Rooy Iveco managed to hold their own with the Russians, while the Czech Ales Loprais in the Tatra had to give up half-way through the special trial.

Hans Stacey also did well, sixth with the Iveco Trakker Evolution 3.

18 JANUARY, FROM LA SERENA TO VALPARAÍSO

A surprise finish After over 9 thousand kilometres and more than 55 hours of racing, victory was still in the balance with just 156 kilometres left to be timed. Just 156 kilometres in which to invest all one’s remaining energy.

An incredible situation, unlike any other: usually the last stage is a final parade for everyone, so much so that it was decided to start cars and trucks together.

And this is where the unexpected happened.

Iveco on the attack right from the start with De Rooy and Stacey who immediately put the Russians under pressure. Then a dramatic turn of events.

A vehicle damaged in an accident blocked the path of the Kamaz vehicles that lost precious time and the leadership of the race. De Rooy thereby took the lead in the general classification.

But the celebrations did not last long because after a few minutes the jury decided to award the Russians the time lost in helping those involved in the accident.

A situation similar to what happened at the start of the rally when De Rooy was awarded a bonus time.

The illusion of victory vanished and everything went back to the way it was before, with De Rooy an excellent second just 3 minutes and 11 seconds behind Karginov. For Iveco and the team De Rooy there was still the satisfaction of having fought to the last metre of the race and of having brought all the vehicles over the finish line, with 3 vehicles in the first ten places of the classification.

A great performance of the Iveco Trakker vehicles in the hardest race in the world.

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THE SOCIAL NETWORKS by Nicola Grande

A SUCCESS ALSO ON THE WEB

THE PAGES OF THE SITE WWW.IVECO.COM/DAKAR WERE LITERALLY “MOBBED” BEFORE THE RALLY EVEN STARTED

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Online since the middle of December, it soon became a reference point for all those enthusiasts who could watch and follow live the best stages of Dakar Rally 2014 with daily updates from South America.

The site, available in English and Spanish, is full of multimedia content sent directly from the field.

There were also many requests for information about the rally, and all the Dakar Rally fans who subscribed to the site have received the daily updated classifications and the latest news.

Two areas in particular had many visitors: the history of Iveco at the Dakar Rally and the section “From Dakar to your job”, which highlighted the features of the new Trakker Euro 6.

An important new aspect this year concerns the activities on the social networks, with direct links to the Iveco pages on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr and Picasa, full of written content, films and photos.

The Facebook profile of Iveco hosts a page dedicated to the Dakar Rally, in addition to photos and information about the various stages, and there is an app that allows you to add a striking picture to your Facebook homepage: the race truck and the driver’s suit personalised with the name of the fan.

On YouTube, finally, the videos of the team at Dakar have been among the most visited.

Each day new videos are included in the dedicated playlist on the official Iveco channel.

Unique and previously unpublished photos that are truly appreciated by fans of the most challenging off-road rally in the world.

WEB NUMBERS: - Visitors to the www.iveco.com/dakar site and pages viewed: over 80,000; - Requests to be sent updates on the rally: 320; - Customisations made using the app on Facebook: 922; - Videos uploaded to YouTube: 16; - Views of the videos on YouTube: over 85,000; - New Facebook fans: about 8,000; - Flikr: 30,000 images viewed.

WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/IVECO WWW.TWITTER.COM/IVECO ITALY WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/IVECO1975 WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/IVECO

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P ER F OR MAN C E A N D R E L I A B IL I T Y. T E S T E D BY DA K A R. Courage, commitment, determination and, above all, the strength and reliability it takes to overcome any obstacle. These are the values that IVECO took into DAKAR 2014, the toughest and most extreme rally in the world. We torture-tested the technologies and performance of our IVECO vehicles for more than 9,000 km, subjecting them to all kinds of difficulties. As proof of the strength of our vehicles and the reliability of our IVECO Cursor 13 Euro VI engines, we came second, just 3 minutes behind the winner, with all our IVECO vehicles reaching the finish line.

2 nd Gerard De Rooy (IVECO) + 3m 11s • 7 th Hans Stacey (IVECO) + 5h 14m 57s 10 th Pep Vila Roca (IVECO) + 7h 53m 35s • 22 nd Jo Adua (IVECO) + 22h 18m 58s Special thanks to our great team.

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