Cristina Gutiérrez extends contract with Dacia until 2027

The story continues between Dacia and Cristina Gutiérrez. This Tuesday, June 10, the Romanian brand announced the extension of its Spanish driver, as well as that of its navigator Pablo Moreno, until 2027.

In its press release, the manufacturer, which enters three Sandriders in W2RC, the world championship of rally-raid, specifies that this "The agreement covers the 2026 Dakar Rally, two other events on the 2 W2026RC calendar, including the Rally of Morocco*, as well as the 2027 Dakar Rally."

This contract extension comes as the team has just secured its third W2RC podium in four rounds. And its second of the season thanks to Sébastien Loeb, on the occasion of the South African Safari Rally, held around ten days ago.

Gutiérrez: “Extremely gratifying to continue this adventure” with Dacia

“Extending our contract with the Dacia Sandriders is one of the highlights of my career, just as it was when I first signed with the team. It’s extremely rewarding to be able to continue this adventure, as the team trusts us and pushes us to constantly improve.”, says Cristina Gutiérrez in the same press release.

"We are very proud to be part of a team that includes two legends of this sport, Nasser Al-Attiyah and Sébastien Loeb. As always, we will give our best. Our dream is to make history with Dacia and help the team achieve its goal: winning the Dakar. This is also our goal, and we will dedicate ourselves fully to it with this exceptional team.", she says.

"We are very happy to continue our collaboration with Cristina and Pablo. It is the logical and deserved continuation of the exemplary work they have accomplished, both in racing and in development. They form a high-performing and inspiring crew, who never give up and always give their all.", assures, for her part, Tiphanie Isnard, director of the Dacia Sandriders team.

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