With two world titles, four second places and five third places in the 14 World Championships he has participated in and a total of 27 victories, he was voted by fans around the world as the best rally driver in history, having won each and every one of the most legendary and prestigious rallies in the Championship (Finland, Monte Carlo, Safari, Tour de Corse, Acropolis, RAC England, Rally Spain, etc.). In 2010, he became the first Spaniard to win the Dakar Rally in the car category, a title that he reclaimed in 2018, 2020 and 2024 with three different manufacturers on two different continents. This impeccable track record was one of the reasons he was awarded the 2020 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports.
“This is undoubtedly a new kind of competition in the world of racing, not just because of the type of car, which is 100% electric and off-road, but because of the format: competing in a championship where there is also gender equality.”