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Elisabete Jacinto Birth June 8, 1964 (54 years) Montijo Citizenship Portugal Motorcyclist occupation, auto pilot [edit] See also Elisabete dos Santos Marques Jacinto OM (Montijo, June 8, 1964) is a Portuguese all-terrain rider, with several participations in the Dakar, between 1998 and 2009. She is a Geography teacher, author of school textbooks, co-author from BD Os Portugas on the Dakar and author of the book Irina in the Master Rally.

Index 1 Sports curriculum 2 Published books 3 External links 4 External links Sports curriculum Elisabete Jacinto debuted as an all-terrain rider on a motorcycle in 1992, participating in the Grândola 300 with a Suzuki DR 350, which did not end due to a crash. Throughout that year he participated in several races and was the 9th Class 5 Classifier (4-stroke bikes up to 350cc) in the first All-Terrain Trophy. In 1993 wins for the first time the Ladies Cup of the National All-Terrain Championship and is 11th classified in Class 5.

In 1994 he participated in the National All-Terrain Championship, with a Honda XR 250, ranking 12th in class 5. In that year he participated for the first time in a competition of the Spanish All-Terrain Championship, Baja de Alta Alcarria, obtaining the 5th place in the General Classification, and in the Baja of Aragon, test of the World Cup with 650 km of extension. In 1995, she participated in the National All-Terrain Championship in Kawasaki KDX 200, won the Ladies category and ranks 18th in class 4 (2-stroke bikes with more than 125cc). In the following years he continues to participate in the National All-Terrain Championship and Spanish races with Suzuki RMX250, and in 1997 he started in Africa by participating in the Tunisian Rally with the Suzuki DR 350, where he obtained the 2nd place of the Marathon Class up to 400cc.

Enthusiastic about her Tunisia Rally, Elisabete takes to the desert, participating for the first time in 1998 in the "Paris-Dakar" rally in a Suzuki DR 650, but leaves the race in the 7th stage, due to mechanical problems resulting from inexperienced preparation.

In 1999 he returns to participate in the "Dakar", now in KTM Rallye, but also can not finish the Rally Granada Dakar, for having broken the engine in crossing a fine erg in Mauritania. In that year she was 13th place in the World Cup and was 1st among the ladies.

On March 8, 1999, he was made an Officer of the Order of Merit. [1]

In 2000 he achieved the great victory of his career by completing the Dakar-Cairo rally, teaming with the pilot Mário Brás on the KTM Rallye. It ranked 49th overall and wins the Ladies' Cup. Later that year, she made her first experience of a race at the wheel of an All-Terrain vehicle at Baja TT Optiroc, with Cecília Carmo as television co-pilot.

In 2001, he participated in the Paris-Dakar rally in a team with Pedro Machado in what was the hardest race of his life, after his car, led by José Ribeiro, exploded on a mine on the border of Morocco with Mauritania, Elisabete herself completes all the assistance tasks and finished the rally in 56th place in the overall standings. It was, in that year, in 13th place in the World Cup and was 1st among the ladies. Throughout this year, Elisabete participates in the Copa Jimny, making her initiation to 4x4 driving, with Teresa Correia as co-pilot, also participates in Jimny in Baja Esporão Vindimas, with television presenter Laura Santos as navigator.

In 2002, Elisabete did not participate in the "Dakar" and ended her motorcycle races. He continues to participate in the Jimny Cup and decides to start driving off-road trucks. In 2003 he participated for the first time in the rally Telefonica Dakar at the wheel of a truck, having as navigator the Belgian Charly Gotlib and as mechanic the Spanish David Martin. That same year participates in the Aicha des Gazelles Rally, a navigation rally created for women only, in which Elisabete Jacinto and Sofia Carvalhosa win the SUV category with a Renault Kangoo.

In 2004 participates for the second time of truck in the Rally Paris-Dakar, in a Renault Kerax 4x4, arriving in 26º place. She becomes one of the first women in the world to complete this truck rally. She participates in other World Cup events and, on Rally Optic Tunisie, becomes the first woman in the world to win a special at the wheel of a truck. In 2005 returns to participate in truck in "Dakar", with Olivier Jacmart and Rui Porêlo, being classified in 24º of the general. Participates for the first time in the ASMV Shamrock Rally and wins the truck category.

In 2006 the Dakar starts in Lisbon, Elisabete takes a good pace, but gives up due to a break in the front axle of her Renault Kerax, which forces her to spend two days and two nights together of the vehicle. This is immobilized in the middle of the Mauritanian desert and is only recovered in June. Elisabete thus ends her contract with Renault Trucks. Joins MAN Portugal and spends the year preparing to prepare his new truck with a view to his participation in Lisbon-Dakar 2007.

Elisabete Jacinto at Lisboa Dakar 2007. In Lisbon-Dakar 2007, Elisabete Jacinto, in her new MAN M2000 truck, is the 21st place in the overall classification and 7th in the classification of trucks with less than 10 liters. In that same year, in which its orange color representative of the mark Trifene 200 is replaced by the blue of OLEOBAN, it obtains a 2nd place of the general in the rally of Tunisia and a 1º in the rally of Morocco.

In 2008 the Lisbon-Dakar rally is canceled, which causes a great dissability to the team. Elisabete decides, therefore, to participate in the rally Aicha des Gazelles, in Morocco. He teams up with Sofia Carvalhosa and it is easy to reach second place in the overall standings. In April, with Marco Cochinho and Álvaro Velhinho, he won the category of trucks with less than ten liters and is the second of the general classification of the Tunisian rally, which integrates for the first time some stages in Libya.

In 2009 the Dakar Rally takes place for the first time in the South American Continent, taking the name "Dakar Argentina-Chile". Elisabete goes with her team to the new continent and gets an excellent 11th place overall on the first day of rallying. However, his participation was marked by the fire of his truck during the fifth stage. The dense clouds of dust and the deterioration of the floor that caused the car to be immobilized on the runway were the source of his assault on the rear of the Ivan Muller buggy, causing a total fire of the two vehicles.

Elisabete then acquires a new truck, the MAN TGS and dedicates the year of 2009 to its preparation. In June he goes to Morocco for some tests, but it was in the Moroccan rally that he debuted his TGS in competition. It won two specials and was the second classified among the trucks.

In 2010 he definitely chose to return to Africa and the rally with the designation "Dakar" is no longer part of his calendar of events. Thus begins the season with the Africa Race rally and, despite the excellent test and satisfaction of returning to the great African marathon, Elisabete ends up giving up due to mechanical problems. The beginning of the year is thus dedicated to the reliability of the truck and its adaptation to the competition.

This year she participates in the Tunisian rally with one of the best truck navigators in the world, Charly Gotlib and her sporting results gain visibility. It won the Truck category and ranks eighth among the cars. In the Moroccan rally confirms his good level of driving and the excellent work of his team, winning again among the trucks and ranking among the first eleven cars.

In 2011 it ranks second in the lorry and in seventh in the joint auto / truck classification in rally the Africa Eco Race. In spite of the great disturbance experienced in that year in the countries of North Africa due to the Arab Spring, the Tunisian rally took place in the same way and the team of Elisabete Jacinto obtained the first place between the trucks and the eighth position in the auto / truck classification. In the Moroccan rally the team was confronted with a large number of prototype trucks and a strong competition. It competed side by side with Team DeRooy being the third classified and the first among the trucks of series.

In 2012 it ranks second among trucks and is fourth in the overall Auto / Truck classification in the Sonangol Africa Eco Race Rally. That same year she was invited by the Volkswagen team to participate in the Aïcha des Gazelles navigation rally with the Amarock pic-up. It is teamed again with Sofia Carvalhosa and is the third classified in the category Auto / Truck. In the Moroccan rally, Elisabete is once again confronted with a series of truly competitive trucks and is still able to reach the podium and seventh in the overall Auto / Truck classification.

In 2013, Elisabete Jacinto completes her fourth participation in the Rally Africa Eco Race, ranking third in the lorry and seventh in the overall car / truck. Throughout this year, the Portuguese rider recorded three more appearances in international all-round races.

At Rally Aicha des Gazeles, the world's largest women's sailing rally, Elisabete Jacinto - who took part in the competition for the second time in the official Volkswagen team - dominated the rally from day one. Nevertheless, a mechanical problem that arose in the last stage of the competition prevented the pair formed by Elisabete Jacinto and Valérie Dot of winning the test having finished the equipment in 11º place of the general.

In Baja de Aragón Elisabete Jacinto, already at the controls of his MAN of competition, won a brilliant 2nd place between the trucks and the seventh overall, in one of the largest off-road Iberian terrain.

But the best test of the team in 2013 was undoubtedly the Moroccan Rally. Elisabete Jacinto won the competition for lorries and recorded 17th place in the joint auto / truck classification.

The OLEOBAN® team started 2014 on the right foot. The 3rd place in the truck category, obtained in the Africa Eco Race 2014, set the tone for a brilliant sporting season.

At the Aïcha des Gazelles Rally, Elisabete Jacinto returns for the third consecutive year as an official Volkswagen driver along with France's Valérie Dot. The team secured the 2nd place of this competitive rally dedicated to women.

Already in the Rally of Morocco the OLEOBAN® team achieves the 4th place of its category and a magnificent 10th time of the joint auto / truck.

In early 2015, Elisabete Jacinto herself stated that the Africa Eco Race 2015 was her best race ever. The competition was strong and, despite the mechanical problems it faced, the Portuguese team managed to win the 4th place among the trucks and made five podiums including a victory in the second stage of the race.

In March 2015 the pilot Elisabete Jacinto returned to the Rally Aïcha des Gazelles securing her seventh presence in the world's only sailing rally that is entirely dedicated to women. For the fourth year in a row, in the Volkswagen Vehicules Utilitaires team, the Portuguese driver has notably overcome all obstacles in this competition. Nevertheless, a difficulty to find the penultimate obligatory point of the route of the sixth step removed the pair Portuguese-Belgian of a place of podium. The team finished descending, in the last special, to the sixth position of the general classification of the Expert category.

In the Morocco rally, the OLEOBAN® team suffered a heavy penalty in the fourth stage of the race, due to mechanical difficulties that affected the MAN TGS, and finished in 12th place in its category and in the 24th position of the overall joint car / truck.

In early 2016, Elisabete Jacinto and the OLEOBAN® team rose for the fifth time in seven participations to the podium of the truck category of the Africa Eco Race. The Portuguese assured, after completing 12 steps and made about 6000 kilometers, the third position of the T4 and the 14th place of the joint table auto / truck.

In March of the same year, Elisabete Jacinto, together with the Belgian France Clèves, took part in the 26th Aïcha des Gazelles Rally and concluded her eighth participation in the most important off-road sailing test, exclusively for women's teams, in the fifth of the Expert category.

Soon after, in April, Elisabete Jacinto participates for the first time in the Lybia Rally. This test was held for the first time in 2008 in Libya. However, due to political instability, the organization decided to take the race to Morocco and since 2013 it is in that country that the race has been fulfilled.

The experience of the OLEOBAN® team in this competition had its positive moments as the Portuguese won the third round of the rally in general. However, when they were competing for the fourth stage of the race, the competition's MAN TGS crashed into the dunes of the Erg Chegaga and the mechanical problems that ensued prevented them from continuing in the race.

The year 2016 was also marked by the change in team colors. Thus, after nine years of joining OLEOBAN®, Elisabete Jacinto started to wear the color red of Bio-Ritmo®, the new brand that supports the team in all-terrain competitions.

The arrival to 2017 was marked by the snub of the Africa Race desistance. The Bio-Ritmo® team started the race very positively by qualifying for the first stage of the great African marathon in third place among the trucks. However, after completing 70 kilometers of the second special the Portuguese were forced to stop due to a fire that had started in the engine. There was a mechanical problem that was impossible to solve and prevented the Portuguese from continuing the race.

After participating in the Africa Eco Race of 2017, the Morocco Desert Challenge, which took place in April in Morocco, marked a very positive return for Elisabete Jacinto to the competitions. The Bio-Ritmo® team won the third place on the podium of the truck competition, thus fulfilling the objectives set for the race. In addition to two trucks, only two cars were ahead of Elisabete Jacinto in the final joint classification.

In October 2017, Elisabete Jacinto participates, after a year of interregnum, in the Rallye Oilibya du Maroc. In its anniversary year, the NPO celebrated ten years of organization of this competition, the Portuguese driver was awarded a prize for its frequent participation, awards and also for the human values ​​demonstrated during these years in which this rally took place. In addition to Elisabete Jacinto were also honored Paulo Gonçalves, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Bruno da Costa, Rafal Sonik, David Fratigne among others.

However, this rally ended for the Bio-Ritmo team in the third stage, a long and difficult marathon run, when the MAN TGS competition crashed into a dune area of ​​the Erg Chegaga. The Portuguese team still tried to continue the race by asking for help from the organization, but the broom truck did not help the Portuguese who ended up staying in the desert for two days and two nights. The aid arrived after the assistance team of Elisabete Jacinto sent an excavator which took about 14 hours to go to the scene of the incident. After many hours of work the Portuguese managed to get the truck upright.

In January 2018 the tenth edition of the Africa Eco Race was completed. For being a year of the event the organization prepared a very special route for this race that returned to mythical territories namely Chinguetti and Ouadane, two cities in the Adrar region. There were also two rounds and a marathon day.

This rally ended in an inglorious way for the Bio-Ritmo® team, who in the third stage set the differential of the front of the MAN TGS of competition and was forced to abandon the race continuing to follow the test out to Dakar.

In April 2018, the Bio-Ritmo® Team returned to the competitions this time to participate in the 10th edition of the Morocco Desert Challenge where 30 teams were registered in the truck category. Nevertheless, despite the difficulties and the fierce competition, the Portuguese aimed to qualify for a podium finish.

Nevertheless, the race of the pilot Elisabete Jacinto was punctuated by a series of setbacks that compromised its results finishing the competition in the seventh place of category T4.

In January 2019, at the wheel of a MAN, he won the Africa Eco Race for the first time, finishing second in the trucks in the 11th stage of the competition, which took place in Mauritania.

Published books The adventures experienced by Elisabete Jacinto in her first participations in the "Dakar" and the stories told by the other Portuguese pilots, led her to design a comic book project and write her script. The two volumes of "Os Portugas no Dakar", a comic book with text by Elisabete Jacinto and drawings by Luís Pinto-Coelho, tell in a humorous way the true stories of the first Portuguese riders who participated in this rally on a motorcycle.

In 2008 this work received the prize of Best National Cartoon in the VI Trophies Central Comics, in the House of Animation, in Oporto.

In June 2010, she published her first adventure book titled "Irina in the Master Rally" by Plátano Editora. This book, which succeeds young audiences is also an account of true stories of the pilot and has the merit of showing young people that adventures and strong emotions can be lived in reality and not just through the screen of a computer or television.

In 2012 he publishes in partnership with the photographer Jorge Cunha, an image book entitled "Elisabete Jacinto: 10 years in a Truck" that intends to commemorate his 10 years of sporting career in Truck. Being a limited edition was made available on the Internet the digital version so that all his friends and fans could download it.

References «National Citizens Granted with Portuguese Orders». Search result for "Elizabete Jacinto". Presidency of the Portuguese Republic. Retrieved on February 23, 2015 LUSA (January 12, 2019). «Elisabete Jacinto wins for the first time the Africa Eco Race». Public. Retrieved on January 12, 2019