Luis Rodríguez Moya, better known as Luis Moya (born 23 September 1960) is a Spanish former

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co-driver, synonymous with driver Carlos Sainz. He is the third most successful co-driver in the history of the

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(WRC), after Daniel Elena and Timo Rautiainen. He was born in

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Biography

Only ever navigating at WRC level for his compatriot,

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

and

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

Drivers' Champion Carlos Sainz, he scored 24 world rally victories throughout his career for marques such as

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and Ford, which lasted until he left the latter team at the end of the

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

season. He was replaced at Sainz's new team, Citroën after retiring at the end of the 2002 season, for the full

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and

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

seasons (as well as two rallies in the

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

season) by another Spaniard, Marc Martí, former co-driver of

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

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winner, Jesús Puras (and who went on to co-drive the 2005 Junior World Rally Champion and subsequent works driver for Citroën, Sainz protégé Daniel Sordo). Moya's long-standing record of individual wins has since been surpassed by Sébastien Loeb's co-driver Daniel Elena and

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's co-driver Timo Rautiainen. Moya also served as Subaru World Rally Team's Sporting Director from 2003 to

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

. Later Moya joined

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's rally team when the team entered the WRC, and has worked as an ambassador for the brand."Lous Moya, embajador de Volkswagen: 'Mi trabajo es diferente, me piden que hable y a mí me encanta hablar'". Artesmedia.com
3 April 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016

References

External links

Luis Moya's official TwitterLuis Moya EWRC stats page
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