Nunzio Daniel Coffaro Zuzzolo

Career

Nunzio Daniel Coffaro Zuzzolo started his racing career in Venezuelan national off-road events before moving onto the international scene. His early competitions included the Adventure AWA 4x4, Australia's Outback Challenge, Malaysia's Rainforest Challenge, and the Andes Challenge in Ecuador. He is most recognized for his work in cross-country rally raids. Driving for Team Azimut, he made his Dakar Rally debut in 2012 with a 38th-place finish and improved to 20th overall in 2013.

That same year, he won the T1.1 class title in the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, earning results at the Baja España Aragón and the Hungarian Baja, and was honored at the 2013 FIA Americas Awards. He returned to the Dakar in 2016, finishing 31st overall, and later took 10th place at both the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and the Silk Way Rally.

After stepping away from major international raids, he came back in the 2020s. In 2024, he won the T4 category at the Rally de Sardegna and finished 3rd overall, and in 2025 placed 2nd overall in the T1+ class at the Artugna Race. In 2026, he joined the Great Wall Motor motorsport program under the Go Fast structure.

Did You Know?

• He earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidad de Oriente (Anzoátegui Campus).
• Before professional racing, he worked in the petroleum industry.