Aleš Loprais

Loprais' 2009 Dakar Tatra on display in Brno.

Aleš Loprais (born 10 January 1980 in Olomouc)[1] is a Czech rally raid truck driver. Loprais has a long association with Tatra and has been a frequent participant of the Dakar Rally,[2] having also won the 2011 Silk Way Rally in the truck category.[3]

Loprais is nephew of the highly successful Czech rally raid truck driver Karel Loprais.[4] The younger Loprais first competed on the Dakar Rally in 2006 as navigator to his uncle Karel, and from 2007 he has competed as a driver for Tatra. Loprais has scored several stage victories in the Dakar Rally, but he is yet to emulate his uncle's success, his best overall result being third place in 2007.[2] Apart from the Dakar Rally, Loprais has competing in a number of other rally raid races, including the Silk Way Rally and the Central Europe Rally.

Dakar Rally results

Year Class Vehicle Position Stages won
2006* Trucks Czech Republic Tatra DNF 0
2007 3rd 1
2008 Event cancelled – replaced by Central Europe Rally
Trucks Czech Republic Tatra 3rd 1
2009 DNF 0
2010 DNF 0
2011 DNF 2
2012 DNF 1
2013 6th 1
2014 6th 2
2015 Germany MAN 4th 1
2016 Italy Iveco DNF 0

Silk Way Rally results

Year Class Vehicle Position Stages won
2009 Trucks Czech Republic Tatra 3rd ?
2010 4th ?
2011 1st ?
2012 4th ?
2013 21st ?

References

  1. Loprais and InstaForex: traditions, development, leadership
  2. 1 2 Dakar.com: The Stars Will Decide
  3. Yakubova, Olga; Khayrullin, Erik (2011). "Finish". Silk Way Rally 2011. p. 281. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  4. Radio Prague: Czech truck crew drops out of Dakar Rally after accident


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