Lucas Moraes surpassed the milestone set by Klever Kolberg in 2002 and became the Brazilian with the best campaign in Dakar history among cars
Beginner inside dakar, Luca Moraes he recorded the best campaign by a Brazilian driver in the history of the rally. At the end of the 2023 edition, this Sunday (15th), the Overdrive rider finished in third place, behind the champion Nasser Al-Attiyah and vice Sebastian Loeb. Completed the route with the German navigator Timo Gottschalkwho won the 2011 edition with Al-Attiyah.
The brand of the best Brazilian campaign in the Dakar belonged to the gaucho Clever Kolbergwho in the 2002 edition brought the Mitsubishi of Team BR Lubrax to eighth place overall, paired with the French navigator Pascal Larroque.
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Another Brazilian who has had a major campaign among cars is William Spinelli. He has been in the top 10 twice, and the most notable participation was in 2011, reaching ninth position, again for Mitsubishi, in collaboration with Brazilian navigator Youssef Haddad.
At 32, Moraes is notable for being the youngest winner in the history of Sertões, when he won the 2019 edition at the age of 29. In 2022 he won the most important rally in South America for the second time, together with navigator Kaique Bentivoglio. Also last year, he competed in a round of the FIA ​​Cross-Country Rally World Cup in Spain.
In addition to Moraes, the Brazilians Marcelo Medeiros (quadricycles), Pâmela Bozzano (Light vehicles, T3), Enio Bozzano Junior (Light vehicles, T3), Rodrigo Luppi (UTV, T4), Bruno Conti (UTV, T4) and Cristiano Batista ( UTVs, T4).
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