Karel Loprais, born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, on March 4, 1949, is a Czech rally raid driver and multiple winner of the Rally Paris-Dakar in the truck category.
He started to work in Tatra Kopřivnice in 1967 as a factory worker, later became test driver. He competed with Tatra 815 truck on Dakar Rally for first time in 1986. He competed 17 times and claimed six titles (1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001), five second places and one third place. After his second victory in 1994, some media started to call him Monsieur Dakar.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jan de Rooy |
Dakar Rally Truck Winner 1988 |
Succeeded by Villa |
| Preceded by Francesco Perlini |
Dakar Rally Truck Winner 1994-1995 |
Succeeded by Viktor Moskovskikh |
| Preceded by Peter Reif |
Dakar Rally Truck Winner 1998-1999 |
Succeeded by Vladimir Chagin |
| Preceded by Vladimir Chagin |
Dakar Rally Truck Winner 2001 |
Succeeded by Vladimir Chagin |