Aleš Loprais
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]
Career
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 |  Tatra |
DNF | 0 |
| 2007 | 3rd | 1 | ||
| 2008 | Event cancelled – replaced by Central Europe Rally | |||
| Trucks | Tatra |
3rd | 1 | |
| 2009 | DNF | 0 | ||
| 2010 | DNF | 0 | ||
| 2011 | DNF | 2 | ||
| 2012 | DNF | 1 | ||
| 2013 | 6th | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 6th | 2 | ||
| 2015 |  MAN |
4th | 1 | |
| 2016 |  Iveco |
DNF | 0 | |
| 2017 | Tatra |
7th | 0 | |
- Co-driver for Karel Loprais
Silk Way Rally results
| Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Trucks | Tatra |
3rd | ? |
| 2010 | 4th | ? | ||
| 2011 | 1st | ? | ||
| 2012 | 4th | ? | ||
| 2013 | 21st | ? | ||
References
- ↑ Loprais and InstaForex: traditions, development, leadership
- 1 2 Dakar.com: The Stars Will Decide
- ↑ Yakubova, Olga; Khayrullin, Erik (2011). "Finish". Silk Way Rally 2011. p. 281. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ Radio Prague: Czech truck crew drops out of Dakar Rally after accident