Antanas Juknevičius
| Antanas Juknevicius | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 13 June 1974 |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
Antanas Juknevicius (born 13 June 1974) is a Lithuanian driver. He is one of the most experienced as well as awarded professional "cross-country" rally drivers in Lithuania. Since 2017 Antanas Juknevicius holds the Dakar Rally record place for all of the Baltic states.
In 2009 Antanas Juknevicius and Aurelijus Petraitis crossed the finish line of the Dakar Rally in the 25th overall position.[1] In 2017 Juknevicius improved his personal record by finishing the Dakar Rally in 21st position, after gaining four places on the penultimate stage of a rally.[2] Overall, Antanas Juknevicius has participated in the Dakar Rally seven times,[3] as a driver as well as co-driver. In 2008, he was also at the start line but the rally was cancelled.[4]
Juknevicius also managed international teams five times over his career as Astana's[5] team manager.[6]
Dakar Rally
Juknevičius competed in several Dakar Rallies in the early twenty-first century.
| Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Cars |  Toyota |
52 | |
| 2008 | The event was cancelled | |||
| 2009 | Cars |  Oscar |
25 | |
| 2014 | Toyota |
56 [7] | ||
| 2015 | 60 [8] | |||
| 2016 | 27 [9] | |||
| 2017 | 21 [10] | |||
Career achievements
- Rally Kazakhstan 2016 – 3rd place overall, 1st in T2 category[11]
- Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2011 – 6th place overall
- Dakar series / Silk Way Rally 2009 – 10th place overall
- Libya Desert Challenge 2008 - 1st place overall
- BAJA (LT) 2007 - 1st place overall
- BAJA (LV) 2007 - 2nd place overall
- BAJA (BY) 2006 - 1st place overall
- Optic Tunis 2006 - 8th place overall
- PHARAONS Rally Egypt 2006 - 7th place overall
- 24 Heures de FRANCE 2006 - 4th place overall
- Oman Desert Challenge 2006[12] - 2nd place overall
- UAE Dubai Rally 2005 - 9th place overall
References
- ↑ Antanas Juknevicius and Aurelijus Petraitis crossed the finish line of the Dakar Rally in the 25th overall position.
- ↑
- ↑ Foman Ultimate Lithuanians Represents Lithuania in Desert Rally
- ↑ In 2008 the rally was cancelled
- ↑ Antanas Juknevicius managed international teams 5 times over his career as “Astana” team
- ↑ Juknevicius experience was made an impression for fans
- ↑ „DAKAR 2014” - 56th place of the absolute Dakar Rally rating
- ↑ „DAKAR 2015” - 60th place of the absolute Dakar Rally rating
- ↑ „DAKAR 2016” - 27th place of the absolute Dakar Rally rating
- ↑ „DAKAR 2017” - 21th place of the absolute Dakar Rally rating
- ↑ Rally Kazakhstan 2016 – 3rd place overall
- ↑ Oman Desert Challenge 2006 - 2nd place overall