The win eluded the local outfit last year but things are looking up for the 2022 campaign
The new Dakar GR Hilux gets a raft of technical changes that could improve its performance in the 2022 race. Picture: SUPPLIED
The seven-time podium finisher and winner of the 2009 Dakar in Argentina with VW Motorsport said: “We always look forward to the new routes. I’ve spoken to the route organiser and we’re expecting a lot more sand. It’s a great country to have the Dakar in and we have always enjoyed racing there.” For Dakar 2022, the team will field four of the all-new Hiluxes, with Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and French co-driver Mathieu Baumel; Giniel de Villier and Denis Murphy; Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings; and Shameer Variawa and co-driver Danie Stassen.
The local Toyota Gazoo Racing outfit joins a highly-decorated contingent of competitors including multiple Dakar winners Peterhansel and Carlos Sainz, and former World Rallycross and DTM champion Mattias Ekström, the trio spearheading Audi’s Dakar debut with the RS Q E-tron petrol-electric hybrid car.
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