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Aleš Loprais (born 10 January 1980 in
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Aleš Loprais (born 10 January 1980 in Olomouc
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rally raid
Rally raid, also known as cross-country rallying, is a form of long distance off-road racing that takes place over several days. The length of the event can be as short as 2–3 days for a cross-country baja to as long as 15 days with marathon ra ...
truck driver. Loprais has a long association with Tatra and has been a frequent participant of the Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally (or simply "The Dakar"; formerly known as the "Paris–Dakar Rally") is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. Most events since the inception in 1978 were staged from Paris, France, to Dakar, Senegal, ...
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Career
Loprais is nephew of the highly successful Czech rally raid truck driverKarel Loprais
Karel Loprais (4 March 1949 – 30 December 2021) was a Czech rally raid driver and six-time winner of the Dakar Rally in the truck category.
Career
He started working in Tatra, Kopřivnice, Czechoslovakia, as a factory worker in 1967, later ...
. The younger Loprais first competed on the Dakar Rally in 2006
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as navigator to his uncle Karel, and from 2007
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he has competed as a driver for Tatra. Loprais has scored several stage victories in the Dakar Rally, his best overall result being third place in 2007. Apart from the Dakar Rally, Loprais competed in a number of other rally raid races, including the Silk Way Rally and the 2008 Central Europe Rally
The Central Europe Rally was a rally raid endurance race held in Romania and Hungary, and served as the relocated 2008 edition of the Dakar Rally, the 30th running of the event.Central Europe Rally 2008: 2008 Edition > The Route
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In 2023, he was placed under police investigation after accidentally killing a spectator while competing in the Dakar Rally.
Dakar Rally results
* Co-driver forKarel Loprais
Karel Loprais (4 March 1949 – 30 December 2021) was a Czech rally raid driver and six-time winner of the Dakar Rally in the truck category.
Career
He started working in Tatra, Kopřivnice, Czechoslovakia, as a factory worker in 1967, later ...
Silk Way Rally results
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