Eryk Goczał (born 6 November 2004) is a Polish rally driver who currently competes in the
World Rally-Raid Championship. Goczał won the
Dakar Rally
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on debut in
2023
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the SSV category, making him the youngest driver to win any category in the event.
Goczał is the son of
Energylandia
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owner and
rally-raid driver
Marek Goczał.
Career
Goczał began driving in rally in 2019, driving a
zero car for race organizers at events such as the Baja Europe and the Polish Rally-Raid championship.
In 2021, he began competing in the Polish
Drift Championship, where he won the BMP class in 2022.
Goczał received his
FIA competitive license in 2022 and entered the
World Rally-Raid Championship in
2023 championship for his father's team. At the
2023 Dakar Rally, Goczał became the youngest driver to start the event, the youngest driver to win a stage, and the youngest driver to win overall in the event's history.
Rally results
Dakar Rally
Complete World Rally-Raid Championship results
(
key)
* Season still in progress
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goczal, Eryk
Living people
2004 births
Polish rally drivers
Dakar Rally drivers
Dakar Rally–winning drivers
Off-road racing drivers
21st-century Polish sportsmen