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Meet the TGR Dakar Rally team

Testing Toyota Hilux in the world’s toughest and harshest rally since 2012
The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Dakar Rally team has finished in the top ten every year since their debut in the T1 class, taking the glory in 2019, 2022 and 2023 with overall victories.

Car #206

  • Lucas Moraes (Brazil), Driver

    Career Highlights

    Dakar Rally rookie of the year (2023)

    Rally dos Sertões winner (2019, 2022)

  • Armand Monleon (Spain), Navigator

    Career Highlights

    FIA World Cup runner-up (2021)

    Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge runner-up (2021)

Car #209

  • Giniel de Villiers (South Africa), Driver

    Career Highlights

    Dakar Rally Winner (2009)

    Rally of Morocco Winner (2003, 2006, 2007, 2019)

  • Dennis Murphy (South Africa), Navigator

    Career Highlights

    South African Cross-Country Champion (2013, 2014, 2015, 2018)

Car #216

  • Seth Quintero  (United States), Driver

    Career Highlights

    Dakar Rally runner-up T3 category (2023)

    W2RC T3 category champion (2023)

    Saood Variawa (South Africa), Driver

    Career Highlights

    GTC Championship winner (2023)

     

    Guy Botterill (South Africa), Driver

    Career Highlights

    Dakar Rally rookie of the year (2024)

    South African Rally champion (2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020)

  • Dennis Zenz (Germany)

    Career Highlights

    Dakar Rally runner-up T3 category (2023)

    W2RC T3 category champion (2023)

    Francois Cazalet (France), Navigator

    Career Highlights

    W2RC T3 category champion (2022)

    FIA World Cup T3 category champion (2021)

    Brett Cummings (South Africa), Navigator

    Career Highlights

    South African Rally-Raid champion (2021)

    South African Cross-Country Series champion (2019, 2020 and 2021)