Gerard_de_Rooy

Gerard de Rooy

Gerard de Rooy

Dutch truck racer

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Rooy, not Rooy.

Gerard de Rooy (born 21 June 1980 in Eindhoven, Netherlands) is a Dutch truck racer, best known for participating in the Dakar Rally. In the 2009 edition he won three stages. He won the truck category race in 2012 and 2016. He is the son of successful rally raid driver Jan de Rooy.

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Notable results in Dakar Rally

[1]

  • 2002
    • 6th trucks overall
  • 2003
    • DNF (Did not finish) stage 12
  • 2004
    • 3rd trucks overall
  • 2005
    • 5th trucks overall
  • 2006
    • DNS (Did not start)
  • 2007
    • 1st, Stage 1
    • DNF stage 7
  • 2009
    • 3rd trucks overall
    • 1st, Stage 2[2]
    • 1st, Stage 4
    • 1st, Stage 8
  • 2011
    • DNF stage 1
  • 2012
    • 1st truck overall
    • 1st, Stage 2[3]
    • 1st, Stage 4
    • 1st, Stage 5
    • 1st, Stage 7
    • 1st, Stage 12
  • 2013
    • 4th truck overall
    • 1st, Stage 1
    • 1st, Stage 2
    • 1st, Stage 3
    • 1st, Stage 6
    • 1st, Stage 7
    • 1st, Stage 11
  • 2014
    • 2nd truck overall
  • 2015
    • 9th truck overall
  • 2016
    • 1st truck overall
    • 1st, Stage 4
    • 1st, Stage 8
    • 1st, Stage 9

Dakar Rally results

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References

  1. [1]
    "The Odyssey Historic Book" (PDF). Dakar. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  2. [2]
    "De Rooy wint etappe in Dakar". NU.nl. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Dakar 2012 etappe 2: Zege voor Gerard de Rooy". omroepbrabant.nl. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  • Gérard de Rooy, Dakar Rally 2013
  • Playing marked cards – In Dakar Rally 2012 till 12 stage Team de Rooy have used 420mm suspension travel instead of legalized 300mm. On 13 and 14 stages there was Fairplay. (in Russian, translate needed)
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