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Vaidotas Žala

Vaidotas Žala

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Vaidotas Žala (born (1987-08-28)August 28, 1987) is a Lithuanian rally and rally-raid driver.[1][2] Žala won the Lithuanian Rally Champion winning the title in 2019 and 2020, both when driving for Agrorodeo racing team with Škoda Fabia R5. In addition to participating in various classic rally events Žala has been participating in Dakar Rally since 2016 with his start in 2021 being his 6th consecutive start at the Rally-raid marathon.[3] Žala is also the first Lithuanian to win a stage in Dakar Rally. Žala finished first in the opening stage of 2020 Dakar Rally.[4]

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Rally racing record

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Rally Victories

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Championship Victories

Žala won Lithuanian Rally Championship title in 2019 and in 2020 Assisted by his co-driver Andris Mālnieks, Žala came first with his Škoda Fabia R5 in LARČ 1 as well as 4WD classes.[6]

Dakar Results

Žala has been regular participant in the Dakar Rally since making his debut in 2016. Žala and his co-driver Saulius Jurgelėnas failed to finish in 2016 and 2017 due to mechanical issues with their Lithuanian-built prototype rally car based on Seat platform. Žala's best result to date is 11th place finish in 2022. In 2020 Žala made history by winning the opening stage, and thus becoming the first Lithuanian to win a Dakar Rally stage.

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References

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    "Vaidotas Žala - Player Profile - Rally Raid". Eurosport.
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    "Vaidotas Žala". sport.de.
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    "Profil of VAIDOTAS ZALA - AGRORODEO - Dakar". www.dakar.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
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    "Price roars as Žala rises". www.dakar.com. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
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    eWRC-results.com. "Vaidotas Žala - rally profile eWRC-results.com". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
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    "LARČ rezultatai". LASF.
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