Xavier_de_Soultrait

Xavier de Soultrait

Xavier de Soultrait

French rally driver and motorcyclist

Xavier de Soultrait (born 9 May 1988) is a French rally motorcyclist and driver. De Soultrait has competed primarily in rally raid events, including the Dakar Rally. He won the 2024 Dakar Rally in the SSV class.[1]

Quick Facts Nationality, Born ...

Career

De Soultrait began his rally racing career on motorcycles. He made his Dakar Rally debut in 2014, finishing in 34th position.[2] In 2016, de Soultrait won the FIM Bajas World Cup, at the time the top championship for motorcycle rally raids.[3] In 2019, de Soultrait achieved his best finish in the Dakar Rally on bikes, finishing 7th.

In the 2021 Dakar Rally, de Soultrait suffered back injuries in an accident on Stage 8.[4] Though he would return to bikes for 2022, the injuries led de Soultrait to move to four-wheel vehicles for 2023.[2] He entered the SSV class for 2023, finishing 19th in his four-wheel debut. In 2024, de Soultrait won the SSV class for his first career Dakar victory.[1]

Results

Dakar Rally

More information Year, Class ...

References

  1. [1]
    "Dakar 2024 – Snatch success for Xavier de Soultrait and Martin Bonnet (Sébastien Loeb Racing) in SSV". autohedbof1.com. AUTOHedbo. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Profile of Xavier de Soultrait". Dakar.com. ASO. Retrieved 20 January 2024.(in French)
  3. [3]
    "5 minutes: Xavier de Soultrait – "I'm happy to be able to race the best bike"". enduro21.com. Enduro21. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Aussie former champ airlifted to hospital after devastating Dakar Rally crash". foxsports.com.au. Fox Sports Australia. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Xavier_de_Soultrait, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.