Yoshimasa Sugawara
| Yoshimasa Sugawara | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Yoshimasa Sugawara at the 2013 Dakar Rally | |
| Born | 31 May 1941 Otaru, Japan |
| Current team | Hino Motors |
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Yoshimasa Sugawara (菅原 義正, Sugawara Yoshimasa, born 31 May 1941) is a retired[1] Japanese rally driver, having been on the podium seven times at the Dakar Rally in the trucks category.
He had competed in 36 Dakar Rally competitions as of the 2019 edition (he participated in the 2019 edition at the age of 77). In 2017 he was mentioned in the Guinness World Records.[2]
Dakar Rally results
| Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Motorbike |  Honda
|
DNF | 0 |
| 1984 | DNF | 0 | ||
| 1985 | Cars | Mitsubishi
|
DNF | 0 |
| 1986 | 33rd | 0 | ||
| 1987 | 87th | 0 | ||
| 1988 | DNF | 0 | ||
| 1989 | 27th | 0 | ||
| 1990 | 26th | 0 | ||
| 1991 | 22nd | 0 | ||
| 1992 | Trucks | HINO
|
6th | 0 |
| 1993 | 6th | 0 | ||
| 1994 | 2nd | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 2nd | 0 | ||
| 1996 | 6th | 0 | ||
| 1997 | 2nd | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 2nd | 3 | ||
| 1999 | 4th | 2 | ||
| 2000 | 5th | 0 | ||
| 2001 | 2nd | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 3rd | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 5th | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 5th | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 2nd | 0 | ||
| 2006 | 5th | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 13th | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Event cancelled – replaced by Central Europe Rally | |||
| 2009 | Trucks | HINO
|
26th | 0 |
| 2010 | DNF | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 24th | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 31st | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 32nd | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 32nd | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 31st | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 27th | 0 | ||
| 2018 | DNF | 0 | ||
| 2019 | DNF | 0 | ||
References
- ^ Hsu, Ben (2019-04-30). "MOTORSPORT: Record-holding Dakar racer Yoshimasa Sugawara retires at age 77". Japanese Nostalgic Car. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ "Most consecutive Dakar rallies raced". guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
External links
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| National | |
| Academics | |
