Gerard de 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.
Notable results in Dakar Rally
- 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[1]
- 1st, Stage 4
- 1st, Stage 8
- 2011
- DNF stage 1
- 2012
- 1st truck overall
- 1st, Stage 2[2]
- 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
| Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Trucks |  |
6th | 0 |
| 2003 | DNF | 5 | ||
| 2004 | 3rd | 1 | ||
| 2005 | 5th | 3 | ||
| 2006 | DNS | - | ||
| 2007 | |
DNF | 1 | |
| 2008 | Event cancelled – replaced by Central Europe Rally | |||
| 2009 | Trucks | |
3rd | 3 |
| 2010 | Did Not Enter | |||
| 2011 | Trucks |  |
DNF | 0 |
| 2012 | 1st | 5 | ||
| 2013 | 4th | 6 | ||
| 2014 | 2nd | 3 | ||
| 2015 | 9th | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 1st | 3 | ||
| 2017 | 3rd | 2 | ||
| 2018 | Did Not Enter | |||
| 2019 | Trucks | |
3rd | 2 |
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References
- "De Rooy wint etappe in Dakar". NU.nl. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- "Dakar 2012 etappe 2: Zege voor Gerard de Rooy". omroepbrabant.nl. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
External links
- 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)
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Vladimir Chagin |
Dakar Rally Truck Winner 2012 |
Succeeded by Eduard Nikolaev |
| Preceded by Ayrat Mardeev |
Dakar Rally Truck Winner 2016 |
Succeeded by Eduard Nikolaev |
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