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LUCAS MORAES

(bra) Born on 12/12/1989 1.84m / 83kg

Hobbies

Motocross, Cycling and Tennis

Sponsors

Red Bull, PneuStore, Motul, Venkon

2024: 9th overall
2023: 3rd (1st Rookie)

2024: Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (DNF) / Rally Raid Portugal (3rd) / Desafio Ruta 40 (5th) / Rallye du Maroc (4th). W2RC: 3rd
2023: Baja Aragon (3rd)
2022: Baja Aragon (3rd)
*Two-time Rally the Sertões champion
*Two-time Mitsubishi Cup Champion
*Three time Brazilian National Champion
*The youngest driver ever to win these races.

“We will be racing against a lot of heavy hitters”

CREW FACTS

L.M.

  • After a string of very strong results ‘back home’ in South America, Lucas Moraes’ 2023 Dakar debut was eagerly anticipated. But the Brazilian driver surpassed even the highest expectations by actually finishing on the podium, just behind rally raid royalty: Nasser Al Attiyah and Sebastien Loeb.
  • ith more experience under his belt, Lucas was even more hotly tipped for the 2024 Dakar and living up to expectations until the penultimate day, when a suspension issue knocked him off the virtual podium.
  • He was also unlucky on the second round of the W2RC when their car was completely destroyed by fire, but finished the season in 3rd place.

A.M.

  • Fortunately for him and his ex-motorcycle racer co-driver Armand Monleon (10th on two wheels in 2016) the rest of the season went much more smoothly and they fought back to finish on the W2RC podium.
  • With a load more experience and one of the most race proven cars on the starting list, Lucas and Armand have legitimate ambitions for the 2025 Dakar, even if they know that an unprecedented number of factory teams is going to make achieving their goals tougher than ever.

2025 AMBITIONS

L.M.:On the last Dakar we’d just gone past Sebastien (Loeb) who was stopped on the piste and so had moved into second place overall with one day to go when we in turn ran into mechanical difficulties and ended up losing over 1 hour. That aside, Dakar 2024 was very positive for us. We were more confident and drove better and we won a stage which makes me the first Brazilian to achieve this feat in the overall car classification. That was a very big deal back home and now, very occasionally, I even get recognized in restaurants! Obviously Abu Dhabi didn’t turn out how we wanted but the rest of the year went really well and we won stages in all the races over very different types of terrain, proving just how competitive we and the car are at the moment. The 2025 Dakar isn’t going to be easy because we will be racing against a lot of heavy hitters in January. In addition to the four factory teams, there’s between 10 and 15 privateer cars that will also be fighting us for the podium. But it is really good for the sport and I am sure it is going to be a very interesting race!”

A M: “After a full season together we have a lot more confidence in both the car and each other. Lucas’ driving skills have always been amazing but we are clearly faster than we were one year ago, as the communication between us is almost telepathic, so decisions are super quick, which is crucial at this level. We’ve also worked hard to optimize the car, especially in terms of reliability. For example, the damper problem we suffered from in Saudi Arabia has been rectified. We will be up against some very quick cars in January but none of them have as many race kilometers as our does!”

Vehicle

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

TOYOTA GR DKR HILUX
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

  • TOYOTA
  • GR DKR HILUX
  • twin-turbo V6 engine of 3.5 litres
  • 298 kW of power and appro
  • 2010 kg
  • 4,52 m
  • Toyota Gazoo Racing
  • Toyota Gazoo Racing
  • T1+: Prototype Cross-Country Cars 4x4

Ranking 2025

All news of L. Moraes

Newsflashes - 17/01 13:50 [GMT +3] - Car

Moraes wins stage 12

Nani Roma Nani Roma and Daniel Schroder, who started the day much later than the leading drivers have not been able to snatch victory. After starting at 11.10 (local time), Lucas Moraes produced the best time on the special in the Ultimate class to deprive Nasser Al Attiyah of his 49th success on the Dakar. The Brazilian beat the Qatari by 1’33’’...

Newsflashes - 17/01 12:48 [GMT +3] - Car

Best provisional time for Moraes

On completion of the special, Lucas Moraes has produced the best provisional time, 1’33’’ better than Nasser Al Attiyah. However, Cristina Gutierrez or Nani Roma, both of whom started much later and have not yet finished, could still be in with a shout for stage victory.

Newsflashes - 16/01 10:35 [GMT +3] - Car

Moraes now opens the way

Following Nani Roma stopping, the 2nd-placed finisher yesterday, Lucas Moraes, now finds himself opening the day’s special, followed by Brian Baragwanath.

Summary - 15/01 17:42 [GMT +3]

When opportunity knocks, Docherty and Roma answer the door

FOCUS

The Empty Quarter has to be earned. Dakar entrants had to wait until stage 10 to frolic on its dunes. The field rolled out of Haradh before the sun peeked over the horizon to tackle a road section of more than 500 kilometres en route to the shores of the Arabian Gulf. The time had come to surf a sea of dunes, where the Big Kahunas rule the waves, for 117 kilometres...

Newsflashes - 13/01 09:00 [GMT +3] - Car

Moraes almost 10 minutes down

Lucas Moraes, who opened the way this morning following his victory yesterday, already trials Guillaume de Mévius by 9’49’’ after 78 km, his rivals who started behind him having been able to take advantage of the tracks he has made.

Newsflashes - 13/01 07:10 [GMT +3] - Car

Moraes leads the car caravan

Lucas Moraes grabbed his second stage victory on the Dakar yesterday. As a result, the Brazilian will be first to start on 7.35 (local time) and will open the way for the car caravan. In the general rankings, the Brazilian driver, who has encountered problems so far on the rally, occupies 15th position, more than 4 hours 15 minutes behind de Henk Lategan.

Summary - 12/01 17:48 [GMT +3]

Sanders and Moraes: the apex predator and the ambush hunter

FOCUS

The stage dazzled with views of Riyadh Province after rolling out of Al Duwadimi for a wide loop to the south-west of the city, stretching for a shade over 410 km following yesterday's decision to file a few miles off the start. Fast sections on limestone plateaus began to give way to dunes as the dominant landscape on the course. The downpours of the...

Newsflashes - 12/01 15:32 [GMT +3] - Car

Lucaes Moraes the ambush hunter

Moraes emerged victorious from a hectic stage and landed a decent haul of world championship points: "Yeah, to be honest, since we started so far behind, we were lucky because we definitely got all the tracks for us. So yeah, we didn't have nothing to lose today, so we pushed a lot. And nice to win one more stage in the Dakar. These things are really hard to get, so happy to...

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