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N°238 Car X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM
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Looking to improve on 2022

After a couple of fine showings in his first two Dakar appearances, things haven't quite gone Denis Krotov's way in recent years. The 44-year-old made a splash by coming 15th in the cars on his 2019 debut, topping the rookie standings with co-driver Dmytro Tsyro. Despite a major change of scenery in 2020, when the rally moved to Saudi Arabia, the pair put in a similarly impressive performance to finish 17th overall. However, some bad luck and mechanical trouble has seen Denis finish well outside the top 20 in the past two editions; he was 30th in 2021 and 28th in 2022. The X-Raid Mini JCW team clearly still have faith in their man, though, and Denis returns in 2023 at the wheel of a John Cooper Works Buggy. A regular on the rally-raid circuit in recent years, Denis came third overall at the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies in 2021 and took victory at this year's Silk Way Rally. He is joined for the second consecutive edition by highly experienced co-driver Konstantin Zhiltsov, who boasts a host of top-10 finishes and guided Leonid Novitskiy to third overall in 2013. After a slightly underwhelming first outing together, the talented duo are looking to climb the rankings at Dakar 2023.

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X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM

MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS BUGGY
X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM

  • Mark MINI
  • Model JOHN COOPER WORKS BUGGY
  • Performance tuner X-Raid Mini JCW team
  • Assistance X-Raid Mini JCW team
  • Class T1.2 Prototype Cross-Country Cars 4x2

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All news of D. Krotov

20230114dak4093 #238 KROTOV Denis (kgz), ZHILTSOV Konstantin (raf), X-Raid Mini JCW Team, Mini John Cooper Works Buggy, Auto, FIA W2RC, action during the Stage 13 of the Dakar 2023 between Shaybah and Al-Hofuf, on January 14, 2023 in Al-Hofuf, Saudi Arabia - A.S.O./H.Cabilla
20230111dak0369 #238 KROTOV Denis (kgz), ZHILTSOV Konstantin (raf), X-Raid Mini JCW Team, Mini John Cooper Works Buggy, Auto, FIA W2RC, action during the Stage 10 of the Dakar 2023 between Haradh and Shaybah, on January 11, 2023 in Shaybah, Saudi Arabia - A.S.O./J.Delfosse/DPPI
20230103dak0211-copie #238 KROTOV Denis (kgz), ZHILTSOV Konstantin (raf), X-Raid Mini JCW Team, Mini John Cooper Works Buggy, Auto, FIA W2RC, action during the Stage 3 of the Dakar 2023 between Al-'Ula and Haïl, on January 3rd, 2023 in Haïl, Saudi Arabia - - Frédéric Le Floc’h / DPPI
20230103dak0178-copie #238 KROTOV Denis (kgz), ZHILTSOV Konstantin (raf), X-Raid Mini JCW Team, Mini John Cooper Works Buggy, Auto, FIA W2RC, action during the Stage 3 of the Dakar 2023 between Al-'Ula and Haïl, on January 3rd, 2023 in Haïl, Saudi Arabia - - Frédéric Le Floc’h / DPPI
20230103dak0263-copie #238 KROTOV Denis (kgz), ZHILTSOV Konstantin (raf), X-Raid Mini JCW Team, Mini John Cooper Works Buggy, Auto, FIA W2RC, action during the Stage 3 of the Dakar 2023 between Al-'Ula and Haïl, on January 3rd, 2023 in Haïl, Saudi Arabia - - Florent Gooden / DPPI
20230103dak0264-copie #238 KROTOV Denis (kgz), ZHILTSOV Konstantin (raf), X-Raid Mini JCW Team, Mini John Cooper Works Buggy, Auto, FIA W2RC, action during the Stage 3 of the Dakar 2023 between Al-'Ula and Haïl, on January 3rd, 2023 in Haïl, Saudi Arabia - - Florent Gooden / DPPI
20221230dak0112 #238 KROTOV Denis (kgz), ZHILTSOV Konstantin (raf), X-Raid Mini JCW Team, Mini John Cooper Works Buggy, Auto, FIA W2RC, mechanics during the Private test of the Dakar 2023, from December 28 to 29, 2022 near Yanbu, Saudi Arabia - Florent Gooden / DPPI
20221228dak0070 #238 KROTOV Denis (kgz), ZHILTSOV Konstantin (raf), X-Raid Mini JCW Team, Mini John Cooper Works Buggy, Auto, FIA W2RC, during the Dakar 2023’s Administrative and Technical scrutineering, from December 28 to 30, 2022 at Sea Camp near Yanbu, Saudi Arabia - Florent Gooden / DPPI

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