N°264 Coche BASTION HOTELS DAKAR TEAM

MAIK WILLEMS

(nld) 1.75m / 70kg

Aficiones

Car racing, sailing, flying

Sponsors

Bastion Hotels, Sligro, Food Group, van Drunen Hoveniers, Makro, Pepsi Cola, Duvak it, Radiair Airco, Weijdehoeve Horecaslagerij, Appelsientje, Maik

2023: 76th
2022: 40th
2020: 32nd
2019: Ab. rest day
2018: 24th
2017: 26th
2016: 50th
2015: 43rd
2014: Ab. Stage 6

2023: Rallye du Maroc (64th)
2019: Rallye du Maroc (19th), Morocco Desert Challenge (24th)
2018: Morocco Desert Challenge (3rd), Kalahari Botswana Toyota 1000 Desert Race (16th), Rallye du Maroc (13th)
2017: Morocco Desert Challenge (2nd), Rallye du Maroc
2016: Silk Way Rally, Rallye du Maroc
2015: Rallye du Maroc, Libya Rally
2014: Rallye du Maroc, Baja races
2013: Silk Way Rally (22nd)

Interview

“We make a good duo”

Maik Willems and Robert Van Pelt boast one of the most experienced Dakar partnerships, facing their 10th event together in the Bastion Hotels team for 2024. Willems, owner of the hotel chain that backs their Toyota Hilux, made his debut with an unforgettable South American adventure in 2014. Codriver Van Pelt did eight Dakar on a bike, then switched to a truck for three events before joining forces with Willems in 2014. The pair have a seven out of nine finishing record, including a best of 24th place in 2018, that they are both aiming to improve in 2024. According to Willems, 2023 was their best Dakar in Saudi Arabia, so there is no reason it won’t be the same this year with a new Toyota they raced with for the first time at the Rallye du Maroc, a couple of months ago.


MW: “The last Dakar went pretty well. It was a tough one, but we finished well. It was my 10th Dakar and one of my best since South America. We had a new car during the year and we only did one race, the Rallye du Maroc in October. We finished it, but we had a few technical problems, as the car was completely new. The car stopped on the second day. All the Toyota engineers came to have a look, and it turned out to be a plug that hadn’t been secured when the car was built. The other days we did a good job. I’ll be driving with Robert again, and this will be our 10th Dakar together. We make a good duo! In 2018 we finished 24th, our best result... This year, we’re going to try to do better with our new car. If we can, that would be great!”

Vehículo

BASTION HOTELS DAKAR TEAM

TOYOTA HILUX
BASTION HOTELS DAKAR TEAM

  • TOYOTA
  • HILUX
  • Overdrive
  • Bastion Hotels Dakar team
  • T1+: Prototype Cross-Country Cars 4x4

Clasificación 2024

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