Car
Mini
X-Raid Mini Jcw Team
Vehicle
Brand: Mini
Model: John Cooper Works Buggy
Performance tuner: X-Raid Mini JCW team
Assistance: X-Raid Mini JCW team
Class: T1.2 FIA
Rankings
2021 : 3th FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies (with D. Krotov)
2018 : 3rd FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies (with M. Prokop)
2016 : 2nd FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies (with V. Vlasilyev)
2015 : 2nd FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies (with V. Vlasilyev)
2023: 27th (with D. Krotov)
2022: 28th (with D. Krotov)
2020: 4th (with Y. Al Rajhi)
2019: Ab. Stage 3 (with V. Vasilyev)
2016: 8th (with V. Vasilyev)
2015: 5th (1 stage win with V. Vasilyev)
2014: 6th (with K. Holowczyc)
2013: 3rd (with L. Novitskiy)
2010: 22nd (with Soloviev)
2009: 43rd (with Soloviev)
2007: 53rd (with Soloviev)
2006: Ab. Stage 5
2023: Ab. (with D. Krotov)
2021 : 3nd
2019: enter
2015 : 1st
2021 : 6th
2018 : Ab.
2015 : 2nd
2023: 4th (with D. Krotov)
2022: Silk Way Rally (1st)
2021: Baja Russia (11th), Andalucia Rally (11th), Kazakhstan Rally (2nd), Silk Way Rally (1st), Baja Poland (10th)
2019: Qatar Rally, Baja Russia, Baja Abu Dhabi, Baja Italy, Baja Spain, Baja Hungary, Baja Poland, Baja Jordan (all with Vasilyev), Rally Qassim (1st), Al Alu Neom Rally (1st - with Al Rajhi)
2018: Baja Aragon (1st), Baja Poland (3rd), all WC races; 3rd overall of the WC2018: Baja Hungary
2015: Baja Russia (2nd), Baja Italia (4th), Qatar Rally (2nd), Pharaohs Rally (3rd)
2023: 10th (5th T1 / with D. Krotov)
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.
Ranking 2023
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37 | - | - | 17 + 5 (4.) |
9 + 6 (8.) |
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