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Erik VAN LOON

(nld) 1.88m / 81kg

Hobbies

Rally, Cross Country Rally, Skiing

Sponsors

The Blue Butcher, Heisterkamp Transport, Van Loon Group, Kroon Oil, Welte Transport, Fried van de Laar, BTB Group

Vehicle

Manufacturer: Toyota
Model: Hilux
Engine: V6 Twin Turbo / Petrol Power Output 266 kW / 357 hp
Prepared by: Toyota Gazoo Racing / Overdrive Racing
Assisted by: Overdrive Racing
Category: T1+ FIA

Rankings

2023 : 28th overall, 13th T3 (with South Racing Can-Am)
2021: opener (with T1+ Hilux 2022 regulation)
2015: 2nd
2014: 6th
2013: first entry

Forced to sit out Dakar 2022 after testing positive for Covid, Erik van Loon comes into his 13th Dakar Rally fighting fit in the Overdrive Toyota Hilux. Joined once more by co-driver Sebastien Delaunay for a second time, the Dutchman -a top five finisher at the wheel of the MINI All4 in 2015- and his French co-driver will be looking to break back into the upper reaches in the competitive T1+ class after a run of bad luck in recent editions. Moreover, Erik won’t be the only Van Loon competing at the 2023 Dakar Rally with his wife Anja making her debut behind the wheel of a Can-Am Maverick XRS in the Light Prototypes - T3 class. 

Ranking 2023

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