Benediktas Vanagas

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Benediktas Vanagas
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Benediktas Vanagas
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuanian
Born (1977-03-16) 16 March 1977 (age 48)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Years active2007-present
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
SpouseGiedrė Vanagienė
Website benediktasvanagas.lt
Sport
CountryLithuania
SportClassic rally, Rally raid
TeamGurtam Toyota Gazoo Racing Baltics

Benediktas Vanagas (born 16 March 1977) is a Lithuanian rally driver. Vanagas is one of the few racing drivers in the Baltic states who has achieved good results competing in various auto racing disciplines, such as rallying, rally raid racing, endurance racing and off-road competitions, though he most often competes as a rally driver. He is a member of the Gurtam Toyota Gazoo Racing Baltics. [1] Vanagas still holds the record for the best overall result in a car class in the Baltics as well as for a Lithuanian driver. He is currently teamed with Estonian co-driver Kuldar Sikk.

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Achievements

Dakar results

Vanagas has been a consistent performer on the Dakar since making his debut in 2013, reaching the finish line in all but three of his eleven participations.

YearClassStarting numberNavigatorVehiclePosition
2013 Car458 Flag of Lithuania.svg Saulius Jurgelėnas Flag of Latvia.svg Oscar O3 65
2014 Car373 Flag of Belarus.svg Andrey Rudnitsky Flag of Latvia.svg Oscar O3 (aka BlackHawk I)35
2015 Car339 Flag of Belarus.svg Andrey Rudnitsky Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Hilux Overdrive OTB (aka BlackHawk II)24
2016 Car333 Flag of Poland.svg Sebastian Rozwadowski Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Hilux Overdrive OTB (aka BlackHawk II)26
2017 Car326 Flag of Poland.svg Sebastian Rozwadowski Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing IRS (aka BlackHawk III)DNF (3/12)
2018 Car323 Flag of Poland.svg Sebastian Rozwadowski Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing IRS (aka BlackHawk IV)30
2019 Car330 Flag of Poland.svg Sebastian Rozwadowski Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing IRS (aka BlackHawk V)11
2020 Car312 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Filipe Palmeiro Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing IRS (aka BlackHawk V)15
2021 Car320 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Filipe Palmeiro Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing IMA (aka BlackHawk VI)12
2022 Car219 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Filipe Palmeiro Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing IMA (aka BlackHawk VI.5)DNF (4/12)
2023 Car214 Flag of Estonia.svg Kuldar Sikk Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing DKR IMT (aka BlackHawk VII)DNF (4/14)
2024 Car223 Flag of Estonia.svg Kuldar Sikk Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing DKR IMT (aka BlackHawk VIII)8
2025 Car208 Flag of Poland.svg Szymon Gospodarczyk Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing DKR IMT EVO (aka BlackHawk VIII.5)DNF (5/12)

References

  1. ↑ "Profil of BENEDIKTAS VANAGAS - INBANK TEAM PITLANE - Dakar". www.dakar.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Benediktas Vanagas « Benediktas Vanagas". Benediktasvanagas.lt. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.


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