Janus van Kasteren

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Janus van Kasteren
Nationality Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch
Born (1986-09-10) 10 September 1986 (age 39) [1]

Janus van Kasteren Jr. (born 10 September 1986) is a Dutch rally driver and businessman. He is the owner of Boss Machinery company, a heavy machinery supplier based out of Veldhoven. [2] van Kasteren is best known for his participation in rally raid events in rally trucks. He is the winner of the 2023 Dakar Rally in the trucks category. [3] In 2023, van Kasteren began participating in the World Rally-Raid Championship. [4]

Dakar Rally results

YearClassVehiclePositionStages won
2018 Trucks Flag of France.svg Renault DNF0
2019 DNF0
2020 Flag of Italy.svg Iveco 6th0
2022 5th0
2023 1st3
2024 4th4

References

  1. "Janus van Kasteren". eurosport.com. Eurosport . Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  2. "BOSS MACHINERY:Boss Machinery owner Janus van Kasteren' solid run in the Dakar 2018 has been ended!". facebook.com. Facebook. January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  3. "Fifth Dakar rally win for Toyota's Al-Attiyah as co-driver Baumel seals win number four". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  4. "2023 World Rally-Raid Championship competitors". worldrallyraidchampionship.com. ASO . Retrieved January 17, 2023.