is a retired Japanese rally driver, having been on the podium seven times at the Dakar Rally in the trucks category.
He has competed in 36 Dakar Rally competitions as of the 2019 edition, which he participated in at the age of 77. In 2017 he was mentioned in Guinness World Records for racing the most consecutive Dakar Rallies. His entry has since been updated to reflect his current record of 36.
Dakar Rally results YearClassVehiclePositionStages won1983Motorbike HondaDNF01984DNF01985Cars MitsubishiDNF0198633rd0198787th01988DNF0198927th0199026th0199122nd01992Trucks HINO6th019936th019942nd019952nd019966th019972nd019982nd319994th220005th020012nd020023rd020035th020045th020052nd020065th0200713th02008Event cancelled – replaced by the 2008 Central Europe Rally2009Trucks HINO26th02010DNF0201113th0201224th0201331st0201432nd0201532nd0201631st0201727th02018DNF02019DNF0
Africa Eco Race results +YearClassVehiclePosition2020SSV Xtreme Race Yamaha152022SSV Xtreme Race Yamaha92024Open Suzuki22026Open Suzuki13
References
External links HINO Team SUGAWARA