Rokas Baciuška (, born 10 December 1999) is a professional rally driver from Lithuania. He has won the Lithuania Kart racing championship, the European Rallycross Championship in the Super1600 class, and the World Rally-Raid Championship in the T4 SSV class.
Racing career
Early career
Rokas Baciuška started kart racing. at the age of 7. Multiple victories, including the winning of a national title, inspired him to pursue a professional motorsport career. Since then, R. Baciuška has competed in several motorsport disciplines, including rally, rallycross, and rally raid.
Rallycross
Rokas Baciuška competed in the 2018 FIA European Rallycross Championship season, and won Super1600 class title on his first attempt.
Rally raid
At the age of 22, Rokas debuted in 2022 Dakar Rally as the youngest Lithuanian ever to participate in the Dakar rally. Rokas took third place overall in the T4 category, and was nominated as a Best rookie.
The 2022 Dakar Rally was the first round of inaugural 2022 World Rally-Raid Championship. Rokas completed the season by taking four podiums, winning 2022 Rallye du Maroc, and winning the championship title in T4 category.
His results in 2022 gained him a spot in Red Bull Can-Am Team for the 2023 Dakar Rally. He finished second in the 2023 Dakar Rally in the T4 category, winning prologue, three stages and leading at the start of the final day. However, he lost the rally in a cruel manner, losing around twenty minutes due to a broken suspension arm, which needed replacement. The time loss was enough for him to drop down to second place in the general standings.
Racing record
2010 Lithuanian Karting Championship: 1st place in Rotax Junior class 2012 WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini: 10th place 2012 Andrea Margutti Trophy - 60 Junior Trophy: 4th place 2014 Andrea Margutti Trophy - KFJ: 9th place 2015 Andrea Margutti Trophy - KF: 8th place 2015 WSK Champions Cup - KF: 10th place 2017 2017 CIK-FIA European KZ2 Championship: 7th place 2019 German Kart Championship DSKM: 1st place 2019 24° South Garda Winter Cup - KZ2: 6th place 2018 FIA European Rallycross Championship: 1st place in Super1600 class 2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship: 11th place 2021 Rallye du Maroc: 5th place 2021 Andalucia Rally: 4th place 2021 Baja Aragon: 4th in T4 class category 2022 Dakar Rally: 3rd place in T4 class category 2022 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge: 2nd place in T4 class category 2022 Rallye du Maroc: 1st place in T4 class category 2022 Andalucía Rally: 2nd place in T4 class category 2022 W2RC championship: 1st place in T4 class category 2023 Dakar Rally: 2nd place in T4 class category 2024 Dakar Rally: 3rd place in T3 class category 2025 Dakar Rally: 11th place in T1 class category 2026 Dakar Rally: 1st place in T2 class category
Achievements and Nominations
Multiple Lithuanian and Baltic States Karting champion Twice nominated as Lithuania best racing driver of the year - 2018 and 2019 European Super1600 RX champion at first attempt - 2018 First Lithuanian to participate in World RX Championship - 2019 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge: 2nd place - 2022 Rallye du Maroc: 1st place in T4 category - 2022 Andalucía Rally: 2nd place - 2022 Dakar Rally: 3rd place in T4 category - 2022 Dakar Rally: Best Rookie - 2022 Dakar Rally: youngest Lithuanian to participate in series (22 years old) Dakar Rally: s10 and s12 stage winner - 2022 Dakar Rally: 2nd place in T4 category - 2023 Dakar Rally: Prologue, s5, s7 and s11 stage winner - 2023 Dakar Rally: 3rd place in T3 category - 2024 Dakar Rally: s2 stage winner - 2025 Dakar Rally: 1st place in T2 category - 2026 Dakar Rally: s1, s5, s8, s9, s10, s11 and s13 stage winner - 2026
Racing record
Dakar Rally results YearClassStarting numberNavigatorVehicleStages wonPosition2022SxS (SSV)414 Oriol Mena Valdearcos Can-Am Maverick XRS232023SxS (SSV)400 Oriol Vidal Montijano Can-Am Maverick XRS322024Challenger300 Oriol Vidal Montijano Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo32025Car210 Oriol Mena Valdearcos Toyota Hilux Gazoo Racing DKR IMT EVO1112026Car (T2, Stock)502 Oriol Vidal Montijano Land Rover Defender Dakar D7X-R71
Complete World Rally-Raid Championship results (key) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 Points 2022 South Racing Can-Am BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS T4 DAK ABU MOR AND 1st 176 2023 Red Bull Can-Am Factory Team BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS T4 DAK ABU SON DES MOR 1st 189 2024 Can-Am Factory Team Can-Am Maverick XRS TurboChallengerDAKABUPRTDESMOR 1st 209 2025 Overdrive RacingToyota Hilux Overdrive T1+DAKABUZAFPRTMOR 25th 16 * Season still in progress
References
External links
Driver profile on Dakar.com