HINO TEAM SUGAWARA

Hino Team Sugawara is a joint team formed by Hino Motors and Japan Racing Management to race in the Dakar Rally.

Members

Teruhito Sugawara

Team Director and Driver

President, Japan Racing Management Co., Ltd.
Born Jul 13, 1972 Minato-ku, Tokyo
Teruhito Sugawara is the second son of Yoshimasa Sugawara, the “Iron Man of Dakar.” He first joined the Dakar Rally team as a mechanic in 1998, and began navigating for his father the following year. During the same period, he built up his experience in races including off-road races in Japan and Rally Mongolia before racing a HINO500 Series truck in the Pharaoh Rally (Egypt) in 2003, in which he finished with an overall championship in the Trucks category. Since 2005, he has been racing the Dakar Rally alongside his father as a father and son duo on two trucks, and won his first class championship in the Under 10-litre Class in 2007. In 2021, he won his twelfth consecutive championship in the class. His father Yoshimasa Sugawara announced his retirement from the Dakar Rally after 2019 event, and Teruhito Sugawara has taken up his position as team director.

Hirokazu Somemiya

Navigator

President, RallyStream Inc.
Born May 20, 1972 Gunma
Hirokazu Somemiya has raced as navigator in numerous rally races in Japan and overseas, including the Japanese Rally Championship and Asia-Pacific Rally Championship. In recent years, he has taken part in numerous rallies in Japan and overseas including the American off-road racing event “BAJA1000” and the Asia Cross Country Rally where he served as navigator and communications manager for driver Ikuo Hanawa.

Yuji Mochizuki

Navigator

Hino Motors, Ltd.

Born Dec 20, 1984 Hachioji, Tokyo
Yuji Mochizuki joined the company in 2003 and was assigned to the Power Train Evaluation & Engineering Div. where he was engaged in evaluations for engine development. He will participate as a navigator in Dakar Rally 2023.

Seiichi Suzuki

Mechanic

Japan Racing Management Co., Ltd.

Mayumi Kezuka

Mechanic

Japan Racing Management Co., Ltd.

Koji Yoshikawa

Mechanic

Japan Racing Management Co., Ltd.

Takayuki Monma

Manager

Hino Motors, Ltd.

Shintarou Kojima

Mechanic

Hino Motors, Ltd.

Tsuyoshi Fukuta

Mechanic

Hino Motors, Ltd.

Akinobu Saito

Mechanic

Hino Motors, Ltd.

Rumi Ando

Support Member

Japan Racing Management Co., Ltd.

Shun Konnai

Support Member

Japan Racing Management Co., Ltd.

Racing Trucks

Hino’s Dakar Rally racing trucks, the “Little Monsters”

Hino’s Dakar Rally truck Car was developed based on the “HINO600 Series” truck, a medium-duty truck model that serves logistics businesses worldwide. In the context of the Dakar Rally, medium-duty trucks deliver excellent mobility but hardly have an advantage over their rival heavy-duty trucks in terms of absolute power. Against these odds, Hino has consistently braved this rally with its lightweight and agile medium-duty trucks since the company first entered the race. And these trucks have come to be known as the “Little Monsters” for the intense competition that they put up against their larger rival trucks that are powered by larger-displacement engines.
In the Dakar Rally 2024, HINO TEAM SUGAWARA will take on its rivals with a truck without a racing hybrid system.

Truck Specs

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Driver TERUHITO SUGAWARA
Vehicle base model HINO 600 Series
Engine
Engine type A09C-TI(With turbo intercooler)
Engine type Diesel 4-cycle inline 6-cylinder
Engine displacement 8.866L
Maximum engine output 800 PS (588 kW)/2800 rpm
Engine Maximum Torque 248kgm (2430 Nm)/1600 rpm
Power train
Driving method Full-time 4WD
Transmission AT
Transfer Hi-LoWith range switching
Tires XZL 14.00R20
Chassis
Vehicle weight 8,290 kg
over-all length 6,6200 mm
overall width 2,500 mm
Overall height 3,320 mm
Wheel base 4,170 mm
Fuel tank 800L

Team Structure

The selection committee for mechanics from domestic dealers has resumed,
and a total of two mechanics from Tochigi Hino Motors and Aichi Hino Motors,
who were selected from an open competition, will join the team.
The support trucks have also been carefully selected,
and the number of trucks has been changed from two to one,
with the GT Camper and the newly introduced camping trailer also being included
in the team's enhanced support capabilities.

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