Hino Motors wins the victory in both Series Production Trucks and Challenge under 10 liters cc, achieving its 19th successive race completion in Dakar Rally

Hino Motors, Ltd. ("Hino") won victories both in the Series Production Trucks and Challenge under 10 liters cc, finishing the Dakar 2010 for its 19th successive race. The Dakar 2010 was held in South America, between Buenos Aires in Argentina and Antofagasta in Chile from January 1st to the 17th.

The Dakar 2010, like the Dakar 2009, was once again held in South America over extremely difficult courses, including the crossing of the Andes Mountain ranges with an altitude difference of approximately 4,000 meters, huge dunes in the Atacama Desert in Chile, and high-speed stages using the same courses as those used by the WRC (World Rally Championship). It was an extremely grueling race as indicated by a rally completion ratio of only 52% (out of 362 units in total including Motorcycles and Cars).

Hino participated in the rally as "Hino Team Sugawara" using two Hino 500 Series vehicles driven by father-and-son drivers; Yoshimasa Sugawara (age 68), who competed in his 27th consecutive race as the longest driving entrant ever in the history of this rally (his 26th entry was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records) and his son, Teruhito Sugawara (age 37); and Car 2, driven by Teruhito Sugawara and Seiichi Suzuki, won the victory. Car 1, driven by Yoshimasa Sugawara and Katsumi Hamura, that had to make an unavoidable detour due to exhaust troubles, was disqualified from the race as it did not pass through the designated way points. *

Hino's first entry in the world's most grueling rally, the Dakar Rally, dates back to 1991. Hino achieved an overall victory in the Truck Division in 1997. It has been continuously marking high positions beating many "monster" trucks with an engine displacement more than twice that of the Hino 500 Series vehicles. Hino continues to provide products and services that satisfy our customers, with its advanced technology and the spirit to meet challenges fostered throughout our long racing history.

*Please visit our website (http://www.hino-global.com/dakar/index.html) for the details of the rally.

 

Truck Division Overall Standings	Driver (Make)
1st	CHAGIN (KAMAZ)
2nd	KABIROV (KAMAZ)
3rd	VAN VLIET (GINAF)
4th	MACIK (LIAZ)
5th	MARDEEV (KAMAZ)
7th (*Winner/Winner)	TERUHITO SUGAWARA (HINO)
Sidelined due to regulations	YOSHIMASA SUGAWARA (HINO)

(*The results in the Series Production Trucks and Challenge under 10 liters cc are shown in the parentheses.)

 

Car 2, the Hino 500 Series, that won the victory in the Series Production Trucks and Challenge under 10 liters cc, achieving Hino's 19th successive race completion in Dakar Rally.

 

 

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Hino in the Dakar Rally

Hino Motors, Ltd. ("Hino") participated in the Dakar Rally (then known as the Paris-Dakar Rally) for the first time in 1991, as the first entrant from among all the Japanese truck manufacturers. Its truck achieved 2nd position in the overall Truck Division in 1994 and 1995. In 1997, after undergoing reinforcement to aim at an overall victory, Hino became the first to dominate the top three positions in the overall Truck Division, an unprecedented finish in Dakar Rally history.

The team has continuously participated in the rally as one of the top teams in its division; for example, it has come in 2nd position in the overall Truck Division 3 times. Moreover, it achieved 7 victories in the class with an engine displacement of under 10 liters between 1996 and 2002, since this class was established. This class was abolished in 2003, 2004, and 2006. Hino won victories in 2005, 2007, and also in this 2010 rally.

 

No. of Entries	Rally Year	Route	Total Distance(km)	Vehicle	Result (Truck Division / under 10-liter class)
19	2010	Buenos Aires - Antofagasta - Buenos Aires	9,026	Hino 500 series	Car 2: 7th (Winner) Car 1: Sidelined due to regulations
18	2009	Buenos Aires - Valparaiso - Buenos Aires	9,579		14th (2nd*), 26th
Canceled	2008	-	-	-	-
17	2007	Lisbon - Dakar	7,915	Hino 500 series	9th (Winner), 13th
16	2006	Lisbon - Dakar	9,043		5th, 7th (n.a.)
15	2005	Barcelona - Dakar	8,956		2nd (Winner), 6th
14	2004	Clermont-Ferrand - Dakar	10,411		5th (n.a.)
13	2003	Marseille - Sharm El Sheikh	8,602		5th (n.a.)
12	2002	Arras - Madrid - Dakar	9,440		3rd (Winner) 7th consecutive victory in this class
11	2001	Paris - Dakar	10,873		2nd (Winner)
10	2000	Paris - Dakar - Cairo	7,880		5th (Winner)
9	1999	Granada - Dakar	9,441		4th (Winner)
8	1998	Paris - Granada - Dakar	10,570		2nd (Winner)
7	1997	Dakar - Agades - Dakar	8,051		Winner (Winner), 2nd (2nd), 3rd (3rd) First dominant victory recorded in the Truck Division
6	1996	Granada - Dakar	7,579		6th (Winner), 11th (2nd)
5	1995	Granada - Dakar	10,067		2nd (n.a.)
4	1994	Paris - Dakar	13,398		2nd (n.a.)
3	1993	Paris - Dakar	8,877		6th (n.a.)
2	1992	Paris - Sirte - Cape Town	13,015		4th, 5th, 6th, 10th (n.a.)
1	1991	Paris - Tripoli - Dakar	9,186		7th, 10th, 14th (n.a.) The first entrant from among all the Japanese truck manufacturers

* Truck Division was classified into Modified Trucks and Series Production Trucks from 2009. Hino participated in the Modified Trucks by changing the location of the engine only in the 2009 edition.