Latest News 2020
Read the columns and race reports for the latest information on HINO Team Sugawara.
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Sep 29, 2020
Hino Motors to Enter Dakar Rally 2021
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Jan 20, 2020
Stage 12: Car 1 finishes the final stage at 15th overall. The truck comes in at a general ranking of 10th overall and clinches its 11th straight win in the Under 10-litre Class.
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Jan 17, 2020
Stage 11 : Car 1 completes the Shubaytah dunes, the toughest section of the event. Maintains its 10th place position upon its return to Haradh.
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Jan 16, 2020
Stage 10 : Organizers shorten SS distance due to strong winds. Car 1 finishes the first day of the marathon stage at 14th place.
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Jan 16, 2020
Stage 9 : Car 1 finishes the rugged, perseverance-testing SS at 16th place overall. Team decides to retire Car 2 due to safety concerns.
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Jan 15, 2020
Stage 8 : Car 1 finishes in 7th place overall in the SS made all the more difficult by soft sand. Car 2, which suffered a tip-over the previous day, also finishes in fine shape.
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Jan 15, 2020
Stage 7 : Car 1 finishes 11th in the longest 546 km SS of the event, climbing to 10th place in general ranking.
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Jan 14, 2020
Rest day: Team completely refreshes its trucks on their rest day in Riyadh with the aim of climbing further up in rankings in the second half of the rally.
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Jan 14, 2020
Stage 6: Teams reach Saudi capital Riyadh after a long 830 km stage.Car 1 climbs to 11th place overall to wrap up the first half.
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Jan 13, 2020
Stage 5 : Car 1, a natural in dune stages, finishes 12th in the SS.
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Jan 10, 2020
Stage 4 : Car 1 performs well and finishes 12th in this stage of fesh-fesh and rocks. Car 2 is excluded from awards but has returned to the course.
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Jan 9, 2020
Stage 3 : Car 1 finishes 14th in long 427 km SS.
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Jan 8, 2020
Stage 2 : Car 1 finishes the intermountain course at 15th place undaunted by the course's diverse range of terrain. Car 2 is forced to stop during the SS due to trouble.
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Jan 8, 2020
Stage 1 : Dakar Rally 2020 Kicks Off in Saudi Arabia Both Hino trucks are off to a good start in the first stage from Jeddah to Al Wajh