Lucas Moraes
Brazilian rally-raid driver From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lucas Moraes (born 2 September 1991) is a Brazilian off-road racing driver. He is currently driving for Toyota in the World Rally-Raid Championship as part of Red Bull's rallying team for rally raid events. Moraes has achieved multiple accolades throughout his career, including winning the South American Mitsubishi Cup on two occasions, the Brazilian championship three times, as well as finishing third on his Dakar Rally debut in 2023.[1][2]
| Lucas Moraes | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born | September 2, 1991 Brazil |
| Current team | Toyota Gazoo Racing |
Career
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Perspective
In his first attempt at the Dakar Rally in 2023, Moraes drove a Toyota for Overdrive Racing. Partnering experienced co-driver Timo Gottschalk, Moraes became a surprise frontrunner by the end of the first week, sitting third overall after the first six stages.[3] Having run as high as second, Moraes finished the Dakar third overall.[4] Backed by TGR Brazil, Moraes joined Toyota in July 2023, whereafter he finished second to Nasser Al-Attiyah in the Baja Aragón.[5][6]
Moraes joined Toyota Gazoo Racing ahead of the 2024 season, racing in the World Rally-Raid Championship alongside new co-driver Armand Monleón.[7] He started the year with a strong showing at the Dakar Rally, where Moraes narrowly won stage 3.[8] His chances at an overall podium were dashed on the penultimate day, as a broken damper dropped him and Monleón to ninth.[9] They experienced more troubles in Abu Dhabi, retiring due to a fire at the end of stage three when they had been sitting third overall.[10] Moraes and Monleón scored a podium at the next round in Portugal, beating Carlos Sainz to third place.[11] Despite facing technical troubles on the fourth day of the Desafío Ruta 40, Moraes finished fifth with a stage win to his name.[12] Once again a frontrunner in the final event, the Rallye du Maroc, Moraes won stage 2 in a close fight with Al-Attiyah.[13] Though a broken throttle pedal the following day dropped Moraes down the order, he scored enough points to place third in the W2RC drivers' standings.[14][15]
For the 2025 W2RC season, Moraes and Monleon returned to TGR.[16] During the 2025 Dakar Rally, Moraes was given a suspended disqualification in stage five when Monleón took a phone handed by "a totally unknown person" — outside assistance is forbidden during the event. However, the subsequent one-hour penalty proved inconsequential as Moraes lost over three hours repairing his car's shock absorbers and suspension in stage six.[17][18] Nevertheless, he went on to win stage 7 the day after.[19]
Rally results
Dakar Rally results
| Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Car |  Toyota GR Hilux Overdrive |
3rd | 0 |
| 2024 | Toyota GR DKR Hilux EVO T1U |
9th | 1 | |
| 2024 | 15th | 2 |
Complete World Rally-Raid Championship results
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| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Toyota GR DKR Hilux EVO T1U | T1+ | DAK 940 |
ABU Ret5 |
PRT 331 |
DES 527 |
MOR 1414 |
3rd | 117 |
| 2025 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Toyota GR DKR Hilux EVO T1U | T1+ | DAK 1518 |
ABU | ZAF | PRT | MOR | 10th* | 18* |
* Season still in progress
References
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