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Dakar 2024: Aleš Loprais wins final two stages and finishes second place overall

The long wait is over. Aleš Loprais returns to the Dakar Rally podium in the truck category. After 15 daring attempts, lots of hard work, great performances, but also too much bad luck, he can finall

Dakar 2024: Aleš Loprais wins final two stages and finishes second place overall

Dakar 2024: Aleš Loprais stays second despite puncture

Another dusty stage with gravel tracks filled with stones – that is an accurate description of Stage Ten of the Dakar Rally 2024. While it did not begin very well for Aleš Loprais and his crew, in

Dakar 2024: Aleš Loprais stays second despite puncture

Dakar 2024: Punctured tyres saw Aleš Loprais dropping to third place

For Aleš Loprais and his crew, the eighth stage of Dakar Rally 2024 had a similar story to the one from a day before: a good run slowed down by two punctures. Stage Seven On January 14, the

Dakar 2024: Punctured tyres saw Aleš Loprais dropping to third place

Dakar 2024: After Chrono 48 Stage, Loprais and his crew improved to second place overall

Aleš Loprais, Jaroslav Valtr Jr., Jiří Stross and their Praga V4S DKR truck have survived the two-day stage in the dunes of Rub' al Khali. They have also improved by one position in the overall sta

Dakar 2024: After Chrono 48 Stage, Loprais and his crew improved to second place overall

Dakar 2024: Aleš Loprais still trucking at Stage Six

On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, Aleš Loprais, Jaroslav Valtr Jr. and Jiří Stross took their first stage win together at Dakar Rally. Their Praga V4S DKR was the fastest truck on the route from Al Duwa

Dakar 2024: Aleš Loprais still trucking at Stage Six

DAKAR 2024 IS FINALLY HERE

The Instaforex Loprais Praga Team had a successful start to the Dakar Rally 2024. Aleš Loprais, Jaroslav Valtr Jr. and Jiří Stross finished the prologue in second place, and after the first three s

DAKAR 2024 IS FINALLY HERE

Dakar 2023: Loprais leads Truck Category at halfway point

Aleš Loprais and his crew finished second in the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally 2023, leading the Truck category two minutes ahead of the closest competitors. A trouble-free eighth stage of Dakar R

Dakar 2023: Loprais leads Truck Category at halfway point

Rally Dakar 2023: Loprais battles it out in top three at Stages 5 and 6

The sixth stage of Dakar Rally 2023 was challenging for Aleš Loprais and his crew. They lost precious minutes after getting stuck on a dune, but they managed to stay at the top end of the standings b

Rally Dakar 2023: Loprais battles it out in top three at Stages 5 and 6

Dakar 2023: Aleš Loprais retakes overall lead after Stage 4

After a challenging Stage 3 where extreme weather, multiple punctures and a penalty for missing a waypoint lost Aleš Loprais and his team valuable time, the Praga team is now back in the lead of the

Dakar 2023: Aleš Loprais retakes overall lead after Stage 4

Dakar 2023: Aleš Loprais takes the lead after Stage 2 victory

The Instaforex Loprais Praga Team have had a successful start to the Dakar Rally 2023. Following a good result in the Prologue, Aleš Loprais added another great performance in the opening stages, fin

Dakar 2023: Aleš Loprais takes the lead after Stage 2 victory

Praga moves to UAE with new Bohema road-legal hypercar

Czech automotive manufacturer, Praga, has relocated for three months to The United Arab Emirates for the global public launch of its new road-legal, track-focused hypercar, the Praga Bohema. The Bo

Praga moves to UAE with new Bohema road-legal hypercar

Loprais‘ strategy for a long Dakar 2023: To stay calm!

During the weekend, all racing and support vehicles of the Instaforex Loprais Team have left for Marseille in the south of France. On Tuesday, November 29, the team will go through the first part of s

Loprais‘ strategy for a long Dakar 2023: To stay calm!

Aleš Loprais at the end of the 2022 Dakar Rally: Big thanks to everyone

The Instaforex Loprais Praga teams’ crew of Aleš Loprais, Jaroslav Valtr jr. and Petr Pokora with a Praga truck finished the 2022 Dakar Rally in 21st place in the trucks category. Their battle for

Aleš Loprais at the end of the 2022 Dakar Rally: Big thanks to everyone

Dakar 2022: Instaforex Loprais Praga Team back on the top

“You can have bad days, but never give up fighting”. Those words were motivating the whole Instaforex Loprais Praga Team as they started stage eleven of the Dakar Rally after being forced to retir

Dakar 2022: Instaforex Loprais Praga Team back on the top

Dakar 2022: Aleš Loprais strengthens his position

After the eighth and ninth stage of the 2022 Dakar Rally, Aleš Loprais in his Praga V4S DKR has managed to increase the gap to Andrey Karginov in Kamaz. He will go into the tenth stage in fourth plac

Dakar 2022: Aleš Loprais strengthens his position

Dakar 2022: Aleš Loprais improved his position

After the seventh stage of the 2022 Dakar Rally, Aleš Loprais and his crew have moved up to fourth place in the overall standings. On Sunday, the Praga V4S DKR of the Instaforex Loprais Praga Team ke

Dakar 2022: Aleš Loprais improved his position

Dakar 2022: Loprais keeps up with leaders and holds his position

After an extremely dramatic fourth stage for the Instaforex Loprais Praga Team, in which a collision with a buggy caused major mechanical issues, Aleš Loprais and his crew completed the gruelling sta

Dakar 2022: Loprais keeps up with leaders and holds his position

Dakar 2022: Loprais held by puncture, but remains fifth overall

After the first quarter of the 2022 Dakar Rally, Aleš Loprais and his crew sit in fifth place in the truck overall standings. The Praga #508 crew managed to hold its position, right behind four facto

Dakar 2022: Loprais held by puncture, but remains fifth overall

Dakar 2022: Loprais finishes third in first stage despite some issues

The 2022 Dakar Rally started on New Year’s Day with more than an 800-kilometre trip from Jeddah to Ha’il, during which the competitors also took part in the qualifying stage (19.51 kilometres), th

Dakar 2022: Loprais finishes third in first stage despite some issues

Dakar 2021: Aleš Loprais fought until last kilometres

Aleš Loprais, Khalid Alkendi and Petr Pokora finished the Dakar Rally 2021 in fifth place overall in the trucks category. The Instaforex Loprais Praga Team crew tried to push one more time, but a tyr

Dakar 2021: Aleš Loprais fought until last kilometres

Dakar 2021: Very unpleasant déjà vu at Dakar

Exactly a year ago, Aleš Loprais and his crew started the penultimate stage of Dakar Rally from fourth place, aiming to attack the podium positions in dunes. However, technical issues had stopped the

Dakar 2021: Very unpleasant déjà vu at Dakar

Dakar 2021: Mouse in a blue trap

For the last few days, the Instaforex Loprais Praga Team has seen lots of number fours at Dakar Rally 2021. Aleš Loprais and his crew and Praga V4S DKR have been holding fourth place in the overall s

Dakar 2021: Mouse in a blue trap

Dakar 2021: Toughest stage, but still calm. Is the storm coming?

While most of the competitors described the ninth stage of Dakar Rally 2021 as the toughest one yet, the Instaforex Loprais Praga Team had a relatively calm day. But of course, it was still a Dakar.

Dakar 2021: Toughest stage, but still calm. Is the storm coming?

Dakar 2021: Loprais heads into the final part from fourth place

Throughout both marathon stages, Aleš Loprais, Khalid Alkendi and Petr Pokora did not have a chance to follow the results. They had enough work handling difficult routes and making sure that the Prag

Dakar 2021: Loprais heads into the final part from fourth place

Dakar 2021: The Lady – The Fighter & The Queen – The Salvation

One stage. That is all it took for Aleš Loprais, Khalid Alkendi and Petr Pokora to return the Praga V4S DKR back to the fourth place overall in the truck standings. However, it was not an easy day at

Dakar 2021: The Lady – The Fighter & The Queen – The Salvation

2021 Dakar is halfway through, Aleš Loprais is 5 minutes from podium

The Instaforex Loprais Praga Team has successfully finished the first half of Dakar Rally 2021. After six out of twelve stages, the Praga V4S DKR number 504 currently holds fifth place in the truck st

2021 Dakar is halfway through, Aleš Loprais is 5 minutes from podium

Dakar 2021: After a storming drive, Loprais is close to top 3

The fifth stage of the Dakar Rally 2021 was just as difficult as promised. And Aleš Loprais and his crew had their share of challenges in the Praga truck. But the initial frustration just motivated t

Dakar 2021: After a storming drive, Loprais is close to top 3

Dakar 2021: Another puncture, but Aleš Loprais remains in fifth place

For the first time at Dakar Rally 2021, Aleš Loprais did not make it to the top 10. Yet, it was a relatively calm day for the Instaforex Loprais Praga Team. And while today’s result of the Praga V4

Dakar 2021: Another puncture, but Aleš Loprais remains in fifth place

Aleš Loprais praises organisers: “This is the real Dakar, I can feel every bone in my body!”

After the third stage of Dakar Rally 2021, Aleš Loprais, Khalid Alkendi and Petr Pokora currently hold fifth place in the trucks standings. In a loop stage, which took place on Tuesday, January 5, ar

Aleš Loprais praises organisers: “This is the real Dakar, I can feel every bone in my body!”

Dakar 2021: Loprais‘ efforts slowed down by puncture

Aleš Loprais and his crew have shown a great form in first dunes of the Dakar Rally 2021. The Praga V4 DKR of the Instaforex Loprais Praga Team was fighting for a good position, but a tyre puncture k

Dakar 2021: Loprais‘ efforts slowed down by puncture

Dakar 2021: Nerve-wracking but beautiful second place for Loprais

The first official stage of Dakar Rally 2021 has brought the Instaforex Loprais Praga Team a success, that not even the crews expected. Aleš Loprais, Khalid Alkendi and Petr Pokora took the Praga V4S

Dakar 2021: Nerve-wracking but beautiful second place for Loprais

Dakar 2021: Quick but careful drive brought Loprais sixth place in prologue

Both Instaforex Loprais Praga Team crews had a similar strategy in today’s prologue. Without risking too much, both trucks have secured good starting positions for the opening stage of the Dakar Ral

Dakar 2021: Quick but careful drive brought Loprais sixth place in prologue

Dakar 2021: Successful shakedown for both trucks and three drivers of the Instaforex Loprais Praga Team

The Instaforex Loprais Praga Team has made first important steps ahead of the Dakar Rally 2021. Now, there are only two more tasks remaining: scrutineerings and a short prologue. The first stage of th

Dakar 2021: Successful shakedown for both trucks and three drivers of the Instaforex Loprais Praga Team

Instaforex Loprais Praga Team heads to Dakar 2021 with new strategy

The main goal for the Instaforex Loprais Praga Team in Dakar Rally 2021 remains the same. Aleš Loprais with his Praga V4S DKR aims to fight for the highest positions in the truck category. However, t

Instaforex Loprais Praga Team heads to Dakar 2021 with new strategy

Instaforex Loprais Praga Team to race at Dakar Rally 2021 with two trucks

At the turn of the year, the Instaforex Loprais Praga Team is going to head to Saudi Arabia in a slightly bigger line-up than before. The team’s mechanics and engineers will have to tackle not just

Instaforex Loprais Praga Team to race at Dakar Rally 2021 with two trucks

Loprais ends Dakar with third place in Qiddiya Grand Prix

On Friday, January 17, Aleš Loprais, Khalid Alkendi and Petr Pokora took the third place in the Qiddiya Grand Prix, the final stage of Dakar Rally 2020. In the end, the Instaforex Loprais Team with

Loprais ends Dakar with third place in Qiddiya Grand Prix

Loprais survived and is now even closer to the podium

Aleš Loprais, Khalid Alkendi and Petr Pokora have a lot to do in a bivouac today after the tenth stage of Dakar Rally 2020. The new Praga V4S DKR needs a good service, but this time it is only on t

Loprais survived and is now even closer to the podium

First Top 3 stage result for Loprais and Praga

Instaforex Loprais Teams’ Praga V4S DKR took its first-ever Top 3 result. Aleš Loprais, Khalid Alkendi and Petr Pokora were classified third in the eighth stage of Dakar Rally 2020. On M

First Top 3 stage result for Loprais and Praga

Another improvement for Loprais, the fifth place serves as a reward for suffering

The first ever Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia is fulfilling the expectations – it is extremely hard. But the Instaforex Loprais Team crew keeps going. They have successfully overcome the toughest ter

Another improvement for Loprais, the fifth place serves as a reward for suffering

The fifth fastest time moves Loprais to the sixth place overall

Aleš Loprais, Khalid Alkendi and Petr Pokora have improved by one place after the third day of Dakar Rally 2020. The Instaforex Loprais Team with Praga V4S DKR now holds the sixth place in the standi

The fifth fastest time moves Loprais to the sixth place overall

Aleš Loprais has moved up by two places at Dakar Rally

Aleš Loprais has moved up by two places at Dakar Rally The second stage of Dakar Rally 2020 has brought an improvement for Instaforex Loprais Team. The Czech team has moved to the seventh pl

Aleš Loprais has moved up by two places at Dakar Rally

Loprais’ Praga has successfully completed its first race kilometres at Dakar

The brand new Praga V4S DKR has completed its first-ever stage and it was nothing less than at the most famous marathon rally in the world. And successfully. The Instaforex Loprais Team is classified

Loprais’ Praga has successfully completed its first race kilometres at Dakar

Loprais testing Praga V4S DKR for Dakar 2020

Instaforex Loprais Team will take a brand new Praga V4S DKR special to 42nd edition of Dakar Rally. The truck comes with a modern technological package including an automatic gearbox, a new engine and

Loprais testing Praga V4S DKR for Dakar 2020
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