Janus van Kasteren

Janus van Kasteren
NationalityNetherlands Dutch
Born (1986-09-10) 10 September 1986 (age 38)[1]

Janus van Kasteren Jr. (born 10 September 1986) is a Dutch rally driver and businessman. He is the owner of Boss Machinery company, a heavy machinery supplier based out of Veldhoven.[2] van Kasteren is best known for his participation in rally raid events in rally trucks. He is the winner of the 2023 Dakar Rally in the trucks category.[3] In 2023, van Kasteren began participating in the World Rally-Raid Championship.[4]

Dakar Rally results

Year Class Vehicle Position Stages won
2018 Trucks France Renault DNF 0
2019 DNF 0
2020 Italy Iveco 6th 0
2022 5th 0
2023 1st 3
2024 4th 4

References

  1. ^ "Janus van Kasteren". eurosport.com. Eurosport. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "BOSS MACHINERY:Boss Machinery owner Janus van Kasteren' solid run in the Dakar 2018 has been ended!". facebook.com. Facebook. January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Fifth Dakar rally win for Toyota's Al-Attiyah as co-driver Baumel seals win number four". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 World Rally-Raid Championship competitors". worldrallyraidchampionship.com. ASO. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Dakar Rally
Truck winner
2023 		Succeeded by