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Karel Loprais

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Karel Loprais (March 4, 1949 – 30 December 2021) was a Czech rally raid driver. He was the 6-time winner of the Dakar Rally in the truck category. Loprais was born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia.[1] He was nicknamed "Monsieur Dakar".[2]

Loprais died on 30 December 2021 from COVID-19 at a hospital in Nový Jičín, Czech Republic at the age of 72.[3]

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  1. Sverak, Jakub. "The call of the road" Archived 2013-06-16 at Archive.today. Prague Post, February 21, 2001. Retrieved on May 17, 2013. Dead link.
  2. Agence France-Presse. "Karel Loprais forfait pour le Dakar". Réseau des sports, November 2, 2006. Retrieved on May 17, 2013.
  3. Motoristický svět truchlí. Zemřel legendární závodník Karel Loprais (in Czech)