Leonid Novitskiy (born 1 July 1968, in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian cross-country rally driver. He won the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup in both 2010 and 2011, driving for the X-Raid BMW team.[1] He made his Dakar Rally debut in 2006, and finished eighth in 2009. He took his first Dakar stage victory on the opening stage of the 2012 Dakar Rally, driving a Mini All4 Racing for the X-Raid team to lead the event overall.

Dakar Rally results

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Year Class Vehicle Position Stages won
2006 Car Nissan 25 0
2007 Mitsubishi 20 0
2008 Event cancelled – replaced by the 2008 Central Europe Rally
2009 Car BMW 8 0
2010 11 0
2011 DNF 0
2012 Mini 4 2
2013 3rd 0

References

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  1. ^ "SA-Dakar 2012: Leonid Novitskiy "I will do my best to reach podium in Lima"". marathonrally.com. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
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