Reinaldo Varela
Birth date17 April 1959 (age 67)
Birth placeSão Paulo, Brazil
TeamsCan-Am
ChampionshipsDakar Rally
Wins2018

Reinaldo Varela (born 17 April 1959) is a Brazilian rally raid racer in the car and later Side-by-side categories. He had been a two-time world champion in the T2 class car category and won the Rally dos Sertões in the car category twice.[1] In 2018, he entered the Dakar Rally in the Side by Side category, winning five stages and triumphing in the general classification, being his navigator the Brazilian Gustavo Gugelmin.

Career results

Rally Dakar results

YearClassVehiclePositionStages won
2000CarTrollerDNF0
2001CarTroller22nd0
2009CarMitsubishiDNF0
2010CarMitsubishiDNF0
2013CarCan-Am57th0
2014CarMitsubishiDNF0
2018SSVCan-Am1st5
2019SSVCan-Am3rd3
2020SSVCan-Am9th2
2021SSVCan-Am5th1

References

  1. ^ Palestra, Rogenes (8 December 2017). "Rally Dakar – Reinaldo Varela faz "treino de luxo" com o UTV Can-Am Maverick X3". Pista Livre[dead link]