
Our team for Dakar 2022
Let’s introduce ourselves: We are Petronas Team de Rooy IVECO and are one of the fastest truck rallyteam in the world.
Custom builds
We build custom racetrucks with our reliable partners and make sure that you are the quickest to cross the finishline. And no worries during a rallyraid; we service and maintain all our vehicles with the best mechanics available.
Choose your vehicle:
Rallytrucks
IVECO Torpedo Powerstar (504)

Driver

Janus van Kasteren
Janus is an experienced rally driver with several titles in his name
Navigator

Marcel Snijders
With his years of navigational experience, Marcel is one of the best truck navigators in the business
Mechanic

Darek Rodewald
In all the years of driving with Gerard de Rooy, Darek is the most experienced mechanic with our IVECO Torpedo Powerstar
IVECO Torpedo Powerstar (506)

Driver

Martin van den Brink
Martin has driven alot of rallyraids and is highly experienced.
Navigator

Peter Willemse
With his years of navigational experience, Peter is one of the best rallyraid navigators in the world
Mechanic

Bernard der Kinderen
We as a team couldn’t do without Bernard, he has been around since the 80’s.
IVECO Torpedo Powerstar (515)

Driver

Vick Versteijnen
In the very last minute Vick joined our team for Dakar 2022 and will be replacing Hans Stacey
Navigator

Teun van Dal
Teun is the go-to-navigator for Vick and they have years of rally experience together
Mechanic

Randy Smits
For several years Randy has been a mechanic in our workshop. When Vick and Teun joined our team, Randy was the best appointed mechanic for the job.
IVECO Trakker (524)

Driver

Mitchel van den Brink
As a great addition to our team, Mitchels’ goal is to deliver fast assistance to the whole team. Meanwhile he’s gaining experience by driving more and more hours is his IVECO Trakker
Navigator

Rijk Mouw
Rijk has been Mitchels’ navigator for quite some time now and they have perfect communication in the rallytruck
Mechanic

Bert van Donkelaar
All those years together with Wuf van Ginkel Bert has a lot of mechanical experience servicing the rallytrucks.