Karel Loprais

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. He was nicknamed "Monsieur Dakar".
Loprais died on 30 December 2021 from COVID-19 at a hospital in Nový Jičín, Czech Republic at the age of 72.