Eryk Goczał | |
Nationality: | Polish |
Birth Date: | 6 November 2004 |
Related To: | Marek Goczał (father) Michal Goczał (uncle) |
Eryk Goczał (born 6 November 2004) is a Polish rally driver who currently competes in the World Rally-Raid Championship. Goczał won the Dakar Rally on debut in 2023 the SSV category, making him the youngest driver to win any category in the event.[1]
Goczał is the son of Energylandia owner and rally-raid driver Marek Goczał.
Goczał began driving in rally in 2019, driving a zero car for race organizers at events such as the Baja Europe and the Polish Rally-Raid championship.[2] In 2021, he began competing in the Polish Drift Championship, where he won the BMP class in 2022.[3] Goczał received his FIA competitive license in 2022 and entered the World Rally-Raid Championship in 2023 championship for his father's team. At the 2023 Dakar Rally, Goczał became the youngest driver to start the event, the youngest driver to win a stage, and the youngest driver to win overall in the event's history.
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