Antanas Juknevičius


Antanas Juknevičius is a Lithuanian rally driver. He is one of the most experienced and successful professional Rally-raid drivers in Lithuania. Juknevicius is the only driver from the Baltic states to participate in every single stage of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies.

Career

Juknevičius debuted in his first Dakar Rally back in 2003 as a co-driver for Aurelijus Petraitis. In 2009, Antanas Juknevicius and Aurelijus Petraitis crossed the finish line of the Dakar Rally in the 25th position overall which at the time was his personal best result. In 2018 Juknevicius improved his personal record by finishing the Dakar Rally in 12th position, after gaining four places during the penultimate stage of a rally. Overall, Antanas Juknevicius has participated in the Dakar Rally 11 times, 7 times as a driver and his first 3 rallies as a co-driver. This does not include the rally in 2008, where he was also at the start line but rally was cancelled.
Juknevičius is also one of the few Dakar Rally participants who took part in this event in all three continents this rally marathon has been held over the years.
In addition to his racing career Juknevičius spent five years working for Astana Racing as a general team manager.
In 2019, Antanas Juknevicius was officially granted status of Dakar Rally legend.

Dakar Rally

Juknevičius successfully finished in 9 out of 10 Dakar Rallies he has started at with his personal best result being 12th overall in 2018.

Career achievements