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Rokas Baciuška (born December 10, 1990) is a professional rally driver from Lithuania. His early career began by competing in Kart racing. Early successes and winning of a national title, inspired him to pursue a motorsport career further. Since then, R. Baciuška has competed in several motorsport branches, including rally, rallycross, rally raid, and XXXX. His most notable motorsports achievements include winning the 2018 FIA European Rallycross Championship on the first attempt, being nominated as a best racing driver in Lithuania twice, and taking 3rd place in the 2022 Dakar Rally. Rokas was the youngest Lithuanian to participate in the Dakar rally and got nominated as a Best rookie.

Career Highlights

 * Multiple time Lithuanian and Baltic States Karting champion
 * Europe Karting championship 7th place (KZ2)
 * World karting championship 14th place (KZ2)
 * Won European Super1600 Rallycross Champion at first attempt
 * First Lithuanian in World RX championship
 * Best racing driver in Lithuania 2018 and 2019
 * World rally raid cup Baja Spain 4th place

Achievements

 * 2018 - FIA European Rallycross Championship: 1st place, at 1st attempt in Super1600 class.
 * 2019 - FIA World Rallycross Championship: 11th place
 * 2021 - Rallye du Maroc: 5th place
 * 2021 - Andalucia Rally: 4th place
 * 2021 - Baja Aragon: 4th in T4 category
 * 2022 - Dakar Rally: 3rd place in SSV class - Best Rookie - Youngest Lithuanian to participate in Dakar Rally

Kart racing

 * 2010 - Lithuanian Karting Championship: 1st place in Rotax Junior class