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Aliyyah Koloc

Aliyyah Koloc (born 1 July 2004) is a racing driver.[1]

Aliyyah Koloc
Koloc at the Brno Circuit in 2025
Nationality Czech
Seychelloise
Born (2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 (age 21)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
RelativesMartin Koloc (father)
Yasmeen Koloc (sister)
Categorisation FIA Silver
Previous series
2020–2021
2021
2022
2022
2022		European Truck Racing Championship
French Truck Racing Championship
EuroNASCAR
French GT4 Cup
FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas – T3
Championship titles
2022FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas – T3

Biography

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Koloc sharing a Mercedes-AMG GT4 with sister Yasmeen and Adam Lacko at the 2022 12 Hours of Spa.

Koloc's father Martin is Czech and a former truck racer as well as the owner of the Buggyra Racing Team. Her mother is Seychelloise-Sudanese. Her twin sister Yasmeen used to race with her, they were known as the Dakar Sistaz[2], but an injury stopped Yasmeen's racing career[3]. Koloc has Asperger syndrome.[4]

Born in Dubai, Aliyyah Koloc began her sporting career in tennis at the age of four before an injury prevented her from furthering her career. After taking part in a test in one of her fathers' racing trucks in early 2019, she switched to motorsport with the goal of competing in the Dakar Rally.[5] Starting out in trucks, her program quickly grew to accommodate EuroNASCAR, GT4 and rally raid in order to improve her versatility, leading to a title in the FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas in 2022 ahead of her Dakar debut.[6][7]

Koloc completed her first Dakar in 2023 in the T3 category. Since 2024, she has competed in the top class of the Dakar, the Ultimate. [8]

Having combined circuit racing and rally raids for several seasons, in early 2026, her team announced that Koloc would concentrate on rally raids [9]only. Due to regulationary issues around the next-gen cars for the Dakar, the team has opted to concentrate on the FIA European Bajas [10]in what is intended to be a transitional year.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 European Truck Racing Championship Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing 7 0 0 0 0 5 14th
2021 French Truck Racing Championship Team Buggyra Racing 12 0 0 0 4 143.5 5th
European Truck Racing Championship Buggyra Racing 19 0 0 0 0 2 16th
ESET V4 Cup - GT Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Buggyra Racing ? ? ? ? ?
ESET V4 Cup - Endurance Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Buggyra Racing ? ? ? ? ?
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR Club Challenge CAAL Racing ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
2022 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR Pro Buggyra ZM Racing 4 0 0 0 0 106 27th
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2 Buggyra ZM Racing 4 0 0 0 0 169 24th
French GT4 Cup - Silver Buggyra ZM-MFT Racing 6 0 0 0 0 7 12th
24H GT Series - GT4 Buggyra Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas - T3 Buggyra Racing 4 1 N/A N/A 2 98 1st
2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT4 Buggyra ZM Racing 1 1 0 0 1 40 NC
2023 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship - T3 Buggyra ZM Academy 1 0 N/A N/A 0 12* 12th*
24H GT Series - GT4 Buggyra ZM Racing 5 1 2 1 5 178 3rd
2024 24H Series - GT4 Buggyra ZM Racing 2 2 0 1 2 80 1st

Dakar Rally

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Year Class Vehicle Position Stages won
2023 T3 Light Prototypes Canada Can-Am 33rd 0
2024 T1+ South Africa Revo+ 25th 0
2025 T1+ South Africa Revo+ 25th 0
2026 T1+ South Africa Revo+ DNF 0

Complete World Rally-Raid Championship results

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 Pos. Points
2023 Buggyra ZM Academy DV21 T3 DAK
1112		 ABU
322		 SON DES MOR 12th 34
2024 Buggyra ZM Racing Red-Lined Revo+ T1+ DAK
47		 ABU
136		 PRT
Ret		 DES MOR
Ret		 33rd 6
2026 Buggyra ZM Racing Revo T1+ T1+ DAK

DNF

 CUE DES MOR ABU * *

* Season still in progress

References

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  1. ↑ "Profile of ALIYYAH KOLOC - BUGGYRA ZM ACADEMY - Dakar". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ↑ ler.studio, LER digital studio |. "2022 Qatar International Baja: Dakar Sistaz ready for another off-road rally". www.buggyra.com. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  3. ↑ ler.studio, LER digital studio |. "From racer to motorsport engineer at just 19". www.buggyra.com. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  4. ↑ "Aliyyah Koloc". Wheel Sisters. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "THE ROAD TO DAKAR - THE STORY OF ALIYYAH AND YASMEEN KOLOC". Buggyra Racing. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "WORLD CLASS TEAM BUGGYRA ZM RACING TO JOIN EURONASCAR WITH TWO CARS IN 2022". EuroNASCAR. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Aliyyah Koloc makes debut entry in 2023 Dakar Rally at 18 years of age". MX-Link.co.nz. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  8. ↑ ler.studio, LER digital studio |. "From rocky beginnings to feeling confident: Aliyyah Koloc's road to her third Dakar smoothened by her navigator". www.buggyra.com. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  9. ↑ ler.studio, LER digital studio |. "Buggyra ZM Racing sets course for a transitional 2026 season". www.buggyra.com. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  10. ↑ ler.studio, LER digital studio |. "Buggyra ZM Racing sets course for a transitional 2026 season". www.buggyra.com. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
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