2nd overall, Dakar Rally 2nd overall, Rally of Tunisia with Khalifa Al-Mutaiwi 2nd overall, Rally of Morocco with Hiroshi Masuoka
2003
1st overall, Dakar Rally 5th overall, Rally of Tunisia with Andrea Mayer 16th overall, Rally of Morocco 2nd overall, Baja Germany 5th overall, UAE Desert Challenge
2004
5th overall, Dakar Rally 10th overall, Rally of Morocco in a Mitsubishi L200 Pick-Up 1st overall, UAE Desert Challenge with Hiiroshi Masuoka
Biography
Andreas Schulz was born in Munich in March 1955 and now resides in Munich and the United Arab Emirates. He is one of the most experienced members of the Mitsubishi Motors team, having worked on numerous long-distance events as a fully-qualified mechanic before making the switch to an international co-driver.
After gaining much youthful experience with the Opel World Rally and Dakar Teams in the 1980s, Andreas co-drove for Japan’s Hiroshi Masuoka in the 1994 Dakar Rally. The following season the pair finished 10th overall and fourth in the UAE Desert Challenge. Over the next few years the pair achieved several consistent top 10 finishes, but Andreas joined forces with Germany’s Jutta Kleinschmidt during 2000 and the pair entered the Dakar Rally together in January 2001 in a Mitsubishi Pajero.
As Jutta entered the history books as the first woman ever to win the Dakar, Andreas was rewarded with the first of his two outright victories. The following season he finished second with Jutta, but again teamed up with Hiroshi Masuoka to take victory in 2003.
After a season alongside Andrea Mayer, where the highlight was fifth on the 2004 Dakar and second in the Baja Germany, Schulz was reunited with Masuoka in time to win the UAE Desert Challenge for the first time in October 2004.
