Gary Chaynes

Gary Chaynes is a French-born driver from Côte d'Ivoire who won the 2014 African Rally Championship, having won the rallies in Uganda and Côte d'Ivoire and beat out Zambia's Mohammed Essa to the title by a single point. As he and Chaynes were the only two registered drivers in the deciding rally at Madagascar, Essa would only claim the title if Chaynes were to drop out, but Chaynes secured the title by finishing second behind his rival.

In 2016, he will challenge with Don Smith from Kenya for the title.