The Dakar Rally is already well underway, with stage 3 taking place as we type; these are the South Africans representing us in 2025.
Bisha, Suadi Arabia (07 January 2025) – The 2025 Dakar Rally is in its 3rd stage at the time of writing this, and the drivers and riders are braving challenging conditions to earn their places in each stage. Travelling from Bisha to Shubaytah, the next two weeks see them tackle almost 8,000 kilometres.
This year, the harrowing 48h chrono stage was bumped up to the first part of the race and leads almost directly into the marathon stage, which will begin to shape the outcome of the event. And that’s just the first week!
In the second week, riders and drivers will face the “Empty Quarter”, filled with wild sand dunes set to test their skills to the limit.
The final podium is in Shubaytah on 17th January.
These are the South Africans flying the flag high through each stage in Dakar 2025:
Bikes
- Bradley Cox (#12) – riding a KTM for Bas World KTM Racing Team.
- Michael Docherty (#22) (Rally 2) – riding a KTM for Bas World KTM Racing Team.
- Aaron Mare (#24) – riding a Husqvarna for HT Rally Raid.
- Willem Avenant (#112) – riding a Husqvarna for HT Rally Raid.
- Dwain Barnard (#114) – riding a KTM for D&D Nomade Racing.
Cars
- David Guy Botterill (pilot) and Dennis Murphy (co-pilot) (#205) – driving a Toyota for Toyota Gazoo Racing
- Giniel De Villiers (pilot) and Dirk von Zitzewitz (co-pilot) (#206) – driving a Toyota for Toyota Gazoo Racing
- Henk Lategan (pilot) and Brett Cummings (co-pilot) (#211) – driving a Toyota for Toyota Gazoo Racing
- Brian Baragwanath (pilot) and Leonard Cremer (co-pilot) (#214) – driving a Century for Century Racing Factory Team
- Saood Variawa (pilot) and Francois Cazalet (co-pilot) (#218) – driving a Toyota for Toyota Gazoo Racing
- Mark Corbett (pilot) and Juan Möhr (co-pilot) (#239) – driving a Century for Century Racing Factory Team
Other
- Charan Moore (#302) riding as co-pilot for Puck Klaasen in the G Rally.
- Henry Carl Köhne (#242) riding as co-pilot for Daniel Schröder in the Car Rally.
- Stuart Gregory (#254) riding as co-pilot for William Battershill.
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