This January 3 will begin, in Saudi Arabiaa new edition of Dakar Rally, the most demanding automobile competition in the world. This time, it will feature the participation of 27 Argentines between pilots and navigators.
This edition, which will be the sixth consecutive in Saudi Arabiayou will have a tour of 8,000 kilometers divided into 12 stages and promises to be the most extreme in Middle East.
On the first day of activity, the stage called “Prologue” will take place, in which participants must travel a total of 79 kilometersalthough only 29 of them will be timed. The strong action will begin on Saturday, when stage 1 takes place, consisting of 499 kilometers.
Between pilots and navigators there will be 807 competitors distributed in 439 vehicles for the six categories: motorcycles, cars, trucks, challenger, SSV and stock.
The brothers Kevin and Luciano Benavides, Nicolás Cavigliasso, Manuel Andújar, and Juan Cruz Yacopini They are some of the main Argentine figures who will seek to leave their mark in this 47th edition. Furthermore, the Dakar will be the first date of World Rally Championship (W2RC).
In the category of motorcyclesthe brothers Benavides will compete with Red Bull KTM Factory Team. Kevin Benavides who recovers from an accident, and Lucianowhich debuted in the Morocco Rally, are two of the main representatives. In the Rally2 category, the Neuquén Juan Santiago Rostan will participate, while Benjamin Pascual will compete with an electric motorcycle from the Segway Rally Team.
In cars, Juan Cruz Yacopini He will be the only Argentine driver in the Ultimate category, driving a Toyota Hilux with his Spanish navigator. Besides, Nicolas Cavigliasso and his wife Valentina Pertegarini, world champion in sailing, will lead the Challenger category.
Manuel Andújar, champion of the Quads category in 2021, will compete in Side by Side, along with Bernardo Graueand they will also be Jeremías González Ferioli and Fernando Acosta, world champion sailors. In the Dakar Classic category, the brothers Jorge and Cristóbal Pérez Companc They will compete with historic vehicles.
The list of Argentines who will compete in the 2025 Dakar Rally:
Motorcycles
47 – Kevin Benavides (RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING).
49 – Juan Santiago Rostan (XRAIDS EXPERIENCE).
77 – Luciano Benavides (RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING).
1000 – Benjamín Pascual (SEGWAY TEAM).
Cars
216 – Juan Cruz Yacopini (OVERDRIVE RACING).
Challenger (4×4 motorized vehicles)
301 – Nicolás Cavigliasso / Valentina Pertegarini (TEAM BBR).
304 – Lisandro Ezequiel Sisterna Herrera (Navigator of Pau Navarro) (TEAM BBR).
308 – David Zille / Sebastian Cesana (DAKLAPACK RALLYSPORT – ZILLE RALLY).
314 – Facundo Jaton (Navigator for Xavier Foj) (FOJ MOTORSPORT).
323 – Gastón Ariel Mattarucco (Navigator for Javier Vélez) (ADT MOTOWEAR DRINK PERSÉ).
326 – Bruno Jacomy (Khalifa Al-Attiya Navigator) (NASSER RACING).
330 – Augusto Sanz (Navigator for Ahmed Alkuwari) (NASSER RACING).
SSV
401 – Fernando Matías Acosta (Navigator of Sebastián Guayasamín) (BE RACING).
407 – Jeremías González Ferioli / Pedro Gonzalo Rinaldi (CAN-AM FACTORY TEAM).
408 – Diego Martínez (SOUTH RACING CAN-AM).
413 – Manuel Andújar / Bernardo Graue (SOUTH RACING CAN-AM).
415 – Anuar Osman (Fidel Castillo’s Navigator) (BUJARKAY- MAKARTHY RACING).
417 – Santiago Hansen (Pablo Copetti’s Navigator) (MMP).
classical
745 – Jorge Pérez Companc / Cristóbal Pérez Companc (TH-TRUCKS TEAM MADPANDA).
919 – Pablo Alejandro Jatón / Ariel Jatón / Renato Delmastro (DONERRE SUSPENSION TEAM).
Source: Ambito
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