Eduard Pons: “Being in the top five is a realistic goal”

Eduard Pons and Jaume Betriu are ready for their second Dakar. Pons will attend this Raid with the help of Nasser’s career. The multiple champion structure will support a driver who is very ambitious when defining goals for it Dakar.

“We are running with a 100% new vehicle, with all major evolutions tested and developed in-house. Nasser Al-Attiyah. If we were regulars, I think “Being in the top five is a realistic goal,” expressed Pons about his new car, the Taurus T3 Max. Although they were both aware of the difficulty of the test and the high level of their rivals.

Thanks for its status golden pilot after becoming the champion of FIA Baja World Cupthey will have the advantage of having priority in the starting order. Factor that will give you a good chance to be at the top of the rankings from the start.

“Our goal is to reach the Top 5 in the Challenger. We have to start the race more conservatively so as not to strain the mechanics in the first week and increase the speed in the last stretch. The first stages will be very complicated. The terrain is very difficult and rocky and, moreover, the second will be 48 hours, followed by the marathon stage. This will be a critical point that, once we have passed and reached the day of rest, we will be able to rest more.

The exam will start next Friday, January 3, 2025 and will last until the 17th of the same month.

STAGES

DAKAR ARABIA

1. Bisha -> Bisha………. 500km
2. Bisha -> Bisha………. 1057km
3. Bisha -> Al Henakiyah………. 845km
4. Al Henakiyah -> Alula……….588km
5. Alula-> Mabuhay………. 491km
6. Hail -> Al Duwadimi………. 829km
7. Al Duwadimi -> Al Duwadimi………. 745km
8. Al Duwadimi -> Riyadh………. 733km
9. Riyadh -> Haradh………. 589km
10. Haradh -> Shubaytah………. 638km
​11. Shubaytah -> Shubaytah……….506km
12. Shubaytah -> Shubaytah……….205km