This penultimate stage of Dakar Rally 2025 This is key to knowing who will be the champion of this very complicated edition, especially in a deadly first week for many favorites in all categories. In the middle of the sands of Empty Quarternavigation will be the key to understanding the end of the toughest rally in the world, as the final stage this Friday is only 60km and it is almost impossible to reduce the times in such a short distance.
The day started very busy. The fog prevented the motorcycle riders from leaving on time and the ASO didn’t want the participants to have to race in the sand without the sun. That’s why The stage was cut in half and remained at 152km. This emboldened Sanders, the general leaders, to take it more calmly. His rivals had less time to close the gap.
Tosha Schareina, second overall, he did everything possible to fight in this Dakar and The Valencian showed pride in cheering, winning the stagea, the first in its life apart from last year’s prologue, and cutting 7:31 to Sanders. But still, KTM’s Australian enters the final day with an exact nine-minute margin at the top of the classification. Barring a disaster, the rally was his and rightfully so, since day one he has been the leader with more stage wins than any other driver.
Motorcycle classification of the 2025 Dakar Rally after Stage 11:
1. Daniel Sanders (AUS/KTM) 52:13’34”
2. Tosha Schareina (ESP/Honda) at 9’00
3. Adrien Van Beveren (FRA/Honda) in 15’50”
4. Luciano Benavides (ARG/KTM) at 22’16”
5. Ricky Brabec (USA/Honda) at 28’35”
6. Skyler Howes (USA/Honda) in 41’29”
7. Nacho Cornejo (CHL/Hero) at 56’59”
8. Edgar Canet (ESP/KTM) in 1:39’09”
9. Tobias Ebster (AUT/BAS KTM) in 2:14’17”
10. Stefan Svitko (SVQ/KTM) in 2:14’46”
18. Lorenzo Santolino (ESP/Sherco) 4:04’51”
34. Javi Vega (ESP/Kove) in 11:12’55”
43. Sandra Gómez (ESP/Fantic) at 14:50’14”
63. Óscar Hernández (ESP/KTM) in 38:29’12”
72. Marc Calmet (ESP/Rieju) in 95:39’53”
Ultimate classification of the 2025 Dakar Rally after Stage 11:
1. Yazeed Al Rajhi (SAU/Toyota) in 51:53’36”
2. Henk Lategan (RSA/Toyota) 6’11”
3. Mattias Ekström (SUE/Ford) in 22’34”
4. Nasser Al Attiyah (QAT/Dacia) in 26’50”
5. Mitchell Guthrie (USA/Ford) in 59’26”
6. Mathieu Serradori (FRA/Century) in 1:10’58”
7. Juan Cruz Yacopini-Dani Oliveras (ARG-ESP/Toyota) in 1:58’13”
8. Joao Ferreira (POR/Mini) in 2:15’59”
9. Seth Quintero (USA/Toyota) in 2:19’47”
10. Brian Baragwanath (RSA/Century) in 2:53’26”
11. Rokas Baciuska-Oriol Mena (LIT-ESP/Toyota) in 3:40’19”
13. Lucas Moraes-Armand Monleon (BRA-ESP/Toyota) in 5:27’55”
19. Ferran Jubany-Marc Sola (ESP-ESP/MD Team) in 8:46’03”
21. Isidre Esteve-Txema Villalobos (ESP-ESP/Toyota) in 10.12’10”
Classifications subject to changes as drivers reach the finish line*
Source: La Verdad
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