After a disappointing start for the aspirations of the Spanish drivers in the cars of Dakar 2025losing their options for the first time in the abandonments of Carlos Sainz, Nani Roma, Cristina Gutiérrez and Laia Sanz, the Valencian Tosha Schareina He has 2nd place in the overall motorcycle standings which is affordable to be runner-up in Dakar this Friday, the day when the Spanish title can be won: in the category Dakar Classic.
Carlos Santaolalla and his brilliant co-pilot Jan Rosa and Viñas face the last stage of Dakar Classic 2025 in general leading his wheel Toyota HDJ80 used by Jacky Ickx to compete in the Dakar in his time.
The Catalan crew already won the title last year and are on their way to proving it again. They will face the final day with 586 points, ahead of the Italian Lorenzo Tragliowhich is second to 617 in a category that is not about speed, but about regularity, where through some difficult calculations they must comply with the average speeds and meters set by the organization in each mini section.
And in that hard work, Carlos and Jan prevailed despite returning to the first week after suffering a problem with your car. They thought they were out of options but they continued to attack and regained first place within days. Now, they have to finish the job.
Option for more Spanish podiums
In motorcycles, Sandra Gómez was the only woman to finish the rally on two wheels in this edition and won the category.
In cars, Nandu Jubany wants to close his first Dakar this Friday in a comfortable 2nd place in the 4×2 category (two-wheel drive).
Pau Navarro will look for the podium (3rd) in the Challenger. And in trucks, Moi Torrallardona was 2nd as Mitchel Van den Brink’s co-driver.
Source: La Verdad
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