Pour cette deuxième manche du championnat du monde de rallye-raid, la grande majorité des favoris du dernier Dakar seront bien présents.

Chez Dacia, deux voitures seront engagées pour Nasser Al-Attiyah et Sébastien Loeb. Du côté de Toyota, le vainqueur du Dakar 2025, Yazeed Al-Rajhi, sera bien là, tout comme Lucas Moraes, Seth Quintero ou encore Juan-Cruz Yacopini.
Chez Mini, Guillaume De Mevius a évidemment changé de copilote, alors que Mathieu Baumel a été grièvement blessé fin janvier. Le Belge fera équipe avec Xavier Panseri, son ancien copilote.
Chez Ford enfin, l’équipe M-Sport devra faire sans Carlos Sainz.
Liste des engagés
21 au 27 Février 2025 – Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
N° | Concurrent | Equipage | Nationalité | Marque | Voiture | Groupe |
200 | DACIA | Nasser AL ATTIYAH | QAT | DACIA | Sandrider | ULT |
Edouard BOULANGER | FRA | T1+ | ||||
201 | OVERDRIVE RACING | Yazeed AL RAJHI | KSA | TOYOTA | Hilux Overdrive | ULT |
Timo GOTTSCHALK | GER | T1+ | ||||
203 | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | Lucas MORAES | BRA | TOYOTA | GR DKR Hilux | ULT |
Armand MONLEON | ESP | T1+ | ||||
204 | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | Seth QUINTERO | USA | TOYOTA | GR DKR Hilux | ULT |
Dennis ZENZ | GER | T1+ | ||||
205 | OVERDRIVE RACING | Juan Cruz YACOPINI | ARG | TOYOTA | Hilux Overdrive | ULT |
Daniel OLIVERAS | ESP | T1+ | ||||
206 | OVERDRIVE RACING | Rokas BACIUSKA | LTU | TOYOTA | Hilux Overdrive | ULT |
Pablo MORENO | ESP | T1+ | ||||
208 | OFFROADSPORT | Miroslav ZAPLETAL | CZE | FORD | F150 Evo | ULT |
Michal GOLENIEWSKI | POL | T1+ | ||||
209 | OVERDRIVE RACING | Hernan GARCES | CHI | TOYOTA | Hilux Overdrive | ULT |
Juan Pablo LATRACH | CHI | T1+ | ||||
210 | BUGGYRA ZM RACING | Aliyyah KOLOC | SEY | RED-LINED | REVO T1+ Turbo | ULT |
Sebastien DELAUNAY | FRA | T1+ | ||||
211 | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | Hendrik LATEGAN | RSA | TOYOTA | Hilux IMT EVO | ULT |
Brett CUMMINGS | RSA | T1+ | ||||
213 | OVERDRIVE RACING | Eryk GOCZAL | POL | TOYOTA | Hilux Overdrive | ULT |
Oriol MENA | ESP | T1+ | ||||
214 | OVERDRIVE RACING | Marek GOCZAL | POL | TOYOTA | Hilux Overdrive | ULT |
Maciej MARTON | POL | T1+ | ||||
216 | AHMED ELSHAMY | Ahmed EL SHAMY | EGY | Fast & Speed | 2WD | ULT |
Ali Hasan OBAID | UAE | T1.2 | ||||
217 | OVERDRIVE RACING | Denis KROTOV | KGZ | TOYOTA | Hilux Overdrive | ULT |
Konstantin ZHILTSOV | KGZ | T1+ | ||||
218 | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | Saood VARIAWA | RSA | TOYOTA | Hilux IMT EVO | ULT |
François CAZALET | FRA | T1+ | ||||
219 | DACIA | Sebastien LOEB | FRA | DACIA | Sandrider | ULT |
Fabian LURQUIN | BEL | T1+ | ||||
221 | ORLEN JIPOCAR TEAM | Martin PROKOP | CZE | FORD | Raptor RS Cross Country | ULT |
Viktor CHYTKA | CZE | T1+ | ||||
222 | X-RAID MINI JCW | Guillaume DE MEVIUS | BEL | MINI | JWC Rally 3.0i | ULT |
Xavier PANSERI | FRA | T1+ | ||||
226 | FORD M-SPORT | Mattias EKSTROM | SWE | FORD | Raptor | ULT |
Emil BERGKVIST | SWE | T1+ | ||||
228 | FORD M-SPORT | Mitchell GUTHRIE | USA | FORD | Raptor | ULT |
Kellon WALCH | USA | T1+ | ||||
240 | X-RAID MINI JCW | Joao FERREIRA | POR | MINI | JWC Rally 3.0D | ULT |
Filipe PALMEIRO | POR | T1+ | ||||
242 | DANIEL SCHRODER | Daniel SCHRODER | GER | VOLKSWAGEN | WCT Amarok | ULT |
Henri Carl KOHNE | RSA | T1+ | ||||
301 | BBR MOTORSPORT | Nicolas CAVIGLIASSO | ARG | TAURUS | T3 Max | CHG |
Valentina PERTEGARINI | ARG | T3.1 | ||||
302 | G RALLY TEAM | Puck KLAASSEN | RSA | G RALLY TEAM | OT3 | CHG |
Charan MOORE | RSA | T3.1 | ||||
303 | BBR MOTORSPORT | Gregory LEFORT | FRA | TAURUS | T3 Max | CHG |
Serge GOUNON | FRA | T3.1 | ||||
304 | BBR MOTORSPORT | Pau NAVARRO | ESP | TAURUS | T3 Max | CHG |
Jan ROSA I VINAS | ESP | T3.1 | ||||
305 | AKPOL RECYKLING TEAM | Adam KUS | POL | TAURUS | T3 Max | CHG |
Dmytro TSYRO | UKR | T3.1 | ||||
306 | NASSER RACING TEAM | Khalifa AL ATTIYAH | QAT | TAURUS | T3 Max | CHG |
Bruno JACOMY | ITA | T3.1 | ||||
307 | MARIO FRANCO | Mario FRANCO | POR | X-RAID | YAMAHA YXZ 1000 R Turbo Prototype | CHG |
Joao MIRANDA | POR | T3.1 | ||||
308 | BBR MOTORSPORT | Marcos BAUMGART | BRA | TAURUS | T3 Max | CHG |
Kleber CINCEA | BRA | T3.1 | ||||
309 | BBR MOTORSPORT | Yasir SEAIDAN | KSA | TAURUS | T3 Max | CHG |
Michael METGE | FRA | T3.1 | ||||
310 | BBR MOTORSPORT | Dania AKEEL | KSA | TAURUS | T3 Max | CHG |
Stephane DUPLE | FRA | T3.1 | ||||
311 | PEDRO GONCALVES | Pedro GONCALVES | POR | X-RAID | YAMAHA Fenic | CHG |
Hugo MAGALHAES | POR | T3.1 | ||||
312 | NASSER RACING TEAM | Eduard PONS | ESP | TAURUS | T3 Max | CHG |
Jaume BETRIU | ESP | T3.1 | ||||
313 | KHALID ALJAFLA | Khalid ALJAFLA | UAE | TAURUS | T3 Max | CHG |
Andrei RUDNrTSKI | T3.1 | |||||
314 | JONATHAN PAUL HART | Jonathan Paul HART | GBR | CAN-AM | Maverick X3 | CHG |
Ali MIRZA | UAE | T3.1 | ||||
315 | G RALLY TEAM | Mathilda LAUWENS | FRA | G RALLY TEAM | OT3 | CHG |
Andre LEYH | BEL | T3.1 | ||||
401 | ALEXANDRE PINTO | Alexandre PINTO | POR | BRP | Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR | SSV |
Bernardo OLIVEIRA | POR | T4 | ||||
402 | ENRICO GASPARI | Enrico GASPARI | ITA | BRP | Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR | SSV |
Fausto MOTA | POR | T4 | ||||
403 | CLAUDE FOURNIER | Claude FOURNIER | FRA | BRP | Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR | SSV |
Patrick JIMBERT | FRA | T4 | ||||
404 | MICHELE CINOTTO | Michele CINOTTO | ITA | POLARIS | RZR Pro R Sport | SSV |
Alberto BERTOLDI | ITA | T4 | ||||
405 | LIWA TEAM UAE | Mansour AL HELEI | UAE | BRP | Can-Am Maverick R | SSV |
Khalid ALKENDI | UAE | SSV1 | ||||
406 | LIWA TEAM UAE | Sh. Khalid AL QASSIMI | UAE | BRP | Can-Am Maverick R | SSV |
Ola FLOENE | NOR | SSV1 | ||||
407 | LIWA TEAM UAE | Yahya AL HELEI | UAE | BRP | Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR | SSV |
Mohammed HAMRI | UAE | T4 | ||||
408 | ALEKSANDER SZUSTKOWSKI | Aleksander SZUSTKOWSKI | POL | POLARIS | RZR Pro R Sport | SSV |
Jaroslaw KAZBERUK | POL | T4 | ||||
410 | R-X SPORT | Hedda HOSAS | NOR | BRP | Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR | SSV |
Pol TIBAU ROURA | ESP | T4 | ||||
411 | ATIF ALZAROUNI | Atif ALZAROUNI | UAE | YAMAHA | YXZ 1000 R | SSV |
Mohammed Hassan INNAB | KSA | T4 | ||||
412 | VENDETTA RACING | David MABBS | GBR | BRP | Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR | SSV |
David MCBRIDE | GBR | T4 | ||||
413 | JOSE NOGUEIRA | Jose NOGUEIRA | POR | BRP | Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR | SSV |
Arcelio COUTO | POR | T4 | ||||
414 | MARIAN ANDREEV | Marian ANDREEV | ROU | POLARIS | RZR Pro R Sport | SSV |
Matei NEGULESCU | ROU | T4 | ||||
415 | CAN-AM FACTORY TEAM | Jeremias GONZALEZ FERIOLI | ARG | BRP | Can-Am Maverick R | SSV |
Jose Sebastian CESANA | ARG | SSV1 |
Alexandre Winocq remplace Mathieu Baumel. Heureusement pas de blessures irrémédiables. Juste une question de temps pour ses fractures aux jambes.
Bon rétablissement à l’ami Mathieu.