Motor Sports

Sébastien Loeb’s début stage with Dacia was overshadowed by a broken right suspension arm and his Sandrider in a ditch. At least the Prologue doesn’t count towards the overall.

Paul Spierings’ Dakar Team Spierings has fomed a partnership with Rebellion Racing for the 2025 Dakar Rally. Rebellion brings their Toyota Hilux into the fold while Spierings will have his two Challenger cars.

With Oriol Mena attending to a family matter, Eryk Goczał has enlisted Álex Haro as his navigator for the Rallye du Maroc. Meanwhile, Martin Koloc will be joined by Mirko Brun instead due to medical concerns for David Schovánek.

Patricio Cabrera, the youngest person to make ten Dakar Rally starts and the current SCORE International Pro Moto Ironman points leader, will enter the Baja 1000 and 2025 SCORE season with Kawasaki. He was the last Kawasaki bike rider to complete the Dakar in 2019.

On Tuesday, the FIM Jury plans to meet with World Rally-Raid Championship teams to discuss creating a title for teams, separate from the current manufacturers’ championship.