2025 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

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Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates run22–27 February 2025
StartAl Ain
FinishAbu Dhabi
2025 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
Part of the 2025 World Rally-Raid Championship
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Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates run22–27 February 2025
StartAl Ain
FinishAbu Dhabi
Stages5
Stage surfaceSand, rocks, gravel, tarmac
Results
Cars winnerQatar Nasser Al-Attiyah
France Édouard Boulanger [fr]
The Dacia Sandriders
Bikes winnerAustralia Daniel Sanders
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
Challenger winnerSaudi Arabia Dania Akeel
France Stéphane Duple
BBR Motorsport
SSVs winnerArgentina Jeremías González [fr]
Argentina José Sebastian Cesana
Can-Am Factory Team
Quads winnerLithuania Antanas Kanopkinas
CFMoto Thunder Racing

The 2025 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge was a rally raid event based in United Arab Emirates. It was the 33rd edition of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, organized by Emirates Motorsports Organisation (EMSO).[1]

The event took place from 22 to 27 February 2025 and also counted as the second round of the 2025 World Rally-Raid Championship.

Competitor list

Stages

StageDateStartFinishTotal/Special
PrologueSaturdayFebruary 22, 2025Al AinAl Ain72 km / 14 km
1SundayFebruary 23, 2025Al AinMezaira'a400 km / 243 km
2MondayFebruary 24, 2025Mezaira'aMezaira'a302 km / 228 km
3TuesdayFebruary 25, 2025Mezaira'aMezaira'a388 km / 237 km
4WednesdayFebruary 26, 2025Mezaira'aMezaira'a394 km / 300 km
5ThursdayFebruary 27, 2025Mezaira'aAbu Dhabi364 km / 167 km

Stage winners

Stage Bikes Cars Challenger (T3) SSV (T4) Quads
Prologue Spain Tosha Schareina Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Qatar Khalifa Al-Attiyah Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli France Gaëtan Martinez
Stage 1 Spain Tosha Schareina Brazil Lucas Moraes Saudi Arabia Dania Akeel Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli United Arab Emirates Abdulaziz Ahli
Stage 2 Australia Daniel Sanders France Sébastien Loeb Saudi Arabia Yasir Seaidan Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli Lithuania Antanas Kanopkinas
Stage 3 Spain Tosha Schareina Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Spain Pau Navarro Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli United Arab Emirates Abdulaziz Ahli
Stage 4 Australia Daniel Sanders Poland Eryk Goczał Saudi Arabia Yasir Seaidan Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli Lithuania Antanas Kanopkinas
Stage 5 Spain Tosha Schareina Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Saudi Arabia Yasir Seaidan Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli Poland Marek Loj
Rally Winners Australia Daniel Sanders Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Saudi Arabia Yasir Seaidan Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli Lithuania Antanas Kanopkinas

Stage results

Bikes

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Gap Pos Competitor Make Time Gap
Prologue 1 Spain Tosha Schareina Honda 00:06:53.4 1 Spain Tosha Schareina Honda 00:06:53.4
2 Argentina Luciano Benavides KTM 00:06:57.4 00:00:04 2 Argentina Luciano Benavides KTM 00:06:57.4 00:00:04
3 United States Ricky Brabec Honda 00:07:06.4 00:00:13 3 United States Ricky Brabec Honda 00:07:06.4 00:00:13
Stage 1 1 Spain Tosha Schareina Honda 02:54:00 1 Spain Tosha Schareina Honda 03:00:53
2 United States Ricky Brabec Honda 02:55:54 00:01:54 2 United States Ricky Brabec Honda 03:03:00 00:02:07
3 Argentina Luciano Benavides KTM 02:57:18 00:03:18 3 Argentina Luciano Benavides KTM 03:04:15 00:03:22
Stage 2 1 Australia Daniel Sanders KTM 03:01:35 1 Australia Daniel Sanders KTM 06:09:02
2 Chile José Ignacio Cornejo Hero 03:05:34 00:03:59 2 Argentina Luciano Benavides KTM 06:11:27 00:02:25
3 France Adrien Van Beveren Honda 03:06:42 00:05:07 3 Spain Tosha Schareina Honda 06:11:45 00:02:43
Stage 3 1 Spain Tosha Schareina Honda 03:09:58 1 Spain Tosha Schareina Honda 09:21:43
2 Argentina Luciano Benavides KTM 03:12:19 00:02:21 2 Australia Daniel Sanders KTM 09:23:08 00:01:25
3 United States Ricky Brabec Honda 03:12:34 00:02:36 3 Argentina Luciano Benavides KTM 09:23:46 00:02:03
Stage 4 1 Australia Daniel Sanders KTM 02:51:14 1 Australia Daniel Sanders KTM 12:14:22
2 France Adrien Van Beveren Honda 02:54:37 00:03:23 2 United States Ricky Brabec Honda 12:21:45 00:07:23
3 Chile José Ignacio Cornejo Hero 02:56:06 00:04:52 3 Argentina Luciano Benavides KTM 12:23:08 00:08:46
Stage 5 1 Spain Tosha Schareina Honda 02:03:27 1 Australia Daniel Sanders KTM 14:20:56
2 United States Ricky Brabec Honda 02:04:58 00:01:31 2 United States Ricky Brabec Honda 14:26:43 00:05:47
3 Argentina Luciano Benavides KTM 02:05:49 00:02:22 3 Spain Tosha Schareina Honda 14:26:43 00:06:04

Cars

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Gap Pos Competitor Make Time Gap
Prologue 1 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Dacia 00:06:23.8 results of Prologue aren't accountable towards GC, only for starting position on Stage 1
2 Brazil Lucas Moraes Toyota 00:06:28.3 00:00:05
3 France Sébastien Loeb Dacia 00:06:32 00:00:09
Stage 1 1 Brazil Lucas Moraes Toyota 02:57:34 1 Brazil Lucas Moraes Toyota 02:57:34
2 France Sébastien Loeb Dacia 02:58:35 00:01:01 2 France Sébastien Loeb Dacia 02:58:35 00:01:01
3 United States Seth Quintero Toyota 02:59:41 00:02:07 3 United States Seth Quintero Toyota 02:59:41 00:02:07
Stage 2 1 France Sébastien Loeb Dacia 03:09:35 1 France Sébastien Loeb Dacia 06:08:10
2 Brazil Lucas Moraes Toyota 03:11:17 00:01:42 2 Brazil Lucas Moraes Toyota 06:08:51 00:00:41
3 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Dacia 03:12:12 00:02:37 3 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Dacia 06:12:02 00:03:52
Stage 3 1 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Dacia 03:15:28 1 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Dacia 09:27:30
2 United States Seth Quintero Toyota 03:19:27 00:03:59 2 Brazil Lucas Moraes Toyota 09:28:19 00:00:49
3 Brazil Lucas Moraes Toyota 03:19:28 00:04:00 3 France Sébastien Loeb Dacia 09:30:16 00:02:46
Stage 4 1 Poland Eryk Goczał Toyota 02:52:23 1 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Dacia 12:22:30
2 Brazil Lucas Moraes Toyota 02:54:52 00:02:29 2 Brazil Lucas Moraes Toyota 12:23:11 00:00:41
3 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Dacia 02:55:00 00:02:37 3 United States Seth Quintero Toyota 12:29:52 00:07:22
Stage 5 1 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Dacia 02:04:25 1 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Dacia 14:26:55
2 Brazil Lucas Moraes Toyota 02:06:12 00:01:17 2 Brazil Lucas Moraes Toyota 14:29:23 00:02:28
3 United States Seth Quintero Toyota 02:08:59 00:04:34 3 United States Seth Quintero Toyota 14:38:51 00:11:56

Challenger (T3)

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Gap Pos Competitor Make Time Gap
Prologue 1 Qatar Khalifa Al-Attiyah Taurus 00:07:05.3 results of Prologue aren't accountable towards GC, only for starting position on Stage 1
2 Saudi Arabia Dania Akeel Taurus 00:07:08.1 00:00:03
3 Saudi Arabia Yasir Seaidan Taurus 00:07:11 00:00:06
Stage 1 1 Saudi Arabia Dania Akeel Taurus 03:10:21 1 Saudi Arabia Dania Akeel Taurus 03:10:21
2 Saudi Arabia Yasir Seaidan Taurus 03:11:20 00:00:59 2 Saudi Arabia Yasir Seaidan Taurus 03:11:20 00:00:59
3 Spain Pau Navarro Taurus 03:14:41 00:04:20 3 Spain Pau Navarro Taurus 03:14:41 00:04:20
Stage 2 1 Saudi Arabia Yasir Seaidan Taurus 03:22:54 1 Saudi Arabia Yasir Seaidan Taurus 06:34:14
2 Saudi Arabia Dania Akeel Taurus 03:27:32 00:04:38 2 Saudi Arabia Dania Akeel Taurus 06:37:53 00:03:39
3 Brazil Marcos Baumgart Taurus 03:29:01 00:06:07 3 Brazil Marcos Baumgart Taurus 06:44:47 00:10:33
Stage 3 1 Spain Pau Navarro Taurus 03:32:37 1 Saudi Arabia Dania Akeel Taurus 10:13:47
2 Argentina Nicolás Cavigliasso Taurus 03:33:25 00:00:48 2 Spain Pau Navarro Taurus 10:18:18 00:04:31
3 Brazil Marcos Baumgart Taurus 03:35:12 00:02:35 3 Brazil Marcos Baumgart Taurus 10:19:59 00:06:12
Stage 4 1 Saudi Arabia Yasir Seaidan Taurus 03:03:44 1 Saudi Arabia Dania Akeel Taurus 13:25:23
2 Saudi Arabia Dania Akeel Taurus 03:11:36 00:07:52 2 Spain Pau Navarro Taurus 13:30:08 00:04:45
3 Spain Pau Navarro Taurus 03:11:50 00:08:06 3 Brazil Marcos Baumgart Taurus 13:38:09 00:12:46
Stage 5 1 Saudi Arabia Yasir Seaidan Taurus 02:12:00 1 Saudi Arabia Dania Akeel Taurus 15:44:25
2 Spain Pau Navarro Taurus 02:17:45 00:05:45 2 Spain Pau Navarro Taurus 15:47:53 00:03:28
3 Brazil Marcos Baumgart Taurus 02:17:57 00:05:57 3 Brazil Marcos Baumgart Taurus 15:56:06 00:11:41

SSV (T4)

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Gap Pos Competitor Make Time Gap
Prologue 1 Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli Can-Am 00:07:16.7 results of Prologue aren't accountable towards GC, only for starting position on Stage 1
2 United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Qassimi Can-Am 00:07:37 00:00:21
3 Portugal José Nogueira Can-Am 00:07:56.3 00:00:40
Stage 1 1 Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli Can-Am 03:12:38 1 Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli Can-Am 03:12:38
2 United Arab Emirates Mansour Al-Helei Can-Am 03:19:17 00:06:39 2 United Arab Emirates Mansour Al-Helei Can-Am 03:19:17 00:06:39
3 Qatar Khalid Al-Qassimi Can-Am 03:21:59 00:09:21 3 Qatar Khalid Al-Qassimi Can-Am 03:21:59 00:09:21
Stage 2 1 Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli Can-Am 03:30:03 1 Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli Can-Am 06:42:41
2 Italy Enrico Gaspari Can-Am 03:43:50 00:13:47 2 Italy Enrico Gaspari Can-Am 07:13:01 00:30:20
3 Italy Michele Cinotto Polaris 03:59:06 00:28:03 3 United Arab Emirates Mansour Al-Helei Can-Am 07:19:31 00:36:50
Stage 3 1 Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli Can-Am 03:34:14 1 Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli Can-Am 10:16:55
2 Portugal Alexandre Pinto Can-Am 03:35:18 00:01:04 2 Italy Enrico Gaspari Can-Am 11:14:19 00:57:24
3 Norway Hedda Hosås Can-Am 03:57:03 00:22:49 3 Norway Hedda Hosås Can-Am 11:46:48 01:29:53
Stage 4 1 Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli Can-Am 03:21:47 1 Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli Can-Am 13:38:42
2 United Arab Emirates Mansour Al-Helei Can-Am 03:22:08 00:00:21 2 Italy Enrico Gaspari Can-Am 14:50:20 01:11:38
3 Portugal Alexandre Pinto Can-Am 03:24:50 00:03:03 3 United Arab Emirates Yahya Al-Helei Can-Am 16:31:03 02:52:21
Stage 5 1 Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli Can-Am 02:19:39 1 Argentina Jeremías González Ferioli Can-Am 15:58:21
2 Portugal Alexandre Pinto Can-Am 02:22:15 00:02:36 2 Italy Enrico Gaspari Can-Am 17:25:05 01:26:44
3 Portugal José Nogueira Can-Am 02:30:40 00:11:01 3 Portugal José Nogueira Can-Am 19:23:00 03:24:39

Quads

Stage result General classification
Stage Pos Competitor Make Time Gap Pos Competitor Make Time Gap
Prologue 1 France Gaëtan Martinez CFMoto 00:09:56.7 1 France Gaëtan Martinez CFMoto 00:09:56.7
2 Poland Marcin Wilkolek Yamaha 00:11:10.8 00:01:14 2 Poland Marcin Wilkolek Yamaha 00:11:10.8 00:01:14
3 Lithuania Antanas Kanopkinas CFMoto 00:11:36.1 00:01:40 3 Lithuania Antanas Kanopkinas CFMoto 00:11:36.1 00:01:40
Stage 1 1 United Arab Emirates Abdulaziz Ahli Yamaha 03:36:51 1 United Arab Emirates Abdulaziz Ahli Yamaha 03:50:42
2 Lithuania Antanas Kanopkinas CFMoto 03:53:22 00:16:31 2 Lithuania Antanas Kanopkinas CFMoto 04:04:58 00:14:16
3 Poland Marek Loj Yamaha 03:55:53 00:19:02 3 Poland Marek Loj Yamaha 04:08:13 00:17:31
Stage 2 1 Lithuania Antanas Kanopkinas CFMoto 04:06:25 1 Lithuania Antanas Kanopkinas CFMoto 08:11:23
2 Poland Marek Loj Yamaha 04:06:43 00:00:18 2 Poland Marek Loj Yamaha 08:14:56 00:03:33
3 France Gaëtan Martinez CFMoto 04:29:57 00:23:32 3 France Gaëtan Martinez CFMoto 08:40:09 00:28:46
Stage 3 1 United Arab Emirates Abdulaziz Ahli Yamaha 04:18:12 1 Poland Marek Loj Yamaha 12:55:34
2 Poland Marcin Wilkolek Yamaha 04:29:29 00:11:17 2 Lithuania Antanas Kanopkinas CFMoto 13:04:53 00:09:19
3 Poland Marek Loj Yamaha 04:40:38 00:22:26 3 France Gaëtan Martinez CFMoto 13:32:09 00:36:35
Stage 4 1 Lithuania Antanas Kanopkinas CFMoto 04:28:16 1 Lithuania Antanas Kanopkinas CFMoto 17:33:09
2 Poland Marcin Wilkolek Yamaha 04:30:05 00:01:49 2 France Gaëtan Martinez CFMoto 18:02:27 00:29:18
3 France Gaëtan Martinez CFMoto 04:30:18 00:02:02 3 Poland Marek Loj Yamaha 22:51:24 05:18:15
Stage 5 1 Poland Marek Loj Yamaha 02:45:19 1 Lithuania Antanas Kanopkinas CFMoto 20:23:02
2 France Gaëtan Martinez CFMoto 02:46:53 00:01:34 2 France Gaëtan Martinez CFMoto 20:49:20 00:26:18
3 Poland Marcin Wilkolek Yamaha 02:48:38 00:03:19 3 Poland Marek Loj Yamaha 25:36:43 05:13:41

Final standings

References

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