Well, 7,700 kilometers and 14 days later, the Dakar 2025 is now history. The toughest and most legendary rally-raid in the world, in its 47th edition, has proclaimed new kings, the Saudi Yazeed Al Rajhi in cars, and the Australian Daniel Sanders in motorcycles. But they have not been the only winners. Also the 88 motorcycle riders who finished the race, of the 134 who started in Bisha on January 3. Among them, 8 Spaniards survivors.
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Schareina, runner-up, and Canet, 8th, were the best on two wheels
Of the 15 Spanish riders who entered the motorcycle Dakar, eight met the minimum objective they set: finishing the rally. Tosha Schareina, Edgar Canet, Loren Santolino, Javi Vega, Sara Gómez, Óscar Hernández, Ignacio Sanchís and Marc Calmet managed to finish in the two-wheeled category.
Tosha Schareina (Honda) opted for victory until the penultimate stage, in which he came within 9 minutes of Sanders. The Valencian, in his fourth Dakar, has emerged as the most competitive driver in the official Honda structure and the first opponent to Sanders, since he rose to second place in the fourth stage.
Tosha achieves the runner-up position and is the first Spaniard on the final motorcycle podium in 10 years, since Marc Coma’s last victory in 2015. He achieved a stage victory (his 11th) and was in the top 10 in 11 of the 13 days of racing, despite having run with an injured collarbone since the fall he suffered in the ninth stage.
Tosha Schareina, 2025 runner-up
Edgar Canetat only 19 years old, in his first Dakar, has been a sensation in the motorcycle category. The kid from La Garriga, recruited by the official KTM team in December, has learned in leaps and bounds, he has hardly made any mistakes, following the recommendations of his godfathers Jordi Viladoms and Nani Roma to “not give more gas than necessary.”
Edgar Canet with the winner, his partner Sanders
He began to amaze with a brutal third place overall in the prologue stage, he has made eight top 10s, and manages to finish in 8th overall position and as winner of the Rally2 subcategory. Excellent. There is a future with this boy.
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Lorenzo Santolino (Sherco) finished in 18th position. The driver from Guijuelo, in his seventh Dakar, was able to win a stage, his first victory in the rally-raid (the 3rd), and achieve five top 10s. He starred in one of the cruelest images of this edition, when having to drag his 175kg motorcycle through the sand of the dunes during the last kilometer of the 10th stage when he ran out of gas. There he lost the 11th place he occupied overall, seeking the top 10, and dropped to 18th.
Lorenzo Santolino on the Al Duwadimi stage
Javi Vegawith a debutant Chinese Kove in the race, did it again: he finished his seventh Dakar (all), the sixth he ran in the Original category (without mechanical assistance). He qualified in 34th position overall. Quite an achievement.
Sandra Gomezthe only woman in the motorcycle category, won the title in the women’s category by finishing the race. Furthermore, he does so in a creditable 43rd position, right in the middle of the table, ahead of 45 men. The hard enduro rider from Cercedilla, with a Fantic that she had not ridden more than once, in Morocco in October, managed to achieve a 43rd place in the ninth stage.
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Oscar Hernandezwith a private KTM, managed to finish his first Dakar in 69th position. The 50-year-old driver from Molins de Rei was on the verge of participating in the most legendary rally-raid in 2008, the edition that was canceled in Africa due to a terrorist threat. Now she is gratified by her participation having finished and with such good results.
Ignacio Sanchis He completed his fifth Dakar with an 81st place, which compensates him for abandoning his previous participation (2022) due to an accident in the shakedown. The one from Enguera (València) achieves its best classification.
Marc Calmeta 36-year-old driver for the Pedregà team, manages to finish his third participation in the Dakar with 85th place.
Cars: 11 drivers and 14 co-drivers
Pau Navarro, 20, is the best Spaniard overall, 18th, and chef Nandu Jubany, the big surprise, 32nd.
The car Dakar was soon left without the participation of Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz, who said goodbye to the race in the second stage, the dantesque Chrono 48 Hours, as well as Laia Sanz at the end of the first stage due to a rollover. And very soon, Nani Roma and Àlex Haro also ran out of options, breaking the Ford Raptor’s bike and having to remain out of competition. Without the first two swords, and with Cristina Gutiérrez (Dacia) in squire duties and quick assistance from Sébastien Loeb (he also went home early) and Nasser Al Attiyah, those who shone the most at the wheel were the young Pau Navarro and the cook Nandu Jubany.
Even so, the best classified in cars were three Catalan co-drivers: Dani Oliveras He was 7th overall with the Toyota of Argentine Juan Cruz Yacopini; Oriol Mena he signed the 12th with the Toyota of the Lithuanian Rokas Baciuska; and Armand Monleon He finished 15th with Lucas Moraes’ Toyota.
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Among the pilots, the best Spanish has been Pau Navarrowho at 20 years old and in his third Dakar behind the wheel, has achieved a great 19th overall position. The one from Llagostera showed why Red Bull has signed him as an energy factory athlete to be in the 2025 World Rally Raid (W2RC). Pau, who was third in the Challenger subcategory, managed to finish seventh overall in the 10th stage.
One of the surprises of Dakar 2025 has been the chef Nandu Jubanyin his debut at the wheel in the rally-raid. He set out to finish among the top 20-25, and he almost achieved it: he finished 28th overall overall with his co-driver Marc Solà. The chef with a Michelin star had his best performance in the fourth stage with a 29th place.
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Two Spanish Dakar classics ended up finishing in the middle of the classification. Isidre Estevewith his faithful co-pilot Txema Villalobosconcluded its 20th Dakar in 32nd position, being the fourth edition in a row to finish, and improving on the last two. The one from Oliana, in his 10th participation at the wheel, had his best days in stage 4 and 7, with both 20th places, very close to the elite of official drivers.
For its part, Gerard Farreswith his co-pilot Toni Vingutwith an SSV from the Pedregà team, managed to finish his seventh Dakar on four wheels, all of which he has done behind the wheel. Manlleu’s car was 53rd overall and 6th in the SSV subcategory.
They have had less luck Cristina Gutierrez and Pablo Moreno at its debut with Dacia. The dentist from Burgos, winner last year in the Challenger subcategory, had to sacrifice herself for her teammates and finished in 89th position.
A little further back it ends Nani Roma and his co-pilot Alex Harowho suffered the failure of the Ford engine of their Raptor in the second stage, and an accident with Simon Vitse in the fifth stage; So the man from Folgueroles, in his 28th Dakar, had to dedicate himself to providing quick assistance to his teammate Ekström and finished in 105th position. Of course, Nani was able to enjoy the stage victory ten years later. by taking the 10th special. A historic victory also for Ford in the Dakar.
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The co-pilots also finished the Dakar 2025 Diego Ortega (34th with Jerome De Sadeleer) and Fausto Mota (54th with Enrico Gaspari), and the drivers Fidel Castillo (65th), Domingo Roman (92nd, with Oscar Bravo co-pilot), Joan Piferrer (102nd, with Joan Rubí), Oscar Ral (127th, with co-pilot Xavi Blanco), and the Osonense Joan Font (128th, with his co-pilot Sergi Brugué).
In the truck category, navigator Moi Torrallardona (2nd with Van den Brink) managed to cross the final finish line in Shubaytah. Pep Sabate and Pol Tibau (12th), and the TH-Trucks trio made up of Alberto Herrero, Manuel Penate and Mario Rodriguez (17th). Without forgetting the most veteran couple of the Dakar: Jordi Juvanteny and José Luis Criadowho won again in the new Dakar Mission 1000 category with Xavi Ribas.
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