Australian Daniel Sanders (KTM) won his first Dakar Rally after the 12th and final stage on Friday in Shubaytah, Saudi Arabia.
The 30-year-old driver, who took 6th time in the last special, finished with a lead of 8′50″ overall ahead of the Honda of Spaniard Tosha Schareina.
The second Australian to win the Dakar on a motorcycle after Toby Price (2016 and 2019), Sanders took the lead in the general classification from the first laps of this 47th edition of the famous rally-raid.
Frenchman Adrien Van Beveren (Honda) finished third, as in 2024.
-Untouchable until the end in the Saudi desert, Daniel Sanders notably has three victories in a row, including the prologue on January 3 – an unprecedented series in the motorcycle category since that achieved by the Spaniard Joan Barreda in 2017 between Bolivia and Argentina.
In addition to the prologue, the Australian won a total of four stages for his 5th participation in the Dakar.
The American Ricky Brabec (Honda), victorious in the 2024 motorcycle edition, finished 5th.
