N°15 Bike SHERCO RALLY FACTORY
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LORENZO SANTOLINO

(esp) Born on 04/08/1987 1.79m / 80kg

Hobbies

Deportes de motor, la natación, esquí de fondo y la bicicleta

2024: Moto / abandono etapa 2 (problema mecánico)
2023: Moto / 9º clasificado
2022: Moto / 11º clasificado
2021: Moto / 6º clasificado
2020: Moto / Abandono en la etapa 9
2019: Moto / Abandono en la etapa 6

2024: Rally de Marruecos (8º clasificado categoría Rally GP), Rally Portugal, Victoria Transnatolia Rally, 3º en Baja España Aragón,
2023: 1er clasificado Morocco Desert Challenge, 2º clasificado Baja Aragón; 11º clasificado en Rally de Marruecos (9º clasificado categoría Rally GP)
2022: 9ª posición en el Mundial de Rally-Raid FIM W2RC, 12ª posición en la Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, 15ª posición en el Rally Marruecos, 4ª posición en el Rally Andalucía, 2º clasificado Baja Aragón, 1er clasificado en Baja Extremadura
2021: 15ª posición en el Rally Marruecos, 3ª posición en la Baja Aragón, 2ª posición en el Rally Andalucía y victoria en 2 etapas
2020: 3ª posición en el Rally Andalucía
2019: Abandonó en el Rally de Marruecos
2018: Rally Merzouga, abandono por avería, 1ºen la Baja India, 10º en el Rally Inca de Perú, 7º en el Desafío Ruta 40 Argentina, 2º en la Desert Storm
2017: Campeón de España de Enduro, 10º en el Rally OiLybia Marruecos
2016: Campeón de España de Enduro
2015: 3º Mundial de Enduro y campeón de España de Enduro
2014: 4º en el Mundial de Enduro
2011: 5º en el Mundial de Enduro
2010: Campeón del mundo Junior de Enduro

“I'm looking forward to this year being mine”

RIDER FACTS…

  • Lorenzo Santolino has been Sherco's greatest asset in the last Dakars due to his enormous perseverance, talent and development ability. And he will continue to be so in 2025, his seventh participation. He finished 6th in 2021, his best result so far, and 11th in 2022 and 2023, he returned to the Top 10 (9th). In 2024, after a very good sixth place in Stage 1 and a great feeling on the bike, he retired in Stage 2 with a mechanical issue while chasing the Top 5. One year later, he is back with the same goal. In the Morocco Rally, he was runner-up in the final stage, a sign of the potential he can show again.
  • The 2021 edition was his most emotional. There, after a challenging year due to the health crisis and the death of his mother due to illness, the Guijuelo native was dedicated to his mother the feat of reaching the finish line for the first time with a brilliant sixth place result, being the best Spanish rider in the bike category. He achieved this in an edition in which he auctioned off his racing gear to benefit Pyfano, an association from Salamanca that works with children who have cancer.
  • He reached the elite thanks to the sacrifice of a humble and hard-working family. His father is a reservoir maintenance professional and his mother worked as a school custodian. Both had to tighten their belts to pursue their son's dreams, first by travelling all over Spain with a car with a trailer and a tent, and then with a van so that he could compete in motocross at the national level, with only one motorbike and less material and spare parts than his rivals.
  • Lorenzo wanted to jump to international competitions and did so, thanks to the national enduro team. He left motocross and changed disciplines to take advantage of this opportunity. He changed again later with his move to rallying with Sherco, with whom he did his first Dakar in 2019.

AMBITION 2025

L.S.: “We have improved some settings and electronics on the bike and have worked on the front suspension and the fork. We did a lot of testing in Europe, but Morocco was the acid test to see if everything was OK. The base was good, but we noticed that we had to make some small adjustments in several tests in Morocco in November. The feeling is good because it gives me more comfort, which is positive for the Dakar. I know the bike and how it reacts quite well, and that reassures me and gives me confidence.”

“All the races I did during the year were in Europe on tracks and with less navigation. Morocco was my return to the desert. I had an excellent feeling in the Morocco Rally, with a runner-up result in the final stage, at the pace of the best. For the 2025 Dakar, the goal is to finish in the Top 5. It's not easy, but we can get there. If everything goes well, we should be in the Top-10. And if the rally goes a bit in our favour, we can be in the top five. It's a realistic target. Am I dreaming of a podium? Why not? But a lot of things would have to line up. The problem in 2024 was a pity because I think we could have had a good Dakar. I'm looking forward to this year being mine, that everything goes my way and that I can make the most of the Dakar”.

Vehicle

SHERCO RALLY FACTORY

SHERCO 450 SEF RALLY
SHERCO TVS RALLY FACTORY

  • SHERCO
  • 450 SEF RALLY
  • 449 cc, monocilíndrica, 4 tiempos
  • 70 cv.
  • 135 kg
  • doble cuna de acero
  • 34 litros
  • Sherco TVS Rally Factory Team
  • Sherco TVS Rally Factory Team
  • Rally GP

Ranking 2025

All news of L. Santolino

Summary - 17/01 17:29 [GMT +3]

DAKAR 2025: CONSECRATION FOR SANDERS AND AL RAJHI

Ultimate: Patience proves the wiser for Al Rajhi

• With a solid return to the Dakar following his absence in 2024, Henk Lategan moved into the lead at the halfway point, added a stage success to his roll of honour and held steady until the ninth special when he suffered from having to open the way. Yazeed Al Rahji, who was trailing in the South African’s wake until...

Newsflashes - 17/01 12:58 [GMT +3] - Bike

Number 20 for KTM

KTM has won the bike category for the 20th time, reinforcing its position of constructor with the most Dakar titles. The Austrian firm won 9 of the thirteen specials on this edition of the rally (5 for Daniel Sanders, 2 for Luciano Benavides and 2 for Michael Docherty). Honda completed the rally with 3 stage successes (won by Adrien Van Beveren, Ricky Brabec and Tosha Schareina),...

Newsflashes - 16/01 14:00 [GMT +3] - Bike

Schareina wins in the Empty Quarter

Tosha Schareina has won stage 11 ahead of Luciano Benavides (by 33’’) and Adrien Van Beveren (by 57’’). The Spaniard has picked up his second stage success on the race following the prologue of the 2024 edition. He is the seventh different winner on the 2025 edition after Daniel Sanders (the prologue plus stages 1, 2, 4 and 7), Luciano Benavides (stages...

Newsflashes - 16/01 09:42 [GMT +3] - Bike

Santo runs out of gas

Lorenzo Santolino, who was 11th in the general rankings yesterday having tasted success for the first time on the Dakar on stage 3, was knocking on the door of the top 10. However, a fuel shortage on yesterday’s special stopped his climb up the rankings on his 7th participation. ‘Santo’ was towed by his former manager David Casteu and was able to finish the...

Newsflashes - 15/01 12:46 [GMT +3] - Bike

Two Shercos neck and neck

The Sherco Rally Factory teammates Lorenzo Santolino and Rui Gonçalves are locked in a fierce battle for eleventh place in the Dakar, with just 24 seconds splitting the pair! That is the gap between the Spaniard and his Portuguese brother in arms in the virtual standings at the 40 km time check.

Newsflashes - 14/01 08:07 [GMT +3] - Bike

Santolino moves into 4th

Stage 3 winner Lorenzo Santolino, who was the 16th rider to start this morning, trails leader Daniel Sanders by 43’’ after 37 km. The Sherco rider lies between Nacho Cornejo and Skyler Howes.

Newsflashes - 13/01 13:06 [GMT +3] - Bike

Santolino resumes racing

Lorenzo Santolino has managed to repair his electrical problem. The Sherco rider is on the move again after losing almost one hour. As a result, he drops into 11th place in the general rankings of the Dakar, just several seconds ahead of his team-mate Rui Gonçalves.

Newsflashes - 13/01 12:03 [GMT +3] - Bike

Santolino at a standstill

Lorenzo Santolino has ground to a halt after 314 km due to an electrical problem. The winner of stage 3 was 8th-placed rider in the virtual general rankings at the previous time check point. He is currently trying to repair his Sherco to resume the special.

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