MICHAEL DOCHERTY
(zaf) 1.78m / 82kgHobbies
Cycling, Off Road Riding & Training
Sponsors
Team Dad, SRG Motorsports UAE, Transcom Sharaf, Alpine Stars, McClarty Shipping, NS 45 Dubai and many special Family & Friends
2023: 3rd Rally2, Best rookie
Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge:
2022: DNF After Leading Stage 1
2021: 1st Rally 2
Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
2022: DNF After Leading Stage 1
2021: 1st Rally 2
Other races:
2018: 1st Place B Final MX of Nations Red Bud USA
2017 to 2020: UAE MX 1 National Champion
“A top 5 in Rally2 would be a good result – a win would be great!”
Michael Docherty started racing motorcycles at the tender age of 6 and at 8 won the South Africa National 65cc Championship. Since then he has had considerable success in the discipline racing in the States, Europe and the Middle East. Living in Dubai these last 3 years he inevitably started riding in the desert and in 2021 entered his first rally-raid, the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, going on to win the Rally2 class. He was back again in 2022 and won the prologue and the first stage before crashing out on day 2. In 2023, with help from SRG Motorsports in Dubai and HT Rally Raid he finally got himself to the Dakar. He started slightly injured and had a big crash on day 3 that left him with a dislocated wrist. Most would have probably called it quits but the tough young South African gritted his teeth and went on to win 4 stages in Rally2, while regularly getting amongst the RallyGP top guns. At the end of the race he’d worked his way up to third overall in the Rally2 class and took the coveted Best Rookie award.
“Despite my injury I was pleased with my Dakar debut and I learnt a lot. Unfortunately due to my injured wrist I wasn’t able to get back on a bike before June which obviously killed any chances of following up my Dakar performance with any strong W2RC results. For this Dakar the goal is to finish in top 5 in Rally2 and the top 10 overall – to win the Rally2 class would be really great. Then I’ll do the first round of the W2RC in Abu Dhabi which is my home race and we’ll take stock of the situation as we can’t keep self-financing for ever… ”
Vehicle
BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM
KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA
BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM
- Mark KTM
- Model 450 RALLY REPLICA
- Performance tuner SRG Motorsports UAE
- Assistance BAS World KTM Racing Team
- Class Rally 2
Ranking 2024
All news of M. Docherty
Docherty crashes out
Michael Docherty, who was leading the Rally 2 stage until km 318, took a tumble at km 323. He has hurt his hip and has been airlifted to Medina Hospital.
Docherty leads at km 281
The Rally 2 rider Michael Docherty, who started in 40th place this morning, set the fastest time at km 281. The BAS World KTM Racing rider was 53 seconds ahead of Ricky Brabec and 2′25″ clear of the Pablo Quintanilla's other Honda. Sherco's Lorenzo Santolino was fourth. However, it is worth noting that Ross Branch stopped to help Schareina after...
Docherty fading a bit
Michael Docherty has slipped from leading the stage at the first time check to trailing Ross Branch by 25 seconds at km 87. The South African is now second, with the Monster Energy Honda Team triple menace of Pablo Quintanilla, Ricky Brabec and Tosha Schareina hot on his heels.
Docherty a little fish in a big pond
Michael Docherty, who overcame a wrist injury to finish third (and top rookie) in Rally 2 last year, has clocked the fastest time at the first intermediate time check, 17 seconds ahead of Ross Branch and 35 clear of Tosha Schareina.
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