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PABLO QUINTANILLA

(chl) Born on 10/12/1986 1.79m / 80kg

Hobbies

Ver películas, escuchar rock y aprovechar el tiempo libre cerca del mar.

2024: Moto/ 17th (1 victoria de etapa)
2023: Moto/ 4º
2022: Moto/ 2º (1 victoria de etapa)
2021: Moto/ 7º
2020: Moto/ 2º (2 victorias de etapa)
2019: Moto/ 4º (1 victoria de etapa)
2018: Moto/ 8º
2017: Moto/ Abandono etapa 10
2016: Moto/ 3º (1 victoria de etapa)
2015: Moto/ 4º (1 victoria de etapa)
2014: Moto/Abandono en la Etapa 3
2013: Moto/ Abandono en la Etapa 6

2024: Dakar (11º) / Rally de Portugal (6º) / Desafío Ruta 40 (6º) / Rallye du Maroc (Abandono en la etapa 4). W2RC 6º
2023: Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (ab.) / Sonora Rally (8º) / Desafio Ruta 40 (5º) / Rallye du Maroc (3º). W2RC: 5º
2022: Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (3º) / Rallye du Maroc (6º) / Atacama Rally (1º). W2RC: 5º
2021: Rallye du Maroc (1º). 11º en el Ranking FIM 2021.
2019: Atacama Rally (1º) / Rallye du Maroc (2º). 7º en el Campeonato del Mundo FIM de Rallies Cross Country
2018: Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (1º) / Rallye de Merzouga (3º) / Rally Atacama (3º) / en el Desafío Ruta 40 (3º) / Rallye du Maroc (4º). Subcampeón Mundial FIM de Rally Cross Country.
2017: Campeón Mundial FIM de Rally Cross Country.
2016: Campeón Mundial FIM de Rally Cross Country
2015: Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (3º) / Sealine Cross Country Qatar (5º) / Rallye du Maroc (abandono)
2013: Rally de Antofagasta (1°) / Rally de la Minería (1°) / Dakar Series Desafío Inca (1°) / Rally de La Serena (3°) / Desafío Ruta 40 (8°). Campeón Latinoamericano FIM.
2012: 2° Rally Desafío del Desierto; Campeón Copa Enduro Cross Esemar
2011: Campeón Copa Enduro Cross Esemar
2010: Campeón Copa Enduro Cross Esemar
2009: Campeón Copa Enduro Cross Esemar; 5° Mundial MX3 Chile; 2° Latino MX1 Guatemala; Mejor Motociclista Chileno 2009; Mundial MX1 Brasil.
2008: 5° Mundial MX3 Chile
2001: 1° Latino MX Guatemala

“I will fight to win the Dakar”

EN BREVE…

  • The Dakar in South America produced a host of stars. One of the brightest is undoubtedly Pablo Quintanilla, the Chilean rider who will make his 13th appearance in 2025.
  • Looking back over his brilliant racing career, Pablo made his Dakar debut in 2013, when in third place, he had an accident, which led to his retirement. He also failed to finish in 2014, when a rock hit his hand and fractured his knuckles at the end of stage 3. He was one of the stars of the 2015 Dakar. After the first week in fourth place, he won the very tough Uyuni stage and fought for third place head-to-head with Toby Price, to finish in fourth place.
  • As a factory Husqvarna rider in 2016, Pablo reached the coveted Dakar podium in third place with a stage win. At the end of that year, Pablo won the World Cross Country Rally title, a feat repeated the following season.
  • In 2019, he fought with Toby Price for the lead and crashed hard just 100 km before the finish. He suffered a double ankle fracture but still finished in fourth place, in a heroic display of character. In 2020, in the first Dakar in Saudi Arabia, Pablo won two stages and tried to close the gap to Ricky Brabec, but in the end, he finished runner-up, 16 minutes behind the winner.
  • In May 2021, Honda announced the signing of Quintanilla, who ended a five-year relationship with Husqvarna. The Chilean's debut with the Japanese brand came at the Rally Andalucía, where he finished third. His quick adaptation to the bike and the team was reflected in his victory in that year's Morocco Rally.
  • Then came the heart-stopping definition of the Motorcycle category of the 2022 Dakar. The final special stage was only 164 km long, and Pablo Quintanilla went all out to put pressure on Sam Sunderland to erase his 6m52-second deficit. Even though the Chilean was faster at almost all the checkpoints, it was not enough in the end, and he fell three minutes short of glory.
  • In the 2023 Dakar, he had a solid showing to claim fourth place just off the podium as the highest-ranked finisher in his Honda team and was satisfied with his performance, even if it was not the result he was looking for.
  • On the back of a difficult year in the W2RC, where he finished sixth, he was on pace at the Rally of Morocco and showed his speed and fitness, even if a crash knocked him out of the rally.

AMBITION 2025

P.Q.: “The 2024 Dakar was a thankless event for me. I was having a great race and showing my skills. I felt good on the bike and demonstrated that I could fight for the top spots. However, running out of fuel took us out of the title picture, but despite that, I could still ride, which let us add mileage and test for the 2025 edition.”

“Morocco was one of the rallies where I felt most comfortable all year. Unlike previous rallies, the terrain suited me well; I felt good on the bike, was fast, and showed that I have the speed and fitness to fight for titles. A crash knocked me out of contention, but that doesn't take away the good feeling I had in that race, similar to what we will experience in the Dakar. The idea is to fight to win it in the end, knowing that we have to be very focused, not make any mistakes and ride at one hundred per cent every day.”

Vehicle

MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY
MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC

  • HONDA
  • CRF 450 RALLY
  • Monocilíndrico de 449.4 cc
  • Más de 45 kW
  • 113 kg
  • Aluminio
  • 35 l
  • Monster Energy Honda HRC
  • Monster Energy Honda HRC
  • Rally GP

Ranking 2025

All news of P. Quintanilla

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 - 15/01 11:10 [GMT +3] - Bike

Victors in the Empty Quarter

Six Dakar stages in the Empty Quarter dunes have already been contested, with six different winners emerging. In chronological order: Joan Barreda (2020, stage 10), Ross Branch (2023, stage 10), Luciano Benavides (2023, stage 11), Ignacio Cornejo (2023, stage 12), Pablo Quintanilla (2024, stage 5) and Adrien Van Beveren (2024, stage 6).

Newsflashes - 14/01 06:45 [GMT +3] - Bike

News about Quintanilla

Yesterday was marked by the fall suffered by Pablo Quintanilla after 133 km, forcing him to exit the race. However, apart from aches and pains, the Chilean has not broken anything. “(…) My body feels battered and bruised, but there are no broken bones,” he confirmed yesterday. “I’m ok and happy with the job I did on the Dakar this year,...

Newsflashes - 14/01 06:35 [GMT +3] - Bike

The winners in Haradh

Two bikers have already won on the way to Haradh. Pablo Quintanilla won the two stages finishing there in 2020, while Luciano Benavides succeeded him in 2023. Husqvarna is therefore the only constructor to have tasted victory at this destination!

Summary - 13/01 17:59 [GMT +3]

A capital lead for Sanders and Lategan

FOCUS

The province of Riyadh stretches out over a vast expanse of land and occupies a central position in Saudi Arabia. The day’s special took place to the south of the capital, on split routes for the FIM and FIA vehicles, but both over distances of more than 480 kilometres. Impressive portions of dunes whetted the appetites of the sand specialists who are eager...

Newsflashes - 13/01 10:50 [GMT +3] - Bike

Consistent Quintanilla comes a cropper

In his younger years, the Chilean rider had a tendency to rush things, which led to three early exits on his first five participations, but since then he has acquired a certain mastery of how to ride rally-raids, making him metronomic in performance, to the extent that he won two FIM world championships (in 2016 and 207). Out of the following seven editions, he only slipped...

Newsflashes - 13/01 10:07 [GMT +3] - Bike

Quintanilla out

Pablo Quintanilla has fallen after 133 km. The Chilean has hurt his shoulder and will not continue the rally. Following second place in 2020 and 2022, he was taking part in his thirteenth edition of the Dakar and occupied seventh place in the general rankings at the beginning of the day’s stage. Adrien Van Beveren and Luciano Benavides stopped to help him, meaning the...

Newsflashes - 13/01 06:45 [GMT +3] - Bike

Hunted by Hondas

Three Honda riders are in pursuit of Daniel Sanders in the general rankings: Tosha Schareina (2nd, 15’33’’ behind), Adrien Van Beveren (3rd, 26’07’’ back) and Ricky Brabec (4th, 33’19’’ down). HRC is the only constructor to still have all its official riders still in the race. Other than the three aforementioned bikers, Skyler...

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