Results of stage 12

Dakar 2025 | Stage 12 | SHUBAYTAH > SHUBAYTAH
January 17 ^th 2025 - 12:06 [GMT + 3]

RALLY GP I Daniel Sanders wins the Dakar

Daniel Sanders has become the second Australian biker to win the Dakar after Toby Price (in 2016 and 2019). ‘Chucky’ has also given KTM its 20th triumph on the race. The Austrian firm was unbeaten between 2001 and 2019 and also achieved first place in 2023.

ULTIMATE I Yazeed Al Rajhi wins his first Dakar

On home soil, or rather sand, Yazeed Al Rajhi has become the very first Saudi driver to win the Dakar in the Ultimate class. Henk Lategan, the leader of the general rankings from stages 2 to 8, jostled for position with Al Rajhi but, in spite of his efforts, the South African has to make do with 2nd place, 3’57’’ behind the Saudi driver. It is the 4th success for Toyota on the event following the titles won by Nasser Al Attiyah in 2019, 2022 and 2023.

SSV I Heger wins the Dakar

Dakar debutant Brock Heger has won the title on his first participation to give Polaris a second consecutive title in the SSV class following on from his team-mate Xavier de Soultrait last year. Although he finished more than 5 minutes behind Jérôme de Sadeleer, who has the best provisional time at the finish, he completed the stage several seconds quicker than his two pursuers in the general rankings, ‘Chaleco’ Lopez and Alexandre Pinto, to take the title.

CHALLENGER I Cavigliasso takes the Challenger title

Having already won in the quad race in 2019, Nicolas Cavigliasso has today won his second title on the rally and his first in the Challenger class at the finish in Shubaytah. The Argentinean displayed exemplary consistency by finishing in the top six on every stage. Cavigliasso has led the general rankings since stage 1 and avoided the pitfalls on the route to take the title.

MANUFACTURERS

BIKE I 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), while Sherco achieved one thanks to Lorenzo Santolino.