Dakar Rally Stage 6: De Mevius wins in Cars, Brabec wins on Bikes
Belgian Guillaume de Mevius (pictured) claimed stage six of the 2025 Dakar Rally behind the wheel of a Mini as the Dakar Rally resumed on Saturday after a rest day. Defending bike champion Ricky Brabec took the honors on two wheels.
Cars
Guy Botterill cracked under pressure from Belgian Guillaume de Mévius at km 531 and was unable to claw back the deficit by the finish.
The South African had to settle for second in Stage 6 of the 2025 Dakar Rally, handing his Belgian rival a second Ultimate class victory, adding to his triumph last year. It is a solid start for the Mini crew after a rally filled with challenges and hurdles.
Nasser Al Attiyah has clawed back just over 5 minutes from Henk Lategan in the overall standings. With a deficit now reduced to 30m25s, the Qatari driver inches closer to the symbolic half-hour mark. Yazeed Al Rajhi, who was at one point only 5 minutes behind Lategan during the special, finished the day 7m16s behind the leader. Mattias Ekström held on to third place at 22m37s, conceding only 2 minutes in the stage.
Bikes
Last year’s Dakar winner, American Ricky Brabec took the stage win ahead of Adrien Van Beveren (+23s) and Ignacio Cornejo (+51s). This marks the eleventh Dakar victory of Brabec’s career and the 112th for Honda. HRC keep the momentum going as Brabec follows in the footsteps of Van Beveren, who won stage 5 two days ago.
Overall Dakar Rally leader Daniel Sanders spent this stage preparing for the next one. Ninth on the day, he conceded some time to his closest overall rivals, Schareina, Brabec and Van Beveren.
His plan for tomorrow is simple: to capitalize on their tracks to catch up and claw back at least the time he lost today.
“I got off to a bit of a rough start, getting a little bit lost at the beginning and just trying to get back into the rhythm after the rest day.
“But, yeah, it was important not to go too good today because I think tomorrow’s a difficult stage, so I didn’t want to push and get up the front. So, hopefully we’re in a good starting position for tomorrow and, yeah, we’ll be back in the rhythm.”
2025 Dakar Rally Stage 6 Results – Car Top-10
| Pos. | No. | Drive-Team | Team | Time | Behind | Penalty |
| 1 | 222 | (bel) GUILLAUME DE MEVIUS (fra) MATHIEU BAUMEL | X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM | 04h 34m 49s | ||
| 2 | 240 | (prt) JOAO FERREIRA (prt) FILIPE PALMEIRO | X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM | 04h 36m 23s | + 00h 01m 34s | |
| 3 | 200 | (qat) NASSER AL-ATTIYAH (fra) EDOUARD BOULANGER | THE DACIA SANDRIDERS | 04h 36m 50s | + 00h 02m 01s | |
| 4 | 205 | (zaf) GUY DAVID BOTTERILL (zaf) DENNIS MURPHY | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | 04h 38m 14s | + 00h 03m 25s | |
| 5 | 201 | (sau) YAZEED AL RAJHI (deu) TIMO GOTTSCHALK | OVERDRIVE RACING | 04h 38m 24s | + 00h 03m 35s | |
| 6 | 210 | (ltu) ROKAS BACIUSKA (esp) ORIOL MENA | OVERDRIVE RACING | 04h 40m 20s | + 00h 05m 31s | |
| 7 | 211 | (zaf) HENK LATEGAN (zaf) BRETT CUMMINGS | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | 04h 41m 25s | + 00h 06m 36s | |
| 8 | 226 | (swe) MATTIAS EKSTRÖM (swe) EMIL BERGKVIST | FORD M-SPORT | 04h 42m 58s | + 00h 08m 09s | |
| 9 | 221 | (cze) MARTIN PROKOP (cze) VIKTOR CHYTKA | ORLEN JIPOCAR TEAM | 04h 44m 49s | + 00h 10m 00s | |
| 10 | 227 | (esp) NANI ROMA (esp) ALEX HARO | FORD M-SPORT | 04h 44m 55s | + 00h 10m 06s |
2025 Dakar Rally Overall Standings after Stage 6 – Car Top-10
| Pos. | Exp. | Drive-Team | Team | Time | Behind | Penalty |
| 1 | (zaf) HENK LATEGAN (zaf) BRETT CUMMINGS | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | 32h 51m 36s | |||
| 2 | (sau) YAZEED AL RAJHI (deu) TIMO GOTTSCHALK | OVERDRIVE RACING | 32h 58m 52s | + 00h 07m 16s | 00h 04m 00s | |
| 3 | (swe) MATTIAS EKSTRÖM (swe) EMIL BERGKVIST | FORD M-SPORT | 33h 14m 03s | + 00h 22m 27s | ||
| 4 | (qat) NASSER AL-ATTIYAH (fra) EDOUARD BOULANGER | THE DACIA SANDRIDERS | 33h 22m 01s | + 00h 30m 25s | 00h 16m 00s | |
| 5 | (usa) MITCHELL GUTHRIE (usa) KELLON WALCH | FORD M-SPORT | 33h 41m 52s | + 00h 50m 16s | 00h 09m 00s | |
| 6 | (fra) MATHIEU SERRADORI (fra) LOIC MINAUDIER | CENTURY RACING FACTORY TEAM | 33h 48m 04s | + 00h 56m 28s | 00h 03m 20s | |
| 7 | (arg) JUAN CRUZ YACOPINI (esp) DANIEL OLIVERAS | OVERDRIVE RACING | 34h 05m 54s | + 01h 14m 18s | 00h 01m 30s | |
| 8 | (usa) SETH QUINTERO (deu) DENNIS ZENZ | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | 34h 28m 13s | + 01h 36m 37s | ||
| 9 | (prt) JOAO FERREIRA (prt) FILIPE PALMEIRO | X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM | 34h 38m 49s | + 01h 47m 13s | 00h 08m 00s | |
| 10 | (zaf) BRIAN BARAGWANATH (zaf) LEONARD CREMER | CENTURY RACING FACTORY TEAM | 34h 57m 06s | + 02h 05m 30s | 00h 10m 00s |
2025 Dakar Rally Stage 6 Results – Bikes Top-10
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Time | Behind | Penalty |
| 1 | 9 | (usa) RICKY BRABEC | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC | 05h 00m 51s | ||
| 2 | 42 | (fra) ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC | 05h 01m 14s | + 00h 00m 23s | |
| 3 | 11 | (chl) JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO | HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY | 05h 01m 42s | + 00h 00m 51s | |
| 4 | 68 | (esp) TOSHA SCHAREINA | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC | 05h 03m 18s | + 00h 02m 27s | |
| 5 | 77 | (arg) LUCIANO BENAVIDES | RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING | 05h 04m 27s | + 00h 03m 36s | |
| 6 | 15 | (esp) LORENZO SANTOLINO | SHERCO RALLY FACTORY | 05h 04m 38s | + 00h 03m 47s | |
| 7 | 98 | (usa) MASON KLEIN | KOVE FACTORY RACING | 05h 05m 13s | + 00h 04m 22s | |
| 8 | 10 | (usa) SKYLER HOWES | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC | 05h 06m 00s | + 00h 05m 09s | |
| 9 | 4 | (aus) DANIEL SANDERS | RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING | 05h 06m 34s | + 00h 05m 43s | |
| 10 | 7 | (chl) PABLO QUINTANILLA | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC | 05h 06m 37s | + 00h 05m 46s |
2025 Dakar Rally Overall Standings after Stage 6 – Bikes Top-10
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Time | Behind | Penalty |
| 1 | 4 | (aus) DANIEL SANDERS | RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING | 35h 18m 49s | ||
| 2 | 68 | (esp) TOSHA SCHAREINA | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC | 35h 30m 35s | + 00h 11m 46s | |
| 3 | 42 | (fra) ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC | 35h 38m 00s | + 00h 19m 11s | 00h 02m 00s |
| 4 | 9 | (usa) RICKY BRABEC | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC | 35h 42m 07s | + 00h 23m 18s | |
| 5 | 10 | (usa) SKYLER HOWES | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC | 35h 46m 14s | + 00h 27m 25s | |
| 6 | 77 | (arg) LUCIANO BENAVIDES | RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING | 35h 48m 57s | + 00h 30m 08s | 00h 02m 00s |
| 7 | 7 | (chl) PABLO QUINTANILLA | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC | 35h 59m 41s | + 00h 40m 52s | |
| 8 | 11 | (chl) JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO | HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY | 36h 03m 28s | + 00h 44m 39s | 00h 02m 00s |
| 9 | 15 | (esp) LORENZO SANTOLINO | SHERCO RALLY FACTORY | 36h 28m 17s | + 01h 09m 28s | 00h 01m 00s |
| 10 | 73 | (esp) EDGAR CANET | RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING | 36h 35m 48s | + 01h 16m 59s | 00h 06m 10s |