Dakar Rally Stage 10: Roma wins, Lategan retakes overall lead
Nani Roma has taken stage 10 of the 47th Dakar Rally in the Ultimate class, ending a drought that started in 2015. This is also Ford’s maiden Dakar victory.
Henk Lategan lost 4m02s to Juan Cruz Yacopini in the provisional standings at the finish, but the South African reclaimed the lead in the overall car standings from Yazeed Al Rajhi. The two Toyota drivers are separated by 2m27s.
Mattias Ekström remains third, while Nasser Al Attiyah dropped more than half an hour to Lategan and is now 30m21s down.
A navigation error near the start of the special cost the five-time winner a golden opportunity to get himself back in contention for the title.
He did not mince his words: “I’m very disappointed, but what can you do? We could have had a great stage, but we’ll see what position we’re in and what we can do tomorrow. Every day is very important, and we had a good pace, but we lost a lot of time. This is the most disappointing day of my life.”
Bikes
Michael Docherty has won Stage 10 in the Bike Category. He is the second-ever Rally 2 rider in history to win a Dakar stage, after Danilo Petrucci in 2022!
The South African claimed his first career victory, 1m20s ahead of Rui Gonçalves and 2m21s ahead of Tobias Ebster. Stefan Svitko finished fourth, 5m10s behind, marking his best result of the year. Edgar Canet rounded out the top 5 at 5m34s. Docherty, Ebster and Canet also form the Rally 2 podium for the day, in that same order!
Born in Kempton Park, Michael Docherty now lives in the United Arab Emirates, which borders on Saudi Arabia and also contains part of the Empty Quarter desert. The BAS World KTM Racing rider is therefore very familiar with today’s terrain. In fact, he had already claimed victory on the other side of the border at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, the second round of the World Rally-Raid Championship.
2025 Dakar Rally Stage 10 Results – Cars
| Pos. | No. | Drive-Team | Team | Time | Behind | Penalty |
| 1 | 227 | (esp) NANI ROMA (esp) ALEX HARO | FORD M-SPORT | 02h 06m 34s | ||
| 2 | 203 | (bra) LUCAS MORAES (esp) ARMAND MONLEON | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | 02h 06m 52s | + 00h 00m 18s | |
| 3 | 305 | (sau) DANIA AKEEL (fra) STEPHANE DUPLE | TEAM BBR | 02h 08m 14s | + 00h 01m 40s | |
| 4 | 214 | (zaf) BRIAN BARAGWANATH (zaf) LEONARD CREMER | CENTURY RACING FACTORY TEAM | 02h 08m 55s | + 00h 02m 21s | |
| 5 | 404 | (chl) FRANCISCO LOPEZ CONTARDO (chl) JUAN PABLO LATRACH | CAN-AM FACTORY TEAM | 02h 10m 45s | + 00h 04m 11s | |
| 6 | 407 | (arg) JEREMIAS GONZALEZ FERIOLI (arg) PEDRO GONZALO RINALDI | CAN-AM FACTORY TEAM | 02h 11m 10s | + 00h 04m 36s | |
| 7 | 304 | (esp) PAU NAVARRO (arg) LISANDRO EZEQUIEL SISTERNA HERRERA | TEAM BBR | 02h 11m 18s | + 00h 04m 44s | |
| 8 | 242 | (deu) DANIEL SCHRÖDER (zaf) HENRY CARL KÖHNE | PS LASER RACING | 02h 11m 45s | + 00h 05m 11s | |
| 9 | 216 | (arg) JUAN CRUZ YACOPINI (esp) DANIEL OLIVERAS | OVERDRIVE RACING | 02h 11m 52s | + 00h 05m 18s | |
| 10 | 405 | (usa) SARA PRICE (usa) SEAN BERRIMAN | CAN-AM FACTORY TEAM | 02h 12m 10s | + 00h 05m 36s |
2025 Dakar Rally Overall Standings – Cars
| Pos. | No. | Drive-Team | Team | Time | Behind | Penalty |
| 1 | 211 | (zaf) HENK LATEGAN (zaf) BRETT CUMMINGS | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | 47h 29m 57s | 00h 02m 00s | |
| 2 | 201 | (sau) YAZEED AL RAJHI (deu) TIMO GOTTSCHALK | OVERDRIVE RACING | 47h 32m 24s | + 00h 02m 27s | 00h 04m 00s |
| 3 | 226 | (swe) MATTIAS EKSTRÖM (swe) EMIL BERGKVIST | FORD M-SPORT | 47h 56m 43s | + 00h 26m 46s | 00h 01m 00s |
| 4 | 200 | (qat) NASSER AL-ATTIYAH (fra) EDOUARD BOULANGER | THE DACIA SANDRIDERS | 48h 00m 18s | + 00h 30m 21s | 00h 17m 00s |
| 5 | 228 | (usa) MITCHELL GUTHRIE (usa) KELLON WALCH | FORD M-SPORT | 48h 24m 02s | + 00h 54m 05s | 00h 12m 00s |
| 6 | 209 | (fra) MATHIEU SERRADORI (fra) LOIC MINAUDIER | CENTURY RACING FACTORY TEAM | 48h 29m 38s | + 00h 59m 41s | 00h 03m 20s |
| 7 | 216 | (arg) JUAN CRUZ YACOPINI (esp) DANIEL OLIVERAS | OVERDRIVE RACING | 49h 03m 27s | + 01h 33m 30s | 00h 04m 00s |
| 8 | 204 | (usa) SETH QUINTERO (deu) DENNIS ZENZ | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | 49h 06m 42s | + 01h 36m 45s | 00h 15m 00s |
| 9 | 240 | (prt) JOAO FERREIRA (prt) FILIPE PALMEIRO | X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM | 49h 38m 32s | + 02h 08m 35s | 00h 08m 00s |
| 10 | 214 | (zaf) BRIAN BARAGWANATH (zaf) LEONARD CREMER | CENTURY RACING FACTORY TEAM | 49h 47m 03s | + 02h 17m 06s | 00h 10m 00s |
2025 Dakar Rally Stage 10 Results – Bikes
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Time | Behind | Penalty |
| 1 | 22 | (zaf) MICHAEL DOCHERTY | BAS world KTM racing team | 02h 00m 03s | ||
| 2 | 19 | (prt) RUI GONÇALVES | SHERCO RALLY FACTORY | 02h 01m 23s | + 00h 01m 20s | |
| 3 | 96 | (aut) TOBIAS EBSTER | BAS world KTM racing team | 02h 02m 24s | + 00h 02m 21s | |
| 4 | 142 | (svk) STEFAN SVITKO | SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM | 02h 05m 13s | + 00h 05m 10s | |
| 5 | 73 | (esp) EDGAR CANET | RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING | 02h 05m 37s | + 00h 05m 34s | |
| 6 | 10 | (usa) SKYLER HOWES | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC | 02h 06m 02s | + 00h 05m 59s | |
| 7 | 88 | (ltu) ARUNAS GELAZNINKAS | HOTO FACTORY RACING | 02h 07m 02s | + 00h 06m 59s | |
| 8 | 39 | (fra) BENJAMIN MELOT | ESPRIT KTM | 02h 07m 36s | + 00h 07m 33s | |
| 9 | 21 | (fra) MATHIEU DOVEZE | BAS world KTM racing team | 02h 07m 45s | + 00h 07m 42s | |
| 10 | 28 | (svn) TONI MULEC | BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM | 02h 08m 16s | + 00h 08m 13s |
2025 Dakar Rally Overall Standings – Bikes
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Time | Behind | Penalty |
| 1 | 4 | (aus) DANIEL SANDERS | RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING | 49h 53m 59s | 00h 01m 00s | |
| 2 | 68 | (esp) TOSHA SCHAREINA | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC | 50h 10m 30s | + 00h 16m 31s | |
| 3 | 42 | (fra) ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC | 50h 16m 23s | + 00h 22m 24s | 00h 02m 00s |
| 4 | 77 | (arg) LUCIANO BENAVIDES | RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING | 50h 23m 13s | + 00h 29m 14s | 00h 02m 00s |
| 5 | 9 | (usa) RICKY BRABEC | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC | 50h 26m 17s | + 00h 32m 18s | |
| 6 | 10 | (usa) SKYLER HOWES | MONSTER ENERGY HONDA HRC | 50h 30m 15s | + 00h 36m 16s | |
| 7 | 11 | (chl) JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO | HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY | 50h 52m 27s | + 00h 58m 28s | 00h 02m 00s |
| 8 | 73 | (esp) EDGAR CANET | RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING | 51h 24m 47s | + 01h 30m 48s | 00h 11m 10s |
| 9 | 96 | (aut) TOBIAS EBSTER | BAS world KTM racing team | 51h 59m 39s | + 02h 05m 40s | |
| 10 | 142 | (svk) STEFAN SVITKO | SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM | 52h 04m 06s | + 02h 10m 07s | 00h 01m 00s |