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2025 Africa Eco Race
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Host country	Monaco,  Morocco,  Mauritania and  Senegal
Dates run	28 December 2024–12 January 2025
Start	Monaco
Finish	Dakar
Stages	11
Stage surface	Gravel, sand
Overall distance	00.0 km (0 mi)
Results
Bikes winner	TBC TBC
Cars winner	TBC TBC TBC
Trucks winner	TBC TBC TBC TBC
Crews	? at start, ? at finish

The 2025 Africa Eco Race will be the 16th edition of the rally raid in North Africa. Departing from Monaco on 28 December 2025 it will travel through Morocco, Mauritania, and finishing in Senegal after travelling by boat from France.

Entry list

89 vehicles will line up at the start of the race event which include 78 motorcycles (1 quad) and 11 SSVs, cars, and trucks. These will be accompanied by 9 cars and 1 truck in the historic category.

Entry list — Bikes

Categories and Classes Main article: Africa_Eco_Race § Motorcycle_Category No. Driver Bike Team Category Class 1 Jacopo Cerutti Aprilia Tuareg Aprilia Racing Gcorse 4 2 Pål Anders Ullevålseter KTM 450 Rally Team Norwit 1 V 3 Alessandro Botturi Yamaha XTZ690D Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team 4 V 7 Marco Menichini Aprilia Touareg 660 Aprilia Racing Gcorse 4 9 Guillaume Borne Husqvarna 450 FR Bb Racing Team 1 10 Eric Bernard KTM 890 Adventure R Ouest Racing 4 V 11 Martin Benko KTM 450 Rally Replica Norwit Racing 1 V 12 Jiri Kalat KTM 450 Rally Replica Norwit Racing 1 V 13 Pol Tarrés Yamaha XTZ690D Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team 4 14 Filippo Pietri Kove 450 Rally Solarys Racing 1 R 15 Christian Punginelli Moto Husqvarna 450 Pro Shop 1 V M 17 Matteo Bottino Kove 800x Rally Ls Kove Italia Racing Team 4 R 18 Patrice Carillon KTM 450 Rallye Pcaventure 1 V M 19 Francesco Puocci KTM 690 Rally Team Puocci 2 V M 20 Francesco Catanese Yamaha T700 Tuttogru 4 V 21 Iarno D'orsogna Yamaha XTZ690D Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team 4 R 22 Francesco Montanari Aprilia Tuareg Aprilia Racing Gcorse 4 23 Attilio Fert Yamaha XTZ690D Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team 4 24 Nicolas Charlier Yamaha XTZ690D Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team 4 25 Lorenzo Busatti Husqvarna Hqv 450 Rally Factory Replica Lorenzo Busatti 1 V M 26 Stephane Stragliati Kove 450 Rally Srt 1 V M 27 Paolo Filippini Husqvarna 450 Rally Azzurrorosa 1 V 28 Boris Wolters Husqvarna 450 Rally Replica Minou Et Minou 1 M 29 Jerome Delforge Husqvarna 450 Rally Minou Et Minou 1 M 30 Johan Persson KTM 450 Rally Replica Klwn Racing 1 31 Daniel Mattsson Husqvarna FR 450 Klwn Racing 1 V 32 Thierry Costard KTM Rally Ldz56 1 V 33 Maxence Costard KTM Rally Ldz56 1 R 34 James Simonin Husqvarna 450 Rally Replica Adventure World 1 M 35 Stefano Bilato KTM 890 Adventure R Energia E Sorrisi 4 36 Steve Perlinski KTM Rally Factory Replica Team Perlinski 1 37 Tony Van Cauwenberghe KTM EXC-f 450 Team Perlinski 1 38 Michel Lhermenier Gasgas 450 Team Esm 1 V 39 Diego Marchesini Kove 450 Rally Energia & Sorrisi Odv 1 V 40 Richard Kaye KTM 450 Rally Rally Adventure Team / Enduro Greece 1 V M 41 Alessandro Rigoni Husqvarma Hqv 450 Rally Factory Replica Solarys Racing 1 V 42 Daniele Livi Kove 450 Rally Solarys Racing 1 44 Giampietro Dal Ben Kove 450 Rally Energia & Sorrisi Odv 1 V 45 Gianni Moretto Kove 450 Rally Energia & Sorrisi Odv 1 V 46 Jean-yves Sottiaux Kove 450 Rally Jean-yves Sottiaux 1 M 47 Roch Wolville Husqvarna 450 Rallye Aumiot Motos 1 V 48 Xavier Tholy Husqvarna 450 FE Xavier Tholy 1 V 49 Richard Borer KTM 450 Rally Ch Racing 1 V 50 Kristian Dovland Hans KTM RFR450 2015 Dovland2da Kar 1 M R 52 Jan Vondrášek Gas Gas RR450 Dr.k 1 52 Jiří Blažek KTM 450 Rally Replica Dr.k 1 53 Anders Berglund KTM RFR Anders Berglund 1 V M 54 Matthieu Brabant Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro Mat T Adventure 4 M R 55 Claudio Fiorini KTM 450 Rally Fiorini 1 M 58 Andrea Perfetti Moto Honda CRF 450 Rs2 Rs 1 V 59 Shinya Fujiwara Gasgas RX450 Smrp With Bivouac Osaka 1 M 60 Yuki Fujiwara Husqvarna FR450 FR450 Smrp With Bivouac Osaka 1 R 61 Mirco Bettini Suzuki V-Strom 800DE Azzurrorosa 4 V 62 Junichi Oshitamoto Husqvarna FE501 Smrp With Bivouac Osaka 2 V 63 Ai Tanaka Husqvarna FE 501 Kisarazu Base 1 F 64 Geoffroy Lemercier KTM 450 RFR Geoff’road 1 V M 65 Akihiro Saito Husqvarna FE501 Kisarazu Base 1 V 66 Yuji Kahara Husqvarna FR450 FR450 Smrp With Bivouac Osaka 1 67 Laurent Cochet Yamaha XTZ690D Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team 4 68 Shingo Sugimura Gasgas RX450 Smrp With Bivouac Osaka 1 69 Ivan Besenzoni Husqvarna 450 FR Rally J.b.r.ally Asd 1 V M 71 Massimiliano Guerrini Husqvarna 450 FR Rally Solarys Racing 1 V 72 Palmer Carmelo Kove 450 Rally Calabria Adventure 1 V M 75 Guillem Martinez Boronat KTM Rally 450 Senegal Team 1 M R 77 Vegar Pettersen KTM 450 RFR Doctorbraap Racing 1 V M 79 Pierpaolo Vivaldi Gas Gas Rx 450f Replica Rally Energia & Sorrisi Odv 1 V 80 Mathieu Liebaert KTM Rally Replica Rvegraphecool Racing 1 R 82 Stephanie Rowe KTM 450 EXCf Petokask 1 F M 83 Vincent Biau Suzuki 800DE Petokask 4 M 84 Michel Delaye KTM 890 Rallye Michel 4 V M 85 Damien Derocq KTM 450 Rally Team Derocq Objectif 1 V M 87 Christophe Meillat Yamaha Tènèrè 700 Yamaha Ténéré Spirit Expérience 4 V 88 Scott Britnell KTM 450RR Grit Adventures 1 V M 89 Thierry Traccan Yamaha XTZ690D Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team 4 90 Joachim Hellsten KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica A4+ 1 M 91 Luca Seppele Kove 450 Rally Pro Energia & Sorrisi / Kove Italy 1 R 93 Giovanni Gritti Moto Honda CRF 450 Rs2 Rs 1 V 99 Laurent Hellemans Yamaha Raptor Hellau 6 G

Entry list — SSVs, Cars, Trucks

Categories and Classes Main article: Africa_Eco_Race § SSV,_Car,_Truck_Category No. Driver Co-Driver Technician Vehicle Team Category Class 200 Benoit Fretin Cedric Duple No technician Ydeo Competition Century CR6 T1 201 Vincent Vroninks Dave Berghmans QFF Racing Red-lined VK56 T1 202 Imre Varga Toma József Varga Racing Team Toyota Hilux Overdrive T1 203 Wietse Tates Koen Wessling Kort Door De Bocht Offroad Racing Team Bowler Wildcat T1 204 Magdalena Zajac Blazej Czekan Proxcars Tme Rally Team Toyota Hilux T1 207 Tomas Ourednicek Lukas Bartak Toyota Gazoo Racing Czech Toyota Hilux GR T1 250 Martijn Van Den Broek Jan Paul Van Der Poel QFF Racing Can-Am Maverick X3 SSV Xtreme Race 251 Pierre Lafay Gilles De Turckheim Team Gazzafond Can-Am Maverick R SSV Xtreme Race 252 Philippe Champigné Bruno Robin Team Aventure 79 Can-Am Maverick XRS SSV Xtreme Race 400 Gerrit Zuurmond Tjeerd Van Ballegooij Klaas Kwakkel Rainbow Truck Team MAN TGS 18.480 T5 1 401 William Van Groningen Wesley Van Groningen Raph Van Den Elshout Dust Warriors Iveco PowerStar T5 1

Entry list — Historic

Categories and Classes Main article: Africa_Eco_Race § Classic No. Driver Co-Driver Technician Vehicle Team Category Class 300 Eric Claeys Tom Claeys No technician Toyota Land Cruiser 73 Claeyson 2 301 Kurt Dujardyn Rene Declercq Bombardier Iltis VW Iltis Team 1 302 Fabrice Morin Magali Morin Toyota Land Cruiser Ydeo Competition ? 303 Marnie Brandenburg Carla Brandenburg Porsche 911 911 Racing Team Hamburg 2 304 Dr. Med. Erik Brandenburg Jan Glüsing Porsche 911 911 Racing Team Hamburg 2 305 Peter Lehmann Tom Brandenburg Porsche 911 911 Racing Team Hamburg 2 306 Maurizio Elia Luisa Zumelli Toyota Land Cruiser HDJ100 Modulauto 3 308 Wolfgang Starkloff Yurii Kushneruk Oleg Winzer MAN Truck Kat 1 911 Racing Team Hamburg Truck 319 Sylvie David-boulin Virginie Gobbe-malval No technician Nissan Patrol Y60 Les Drôles De Dames Team 4x465 3 338 Hélène Grand’eury Séverine Arnaud Ép.dallard Toyota KZJ73 Hs Team / Teamroses 38 1

Entry list — Raid

Categories and Classes Main article: Africa_Eco_Race § Non-race No. Driver Co-Driver Technician Vehicle Team Category 518 Xavier Padovani No co-driver No technician KTM 690 Enduro R Xo Team Bike 519 Olivier Crovella KTM 450 Rally Replica Xo Team Bike 521 Pietro Bartolomei Yamaha Ténéré T700 Rs Moto Bike 522 Stoppel David Honda CRF 450 RS2 Rs Moto Bike 523 Laurent Edouin Yamaha XTZ690D Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team Bike 524 Christophe Edouin Yamaha XTZ690 Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team Bike 525 Reinhold Jakobi Yamaha XTZ690D Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team Bike 526 Geoffrey Anglaret Yamaha XTZ690D Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team Bike 527 Willy Jobard Arctic Leopard Exe 880 E-rally Arctic Leopard Factory Racing Bike 528 Maarten Buitenhuis Arctic Leopard Exe 880 E-rally Arctic Leopard Factory Racing Bike 529 Piero Picchi Ducati Hypermotard 698 Mono Solarys Racing Maremma Dakar Bike 550 Christophe Tesson Karina Tesson Quaddy XYZ1000R Team Sixtyfive SSV 551 Pierre-andré Paquette Julie Gauthier Can-Am Maverick R XRS Team Sixty Five (québec) SSV 552 Yoshimasa Sugawara Naoko Matsumoto Remy Roquet Toyota Hilux Equipe Sugawara Car 553 Péter Magoss Erika Kincses No technician Toyota Land Cruiser Magoss Car 554 Laszlo Mekler Edit Mekler Nissan Navara Scuderia Coppa Amici Car 555 Patrick Lahaye Romain Lahaye Toyota Land Cruiser HDJ200 Ultimate Car 556 Franck Allard Claude Valion Toyota HDJ100 AMV Car 557 Pedro Oller Martínez Antonio Ruiz Castillo Toyota HDJ80 Lunattic Team Car 558 Balazs Szalay László Bunkóczi Isuzu BTF Pick Up Raid Car 559 Balazs Szalay Domonkos Piukovics Mitsubishi Pajero Sp Dakar Team Car

Stages

Stage	Date	Start	Finish	Connection (km)	Special (km)	Connection (km)	Total (km)	Bikes	Cars	Trucks
Technical Check	27 December	Bordigheria	Camporosso	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Start Ceremony	28 December	Monaco	Menton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boat Boarding	29 December	Menton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boat Disembark	31 December	-	Tangier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1	31 December	Tangier	Tarda	708	47		755
2	1 January	Tarda	Tagounite	38	319		357
3	2 January	Tagounite	Touizgui	94	453		547
4	3 January	Touizgui	Laayoune	12	495		507
5	4 January	Laayoune	Dakhla	198	435		633
Rest	5 January	Rest day in Dakhla
6	5 January	Dakhla	Benichab	532	172		704
7	6 January	Benichab	Amodjar	76	392		468
8	7 January	Amodjar	Amodjar	5	351		356
9	8 January	Amodjar	Amodjar	47	400		447
10	9 January	Amodjar	Nouakchott	50	410		460
11	10 January	Nouakchott	Mpal	344	75		419
12	11 January	Mpal	Dakar	227	23		250
Totals					3572		5903

Stage winners

Stage	Bikes	Cars	SSV (T4)	Trucks	Historics
Stage 1	Jacopo Cerutti	Magdalena Zajac	Pierre Lafay	William Van Groningen	TBC
Stage 2	Alessandro Botturi	Benoit Fretin	Pierre Lafay	Gerrit Zuurmond	TBC
Stage 3	Jacopo Cerutti	Benoit Fretin	Pierre Lafay	Gerrit Zuurmond	TBC
Stage 4	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
Stage 5	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
Stage 6	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
Stage 7	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
Stage 8	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
Stage 9	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
Stage 10	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
Rally Winners	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC

Stage results

Bike

	Stage result						General classification
Stage	Pos	Competitor	Make	Class	Time	Gap	Pos	Competitor	Make	Class	Time	Gap
1	1	Jacopo Cerutti	Aprilia	Multicylinder	00:38:33		1	Jacopo Cerutti	Aprilia	Multicylinder	00:38:33
	2	Alessandro Botturi	Yamaha	Multicylinder	00:39:28	00:00:55	2	Alessandro Botturi	Yamaha	Multicylinder	00:39:28	00:00:55
	3	Pol Tarres	Yamaha	Multicylinder	00:40:17	00:01:44	3	Pol Tarres	Yamaha	Multicylinder	00:40:17	00:01:44
2	1	Alessandro Botturi	Yamaha	Multicylinder	03:44:46		1	Alessandro Botturi	Yamaha	Multicylinder	04:24:14
	2	Jacopo Cerutti	Aprilia	Multicylinder	03:47:38	00:02:52	2	Jacopo Cerutti	Aprilia	Multicylinder	04:26:11	00:01:57
	3	Francesco Montanari	Yamaha	Multicylinder	04:17:33	00:32:47	3	Guillaume Borne	Husqvarna	450	05:01:39	00:37:25
3	1	Jacopo Cerutti	Aprilia	Multicylinder	06:08:21		1	Jacopo Cerutti	Aprilia	Multicylinder	10:34:32
	2	Alessandro Botturi	Yamaha	Multicylinder	06:11:40	00:03:19	2	Alessandro Botturi	Yamaha	Multicylinder	10:35:54	00:01:22
	3	Francesco Montanari	Yamaha	Multicylinder	06:30:25	00:22:04	3	Francesco Montanari	Yamaha	Multicylinder	11:35:18	00:59:24

SSV, Car, Truck

	Stage result						General classification
Stage	Pos	Competitor	Make	Class	Time	Gap	Pos	Competitor	Make	Class	Time	Gap
1	1	Pierre Lafay	Can-Am	SSV	00:39:53		1	Pierre Lafay	Can-Am	SSV	00:39:53
	2	Magdalena Zajac	Toyota	T1.1	00:40:17	00:00:24	2	Magdalena Zajac	Toyota	T1.1	00:40:17	00:00:24
	3	Vincent Vroninks	Red-Lined	T1.1	00:41:03	00:01:10	3	Vincent Vroninks	Red-Lined	T1.1	00:41:03	00:01:10
2	1	Benoit Fretin	Century	T1.3	03:50:48		1	Benoit Fretin	Century	T1.3	04:33:03
	2	Vincent Vroninks	Red-Lined	T1.1	04:02:59	00:12:11	2	Vincent Vroninks	Red-Lined	T1.1	04:44:02	00:10:59
	3	Pierre Lafay	Can-Am	SSV	04:07:30	00:16:42	3	Pierre Lafay	Can-Am	SSV	04:47:23	00:14:20
2	1	Benoit Fretin	Century	T1.3	06:04:10		1	Benoit Fretin	Century	T1.3	10:37:13
	2	Tomas Ourednicek	Toyota	T1.1	06:11:57	00:07:47	2	Vincent Vroninks	Red-Lined	T1.1	11:02:16	00:25:03
	3	Vincent Vroninks	Red-Lined	T1.1	06:18:14	00:14:04	3	Tomas Ourednicek	Toyota	T1.1	11:15:25	00:38:12

Historic

	Stage result					General classification
Stage	Pos	Competitor	Make	Points	Gap	Pos	Competitor	Make	Points	Gap
1	1	Éric Claeys	Toyota	8		1	Éric Claeys	Toyota	8
	2	Kurt Dujardyn	Volkswagen	9	+1	2	Kurt Dujardyn	Volkswagen	9	+1
	3	Fabrice Morin	Toyota	129	+101	3	Fabrice Morin	Toyota	129	+101
2	1	Éric Claeys	Toyota	83		1	Éric Claeys	Toyota	91
	2	Kurt Dujardyn	Volkswagen	114	+31	2	Kurt Dujardyn	Volkswagen	123	+32
	3	Fabrice Morin	Toyota	1970	+1856	3	Fabrice Morin	Toyota	2099	+2008
3	1	Éric Claeys	Toyota	390		1	Éric Claeys	Toyota	481
	2	Fabrice Morin	Toyota	1287	+897	2	Kurt Dujardyn	Volkswagen	1539	+1058
	3	Kurt Dujardyn	Volkswagen	1425	+1035	3	Fabrice Morin	Toyota	3257	+2776

References

1. "Competitions - Africa Eco Race 2025". Euro4x4parts. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
2. "The entry list for the 2025 AFRICA ECO RACE!". Africa Eco Race. 2024-10-12. Archived from the original on 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
3. "5,903 km Africa Eco Race Route Revealed". www.racecar.com. Archived from the original on 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2024-12-18.

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