The Dakar 2024 has ended and South African riders and drivers did us so proud! This is how each of them placed overall.
Saudi Arabia (22 January 2024) – The Dakar 2024 has come to an end after an exciting 12-stage event that took motorsport enthusiasts from Alula to Yanbu in Saudi Arabia travelling around 5,000km in total. Several South Africans were part of the lineup, and they did incredibly well!
What we always love about Dakar is that for those taking part, it isn’t about winning but about facing the challenges day by day and working towards a finish.
This is how our favourite riders and drivers did:
- Bradley Cox #18 – Bike – Finished 13th overall
- Michael Docherty #22 – Bike – Crashed out in Stage 2
- Charan Moore #73 – Bike – Finished 21st overall
- Stuart Gregory #100 – Bike – Competing in “Original by Motul” class, finished 62nd overall
- Kerim Fitz-Gerald #124 – Bike – Crashed out in stage 1
- Ronald Venter #127 – Bike – Finished 55th overall
- Giniel De Villiers (pilot) and Dennis Murphy (co-pilot) #209 – Car – Finished 7th overall
- Brian Baragwanath (pilot) and Leonard Cremer (co-pilot) #219 – Car – Finished 93rd overall
- Gareth Woolridge (pilot) and Boyd Dreyer (co-pilot) #225 – Car – Finished 116th overall
- Saood Variawa (pilot) with French co-pilot Francois Cazalet #226 – Car – Finished 17th overall
- David Guy Botterill (pilot) and Brett Cummings (co-pilot) #243 – Car – Finished 6th overall
- Hennie De Klerk (pilot) and Juan Möhr (co-pilot) #258 – Car – Retired in stage 7.
- Katherine (pilot) and Stephen Lovemore (co-pilot) #742 – Classic – Finished 48th overall
- Adriaan (pilot) and Riaan Botma (co-pilot) #753 – Classic – Finished 53rd overall
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