As he continues to recuperate from the fractured pelvis he suffered on the Abu Dhabi Desert Problem in February, Michael Docherty will skip the Desafío Ruta 40 in June. He hopes to return for the season-ending Rallye du Maroc in October.
Docherty has struggled with accidents all through the 2024 World Rally-Raid Championship, ruining his in any other case spectacular tempo. He began the season by crashing out of the Dakar Rally on the very first stage whereas main the Rally2 class, hurting his hip within the course of.
After recovering in time for Abu Dhabi, he impressed once more by winning Stage #1 amongst all bikes, the primary Rally2 competitor to say a motorcycle stage outright since 2021, solely to crash once more 5 kilometres into the second leg. This resulted in a pelvic fracture and an extended restoration course of than hoped, forcing him to sit down out the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid in April.
On the soonest, he would possibly be capable of experience once more in mid-Might, although the timetable continues to be too shut for him to think about racing Argentina.
“I’m taking the time for my physique to heal up fully earlier than I get again to racing. Planning on doing Morocco finish of the yr,” wrote Docherty on Saturday.
Docherty dominated the DR 40 in 2023, main Rally2 with three stage wins, however was knocked out of general competition in Stage #2 when shrubbery disconnected his gasoline pump provide fifty kilometres earlier than the end. This relegated him to a fifteenth-place classification.
The Rallye du Maroc will happen on 5–11 October. Docherty retired from the 2023 edition as a result of a mechanical failure and completed sixth in factors.
