Juan Santiago Rostan will problem the Dakar Rally for a second time in 2025.
“I wished to inform you that I’m going to be in one of the crucial troublesome competitions on the planet once more,” he wrote on Tuesday. “Neuquén will as soon as once more have a consultant within the Dakar.”
Racing a GasGas for Xraids Expertise at his Dakar début in January, Rostan completed twenty-sixth overall in Rally2 and eighth amongst rookie riders with a finest outing of twenty-second in Stage #4. Save for briefly getting misplaced in the beginning of the following leg, he was capable of keep out of hassle for probably the most half to securely attain the end.
Rostan had certified for the 2024 Dakar after successful the Road to Dakar on the 2023 Desafío Ruta 40 in his native Argentina. Regardless of utilizing a borrowed airbag vest from eventual World Rally-Raid Champion Luciano Benavides, he completed the race sixth in Rally2 and finest amongst RtD riders to earn free registration for Dakar.
After Dakar, he returned to the DR 40 in June and scored a ninth in class with a pair of eighths in Stages #1 and #5. His father Santiago Rostan competed within the Quad class and completed twelfth.
The Argentine primarily competes in enduro and the Campeonato Argentino de Rally Raid. He has three medals from the Worldwide Six Days Enduro in 2014, 2016, and 2018.
The 2025 Dakar Rally will happen on 3–17 January.
