Africa Eco Race
| Category | Rally raid |
|---|---|
| Country | Europe and Africa |
| Inaugural season | 2009 |
| Drivers' champion | Gautier Paulin (Cars) Jacopo Cerutti (Bikes) Tomáš Tomeček (Trucks) |
| Constructors' champion | Apache(Cars) Aprilia (Bikes) Tatra (Trucks) |
| Official website | www.africarace.com |
| Current season | |
Africa Eco Race is an annual rally raid, organised in France and run in North and West Africa, launched after the cancellation of 2008 Dakar Rally, and the subsequent moving of the rally to South America.
The rally claims to have innovated to give a special focus on security issues and sustainable development. In addition to the sporting aspect, the rally aims to put emphasis on individual awareness about eco-responsibility.[1] Bivouacs are chosen far from cities and airport tarmac.[2]
History
The Africa Eco Race Rally, intended for amateurs and professionals, lasts for more than 6500 km over 11 stages. The race crosses the territories of Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania and Senegal.
Editions
2009 1st Edition
The 1st edition of the so-called Africa Race sailed from Marseille on December 26, 2008. The technical and administrative checks occurred on 26 and 27 December, the prologue took place on December 28, followed by embarkation and arrival in Nador, Morocco on 30 December.
2010 2nd Edition
The second edition of the Africa Eco Race started from Portimão, Portugal where administrative and technical verifications took place on 27 and 28 of December 2009, preceded by a shakedown, in which the contestants could show and test their vehicles.
2011 3rd Edition
The third edition took place from 27 December 2010 to 9 January 2011. The start was at Châteaux de Lastours and the arrival, as usual, was in Dakar, Senegal. This edition was the third victory in three editions for Jean-Louis Schlesser in cars, Willy Jobard with a hybrid ZONGSHEN in bikes and Czech Tomáš Tomeček in a Tatra truck.
2012 4th Edition
The fourth edition made its departure on December 27, 2011 in Saint-Cyprien and arrived in Dakar on January 8, 2012. A fourth victory was claimed by Jean-Louis Schlesser in a buggy built by himself. The motorcycles title was won by Oscar Polli with a KTM and the trucks category was won by Tomáš Tomeček who got a second place in the overall ranking.
2013 5th Edition
The fifth edition made its departure on December 28, 2012 in Saint-Cyprien and arrived on the shores of Lac Rose in Dakar on January 9, 2013. A fifth victory was taken by Jean-Louis Schlesser in a buggy built by himself. The motorcycles title was won by Martin Fontyn and the trucks category was won by Anton Shibalov with his Kamaz truck who finished second overall, ahead of Tomáš Tomeček and his Tatra truck.
2014 6th Edition
The sixth edition made its departure December 29, 2013 in Saint-Cyprien and arrived on the shores of Lac Rose in Dakar on January 11, 2014 . A sixth consecutive victory was achieved by Jean-Louis Schlesser in a buggy built by himself, co-driven by Thierry Magnaldi. The motorcycle title was won by Michael Pisano with a Honda 450cc and Tomáš Tomeček took the trucks title with a Tatra.
2015 7th Edition
The first edition without Jean-Louis Schlesser and with the return of the Kamaz official team, including an Hybrid truck. Jean Antoine Sabatier won the cars category with his Bugga One, the former Rally Dakar driver Pål Anders Ullevålseter won the bikes category while Anton Shibalov led his conventional Kamaz to the victory.
2016 8th Edition
Departure from Monaco. Kanat Shagirov won the cars category with his Toyota Hilux Overdrive, while Pål Anders Ullevålseter and Anton Shibalov dominated completely motorcycles and truck categories.
2017 9th Edition
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Total (km) | Special (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Check | 26-27 December 2016 | Menton | Monaco | - | - |
| Boat Boarding | 31 December 2016 | Monaco | Sète | - | - |
| Boat Travel | 1 January | Sète | Nador | - | - |
| 1 | 2 January | Nador | Domaine Moulay | 610.43 | 85.89 |
| 2 | 3 January | Domaine Moulay | Tagounite | 393.1 | 369.94 |
| 3 | 4 January | Tagounite | Assa | 525.35 | 433.07 |
| 4 | 5 January | Assa | Remz El Quebir | 409.22 | 409.22 |
| 5 | 6 January | Remz El Quebir | Dakhla | 696.31 | 456.67 |
| Rest Day | 7 January | Dakhla | - | - | |
| 6 | 8 January | Dakhla | Tiwilit | 744.42 | 172.54 |
| 7 | 9 January | Tiwilit | Tiwilit | 439.54 | 414.27 |
| 8 | 10 January | Tiwilit | Azougui | 453.69 | 425.44 |
| 9 | 11 January | Azougui | Akjoujt | 464.35 | 390.96 |
| 10 | 12 January | Akjoujt | Akjoujt | 482.31 | 423.65 |
| 11 | 13 January | Akjoujt | Saint-Louis | 546.53 | 208.02 |
| 12 | 14 January | Saint-Louis | Dakar | 291.97 | 21.93 |
| Total | 6,057.22 | 3,811.6 | |||
Departure from Monaco.[3] Russian Mini driver Vladimir Vasilyev won the cars' category, his fellow countryman Andrey Karginov captured the victory in the trucks' section, while 17-year-old Gev Sella from Israel claimed the bikes' title ahead of last year's winner Pål Anders Ullevålseter from Norway.[4]
2018 10th Edition
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Total (km) | Special (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Check | 29-30 December 2017 | Menton | Monaco | - | - |
| Boat Boarding | 31 December 2017 | Monaco | Sète | - | - |
| Boat Travel | 1 January | Sète | Nador | - | - |
| 1 | 2 January | Nador | Dar Kaoura | 639 | 92 |
| 2 | 3 January | Dar Kaoura | Agdal | 479 | 443 |
| 3 | 4 January | Agdal | Assa | 421 | 400 |
| 4 | 5 January | Assa | Fort Chacal | 501 | 499 |
| 5 | 6 January | Fort Chacal | Dakhla | 632 | 436 |
| Rest Day | 7 January | Dakhla | - | - | |
| 6 | 8 January | Dakhla | Chami | 650 | 211 |
| 7 | 9 January | Chami | Chami | 508 | 486 |
| 8 | 10 January | Chami | Amodjar | 478 | 439 |
| 9 | 11 January | Amodjar | Amodjar | 486 | 34 |
| 10 | 12 January | Amodjar | Akjoujt | 453 | 408 |
| 11 | 13 January | Akjoujt | Saint-Louis | 558 | 219 |
| 12 | 14 January | Saint-Louis | Dakar | 292 | 2 |
| Total | 6,097 | 3,669 | |||
Departure from Monaco. French driver Mathieu Serradori and Fabian Lurquin won the car category for the first time as well, Paolo Ceci for Bike category and Gerard de Rooy, Darek Rodewald, Moi Torrellardona in truck category.
2019 11th Edition
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Total (km) | Special (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Check | 28-29 December 2018 | Menton | Monaco | - | - |
| Boat Boarding | 30 December 2018 | Monaco | Monaco | - | - |
| Boat Travel | 31 December 2018 | Monaco | Nador | - | - |
| 1 | 1 January | Nador | La Momie | 648.68 | 90.57 |
| 2 | 8 January | La Momie | Agdal | 433.89 | 431.22 |
| 3 | 9 January | Agdal | Assa | 415 | 400.71 |
| 4 | 10 January | Assa | Fort Chacal | 494.57 | 492.75 |
| 5 | 11 January | Fort Chacal | Dakhla | 638.4 | 419.37 |
| Rest Day | 12 January | Dakhla | - | - | |
| 6 | 13 January | Dakhla | Chami | 559.93 | 383.36 |
| 7 | 14 January | Chami | Chami | 500.99 | 480.98 |
| 8 | 15 January | Chami | Amodjar | 506.85 | 445.12 |
| 9 | 16 January | Amodjar | Amodjar | 482.82 | 374.37 |
| 10 | 17 January | Amodjar | Akjoujt | 519.86 | 471.58 |
| 11 | 18 January | Akjoujt | Saint-Louis | 556.2 | 217.69 |
| 12 | 13 January | Saint-Louis | Dakar | 299.75 | 21.93 |
| Total | 6,056.94 | 4,229.65 | |||
2020 12th Edition
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Total (km) | Special (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Check | 3-4 January | Menton | Monaco | - | - |
| Boat Boarding | 5 January | Monaco | Monaco | - | - |
| Boat Travel | 6 January | Monaco | Tangier | - | - |
| 1 | 7 January | Tangier | Tarda | 754.24 | 23.18 |
| 2 | 8 January | Tarda | Mhamid | 333.13 | 329.47 |
| 3 | 9 January | Mhamid | Assa | 516.31 | 497.44 |
| 4 | 10 January | Assa | Smara | 404.53 | 385.39 |
| 5 | 11 January | Smara | Dakhla | 686.1 | 473.17 |
| Rest Day | 12 January | Dakhla | - | - | |
| 6 | 13 January | Dakhla | Chami | 559.93 | 176.57 |
| 7 | 14 January | Chami | Aidzidine | 477.95 | 477.95 |
| 8 | 15 January | Aidzidine | Tidjikja | 450.83 | 429.01 |
| 9 | 16 January | Tidjikja | Tidjikja | 469.11 | 415.07 |
| 10 | 17 January | Tidjikja | Idini | 600.59 | 499.46 |
| 11 | 18 January | Idini | Saint-Louis | 473.65 | 187.16 |
| 12 | 19 January | Saint-Louis | Dakar | 299.75 | 21.93 |
| Total | 6,026.12 | 3,915.8 | |||
2021 13th Edition
The race was cancelled due to health risks associated with the Covid-19 pandemic.[5]
2022 14th Edition
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Total (km) | Special (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check In | 14 October | Menton | Monaco | - | - |
| Technical Check | 15 October | Monaco | Monaco | - | - |
| Boat Boarding | 16 October | Monaco | Sète | - | - |
| Boat Travel | 17 October | Sète | Nador | - | - |
| 1 | 18 October | Nador | Bousaid | 605.18 | 93.97 |
| 2 | 19 October | Bousaid | Tagounite | 466.33 | 447.95 |
| 3 | 20 October | Tagounite | Assa | 526.34 | 465.89 |
| 4 | 21 October | Assa | Remz El Quebir | 455.42 | 455.42 |
| 5 | 22 October | Remz El Quebir | Dakhla | 691.77 | 450.82 |
| Rest Day | 23 October | Dakhla | - | - | |
| 6 | 24 October | Dakhla | Chami | 634.68 | 204.63 |
| 7 | 25 October | Chami | Akjoujt | 514.66 | 470.16 |
| 8 | 26 October | Akjoujt | Akjoujt | 447.85 | 423.80 |
| 9 | 27 October | Akjoujt | Ouad Naga | 435.56 | 411.77 |
| 10 | 28 October | Ouad Naga | Ouad Naga | 478.18 | 456.04 |
| 11 | 29 October | Ouad Naga | Mpal | 456.18 | 122.21 65.48 |
| 12 | 30 October | Mpal | Dakar | 271.08 | 21.93 |
| Total | 5,983.23 | 4,090.07 | |||
A later start date in the year than normal due to the ongoing effects of the pandemic. The event started in Monaco before travelling overseas to Nador, Morocco. The route took the participants through Morocco, Mauritania, and finally Senegal where the event finished in Dakar.
This was the first year for the "Raid" category which is a non-competitive class for motorcycles over 650cc.[6]
Environment and sustainable development
Both the participants and the organization make a commitment to take care not to leave harmful traces of their passage through countries. A series of projects will aim to use renewable resources to a long-term contribution to the lives of people in remote areas of several countries that the race will cross. These actions are tangible and lasting.
The organization is leading the way, giving all participants reusable flatware kits for any event. Some organization vehicles are equipped with solar panels to use the energy stored during the day to carry out their missions.
The organization of the Africa Eco Race also created two projects for power generation using photovoltaic panels in Mauritania to power a school in Nouakchott and a library in Chinguetti.
For the environment, was created a category for experimental vehicles powered by renewable energy, designed to test at large scale and under extreme conditions, the reliability, power, strength and endurance of these vehicles. In 2011 Africa Eco Race funded the planting of 3000 eucalyptus in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
However, the race organisation has refused to create any dialogue with the Polisario over rally access to Western Sahara.
Vehicles, Categories, and Classification
There are four ways of participating in the AER with the full race, the classic race, and the two non-race raid events for bikes and cars.
Race
Motorcycle Category
The categories for the motorcycles and quads follow the French Motorcycle Federation Sporting Codes and the Supplementary Regulations. They differ between the website[7] and the full regulations.[8]
As of the 2025 event, the categorisation changed its numbering scheme.[9]
| 2025 Onwards | Up to 2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Class | Identifier | Description | Category | Class | Identifier | Description | |
| 1 | 450cc | Up to 450cc | 2 | Group 1 | -450 | Up to 450cc | ||
| 2 | +450cc | Over 450cc | Group 2 | Q | Quad | |||
| 3 | Multicylinder: +650 to 1000 cc | 4 | +450 | Over 450cc | ||||
| 4 | Multicylinder: +1000 cc | 5 | OP | Open | ||||
| 5 | Experimental | 6 | 650m | Over 650cc and under 1000cc multicylinder | ||||
| 6 | G | Competition Quad: Powered by the action of two wheels (2-wheel drive) | 1000m | 1000cc and over multicylinder | ||||
| H | Competition Quad: Powered by the action of four wheels (4-wheel drive) | 7 | EXP | Experimental | ||||
| 1 | Female | 1 | Female | |||||
| 2 | Junior (under 25 years) | 2 | Junior | |||||
| 3 | Veteran (over 45 years) | 3 | Veteran | |||||
| 4 | Malle Moto (Motul Xtreme Rider) | 4 | Malle Moto (Motul Xtreme Rider) | |||||
| 5 | Rookie Rider (by Acerbis) | 5 | Rookie | |||||
SSV, Car, Truck Category
The cars and trucks are organized in accordance with the FIA International Sporting Code and its Annexes, the FFSA Sporting Regulations and the current Supplementary Regulations.[10]
| Cars | Truck | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Class | Description | Category | Class | Description |
| T1 | T1.+ | Prototype Cross-Country Cars Thermic | T5 | T5.1 | 10L or over |
| T1.U | Prototype Cross-Country Cars "Ultimate" | T5.2 | Under 10L | ||
| T1.1 | 4x4 Petrol Prototype Cross-Country Cars | ||||
| T1.2 | 4x4 Diesel Prototype Cross-Country Cars | ||||
| T1.3 | 4x2 Petrol Prototype Cross-Country Cars | ||||
| T1.4 | 4x2 Diesel Prototype Cross-Country Cars | ||||
| T1.5 | Vehicles complying with SCORE regulations | ||||
| T2 | T2.1 | Petrol Series Production Cross-Country Cars | |||
| T2.2 | Diesel Series Production Cross-Country Cars | ||||
| T3 | T3.1 | Lightweight Prototype Cross-Country Vehicles | |||
| T3.U | Lightweight Prototype Cross-Country Vehicles | ||||
| T4 | Modified Production Cross-Country Side-by-Side Vehicles | ||||
| SSV Xtreme | SSV.1 | SSV with atmospheric engine: 825 kg | |||
| SSV.2 | SSV without turbo engine and over 1000cc with engines up to 2 litres: minimum 1150 kg and outer diameter of tyres: 32 inches maximum | ||||
| SSV with turbo engine: 925 kg | |||||
| Experimental | EXP | Alternative energy vehicles | |||
| Open | Cross-Country vehicle with rigid axles | ||||
| AER Open | Cross-Country vehicle with an AER Passport | ||||
Classifications
The categories are in accordance with the FFM Sporting Codes and the Supplementary Regulations and differ from the full regulations and FIM.
| Bikes | Cars | Truck | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Class | Positions | Category | Class | Positions | Category | Class | Positions |
| 2 | -450 | General | T5 | T5.1 | ||||
| 4 | +450 | T1 | T1.+ | T5.2 | ||||
| 5 | OP | T1.U | ||||||
| 6 | 650m | T1.1 | ||||||
| 1000m | T1.2 | |||||||
| 7 | EXP | T1.3 | ||||||
| 1 | T1.4 | |||||||
| 2 | T1.5 | |||||||
| 3 | T2 | T2.1 | ||||||
| Senegalese | T2.2 | |||||||
| T3 | ||||||||
| EXP | ||||||||
| Open | ||||||||
| AER Open | ||||||||
| Solo | ||||||||
| Car -2L | ||||||||
| Senegalese | ||||||||
| SSV | ||||||||
Non-race
Classic
Introduced for the 15th Edition in 2024. These vehicles run on a regularity rally point scoring system.
| Generations | Groups | Engines | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generation | Year of Construction | Description | Group | Description | Engine | ||
| 1 | 1970 - 1986 | 2x4 | 2-wheel drive vehicles | Petrol | |||
| 2 | 1987 - 1996 | 4x4 | 4-wheel drive vehicles | Diesel | |||
| 3 | 1997 - 2007 | 6x6+ | 6-wheel drive and more vehicles | ||||
| SCORE | - 2007 | Comply with SCORE USA regulations | |||||
| Truck | 1970 - 2007 | ||||||
Competitors choose at the start of the rally an average speed category to cover the Regularity Zones: low, intermediate, high. The choice for the first stages must be made during the technical checks and may be reviewed from the rest day for the final stages. The High average is the reference base defined by the organization.
| Gen. | Group | Engine | Average High
Base |
Average Intermediate
Base-10% |
Average Low
Base-20% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2x4 | Petrol | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Diesel | |||||
| 4x4 | Petrol | ||||
| Diesel | |||||
| 2 | 2x4 | Petrol | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Diesel | |||||
| 4x4 | Petrol | ||||
| Diesel | |||||
| 3 | 2x4 | Petrol | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Diesel | |||||
| 4x4 | Petrol | ||||
| Diesel | |||||
| SCORE | 2x4 | Petrol | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Diesel | |||||
| 4x4 | Petrol | ||||
| Diesel | |||||
| Truck | 4x4 | Diesel | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6x6+ |
Bike Raid
The Bike Raid is a non-competitive event for solo riders on bikes considered trail or maxi-trail from 450cc with a minimum range autonomy of 300 km.
Car Raid
The Car Raid is a non-competitive event for either production or specially prepared cars, SSVs, and trucks with a minimum of two crew and a minimum range autonomy of 400 km.
List of winners
Cars, bikes, trucks
| Year | Route | Cars | Bikes | Trucks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Constructor | Driver | Constructor | Driver | Constructor | ||
| 2009 | Marseille– Dakar |
Jean-Louis Schlesser Cyril Esquirol |
Schlesser-Renault Buggy | Josè Manuel Pellicer | BMW 450 X | Jan de Rooy Dany Colebunders Darek Rodewald |
Iveco |
| 2010 | Portimão– Agadir- Dakar |
Jean-Louis Schlesser Cyril Esquirol |
Schlesser-Renault Buggy | Marco Capodacqua | KTM | Miklós Kovács Péter Czeglédi Tomas Toth |
Scania |
| 2011 | Chateau Lastour- Dakar |
Jean-Louis Schlesser Cyril Esquirol |
Schlesser-Renault Buggy | Willy Jobard | ZONGSHEN Hybrid | Tomáš Tomeček Vojtěch Morávek |
Tatra |
| 2012 | Saint-Cyprien – Nador– Dakar |
Jean-Louis Schlesser Cyril Esquirol |
Schlesser-Renault Buggy | Oscar Polli | KTM | Tomáš Tomeček Vojtěch Morávek |
Tatra |
| 2013 | Saint-Cyprien – Nador– Dakar |
Jean-Louis Schlesser Cyril Esquirol |
Schlesser-Renault Buggy | Martin Fontyn | KTM | Anton Shibalov Evgeny Yakovlev Dmitry Sotnikov |
Kamaz |
| 2014 | Saint-Cyprien – Nador– Dakar |
Jean-Louis Schlesser Thierry Magnaldi |
Schlesser-Renault Buggy | Michael Pisano | Honda | Tomáš Tomeček Vojtěch Morávek |
Tatra |
| 2015 | Saint-Cyprien – Nador– Dakar |
Jean Antoine Sabatier Jean-Luc Rojat |
Bugga One | Pål Anders Ullevålseter | KTM | Anton Shibalov Robert Amatych Almaz Khisamiev |
Kamaz |
| 2016 | Monaco – Nador– Dakar |
Kanat Shagirov Vitaliy Yevtyekhov |
Toyota Hilux Overdrive | Pål Anders Ullevålseter | KTM | Anton Shibalov Robert Amatych Almaz Khisamiev |
Kamaz |
| 2017 | Monaco – Nador– Dakar |
Vladimir Vasilyev Konstantin Zhiltsov |
Mini | Gev Sella | KTM | Andrey Karginov Andrey Mokeev Dmitrii Nikitin |
Kamaz |
| 2018 | Monaco – Nador– Dakar |
Mathieu Serradori Fabian Lurquin |
LCR 30 | Paolo Ceci | KTM | Gerard de Rooy Darek Rodewald Moi Torrallardona |
Iveco |
| 2019 | Monaco – Nador– Dakar |
Jean Pierre Strugo François Borsotto |
Optimus MD | Alessandro Botturi | Yamaha | Elisabete Jacinto José Marques Marco Cochinho |
MAN |
| 2020 | Monaco – Tangier– Dakar |
Patrick Martin Lucas Martin |
Mercedes | Alessandro Botturi | Yamaha | Miklós Kovács Péter Czeglédi Laszló Ács |
Scania |
| 2021 | Not held due to COVID-19 Pandemic | ||||||
| 2022 | Monaco – Nador– Dakar |
Philippe Gosselin Christophe Crespo |
Optimus MD | Štefan Svitko | KTM | Tomáš Tomeček | Tatra |
| 2023 | Not held due to flooding in Senegal | ||||||
| 2024 | Monaco – Nador– Dakar |
Gautier Paulin Remi Boulanger |
Apache | Jacopo Cerutti | Aprilia | Tomáš Tomeček | Tatra |
SSV, Motul Xtreme Rider
| Year | Route | SSVs | Motul Xtreme Rider | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Constructor | Driver | Constructor | ||
| 2017 | Monaco – Nador– Dakar |
Frederic Pitout Hervé Lavergne |
Polaris | ||
| 2018 | Monaco – Nador– Dakar |
Jean Hugues Moneyron Thierry Maury |
CFMoto | ||
| 2019 | Monaco – Nador– Dakar |
Rudy Roquesalane Vincent Ferri |
Can-Am | ||
| 2020 | Monaco – Tangier– Dakar |
Benoit Fretin Cédric Duplé |
Can-Am | ||
| 2021 | Not held due to COVID-19 Pandemic | ||||
| 2022 | Monaco – Nador– Dakar |
Jean Dagher-Hayeck[note 1] Patrick Antoniolli |
Can-Am | Xavier Flick | Filière Sports |
| 2023 | Not held due to flooding in Senegal | ||||
| 2024 | Monaco – Nador– Dakar |
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Podiums
Cars
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | Make | Crew | Make | Crew | Make | |
| 2009 | Jean-Louis Schlesser Arnaud Debron |
Schlesser-Renault Buggy | Artem Varentsov Roman Elagin[12] |
Toyota Landcruiser | Abdelhamid Abouyoussef Hervé Cotel |
Toyota Cotel Buggy |
| 2010 | Jean-Louis Schlesser Arnaud Debron |
Schlesser-Renault Buggy | Jerome Pelichet Eugenie Decre |
Bowler | Francoi Lethier Jean Marie Lurquin |
Buggy |
| 2011 | Jean-Louis Schlesser Céline Merle-Beral |
Schlesser-Renault Buggy | Stéphane Hernard Francois Beguin |
Buggy | Jerome Pelichet Eugenie Decre |
Bowler |
| 2012 | Jean-Louis Schlesser Cyril Esquirol |
Schlesser-Renault Buggy | Jacques Loomans Frits Driesmans |
Toyota | Salim Kamoun Sofiane Driss |
Toyota |
| 2013 | Jean-Louis Schlesser Cyril Esquirol |
Schlesser-Renault Buggy | Yves Fromont Jean Fromont |
Buggy | Joost Van Cauwenberge Jacques Castelein |
Toyota |
| 2014 | Jean-Louis Schlesser Thierry Magnaldi |
Schlesser-Renault Buggy | Jacques Loomans Frits Driesmans |
Toyota | Stéphane Hernard Bruno Barbier |
Buggy |
| 2015 | Jean Antoine Sabatier Jean-Luc Rojat |
Bugga One | Kanat Shagirov Alexandr Moroz |
Toyota | Yuriy Sazonov Arsian Sakhimov |
Hummer |
| 2016 | Kanat Shagirov Vitaliy Yevtyekhov |
Toyota | Pascal Thomasse Pascal Larroque |
Optimus MD | Mathieu Serradori Didier Haquette |
Optimus MD |
| 2017 | Vladimir Vasiliev Konstantin Zhiltsov |
Mini | Miroslav Zapletal Marek Sýkora |
Hummer | Dominique Housieaux Cristophe Crespo |
Optimus MD |
| 2018 | Mathieu Serradori Fabian Lurquin |
LCR 30 | Vladimir Vasiliev Konstantin Zhiltsov |
Mini | Pascal Thomasse Pascal Larroque |
Optimus MD |
| 2019 | Jean Pierre Strugo François Borsotto |
Optimus MD | David Gerard Pascal Delacour |
Optimus MD | Julien Jean Noel Julien Rabha |
Optimus MD |
| 2020 | Patrick Martin Lucas Martin |
Mercedes | Yves Fromont Jean Fromont |
VW Tarek Buggy | Alexey Titov Dmitry Pavlov |
Ford Raptor (T2) |
| 2022 | Philippe Gosselin Christophe Crespo |
Optimus MD | Irme Varga Jozsef Toma |
Toyota | David Gerard Pascal Delacour |
Optimus MD |
| 2024 | Gautier Paulin Remi Boulanger |
Apache (T3) | Pascal Feryn Kurt Keysers |
Toyota (T1) | Carlos Vento Carlos Ruiz Moreno |
Can-Am (T4) |
Bikes
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | Bike | Rider | Bike | Rider | Bike | |
| 2009[13][14] | Josè Manuel Pellicer | BMW 450 X | Arnaud Jaquart | KTM | Thomas Schattat | Yamaha |
| 2010 | Marco Capodacqua | KTM | Alberto Dottori | KTM | Only two riders classified | |
| 2011 | Willy Jobart | KTM Hybrid | Norbert Dubios | KTM | Bruno N'Diaye | KTM |
| 2012 | Oscar Polli | KTM | Norbert Dubios | KTM | Xavier Moreau | KTM |
| 2013 | Martin Fontyn | KTM | Guillaume Martens | KTM | Patrick Arnoult | Honda |
| 2014 | Michael Pisano | Honda | Dominique Robin | KTM | Joris Van Dyck | KTM |
| 2015 | Pål Anders Ullevålseter | KTM | Robert Theuretzbacher | KTM | Ingo Waldschmidt | KTM |
| 2016 | Pål Anders Ullevålseter | KTM | Andrew Newland | KTM | Stéphane Hamard | Husqvarna |
| 2017 | Gev Sella | KTM | Pål Anders Ullevålseter | KTM | Martin Benko | KTM |
| 2018 | Paolo Ceci | KTM | Luis Miguel Anjos Oliveira | Proto | Rui Oliveira | Yamaha |
| 2019 | Alessandro Botturi | Yamaha | Pål Anders Ullevålseter | KTM | Simone Agazzi | Honda |
| 2020 | Alessandro Botturi | Yamaha | Pål Anders Ullevålseter | KTM | Lyndon Poskitt[15] | KTM |
| 2022 | Stefan Svitko | KTM | Maurizio Gerini | Husqvarna | Xavier Flick | Husqvarna |
| 2024 | Jacopo Cerutti | Aprilia | Alessandro Botturi | Yamaha | Pol Tarrés | Yamaha |
Trucks
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | Make | Crew | Make | Crew | Make | |
| 2009 | Jan de Rooy Dany Colebunders Darek Rodewald |
Iveco | Hans Bekx[16] ? ? |
DAF | Miklós Kovács[17] ? ? |
Scania |
| 2010 | Miklós Kovács Peter Czegledi Tomas Toth |
Scania | Noel Essers Hans De Pauw Richard Baeten |
MAN SE | Stéphane Olivier Xavier Turlais Frederic Vivier |
Renault |
| 2011 | Tomáš Tomeček Vojtěch Morávek |
Tatra | Elisabete Jacinto Jose Marques Marco Cochinho |
MAN SE | Michel Salvatore Raymond Louin |
Mercedes-Benz |
| 2012 | Tomáš Tomeček Vojtěch Morávek |
Tatra | Elisabete Jacinto Jose Marques Marco Cochinho |
MAN SE | Noel Essers Marc Lauwers Peter Belmans |
MAN SE |
| 2013 | Anton Shibalov Robert Amatych Almaz Khisamiev |
Kamaz | Tomáš Tomeček Vojtěch Morávek |
Tatra | Elisabete Jacinto Jose Marques Marco Cochinho |
MAN SE |
| 2014 | Tomáš Tomeček Vojtěch Morávek |
Tatra | Miklós Kovács Peter Czegledi Laszlo Acs |
Scania | Elisabete Jacinto Jose Marques Marco Cochinho |
MAN SE |
| 2015 | Anton Shibalov Robert Amatych Almaz Khisamiev |
Kamaz | Sergey Kuprianov Alexander Kuprianov Anatoly Tanin |
Kamaz | Tomáš Tomeček Ladislav Lála |
Tatra |
| 2016 | Anton Shibalov Robert Amatych Almaz Khisamiev |
Kamaz | Tomáš Tomeček Ladislav Lála |
Tatra | Elisabete Jacinto Jose Marques Marco Cochinho |
MAN SE |
| 2017 | Andrey Karginov Andrey Mokeev Dmitrii Nikitin |
Kamaz | Jaroslav Valtr Rostislav Pilný Filip Škrobánek |
Tatra | Tomáš Tomeček Ladislav Lála |
Tatra |
| 2018 | Gérard de Rooy Darek Rodewald Moi Torrellardona |
Iveco | Tomáš Tomeček | Tatra | Johannes Van De Laar Ben Van De Laar Adolphus Huijgens |
DAF |
| 2019 | Elisabete Jacinto Jose Marques Marco Cochinho |
MAN SE | Noel Essers Marc Lauwers Johan Cooninx |
MAN SE | Johan Elfrink Dirk Schuttel |
Mercedes-Benz |
| 2020 | Miklós Kovács Peter Czegledi Laszlo Acs |
Scania | Karoly Farekas Albert Horn Peter Csakany |
Scania | Tomáš Tomeček | Tatra |
| 2022 | Tomáš Tomeček | Tatra | Giulio Verzeletti Giuseppe Fortuna |
Mercedes-Benz | Only two trucks classified | |
| 2024 | Tomáš Tomeček | Tatra | Aad Van Velsen Michel Van Velsen Marco Siemons |
Scania | Cedric Feryn Bjorn Burgelman Tom De Leeuw |
GINAF |
SSVs
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | Make | Crew | Make | Crew | Make | |
| 2017 | Frederic Pitout Hervé Lavergne |
Polaris | François Cousin Stephane Cousin |
Can-Am | only 2 teams finished the rally | |
| 2018 | Jean Hugues Moneyron Thierry Maury |
CFMOTO | Loic Bonnevie Sophie Hamys |
Can-Am | Vincent Guindani Stephane Nguyen |
Can-Am |
| 2019 | Rudy Roquesalane Vincent Ferri |
Can-Am | Bruno Fretin Willy Charbonnier |
Can-Am | Benoit Fretin Anthony Pichard |
Can-Am |
| 2020 | Benoit Fretin Cédric Duplé |
Can-Am | Patrice Etienne Jean Pierre Saint Martin |
Can-Am | Loic Frebourg Franck Boulay |
Can-Am |
| 2022 | Jean Dagher-Hayeck[note 1] Patrick Antoniolli | Can-Am | Laurens Meijer Robbert Visser |
Can-Am | Rudy Vollebregt Gert Traa |
Can-Am |
Palmares and records
| Palmares Auto | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | victories | Editions | |
| 1 | Jean-Louis Schlesser | 6 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| 2 | Jean-Antoine Sabatier | 1 | 2015 |
| Kanat Shagirov | 2016 | ||
| Vladimir Vasilyev | 2017 | ||
| Mathieu Serradori | 2018 | ||
| Jean Pierre Strugo | 2019 | ||
| Patrick Martin | 2020 | ||
| Philippe Gosselin | 2022 | ||
| Gautier Paulin | 2024 | ||
| Palmares Bike | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Victories | Editions | |
| 1 | Pal Anders Ullevalseter | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Alessandro Botturi | 2019, 2020 | ||
| 2 | José Manuel Pellicer | 1 | 2009 |
| Marco Capodacqua | 2010 | ||
| Willy Jobard | 2011 | ||
| Oscar Polli | 2012 | ||
| Martin Fontyn | 2013 | ||
| Michael Pisano | 2014 | ||
| Gev Teddy Sella | 2017 | ||
| Paolo Ceci | 2018 | ||
| Štefan Svitko | 2022 | ||
| Jacopo Cerutti | 2024 | ||
| Palmares Trucks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Victories | Editions | |
| 1 | Tomáš Tomeček | 5 | 2011, 2012, 2014, 2022, 2024 |
| Anton Shibalov | 3 | 2013, 2015, 2016 | |
| 2 | Miklós Kovács | 2 | 2010, 2020 |
| 3 | Jan de Rooy | 1 | 2009 |
| Andrey Karginov | 2017 | ||
| Gerard de Rooy | 2018 | ||
| Elisabete Jacinto | 2019 | ||
| Palmares SSvs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Victories | Editions | |
| 1 | Frederic Pitout | 1 | 2017 |
| Jean Hugues Moneyron | 2018 | ||
| Rudy Roquesalane | 2019 | ||
| Benoit Fretin | 2020 | ||
| Jean Dagher-Hayeck | 2022 | ||
See also
- Rally Dakar
- Budapest-Bamako – Desert Rally
- Rallye des Pharaons
Notes
References
- ^ Journal L'Equipe du 9 mai 2008
- ^ Mototribu.com
- ^ Writer, Staff (January 2017). "Africa Eco Race takes off from Monaco port | Monaco Life". www.monacolife.net. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ "Teenager Sella wins Africa Eco Race". euronews. 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
- ^ "AER2021 - CANCELLATION | Drupal". www.africarace.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ^ "2022 Africa Eco Race: New adventure bike class added". enduro21. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "BIKE / ATV". AfricaRace. 15 January 2024. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Supplementary Regulations Bike - Quad" (PDF). AfricaRace. 15 January 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "RACE". Africa Eco Race. 2024-10-12. Archived from the original on 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "Supplementary Regulations Car - Truck" (PDF). AfricaRace. 15 January 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "N°255 - TEAM : GOR YOMBOUL". africarace. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Africa-Race2009".
- ^ "Africa Race 2009. Vittoria finale per José Manuel Pellicer - Dueruote".
- ^ "Africa Race 2009: Vince Pellicer su BMW".
- ^ "Etape 12 ST LOUIS / DAKAR Classement Général - 19/01/2020". Africa Eco Race 2020 (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Iveco Trakker Victorious on Africa Rally". 2009-01-14.
- ^ "AFRICA RACE 2009 c'est parti -". 3 January 2009.
External links
- www.africarace.com (multilingual)