The 2025 South Africa Safari Rally was a rally raid event based in South Africa. It was the maiden running of the South Africa Safari Rally and was centered around the Sun City Resort.
The event took place from 19 to 24 May 2025 and also counted as the third round of the 2025 World Rally-Raid Championship. The Cars category was won by the Toyota pair of Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings, meanwhile Daniel Sanders won the Bikes class.
Background The race format consisted of 6 days of racing, divided into 5 stages and a prologue.
Competitor list
No. Driver Bike Team Class 1 Ross Branch Hero 450 Rally Hero MotoSports Team Rally RallyGP 4 Daniel Sanders KTM 450 Rally Factory Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RallyGP 9 Ricky Brabec Honda CRF 450 Rally Monster Energy Honda HRC RallyGP 10 Skyler Howes Honda CRF 450 Rally Monster Energy Honda HRC RallyGP 11 Hero 450 Rally Hero MotoSports Team Rally RallyGP 12 Bradley Cox Sherco SHR 450 Sherco TVS Rally Factory RallyGP 42 Adrien Van Beveren Honda CRF 450 Rally Monster Energy Honda HRC RallyGP 68 Tosha Schareina Honda CRF 450 Rally Monster Energy Honda HRC RallyGP 77 Luciano Benavides KTM 450 Rally Factory Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RallyGP 20 Noah Harith Koitha Veettil Sherco SHR 450 Sherco TVS Rally Factory Rally2 22 Michael Docherty KTM 450 Factory Replica Bas World KTM Racing Team Rally2 23 Nathan Rafferty KTM 450 Factory Replica Bas World KTM Racing Team Rally2V 24 Filip Grot KTM 450 Factory Replica Bas World KTM Racing Team Rally2J 25 Libor Pletka KTM 450 Factory Replica Bas World KTM Racing Team Rally2 26 Konrad Dabrowski KTM 450 Rally Replica Duust Rally Team Rally2J 32 Gustavo Milutin Husqvarna FR 450 HT Rally Raid Rally2 33 Martin Camp Kove XE 450 Rally Rally2V 34 Massimo Camurri Husqvarna FR 450 HT Rally Raid Rally2 35 Pedro Pinheiro Husqvarna FR 450 Rally Rally2 36 Ian Olthof Husqvarna FR 450 HT Rally Raid Rally2 41 Ruy Barbosa KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica XRaids Experience Rally2 43 Sebastian Urquia KTM 450 Rally XRaids Experience Rally2V 44 Jatin Jain Kove XE 450 Rally Rally2MM 45 John Medina KTM 450 Rally XRaids Experience Rally2 46 Martin Lourens 456 Factory Replica Rally2 48 Xavier Gregoire GasGas 450 Rally2MM 49 Santiago Rostan KTM 450 Rally XRaids Experience Rally2 50 Yugandhar Prasad Jasti Kove XE 450 Rally Rally2V 51 Mauritz Meiring KTM 450 Rally Rally2 52 Benjamin Pousset KTM 450 Rally Replica Rally2MM 55 Florian Bancilhon Yamaha 450 WRF Rally2MM 59 Dominique Cizeau KTM 450 Rally XRaids Experience Rally2V 60 Matthieu Jauffraud KTM 450 Rally Replica Rally2MM 73 Edgar Canet KTM 450 Rally Factory Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Rally2J 88 Alex Torrao Kove XE 450 Rally Rally2 96 Tobias Ebster Husqvarna FE 450 Hero Motorsports Team Rally Rally2
No. Driver Bike Team Class 172 Marek Loj Yamaha 700 Raptor Quad 173 Antanas Kanopkinas CFMoto CForce 1000 CFMoto Thunder Racing Quad 174 Gaëtan Martinez CFMoto CForce 1000 CFMoto Thunder Racing Quad 178 Carien Teessen Yamaha 700 Raptor Quad
No. Driver Co-driver Vehicle Team Class200 Nasser Al-Attiyah Dacia Sandrider The Dacia Sandriders T1+203 Lucas Moraes Armand Monleón Toyota GR DKR Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing T1+204 Seth Quintero Dennis Zenz Toyota GR DKR Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing T1.+205 Henk Lategan Brett Cummings Toyota GR DKR Hilux Toyota Gazoo Racing T1.+206 Giniel de Villiers Leander Pienaar Toyota Hilux IMT Team Hilux T1.+207 Juan Cruz Yacopini Daniel Oliveras Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive Racing T1.+208 Brian Baragwanath Leonard Cremer Century CR7 Century Racing T1.+209 Mathieu Serradori Loïc Minaudier Century CR7-T Team SRT T1.+210 Rik van den Brink Gydo Heimans Century CR7 Century Racing T1.+211 Guy Botterill Dennis Murphy Toyota Hilux IMT EVO Toyota Gazoo Racing T1.+212 Saood Variawa François Cazalet Toyota Hilux IMT EVO Toyota Gazoo Racing T1.+217 Denis Krotov Konstantin Zhiltsov Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive Racing T1.+218 Hernán Garcés Juan Pablo Latrach Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive Racing T1.+219 Sébastien Loeb Fabian Lurquin Dacia Sandrider The Dacia Sandriders T1.+220 Akira Miura Jean-Michel Polato Toyota Hilux Overdrive Overdrive Racing T1.+221 Martin Prokop Viktor Chytka Ford Raptor RS Cross Country Orlen Jipocar Team T1.+222 Guillaume De Mévius Xavier Panseri Mini JCW Rally 3.0i X-raid Mini JCW Team T1.+223 Rients Hofstra Wade Harris Red-Lined Revo GTR Red-Lined T1.+225 Carlos Sainz Sr. Lucas Cruz Ford Raptor Ford M-Sport T1.+227 Nani Roma Alex Haro Ford Raptor Ford M-Sport T1.+229 Jayden Els Johan Swemmer Red-Lined Revo GTR Red-Lined T1.+230 Dave Klaassen Tessa Klaassen Red-Lined Revo Daklapack Rallysport T1.+231 Philip Botha Roelof Janse van Vuren Red-Lined Revo T1+ Red-Lined T1.+232 Danie Ludick Denzil Williamson Red-Lined Revo T1+ Red-Lined T1.+233 Gerhardt Heinlein Rudi Heinlein Red-Lined VK56 Red-Lined T1.1234 Nickus Heinlein Jaco Kriel Red-Lined VK50 Red-Lined T1.1235 Benoît Fretin Cédric Duplé Century CR6 Benoît Fretin T1.1239 Fouché Blignaut Bertus Blignaut Toyota Hilux DKR Team Hilux T1.+240 João Ferreira Filipe Palmeiro Mini JCW Rally 3.0i X-raid Mini JCW Team T1.+242 Daniel Schröder Henry Carl Köhne Volkswagen Wct Amarok Ps Laser Racing T1.+243 Jürgen Schröder Stuart Gregory Volkswagen Wct Amarok Ps Laser Racing T1.+244 Johan van Staden Sean van Staden Renault Duster KEC Racing T1.1245 Jan Kraaij Gerhard Schutte Century CR6 Century Racing T1.2269 Johan de Bruyn Adriaan Roets Red-Lined VK56 T1.1276 Marcos Baumgart Kleber Cincea Evo Plus Neil Woolridge Motorsport T1.+277 Gareth Woolridge Boyd Dreyer Evo Plus Neil Woolridge Motorsport T1.+
No. Driver Co-driver Vehicle Team Class301 Nicolás Cavigliasso Valentina Pertegarini Taurus T3 Max BBR Motorsport T3.1302 Puck Klaassen Charan Moore GRallyTeam OT3 G Rally Team T3.1305 Adam Kuś Dmytro Tsyro Taurus T3 Max Akpol Recykling Team T3.1306 Khalifa Al-Attiyah Bruno Jacomy Taurus T3 Max Nasser Racing Team T3.1308 David Zille Sebastian Cesana Taurus T3 Max BBR Motorsport T3.1310 Dania Akeel Stephane Duplé Taurus T3 Max BBR Motorsport T3.1320 Pau Navarro Jan Rosa i Vinas Taurus T3 Max BBR Motorsport T3.1
No. Driver Co-driver Vehicle Team Class401 Alexandre Pinto Bernardo Oliveira BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR Old Friends Rally Team T4402 Enrico Gaspari Fausto Mota BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR MMP T4403 Michele Cinotto Maurizio Dominella Polaris RZR Pro R Sport CST XTreme Plus Polaris Team T4404 Claude Fournier Patrick Jimbert BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR MMP T4407 Mário Franco João Miranda BRP Can-Am Maverick R Francosport SSV1410 Graham Knight David Watson Polaris RZR Pro R Sport CST XTreme Plus Polaris Team T4411 George Halles Max Delfino Polaris RZR Pro R Sport CST XTreme Plus Polaris Team T4413 José Nogueira Arcelio Couto BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR Old Friends Rally Team T4414 Richard Aczel Wouter Rosegaar BRP Can-Am Maverick R South Racing Can-Am SSV1415 Domingo Román Gustavo Ibeas Polaris RZR Pro R Sport TH-Trucks Team T4416 José Ignacio Gayoso Ramiro Santiago Polaris RZR Pro R Sport TH-Trucks Team T4
Stages Stage Date Start Finish Total/Special Prologue Monday May 19, 2025 Sun City Sun City 35 km / 9 km 1 Tuesday May 20, 2025 Sun City Sun City 555 km / 260 km 2 Wednesday May 21, 2025 Sun City Marathon Camp 626 km / 357 km 3 Thursday May 22, 2025 Marathon Camp Sun City 518 km / 246 km 4 Friday May 23, 2025 Sun City Sun City 694 km / 224 km 5 Saturday May 24, 2025 Sun City Sun City 155 km / 111 km
Stage winners StageBikesCarsChallenger (T3)SSV (T4)Quad Prologue Daniel Sanders Gareth Woolridge Pau Navarro Alexandre Pinto Gaëtan Martinez Stage 1 Ross Branch Henk Lategan David Zille Richard Aczel Gaëtan Martinez Stage 2 Daniel Sanders Guy Botterill Nicolás Cavigliasso Alexandre Pinto Antanas Kanopkinas Stage 3 Daniel Sanders Nasser Al-Attiyah David Zille Mário Franco Gaëtan Martinez Stage 4 Daniel Sanders Saood Variawa David Zille Alexandre Pinto Antanas Kanopkinas Stage 5 Ricky Brabec Nasser Al-Attiyah Nicolás Cavigliasso Enrico Gaspari Gaëtan MartinezRally Winners Daniel Sanders Henk Lategan David Zille Mário Franco Gaëtan Martinez
Stage results Bikes Stage result General classification Stage Pos CompetitorMakeTimeGap Pos CompetitorMakeTimeGap Prologue1 Daniel SandersKTM00:07:08.11 Daniel SandersKTM00:07:08.1 2 Tosha SchareinaHonda00:07:12.400:00:04 2 Tosha Schareina Honda 00:07:12.4 00:00:04 3 Michael DochertyKTM00:07:16.700:00:08 3 Michael Docherty KTM 00:07:16.7 00:00:08 Stage 11 Ross BranchHero02:44:041 Ross BranchHero02:51:32 2 Adrien Van BeverenHonda02:44:5900:00:55 2 Adrien Van BeverenHonda02:52:2200:00:50 3 Ricky BrabecHonda02:45:1300:01:09 3 Ricky BrabecHonda02:52:3500:01:03 Stage 21 Daniel SandersKTM03:40:301 Daniel SandersKTM06:34:46 2 Luciano BenavidesKTM03:41:0200:00:32 2 Luciano BenavidesKTM06:35:5700:01:11 3 Ricky BrabecHonda03:45:1600:04:46 3 Adrien Van BeverenHonda06:37:4400:02:58 Stage 31 Daniel SandersKTM03:06:461 Daniel SandersKTM09:41:32 2 Luciano Benavides KTM 03:08:23 00:01:37 2 Luciano Benavides KTM 09:44:20 00:02:48 3 Ross Branch Hero 03:09:25 00:02:39 3 Ricky Brabec Honda 09:49:51 00:08:19 Stage 41 Daniel SandersKTM02:22:131 Daniel SandersKTM12:03:45 2 Adrien Van Beveren Honda 02:23:06 00:00:53 2 Luciano Benavides KTM 12:10:46 00:07:01 3 Skyler Howes Honda 02:24:02 00:01:49 3 Adrien Van Beveren Honda 12:14:02 00:10:17 Stage 51 Ricky BrabecHonda01:23:17 1 Daniel SandersKTM13:27:44 2 Daniel SandersKTM01:23:5900:00:42 2 Luciano BenavidesKTM13:36:3900:08:55 3 Ross BranchHero01:25:2300:02:06 3 Ricky BrabecHonda13:37:4400:10:00
Cars Stage result General classification Stage Pos CompetitorMakeTimeGap Pos CompetitorMakeTimeGap Prologue1 Gareth WoolridgeFord00:06:48.1results of Prologue aren't accountable towards GC, only for starting position on Stage 1 2 Guy Botterill Toyota 00:06:49.0 00:00:01 3 Henk Lategan Toyota 00:06:52.4 00:00:04 Stage 11 Henk LateganToyota02:26:08 1 Henk LateganToyota02:26:08 2 Carlos Sainz Sr. Ford 02:28:46 00:02:38 2 Carlos Sainz Sr. Ford 02:28:46 00:02:38 3 Sébastien Loeb Dacia 02:29:42 00:03:34 3 Sébastien Loeb Dacia 02:29:42 00:03:34 Stage 21 Guy BotterillToyota03:12:361 Seth QuinteroToyota05:49:23 2 Saood VariawaToyota03:13:3100:00:55 2 Brian BaragwanathCentury05:49:3600:00:13 3 Guillaume De MéviusMini03:14:2400:01:48 3 Lucas MoraesToyota05:50:5400:01:31 Stage 31 Nasser Al-AttiyahDacia02:51:291 Sébastien LoebDacia08:47:05 2 Carlos Sainz Sr. Ford 02:53:34 00:02:05 2 Carlos Sainz Sr. Ford 08:47:28 00:00:23 3 Mathieu Serradori Century 02:53:58 00:02:29 3 Henk Lategan Toyota 08:47:35 00:00:30 Stage 41 Saood VariawaToyota02:09:051 Henk LateganToyota10:59:53 2 Guy Botterill Toyota 02:10:24 00:01:19 2 Sébastien Loeb Dacia 11:00:32 00:00:39 3 Daniel Schröder VW 02:11:18 00:02:13 3 Seth Quintero Toyota 11:02:41 00:02:48 Stage 51 Nasser Al-AttiyahDacia01:08:49 1 Henk LateganToyota12:10:42 2 Lucas MoraesToyota01:10:4500:01:56 2 Sébastien LoebDacia12:12:2100:01:39 3 Henk LateganToyota01:10:4900:02:00 3 Lucas MoraesToyota12:13:3700:02:55
Challenger (T3)