Tosha Schareina of the Monster Energy Honda Rally Team captured the overall win in the Rallye du Maroc in Morocco, October 12-17. Schareina finished ahead of early leader Daniel Sanders of the Red Bull KTM Team and Honda teammate Ricky Brabec. Schareina claimed three of five stage victories, and his name now joins a list of Honda winners in Morocco that includes Cyril Despres, Paulo Goncalves and Pablo Quintanilla.
Schareina closed out the rally with three minutes and 12 seconds over runner-up Sanders. Brabec finished approximately six minutes behind Sanders. Honda’s Adrien Van Beveren, who battled a previous injury all week, was fourth overall and KTM’s Edgar Canet fifth.
Honda’s Skyler Howes was forced to withdraw on day two after suffering a crash.
“It was not easy, but it’s the best way to end the season, taking the victory finally with Honda,” Schareina said. “I’m happy for the team and everyone that supports me, and now we focus on the main goal that is Dakar.”
Runner-up Sanders said, “Obviously, I’m happy to finish the race here in Morocco safely and on the podium, but I’m a little disappointed not to have taken the win. After wrapping the championship up in Portugal, I really wanted to focus on this race and do my best. I’m riding good, I know that, and when I’m riding good, I’m fast—I just need to clean up my mistakes. It’s good to get a bit of a wake-up call, and now ahead of Dakar, I know there are things I need to work on with myself.”
“I’m happy to be healthy and happy to be at the finish line; this is the main goal,” said Brabec. “It’s been two years since I’ve finished this race, and it feels good. We’re going to go home healthy and start preparing for Dakar. We got third in the general, so it was a good rally. Everyone wants to win, of course, but the competition is really, really strong right now.”
In the Rally2 class, the young Spaniard, Canet, fought hard across all stages, ultimately securing the overall Rally2 victory and locking up the 2025 Rally2 World Cup Championship aboard his KTM 450 Rally. American Preston Campbell (Honda HRC) finished sixth in the Rally2 class and was 14th overall. Another American, Brandon Krause, finished 26th out of the 82 Rally2 starters. If all goes to plan, Krause will line up for the upcoming Dakar Rally. A fundraising effort has been established to help get the privateer to the Dakar start line.
The Rally2 winner, Canet, said, “It feels good to finish the Rallye du Maroc, and what a way to finish an incredible season with a win in Rally2 and to take the World title. I’m super-happy for the team and super-happy for KTM—they have all put in so much to get us here. I’m looking forward to where we can go from here. The plan now is to keep pushing, keep training, and of course, keep learning.”CN
2025 Rallye du Maroc Results (Top 5)
OVERALL
- Tosha Schareina (Hon) 15:51:34
- Daniel Sanders (KTM) +3:12
- Ricky Brabec (Hon) +9:37
- Adrien Van Beveren (Hon) +30:16
- Edgar Canet (KTM) +44:33
October 13, 2025 Update
Red Bull KTM’s Daniel Sanders is the early leader in the Rally du Maroc in Morocco, which is round five of the 2025 FIM World Rally-Raid Championship.
After the first 485-mile stage on Monday, October 13, Sanders leads teammate Edgar Canet by one minute and 24 seconds. Hero Motorsports’ Evan Branch is third, four minutes and five seconds behind Sanders, with Monster Energy Honda’s Tosha Schareina, Rick Brabec (who won Sunday’s prologue), Skyler Howes and Adrien Van Beveren holding fourth through seventh places, respectively.
Red Bull KTM’s Luciano Benavides has already retired from the race.
The rally concludes on October 17. CN
2025 FIM World Rally-Raid Round 5 Results
DAY 1 (Top 5)
- Daniel Sanders (KTM) 03:17:30
- Edgar Canet (KTM) +01:35
- Ross Branch (Her) +04:18
- Tosha Schareina (Hon) +04:28
- Ricky Brabec (Hon) +05:38
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