Sanders Wajl Wajl won the second phase of the Abu Dhabi Desert Rally

The competition (ADNOC Distribution) concluded, the second stage of the 34th edition of the Abu Dhabi Desert Rally, which is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, representative of the ruler in the Al Dhafra region, and organized by the Emirates Motor Organization and Abu Dhabi Sports Council, after the contestants traveled a total distance It is 302 km, 228 km of it as a special stage in the amazing southern parts of the Liwa Oasis, in the area Al Dhafra.
The stage was launched from Mazira, the largest Liwa lecturer, which embraces great heritage castles, where the contestants faced difficult paths through dusty sofas (salt plains) and rugged pebbles, before they headed towards a series of huge and dangerous sand dunes near the border with Saudi Arabia.

Motorcycles
In the motorcycle category, Australian Daniel Sanders of the Red Bill Balo Bo -Ballow won the stage with a comfortable performance, after finishing the stage 3 minutes and 59 seconds ahead of Jose Ignasio Corneicho of the Hiro Motorsports team, and more than five minutes for Adrian Van Beverin of the Monstra team Energy Honda, and Tosha Sherina, who tops the first stage, was The first two starting up in the early morning, and he had to open the way for other contestants, which facilitated them navigation, and as a result, the Spaniard ended the stage in seventh place and fell to third place in the overall ranking behind the new leader Sanders and his teammate in the Red Ble Bo -Ballow team, KTM Luchiano Pinavidis.
On the other hand, the stage was not smooth for everyone, as the world champion Ross Branch was forced to withdraw from the race after his Hiro 450 bike was exposed to a problem in the clutch that he could not fix.
In the Rally 2 Motorcycle Category, Michael Dukarti of the SRG Motorsport team dominated the stage, achieving his third victory since the start of the race, and his teammate Tobias Ibester ranked second by 3 minutes and 37 seconds, while Conrad Dabrovsky came from the Dost Rally team in third place.

Cars
In the auto category, Sebastian Lub, driver of the Dacia Sandrader and World Champion 9 times, won a minute and 37 seconds for his teammate Nasser Al -Attiyah, but the Qatari driver received a penalty later that led to his decline to the third place behind the first stage winner of Lucas Moriaz of Toyota team Gazo Rising, and Loop is now leading to the general lead, as Moraiz is just 41 seconds, while he is late Al -Attiyah is about three minutes.
In the Challenger category, the BPR team continued its hegemony, where Yasser Saeedan won the stage, ahead of his teammates, Dania Aqeel and Bao Navarro, bringing the team to the coronation platform for the second time in a row in this event.
The stage witnessed a strong performance for the Emirati team Liwa, where Mansour Balbali and his assistant Khaled Al -Kindy finished the race in the third place in the SSV category, while Yahya Ballahi came from the RX Sport team in an advanced position, followed by Atef Al -Zarouni from the Kawadi Middle East team, and still is Mansour Ballahi maintains the second place in the overall ranking of this category.
On the other hand, the Emirati contestant Abdulaziz Al -Ahly faced great disappointment, as he was stopped by a technical problem in the middle of the stage, which caused him to lose any opportunity to compete for the title, and the victory in the category of Kawads went to Antanas Kanopinas from Lithuania.

Al -Lamki: They are proud to participate
For his part, the CEO of ADNOC Distribution Company, Badr Saeed Al -Lamki, said: “We are proud to participate in the Abu Dhabi Desert Rally for the twenty -ninth time, so providing this amazing event with energy represents a great challenge for us, and at the same time an honor for us, we are at every stage of this event, We provide fuel for contestants and many helicopters that follow the race to ensure the safety of drivers And the bikes, and we are committed to continuing the support of the Abu Dhabi Desert Rally in the future, and we look forward to more as a major partner in this prestigious global event. “
For his part, the head of the Emirates Motors and Motorcycle Organization, Khaled bin Salim, said: “We witnessed another day of difficult terrain and harsh conditions, and we witnessed again some wonderful offers, and I would like to thank ADNOC for distribution for its fixed support for us, this is the twenty -ninth year of our partnership, and during this The years have witnessed amazing developments in technology and efficiency, as providing contestants and supportive compounds, including Helicopters, with energy in such harsh conditions are not an easy task, but ADNOC for distribution is smoothly carried out every year, we are proud of their partnership with us in this ancient rally. “

The third stage
Tomorrow, the third phase of the Abu Dhabi Desert Rally (ADA), which is one of the most difficult stages of the Abu Dhabi desert challenge 2025, will start, as the contestants go to the Al -Qa’a area, known to be one of the most dark areas in the Emirates, and during the next two days, the region will turn. Known Rally, and drivers and bikes will have to rely on their skills alone, as they will be deprived of any external mechanical assistance or spare parts, making this stage a real test of endurance.
The Abu Dhabi Desert Rally, sponsored by the partner in the energy sector “ADNOC Distribution”, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, the technological partner “I &”, the official logistical partner DHL, partner in the automotive “Al -Futta Toyota”, as well as the support of the Ministry of Defense , Abu Dhabi Police, Civil Defense, Abu Dhabi Distribution Company, Al Dhafra Municipality, Rawing, and Abu Dhabi Sports Channel.