Stage 2 of the Morocco Desert Challenge saw both victory and near-victory for the van den Brink and Huzink families: the former won Cars but was P2 for Trucks, the latter won Trucks but was P2 for SSVs.
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Mitchel van den Brink looked right at home in his new Hilux as the fastest driver in the Morocco Desert Challenge's prologue. Others... might in for a long week.
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24 cars (8 T1+, 8 4×4, 5 4×2, 4 T2), 43 SSVs (12 T3, 20 T4, 11 Open), 8 trucks, 30 bikes, and 27 raid entries make up the final grid for the Morocco Desert Challenge.
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Thijs Cools, who previously worked the 2024 Dakar, will race the Morocco Desert Challenge on a bike to support the AZ Klina cancer center.
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Edward Ruszczyc, who did the Rallye Breslau and Fenix Rally in 2025, will now run the Morocco Desert Challenge as part of his project to get to the 2027 Dakar Rally.
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CPTT regular Paulo Rodrigues wants to race the Dakar Rally in 2028, and to get there has been doing desert races like the Addax Rally and upcoming Morocco Desert Challenge.
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Mitchel van den Brink will race a Toyota Hilux for the first time at the Morocco Desert Challenge, competing for formula team MP Motorsport.
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After racing the Rallye du Maroca and Dakar Rally as WhiteReds, Darek Łysek's crew has renamed to Hurtimo Rally Team for the Morocco Desert Challenge.
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The 2026 Morocco Desert Challenge will span 2,800 kilometers starting in Ouarzazate and finishing in Saïdia.
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25 cars, 41 SSVs, 8 trucks, 33 bikes, and 28 raid entries (27 auto and 1 moto) make up the grid for the Morocco Desert Challenge in April.
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Besides T3 and T4, the Morocco Desert Challenge is splitting UTVs into SSV Open and Open Light subclasses. The race is also adding two Can-Am Cups for the Maverick X3 and R, and a new T3 Experimental division.
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Greg Gilson is an anomaly: he rides a 1980 Honda XLS 125 in races like the Rallye du Maroc and Enduro World Championship. On Friday, it'll take on the legendary Baja 1000.
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The first Citroën ZX Rallye Raid and six-wheeled Jules II Proto were unable to find a buyer during Saturday's Aguttes on Wheels auction in Brussels.
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The six-wheeled Jules II Proto that did the 1984 Paris–Dakar Rally before being restored and racing this year's Morocco Desert Challenge will be up for auction at Aguttes on Wheels in October.
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For 2026, the Morocco Desert Challenge's digital roadbooks will fully match the FIA's model with the same colors and symbols. This ensures competitors can follow the same book style for other rally raids.
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Don't sleep on signing up for the 2026 Morocco Desert Challenge. Registration opens August 1, while racing takes place April 9–18 across 8 stages from Ouarzazate to Saïdia.
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Gilles Küffer, who built the Massey Ferguson 8S tractor that finished 4th in class at the Morocco Desert Challenge, feels it was a great way to break the stereotype that AG mechanics aren't as skilled as others.
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The 6-wheeled Jules II Proto's return to racing at the Morocco Desert Challenge was cut short by a broken control arm, but Pieter Peerlings and his team had a blast.
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Pim Klaassen and his brother Henk alternated driving duties in the Morocco Desert Challenge. Despite engine problems that knocked them out of 2 stages, they had reason to be pleased.
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Missed our daily coverage of the Morocco Desert Challenge? We've got you covered.
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Mitchel van den Brink is a back-to-back-to-back Morocco Desert Challenge SSV winner, Kay and Gert Huzink won every Truck stage, Lionel Baud led the way for Cars, and Valentin Sertilhanges won in Bike on the last day.
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The 8th and final leg of the Morocco Desert Challenge was the last chance to secure (or steal) a win for many. For Cédric Goumaz, his MF 8S became the first tractor to go the distance in a rally raid.
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The Morocco Desert Challenge's penultimate stage saw Kay Huzink and Martin van den Brink trade blows for the Truck lead, while Bike leader Arnau Lledó broke his clavicle and Amaury Baratin gained the top spot.
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Thierry de Montcorgé, who built and raced the 6×4 Jules II in the 1984 Paris–Dakar Rally, is thrilled his old ride has been restored and is competing in the Morocco Desert Challenge with Pieter Peerlings.
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Cédric Goumaz isn't going to win the Morocco Desert Challenge with his Massey Ferguson tractor, but the team's having a good time and it's holding up so far.
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Due to strong winds grounding helicopters and the Zagora Airport being briefly closed, Thursday's Morocco Desert Challenge stage was neutralized after 200 kilometers.
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Until Martin van den Brink got a 2-minute penalty, the margin of victory in Stage 5 of the Morocco Desert Challenge for Truck was just 42 seconds.
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Stage 4 of the Morocco Desert Challenge is the longest at 526 kilometers, but it's so flat and wide that drivers went full throttle the entire time.
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Stage 3 was a day to forget for most Morocco Desert Challenge drivers as those like Frédéric Chesneau, Bruno Miot, and Koen Wauters were involved in accidents and rollovers.
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Favorites Erik Van Loon and Mitchel van den Brink were among the many SSV drivers who were slapped with penalties during the second stage.
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