Rally of Morocco 2021: Capacity entry for the Rally of Morocco 

This year’s Rally of Morocco is a popular one and has attracted a maximum capacity motorcycle field. All the official teams are present and 27 riders are registered in RallyGP, while there are no less than 99 in Rally2, including 11 quads.

Despite the pandemic, the Moroccan government has authorised David Castera and his team to organise the rally, although the route has been revised and the selective sections loop around a central bivouac in Zagora.

"The idea of enjoyment has often disappeared from the requirements of contemporary organisers," commented David Castera. “But this will not be the spirit of the Rally of Morocco - the pursuit of pleasure will be our obsession!"

In RallyGP, we see the best drivers in the cross-country discipline. KTM’s Matthias Walkner leads the provisional classification of the 2021 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship and is joined in Morocco by the current FIM World Champion Sam Sunderland, Toby Price and Kevin Benavides.
Yamaha has entered Rally Kazakhstan winner Ross Branch, Adrien Van Beveren and Andrew Short.
Husqvarna, meanwhile, will run machines for Luciano Benavides and Skyler Howes, while Daniel Sanders rides for Gas-Gas.

Honda will participate in its first rally of the season with Pablo Quintanilla, Ricky Brabec, Nacho Cornejo and Joan Barreda. Hero will also be present with Franco Caimi, Sebastian Bühler and Joachim Rodrigues, while Sherco lines up with Lorenzo Santolino, Rui Gonçalves and Harith Noah.

Two Juniors will also be in the starting blocks in RallyGP: Konrad Dabrowski (KTM) and Tomas de Gavardo (KTM).

In the Quad section, Rafal Sonik (Yamaha) will have his hands full to see off the challenge of Argentina’s Manuel Andujar and the Russian rider Aleksandr Maksimov.

In Rally2, we will have the pleasure to see Aldo Wrinkler and his son Andrea and the new younger generation again with Bradley Cox, the son of former South African KTM rider Alfie Cox.

Competitors will cover a total of 2,686.80km, including 1,633.52km in selective sections in loops around Zagora.

Programme of events

•October 6: Private test
•October 7: Administrative and technical checks
•October 8: Administrative and technical checks in the morning
•October 8: Super Special pm
•October 9 -13: 5 stages
•October 13: Official Prizegiving pm

Provisional classification for the 2021 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship:

1. Mathias Walkner (KTM) 58 pts
2. Gregorio Caselani (Honda) 38 pts
3. Skyler Howes (Husqvarna) 36 pts
4. Daniel Sanders (Gas Gas) 33 pts
5. Franco Caimi (Hero) 32 pts
6. Adrien Van Beveren (Yamaha) 31 pts
7. Ross Branch (Yamaha) 25 pts
8. Sebastian Bühler (Hero) 24 pts
9. Luciano Benavides (Husqvarna) 24 pts
10. Andrew Short (Yamaha) 23 pts

Source FIM
Photo Rallyzone