Ford will aim for the outright win in the 2025 Dakar Rally with a bespoke Raptor truck.
The automaker has confirmed that Carlos Sainz Sr. and Nani Roma will be two of the four drivers of the newly developed Dakar Ford Raptor. The father of Ferrari F1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr., Sainz Sr. has won the rally four times, including theFord also teased the 2025 race truck for a second time. It will be a bespoke truck branded simply as a Raptor, and not as one of the current production Raptors based on the F-150, Bronco, and Ranger.
Ford previously said it would aim for an overall victory, using lessons learned from the 2024 campaign. Roma and co-driver Alex Haro were classified 44th in last year's finishing order.As with last year's effort, the Dakar Ford Raptor will be run under the auspices of M-Sport, a British motorsports company that has operated some of Ford's rally programs, including in the World Rally Championship. M-Sport is also building the 5.
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