Abu Dhabi
Hero MotoSports Team Rally concluded their campaign at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2022, with two riders finishing in the top-10 positions.
Joaquim Rodrigues, followed up his impressive Dakar 2022 performance with consistent performance all through the five days of the rally, making it to the top-10 in each stage. In the fifth and final stage, he finished with the eighth fastest time and earned the sixth position in the overall standings of the rally.
Still recovering from an unfortunate crash last November, Franco Caimi experienced a tough week in the sands of Abu Dhabi. However, his utmost resolve to bounce back stronger, saw him deliver a highly impressive result. Franco finished the last stage in the tenth position. His consistent improvement throughout the rally places him at the eighth position in the overall Rally GP class ranking table.
Ross Branch, who had suffered a severe crash and could not finish Stage 1 of the rally, showcased Hero’s spirit and extreme commitment to winning the very next stage. He finished the last stage in the fourteenth position and made it to the thirteenth place in the overall Rally GP class standings.
The last stage of the rally put the riders through another 209 km of testing, taking the total race distance covered in five days to around 1300 km. The podium ceremony at the iconic Yas Marina Circuit in the capital city of Abu Dhabi closed this edition of the challenge. Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge was also the second round of the FIA-FIM World Rally-Raid Championship 2022.
