Leader Schareina wins third stage | Rally Sertões
Spanish rider extends lead in overall standings and Moto 1 category, ahead of Martin Duplessis and Romain Dumontier;
Bom Jesus da Lapa (BA) – The six official Honda riders reached the Top 10 in the motorcycle category at Sertões 2025 on Tuesday (29/7) in Bom Jesus da Lapa (BA). Racing the Monster Energy Honda HRC team’s Honda CRF 450 Rally, Tosha Schareina won the third stage of the race and extended his lead at the top of the overall standings and the Moto 1 category, according to unofficial results.
The third stage of the rally was from Januária, in Minas Gerais, to the city of Bom Jesus da Lapa, in Bahia, covering 434 kilometres – 290 of which were timed sections. The special stage started off slow, in a dense forest area, followed by side roads and high-speed sections.
On Wednesday (30/7), the fourth stage of the programme will be held in Marathon format, which does not allow external mechanical assistance until the following day. It will be a 478 km route to Xique-Xique (BA), including 276 km against the clock.
In its 33rd edition, the 2025 Sertões will cover a total of 3,482 kilometres (2,215 of which are special stages). The race started in Goiânia and includes eight stages. The finish line will be on 3 August in Marechal Deodoro (AL).
Ruben Faria
A difficult special stage. 80 km of liaison and 290 km of special stage. At the beginning, it was very narrow and rocky. There were many speed cameras, which caused the rider who opened the stage to lose time. After refuelling, Tosha picked up the pace and began to increase his lead over his rivals.
Tomorrow is the first day of the marathon stage, and the goal is to avoid mistakes, as anything can change in a matter of seconds in a marathon stage. The bike is performing very well on this type of terrain, and we are all very happy, but we know that there is still a long way to go in the rally.
It is proving to be a very tough rally, but the team is doing a great job.
Tosha Schareina 68
Another day at the office, I struggled to get into the rhythm until the refuelling stop, it was a slower stage than the previous one. I had to step on the gas to avoid being left in the dust by my rivals and win the stage.
I'm really enjoying the rally, it's a very complete rally with sandy, tough terrain and lots of changes in pace. There are 5 days left and we've increased our lead in the overall standings.
