7th placed Isidore Esteve achieves his best result in World Rally Raid

Isidre Esteve and Txema Villalobos finished morocco rally An extraordinary 7th overall, his best classification in world rally raids on four wheels.representative of Repsol Toyota Rally Team They finished the fifth stage in 12th place, 13 minutes and 5 seconds behind their best time, sealing this final result.

first contact for Esteve and Villalobos with Toyota Hilux T1+ Nothing could be more promising.first 1,506 competitive kilometers on the new mount of Repsol Toyota Rally Team Confirmed and boosted the good feeling of the previous test Isidre Esteve and Txema Villalobos ranked 7th in the general classification of morocco rally After 5 grueling stages and a prologue, the rehearsals were spectacular. Dakar 2023.

“From the whole rally in Morocco we have all the things we learned from the car, the very high pace it allows and the level of safety we enjoy.” Before facing the daily specials. we have improved in all aspects, which contains a navigation section. In addition, the Hilux T1+ has responded well to all the changes we have made as the test progresses, so it was a special test to prepare us as a team for the big challenge of January.” increase. of Oriana.

Esteve also emphasized the importance of the seventh scratch position and the T1 category. This is the reward for everyone’s efforts, something the Lleida drivers have put into context. “I appreciate this classification because the level of competition is very high.it is the result of many years of work and experience of all members of the team. We would like to thank our sponsors who have accompanied us so far: Repsol, MGS Seguros, KH-7, Toyota Spain, etc. We also thank his wife Lydia Guerrero for her work and dedication. Adaptation to the Hilux T1+ has only just begun. We still have a lot to improve and learn, but the results in Morocco will help us move forward. I really want to know how far I can go! ”

Next stop: Andalusia Rally

The Morocco Rally ended this afternoon with two timed sections of 92 km and 70 km respectively, for a total of 379 km, after controversy over the fifth and final stage linking Tintin and Agadir. Esteve and Villalobos, as the Catalan points out, had his best time of the day at 13:05 as he finished 12th. Additionally, we were able to maintain common taxonomy differences without too much trouble. ”

The Morocco Rally concludes the first Dakar preparation stage for the Repsol Toyota Rally Team. The team’s final competition ahead of Dakar will be the Andalucía Rally, the final scoring event of the World Rally-Raid Championship in Seville from October 19-23.