Growing up with a passion for off-road racing is one thing, but realising your dream and scoring a full factory ride at the Dakar is something else altogether. Jose Ignacio Cornejo has done both of these. 'Nacho' as he is known to his fans, arrived on the rally scene with a splash - finishing second on the treacherous DesafÃo Inka on his first attempt. In 2016 Nacho won the Cross-Country Rallies Junior Championship. Off the back of this success he was picked up by the Monster Energy Honda Team to stand in for a then injured Paulo Gonçalves on the 2018 Dakar; and the rest, as they say, is history. An expert at navigation, a flair for big wheelies, and with raw speed to match, Nacho is one to watch at the Dakar Rally
Growing up with a passion for off-road racing is one thing, but realising your dream and scoring a full factory ride at the Dakar is something else altogether. Jose Ignacio Cornejo has done both of these. 'Nacho' as he is known to his fans, arrived on the rally scene with a splash - finishing second on the treacherous DesafÃo Inka on his first attempt. In 2016 Nacho won the Cross-Country Rallies Junior Championship. Off the back of this success he was picked up by the Monster Energy Honda Team to stand in for a then injured Paulo Gonçalves on the 2018 Dakar; and the rest, as they say, is history. An expert at navigation, a flair for big wheelies, and with raw speed to match, Nacho is one to watch at the Dakar Rally
Off Road News
Monster Energy/Honda HRC Rally’s Adrien Van Beveren looked to have today’s Stage 5 of the 2025 Dakar Rally, Round 1 of the FIM World Rally-Raid Championship, won as he crossed the finish line. However, a speed miscalculation would cost AVB a 2:00 penalty from race officials, which erased his victory – but still earned him 2nd place in the stage, 00:47 back of KTM’s Luciano Benavides.
Sara Price takes Stage 4 SSV victory at the Dakar Rally, as on the rally bikes Tosha goes 2nd and Jose “Nacho” Cornejo 3rd.
Honda HRC Rally teammates Rick Brabec, the defending Dakar Rally champion, and Skyler Howes, currently 2nd overall in the ’25 Dakar Rally title chase, both made the podium in Tuesday’s Stage 3 run from Bisha to Al Henakiyah, placing 2nd and 3rd, respectively, as the opening round of the 2025 World Rally-Raid Championship continues.
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