The Yamaha Ténéré 700 is pretty good in the mountains of Croatia, as Mike Wiedemann discovered this past week. He dominated the Dinaric Rally from start to finish, winning every stage except for one to claim the overall.

Wiedemann’s closest competition was the Polaris Scrambler of Piotr Michalak, who finished right behind him in the Prologue and Stage 1. However, Michalak received a 30-minute penalty in SS3 that knocked him out of overall contention.

Michalak bounced back to win the second leg of the marathon in SS4, holding off Wiedemann by nine minutes to prevent a sweep. Wiedemann claimed the final leg to ice his overall victory. It is his second rally win since becoming a Yamaha Ténéré partner in February, having also notched the overall at the Olympia Rally in Greece over the spring.

Christian Pastori rounded out the overall podium. He beat Michalak by five seconds for the runner-up spot in Stage 2.

Antanas Kanopkinas, fresh off setting a 24-hour ATV world record, finished third in Quad after a tumultuous rally. He rolled his CFORCE down a mountain in Stage 1, had to deal with eye pain, then crashed again in Stage 4. On the last day, his quad continued to suffer from an overheating fuel tank before he lost his brakes, but still willed his quad to the end.

“One of the sweetest finishes of my career,” Kanopkinas remarked. “I overcame my Achilles heel, and I’m very happy about that.”

Kanopkinas’ teammate Adomas Gančierius finished second in class in his first international rally since the 2023 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge.

CFMOTO Thunder Racing Team last raced the Dinaric Rally in 2023. They opted to return to Croatia for 2025 after the Rallye du Maroc stopped hosting the Quad category.

M1

Finish	Overall	Number	Rider	Team	Vehicle	Total Time
1	95	18	Alexander Carl	Alexander Carl	Honda CRF300L	40:48:31
2	97	63	Sabrina Leubner †	Sabrina Leubner	Honda CRF300L	43:37:00
3	113	23	Robert Price	Torque Racing	KTM 300 EXC HARDENDURO	60:24:28

M2

Finish	Overall	Number	Rider	Team	Vehicle	Total Time
1	44	70	Georg Reinprecht	Georg Reinprecht	Beta RR 390	30:56:55
2	53	78	Dennis Knöpke †	Dennis Knöpke	Husqvarna FE 350	31:33:19
3	69	67	Aleksandr Ershov †	Aleksandr Ershov	Husqvarna FE 350	34:26:28
4	73	55	Valerio Maggiolo	Valerio Maggiolo	GasGas EC 350F	35:02:55
5	84	112	Daren Brass	Torque Racing	KTM 350 EXC-F	38:19:08
6	96	46	Petros Pissaridis	Petros Pissaridis	VOGE 300GY Rally	41:12:16

M3

Finish	Overall	Number	Rider	Team	Vehicle	Total Time
1	4	80	Ciaran Cottle	Torque Racing	KTM 450 EXC-F	27:39:50
2	6	134	Sandro Calesini	Sandro Calesini	KTM 450 EXC	27:48:05
3	7	7	Jack Brazier	Jack BrazierCara-Doc LTD	KTM 450 Rally Replica	27:53:23
4	8	8	Marcin Talaga	Marcin Talaga	Husqvarna FE 450	28:10:31
5	10	38	Sébastien Vry	Sébastien Vry	Husqvarna FE 450	28:19:14
6	11	65	Marc Bolz	Wiedemann Motorsports	KTM 450 EXC-F	28:21:21
7	12	76	Nick Tucker †	Nick Tucker	KTM 450 Rally Replica	28:22:55
8	16	3	Mats Jännebring †	Mats Jännebring	KTM 450 EXC	28:28:52
9	17	35	Miroslav Pýcha	Mireczech Rally Team	KTM 450 EXC-F Six Days	28:38:12
10	21	62	Ion Ander Guereta Mager	Ion Ander Guereta Mager	Husqvarna FE 450	29:00:48
11	23	59	Yoan Roujanski †	Senso	Kove 450 Rally	29:09:31
12	24	120	Floris Cuperus †	Floris Cuperus	KTM 450 EXC	29:14:03
13	25	221	Ueli Ackermann	Wiedemann Motorsports	KTM 450 Rally Replica	29:15:00
14	26	130	Richard Kolic †	Richard Kolic	KTM 450 XC-F	29:17:41
15	28	15	Morten Buur †	Morten Buur	KTM 450 EXC	29:42:40
16	30	66	Florian Breta	Wiedemann Motorsports	KTM 450 EXC-F	29:57:03
17	33	140	Andriy Polyukhin	Andriy Polyukhin	KTM 450 Rally Replica	30:08:58
18	36	98	Paul-Henri Dussuchale	Paul-Henri Dussuchale	KTM 450 EXC-F	30:12:39
19	37	105	Simon Møller	Adventureride.dk	KTM 450 EXC	30:30:44
20	39	92	Walter Van Hecke	Walter Van Hecke	Fantic XEF 450 Rally	30:39:06
21	41	115	Robert Przybyłowski	Robert Przybyłowski	KTM 450 EXC-F	30:39:48
22	45	13	Felix Demme	Wiedemann Motorsports	Beta RR 430	31:02:02
23	47	53	Joe Michelin †	Joe Michelin	KTM 450 Rally Replica	31:09:31
24	48	126	Cioltan Marcel †	Cioltan Marcel	Husqvarna FE 450 Heritage	31:10:55
25	51	110	Craita Radu †	Craita Radu	Husqvarna FE 450	31:22:26
26	54	118	Mario Urthaler	Mario Urthaler	Fantic XEF 450 Rally	31:34:36
27	59	114	Marek Szewczuk	Marek Szewczuk	Husqvarna FE 450	32:17:50
28	62	33	Daniel Bloom	Daniel Bloom	Kove 450 Rally	32:26:58
29	63	75	Ben Moulson	Ben Moulson	Kove 450 Rally	32:29:37
30	66	43	Antoine Pelliccia	Antoine Pelliccia	KTM 450 EXC-F	33:55:27
31	68	49	Michal Dobiš	Michal Dobiš	Kove 450 Rally	34:17:47
32	76	42	Julian Munzert †	Julian Munzert	Kove 450 Rally	36:16:48
33	77	58	Alex Vernon	Torque Racing	Honda CRF450X	36:33:15
34	78	89	Piotr Idzikowski	Piotr Idzikowski	Honda CRF450X	36:39:46
35	79	40	Ruby Ramlo	Ruby Ramlo	KTM 450 EXC-F	36:52:46
36	81	2	Róbert Bodor	Slovak4RallyTeam	Yamaha WR450F	37:46:33
37	83	47	Nitesh Vasanth	Torque Racing	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	38:04:45
38	85	87	John Borthwick	Torque Racing	KTM 450 EXC-F Six Days	38:33:01
39	86	29	Thomas Kienast	Thomas Kienast	KTM 450 EXC	38:54:09
40	89	21	Emilien Coquiere	Emilien Coquiere	Kove 450 Rally	39:14:27
41	90	95	Michel Lhermenier †	Michel Lhermenier	Beta RR 430	39:46:21
42	92	4	Mario Dumitru	Mario Dumitru	Husqvarna FE 450	40:20:28
43	98	86	Ferenc Fodor	Dust Adventures	Husqvarna FE 450	43:43:09
44	101	50	Robert Bártek	Robert Bártek	Kove 450 Rally	45:15:13
45	115	71	Lukas Perminas	Lukas Perminas	Husqvarna FE 450	OTR
46	118	28	Thibaut Simon	Thibaut Simon	KTM 450 EXC-F	OTR
47	119	77	FrançoisLeclercq †	FrançoisLeclercq	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	OTR
48	120	1	Thomas Zoldos	Thomas Zoldos	Beta RR 430	OTR
49	122	132	Patrik Ekström †	Patrik Ekström	KTM 450 EXC	OTR

M4

Finish	Overall	Number	Rider	Team	Vehicle	Total Time
1	3	5	Christian Pastori	Christian Pastori	Husqvarna FE 501	27:12:50
2	13	83	Kenneth Groeninckx	Kenneth Groeninckx	KTM 500 EXC-F	28:27:02
3	14	54	Jimmi Christensen	Jimmi Christensen	KTM 500 EXC-F	28:28:46
4	15	129	Gilles Bartolini	Gilles Bartolini	Husqvarna FE 501	28:28:50
5	19	14	Stefan Roza	Stefan Roza	Husqvarna FE 501	28:56:31
6	20	72	Daniel Wikturna	Daniel Wikturna	GasGas EC 500F	28:57:20
7	32	11	Felix Predescu †	Felix Predescu	Husqvarna FE 501	30:08:49
8	35	19	Jonas Fritsch	Jonas Fritsch	Husqvarna FE 501	30:11:06
9	42	64	Alexander Titov †	Alexander Titov	Husqvarna FE 501 Enduro	30:44:13
10	55	116	Vlad Murariu †	Vlad Murariu	KTM 500 EXC	31:50:42
11	56	45	Adrian Osborn	Torque Racing	KTM 500 EXC-F Six Days	32:08:03
12	57	119	David Zucchini Del Vecchio	DRAM Reparto Corse	KTM EXC-F 500	32:12:46
13	58	26	Quentin Hervé †	Quentin Hervé	AJP PR7 Gold	32:17:27
14	60	79	Ida Hansen	Ida Hansen	KTM 500 EXC-F	32:22:28
15	61	137	Marcel Wälti	Marcel Wälti	Husqvarna FE 501	32:25:44
16	64	73	Martin Bennett	Martin Bennett	KTM 500 EXC	32:31:39
17	65	30	Lubo Ralchev	Lubo Ralchev	KTM 500 EXC	32:43:06
18	93	34	Håvard Haugenes	Håvard Haugenes	KTM 500 EXC-F	40:33:44
19	94	122	Thomas Sylow	Adventureride.dk	KTM 500 EXC Six Days	40:38:38
20	102	31	Mark Critchley	Mark Critchley	KTM 500 EXC	45:24:56
21	104	107	Thomas Roland	Adventureride.dk	KTM 500 EXC-F Six Days	46:17:44
22	111	48	Phil Bicheno	Torque Racing	KTM 500 EXC-F Six Days	59:50:27
23	112	82	David Harris	Torque Racing	KTM 500 EXC	59:57:50
24	116	37	Thomas Vry	Thomas Vry	Husqvarna FE 501	OTR
25	121	68	Arnold Wall	Wiedemann Motorsports	Husqvarna FE 501	OTR

M5

Finish	Overall	Number	Rider	Team	Vehicle	Total Time
1	22	131	Stanislav Semrád	Stanislav Semrád	KTM 690 Enduro R	29:09:22
2	27	102	Mike Ruttkowski	Mike Ruttkowski	KTM 690 Enduro R	29:30:20
3	46	52	Jakub Hodan	Jakub Hodan	Husqvarna 701 Enduro LR	31:06:19
4	50	27	Sebastian Wagner	Sebastian Wagner	KTM 640 Adventure	31:19:09
5	52	17	Steven Heald	Torque Racing	Husqvarna 701 Enduro	31:22:52
6	70	32	Mario Detert	Mario Detert	Husqvarna 701 Enduro	34:37:05
7	99	41	Ian Robinson	Ian Robinson	GasGas ES 700	43:50:53
8	105	220	Tomáš Kruber	Tomáš Kruber	GasGas ES 700	47:05:42
9	107	104	Thomas Bo Iversen	Adventureride.dk	KTM 690 Enduro R	OTR
10	108	108	Thomas Brandt	Adventureride.dk	KTM 690 Enduro R	55:05:32
11	110	125	Thomas Schöller †	Thomas Schöller	Husqvarna 701 Enduro	58:29:14
12	117	124	Patrick Schöller †	Patrick Schöller	KTM 640 Adventure R	72:27:48

M6

Finish	Overall	Number	Rider	Team	Vehicle	Total Time
1	1	91	Mike Wiedemann	Wiedemann Motorsports	Yamaha Ténéré 700	26:14:24
2	29	39	Melchior Camus	Melchior Camus	KTM 890 Adventure R	29:42:53
3	38	6	Marko Brković	UNTAMED Rally Crew	Yamaha Ténéré 700	30:34:06
4	40	113	Milos Diskovic	Sportski Moto Klub Vatreni	Yamaha Ténéré 700	30:39:08
5	43	109	Rasmus Nørskov	Adventureride.dk	Honda XL750 Transalp	30:51:45
6	67	60	Vincent Bury	Vincent Bury	KTM 890 Adventure R	33:55:47
7	71	25	Jan Dušak	Jan Dušak	KTM 950 Adventure S	34:45:06
8	72	127	Alexandru Murariu	Alexandru Murariu	Yamaha Ténéré 700	35:02:29
9	74	213	Alexandru Filipov	Alexandru Filipov	KTM 890 Adventure R	35:16:30
10	91	51	Markus Ebner	Markus Ebner	BMW R 1250 GS	40:09:28
11	100	36	Peter Lindgren	Peter Lindgren	Yamaha Ténéré 700 World Raid	45:10:16
12	103	74	Nicolas Bourrez	Nicolas Bourrez	KTM 890 Adventure R	46:05:45
13	106	212	Vlad Profeanu	Vlad Profeanu	KTM 890 Adventure R	48:00:25
14	109	106	Christian Whiteside	Adventureride.dk	Honda XL750 Transalp	55:28:25

Quad

Finish	Overall	Number	Rider	Team	Vehicle	Total Time
1	2	121	Piotr Michalak	Gdański Auto Moto Klub	Polaris Scrambler 1000 S	26:50:38
2	5	12	Adomas Gancierius	CMOTO Thunder Racing Team	CFMOTO CFORCE	27:43:30
3	9	9	Antanas Kanopkinas	CMOTO Thunder Racing Team	CFMOTO CFORCE	28:12:14
4	18	117	Hrvoje Alerić	Hrvoje Alerić	Polaris Scrambler XP 1000 S	28:44:18
5	31	138	Branko Radovic	Branko Radovic	Segway AT10	30:05:59
6	34	20	Jakub Żwirek	Jakub Żwirek	Polaris Scrambler	30:09:26
7	49	111	Ivica Piljek	Ivica Piljek	Polaris Scrambler S	31:18:54
8	75	44	Mario Kovačić	EXtreme team BOBER	Polaris Scrambler S	35:48:18
9	80	99	Jordy Verkleij	Jordy Verkleij	Can-Am Renegade	37:07:03
10	82	10	Przemysław Majerski	Przemysław Majerski	Polaris Scrambler 1000S	37:56:23
11	87	56	Marielle Geelen	Marielle Geelen	Yamaha Raptor 700R	38:58:30
12	88	57	Peter Geelen	Peter Geelen	Yamaha Raptor 700R	39:00:07
13	114	139	Rik Meeuwsen	Rik Meeuwsen	Can-Am 6×6	OTR

DARE!

Finish	Number	Rider	Team	Vehicle	Total Time
1	208	Tapio Aunio	Tapio Aunio	KTM 500 EXC-F	40:53:25
2	211	Peter Wernerheim	Peter Wernerheim	KTM 890 Adventure R	40:58:39
3	207	Stefan Kaiser	Stefan Kaiser	KTM 350 EXC-F	40:59:04
4	209	Uwe Wirsing	Uwe Wirsing	KTM 390 Adventure R	41:00:46
5	214	Guy Raphat	SAS RGCP	Can-Am Maverick X3	41:01:38
6	202	Dalibor Malina	Dalibor Malina	KTM 300 EXC TPI	41:26:50
7	215	Michael Wenning	Michael Wenning	Beta RR 390	41:42:57
8	201	Stefan Kurz	Stefan Kurz	Husqvarna FE 501	42:04:54
9	203	Bernhard Hintermayer	Bernhard Hintermayer	KTM 350 EXC	46:20:53
10	16	Apostolos Zeitoynian	Apostolos Zeitoynian	Yamaha XT660R Rally	47:01:50
11	210	Thomas Wurster	Thomas Wurster	Yamaha XTZ 690	OTR

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