Our team
As the official Yamaha Ténéré Rally Team, we bring together top-level motorsport performance and the spirit of adventure.
We support elite riders in competition while also opening our structure to passionate amateurs through the Ténéré Spirit Experience, giving them the opportunity to experience a rally from the inside, with full professional support.
Rooted in the legacy of the Dakar, we race for performance, but also to inspire.
Marc Bourgeois is a former professional rider and a respected manager in the rally-raid world.
With experience as team director for Yamaha in the Dakar Rally and the Enduro World Championship, he now leads the Yamaha Ténéré Rally Team.
Marc Bourgeois is also behind the Ténéré Spirit Experience program, allowing enthusiasts to experience the rally adventure alongside exceptional riders like Alessandro Botturi and Gautier Paulin.
Alessandro Botturi, a former enduro champion, has won the Africa Eco Race twice (2019 and 2020), as well as the Rally di Sardegna, TransAnatolia, and the Merzouga Rally. He has also competed in several editions of the Dakar Rally, achieving an 8th place overall and multiple stage podiums.
Motocross rider Gautier Paulin has won 9 Grand Prix races in MXGP and was World Championship runner-up in 2015.
He also played a key role in France’s five consecutive victories at the Motocross of Nations from 2014 to 2018.
Nicknamed “Monsieur Dakar,” Stéphane Peterhansel holds the record with 14 Dakar Rally wins: 6 on motorcycles and 8 in cars.
He has also won the Paris-Pekin Rally and the Rallye de Tunisie, and was the Enduro World Champion in 1997.
Category, bike, logistics, budget: our team answers your questions and supports you all the way to the start line.
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