Seth Quintero has won the 2026 Ola Energy Rally of Morocco, taking his second straight FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) victory. Driving a Toyota Hilux GR for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing with navigator Andrew Short, Quintero finished the five-day rally in Zagora in 16:34:05, 4:23 ahead of João Ferreira and Filipe Palmeiro.
Ferreira and Palmeiro, in a Toyota Hilux IMT Evo, finished second in 16:38:28. Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings completed the podium in another Toyota Hilux GR, 16:38:47.
The rally covered five stages and 1,507.51 km, with 102 cars at the start. Five different drivers won stages. Quintero took the overall lead after stage four, 2:45 ahead of Lategan, and kept it to the finish.
The result puts Quintero at the top of the Drivers’ Championship, with an unofficial 13-point lead over Sébastien Loeb and 19 points over Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah. The championship concludes at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge from November 22 to 27.
“I ended up getting the win here and it feels amazing against the talent I am up against,” said Quintero.
He shared his reaction on social media after the finish. “All Glory To God. 1st place here in Morocco. What an incredible week.”
It came after a difficult few weeks away from the track, following the loss of his grandfather. “These past few weeks have been the hardest weeks of my life losing my best friend, but he’s up there pushing down on my gas pedal harder than I want him to, and that was my typical grandpa.”
Quintero thanked the team for their support on and off the track, and Short for his work through the week, “even when I wasn’t able to give you my best.”
“Back on top for everyone back home. I hope I made you proud,” said Quintero.
