InPics|Taklimakan Rally kicks off in Aksu, Xinjiang -Xinhua
InPics|Taklimakan Rally kicks off in Aksu, Xinjiang
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2025-05-22 19:49:32
AKSU, May 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This year's Taklimakan Rally features 23 motorcycles and 105 vehicles, with racers set to tackle extreme heat and complex topography over approximately 5,200 kilometers, including 2,350 kilometers of timed special stages across deserts and Gobi plains, before concluding on June 1 in Makit County.
The Taklimakan Rally introduces a new energy vehicle category for the first time this year.
Driver Sun Xiangyan (Top R) and co-driver Ma Xin (Top L) of China pose for photos with the crew during the starting ceremony of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)Driver Aliyyah Koloc of Seychelles reacts during the starting ceremony of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)Rider Martin Michek (Front R) of the Czech Republic reacts before the starting ceremony of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)Rider Li Yifei of China sets off during the starting ceremony of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)Driver Wu Jing and co-driver Liang Dongdong of China set off during the starting ceremony of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)Co-driver He Rongzhe of China reacts during the starting ceremony of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)Driver Wu Jing (C) of China reacts before the starting ceremony of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)Driver Song Kun and co-driver Fu Xinming of China set off during the starting ceremony of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)Driver Fei Wei and co-driver Qu Shanshun of China compete during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Driver Hu Yunfei and co-driver Wang Haiyang of China compete during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Driver Han Jianqiang and co-driver Shang Liangliang of China compete during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Driver Tao Yongming and co-driver Shen Xin of China compete during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Driver Li Pengcheng and co-driver Zhang Jianfeng of China of new energy vehicle category compete during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Driver Liang Yuxiang and co-driver Kou Hongtao of China of new energy vehicle category compete during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Driver Zhao Wei and co-driver Yuan Bin of China compete during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Driver Tian Po and co-driver Hasimuren of China compete during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Rider Aili Ahemaiti of China competes during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Rider Martin Michek of the Czech Republic competes during during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Rider Fang Mingji of China competes during during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Rider Zhakeer Yakefu of China competes during during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Driver Yao Weiqiang and co-driver Zhou Renbin of China of new energy vehicle category compete during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Driver Gao Feng and co-driver Wang Shaowei of China compete during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Driver Han Dongjun and co-driver Han Xuefeng of China compete during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Driver Zuo Xiaobing and co-driver Lian Junjie of China compete during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Driver Sun Hao and co-driver Wang Dongdong of China compete during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Driver Wang Xiaoming and co-driver Lyu Jingke of China compete during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Driver Liang Zhihui and co-driver Shi Zeseng of China compete during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
