Spa Rally Reul Sport’s Minotor CH1 to feature as a demo vehicle on the special stages

Motorsport fans who happened to pass through the town centre of Spa during the 2025 Spa Rally will surely remember it. Reul Sport, based in Verviers, showcased its ‘Minotor’ – a vehicle from the rally-raid ‘Challenger’ category, designed to one day compete in the Dakar Rally and other events in the FIA ​​World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC).

On November 28 and 29, this exciting story continues at the 2026 Spa Rally, and this time, the vehicle will actually be in action. The Minotor CH1 will take to the special stages, before the course-opening zero car. Behind the wheel will be none other than Stéphane Sarrazin, the project’s development driver – a spectacle guaranteed to delight the spectators!

“The Minotor project is progressing very smoothly; in fact, we even took part in a three-day Baja event in Italy this year. During the final stage, we were the fastest vehicle in the ‘Challenger’ category – bar none!” says Quentin Schmitz on behalf of the Reul Parts Rally Raid Project. “A total of four chassis have been built so far, with two vehicles already homologated and race-ready. We will soon decide whether to head to Portugal and Morocco as part of our preparations for the 2027 Dakar Rally – following the ASO’s decision to map out a new route due to well-known issues in Saudi Arabia. In any case, it is certain that we will be present at the Spa Rally to perform some demonstration runs, with Stéphane Sarrazin at the controls!”

As a quick reminder, the Minotor CH1 is a hybrid prototype powered by a 1000cc Rotax engine and two electric motors, delivering a combined 280 hp and weighing of 1,350 kilograms. “It’s clear that the FIA ​​wants to make motorsport greener in the coming years”, continues Quentin Schmitz. “With our Minotor CH1, we are ready to take on new challenges and set the pace in the ‘Challenger’ category of rally-raid racing.”

In a sense, we are getting a glimpse into the future of the FIA ​​W2RC on the special stages of the Spa Rally, with the vehicle driven by Stéphane Sarrazin – a man with experience in F1, the WRC, the WEC, and Formula E! He certainly knows his way around a steering wheel. We can hardly wait…