VOLUME 58 ISSUE 17 APRIL 27, 2021 P33
Quintanilla, Husqvarna Part Company
R
ally star Pablo Quintanilla
and the Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Rally Team have
parted company.
"Husqvarna Motorcycles
would like to thank Pablo Quinta-
nilla for his commitment, enthusi-
asm and successes throughout
his five seasons with the team,
racing both the FIM Cross-
Country Rallies World Cham-
pionship and the Dakar Rally,"
said Husqvarna in a release.
"Husqvarna Motorcycles wishes
him well in his future career."
Quintanilla won the FIM Cross-
Country Rallies World Champion-
ship in 2017 and narrowly missed
the podium at the 2019 Dakar
Rally. He came back and finished
second at Dakar in 2020.
Pela Renet, Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Factory Racing Rally
Team Manager, said, "It's never
easy to part company with a rider
that has been such an important
part of our team for so many
years, but in motorsport this
happens. Pablo is a great rider
and has contributed so much to
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Fac-
tory Racing. Before working with
Pablo as Team Manager we were
teammates, so to have raced
alongside him and then worked
and supported him, it's been
very special. Personally, and on
behalf of the team and everyone
involved, I want to thank Pablo
for his hard work and commit-
ment and wish him all the best
for the future."
And where will the Chilean
end up? Rumors have it that he
might move to Honda, which has
a hole to fill with the departure of
Kevin Benavides, who recently
signed with KTM.
CN
Star rally racer
Pablo Quintanilla
parted ways with
Husqvarna and is
possibly headed
to Honda.
