Christof Danner, who races cross-country rallies in Europe and Africa, and his Puch G320 will enter the Dakar Classic in 2025.
Laisvydas Kancius, the 2023 World Rally-Raid Champion in Quads, is the latest rider to switch to an FIA class as he will call the shots for Gintas Petrus at the Rallye du Maroc and 2025 Dakar Rally.
The Pro 2-only joker lane was Kyle Greaves’ best friend as he used it to pass the Pro 4 of his cousin C.J. and win the Kyle LeDuc Memorial Cup at Antigo.
After Supercars great Craig Lowndes’ Finke Desert Race début was cut short by a suspension failure on his Chevrolet Silverado, Brad Lovell’s Ford Ranger Raptor came out on top in the Production 4WD class.
Starting 2025, the World Rally-Raid Championship will have a Power Selective Section akin to WRC Power Stages. The FIA will also allow teams to pick permanent numbers, among other newly approved changes.
The 2024 Rallye du Maroc will span 2,492 kilometres, 1,517 of which are timed Selective Sections, beginning in Marrakesh and running through Zagora before ending in Mengoub.
Missed the Desafío Ruta 40 from Argentina? The Checkered Flag has you covered.
Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Nasser Al-Attiyah’s duel in Argentina came down to the final day, and the Saudi ultimately came out on top.
Nobody had an answer for Monster Energy Honda Rally Team in Argentina as they won all five stages and finished 1–2–3–4 with Ricky Brabec leading the way.
With substitute navigator Sébastien Delaunay by his side, Rokas Baciuška was the top man once again in the Challenger class in Argentina.
Romain Dumontier’s quest for a second World Rally-Raid Rally2 title continues on the right path after beating Bradley Cox in Argentina.
Manuel Andújar, in his final race as a Quad rider, went out on top as he won the World Rally-Raid Championship a round early in his home country. He and his fellow Argentines finished 1–2–3–4.
Ricardo Ramilo is a World Rally-Raid Championship overall race winner, while Sebastián Guayasamín is now the SSV points leader with one round to go.
John Medina chased Fernando Hernández for the first half of the Desafío Ruta 40 until the latter crashed, and Medina survived the final leg to win in Rally3.
The navigation-based Ansenuza Challenge at the Desafío Ruta 40 was topped by Ariel Budassi, Juan José Alcorta, Nicolas Stratico, Jonatan Palomba.
The Can-Am Maverick R is officially a World Rally-Raid Championship race winner (kind of) after Jeremías González Ferioli dominated the Desafío Ruta 40’s Open Cars class.
Leandro López came up short of winning the Desafío Ruta 40 in the Open Cars class, but as the highest-finishing amateur UTV punched his ticket to the 2025 Dakar Rally.
