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World Rally-Raid Championship

World Rally-Raid Championship

2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid: Carlos Jorge Mendes, Johan Senders complete race in Stock, Open

By Justin Nguyen
April 10, 2024
2 Mins read

Carlos Jorge Mendes and Johan Senders were respectively the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid’s only entrants in the Stock and Open categories, so their competition was against Portugal and Spain itself.

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World Rally-Raid Championship

2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid: Kamil Wisniewski fends off CFMOTOs for first Quad win

By Justin Nguyen
April 10, 2024
4 Mins read
After Manuel Andújar crashed while leading in Portugal, Kamil Wiśniewski took the Quad lead and never looked back.
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2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid: Amaral brothers complete clean sweep of Rally3

By Justin Nguyen
April 9, 2024
2 Mins read
Gonçalo Amaral and his older brother Salvador Amaral won all five stages and the Prologue at the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid en route to a 1–2 finish in Rally3, with their closest rival over an hour back.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid: Bruno Santos the home country hero in Rally2

By Justin Nguyen
April 9, 2024
3 Mins read
When the World Rally-Raid Championship came knocking, two-time Portuguese Cross-Country Champion Bruno Santos defended his home turf with a Rally2 masterclass.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid: Joao Monteiro wins SSV on home soil

By Justin Nguyen
April 9, 2024
3 Mins read
3 months after being the highest-finishing rookie at the Dakar Rally in January, João Monteiro returned home to Portugal to claim the SSV overall at the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid: Rokas Baciuska survives for maiden Challenger win

By Justin Nguyen
April 9, 2024
3 Mins read
Sébastien Loeb might have put on a show in his Challenger class début, but Rokas Baciuška came out on top in Portugal.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid: Tosha Schareina dominates in RallyGP

By Justin Nguyen
April 9, 2024
3 Mins read
A smashing showing in Portugal earned Tosha Schareina his second World Rally-Raid Championship win after Argentina last year and first as a points-eligible rider.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid: Nasser Al-Attiyah takes Ultimate points lead

By Justin Nguyen
April 8, 2024
4 Mins read
Returning to the country where he made his Prodrive début, Nasser Al-Attiyah became the inaugural FIA winner of the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid: Dumontier prevents Santos sweep in Stage 5

By Justin Nguyen
April 7, 2024
2 Mins read
The BP Ultimate Rally-Raid came to a close Sunday. While no overall lead changes took place on the final day, Romain Dumontier was at least able to keep Bruno Santos from going 5-for-5 in Rally2.
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Carlos Tatay pursuing cross-country rally, Dakar Rally

By Justin Nguyen
April 7, 2024
2 Mins read
After suffering a spinal cord injury in a European Moto2 crash that ended his bike racing career, Carlos Tatay will drive an SSV at the Baja Aragón with the goal of someday racing the Dakar Rally.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid: Maio, Yamaha win Stage 4

By Justin Nguyen
April 7, 2024
4 Mins read
Although Yamaha no longer fields a World Rally-Raid Championship team, local hero António Maio topped Stage 4 in Portugal over former Yamaha factory rider Adrien Van Beveren, who won Yamaha’s last rally raid.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid: Drivers fall in cross-border Stage 3

By Justin Nguyen
April 5, 2024
3 Mins read
From Yazeed Al-Rajhi’s rollover while fighting for the lead to Vaidotas Žala retiring after his team used a contaminated fuel can, the Rally Raid Portugal’s longest stage was certainly a long day.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid: Bernardo Sousa leads locals with National win

By Justin Nguyen
April 5, 2024
2 Mins read
WRC alumnus Bernardo Sousa took his talents to the W2RC as he beat his fellow Portuguese to win the two-day National class overall at the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Audi withdraws W2RC appeal, back on hook for fine

By Justin Nguyen
April 5, 2024
2 Mins read
After receiving a €750,000 fine for not running the World Rally-Raid Championship due to the programme’s shutdown, Audi has opted to end their appeal and will still have to pay off the money owed.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid: Loeb chases down Al-Attiyah in Stage 2

By Justin Nguyen
April 4, 2024
3 Mins read
Sébastien Loeb came up just 35 seconds shy of beating Nasser Al-Attiyah for the Portugal Stage 2 win, but here’s a catch: Loeb was in a Taurus.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid: Penalties wipe out Stage 1 bike podium

By Justin Nguyen
April 4, 2024
4 Mins read
Bradley Cox went from being the rare Rally2 rider to beat all the bikes to receiving a 20-minute penalty for leaving the transfer section too soon, giving Tosha Schareina the Stage 1 win.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid: Portuguese smash Prologue

By Justin Nguyen
April 3, 2024
1 Mins read
Portugal came out to play on their home soil as their countrymen swept the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid’s Challenger and SSV classes in the Prologue.
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