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World Rally-Raid Championship

World Rally-Raid Championship

2023 Desafio Ruta 40: Tosha Schareina dominates bikes, Luciano Benavides takes points lead

By Justin Nguyen
September 3, 2023
4 Mins read

In just his second W2RC race, Tosha Schareina won the first three stages to claim the Desafío Ruta 40 bike overall. As he’s not racing for points, runner-up Luciano Benavides is the new championship leader.

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World Rally-Raid Championship

2023 Desafio Ruta 40: Nasser Al-Attiyah clinches manufacturer's title for Toyota

By Justin Nguyen
September 3, 2023
4 Mins read
The Toyota Hilux is now four-for-four in the 2023 World Rally-Raid Championship as Nasser Al-Attiyah cruised to the Desafío Ruta 40 victory.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2023 Desafio Ruta 40: Stage 5 ends with bike penalties

By Justin Nguyen
September 1, 2023
3 Mins read
Every rider not named Adrien Van Beveren began September on a rather sour note as they wrapped up the Desafío Ruta 40 with Stage 5 speeding penalties.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2023 Desafio Ruta 40: Benavides shuts down Schareina sweep in Stage 4

By Justin Nguyen
August 31, 2023
4 Mins read
Tosha Schareina has dominated the Desafío Ruta 40 so far, but Argentina’s Luciano Benavides was not going to let the Spaniard sweep the rally on his home soil.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2024 W2RC calendar revealed

By Justin Nguyen
August 31, 2023
2 Mins read
For 2024, the World Rally-Raid Championship returns 4 of 5 dates with the lone change being the Sonora Rally swapped out for the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Transibérico.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2023 Desafio Ruta 40: Retirements stack up in Stage 3

By Justin Nguyen
August 30, 2023
3 Mins read
All five Toyota Hiluxes finished Stage 3 of the Desafío Ruta 40. The same could not be said for other frontrunners.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2023 Desafio Ruta 40: Yacopini, Cox steal Stage 2

By Justin Nguyen
August 29, 2023
3 Mins read
Late drama was afoot among the leaders during the Desafío Ruta 40’s second stage, which those like T1 driver Juan Cruz Yacopini and Rally2 rider Bradley Cox seized upon.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Krzysztof Holowczyc scores first Mini JCW Rally Plus win at Baja Poland

By Justin Nguyen
August 29, 2023
2 Mins read
In addition to his ninth Baja Poland win, local hero Krzysztof Holowczyc notched the first triumph for the Mini John Cooper Works Rally Plus.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2023 Desafio Ruta 40: Stage 1 punctuated by tyre punctures

By Justin Nguyen
August 28, 2023
3 Mins read
Yazeed Al-Rajhi would have won Stage 1 of the Desafío Ruta 40 if not for late tyre punctures that Nasser Al-Attiyah capitalised on.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2023 Desafio Ruta 40: Prologue kicks off action in Argentina

By Justin Nguyen
August 27, 2023
2 Mins read
The Desafío Ruta 40 returned Sunday with a 9-kilometre Prologue led by Nasser Al-Attiyah and Adrien Van Beveren.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Nasser Al-Attiyah to finish 2023 W2RC season with TGR

By Justin Nguyen
August 21, 2023
2 Mins read
Although his Toyota Gazoo Racing contract was to expire after Argentina, Nasser Al-Attiyah will run the World Rally-Raid Championship finale in Morocco with TGR as well. Neither have revealed their 2024 plans.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2023 Desafio Ruta 40: 99 on entry list

By Justin Nguyen
August 18, 2023
7 Mins read
A near-century of entrants make up the grid for the Desafío Ruta 40, though World Rally-Raid Championship contenders Rokas Baciuška and Sébastien Loeb aren’t among them.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Dakar veteran Vitaliy Yevtyekhov "delighted" with ParaBaja co-driver invite for wounded Ukrainian troops

By Justin Nguyen
August 17, 2023
4 Mins read
3× Dakar Rally navigator Vitaliy Yevtyekhov sees the Rally TT Cuenca inviting a wounded Ukrainian soldier to be a co-driver as a positive step in their recovery, and he is willing to help whoever takes part.
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Maxime Pouponnot to run Rallye du Maroc in 2025 Dakar Rally campaign

By Justin Nguyen
August 16, 2023
1 Mins read
Sand racer Maxime Pouponnot hopes to follow in his father’s footsteps and race at the Dakar Rally in 2025. To get there, he plans to run the Rallye du Maroc in October.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Restless Team Ukraine celebrates maiden European Bajas podium

By Justin Nguyen
August 15, 2023
1 Mins read
With their domestic championship on hold due to the war, Restless Team Ukraine decided to enter the FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, and it paid off at the Hungarian Baja where they finished 3rd in T4.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Despite "near unbearable" ending, Andrew Houlihan savours Hungarian Baja performance in conditions

By Justin Nguyen
August 15, 2023
1 Mins read
After navigating through rocky terrain and clouds of dust, Andrew Houlihan continues to lead the FIM Bajas World Cup’s Veterans Trophy after finishing 9th overall in the Hungarian Baja.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Jonathan Finn after Hungarian Baja: "Rally isn't easy, you just got to deal with these things"

By Justin Nguyen
August 14, 2023
2 Mins read
Jonathan Finn’s last-stage misfortunes continued when his bike chain fell off multiple times to end the Hungarian Baja in 13th among FIM riders, but a finish is a finish.
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