W2RC WORLD
RALLY-RAID
CHAMPIONSHIP

The world’s top drivers, riders, teams and
manufacturers compete in rally-raid’s biggest events,
with the Dakar Rally as its ultimate challenge.

¿WHAT IS THE W2RC?

The W2RC (World Rally-Raid Championship) brings together the world’s leading drivers, riders, teams and manufacturers. Thousands of kilometres, navigation, dust, sand and long days make simply reaching the finish part of the challenge.

The Dakar Rally opens the season as its most iconic event, but the championship continues across some of the world’s most demanding terrain. Every rally presents a different challenge: desert, fast tracks, dunes and navigation, where a small mistake can completely change a race.

Speed alone is not enough. Navigation, reliability and consistency over several days are just as important. That is the W2RC: rally-raid at the highest level.

W2RC 2027 CALENDAR

Five rounds make up the 2027 W2RC calendar, from the Dakar Rally in January to the Rallye du Maroc in October. The championship will travel through Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Portugal and Morocco, taking on dunes, fast tracks and vastly different rally-raid terrain.

1

DAKAR RALLY

SAUDI ARABIA
1–15 JANUARY
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2

ABU DHABI DESERT CHALLENGE

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
21–26 MARCH
SSV de rally raid afrontando un tramo de tierra durante la Baja Aragón
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3

SOUTH AFRICAN SAFARI RALLY

SOUTH AFRICA
14–19 JUNE
Vehículo SSV compitiendo en la Baja Aragón, la prueba de rally raid más importante de España.
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4

BP ULTIMATE RALLY-RAID

PORTUGAL
21–26 SEPTEMBER
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5

RALLYE DU MAROC

MOROCCO
24–29 OCTOBER
Coche de rally raid en una prueba del CERTT 2026 para buscar fotos por dorsal
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LATEST W2RC NEWS

Follow the latest World Rally-Raid Championship news: Dakar, results, drivers, riders, teams, manufacturers and everything happening throughout the W2RC season.

W2RC CATEGORIES

The W2RC brings together a wide range of vehicles, from Ultimate prototypes fighting for overall victory to Challenger, SSV and the new Stock category based on production models. Motorcycles have their own categories and regulations within the World Championship.

W2RC Ultimate rally-raid car

ULTIMATE

The fastest prototypes from the world’s leading manufacturers

W2RC Challenger rally-raid vehicle

CHALLENGER

Lightweight prototypes specifically designed for rally-raid.

W2RC SSV rally-raid vehicle

SSV

Competition-prepared side-by-side vehicles.

W2RC Stock rally-raid vehicle

STOCK

Vehicles more closely based on production models.

Lorenzo Santolino en la Baja Aragón

MOTORCYCLES

The W2RC two-wheel categories, from the elite RallyGP class to Rally2 and Rally3.

DAKAR, THE W2RC’S BIGGEST CHALLENGE

The Dakar opens every World Rally-Raid Championship season and sets the stage for the first major battle between drivers, riders, teams and manufacturers. Two weeks of competition, navigation and endurance where every stage can completely change the race.

DAKAR
THE ULTIMATE
W2RC CHALLENGE

The Dakar is the ultimate benchmark in world rally-raid.
Desert, navigation, marathon stages and thousands
of kilometres where speed alone is not
enough first, you have to finish.