After winning the Sonora Rally's Dakar Dreams challenge, Ryan Nariño will technically run his first W2RC race since 2023 as he enters the Desafío Ruta 40 to earn more points on the Road to Dakar.
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#DR40 #DesafioRuta40 #Dakar2027 #DakarRally #W2RC
A change of plans means instead of running the Desafío Ruta 40, Justin Jumet and Matthew Ransom will use the Rallye du Maroc as their Dakar qualifying race.
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#RdM2026 #RallyeduMaroc #Dakar2027 #DakarRally #W2RC
The Classic Series Trophy will be awarded for those competing in the 2026 Rallye du Maroc Classic and 2027 Dakar Classic. The RdM Classic will also award a Road to Dakar.
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#RdM2026 #RallyeduMaroc #Dakar2027 #DakarClassic #W2RC
After winning Rally3 in Portugal, Gonçalo Amaral and his brother Salvador hope to be accepted for the 2027 Dakar Rally. To get there, they also plan to run the Rallye du Maroc.
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#Dakar2027 #DakarRally #RdM2026 #RallyeduMaroc #W2RC
The now-penultimate round of the World Rally-Raid Championship will have Agadir and Zagora as the base camps.
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#RallyeduMaroc #RdM2026 #W2RC
DAKAR RALLY 𝕏🔁 @OfficialW2RC@twitter.com:
What’s next? The journey continues 🌍
Next stop: Argentina 🇦🇷
#W2RC #FIA #FIM
https://nitter.net/dakar/status/2039403470646542522
DAKAR RALLY 𝕏🔁 @OfficialW2RC@twitter.com:
BACK STRONGER THAN EVER 🦾
1️⃣ A solid comeback after Dakar.
2️⃣ A great performance in Portugal.
3️⃣ Ready to give 100% in Argentina.
#W2RC #FIM
After making his Dakar Rally debut this year, David Brock is looking at running the Africa Eco Race in 2027. He also plans to run the Rallye du Maroc, which he missed last year due to injury.
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#AER2027 #AfricaEcoRace #RdM2026 #RallyeduMaroc #W2RC
Like the Dakar Rally's Original by Motul, the Desafío Ruta 40 will have a new Malle Moto class for Rally2, Rally3, and Quad riders competing without assistance.
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#DR40 #DesafioRuta40 #W2RC
With KTM X-Bow now owned by the de Mévius family, the plan is to rebrand G Rally Team into KTM X-Bow Off-Road and build production UTVs to race in the SSV category.
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#DakarRally #W2RC
After winning the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal, Stéphane Peterhansel was handed a €500 fine by the FIA because he didn't have the homologation form for his Defender.
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#RallyRaidPortugal #W2RC
After a frustrating Dakar Rally with X-raid in an obsolete and underdeveloped Mini, rejoining Overdrive Racing isn't out of the question for Guillaume de Mévius.,
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#DakarRally #W2RC
Missed last week's BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal? Check out our archive of stories here!
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#RallyRaidPortugal #W2RC
After going three years without a World Rally-Raid Championship win, Sébastien Loeb has now won two of the last three races.
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#RallyRaidPortugal #W2RC
With his collarbone healed, reigning champion Daniel Sanders fought off Tosha Schareina to win the Rally-Raid Portugal for the second year in a row.
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#RallyRaidPortugal #W2RC
Bruno Santos not only led the Portugal Rally2 overall from Stage 1 to finish, but was oftentimes as fast as RallyGP riders.
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#RallyRaidPortugal #W2RC
Stéphane Peterhansel held off Dakar winner Rokas Baciuška to win the BP UItimate Rally-Raid Portugal's Stock class, and Defender was more than pleased seeing the T2 cars keep pace with T1.
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#RallyRaidPortugal #W2RC
Exiled from Dakar, the Quad class began its 2026 World Rally-Raid Championship season in Portugal. CFMOTOs dominated with Antanas Kanopkinas and Adomas Gančierius, but Alexis Varagne had his time to shine too.
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#RallyRaidPortugal #W2RC
After mechanical issues knocked him out in 2025, Gonçalo Amaral returned to the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal with a vengeance as he won all but one stage in Rally3.
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#RallyRaidPortugal #W2RC
Miguel Barbosa didn't win any stages in Portugal, but his Polaris RZR's consistency was key to holding off the Can-Am Mavericks for the SSV overall.
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#RallyRaidPortugal #W2RC
Luís Cidade was routinely the fastest of the five Road to Dakar entrants in Portugal, but a Stage 2 DNF opened the door for Andréa Deldossi to punch his 2027 Dakar Rally ticket.
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#RallyRaidPortugal #W2RC #Dakar2027 #DakarRally
After being the 40th-fastest bike in the 2025 Rally-Raid Portugal, Pedro Bianchi Prata's electric motorcycle was 31st at this year's race.
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#RallyRaidPortugal #W2RC
🏆🇫🇷 𝐒𝐞́𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐞𝐛 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲-𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐝𝐮 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐥 !
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🏁 Sébastien Loeb a remporté le Rally-Raid du Portugal et pris la tête du classement du championnat du monde
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DAKAR RALLY 𝕏🔁 @OfficialW2RC@twitter.com:
Watch now! 🎥 Highlights STAGE 5 🍿
➡️ fb.watch/G0GhN2Pm9R/
#W2RC #FIM #FIA #RallyRaidPortugal
https://nitter.net/dakar/status/2035986299086164149
Daniel Sanders gana el Rally-Raid Portugal 2026 tras liderar de inicio a fin bajo lluvia y barro. Canet firma un gran P4 y Benavides mantiene el liderato del Mundial.
#RallyRaid #KTM #DanielSanders #W2RC #Portugal2026
For the first time since the final day of the 2025 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, a CFMOTO didn't win a Quad stage as Alexis Varagne closed out Portugal on top.
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#RallyRaidPortugal #W2RC
DAKAR RALLY 𝕏🔁 @OfficialW2RC@twitter.com:
🇵🇹🏆 Back-to-back wins in Portugal for Chucky! 2025–2026 🏆🏆
#W2RC #FIM #RallyRaidPortugal
*Subject to the official publication of the results by the FIM
https://nitter.net/dakar/status/2035771391375556867
DAKAR RALLY 𝕏🔁 @OfficialW2RC@twitter.com:
👑 LOEB AND BOULANGER, KINGS OF PORTUGAL 🇵🇹
#W2RC #FIA #RallyRaidPortugal
*Subject to the official publication of the results by the FIA
https://nitter.net/dakar/status/2035771327575945483
Steven Rotsaert, who was 31st overall entering the final stage, has been disqualified from the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal for leaving the route to refuel at a nearby out-of-bounds station.
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#RallyRaidPortugal #W2RC