2025 World Rally-Raid Championship
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The 2025 World Rally-Raid Championship is the fourth season of the annual competition for rally raid events sanctioned by both the FIA and FIM. The Amaury Sport Organization is in the fourth of a five-year contract to promote the championship.[1][2]
Calendar
[edit]The calendar for the 2025 season features five rally-raid events. Like the previous seasons, the Dakar Rally will once again host the opening event, while the South Africa Safari Rally was added to the calendar, replacing Desafío Ruta 40.[3][4]
| Round | Dates | Rally name | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 January–17 January |  Dakar Rally
|
Marathon |
| 2 | 21–27 February |  Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
|
Rally |
| 3 | 2–7 April |  South Africa Safari Rally
|
Rally |
| 4 | 22–28 September |  BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal
|
Rally |
| 5 | 10–17 October |  Rallye du Maroc
|
Rally |
FIA World Rally-Raid Championship
[edit]- Entrants competing in the Ultimate, Challenger, and SSV classes are eligible for the overall World Championship.[5]
FIM World Rally-Raid Championship
[edit]- Only riders competing in the RallyGP category are eligible for the FIM Rally-Raid World Championship. World Cup titles are available for champions of the Rally2, Rally3, and Quad categories.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STATUS FOR CROSS-COUNTRY RALLYING, WITH DAKAR RALLY AS ITS CORNERSTONE; A.S.O. APPOINTED GLOBAL PROMOTER". World Rally-Raid Championship.
- ^ "A.S.O. ANNOUNCED AS THE FIRST EVER FIM WORLD RALLY-RAID CHAMPIONSHIP PROMOTER". World Rally-Raid Championship.
- ^ "2025 World Rally-Raid Championship calendar announced – Safari Rally in South Africa added". enduro21.com. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "2025 FIA-FIM World Rally-Raid Championships Calendar". Cycle News. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "W2RC - Dakar set to kick-start 2024 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship in January with spectacular entry". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "FIM Documents". fim-moto.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.