BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal is an international rally-raid competition held in Portugal.[1] It is organized by Automóvel Club de Portugal (ACP)[2] and the race is the third leg of the FIA FIM World Rally-Raid Championship 2024 (W2RC) and is a points scoring event.[3][4][5]
The inaugural edition was held from 2 to 7 April 2024. It is held in Portugal and Spain and the only European race in the W2RC calendar. Some of the World's top drivers and riders take part in the series.[6]
Rally route[edit]
The route includes five stages, known as SS or Selective Sections covering a distance of about 1000km. The event runs for cars, bikes and quads on different terrain like sandy beaches of the Alentejo coast, good roads of the Ribatejo and rocky Spanish Extremadura. After the Prologue in the morning of 3 April 2024, the first stage consisted of 100km.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ www.bajattacp.pt. "Rally Raid". rallyraidportugal.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ www.acp.pt. "BP Ultimate Rally Raid Portugal". www.acp.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Pearson, Jon (2024-03-28). "2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal: Brabec back for W2RC round three this week". Enduro21. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Nguyen, Justin (2024-04-02). "2024 BP Ultimate Rally-Raid: Sponsor obligations sideline Ricky Brabec". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Sainz to defend W2RC lead in JCW Mini". Motorsport Week. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "BP ULTIMATE RALLY RAID PORTUGAL - Live race coverage". www.portugal.live.worldrallyraidchampionship.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ www.bajattacp.pt. "Spanish mastery in motorcycle". rallyraidportugal.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-04.