2023 World Rally-Raid Championship Explained

The 2023 World Rally-Raid Championship was the second season of the annual competition for rally raid events sanctioned by both the FIA and FIM. The Amaury Sport Organization is in the second of a five-year contract to promote the championship.^{[1] [2]}

Calendar

The calendar for the 2023 season featured five rally-raid events.^{[3] [4]} The famous Dakar Rally was again the opening event while both the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and Rallye du Maroc returned as longstanding events. New for 2023 were the Mexico-based Sonora Rally and Argentina's Desafio Ruta 40; replacing rounds originally held in Kazakhstan and Spain.^[5]

Round	Dates	Rally name	Format	Ref.
1	31 December–15 January	Dakar Rally	Marathon
2	25 February–2 March	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	Rally
3	22–28 April	Sonora Rally	Rally	^[6]
4	26 August–1 September	Desafío Ruta 40	Rally	^[7]
5	12–18 October	Rallye du Maroc	Rally

FIA World Rally-Raid Championship

• Entrants competing in the T1, T2, T3, and T4 classes are eligible for the overall World Championship.^[8]

Entry list

T1 Teams & Drivers
Constructor	Vehicle	Team	Driver	Co-driver	Rounds
Audi	RS Q E-Tron E2	Team Audi Sport	Mattias Ekström	Emil Bergkvist	1, 5
			Stéphane Peterhansel	Édouard Boulanger	1, 5
			Carlos Sainz Sr.	Lucas Cruz	1, 5
BAIC	BJ40	BAIC ORV	Zhang Guoyu	Jean-Pierre Garcin	1
				Oriol Mena	2–3
			Zi Yunliang	Sha He	1–3
Century	CR6-T	Century Racing Factory Team	Mathieu Serradori	Loïc Minaudier	1, 5
Ford	Raptor RS Cross Country	Orlen Benzina Team	Martin Prokop	Viktor Chytka	1–2, 5
Mini	John Cooper Works Plus	X-Raid Mini JCW Team	Sebastian Halpern	Bernardo Graue	1–4
			Krzysztof Hołowczyc	Lukasz Kurzeja	5
	John Cooper Works Buggy		Denis Krotov	Konstantin Zhiltsov	1–3
Prodrive	Hunter	GCK Motorsport	Guerlain Chicherit	Alex Winocq	1–3
		Bahrain Raid Xtreme	Sébastien Loeb	Fabian Lurquin	1–3
			Orlando Terranova	Alex Haro	1
				Bernardo Graue	5
SMG	HW2021	Hanwei Motorsport Team	Tian Po	Du Xuanyi	1–2
			Han Wei	Ma Li	1–2
Toyota	Hilux Overdrive	Overdrive Racing	Yazeed Al-Rajhi	Dirk von Zitzewitz	1
				Timo Gottschalk	2–5
			Erik van Loon	Sébastien Delaunay	1
			Juan Cruz Yacopini	Daniel Oliveras	1–3, 5
			Denis Krotov	Konstantin Zhiltsov	4–5
			Eugenio Amos	Paolo Ceci	4
			Guerlain Chicherit	Alex Winocq	5
	GR DKR Hilux		Nasser Al-Attiyah	Mathieu Baumel	All
	Hilux	ProXCars TME Rally Team	Magdalena Zajac	Jacek Czachor	1–2, 5

Results

Round	Rally name	FIA World Rally-Raid Championship Podium finishers
	Rank	Driver/Co-Driver	Car	Time
1	Dakar Rally	1	Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel	Toyota GR DKR Hilux	45:03:15
2		Sébastien Loeb Fabian Lurquin	Prodrive Hunter	46:24:04
3		Martin Prokop Viktor Chytka	Ford Raptor RS Cross Country	48:43:59
2	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	1	Yazeed Al-Rajhi Timo Gottschalk	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	16:28:06
2		Martin Prokop Viktor Chytka	Ford Raptor RS Cross Country	16:40:37
3		Seth Quintero Dennis Zenz	Cam-Am Maverick X3	16:58:31
3	Sonora Rally	1	Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel	Toyota GR DKR Hilux	10:29:55
2		Yazeed Al-Rajhi Timo Gottschalk	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	10:36:17
3		Sebastian Halpern Bernardo Graue	Mini John Cooper Works Plus	10:44:13
4	Desafio Ruta 40	1	Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel	Toyota GR DKR Hilux	15:10:03
		2	Juan Cruz Yacopini Daniel Oliveras	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	15:32:06
		3	Yazeed Al-Rajhi Timo Gottschalk	Toyota Hilux Overdrive	15:40:30
5	Rallye du Maroc	1	Yazeed Al-Rajhi Timo Gottschalk	Toyota Hilux Overdrive
		2	Denis Krotov Konstantin Zhiltsov	Toyota Hilux Overdrive
		3	Juan Cruz Yacopini Daniel Oliveras	Toyota Hilux Overdrive

FIA Rally-Raid World Championship for Drivers, Co-Drivers, and Manufacturers

Points systemCompetitors have to be registered to score points.

• Points for final positions in rally events are awarded as per the following table:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Overall Points	30	25	20	17	15	13	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Leg Points	5	4	3	2	1	0

• Points for final positions in marathon events are awarded as per the following table:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Overall Points	50	40	30	25	20	15	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Leg Points	5	4	3	2	1	0

Drivers' & Co-Drivers' championships

Pos	Driver	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points
1	Nasser Al-Attiyah	1^85	Ret	1^51	1^53	15^16	205
2	Yazeed Al-Rajhi	30^19	1^44	2^43	3^32	1^43	181
3	Juan Cruz Yacopini	4^26	4^23	5^20	2^40	3^23	132
4	Sébastien Loeb	2^87	21^14	Ret		18^11	112
5	Sebastian Halpern	6^24	5^19	3^31	11^15		89
6	Martin Prokop	3^31	2^33			4^17	81
7	Mattias Ekström	9^37	22^3	8^9	12^10	6^18	77
8	Denis Krotov	16	Ret	4^22	8^15	2^27	64
9	Guerlain Chicherit	7^49	Ret	21^6			55
10	Seth Quintero	12^8	3^24	17	13^5	7^11	48
11	Austin Jones	10^11	7^11	9^8	6^13		43
12	Mitchell Guthrie	29	16^3	7^11	4^21	22^3	38
13	Cristina Gutiérrez	17	Ret	10^7	5^15	8^9	31
14	Han Wei	5^23	9^8				31
15	Zhang Guoyu	11^10	10^7	6^14			31
16	Rokas Baciuška	14^5	6^13	11^6			24
17	Mathieu Serradori	8^22					22
18	João Ferreira	38	15^3	14^3	9^8	11^6	20
19	Marek Goczał	15^4				5^15	19
20	Francisco López	18		13^4	7^11		15
21	Carlos Sainz Sr.	Ret				12^11	11
22	Claude Fournier	28	14^3	18	10^7		10
23	Stéphane Peterhansel	Ret				14^10	10
24	Pau Navarro	22	8^9				9
25	Zi Yunliang	24	13^4	12^5			9
26	David Zille	36		15^2	14^3	13^4	9
27	Orlando Terranova					16^9	9
28	Kees Koolen					9^8	8
29	Eryk Goczał	13^8					8
30	Dania Akeel					10^7	7
31	Aliyyah Koloc	37	11^6				6
32	Jean-Luc Ceccaldi-Pisson	26	12^5				5
33	Shinsuke Umeda	32	17	20	15^2		2
34	Michał Goczał					23^1	1
Pos	Driver	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points

Pos	Driver	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points
1	Mathieu Baumel	1^85	Ret	1^51	1^53		189
2	Timo Gottschalk		1^44	2^43	3^32		119
3	Daniel Oliveras	4^26	4^23	5^20	2^40		109
4	Fabian Lurquin	2^87	21^14	Ret			101
5	Bernardo Graue	6^24	5^19	3^31	11^15		89
6	Viktor Chytka	3^31	2^33				64
7	Emil Bergkvist	9^37	22^3	8^9	12^10		59
8	Alex Winocq	7^49	Ret	21^6			55
9	Gustavo Gugelmin	10^11	7^11	9^8	6^13		43
10	Dennis Zenz	12^8	3^24	17	13^5		37
11	Konstantin Zhiltsov	16	Ret	4^22	8^15		37
12	Kellon Walch	29	16^3	7^11	4^21		35
13	Ma Li	5^23	9^8				31
14	Oriol Mena	13^8	10^7	6^14			29
15	Oriol Vidal	14^5	6^13	11^6			24
16	Pablo Moreno	17	Ret	10^7	5^15		22
17	Loïc Minaudier	8^22					22
18	Dirk von Zitzewitz	30^19					19
19	Bruno Jacomy				7^11		11
20	Szymon Gospodarczyk		14^3	18	10^7		10
21	Jean-Pierre Garcin	11^10					10
22	François Cazalet		8^9				9
23	Sha He	24	13^4	12^5			9
24	Manuel Porem				9^8		8
25	Stéphane Duplé	37	11^6				6
26	Filipe Palmeiro	38	15^3	14^3			6
27	Cédric Duplé	26	12^5				5
28	Sebastian Cesana	36		15^2	14^3		5
29	Juan Pablo Latrach	18		13^4			4
30	Maciej Marton	15^4					4
31	Maurizio Dominella	Ret	Ret		15^2		2
Pos	Driver	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points

Manufacturer's championship

Points systemA registered manufacturer is allowed to enter a maximum of three crews in each event. Only the top two from each manufacturer will count towards their score. Points are awarded on the same scales as set out for drivers/co-drivers.

Pos	Manufacturer	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points
1	Toyota Gazoo Racing	65	55	55	55	(55)	230
2	X-Raid Mini JCW Team	50	20	37	20	(17)	127
3	Bahrain Raid Xtreme	66	13	11		35	125
4	BAIC ORV	40	32	28			100
Pos	Manufacturer	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points

FIM World Rally-Raid Championship

• Only RallyGP entrants are eligible to compete for the World Championship.^[9]

Entry list

RallyGP Teams & Riders
Constructor	Bike	Team	Rider	Rounds
Gas Gas	450 Rally Factory	Red Bull Gas Gas Factory Racing	Daniel Sanders	1, 3–4
			Sam Sunderland	1, 3–5
Hero	450 Rally	Hero Motorsports Team Rally	Ross Branch	All
			Sebastian Bühler	All
			Franco Caimi	1
			Joaquim Rodrigues	1, 5
Honda	CRF450 Rally	Monster Energy Honda Team	Ricky Brabec	All
			José Ignacio Cornejo	All
			Pablo Quintanilla	All
			Adrien Van Beveren	All
			Skyler Howes	5
Husqvarna	450 Rally Factory	Husqvarna Factory Racing	Luciano Benavides	All
			Skyler Howes	1–3
KTM	450 Rally Factory	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	Kevin Benavides	1, 3
			Toby Price	All
			Matthias Walkner	1, 3–5
	450 Rally Raid	BAS World KTM Racing Team	Mason Klein	1–3

Results

Round	Rally name	FIM World Rally-Raid Championship Podium finishers
	Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Dakar Rally	1	Kevin Benavides	KTM 450 Rally Factory	44:27:20
2		Toby Price	KTM 450 Rally Factory	44:28:03
3		Skyler Howes	Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory	44:32:24
2	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	1	Adrien Van Beveren	Honda CRF 450 Rally	17:13:39
2		Luciano Benavides	Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory	17:17:57
3		Toby Price	KTM 450 Rally Factory	17:18:52
3	Sonora Rally	1	Daniel Sanders	Gas Gas 450 Rally Factory	11:01:09
2		Luciano Benavides	Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory	11:18:25
3		Toby Price	KTM 450 Rally Factory	11:20:52
4	Desafio Ruta 40	1	Luciano Benavides	Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory	16:10:22
		2	Ricky Brabec	Honda CRF 450 Rally	16:20:02
		3	Ross Branch	Hero 450 Rally	16:25:31
5	Rallye du Maroc	1	Toby Price	KTM 450 Rally Factory	15:56:43
		2	Luciano Benavides	Husqvarna 450 Rally Factory	15:59:43
		3	Pablo Quintanilla	Honda CRF 450 Rally	15:59:55

FIM Rally-Raid World Championship for Riders and Manufacturers

Points system

• A rider has to be registered to score points
• Points for final positions in rally events are awarded as per the following table:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th+
Overall Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

• A coefficient of 1.5 will be applied to marathon events. The result will be rounded up to the nearest integer.

Rider's championship

Pos	Rider	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points
1	Luciano Benavides	6^15	2^20	2^20	1^25	2^20	100
2	Toby Price	2^30	3^16	3^16	7^9	1^25	96
3	Adrien Van Beveren	5^17	1^25	5^11	4^13	6^10	76
4	Ross Branch	11^8	5^11	6^10	3^16	4^13	58
5	Pablo Quintanilla	4^20	Ret	8^8	5^11	-	39
6	José Ignacio Cornejo	8^12	4^13	10^6	6^10	5^11	52
7	Kevin Benavides	1^38	-	11^5	-	-	43
8	Daniel Sanders	7^14	-	1^25	-	-	39
9	Ricky Brabec	Ret	7^9	7^9	2^20	-	38
10	Skyler Howes	3^24	6^10	Ret	-	-	34
11	Sebastian Bühler	10^9	Ret	9^7	Ret	7^9	25
12	Matthias Walkner	Ret	-	4^13	Ret	-	13
13	Franco Caimi	9^11	-	-	-	-	11
14	Mason Klein	Ret	Ret	12^4	-	-	4
	Sam Sunderland	Ret	-	Ret	Ret	-	0
	Joaquim Rodrigues	Ret	-	-	-	-	0
Pos	Rider	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points

Manufacturer's championship

Points system

• Points are awarded to the top-two finishing entries for each manufacturer.

Pos	Manufacturer	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points
1	Monster Energy Honda Team	37	38	20	33	27	155
2	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	68	16	29	9	25	147
3	Husqvarna Factory Racing	39	30	20	25	20	134
4	Hero Motorsports Team Rally	20	11	17	16	22	86
5	Red Bull Gas Gas Factory Racing	14	-	25	-	-	39
Pos	Manufacturer	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points

FIA Rally-Raid Championship

T3

Entry list

T3 Teams & Drivers
Constructor	Vehicle	Team	Driver	Co-driver	Rounds
BRP	Can-Am Maverick XRS	Red Bull Can-Am Factory Team	Cristina Gutiérrez	Pablo Moreno	All
			Francisco López	Juan Pablo Latrach	1, 3–4
				Diego Ortega Gil	5
		Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team USA by BFG	Austin Jones	Gustavo Gugelmin	All
			Seth Quintero	Dennis Zenz	All
		South Racing Can-Am	Dania Akeel	Sergio Lafuente	1
				Taye Perry	2
			David Zille	Sebastian Cesana	1, 3–5
			Helder Rodrigues	Gonçalo Reis	1
Can-Am	Maverick X3		Fernando Álvarez	Xavier Panseri	1
			Erik van Loon	Sebastien Delaunay	2
			Mattias Ekström	Emil Bergkvist	2–4
		Team BBR/Pole Position 77	Claude Fournier	Arnold Brucy	1
				Szymon Gospodarczyk	2–4
Buggyra Can-Am	DV21	Buggyra ZM Academy	Aliyyah Koloc	Stéphane Duplé	1–2
PH-Sport	Zephyr	JLC Racing	Jean-Luc Ceccaldi-Pisson	Cédric Duplé	1–2
T3M	By MCE-5 Development		Mitch Guthrie	Kellon Walch	1–3, 5
Yamaha	X-Raid YXZ 1000 R Turbo Prototype	X-Raid Yamaha Supported Team	João Ferreira	Filipe Palmeiro	1–3
				Manuel Porem	4
			Annett Fischer	Annie Seel	1–2
				Lisette Bakker	3

Results

Round	Rally name	FIA Rally-Raid Championship T3 Podium finishers
	Rank	Driver/Co-Driver	Car	Time
1	Dakar Rally	1	Austin Jones Gustavo Gugelmin	BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS	51:55:53
2		Seth Quintero Dennis Zenz	BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS	52:47:58
3		Cristina Gutiérrez Pablo Moreno	BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS	54:52:13
2	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	1	Seth Quintero Dennis Zenz	BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS	16:58:31
2		Austin Jones Gustavo Gugelmin	BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS	17:26:16
3		Aliyyah Koloc Stéphane Duplé	Buggyra Can-Am DV21	19:20:09
3	Sonora Rally	1	Mitch Guthrie Kellon Walch	T3M by MCE-5 Development	11:17:24
2		Mattias Ekström Emil Bergkvist	Can-Am Maverick X3	11:24:02
3		Austin Jones Gustavo Gugelmin	BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS	11:28:10
4	Desafio Ruta 40	1	Mitch Guthrie Kellon Walch	T3M by MCE-5 Development	16:22:31
		2	Cristina Gutiérrez Pablo Moreno	BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS	16:38:49
		3	Austin Jones Gustavo Gugelmin	BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS	16:50:14
5	Rallye du Maroc	1
		2
		3

FIA Rally-Raid Championship for T3 Drivers and Co-Drivers

Points systemCompetitors have to be registered to score points.

• Points for final positions in rally events are awarded as per the following table:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Overall Points	30	25	20	17	15	13	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Leg Points	5	4	3	2	1	0

• Points for final positions in marathon events are awarded as per the following table:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Overall Points	50	40	30	25	20	15	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Leg Points	5	4	3	2	1	0

T3 Drivers' & Co-Drivers' championships

Pos	Driver	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points
1	Seth Quintero	2^77	1^50	9^18	8^20	2^36	201
2	Mitch Guthrie	7^58	7^23	1^45	1^48	8^22	196
3	Austin Jones	1^83	2^39	3^24	3^25	7^19	190
4	Cristina Gutiérrez	3^52	Ret	4^26	2^32	3^28	138
5	Francisco López	4^55		5^23	4^26		104
6	João Ferreira	12^28	6^23	6^23	5^23		97
7	Mattias Ekström		10^16	2^38	7^23		77
8	David Zille	10^24		7^17	9^13	6^15	69
9	Claude Fournier	6^20	5^15	10^7	6^13		55
10	Marek Goczał					1^41	41
11	Jean-Luc Ceccaldi-Pisson	5^23	4^18				41
12	Aliyyah Koloc	11^12	3^22				34
13	Dania Akeel	9^15	DSQ			5^16	15
14	Helder Rodrigues	8^22					22
15	Annett Fischer	Ret	9^11	8^9			20
16	Kees Koolen					4^18	18
17	Michal Goczał					9^17	17
18	Erik van Loon		8^13				13
	Fernando Álvarez	Ret					0
Pos	Driver	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points

Pos	Driver	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points
1	Kellon Walch	7^58	7^23	1^45	1^48		174
2	Gustavo Gugelmin	1^83	2^39	3^24	3^25		171
3	Dennis Zenz	2^77	1^50	9^18	8^20		165
4	Pablo Moreno	3^52	Ret	4^26	2^32		110
5	Juan Pablo Latrach	4^55		5^23			78
6	Emil Bergkvist		10^16	2^38	7^23		77
7	Filipe Palmeiro	12^28	6^23	6^23			74
8	Sebastian Cesana	10^24		7^17	9^13		54
9	Cédric Duplé	5^23	4^18				41
10	Szymon Gospodarczyk		5^15	10^7	6^13		35
11	Stéphane Duplé	11^12	3^22				34
12	Bruno Jacomy				4^26		26
13	Manuel Porem				5^23		23
14	Gonçalo Reis	8^22					22
15	Arnold Brucy	6^20					20
16	Sergio Lafuente	9^15					15
17	Sebastien Delaunay		8^13				13
18	Annie Seel	Ret	9^11				11
19	Lisette Bakker			8^9			9
	Xavier Panseri	Ret					0
	Taye Perry		DSQ				0
Pos	Driver	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points

T4

Entry list

T4 Teams & Drivers
Constructor	Vehicle	Team	Driver	Co-driver	Rounds
BRP	Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo	Red Bull Can-Am Factory Team	Rokas Baciuška	Oriol Vidal	1–3
		South Racing Can-Am	Bruno Conti de Oliveira	Pedro Bianchi Prata	1
			Sebastian Guayasamin	Ricardo Torlaschi	1
			Rodrigo Luppi de Oliveira	Maykel Justo	1
			Yasir Seaidan	Alexey Kuzmich	1
			Molly Taylor	Andrew Short	1
		Energylandia Rally Team	Eryk Goczał	Oriol Mena	1
			Marek Goczał	Maciej Marton	1
			Michał Goczał	Szymon Gospodarczyk	1
		Drag'on Rally Team	Nicolás Cavigliasso	Valentina Pertegarini	1
		HRT Technology	Rebecca Busi	Giulia Maroni	1
		FN Speed Team		Sebastien Delaunay	3
			Pau Navarro	Michael Metge	1
				François Cazalet	2
Polaris	RZR Pro R	XTreme Plus Polaris Factory Team	Michele Cinotto	Maurizio Dominella	1–2
			Shinsuke Umeda	Facundo Jaton	1–3

Results

Round	Rally name	FIA Rally-Raid Championship T4 Podium finishers
	Rank	Driver/Co-Driver	Car	Time
1	Dakar Rally	1	Eryk Goczał Oriol Mena	BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo	53:10:14
2		Rokas Baciuška Oriol Vidal	BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo	53:26:58
3		Marek Goczał Maciej Marton	BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo	53:28:20
2	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	1	Rokas Baciuška Oriol Vidal	BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo	17:25:47
2		Pau Navarro François Cazalet	BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo	17:51:47
3		Shinsuke Umeda Facundo Jaton	Polaris RZR Pro R	37:46:35
3	Sonora Rally	1	Rokas Baciuška Oriol Vidal	BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo	11:51:05
2		Rebecca Busi Sebastien Delaunay	BRP Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo	13:50:16
3		Shinsuke Umeda Facundo Jaton	Polaris RZR Pro R	15:38:43
4	Desafio Ruta 40	1	Shinsuke Umeda Maurizio Dominella	Polaris RZR Pro R	41:48:02
5	Rallye du Maroc	1
		2
		3

FIA Rally-Raid Championship for T4 Drivers and Co-Drivers

Points systemCompetitors have to be registered to score points.

• Points for final positions in rally events are awarded as per the following table:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Overall Points	30	25	20	17	15	13	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Leg Points	5	4	3	2	1	0

• Points for final positions in marathon events are awarded as per the following table:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Overall Points	50	40	30	25	20	15	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Leg Points	5	4	3	2	1	0

T4 Drivers' & Co-Drivers' championships

Pos	Driver	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points
1	Rokas Baciuška	2^79	1^55	1^55			189
2	Shinsuke Umeda	11^9	3^35	3^35	1^50	3^31	160
3	Eryk Goczał	1^86					86
4	Pau Navarro	7^28	2^45				73
5	Sebastian Guayasamin	6^27				2^44	71
6	Marek Goczał	3^67					67
7	João Ferreira					1^54	54
8	Michał Goczał	5^50					50
7	Rebecca Busi	Ret		2^45			45
8	Yasir Seaidan	9^35					35
9	Bruno Conti de Oliveira	4^30					30
11	Rodrigo Luppi de Oliveira	12^27					27
12	Molly Taylor	8^20					20
13	Nicolás Cavigliasso	10^13					13
	Michele Cinotto	Ret	Ret				0
Pos	Driver	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points

Pos	Driver	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points
1	Oriol Vidal	2^79	1^55	1^55			189
2	Oriol Mena	1^86					86
3	Facundo Jaton	11^9	3^35	3^35			79
4	Maciej Marton	3^67					67
5	Maurizio Dominella	Ret	Ret		1^55		55
6	Szymon Gospodarczyk	5^50					50
7	François Cazalet		2^45				45
8	Sebastien Delaunay			2^45			45
9	Alexey Kuzmich	9^35					35
10	Pedro Bianchi Prata	4^30					30
11	Michael Metge	7^28					28
12	Ricardo Torlaschi	6^27					27
13	Maykel Justo	12^27					27
14	Andrew Short	8^20					20
15	Valentina Pertegarini	10^13					13
	Giulia Maroni	Ret					0
Pos	Driver	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points

T5

• Entries competing in the T5 category will only compete in the legs at Dakar, Abu Dhabi, and Morocco.^[10]

Entry list

T5 Teams & Drivers
Constructor	Vehicle	Team	Driver	Co-drivers	Rounds
Ford	Cargo 4X4	Fesh Fesh Team	Albert Llovera	Margot Llobera Petr Vojkovsky	1
Tatra	Jamal		Tomas Vratny	Bartlomiej Boba Jaromir Martinec	1
Iveco	PowerStar	Project 2030	Kees Koolen	Wouter de Graaff Wouter Rosegaar	1
		MM Technology	Martin Macik	František Tomášek David Svanda	1
		Boss Machinery Team De Rooy Iveco	Janus van Kasteren	Darek Rodewald Marcel Snijders	1

Results

Round	Rally name	FIA Rally-Raid Championship T5 Podium finishers
	Rank	Driver/Co-Driver	Car	Time
1	Dakar Rally	1	Janus van Kasteren Darek Rodewald Marcel Snijders	Iveco PowerStar	54:03:33
2		Martin Macik František Tomášek David Svanda	Iveco PowerStar	55:18:07
3		Tomas Vratny Bartlomiej Boba Jaromir Martinec	Tatra Jamal	68:27:25
2	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	1
2
3
5	Rallye du Maroc	1
		2
		3

FIA Rally-Raid Championship for T5 Drivers and Co-Drivers

Points systemCompetitors have to be registered to score points.

• Points for final positions in rally events are awarded as per the following table:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Overall Points	30	25	20	17	15	13	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Leg Points	5	4	3	2	1	0

• Points for final positions in marathon events are awarded as per the following table:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Overall Points	50	40	30	25	20	15	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Leg Points	5	4	3	2	1	0

T5 Drivers' & Co-Drivers' championships

Pos	Driver	DAK	ABU	MOR	Points
1	Janus van Kasteren	1^113			113
2	Martin Macik	2^102			102
3	Tomas Vratny	3^66			66
	Kees Koolen	Ret			0
	Albert Llovera	Ret			0
Pos	Driver	DAK	ABU	MOR	Points

Pos	Driver	DAK	ABU	MOR	Points
1	Darek Rodewald Marcel Snijders	1^113			113
2	František Tomášek David Svanda	2^102			102
3	Bartlomiej Boba Jaromir Martinec	3^66			66
	Wouter de Graaff Wouter Rosegaar	Ret			0
	Margot Llobera Petr Vojkovsky	Ret			0
Pos	Driver	DAK	ABU	MOR	Points

FIM Rally-Raid World Cup

Rally2

Entry list

Rally2 Teams & Riders
Constructor	Team	Rider	Rounds
Husqvarna	Team Dumontier Racing	Romain Dumontier	1, 3–4
	HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing	Michael Docherty	1
		Mirjam Pol	1
		Toni Mulec	1
	Duust Rally Team	Jacob Argubright	1, 3
	Team Casteu	Camille Chapelière	1
	Saudi Dirtbike Center	Mishal Alghuneim	1
		Ionut Florea	2
Kove	Kove Racing	Neels Theric	3
		Sunier Sunier	3
KTM	BAS World KTM Racing Team	Bradley Cox	1, 3–4
		Paolo Lucci	1–4
		Toni Mulec	2
		Michael Docherty	4
		Jiri Broz	4
	Strojrent Racing	Jan Brabec	1
	Nomade Racing	Mathieu Dovèze	1
		Jean-Loup Lepan	1
	Duust Diverse Racing		2, 4
		Konrad Dąbrowski	2–4
	American Rally Originals	David Pearson
	XRaids Experience	Sandra Gómez	1
		Dominique Cizeau Girault	2, 4
	M3 Rally Team	John William Medina	1
		Andrei Danila	2

Results

Round	Rally name	FIM Rally-Raid World Cup Rally2 Podium finishers
	Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Dakar Rally	1	Romain Dumontier	Husqvarna 450 Rally	46:31:44
2		Paolo Lucci	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	47:03:58
3		Michael Docherty	Husqvarna FR 450 Rally	47:48:27
2	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	1	Jean-Loup Lepan	KTM 450 Rally	18:44:27
2		Paolo Lucci	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	18:52:52
3		Toni Mulec	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	19:27:29
3	Sonora Rally	1	Romain Dumontier	Husqvarna 450 Rally	11:48:21
2		Jacob Argubright	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	12:06:08
3		Paolo Lucci	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	12:24:29
4	Desafio Ruta 40	1	Bradley Cox	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	17:01:01
		2	Konrad Dąbrowski	KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica	17:39:54
		3	Romain Dumontier	Husqvarna 450 Rally	17:51:29
5	Rallye du Maroc	1
		2
		3

FIM Rally-Raid World Cup for Rally2 Riders

Points system

• A rider has to be registered to score points
• Points for final positions in rally events are awarded as per the following table:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th+
Overall Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

• A coefficient of 1.5 will be applied to marathon events. The result will be rounded up to the nearest integer.

Rider's championship

Pos	Rider	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points
1	Romain Dumontier	1^38		1^25	3^16		79
2	Paolo Lucci	2^30	2^20	3^16	Ret		66
3	Jean-Loup Lepan	4^20	1^25		4^13		58
4	Bradley Cox	Ret		6^10	1^25		35
5	Jacob Argubright	6^15		2^20			35
6	Michael Docherty	3^24			7^9		33
7	Konrad Dąbrowski		Ret	5^11	2^20		31
8	Toni Mulec	7^14	3^16				30
9	Dominique Cizeau Girault		4^13		6^10		23
10	Mathieu Dovèze	5^17					17
11	Neels Theric			4^13			13
12	Jan Brabec	8^12					12
13	Ionut Florea		5^11				11
14	Jiri Broz				5^11		11
15	Mirjam Pol	9^11					11
16	Sunier Sunier			7^9			9
	Mishal Alghuneim	Ret					0
	Camille Chapelière	Ret					0
	Sandra Gómez	Ret					0
	John William Medina	Ret					0
	Andrei Danila		Ret				0
Pos	Rider	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points

Rally3

Entry list

Rally3 Teams & Riders
Constructor	Bike	Team	Rider	Rounds
Husqvarna	FE 450	Robert Mann FRR	Massimo Camurri	3
KTM	450 EXC-F	High Desert Adventures/Duust Co	Ardit Kurtaj	3
		Xraids Experience		4
			Mauricio Cueva	4
		Duust Diverse Racing	Alexander Chepurko	3
			Leo Dari	4

Results

Round	Rally name	FIM Rally-Raid World Cup Rally3 Podium finishers
	Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
3	Sonora Rally	1	Massimo Camurri	Husqvarna FE 450	15:59:16
2		Ardit Kurtaj	KTM 450 EXC-F	17:25:59
3		Alexander Chepurko	KTM 450 EXC-F	20:30:29
4	Desafio Ruta 40	1	Ardit Kurtaj	KTM 450 EXC-F	23:15:45
		2	Mauricio Cueva	KTM 450 EXC-F	23:26:52
		3	Leo Dari	KTM 450 EXC-F	88:06:01
5	Rallye du Maroc	1
		2
		3

FIM Rally-Raid World Cup for Rally3 Riders

Points system

• A rider has to be registered to score points
• Points for final positions in rally events are awarded as per the following table:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th+
Overall Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

• A coefficient of 1.5 will be applied to marathon events. The result will be rounded up to the nearest integer.

Rider's championship

Pos	Rider	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points
1	Ardit Kurtaj			2^20	1^25		45
2	Massimo Camurri			1^25			25
3	Mauricio Cueva				2^20		20
4	Alexander Chepurko			3^16			16
5	Leo Dari				3^16		16
Pos	Rider	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points

Quad

Entry list

Quad Teams & Riders
Constructor	Bike	Team	Rider	Rounds
CFMoto	CForce 1000	CFMoto Thunder Racing Team	Adomas Gančierius	2
			Antonas Kanopkinas	2
Yamaha	Raptor 700	Varga Motorsport Team	Juraj Varga	1, 4
		Story Racing S.R.O.	Laisvydas Kancius	1
		AG Dakar School		2–3
		Del Amo Motorsports by Motul	Pablo Copetti	1
		Drag'on Rally Team	Axel Dutrie	1
		Verza Rally Team	Carlos Alejandro Verza	1
		Abu Dhabi Team	Abdulaziz Ahli	1–2
		7240 Team	Manuel Andújar	1, 4
			Rodolfo Guillioli	2–4

Results

Round	Rally name	FIM Rally-Raid World Cup Quad Podium finishers
	Rank	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Dakar Rally	1	Pablo Copetti	Yamaha Raptor 700	58:37:25
2		Juraj Varga	Yamaha Raptor 700	59:35:52
3		Laisvydas Kancius	Yamaha Raptor 700	76:00:23
2	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	1	Abdulaziz Ahli	Yamaha Raptor 700	22:01:51
2		Laisvydas Kancius	Yamaha Raptor 700	23:07:33
3		Adomas Gančierius	CFMoto CForce 1000	27:02:17
3	Sonora Rally	1	Laisvydas Kancius	Yamaha Raptor 700	15:33:14
2		Rodolfo Guillioli	Yamaha Raptor 700	16:19:45
4	Desafío Ruta 40	1	Manuel Andújar	Yamaha Raptor 700	19:24:30
		2	Rodolfo Guillioli	Yamaha Raptor 700	22:38:12
		3	Juraj Varga	Yamaha Raptor 700	39:55:39
5	Rallye du Maroc	1
		2
		3

FIM Rally-Raid World Cup for Quad Riders

Points system

• A rider has to be registered to score points
• Points for final positions in rally events are awarded as per the following table:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th+
Overall Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

• A coefficient of 1.5 will be applied to marathon events. The result will be rounded up to the nearest integer.

Rider's championship

Pos	Rider	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points
1	Laisvydas Kancius	3^24	2^20	1^25			69
2	Rodolfo Guillioli		4^13	2^20	2^20		53
3	Juraj Varga	2^30			3^16		46
4	Pablo Copetti	1^38					38
5	Abdulaziz Ahli	Ret	1^25				25
6	Manuel Andújar	Ret			1^25		25
7	Carlos Alejandro Verza	4^20					20
8	Adomas Gančierius		3^16				16
9	Antonas Kanopkinas		5^11				11
	Axel Dutrie	Ret					0
Pos	Rider	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points

FIM Rally-Raid Trophies

FIM Junior trophy

Pos	Rider	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points
1	Jean-Loup Lepan	1^38	1^25		3^16		79
2	Bradley Cox	Ret		2^20	1^25		45
3	Konrad Dąbrowski		Ret	1^25	2^20		45
Pos	Rider	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points

FIM Women's trophy

Pos	Rider	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points
1	Mirjam Pol	1^38					38
	Sandra Gómez	Ret					0
Pos	Rider	DAK	ABU	SON	DES	MOR	Points

FIM Veteran's trophy

External links

• • - FIA Rally-Raid
• - FIM Rally-Raid

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STATUS FOR CROSS-COUNTRY RALLYING, WITH DAKAR RALLY AS ITS CORNERSTONE; A.S.O. APPOINTED GLOBAL PROMOTER. World Rally-Raid Championship. en.
2. Web site: A.S.O. ANNOUNCED AS THE FIRST EVER FIM WORLD RALLY-RAID CHAMPIONSHIP PROMOTER. World Rally-Raid Championship. en.
3. News: FIA WORLD RALLY-RAID CHAMPIONSHIP AND CROSS-COUNTRY BAJAS CALENDARS FOR 2023 UNVEILED. 7 November 2022. fia.com.
4. News: FIM WORLD RALLY-RAID CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 CALENDAR: VIA THE AMERICAS. 9 November 2022. fim-moto.com.
5. News: W2RC 2023: FIA-FIM World Rally-Raid Championship 2023 Calendar: Via the Americas. 9 November 2022. ralyraidnetwork.com.
6. News: The Sonora Rally Joins the W2RC. race-dezert.com.
7. News: Vuelve la serie Dakar a la Argentina con el Desafío Ruta 40. cba24n.com.ar.
8. Web site: FIA CROSS COUNTRY RALLIES. fia.com. 27 December 2022.
9. Web site: FIM Documents. fim-moto.com. 27 December 2022.
10. News: TOYOTA GAZOO RACING, TEAM AUDI SPORT, X-RAID MINI AND BAHRAIN RAID XTREME SET FOR DAKAR RALLY SHOWDOWN. 27 December 2022. fia.com.