Rally dos Sertões is a rally raid competition held in Brazil since 1993. Its name refers to the sertão region of countryside Brazil.
Its precursor was the "Rally São Francisco", organized in 1991 by the architect and racing enthusiast Chico Morais, inspired by the Paris-Dakar Rally. The then motorcycles-only competition started at Ribeirão Preto and finished at Maceió. The rally was first held with its current name in 1993, starting at Campos do Jordão and finishing at Natal; 34 competitors participated in the competition.[1] The following year, 44 competitors took in. In 1995, the rally was open for automobiles and in 1996, for drivers outside Brazil. Besides bikes and cars, the rally has categories for trucks, quad bikes and UTVs.[2] [3] In 2005, the Rally joined the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship calendar.
| Year | Motorcycles | Automobiles | Quad | Trucks | UTV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Gilmar dos Anjos | - | - | - | - |
| 1994 | Joaquim G. Rodrigues Juca Bala | - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | Wedigo Von Borries Suen Von Borries | - | - | - | |
| 1996 | Joaquim G. Rodrigues Juca Bala | Cacá Clauset Norton Lopes | - | - | - |
| 1997 | Juliano Sacioto | Klever Kolberg André Azevedo | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Klever Kolberg André Azevedo | - | - | - | |
| 1999 | José Hélio G. R. Fillo | Riamburgo Ximenes Paulo Roberto Salle | - | Hélio M. Cangueiro João A. Amaral Henri | - |
| 2000 | Reinaldo Varela Alberto Fadigatti | - | André Azevedo Hélio Cangueiro | - | |
| 2001 | Tiago Laurito Fantozzi | Édio Fuchter Milton Pereira | - | Alfredo Yan de Andrade João Guilherme | - |
| 2002 | Édio Fuchter Milton Pereira | - | André Azevedo Robson Pereira | - | |
| 2003 | José Hélio G. R. Fillo | Guilherme Spinelli Marcelo Vivolo | - | Carlos Salvini Guido Salvini | - |
| 2004 | Guilherme Spinelli Marcelo Vivolo | - | André Azevedo Robson P. de Oliveira | - | |
| 2005 | Edú Piano Rogério Almeida | Robert Naji Nahas | Amable Barrasa José Papacena Neto | - | |
| 2006 | João A. Franciosi Rafael Capoani | Carlo Collet | Amable Barrasa José Papacena Neto Domenico Montalbano | - | |
| 2007 | José Hélio | Mauricio Neves Clécio Maestreli | Mauricio Costa Ramos | Edu Paino Solon Mendes Davi Fonseca | - |
| 2008 | José Hélio | Giniel de Villiers Dirk Von Zitzewitz | Robert Naji Nahas | Edú Piano Solon Mendes Davi Fonseca | - |
| 2009 | José Hélio | Carlos Sainz Lucas Cruz | Cristiano Sousa | Edú Piano Solon M. Davi Fonseca | - |
| 2010 | Guilherme Spinelli Youssef Haddad | Rafal Sonik | Marcos Cassol Rodrigo Mello Davi Fonseca | - | |
| 2011 | Guilherme Spinelli Youssef Haddad | Tom Rosa | Edú Piano Solon Mendes Davi Fonseca | Guido Salvini Netto Flavio Bisi Fernando Chwaigert | |
| 2012 | Felipe Zanol | Marcelo Medeiros | Carlos Policarpo Romulo Seccomandi Davi Fonseca | Guido Salvini Netto Flavio Bisi Fernando Chwaigert | |
| 2013 |