Rally raid is a type of off-road motorsport event for automobiles and motorcycles. Along with shorter baja rallies, rally raid constitutes cross-country rallying. Both the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) co-organise a common World Rally-Raid Championship featuring the same events for both types of vehicle.
Historic Chronology of Rally Raid
W2RC
World Rally-Raid Championship
FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies (Defunct)
FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship (Defunct)
Dakar Rally
Africa Eco Race
Silk Way Rally
Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
Rallye OiLibya du Maroc
Merzouga Rally
Rallye des Pharaons
2008 Central Europe Rally
Budapest-Bamako – Largest amateur rally raid
Sonora Rally
Rally Adventure Georgia
Rimba Raid
Rebelle Rally
Udabno Rally
The World Rally-Raid Championship (officially abbreviated as W2RC) is a rally raid series co-sanctioned by the FIA and FIM and promoted by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO).[1][2] The championship’s seasons culminate with world championship titles in both automobile and motorcycle categories.Beginning in 2022, the series replaced both the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies and FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship as the top echelon of the sport of rally raid.[3] ASO will serve as series promotor for a period of five years.
FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies 1993 -2021
FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship 1999 – 2021
World Rally-Raid Championship 2R Since 2022