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.
Calendar The calendar for the 2023 season featured five rally-raid events. 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.
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 4 26 August–1 September Desafío Ruta 40 Rally 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. Entry list T1 Teams & DriversConstructorVehicleTeamDriverCo-driverRounds 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 BaumelToyota 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 BaumelToyota GR DKR Hilux 10:29:55 2 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Timo GottschalkToyota Hilux Overdrive 10:36:17 3 Sebastian Halpern Bernardo GraueMini John Cooper Works Plus 10:44:13 4 Desafio Ruta 40 1 Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu BaumelToyota GR DKR Hilux 15:10:03 2 Juan Cruz Yacopini Daniel OliverasToyota Hilux Overdrive 15:32:06 3 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Timo GottschalkToyota Hilux Overdrive 15:40:30 5 Rallye du Maroc 1 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Timo GottschalkToyota Hilux Overdrive 2 Denis Krotov Konstantin ZhiltsovToyota Hilux Overdrive 3 Juan Cruz Yacopini Daniel OliverasToyota Hilux Overdrive
FIA Rally-Raid World Championship for Drivers, Co-Drivers, and Manufacturers Points system Competitors 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 185 Ret 151 153 1516 205 2 Yazeed Al-Rajhi 3019 144 243 332 143 181 3 Juan Cruz Yacopini 426 423 520 240 323 132 4 Sébastien Loeb 287 2114 Ret 1811 112 5 Sebastian Halpern 624 519 331 1115 89 6 Martin Prokop 331 233 417 81 7 Mattias Ekström 937 223 89 1210 618 77 8 Denis Krotov 16 Ret 422 815 227 64 9 Guerlain Chicherit 749 Ret 216 55 10 Seth Quintero 128 324 17 135 711 48 11 Austin Jones 1011 711 98 613 43 12 Mitchell Guthrie 29 163 711 421 223 38 13 Cristina Gutiérrez 17 Ret 107 515 89 31 14 Han Wei 523 98 31 15 Zhang Guoyu 1110 107 614 31 16 Rokas Baciuška 145 613 116 24 17 Mathieu Serradori 822 22 18 João Ferreira 38 153 143 98 116 20 19 Marek Goczał 154 515 19 20 Francisco López 18 134 711 15 21 Carlos Sainz Sr. Ret 1211 11 22 Claude Fournier 28 143 18 107 10 23 Stéphane Peterhansel Ret 1410 10 24 Pau Navarro 22 89 9 25 Zi Yunliang 24 134 125 9 26 David Zille 36 152 143 134 9 27 Orlando Terranova 169 9 28 Kees Koolen 98 8 29 Eryk Goczał 138 8 30 Dania Akeel 107 7 31 Aliyyah Koloc 37 116 6 32 Jean-Luc Ceccaldi-Pisson 26 125 5 33 Shinsuke Umeda 32 17 20 152 2 34 Michał Goczał 231 1 Pos Driver DAK ABU SON DES MOR Points
Pos Driver DAK ABU SON DES MOR Points 1 Mathieu Baumel 185 Ret 151 153 1516 205 2 Timo Gottschalk 144 243 332 143 162 3 Daniel Oliveras 426 423 520 240 323 132 4 Fabian Lurquin 287 2114 Ret 1811 112 5 Bernardo Graue 624 519 331 1115 169 98 6 Viktor Chytka 331 233 417 81 7 Emil Bergkvist 937 223 89 1210 618 77 8 Konstantin Zhiltsov 16 Ret 422 815 227 64 9 Alex Winocq 749 Ret 216 55 10 Dennis Zenz 128 324 17 135 711 48 11 Gustavo Gugelmin 1011 711 98 613 43 12 Kellon Walch 29 163 711 421 223 38 13 Pablo Moreno 17 Ret 107 515 89 31 14 Ma Li 523 98 31 15 Oriol Mena 138 107 614 29 16 Oriol Vidal 145 613 116 24 17 Loïc Minaudier 822 22 18 Maciej Marton 154 515 19 19 Dirk von Zitzewitz 3019 19 20 Filipe Palmeiro 38 153 143 116 12 21 Bruno Jacomy 711 11 22 Szymon Gospodarczyk 143 18 107 231 11 23 Lucas Cruz 1211 11 24 Jean-Pierre Garcin 1110 10 25 Édouard Boulanger 1410 10 26 François Cazalet 89 9 27 Sha He 24 134 125 9 28 Sebastian Cesana 36 152 143 144 9 29 Manuel Porem 98 8 = Wouter Rosegaar 98 8 31 Sébastien Delaunay 107 7 32 Stéphane Duplé 37 116 6 33 Cédric Duplé 26 125 5 34 Juan Pablo Latrach 18 134 4 35 Maurizio Dominella Ret Ret 152 2 Pos Driver DAK ABU SON DES MOR Points
Manufacturer's championship Points system A 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. Entry list RallyGP Teams & RidersConstructorBikeTeamRiderRounds 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 PriceKTM 450 Rally Factory15:56:43 2 Luciano BenavidesHusqvarna 450 Rally Factory15:59:43 3 Pablo QuintanillaHonda CRF 450 Rally15:59:55
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 615 220 220 125 220 100 2 Toby Price 230 316 316 79 125 96 3 Adrien Van Beveren 517 125 511 413 610 76 4 Ross Branch 118 511 610 316 413 58 5 Pablo Quintanilla 420 Ret 88 511 - 39 6 José Ignacio Cornejo 812 413 106 610 511 52 7 Kevin Benavides 138 - 115 - - 43 8 Daniel Sanders 714 - 125 - - 39 9 Ricky Brabec Ret 79 79 220 - 38 10 Skyler Howes 324 610 Ret - - 34 11 Sebastian Bühler 109 Ret 97 Ret 79 25 12 Matthias Walkner Ret - 413 Ret - 13 13 Franco Caimi 911 - - - - 11 14 Mason Klein Ret Ret 124 - - 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 & DriversConstructorVehicleTeamDriverCo-driverRounds 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
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