Excitement building for SA Rally-Raid Championship

The 2025 South African Rally-Raid Championship might be starting somewhat later than usual, but the spotlight has been on Rally-Raid racing in South Africa for the past six months, since the announcement of the first ever SA Safari Rally, round three of the World Rally-Raid Championship, and the global focus has been on South Africa with multitude of international teams competing on two and four wheels in this prestigious event that took place over six days from Sun City in the North West Province.

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The SA Safari Rally, brought to you by Toyota Gazoo Racing, made history as a round of the World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) after the country last hosted the final section of the 1992 Paris-Cape Town (Dakar) Rally. The world's top teams and riders travelled to South Africa to not only compete in the third round of the W2RC, but to experience a South Africa that has established itself as a leader in this championship, due to the number of formidable vehicles that are designed, developed and manufactured locally, as well as the talented competitors who have proven themselves to be on par with the best in the world.

A total of 95 entrants lined up for the 2025 SA Safari Rally which included 36 teams in the Ultimate Car Class and 37 riders in the motorcycle category. Amongst the crème dela crème in the car category, were former multiple Dakar Rally winners, Nasser Al-Attiya, Carlos Sainz and Nani Roma alongside Sebastian Loeb, Lucas Moraes, Seth Quintero, Mathieu Serradori and Martin Prokop.