The Desafío Ruta 40 has acquired a slight schedule tweak, shifting up a day from its authentic 2–8 June date to 1–7 June. After all, such a minute change means it retains its slot because the fourth spherical of the 2024 World Rally-Raid Championship.
Race officers justified the change as to higher “welcome the followers who’re anticipating the arrival of the very best rivals on this planet.”
“There isn’t any doubt that the Desafío Ruta 40 is among the most awaited occasions within the rally-raid calendar,” reads a press release. “On this sense, the Argentinean public is a key a part of the essence of DR40. The fervour and enthusiasm of the followers have created a particular environment in every version of this prestigious rally competitors. Whatever the problem of the terrain the place the race takes place, the Argentinean followers have already proven that there aren’t any limits to attend in massive numbers for the rivals on their means, making this occasion actually distinctive.”
With the adjustment, the Prologue stage will happen on a Sunday, 2 June, whereas the day earlier than is used for remaining scrutineering. The race ends with the fifth and remaining stage on Friday. Racing within the 2023 version additionally ran from Sunday to Friday, although it was held in August.
Apart from the two-week Dakar Rally, W2RC races are 5 phases lengthy (not together with the Prologue) so some organisers discover it affordable for these legs to happen on all 5 weekdays. Not each spherical follows this sample such because the upcoming Abu Dhabi Desert Problem, whose Prologue is on Monday, 26 February, whereas Stage #5 is on Saturday, 2 March.
Registration opens on 1 March. Nasser Al-Attiyah and Tosha Schareina will enter the DR 40 because the reigning winners.
