The Desafío Ruta 40 has acquired a slight schedule tweak, shifting up a day from its unique 2–8 June date to 1–7 June. In fact, 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 raised “welcome the followers who’re anticipating the arrival of the most effective opponents on this planet.”
“There isn’t any doubt that the Desafío Ruta 40 is likely one of 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 eagerness 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 giant numbers for the opponents on their approach, making this occasion really distinctive.”
With the adjustment, the Prologue stage will happen on a Sunday, 2 June, whereas the day earlier than is used for last scrutineering. The race ends with the fifth and last stage on Friday. Racing within the 2023 version additionally ran from Sunday to Friday, although it was held in August.
Except for the two-week Dakar Rally, W2RC races are 5 levels lengthy (not together with the Prologue) so some organisers discover it cheap 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.
