Rally dos Sertões is a

rally raid Rally raid is a type of off-road motorsport event competed with different types of vehicles. Along with shorter Baja (cross-country rally), baja rallies, rally raid constitutes cross-country rallying. Both the Fédération Internationale de l'Aut ...

competition held in Brazil since 1993. Its name refers to the ''

sertão The ''sertão'' (, plural ''sertões'') is the " hinterland" or " backcountry" of Brazil. The word refers both to one of the four sub-regions of the Northeast Region of Brazil or the hinterlands of the country in general (similar to the specific ...

'' region of countryside Brazil.

History

Its precursor was the "Rally São Francisco", organized in 1991 by the architect and racing enthusiast Chico Morais, inspired by the

Paris-Dakar Rally The Dakar Rally () or simply "The Dakar" (), formerly known as the Paris–Dakar Rally (), is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). It is an off-road endurance event traversing terrain much tougher than conventi ...

. The then motorcycles-only competition started at

Ribeirão Preto Ribeirão Preto (Portuguese pronunciation: Help:IPA/Portuguese, �ibejˈɾɐ̃w ˈpɾetu is a city and a metropolitan area located in the northeastern region of São Paulo (state), São Paulo state, Brazil. Ribeirão Preto is the eighth-la ...

and finished at

Maceió Maceió (), formerly anglicised as Maceio, is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. The name "Maceió" is an Indigenous term for a Spring (hydrology), spring. Most maceiós flow to the sea, but some get trapped ...

. The rally was first held with its current name in 1993, starting at

Campos do Jordão Campos do Jordão () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 52,405 (2020 est.) in an area of . The city is situated above ...

and finishing at

Natal NATAL or Natal may refer to: Places * Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, a city in Brazil * Natal, South Africa (disambiguation), a region in South Africa ** Natalia Republic, a former country (1839–1843) ** Colony of Natal, a former British colony ( ...

; 34 competitors participated in the competition. The following year, 44 competitors took in. In 1995, the rally was open for automobiles and in 1996, for drivers outside Brazil. Besides bikes and cars, the rally has categories for trucks, quad bikes and UTVs. In 2005, the Rally joined the

FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship The FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship was the premier championship of Rally raid racing, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme The International Motorcycling Federation (Fédération Internationale de Motocycli ...

calendar.

Winners

{, class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" , - ! Year ! Motorcycles ! Automobiles ! Quad ! Trucks ! UTV , - , 1993 , Gilmar dos Anjos , - , - , - , - , - , 1994 , Joaquim G. Rodrigues ''Juca Bala'' , - , - , - , - , - , 1995 , Jean Azevedo , Wedigo Von Borries
Suen Von Borries , - , - , - , - , 1996 , Joaquim G. Rodrigues ''Juca Bala'' , Cacá Clauset
Norton Lopes , - , - , - , - , 1997 , Juliano Sacioto , Klever Kolberg
André Azevedo , - , - , - , - , 1998 , H. Kinigadner , Klever Kolberg
André Azevedo , - , - , - , - , 1999 , José Hélio G. R. Fillo , Riamburgo Ximenes
Paulo Roberto Salle , - , Hélio M. Cangueiro
João A. Amaral
Henri , - , - , 2000 , Jean Azevedo , Reinaldo Varela
Alberto Fadigatti , - , André Azevedo
Hélio Cangueiro , - , - , 2001 , Tiago Laurito Fantozzi , Édio Fuchter
Milton Pereira , - , Alfredo Yan de Andrade
João Guilherme , - , - , 2002 , Jean Azevedo , Édio Fuchter
Milton Pereira , - , André Azevedo
Robson Pereira , - , - , 2003 , José Hélio G. R. Fillo , Guilherme Spinelli
Marcelo Vivolo , - , Carlos Salvini
Guido Salvini , - , - , 2004 , Jean Azevedo , Guilherme Spinelli
Marcelo Vivolo , - , André Azevedo
Robson P. de Oliveira , - , - , 2005 , Jean Azevedo , Edú Piano
Rogério Almeida , Robert Naji Nahas , Amable Barrasa
José Papacena Neto , - , - , 2006 ,

Cyril Despres Cyril Despres (born 24 January 1974) is a French rally racer and resident of Andorra. He won the Dakar Rally five times, in 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2013, riding a KTM motorcycle. He also won the Red Bull Romaniacs, an enduro event, three tim ...

, João A. Franciosi
Rafael Capoani , Carlo Collet , Amable Barrasa
José Papacena Neto
Domenico Montalbano , - , - , 2007 , José Hélio , Mauricio Neves
Clécio Maestreli , Mauricio Costa Ramos , Edu Paino
Solon Mendes
Davi Fonseca , - , - , 2008 , José Hélio ,

Giniel de Villiers Giniel de Villiers (born 25 March 1972 in Barrydale, Western Cape, Barrydale, South Africa) is a South African racing and rally driver, best known for winning the 2009 Dakar Rally. Biography De Villiers began his career in circuit racing, wi ...

Dirk Von Zitzewitz Dirk von Zitzewitz (born 14 October 1968, in Eutin) is a German professional racing driver and motorcyclist, most notable for being on the winning team of the 2009 Dakar Rally alongside Giniel de Villiers. Career Von Zitzewitz started his caree ...

, Robert Naji Nahas , Edú Piano
Solon Mendes
Davi Fonseca , - , - , 2009 , José Hélio , Carlos Sainz

Lucas Cruz Lucas Cruz Senra (born 26 December 1974 in Barcelona) is a Spanish computer engineer, mostly known as a rally racing co-driver and experienced navigator. Career He started to race on 1994, when he race on the Catalonia Rally Championship. On 20 ...

, Cristiano Sousa , Edú Piano
Solon M.
Davi Fonseca , - , - , 2010 ,

Marc Coma Marc Coma i Camps (born 7 October 1976) is a Spanish rally racing motorcycle rider. He won the Dakar Rally in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, and 2015 riding a KTM motorcycle, and is also a six-time winner of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Champion ...

, Guilherme Spinelli
Youssef Haddad ,

Rafal Sonik Rafal may refer to: People * Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski (born 1969), British experimental physicist * Rafal Kiernicki (1912–1995), Roman Catholic prelate from Ukraine * Rafal Korc (born 1982), Polish Paralympic athlete * Rafał Sznajder (1972� ...

, Marcos Cassol
Rodrigo Mello
Davi Fonseca , - , - , 2011 ,

, Guilherme Spinelli
Youssef Haddad , Tom Rosa , Edú Piano
Solon Mendes
Davi Fonseca , Guido Salvini Netto
Flavio Bisi
Fernando Chwaigert , - , 2012 , Felipe Zanol , S. Peterhansel
J.P. Cottret , Marcelo Medeiros , Carlos Policarpo
Romulo Seccomandi
Davi Fonseca , Guido Salvini Netto
Flavio Bisi
Fernando Chwaigert , - , 2013 , {{Flagicon, Paulo Gonçalves , {{Flagicon, FRA S. Peterhansel
{{Flagicon, FRA J.P. Cottret , {{Flagicon} Robert Nahas , Edu Piano
Solon Mendes
Antônio Sales , , - , 2014 , Marc Coma , {{Flagicon} Guiga Spinelli
{{Flagicon} Youssef Haddad , {{Flagicon} Robert Nahas , Edu Piano
Solon Mendes
Antônio Sales , , - , 2015 , Jean Azevedo , {{Flagicon} Reinaldo Varela
{{Flagicon} Gustavo Gugelmin , {{Flagicon} Marcelo Medeiros , , , - , 2016 , Gregorio Caselani , {{Flagicon} Cristian Baumgart
{{Flagicon} Beco Andreotti , {{Flagicon} Edgley Sobrinho , , , - , 2017 , {{flagicon, BRA Jean Azevedo , {{Flagicon} Cristian Baumgart
{{Flagicon} Beco Andreotti , {{Flagicon} Diogo Zonato , , , - , 2018 , Tunico Maciel , {{Flagicon} Cristian Baumgart
{{Flagicon} Beco Andreotti , {{Flagicon} Wescley Dutra , , , - , 2019 , Tunico Maciel , {{Flagicon} Lucas Moraes
{{Flagicon} Kaique Bentivoglio , {{Flagicon} Marcelo Medeiros , , Denisio Nascimento
Idali Bosse , - , 2020 , Ricardo Martins , {{Flagicon} Marcos Baumgart
{{Flagicon} Kleber Cincea , , , , - , 2021 , {{flagicon, FRA Adrien Metge , {{Flagicon} Cristian Baumgart
{{Flagicon} Beco Andreotti , {{flagicon, ARG Manuel Andújar , , Denísio Casarini
Ivo Meyer , - , 2022 , Bissinho Zavatti , {{Flagicon} Lucas Moraes
{{Flagicon} Kaique Bentivoglio , , , Rodrigo Varela
Matheus Mazzei , - , 2023 , Mason Klein , {{Flagicon} Marcelo Gastaldi
{{Flagicon} Cadu Sachs , , , Deni do Nascimento
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References

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External links

Official site
Rally raid races 1993 establishments in Brazil