Taking place between 21 – 28 September and forming part of the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) for the second time, Rally-Raid Portugal includes stages in the host country as well as in neighbouring Spain. It covers a total competitive distance of 1,433.05 kilometres.
The Dacia Sandriders takes on round four of the five-event W2RC season as a three-strong line-up once again, having entered two of its sustainably fuelled and BFGoodrich-equipped Dacia Sandrider cars on the previous events in Abu Dhabi and South Africa.
It follows the return of Spain’s Cristina Gutiérrez to the attack alongside Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah and Frenchman Sébastien Loeb.
With a win in Abu Dhabi and a podium in South Africa, The Dacia Sandriders heads to Rally-Raid Portugal second in the W2RC Manufacturers’ ranking and first in the Drivers’ and Navigators’ standings courtesy of Nasser Al-Attiyah and Édouard Boulanger.
For the remainder of the 2025 W2RC and January’s 2026 season-opening Dakar, Boulanger will partner with his compatriot Loeb, with Loeb’s navigator, Fabian Lurquin from Belgium joining forces with Al-Attiyah. The Cristina and Pablo partnership remains unchanged.
Tiphanie Isnard, Team Principal of The Dacia Sandriders, explained:
“In rally-raid, our strength as a team lies in creating the best possible conditions for our crews to perform at their highest level. The bond between driver and navigator is crucial, and sometimes evolving the pairings allows new synergies to emerge. We believe these new collaborations will bring greater stability, renewed confidence, and the determination needed to push even further together.”
Covering 2,368.97 kilometres, including 1,433.05 against the clock, the penultimate round of the 2025 W2RC marks more uncharted territory for the team, with mainly gravel stages akin to a world championship rally.
THE DACIA SANDRIDERS RALLY-RAID PORTUGAL LINE-UP
#200: Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) / Fabian Lurquin (BEL)
#212: Cristina Gutiérrez (ESP) / Pablo Moreno (ESP)
#219: Sébastien Loeb (FRA) / Édouard Boulanger (FRA)
