Rally Raid

Multi-day off-road rally across deserts and mountains — cars, trucks, motorbikes and quads all racing at once.

👥2 per team🌤outdoor
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What is Rally Raid?

Rally raid (or cross-country rally) is long-distance off-road motorsport contested over multiple days across deserts, mountains and open plains. Cars, trucks, motorbikes and quads race simultaneously in separate classes. The FIA World Rally-Raid Championship crowns annual titles; the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia is the sport's blue-riband 12-day event.

Quick facts

Category

Motor Sports

Type

Individual

Players

2 per team

Where played

outdoor

Country of origin

🇫🇷 France

Estimated origin

1978, first Paris-Dakar Rally (Thierry Sabine)

Olympic

No

Popularity

major

Sources & provenance

Last verified 2026-08-24.verified