Desafío Ruta 40 2024
The Desafio Ruta 40 gets installed in the global sporting context as a premium brand. More than a simple velocity race, like every Cross Country Rally, the Desafio Ruta 40 is an adventure that requires competitors other capacities that goes beyond speed to reach the goal faster.
Desafio Ruta 40 it’s an only adventure and a unique experience to be lived. Who initiate the competition will share the same propose of making it to the end after crossed many kilometers and many adventures.
A week of competition it’s enough time for competitors to prove themselves, their corage and stregh for the big race in january. Solidarity is also an aspect of great importance. By bringing together amateur with professional drivers in the same race is expected that the latter assist and cooperate with the firsts in the development of their learning in the competition.
Finally, being a race to be held in the highest level of competition, all the main aspectsinvolved: sports, technical, security and dissemination are carried out according to highestperformance standards.
With Desafio Ruta 40 the world of Rally Cross Country will discover new grounds and will be full of new stories.
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Monster Energy Honda HRC’s Rally 2 rider Martim Ventura stormed to victory at the Desafío Ruta 40, dominating the final stage to seal an emphatic overall win. The Monster Energy Honda HRC Rally 2 squad swept the stage results throughout this year’s event, delivering an outstanding performance despite all three… read more.
Tosha Schareina finished runner-up at the Desafío Ruta 40, while Ricky Brabec completed the podium for Monster Energy Honda HRC as the Argentine rally came to a close. Unlike the typically short final stage of a rally, the closing day of this year’s Desafío Ruta 40 delivered a demanding 340… read more.
Monster Energy Honda HRC delivered a commanding performance on stage four of the 2025 Desafío Ruta 40, with Tosha Schareina leading teammates Ricky Brabec and Skyler Howes to a clean sweep of the podium. Following yesterday’s climb into the mountains, riders once again faced extreme altitude as the route headed… read more.
Monster Energy Honda HRC’s Rally 2 riders continued their flawless run at the 13th edition of the Desafío Ruta 40, with Martim Ventura claiming yet another stage victory to maintain Honda’s unbeaten streak in the category. Ventura, Bruno Crivilin and Preston Campbell once again guided their Honda CRF450RX RALLY machines… read more.
After claiming victory in the Rally 2 prologue, Martim Ventura returned to the top step on stage three today to reclaim the overall lead at the Desafío Ruta 40. The Monster Energy Honda HRC Rally 2 riders have dominated the event so far, with Ventura setting the pace in the… read more.
Monster Energy Honda HRC’s Tosha Schareina secured another stage podium at the Desafío Ruta 40 today as riders tackled the demanding Nihuil dunes in a brutal test of endurance and speed. Leaving a freezing San Rafael early this morning, competitors faced a 49 km liaison before taking on a massive… read more.
Monster Energy Honda HRC endured a challenging but promising second stage at the Desafío Ruta 40, with Tosha Schareina leading the team in third as the riders battled demanding terrain and navigation challenges. Stage two followed a route previously used during the 2010 Dakar Rally, taking riders from San Juan… read more.
Preston Campbell claimed his maiden World Cup Rally 2 stage victory on stage two of this year’s Desafío Ruta 40, as Monster Energy Honda HRC once again completed a clean sweep of the podium. Following a landmark day for the Rally 2 squad yesterday, when Bruno Crivilin secured his first-ever… read more.
Monster Energy Honda HRC’s new Rally 2 recruit Bruno Crivilin, delivered a sensational performance on stage one of the Desafío Ruta 40, claiming his maiden World Rally-Raid Championship stage victory as the team swept the entire Rally 2 podium. After a 91 km liaison from San Juan, riders faced a… read more.
Monster Energy Honda HRC’s Rally GP riders Tosha Schareina and Ricky Brabec battled through a demanding opening stage at this year’s Desafío Ruta 40 to secure podium finishes and keep themselves firmly in contention. Stage one delivered plenty of challenges for the Monster Energy Honda HRC squad as riders tackled… read more.
The Monster Energy Honda HRC Rally 2 team enjoyed the perfect start to the Desafío Ruta 40, securing a commanding one-two finish on the opening prologue with Martim Ventura leading teammate Preston Campbell in San Juan, Argentina. Making their debut appearances at Desafío Ruta 40, the Honda Rally 2 riders… read more.
Monster Energy Honda HRC kicked off its 2026 Desafío Ruta 40 campaign with a solid showing in Sunday’s 9km prologue around San Juan, Argentina, as riders got their first taste of the demanding terrain ahead. Cold conditions greeted competitors early in the day, but sunshine broke through by the time… read more.
The Monster Energy Honda HRC Rally 2 team heads to Argentina for the next round of the World Rally-Raid Championship with an exciting new addition to its rider line-up. Brazilian enduro star Bruno Crivilin joins Martim Ventura and Preston Campbell aboard the Honda CRF450RX RALLY. Crivilin arrives with a wealth… read more.
The Monster Energy Honda HRC Rally2 team is pleased to announce the addition of Brazilian rider Bruno Crivilin to its line-up for the upcoming round of the World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC). Crivilin arrives as one of the most respected off-road riders in South America, bringing with him years of experience… read more.
The Desafío Ruta 40 returns to the World Rally-Raid Championship calendar for 2026, with the Monster Energy Honda HRC riders aiming to continue their strong run of success in Argentina. Featuring a prologue and five demanding stages, the rally will begin and conclude in the Cuyo region around the city… read more.
Discover the brilliant performance of the Monster Energy Honda Team in the 4th round of the W2RC in the mythical Desafío Ruta 40 in Argentina. After more than 1500 km of special stages, American rider Ricky Brabec took the victory with a minimum difference of 17 seconds over Tosha Schareina.… read more.
Just 15 seconds separated the 2024 Dakar winner Ricky Brabec and Tosha Schareina after 18 hours of rallying through Argentina in what was a mammoth battle to the finish aboard their Honda CRF450 RALLY machines. Ricky took Honda’s 10th win at the Argentine Desafio Ruta 40 Rally as Honda took… read more.
Stage four of the Desafío Ruta 40 was another long day for the riders with Tosha Schareina going on the attack to take victory in an epic battle between Honda team mates Dakar winner Ricky Brabec and Adrien Van Beveren. Starting off with a dune section, a favourite of the… read more.
The Monster Energy Honda Team riders made the most of the differing terrain to dominate the latest day’s action in Argentina that included dunes, a 40km salt flat on a looping stage around the San Juan bivouac in an area that featured eight times during the South American Dakar. Ricky… read more.
On the longest day of the Desafío Ruta rally it was Adrien Van Beveren that took the spoils on a nail-biting stage two as he also took the lead in the overall standings. From the off the Monster Energy Honda Team riders were on the tail of Sebastian Bühler, who… read more.
Just a second separated Ricky Brabec and his teammate Tosha Schareina after four hours of rallying at the Desafío Ruta 40 as Argentina provided the battleground for a close day on the World Rally Raid Championship. Characterised by gravel tracks up in the mountains the 505 kms stage looped around… read more.
The fourth round of the 2024 World Rally-Raid Championship got underway in Argentina today with the prologue for the Monster Energy Honda Team riders with defending Desafío Ruta 40 champion Tosha Schareina straight on the pace over the difficult test as weather conditions decided to throw a curveball into proceedings.… read more.
The start of the Desafío Ruta 40 is now only a day away as the Monster Energy Honda Team prepare for six days of action in Argentina for the fourth round of the World Rally Raid Championship. The riders arrived in the South American country a week ago so they… read more.
It’s South America up next on the 2024 calendar and the Monster Energy Honda Team riders will be eager for a strong performance as the full line up returns. Tosha Schareina heads into the 12th edition of the Desafio Ruta 40 as the favourite after a dominant victory on the… read more.
Paulo Goncalves wins the Desafio Ruta 40 as Team HRC and the Honda CRF450 RALLY pass the arduous Argentinean test with flying colours. The first hurdle of the Dakar Series 2015 – the Desafío Ruta 40 – has been overcome with a well-deserved win for Paulo Gonçalves and a runner-up… read more.
Team HRC’s Portuguese ace Paulo Goncalves has clinched overall victory in the Desafío Ruta 40. Goncalves and the other Honda CRF450 RALLY riders commanded the tough, lengthy and demanding rally throughout, winning four of the five stages. It was a successful outing for Team HRC at the Desafío Ruta 40,… read more.
Team HRC Rally are all set to tackle the sixth edition of Argentina’s Desafio Ruta 40 which heads out from Catamarca on Tuesday May 19 before winding up – after five days of racing – in Villa Union on Saturday May 23. The Ruta 40 forms part of the Dakar… read more.
