2026 W2RC Championship – Standings after the Portugal Rally-Raid

Winner for the third time in his W2RC career, Sébastien Loeb He takes the lead in the championship, benefiting from the misfortunes of his Dacia teammate, Nasser Al-Attiyah. The Dakar winner retains second place in the world championship, but he is now seven points behind the nine-time world rally champion.

Finishing second in the second round of the season, American Seth Quintero climbed onto the provisional W2RC podium ahead of Mattias Ekström, the top-ranked Ford driver. The Blue Oval brand had a disastrous Rally-Raid Portugal, with the Raptors forced to retire after the first stage, their engines flooded in particularly treacherous conditions. Reigning world champion Lucas Moraes of Brazil now sits in fifth place with his Dacia.

Join us from May 24th to 29th for the third round of the championship, the Desafio Ruta 40, in Argentina.

W2RC 2026 – Driver Standings

1) Sébastien Loeb (Dacia) – 87 points
2) Nasser Al-Attiyah (Dacia) – 80 points
3) Seth Quintero (Toyota) – 61 points
4) Mattias Ekström (Ford) – 53 points
5) Lucas Moraes (Dacia) – 53 points
6) João Ferreira (Toyota) – 46 points
7) Nani Roma (Ford) – 45 points
8) Guy Botterill (Toyota) – 33 points
9) Mathieu Serradori (Century) – 29 points
10) Carlos Sainz (Ford) – 28 points

W2RC 2026 – Manufacturer Rankings

1) Dacia – 250 points
2) Toyota – 169 points
3) Ford – 127 points

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