TOYOTA GAZOO Racing W2RC (TGR W2RC) delivered a commanding one-two victory at BP Ultimate Rally Raid Portugal to secure the 2025 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) manufacturers’ title with one round still to go.

The GR Hilux EVOs completed the team’s second win of the season on Stage 5, which took crews on a high-speed 103 km timed loop through forests around Lisbon to conclude a spectacular 1,413 km of competitive action over six challenging days.

Lucas Moraes and navigator Armand Monleón won a W2RC event outright for the first time after a relentless and reliable performance throughout the week in their #203 GR Hilux EVO. They capped an impressive week with fifth place on Stage 5.

Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings completed a one-two for TGR W2RC with sixth on Stage 5 in their #202 GR Hilux EVO to finish second overall, just 53 seconds behind their team-mates. That result narrows the deficit for both TGR W2RC crews in their respective title races.

In the drivers’ World Championship, Lategan has 131 points in second, just nine away from the leader, with Moraes one point further back on 130. Cummings and Monleón are second and third respectively in the navigators’ standings, 14 and 15 points off the lead.

Seth Quintero and Andrew Short were unable to participate on Stage 5 following the engine issue which struck their #204 GR Hilux EVO just before the end of Saturday’s action. Quintero is fourth in the drivers’ standings with 84 points going into the season finale.

The fight for the drivers’ and navigators’ World Championship honours now shifts to North Africa for the fifth and final round of the season, Rallye du Maroc, on 6-11 October.

 

Quotes:

Lucas Moraes:

“I am really happy to deliver this win for the team. That’s two wins in a row now: South Africa and Portugal. Of course, the main thing is that we have defended the manufacturers’ World Championship. The car was unbelievable for the whole week, and we ran a very strategic race, a clever one. We only had one puncture throughout the whole rally and that was key for the win. I am also happy to deliver this win for Brazil, because this is the first time for a Brazilian to win a World Championship round. Thanks to the whole TOYOTA GAZOO Racing W2RC team for this opportunity and for their hard work.”

Bart Eelen, Head of TGR W2RC:

“I’m delighted that the team could secure the manufacturers’ title one race before the end of the season. And it was definitely a challenging season. I believe this sport has become much more interesting with the arrival of Dacia and Ford, who have given us a real run for our money. But we could count on our great crews, great engineers and great mechanics – it’s unbelievable how much each of these people put into it day after day. Now we still have the drivers’ championship to fight for, so the next race in Morocco promises to be as exciting as this one.”

 

BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal 2025 – Stage 5 Result*

1#240J. Ferreira / F. Palmeiro (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa) 59mins 29secs2#200N. Al-Attiyah / F. Lurquin (Dacia Sandriders)+01.133#225C. Sainz / L. Cruz (Ford M-Sport)+01:164#219S. Loeb / E. Boulanger (Dacia Sandriders) +01:195#203 L. Moraes /A. Monleón (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing W2RC)+01:566#202H. Lategan / B. Cummings (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing W2RC) +02:157#206S. Variawa / F. Cazalet (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa) +02:158#214M. Gozcal / D. Ortega (Energylandia Rally Team) +02:399#224L. Baud / L. Baud (X-Raid Mini JCW Team)  +02:4910#216M. Baumgart / K. Cincea (SVR)+02:56

 

BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal 2025 – Overall Result*

1#203L. Moraes /A. Monleón (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing W2RC)12hours 13mins 05secs2#202H. Lategan / B. Cummings (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing W2RC)+00:533#219S. Loeb / E. Boulanger (Dacia Sandriders)+10:054#218C. Baumgart / L. Eckel (SVR) +17:43 5#200N. Al-Attiyah / F. Lurquin (Dacia Sandriders) +24:136#213F. Barreto / P. Fiúza (Francisco Barreto)+26:217#212C. Gutierrez / P. Moreno (Dacia Sandriders) +26:308#211M. Gozcal / M. Marton (Energylandia Rally Team)+27:599#220  J. Serderidis / F. Miclotte (M-Sport Rally Raid Team) +44:2310#224 L. Baud / L. Baud (X-Raid Mini JCW Team)+54:04

Ret.         #204        S. Quintero / A. Short (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing W2RC)            

*Results correct at the time of publication

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